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☠️ Exclusive Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Cover Reveal

We spoke to the co-creators and star of the latest Star Wars TV series about their mission to create a new show that evoked the feeling of the original movies.

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Michael Ahr
November 27, 2024

Exclusive Cover Reveal November 27, 2024

The creators of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew had a daunting task: how do you create a TV series that evokes the early franchise vibe while still feeling like a fresh entry? Find out in our behind-the-scenes look at the latest live action series coming to Disney+ next week. The cover story of our latest magazine, featuring exclusive interviews with co-creators Jon Watts and Christopher Ford and star Jude Law, leads our Sci-Fi Preview issue.

You can pick up a free copy at our participating comic stores around the country starting next week, but we couldn’t resist giving our newsletter subscribers and website readers a first look at the story below, though.

But before that, Thanksgiving awaits for many of our readers, and what could be better for such a nostalgic holiday than pulling out a good ol’ deck of playing cards. In partnership with Bicycle Cards, we have a reminder to share about some classic games to play with friends and family. Plus, our top editor’s picks of the week.

— Michael Ahr

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Exclusive Interview with Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Creators Uncovers the ‘80s Roots of the New Series

The opening episode of Skeleton Crew leans heavily on a recognizable ‘80s trope: some kids encounter something weird in a field. This premise makes it tempting to think of the show as the in-universe Star Wars answer to the first season of Stranger Things. But, it turns out, that’s just the setup. Skeleton Crew is playing a longer game.

On the surface, the new series looks like a sweet coming-of-age story that just happens to be set inside of the Star Wars galaxy. But, in truth, it’s a narrative chimera: part-pirate story, part-space opera, and best of all, a fantasy mystery that feels like a beautiful mash-up of a beat-up paperback fantasy novel and a slick ’80s movie best enjoyed with a heavy dose of Twizzlers and Reese’s Pieces.

Co-creators Jon Watts and Christopher Ford and star Jude Law spoke to us for our magazine cover story in the lead-up to the Disney+ premiere on December 2.

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“As a kid, you’d just go off on an adventure and just hope that you’d end up in Star Wars somehow. “That’s all I did growing up.”

- Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts tells Den of Geek Magazine

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The Best Card Games to Play This Thanksgiving

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Being with friends and family around Thanksgiving isn’t just about idle togetherness but rather how to spend quality time! After all, one can only eat so much food, and watching movies nonstop isn’t the answer either. Instead, classic card games can bring everyone closer together.

In fact, Thanksgiving is an ideal time for great holiday games because the event is all about tradition, and some of the best games to play are the old-school ones that use 52 cards in a four-suit deck.

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