Star Wars Insider 78 is the seventy-eighth issue of Star Wars Insider magazine. It was released to newsstands on October 5, 2004. This issue came packaged with promotional card P1 from the Topps trading card set 2004 Topps Star Wars Heritage.
Contents[]
Features[]
- "Prequel Update" by Pablo Hidalgo
- "50 Factoids About the Original Star Wars Trilogy" by Daniel Wallace
- To celebrate the release of the Star Wars trilogy on DVD, Insider has gone to great lengths to unearth 50 factoids about the historic films. Use what you learn wisely.
- "The Making of the Star Wars Trilogy DVDs: Restoring the Galaxy" by Insider Staff
- Before the films could be brought home on DVD, they had to go through quite a makeover—and it wasn't easy.
- "Star Wars Battlefront: See the Movies, Live the Battles" by Justin Lambros
- Insider talks with Pandemic Executive Producer Greg Borrud to get the details on the exclusive demo available with the DVDs.
- "The Menus of the Star Wars Trilogy DVDs: Navigating the Galaxy" by Brett Rector
- Insider interviews Van Ling to gain insight into the process of creating the DVD menus. Plus, we tell you what's in the boxed set.
- "The Artist Strikes Back" by Ron Magid
- In the second part of our three-part interview, Ralph McQuarrie speaks to Ron Magid about bringing The Empire Strikes Back to visual life.
- "A Subject of the Divine" by Abel Peña
- Before there was Star Wars or even American Graffiti, there was THX 1138. Insider explores George Lucas' monumental first film just as it comes home on DVD.
Departments[]
- "Comlink"
- The readers have spoken, and we shall answer.
- "Skywalking: News from Around the Galaxy"
- Special report from Comic-Con International.
- "Jedi Library" by Jason Fry
- Peek around the corners of 20 locales from the original three films in Inside the World of Star Wars Trilogy.
- "Drawn By The Force" by Dan Wallace
- Star Wars Tales gets revamped starting with Issue 21
- "Technical Readout" by Christopher Trevas
- Luke Skywalker's destiny was preordained, but it had to start somewhere—and one catalyst came from inside the belly of a Sandcrawler.
- "Ask the Master" by Pablo Hidalgo
- Han Solo is certainly one of the galaxy's most notorious smugglers. Who knew his vest was just as notorious?
- "Scouting the Galaxy" by Steve Sansweet
- Apparently, spelling matters not—even when referring to a Sith Lord.
- "Jabba's Collectibles" by starwars.Hasbro.com
- New Clone Wars animated figures, Darth Vader voice changer, and more!
- "Anchorhead Arcade" by Justin Lambros
- It's all Sith all the time in LucasArts' eagerly anticipated sequel, Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
- "The Best of Hyperspace" by Pablo Hidalgo and Bonnie Burton
- The return of everyone's favorite Wookiee—Chewbacca! Plus, George Lucas explains the meaning behind Revenge of the Sith.
- "Bantha Tracks" by Mary Franklin
- To celebrate Halloween, Bantha Tracks features Star Wars costumes from the past and present.
- "Laugh It Up, Fuzzball" by Insider Staff
- DO NOT DISTURB: Genius at work.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
See the Movies and Live the Battles in Insider #78 on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
External links[]
Star Wars Insider #78 in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (content now obsolete; backup link)- Star Wars Insider #78 Online Supplement on Hyperspace (content obsolete and backup link not available)
- See the Movies and Live the Battles in Insider #78 on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
