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Splinter of the mind’s eye: the lost Star Wars sequel

September 1, 2026 / Leave a Comment / Dakk's Corner, Pop Culture, Star Wars / 1970s Star Wars, A New Hope sequel, abandoned movie projects, abandoned Star Wars sequel, Alan Dean Foster, Darth Vader, early Star Wars, forgotten Star Wars, George Lucas, Han Solo, harrison ford, Kaiburr crystal, kyber crystal, lost Star Wars projects, Luke Skywalker, Mimban, original Star Wars trilogy, Princess Leia, science fiction books, Splinter of the Mind's Eye, star wars, Star Wars A New Hope, Star Wars behind the scenes, Star Wars books, star wars canon, Star Wars Expanded Universe, Star Wars facts, star wars history, Star Wars Legends, Star Wars Legends books, Star Wars Legends history, Star Wars movie sequel, Star Wars novels, Star Wars production history, Star Wars sequel, Star Wars sequel novel, Star Wars Splinter of the Mind’s Eye, Star Wars trivia, The Empire Strikes Back

Hey everybody, today I’m going to talk about one of the many, MANY retcons in STAR WARS and how the box office changed the course of this box office draw in 1977 and beyond. Now, it’s no secret that George Lucas changed ALOT of things during the evolution of the overall story in Star Wars–

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DIY ethics in Star wars: A story of passion

January 30, 2026 / Leave a Comment / DIY ethics / 1970s cosplay, a new hope fandom, cosplay, Cosplay before cosplay, cosplay before the internet, cosplay pioneers, Darth Vader, darth vader cosplay history, DIY, DIY costume, DIY ETHICS, diy star wars costumes, do-it yourself, do-it-yourself, early pop culture fandom, early star wars fandom, fan made costumes, handmade cosplay, OG cosplay, original star wars fans, pre internet fandom, rebel pilot costume, sci fi fandom history, star wars, star wars cosplay history, star wars cultural impact, star wars fan history, vintage cosplay, vintage sci fi cosplay, X-wing Pilot

These two images capture something that’s easy to forget now: fan culture existed before infrastructure. No forums, no freeze-frames, no merch racks—just obsession, patience, and a lot of trial-and-error. It is easy to forget in the modern day of COMIC CONS and full time cosplayers, that the world weasn’t always this way. WE get a

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!October 31, 2026
Homemadde Nightmare fuel– I Mean costumes, Because who needs to sleep easy at night right? Prior to modern times (1977?) before the internet and 3D printers and Slutty-Halloween-Costume-Mass-production people had to make their own trick or treating attire. Let me tell you how creative and down-right terrifying some of these things were…. intentional or not…
HAPPY MONDAY EVERYBODY!October 12, 2026
Here’s a bit of a galaxy far, far, away…..from a certain point of view lol. Have a great week!
Ready Player Two: Is the Sequel Happening?September 29, 2026
Update! ….Zak Penn Confirms He’s Working on the Sequel Remember when Ready Player One came out and it was an awesome mash-up on EVERYTHING nerdy and sci-fi and pop culture? Remember when He-man and Batman and MASTER CHIEF participated in a final battle with Chucky and the Iron Giant and the Grandaddy Gundam? Well I sure do…….and I (along with… Read more: Ready Player Two: Is the Sequel Happening?
Chad Gilbert: Remembering the Heart of New Found GlorySeptember 21, 2026
I really wish I wasnt typing this…. These are never fun in tehf irst place and now add in the layer of this affecting me on a personal level, man what a buncha suck. Because there are certain bands that become attached to specific periods of your life, they define genres and their cultural relevance goes beyond words…… New Found… Read more: Chad Gilbert: Remembering the Heart of New Found Glory
Karl Bushby: A real Forrest Gump storySeptember 19, 2026
So…. You would walk 500 miles? And, perhaps you would walk 500 more? Just to beat a man who walked 1,000 miles — Ok you get the point. It’s a song, it’s a cheesy reference, but more importantly it’s a HECK of a way to break into the story you’re about to read because even if you did that you… Read more: Karl Bushby: A real Forrest Gump story
September’s MEME-Round upSeptember 9, 2026
It’s the 9th month…..so the 9th day just sounded appropriate. I’m not gonna ramble so here it is. short and sweet. MEMES. So full disclosure……. MY organization of my memes is less than optimal. I don’t think these have been posted before BUT there is a very likely chance some of these are repeats and I’m aware of that but… Read more: September’s MEME-Round up
IT’S OFFICAL (again). RPG-Unit joins EXTRALIFE 2026September 5, 2026
Saturday NOVEMBER 7th 6pm to Sunday NOVEMBER 8th 6pm is the main 24 HOUR event. (not 100% on that, so stay tuned in case I’m wrong) ANOTHER YEAR ANOTHER REASON TO HELP OUT! This is definitely becoming a thing……this will be the fifth time that I have spearheaded a team for EXTRA LIFE’s annual 24 hour charity stream. Oddly enough… Read more: IT’S OFFICAL (again). RPG-Unit joins EXTRALIFE 2026
Splinter of the mind’s eye: the lost Star Wars sequelSeptember 1, 2026
Hey everybody, today I’m going to talk about one of the many, MANY retcons in STAR WARS and how the box office changed the course of this box office draw in 1977 and beyond. Now, it’s no secret that George Lucas changed ALOT of things during the evolution of the overall story in Star Wars– Han Solo was originally some… Read more: Splinter of the mind’s eye: the lost Star Wars sequel