Star Wars: Cantina Chronicles

Acclaimed writer-producer, Cherish Chen joins us in the cantina for a conversation about her wildly fun comic series starring our favorite rogue archeologist, 'Doctor Aphra: Chaos Agent.' Not only do we dig into all the fun ideas Cherish brought to life on the page, we also chat about Aphra's evolving identity in the comics, the seemingly unanimous love for the character amongst fans, and how she...

The crew gathers in the cantina to discuss the latest news from the galaxy far far away. First, we try to figure out what we're up for when Star Wars: Zero Company drops... also, what the heck is the Infinite Coal!?! Then, we move over to John Boyega's response to a fan, which sounds a lot like he may be back. This serves as a springboard to a round robin discussion of what we'd like to see Finn's...

This week on cantina chronicles  The cantina clientele cover a new trailer for Maul: shadow lord, and then go on a diametrically opposed deep dive of two delightful characters: Jar Jar Binks and Ben Solo.  We cover the Jar Jar one-shot and the final two issues of the Legacy of Vader comics series issues 11 and 12.  Let’s go!

Buckle up Cantina Cruisers! This week we're getting excited about the Mandalorian and Grogu movie by reviewing Ben Travis' Empire magazine exclusive article previewing the May 22nd release. Let's go!

This week on cantina chronicles Grant, Adam, and Ben review the final 5 issues of Alex Segura’s 2025-2026 Star Wars main run comic  But we start off the pod with a discussion about fan service, what does it mean, how can it be measured and is there an inverse correlation between how much fan service a show has and how enjoyable it is for us to watch.  fill yourself a cup and let’s talk Star Wars!

Ben and Adam dive into the comics and discussion issues #1-5 of the Marvel Star Wars main run. More importantly, they try to dissect why Beilert Valance is the absolute worst. 

Ben and Grant share their thoughts on the latest Mandalorian & Grogu trailer, circle back on The Hunt for Ben Solo, and finish the pod race with a short chat about the upcoming video game, ‘Star Wars: Galactic Racer.’

This week the gang is joined by the wonderful Star Wars author Kwame Mbalia. He breaks down what writing in the galaxy far far away is like. 

We dive back into the comics to review both ‘Star Wars: Jedi Knights’ and ‘Doctor Aphra: Chaos Agent’! 

    In this episode of Cantina Chronicles, the gang discuss the latest developments in the Star Wars universe, including the teaser trailer for the animated series 'Maul: Shadow Lord,' and Kathleen Kennedy's exit interview, where she shares insights about the future of Star Wars projects and directors.   

Tom “cam op” Cruise helps film a lightsaber duel in Shawn Levy’s, ‘Star Wars: Starfighter’? New leadership at Lucasfilm? The cantina crew light the fuse and discuss these explosive stories, and the nearly impossible mission ahead for these newly anointed masters taking over for master storyteller, super-producer, and visionary business leader, Kathleen Kennedy.    

The time has come to journey into the nexus of the dark side with our review of Adam Christopher’s, ‘Master of Evil,’ a mesmerizing and haunting novel centered around Darth Vader and his quest for knowledge and power during the burgeoning of the Empire. An unforgettable cast of characters, both sentient and droid, plot around the dark lord as he discovers and is tested by a dark side vergence with...

This week, the third session of our Star Wars roleplaying adventure! The Hunt for Venn Sataii Episode III - The Inescapable Wheel 

As we work to assemble our squad to continue the campaign next week, we deliver another standard episode to chat about recent news about Starfighter shared by the film’s director and box office king, Shawn Levy. Share your thoughts about the film in the comments below and we’ll be sure to address them the next time we chat Starfighter!

This week, we gather at Resistance HQ to review the ‘The Last Order’ by Kwame Mbalia! A deftly written war story that delves into Finn and Jannah’s traumatic past as troopers in The First Order, and offers a first glimpse of the post-war theater of the galaxy after the battle of Exegal. A fascinating read that explores the harrowing culture of the fascistic regime bent on controlling and desensiti...

Torn between light and dark like Kylo Ren, we share what we love about ‘Star Wars: Visions’ and the ‘Legacy of Vader’ comics but also air our discontent with Disney for how they publicly cancelled the ‘Acolyte,’ and even call out Lucasfilm for the clunky delivery of compelling lore in both past and future stretches of the timeline.

With the campaign requiring a bit more work to schedule and mix, the trinity has assembled to provide a standard episode of Cantina Chronicles as an interstitial before their next adventure in the galaxy far, far away. In this episode, the trio discuss ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’ and share all their spicy takes on the now cancelled project. After to talking Ben Solo and the Star Wars development pipel...

This week, the second session of our Star Wars roleplaying adventure! The Hunt for Venn Sataii Episode II - The Forgotten War

At long last, the moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! This week, we are excited to welcome you to the first session of our Star Wars roleplaying adventure! The Hunt for Venn Sataii Episode I - Prisoners of the Empire. 

This week on Cantina Chronicles! The Cantina Crew talks through the fantasy of being able to select items in a round table draft format from the Lucasfilm Prop storage room! We’ll go around the horn and select items based on 6 categories:  Vehicle Model, Weapon, Costume, Droid, Creature and a Wild Card Selection! Join us for a discussion celebrating our favorite designs from across the Galaxy Far,...

Due to technical difficulties surrounding the several applications the crew will be using for their roleplaying game, your hosts find some extra time to deliver one last news-focused episode before blasting off on their adventure!

At long last, the moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! This week, we are excited to welcome you to the introductory session of our Star Wars roleplaying adventure! In this brief session 0, Grant, serving as GM, provides an overview of the Force & Destiny dice system, goes into detail about the ‘Reign of the Empire’ setting for the campaign and ends the episode with a tease for what’s...

This week on Cantina Chronicles! Have a seat next to Adam and Ben as they do a spoiler filled review of Tessa Gratton’s Young Adult Novel ACOLYTE: THE CRYSTAL CROWN. So, raise a Glass to Jecki and Yord and let’s discuss some of their finest days! 

This week on Cantina Chronicles  Adam and Ben gather to review the comic Series “Jedi Knights” and review issues 1-5!  And to start off the episode we make a delightful discovery that Star Wars.com has finally added a page to their site with an up-to-date Galaxy Map! We discuss the ramifications of this map and what appears to be an impending definitive timeline on the site as well.  Let’s Go!

This week, Adam and Grant discuss the newly announced cast of Starfighter and dig into their thoughts surrounding what seems to be the most risk averse Star Wars movie ever put into production.