Star Wars Insider 86

Star Wars Insider 86
Attribution information
Contributor(s)	Karen Traviss Pete Vilmur Abel Peña J. W. Rinzler Daniel Wallace
Publication information
Release date	February 21 2006
Subscriber(s)	February 13, 2006
General information
Issue #	86
Series	Star Wars Insider
Previous	Insider 85
Next	Insider 87

Star Wars Insider 86 is the 86th issue of Star Wars Insider. It began shipping to subscribers the week of February 13, and shipped to newsstands on February 21, 2006. It saw the departure of editor-in-chief Brett Rector and associate art directory Gregory Harsh, with Frank Parisi taking over as editor in the next issue.

Contents

Departments

• "Comlink"
• "Skywalking: News from Around the Galaxy"
• "Jedi Library" — Next of the Jedi (by Jason Fry)
• "Drawn by the Force" — The Color of Funny (by Dan Wallace)
• "Technical Readout" — Chancellor's Holding Office and Senate Chamber: Clash of the Titans (by Christopher Trevas)
• "Ask the Master" — Four Arms Really Are Better Than Two (by Pablo Hidalgo)
• "Scouting the Galaxy" — Star Wars: Thirty Years and Not Halfway There! (by Steve Sansweet)
• "Anchorhead Arcade" — When Worlds Collide (by Sid Shuman)
• "Jabba's Collection" — Sideshow's 12-Inch Series Takes Center Stage (by Frank Parisi)
• "Best of Hyperspace" — Spinning the Jedi Wheel of Fate (by Pablo Hidalgo and Bonnie Burton)
• Bantha Tracks Vol. 17 (edited by Mary Franklin)

Features

• "The Mandalorians: People and Culture" (by Karen Traviss)

  Forged by warfare. Defined by loyalty. Dominated by none. The origin, customs and way of life of the nomadic Mandalorian warriors have remained shrouded in mystery—until now.

• "Posters of Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" (by Pete Vilmur)

  In the final installment of a three-part series, poster expert Pete Vilmur offers a glimpse at some of the unused concepts, advance artwork, and design variations from one of the most visually arresting image campaigns in the Star Wars saga.

• "Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous" (by Abel Peña)

  He was known as Qymaen jai Sheelal until the Geonosians made him better than he was before. Better. Stronger. Faster. Under Count Dooku's training he became the leader of the droid army and one of the galaxy's most feared villains.

• "A New Order" (by J. W. Rinzler)

  By deepening our connections with pivotal characters and supplanting shock with suspense, the prequel trilogy will forever change the way we see, and feel about, the original trilogy. And you thought watching Luke and Leia kiss couldn't get any creepier.

• "Yoda's Right Arm" (by Daniel Wallace)

  From his subtle emotional nuances to his life and death battle against Darth Sidious, Yoda was Revenge of the Sith's shining digital start. Insider talks with ILM lead animator Jamy Wheless, who was given the dream task of bringing the Master to life.

Sources

• Inside Star Wars Insider #86 on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
• Star Wars Insider #86 Online Supplement on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)
• Heavy Metals: Exploring Cortosis and Beskar on StarWars.com (backup link)

Notes and references

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