- "If you like this piece, there's plenty more Kogge greatness to explore. He writes terrific stuff for the Star Wars Insider, [and] his Roman sword-and-sandal epic Empire of the Wolf is coming from Alterna Comics this month […]"
- ―Jason Fry, The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 3 - "Xim the Despot"
Michael Kogge is an American screenwriter and author who has written for several Star Wars projects, including the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Star Wars Gamer magazine, Hyperspace, Star Wars Insider magazine, and the Star Wars: Edge of the Empire roleplaying game. He has also authored a series of Star Wars Rebels chapter books, adapting episodes from the series' first season. He served as Head Writer for the groundbreaking AR (augmented reality) video game Star Wars: Jedi Challenges.
Biography[]
Michael Kogge writes for the Star Wars Insider in addition to having penned material for Topps, West End Games, Fantasy Flight Games, the Star Wars Adventure Journal, Wizards of the Coast, and Star Wars Gamer.
He scripted the four-part web series The Despotica for Hyperspace's "Xim Week" in 2009. The fifth part of the series, "The Gleam of Kiirium," a poem he wrote for The Essential Guide to Warfare, was published in 2013 on The Official Star Wars Blog.
In "The Business of Bacta," he created the planet of Thyferra and the background for bacta.
His original comic series published by Alterna Comics, the Roman epic Empire of the Wolf, incorporates many of the same classic mythic themes as Star Wars.[2] He has also written for Blizzard's StarCraft universe and stories set on Edgar Rice Burroughs's Barsoom/Mars.
His website is michaelkogge.com; the Star Wars link on the site links to this biography.
Star Wars works[]
Video games[]
- Star Wars: Jedi Challenges (head writer) (2017)
Star Wars: The Despotica web-series scripts and fiction[]
Xim Week: The Despotica (Part I) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)- Xim Week: The Despotica (Part II: The Pirate Prince) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- Xim Week: The Despotica (Part III: Xim at Vondor) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- Xim Week: The Despotica (Part IV: Evocar) on Hyperspace (article) (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 3 – "Xim the Despot" on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
Star Wars Insider[]
- "A New Hope for Radio" — Star Wars Insider 127
- "30 Years of Star Wars Radio Drama Part II: How the Empire Almost Won and the Jedi Never Returned" — Star Wars Insider 128
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: Brian Daley" — Star Wars Insider 139
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: Russ Manning" — Star Wars Insider 140
- "The Early Days of the Expanded Universe" — Star Wars Insider 141
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin" — Star Wars Insider 142
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: Chronicler: James Kahn" — Star Wars Insider 143
- "Gaming the Expanded Universe: Ten Years of Knights of the Old Republic" — Star Wars Insider 144
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: L. Neil Smith" — Star Wars Insider 145
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: Chris Claremont" — Star Wars Insider 146
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: Kevin J. Anderson" — Star Wars Insider 147
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: The Big Three: Al Williamson, Archie Goodwin, and Carlos Garzón" — Star Wars Insider 148
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: Matthew Woodring Stover" — Star Wars Insider 149
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: Twenty Years of Tales of the Jedi" — Star Wars Insider 150
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: More Tales of the Jedi" — Star Wars Insider 151
- "Authors of the Expanded Universe: Tales of the Sith" — Star Wars Insider 153
- "Tarkin Revealed" — Star Wars Insider 153
- "The Legend of Dark Horse" — Star Wars Insider 154
- "Legendary Authors: Alan Dean Foster" — Star Wars Insider 156
- "Of Rebel Dreams and Dark Empires: The Making of a Star Wars Legend" — Star Wars Insider 157
- "Of Light and Darkness: The Making of Dark Empire – Part II" — Star Wars Insider 158
- "Death to the Dark Side!: The Making of Dark Empire – Part III" — Star Wars Insider 159
- "The Return of the Jedi Archives of James Kahn, Part I" — Star Wars Insider 160
- "The Return of the Jedi Archives of James Kahn, Part II" — Star Wars Insider 161
- "Solo Returns!" — Star Wars Insider 167
- "Solo Artist" — Star Wars Insider 168
- "Sith Star" — Star Wars Insider 169
- "One to Read" — Star Wars Insider 172
- "The Making of Maul" — Star Wars Insider 173
- "Dark Force Rising" — Star Wars Insider 174
- "How Cassian Met K-2SO" — Star Wars Insider 175
- "Master and Commander" — Star Wars Insider 175
- "Phantastic Phasma" — Star Wars Insider 176
- "Luke Skywalker: Hero of a Saga" — Star Wars Insider 177
- "Yoda: A Luminous Being He Is" — Star Wars Insider 179
- "Cinematic Forces" — Star Wars Insider 181
- "The Long Game" — Star Wars Insider 188
- "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 200
Star Wars Adventure Journal[]
Star Wars Gamer[]
Books[]
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Beta (species and planet design)
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Beginner Game (species and planet design)
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook (species and planet design)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (2015 and 2017 editions)
- The Last Jedi Movie Theater Storybook & Movie Projector
Junior novels[]
- Rise of the Rebels (2014)
- The Rebellion Begins (2014)
- Droids in Distress (2014)
- Ezra's Duel with Danger (2015)
- Battle to the End (2015)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (2016)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel audiobook (2016)
- Poe Dameron: Flight Log (2016)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (2018)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (2020)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel audiobook (2020)
Short stories[]
- "Rebel Bluff" — Star Wars Insider 158
- "Tooth and Claw" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
- "What a Jedi Makes" — Stories of Jedi and Sith
Interviews[]
- "The Force Adapts: A Conversation" — Star Wars Insider 164
- "Rising to the Challenge" — Star Wars Insider 178
- "Behold the Sacred Jedi Texts!" — Star Wars Insider 180
Sources[]
- New Books Starring Luke and Lando, Obi-Wan and Anakin, and More Revealed – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 207
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 211
Notes and references[]
External links[]
- Official website
- Michael Kogge (@michaelkogge) on Twitter
