Star Wars Insider

Star Wars Insider is the official Star Wars magazine and traces its lineage back to the Official Star Wars Fan Club Newsletter and its successor, Bantha Tracks.

History[]

In 1994, the Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine was rebranded the Star Wars Insider to coincide with the release of the TIE Fighter video game from LucasArts.

Issues 62–76 were published by Paizo Publishing, from October 2002 to May 2004.

Issues 77–92 were published by IDG Entertainment, from August 2004 to February 2007.

It was announced at Celebration IV in 2007 that the Star Wars Insider would be moving to a new publisher, Titan Magazines, a UK-based company and the world's largest publisher of genre magazines.^[source?]

Issues 1–22	The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine	Hyperspace
Issues 23–50	Star Wars Insider	Hyperspace
Issues 51–61	Star Wars Insider	Wizards of the Coast
Issues 62–76	Star Wars Insider	Paizo Publishing
Issues 77–92	Star Wars Insider	IDG Entertainment
Issue 93 onwards	Star Wars Insider	Titan Magazines

Issues 107 to 174 have been edited by Jonathan Wilkins. At issue 175, Will Salmon took over as editor, and was in turn succeeded by Chris Cooper.

Non-U.S. editions[]

The North American system of numbering issues differs significantly from its UK counterpart. There has also been a Star Wars Insider in France since April 21, 2015.

Contents[]

The magazine contains sections that focus on what is new in the Star Wars universe, be they events, fiction, excerpts from comics, exclusive previews, articles that explore the Star Wars universe in detail, questions and answers, or interviews.

A popular section of the magazine is Bantha Tracks, overseen by Lucasfilm's Pete Vilmur, who replaced the section's previous editor Mary Franklin in mid-2015. It is created entirely by fans of Star Wars, with art and photographs submitted by fans. Other sections include:

Launch Pad, providing "all the latest news, fun, games and gossip from the Star Wars Universe"
My Star Wars, where Star Wars actors, authors, special effects technicians and celebrity guests discuss their favorite aspects of the franchise
Five Facts, a list of five facts about Star Wars, one of which was fake, with the reader invited to guess which one
Jedi Archive
Classic Moment, discussing why a selected scene in Star Wars continuity is notable
Red Five
Books
Comics
Ask Lobot
Incoming
Bounty Hunters
Bantha Tracks
Com-Scan

Issues[]

A former Insider logo

The first issue of *The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine*

*Star Wars Insider* 94 Celebration IV cover

The Best of Star Wars Insider[]

The Best of Star Wars Insider Volume 1 (March 22, 2016)
The Best of Star Wars Insider Volume 2 (June 21, 2016)
The Best of Star Wars Insider Volume 3 (October 18, 2016)
The Best of Star Wars Insider Volume 4 (November 22, 2016)
Star Wars Insider: Lords of the Sith (April 18, 2017)
Star Wars Insider: Heroes of the Force (August 8, 2017)
Star Wars Insider: Icons of the Galaxy (January 30, 2018)
Star Wars Insider: The Saga Begins (February 26, 2019)
Star Wars Insider: The Original Trilogy (May 21, 2019)
Star Wars Insider: Rogues, Scoundrels, and Bounty Hunters (October 8, 2019)