In the summer of ‘81, Disneyland featured a band that mashed up KISS and Star Wars that sang about “Jailbait”! It was called HALYX,
Continue reading303: Live from the Space Stage – A HALYX Story!
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302: The Mandalorian S2 Trailer + Super Secret Project Announcement
The trailer we’ve all been waiting for, the first look at The Mandalorian S2, was released on 9/15! We ask the hard-hitting questions like ‘is Baby Yoda wearing booties in the snow?’ Let’s break it down. Courtney and Kelly Turckel have been hard at work on a super secret project,
Continue readingThe Max EFX Podcast 02: Conventions…past, present, and the future!
Kevin & Max discuss sci-fi conventions from 1970’s to today. What was it like when there was only ONE Vader & Boba Fett on the show floor?
Continue reading301: Mulan vs. Mulan
Today, Laura Sirikul (@lsirikul of Nerdist / Nerds of Color / The Hollywood Reporter) joins us to discuss her Mulan fandom. She grew up reading the ballad of Mulan as a kid and explains how important it was seeing a Disney character that looked like her. Laura also shares stories
Continue reading300: Skywalking Through Episode 300!!
It’s a 300th Episode Celebration! Not only is this week an episode milestone, but it’s also a virtual convention milestone – the successful completion of ForceFest: Celebrating The Saga. This first Star Wars fan virtual convention was a huge success. 100+ panelists, 60 live panels, 30 volunteers and 7 organizers
Continue reading299: Dan Madsen, Celebration 0 Commentary
We go back to 1987 with Dan Madsen! Over Memorial Day weekend in 1987, Star Wars was celebrating its 10th Anniversary. To commemorate such a milestone, Starlog Magazine held a convention in Los Angeles called, “Starlog Salutes Star Wars–A 10th Anniversary Tribute to George Lucas and the Galaxy Far, Far
Continue reading298: Back to Batuu with Cole Horton
If you miss Galaxy’s Edge, then this is the episode for you – we speak with author Cole Horton about the making of his new book, Galaxy’s Edge: A Traveler’s Guide to Batuu! You know it’s a party when Cole shows up! We are excited that artist, business owner and
Continue reading297: Comic-Con@Home
This year, San Diego Comic-Con decided to pivot the popular convention to a virtual space, and created Comic-Con@Home. We covered the event, watched panels, bought merchandise – so now it’s time to break it all down. Eric Onkenhout (correspondent, Skywalking Network) joins us to share panels we watched, reactions and
Continue readingThe Max EFX Podcast 01: The Beginning!
Welcome to the premiere of The Max EFX Podcast! Here we will journey through the career of Special Effects Artist, Max Cervantes. He shares stories from working on Star Trek TV and films, Beetlejuice, films by Roger Corman, the Star Wars Pepsi commercial, Waterworld, and so many more. Max also
Continue reading296: ForceFest: Celebrating the Saga
ForceFest: Celebrating The Saga is coming August. 28-30th, and this week we welcome two members of our planning committee to discuss their backgrounds and more details on this virtual convention. Tyler Bucks (Chatter Squadron / Star Wars HUB) and Frank D. Rich (Star Wars Autograph News). We are working together
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