Bryan Young is a regular contributor to the Official Star Wars Blog, the co-host of the Full of Sith Podcast and has written for Star Wars Insider. He's also the editor-in-chief of the geek news and review site Big Shiny Robot!, which covers Star Wars extensively.
He was inducted as an Honorary Friend of the 501st legion by Albin Johnson and Janine Spendlove at Dragon*Con 2009 for his contributions to Star Wars. He was inducted to the Rebel Legion as an Honorary Member at Salt Lake City Comic Con in September 2013, again for his contributions to Star Wars.
Star Wars Insider Contributions
- Star Wars Insider 143 released July 23, 2013. He interviewed Corey Dee Williams for the article "I Survived the Sarlacc!"
- Star Wars Insider 144 released September 3, 2013. He wrote "Rolling Initiative" – Insider looks back on the classic roleplaying games that shaped the saga!
- Star Wars Insider 145 October 22, 2013. He wrote "From Page to Screen and Back Again..." – The second part of a look at classic roleplaying games.
- Star Wars Insider 146 December 10, 2013. He wrote "A New Hope" – The final part of our guide to how the Star Wars roleplaying games changed the saga forever!
Official Star Wars Blog Contributions
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: The Hidden Fortress - September 24, 2012 - explores the influence of Akira Kurosawa's film The Hidden Fortress on Star Wars.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Notorious - October 22, 2012 - explores the influence of Alfred Hitchcock's film Notorious on The Clone Wars.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: The Disney Connection - November 26, 2012 - explores the influence of the films from Disney on the Star Wars Universe.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - December 17, 2012 - explores the influence of Sergio Leone's Man With No Name trilogy on the Star Wars Universe.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Predator - January 14, 2013 - explores the influence of the 80s sci-fi action film Predator on The Clone Wars.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Kagemusha - February 11, 2013 - explores the influence of the Akira Kurosawa's film Kagemusha on The Clone Wars.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Hitchcock, Ridley Scott, and The Fugitive - March 12, 2013 - explores the many influences behind the series finale arc of The Clone Wars.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Roger Ebert and Citizen Kane - April 11, 2013 - explores the influence of Citizen Kane on Star Wars, but also the influence film critic Roger Ebert had in communicating that to audiences.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Jaws - May 21, 2013 - explores the influence of the Steven Spielberg's film Jaws on the Star Wars Universe.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Seven Samurai - June 24, 2013 - explores the influence of the Akira Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai on the Star Wars universe.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: The Godfather - August 2, 2013 - explores the influence on The Godfather on the filmed Star Wars saga and The Clone Wars.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: War Movies and Westerns - September 16, 2013 - explores the influence of Apocalypse Now, M*A*S*H, and Shane on books in the Expanded Universe.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Lawrence of Arabia - October 14, 2013 - explores the influence of Lawrence of Arabia on Star Wars.
- Wil Wheaton talks Star Wars - November 11, 2013 - Wil Wheaton talks about his strongest memory of Star Wars.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: The Dam Busters - December 9, 2013 - The influence of the classic 1955 aerial combat film is examined for its influence on the trench run in Episode IV.
- Art Spiegelman talks Star Wars - January 7, 2014 - Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novelist and designer Art Spiegelman talks about designing the Topps Star Wars cards from 1977.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: The Battle of the Bulge - January 20, 2014 - The influence of the classic World War II tank combat film is examined for its influence on The Empire Strikes Back.
- Travis Beacham talks Star Wars - February 3, 2014 - Travis Beacham, screenwriter of Pacific Rim, discusses the influence Star Wars (particularly the Rancor) had on his work in the film industry.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: The Guns of Navarone - February 18, 2014 - The influence of the classic World War II adventure film is examined for its influence on The Clone Wars and the final battle in Return of the Jedi.
- Orlando Jones talks Star Wars - March 7, 2014 - Actor Orlando Jones (Sleepy Hollow) recounts how his mother tricked him into seeing Star Wars for the first time.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Indiana Jones and the Lost Missions - March 18, 2014 - The influence of Indiana Jones is examined for its influence on The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions and Honor Among Thieves.
- Wil Wheaton Talks Star Wars Board Games - March 31, 2014 - Bryan Young and Wil Wheaton talk about which Star Wars games people should be playing.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Stray Dog - April 28, 2014 - The influence of Akira Kurosawa's post-war noir film, Stray Dog, is examined for its influence on The Clone Wars.
- Walt Flanagan Talks Star Wars - May 12, 2014 - AMC's Comic Book Men star Walt Flanagan talks about his first time seeing Star Wars.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: New Required Viewing - May 27, 2014 - Bryan Young discusses a variety of movies relating to the newly announced cast members of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.
- MAD About Star Wars - June 23, 2014 - Bryan Young talks to MAD Magazine editor John Ficarra about the influence Star Wars had on MAD, as well as what influence MAD had on Star Wars.
- The Cinema Behind Star Wars: Battleground - July 7, 2014 - Bryan Young discusses the influence of Aaron Allston's favorite film, Battleground, on his Star Wars books, particularlyX-Wing: Mercy Kill.