Star Wars Insider 50 is the fiftieth issue of Star Wars Insider magazine, which began publication in 1987. Issue 50 was released to newsstands in July 2000 and introduced actor Hayden Christensen as the new Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
Contents
Departments
- From the Editor's Desk (by Jon Bradley Snyder)
- Rebel Rumblings
- Prequel Update (by Dan Madsen)
- Star News
- In the Star Wars Universe — Michonne Bourriague (by Kevin Fitzpatrick)
- The Jawa Trader
- Nothing But Star Wars (by Jon Bradley Snyder)
- Action Figure Update — Figure Action: A Q&A with Hasbro (by Andy@Hasbro)
- Comics Link — Dawn of the Star Wars Comic (by Rich Handley)
- Bookshelf — Alan Dean Foster: Author of the Mind's Eye (by Jason Fry)
- Gamescape — Pushing the Limits of the Star Wars Universe (by Blake Fischer)
- Scouting the Galaxy — Solved: The Mystery of the Ugly Aliens (by Stephen J. Sansweet)
- Dear 2-1B
- The Last Page
Features
- "A Letter from George Lucas"
- The creator of the Star Wars saga checks in for the Insider's 50th issue.
- "I Was a Teenage Sith Lord: Introducing Anakin Skywalker" (by Scott Chernoff)
- In his first in-depth interview since being cast as Anakin Skywalker, Hayden Christensen opens up about the daunting challenge of Episodes II and III.
- "We've Got It Covered: 50 Issues of Star Wars Insider"
- You'll find our 50th issue celebration beginning right where it belongs—on page 50—with a look back at the first 50 covers of Lucasfilm's official fan magazine.
- "Word Up! They Said it in Star Wars Insider"
- Join us for a trip down Star Wars memory lane—50 issues of great quotes from the stars, craftspeople, and fans of the greatest motion picture saga (OK, so we're a little biased) ever!
- "Ralph McQuarrie & Doug Chiang: Visualizing a Galaxy Far, Far Away..." (by Mark Cotta Vaz)
- The conceptual artist who shaped the look of the classic Star Wars trilogy and the Design Director for the new prequel trilogy share their first detailed discussion about working with George Lucas and crafting the crafts, locations, and characters of the Star Wars saga.
Sources
Insider Celebrates 50 Issues on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Insider Celebrates 50 Issues on StarWars.com (original site is defunct) notes that Star Wars Insider 50 shipped to newsstands and subscribers on July 14, 2000, which would place this issue's newsstand release approximately within the next week, beginning July 17.