Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: title and unrecognized parameters: name Star Wars Insider 119 is the 97th issue of the magazine Star Wars Insider and the 27th published by Titan Magazines. It was released on July 27, 2010.
Publisher's summary
This issue features our 30th Anniversary celebration of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back with the cast and crew recalling the making of a movie classic and Irvin Kershner discussing his role as director. Billy Dee Williams also talks about playing Lando Calrissian.
Contents
As a special edition, it features six different covers: three newsstand covers, one exclusively available at conventions, one subscriber cover, and one exclusively available at comic stores.
Features
- "Empire Builder" – The director of The Empire Strikes Back on the behind-the-scenes struggle to make the movie!
- "The Empire Looks Back" – The team behind Star Wars: The Clone Wars shows some love for Episode V!
- "In Their Own Words: Making The Empire Strikes Back" – The cast and crew of The Empire Strikes Back look back!
- "The Empire Strikes Fact!" – 50 little-known facts about The Empire Strikes Back revealed!
- "Empire Tales" – The author of The Making of The Empire Strikes Back, J.W. Rinzler, interviewed.
- "The Empire Strikes Toy Shops!" – Hasbro reveals its Empire collection!
- "The Cloud King!" – Billy Dee Williams suaves it up!
Departments
- Launch Pad – The very best Star Wars news and popular culture from around the world!
- Interrogation Droid! – Suave, stylish and always ready to charm the ladies! How will Billy Dee Williams fare against Star Wars Insider's interrogation droid?
- My Star Wars – Milo Ventimiglia, star of Heroes, talks about his favorite aspects of the saga!
- Retro – How Star Wars' mean machines, the mighty AT-ATs, have invaded the homes of collectors!
- Jedi Archive – Star Wars Insider digs around the remains of Echo Base and discovers some rarely-seen photos!
- Classic Moment – The Empire truly strikes back as our heroes are captured, but Han still has something to say.
- Blaster
- Books – DK relives the Star Wars experience Year by Year!
- Ask Lobot
- Comics – It's a father and son story as Jango and Boba Fett star in Blood Ties; Boba gets a solo collection, and we succumb to The Will of Darth Vader!
- Incoming – Hasbro showcases its all-new Star Wars: The Clone Wars range; Sideshow unveils Rex; Hallmark prepares for the holidays!
- Bantha Tracks – Our tribute to the very best Star Wars fan activities from around the world.
- Bounty Hunters – Lucky fans who have met the stars share their experiences!
- Red Five – Filmmaker Kyle Newman and his actress wife Jaime King (the voice of Aurra Sing) picks five films that fans of Empire must see!
Cover gallery
Newsstand edition #1
Newsstand edition #2
Newsstand edition #3
Convention Exclusive edition
Comic Store Exclusive edition
Subscriber Exclusive edition
Bibliography
Star Wars Insider Announces Comic-Con and Celebration Plans on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- Star Wars Insider Special Empire Newsstand Promotion on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Inside Star Wars Insider #119: Tribute to Empire on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
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