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Obi-Wan, Lando, Ahsoka, Bad Batch, and Rogue Squadron were just a few of the Star Wars announcements that got our hearts racing

When Disney announced how many new series and movies were in the works to expand the Star Wars universe, fans posted gifs to symbolize their heads exploding with joy. The weekly series on streaming services have earned fans’ trust on how well intellectual properties can be expanded. Cobra Kai on YouTube and The Watchmen on HBO used characters from the original stories who displayed more depth and hooked us on new stories. Then The Mandalorian introduced new characters operating in the same galaxy as established characters. They took Ahsoka who debuted more than a decade ago in The Clone Wars cartoon, brought her into the live action story, and made her more relevant than she’s ever been. Now she’s getting her own series, starring Rosario Dawson. More representation comes to the weekly Disney+ event series lineup with Andor and Lando starring Latinx and Black actors.

Knowing the creators are fans of the projects makes the announcements even more exciting. Patty Jenkins told Jimmy Fallon how Rogue Squadron (2023) is the fighter pilot story she’s been searching for her whole career. We get Disney bought Lucasfilm Ltd. because they’re fans of money, but it’s nice to picture the talent is fans of the material.

Temuera Morrison played Jango Fett, the father of all the clones, so it was possible that Captain Rex, a clone, was who was watching Din Djarin with Boba’s armor at the end of the Season 2 premiere episode. If Ahsoka has shown up in The Mandalorian, Captain Rex could still show up!

This comic makes more sense without the automated crop... We like to taunt Luis that Jar Jar is going to answer Grogu's call.

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Bulloch, the original Boba Fett, passed away this week