ForceCast Network: Star Wars News and Commentary (All Shows)

The new year began with big news as Disney announced that Marvel would acquire the Star Wars comics license from Dark Horse in 2015. Erik and Eric discuss the license transfer, one of Dark Horse's last big comic projects, Disneyland Star Wars park rumors, The Clone Wars bonus content, a possible Star Wars Rebels character leak, and more. 2014 is off to a fast start and you'll find coverage of all of it here on The ForceCast!

Welcome to the New Year, with comic book news hot off the press! Listen in as Chris and Jay puzzle out what the return of the Star Wars brand to Marvel Comics may mean for the future. They'll also update you on the latest comics, books and magazines this month has to offer. It's a Big Bang to start off the year with the January edition of Jedi Journals!

In this last episode for 2013, Official IndyCast Correspondent Mitch Hallock and I sit down and take a look at the year in review, we have details on our custom Indy contest and more of your great emails!

In this Christmas episode of the IndyCast we discover we have a bit of a wait for new Indy films, the Indy Archaeological Exhibit hits a new venue, Indy gets 'vinyled', Joe and Keith return for another look at the further adventures of Indiana Jones plus we have more of your great emails!

We wrap up 2013 with news on Episode VII, an upcoming video game, a no-longer-upcoming book, and an introduction from one of Star Wars Rebels' executive producers. We then reflect back on the most memorable Star Wars moments of the year. From cancellations and closures to new beginnings, it was a big year for the franchise.

This week we cover new releases for iOS, the RPG, and the LCG, as well as some game updates. We also talk about some EA rumors, the new starships in SWTOR, listener feedback, and more!

We wrap up our holiday gift guide this week by talking Star Wars collectibles with uber-collector and Rancho Obi-Wan president Steve Sansweet and with prolific Star Wars blogger and friend of the show Amy Ratcliffe. In addition to our collectible recommendations, we talk about Rancho Obi-Wan's recent World Record Night party, and Steve reveals some truly unusual items that he recently acquired. All that, plus the news of the week and your feedback, on this episode of The ForceCast!

This week Disney paves the way for future Indiana Jones movies, Mitch is back with his annual Indy Holiday gift guide, Joe and Keith are back with a special guest in the Further Adventures of Indiana Jones, we announce our 'Hollywood is Dead' contest winner and we've got more of your emails in the mail segment!

The most iconic starship in Star Wars may now exist as a full-scale interior and exterior set! We also have a new perspective on the Disney theme park delays and an introduction to the executive producer of the upcoming Star Wars Rebels series. In our second gift guide segment, we're joined by Jay Shepard (Jedi Journals) and Aaron X (Star Wars Bookworms, Bad Wolf Radio) to talk books and comics.

This holiday season, Chris and Jay present a Star Wars literature package that you can open right now! Join them as they discuss deals (and horror stories) whilst searching for their favorite books & comics. Delight in an exclusive interview with author Ryder Windham! And hear about some of the things that they are thankful for this holiday season, on the December episode of Jedi Journals!

No matter the technical difficulties, we will not be seduced by the dark side of the Force! This episode's a little late getting out, but we've got reviews of Tiny Death Star and QuizUp, news about some upcoming releases, and a listener who wants some advice on a squad build.

Disney may have put its Star Wars theme park plans on hold, EA may be working on an open-world Star Wars game, and The Clone Wars may rediscover its "lost missions" next year on Disney XD. We discuss these rumors, a new J.J. Abrams interview, and the chances of seeing EU characters in the background of Episode VII. Plus, we're joined by Lou Secki from The Sabacc Table as we kick off our holiday gift guide mini-series with a segment on Star Wars games.

Ian McKellen...Shia LaBeouf...Joel McHale...No, they aren't being cast for Episode VII. Rather, they're a small sample of our casting considerations for an Original Trilogy reboot! We take a lighter approach to our discussion this week and look at who we would (or wouldn't) want to see cast if Disney were to remake the first three Star Wars movies. We also talk about the first confirmed casting for Episode VII, an interesting statement from EA's CFO, cover art for some upcoming books, and more!

This week we celebrate our 6th birthday with a roundtable featuring the IndyCast crew, we have 2 fantastic contests where you can win some Matt Busch prints plus your very own custom DX Indy figure thanks to Ron Hembling, we get a live report from the New Haven Indy 4 tour, Joe and Keith are back with the Further Adventures of Indiana Jones and we've got more of your emails in this special edition of the show!

Erik Blythe is out this week, but Christian Blauvelt from the BBC and Teresa Delgado from the new podcast Fangirls Going Rogue join Eric Geller to discuss Star Wars Episode VII's open audition process and the December release date that Lucasfilm announced last Thursday. Then, we step back from the day-to-day buzz around the first sequel film and discuss all the ways, big and small, that Disney could mine the Star Wars franchise for new material. From spinoff films to new EU publishing strategies to Disney merchandising tie-ins, we explore the opportunities that the galaxy far, far away presents to the House of Mouse.