Thanks to Star Wars fans the cancelled television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars will not go gentle into that good night. Buoyed by support of long time fans taking part in the #SaveTheCloneWars movement and new fans discovering and streaming the series on Netflix in droves, the television show that introduced a generation to Star Wars continues to turn out new content.
This week StarWars.com revealed “The Clone Wars Legacy” a video that discussed the continuation of Star Wars: The Clone Wars stories in different forms, including the comic book mini-series Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir, the novel Star Wars: Dark Disciple by Christie Golden, and the release of four episode story reels from the “Crystal Crisis on Utapau” story arc.
Crystal Crisis on Utapau Story Reel Introduction on Star Wars Video
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Story Reel: A Death on Utapau on Star Wars Video
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Story Reel: In Search of the Crystal on Star Wars Video
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Story Reel: Crystal Crisis on Star Wars Video
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Story Reel: The Big Bang on Star Wars Video
Also included on StarWars.com was concept art from the three story arcs.
1. Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir Concept Art Gallery
2. Crystal Crisis on Utapau Concept Art Gallery
3. Dark Disciple Concept Art Gallery
In addition to all of this content, there are also new entries in the official reference source, the Databank for characters and locals that appear in these story arcs. Examples include Inspector Jen June, Governor Torul Blom, Dartdactilli, Endente, Ord Mantell, Amani, and the Sugi.
Finally Dave Filoni released the following story conference sketch on his public Facebook page.
Some may say this is the last we will see of The Clone Wars, but I trust in the Force that we will see even more down the road.
Look for a review of the Utapau arc and more discussion of Dark Disciple on this site soon.
SOURCE: StarWars.com
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