Star Wars Insider is the official magazine and traces its lineage right back to the Official Star Wars Fan Club and its successor, Bantha Tracks.
In 1994 the Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine was rebranded the Star Wars Insider to coincide with the release of the TIE Fighter video game from LucasArts.
It was announced at Celebration IV that the Star Wars Insider would be moving to a new publisher; Titan Magazines, a UK-based company and the world's largest publisher of genre magazines.[source?]
In April 2008, Star Wars Insider published its 100th issue, following the North American numerical system which differs significantly from its UK counterpart. Since Star Wars Insider 107 it has been edited by Jonathan Wilkins.
Issues 1-22 | The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine | Star Wars Hyperspace |
Issues 23-50 | Star Wars Insider | Star Wars Hyperspace |
Issues 51-61 | Star Wars Insider | Wizards of the Coast |
Issues 62-76 | Star Wars Insider | Paizo Publishing |
Issues 77-92 | Star Wars Insider | IDG Entertainment |
Issues 93-onwards | Star Wars Insider | Titan Magazines |
The magazine contains sections that focus on what is new in the Star Wars universe, be they events, fiction, excerpts from comics, exclusive previews, articles that explore the Star Wars Universe in detail, questions and answers or interviews.
A popular section of the magazine is Bantha Tracks, overseen by Lucasfilm's Mary Franklin and created entirely by fans of Star Wars, with art submissions and photgraphs sent in by fans. Other sections include:
- Launch Pad
- My Star Wars!
- Five Facts
- Jedi Archive
- Classic Moment
- Red Five
- Books
- Comics
- Ask Lobot
- Incoming
- Bounty Hunters
- Bantha Tracks
- Com-Scan
To coincide with the release of Star Wars: Battlefront and the Original Trilogy on DVD, Best Buy offered an Exclusive Collector's Issue of Star Wars Insider on September 20, 2004.
Issues
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 1
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 2
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 3
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 4
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 5
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 6
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 7
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 8
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 9
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 10
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 11
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 12
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 13
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 14
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 15
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 16
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 17
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 18
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 19
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 20
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 21
- The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine 22
- Star Wars Insider 23
- Star Wars Insider 24
- Star Wars Insider 25
- Star Wars Insider 26
- Star Wars Insider 27
- Star Wars Insider 28
- Star Wars Insider 29
- Star Wars Insider 30
- Star Wars Insider 31
- Star Wars Insider 32
- Star Wars Insider 33
- Star Wars Insider 34
- Star Wars Insider 35
- Star Wars Insider 36
- Star Wars Insider 37
- Star Wars Insider 38
- Star Wars Insider 39
- Star Wars Insider 40
- Star Wars Insider 41
- Star Wars Insider 42
- Star Wars Insider 43
- Star Wars Insider 44
- Star Wars Insider 45
- Star Wars Insider 46
- Star Wars Insider 47
- Star Wars Insider 48
- Star Wars Insider 49
- Star Wars Insider 50
- Star Wars Insider 51
- Star Wars Insider 52
- Star Wars Insider 53
- Star Wars Insider 54
- Star Wars Insider 55
- Star Wars Insider 56
- Star Wars Insider 57
- Star Wars Insider 58
- Star Wars Insider 59
- Star Wars Insider 60
- Star Wars Insider 61
- Star Wars Insider 62
- Star Wars Insider 63
- Star Wars Insider 64
- Star Wars Insider 65
- Star Wars Insider 66
- Star Wars Insider 67
- Star Wars Insider 68
- Star Wars Insider 69
- Star Wars Insider 70
- Star Wars Insider 71
- Star Wars Insider 72
- Star Wars Insider 73
- Star Wars Insider 74
- Star Wars Insider 75
- Star Wars Insider 76
- Star Wars Insider Best Buy Exclusive
- Star Wars Insider 77
- Star Wars Insider 78
- Star Wars Insider 79
- Star Wars Insider 80
- Star Wars Insider 81
- Star Wars Insider 82
- Star Wars Insider 83
- Star Wars Insider 84
- Star Wars Insider 85
- Star Wars Insider 86
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- Star Wars Insider 88
- Star Wars Insider 89
- Star Wars Insider 90
- Star Wars Insider 91
- Star Wars Insider 92
- Star Wars Insider 93
- Star Wars Insider 94
- Star Wars Insider 95
- Star Wars Insider 96
- Star Wars Insider 97
- Star Wars Insider 98
- Star Wars Insider 99
- Star Wars Insider 100
- Star Wars Insider 101
- Star Wars Insider 102
- Star Wars Insider 103
- Star Wars Insider 104
- Star Wars Insider 105
- Star Wars Insider 106
- Star Wars Insider 107
- Star Wars Insider 108
- Star Wars Insider 109
- Star Wars Insider 110
- Star Wars Insider 111
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- Star Wars Insider 113
- Star Wars Insider 114
- Star Wars Insider 115
- Star Wars Insider 116
- Star Wars Insider 117
- Star Wars Insider 118
- Star Wars Insider 119
- Star Wars Insider 120
- Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2010: Your Official Guide
- Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2010
- Star Wars Insider 121
- Star Wars Insider 122
- Star Wars Insider 123
- Star Wars Insider 124
- Star Wars Insider 125
- Star Wars Insider 126
- Star Wars Insider 127
- Star Wars Insider 128
- Star Wars Insider 129
- Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2012
- Star Wars Insider 130
- Star Wars Insider 131
- Star Wars Insider 132
- Star Wars Insider 133
- Star Wars Insider 134
- Star Wars Insider 135
- Star Wars Insider 136
- Star Wars Insider 137
- Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2013
- Star Wars Insider 138
- Star Wars Insider 139
- Star Wars Insider 140
- Star Wars Insider 141
- Star Wars Insider 142
- Star Wars Insider 143
- Star Wars Insider 144
- Star Wars Insider 145
- Star Wars Insider Special Edition 2014
- Star Wars Insider 146
- Star Wars Insider 147
- Star Wars Insider 148
- Star Wars Insider 149
- Star Wars Insider 150
- Star Wars Insider 151
External links
- Star Wars Insider official facebook page
- Star Wars Insider
- New Directions for Star Wars Insider and Hyperspace in 2007 on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Star Wars original trilogy magazines : a reference guide