Have...we already hit peak Star Wars? James Kahn's novelization of Return of the Jedi was so good, Davis and Alex started yelling at each other because of how different they loved it! It's just like Thanksgiving Dinner! Will Jesse save the Macy's Day Parade? Come listen and find out! Support the show, get this week's episode of Inside the Insider, …

You heard us tackle the in-universe world of the Old Canon, but what about the fandom? Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse in this first public collection of Patreon bonus episodes of Inside the Insider, which releases an episode every time the main show does, and covers the official Star Wars fan magazine, the Star Wars Insider, one issue at a time! Catch…

This is getting out of hand! There are three of them? Why, YES, Nute! Alex, Davis, and Jesse are here to answer and respond to all your deepest musings, which you sent to us so perfectly legally at Patreon.com/SWOCBC!Door Star Wars: Old Canon Book Club

Star Wars for slightly more mature readers continues this week as we finish off a big chunk of comics, and we start to meet some expanded universe characters who might stick around a little longer than Alex, Davis, and Jesse expect on the second part of this week's SWOCBC! To support the show and get all KINDS of extra content, including our bonus …

The boys are back with a new installment of the SWOCBC where maybe Star Wars has finally started growing up with its audience? And maybe this new creative team means a fresh new vibe? Maybe? Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they find out! Sign up for our Patreon at Patreon.com/SWOCBC to get access to our bonus series, Inside the Insider today!…

How far away is too far away for it to cease being part of the galaxy far far away? Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they find the answer from an unexpected source: comic book legend ALAN MOORE himself, who apparently had a grand old time adding an extremely creepy metaphysical texture to the proto-legends metacanon! (official term pending) Yay! SWOC…

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It finally happened! An episode so chock full of Star Wars-y goodness, we split it in two! Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they read the comic book version of The Empire Strikes Back, and a bunch more comic book storylines that MAYYYYBE aren't quite as big-budget as the movie? And what do we think about the idea of a Pre-Legends Proto-Canon? Excitin…

Restructured, relaid, and recolored, join Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they tackle some of the wildest and most interesting Star Wars storytelling we've seen so far! But is this the dawn of a new era, or just another evolutionary dead end? Found out in this very episode! Get access to reading guides, discussions, and our side show Inside the Insider, …

Another episode already? Is it your birthday? Yes, it is, because today, on Gasgano's Pod-Chat (a chill podcast about podracing), Alex, Davis, and Jesse answer and respond to all your burning thoughts, which you delivered to us so kindly at Patreon.com/SWOCBC!Door Star Wars: Old Canon Book Club

What goes around comes around as Alex, Davis, and Jesse hitch up for one last ride around the ranch as Brian Daley gives us the last in his iconic trilogy starring everyone's favorite youngish supermarket pulp smuggler and his big space ape pal! It's Han Solo and the Lost Legacy on SWOCBC!Door Star Wars: Old Canon Book Club

We're back with a big chunky boy filled with some of the most recognizable names in the Marvel stable, a cyborg bounty hunter with more self hate than Darth Vader, and, you know, three hours of good meaty book club discussion with Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they dig into Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Vol. 2!…

You've read the book, now watch the film! It's the second half of a double dose of Empire-y goodness, now with Irvin Kershner in the mix, and a movie that looks like it was made by someone with some years under their belt! But is this REALLY one of the greatest films of ALL TIME? And what does it have to say about Star Wars as a whole? Join Alex, D…

Finally, a SWOCBC first! Fan interaction! Join, Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they answer questions from our listeners and engage with some of the deeper discussions going on around some of our latest reading selections at Patreon.com/SWOCBC! And don't worry, we'll use a different joke name for these every time.…

Before the movie...there was the official novelization! Come read a Star Wars book by someone who only did it once, and find out along with the SWOCBC whether there's anything new for Alex, Davis, and Jesse to mine from the story of one of the most discussed films of all time!Door Star Wars: Old Canon Book Club

The second Han Solo adventure is way different from the first one! Is that good? Maybe! Is that bad? Probably not! Is Chewbacca so far gone in the head that he doesn't realize what he's done? Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they find out together on the SWOCBC! www.patreon.com/SWOCBCDoor Star Wars: Old Canon Book Club

We're back with a book that may be much more important to the overall tone and shape of the old legends universe than we realized! For the first true big step away from the Skywalker-centric corner of Star Wars, look no further than Star's End!Door Star Wars: Old Canon Book Club

As the Star Wars Universe congeals further and further, new energy gets breathed into the material when the Marvel Comics writers and artists take a stab at the world's greatest space opera! Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they discuss this modern collection of absolutely ancient Star Wars comics!Door Star Wars: Old Canon Book Club

By now Star Wars is a bonafide hit, so what happens when corporate interests start using it for quick cash-ins rather than pulp storytelling? We'd tell you, but it's all in shyriiwook! Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse for a in-depth discussion of the Star Wars Holiday Special.Door Star Wars: Old Canon Book Club

Before Star Wars was a worldwide hit, George Lucas inked a deal with his ghostwriter for a print-only back up sequel, just in case the movie was a flop! Alex, Davis, and Jesse read Splinter of the Mind's Eye, a strange book that occupies a space between canon and an alternate universe!Door Star Wars: Old Canon Book Club

The movie that started it all...but for the first time in a long time, we're watching it through the lens of someone seeing it for the first time. Is it possible to capture the feeling people in 1977 felt when there had never been anything like this before? Alex, Davis, and Jesse continue their march through old Star Wars canon with an original cut…

It's all begins here. Join, Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they dip their first baby toe into reading every piece of Star Wars Legends canon in order with the novelization of Star Wars that was released even before the original film! What strange and interesting differences they've discovered!Door Star Wars: Old Canon Book Club

On April 15, 2014, outside of the movies and TV show, Disney rebooted the Star Wars universe, wiping out almost 40 years of characters, continuity, and culture. Now, internet microphone talkers Jesse Cox, Michael Davis, and Alex Faciane step back across the ages to re-experience that other galaxy, frozen in time far far away, just like they did bac…