Dan Brooks is a writer who loves the galaxy far, far away. A member of the Lucasfilm Online team for over a decade, Dan previously served as senior editor of both StarWars.com and Lucasfilm.com; he was also a writer and producer of various Lucasfilm digital series, including The StarWars.com 10 and Our Star Wars Stories. Dan is the co-author of DK Publishing's Star Wars Encyclopedia, and one of his crowning achievements is beating Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back on SNES. (It was really hard.)
Dan Brooks
FIRST STAR WARS MEMORY
My father coming home from a business trip -- maybe in 1984 -- with a Darth Vader action figure for me.
FAVORITE FILM
Return of the Jedi
FAVORITE CHARACTER
Luke Skywalker
FAVORITE SCENE
Luke taking down all of Jabba's henchmen in the sarlacc sequence from Return of the Jedi. The action, energy, and music are just about perfect.
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May 2, 2024
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May 2
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May 1, 2024
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April 30, 2024
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Bad Batch Declassified: 5 Highlights from “Into the Breach”
April 18, 2024
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Apr 18
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April 9, 2024
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Bad Batch Declassified: 5 Highlights from “Point of No Return”
April 4, 2024
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Bad Batch Declassified: 5 Highlights from "The Harbinger"
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Ventress Strikes Back
March 27, 2024
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March 22, 2024
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Bad Batch Declassified: 5 Highlights from “Extraction”
March 14, 2024
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Bad Batch Declassified: 5 Highlights from “The Return”
March 7, 2024
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Mar 7
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Bad Batch Declassified: 5 Highlights from “Shadows of Tantiss”
February 22, 2024
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Feb 22
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Bad Batch Declassified: 5 Highlights from “Confined”
February 22, 2024
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Feb 22
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch's Executive Producers Gear Up for One Last Mission
February 19, 2024
February 19, 2024
Feb 19
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February 16, 2024
February 16, 2024
Feb 16
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February 12, 2024
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Building the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
December 19, 2023
December 19, 2023
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December 12, 2023
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Weird But True! Star Wars Will Highlight Strange Galactic Facts and Trivia – First Look
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Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: Meet the New Heroes of Phase III
November 10, 2023
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All Wings Report In: Columbia and NASCAR Team Up for Star Wars-Themed Car Wrap
November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023
Nov 1
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13 of the Scariest Star Wars Scenes
October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023
Oct 31
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Cavan Scott on the Ghoulactic Horrors of Tales from the Death Star
October 17, 2023
October 17, 2023
Oct 17
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Ahsoka Analyzed: 5 Highlights from “Part Seven: Dreams and Madness”
October 2, 2023
October 2, 2023
Oct 2
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The Enduring Legacies of Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy and The Force Unleashed
September 27, 2023
September 27, 2023
Sep 27
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Daniel Arsham Turns Star Wars Icons Into Future Relics
September 21, 2023
September 21, 2023
Sep 21
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Ahsoka Analyzed: 5 Highlights from “Part Five: Shadow Warrior”
September 18, 2023
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Sep 18
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September 15, 2023
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First Look: The New LEGO Star Wars UCS Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser
September 12, 2023
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Sep 12
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Ahsoka Analyzed: 5 Highlights from “Part Three: Time to Fly”
September 4, 2023
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Sep 4
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Ahsoka Analyzed: 5 Highlights from “Part One: Master and Apprentice”
August 28, 2023
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New Star Wars: Visions One-Shot Coming from Marvel and Peach Momoko – Exclusive Reveal
August 17, 2023
August 17, 2023
Aug 17
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SDCC 2023: “Step Into the World of Star Wars”: Julian Gerighty Talks Star Wars Outlaws
July 23, 2023
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Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Comes to an End - Exclusive Preview
June 26, 2023
June 26, 2023
Jun 26
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June 8, 2023
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Visions Revisited: 5 Highlights from “The Bandits of Golak”
June 2, 2023
June 2, 2023
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