James Floyd is a writer, photographer, and puzzle race designer. A lifelong fan of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, James has been active in the fan community as jawajames since the mid-1990s. He has produced the Bounty Hunt series of clue-solving adventures at Star Wars Celebrations. James writes reviews and conducts interviews for ClubJade.net, a site that focuses on Star Wars books and news, as well as covers Star Wars, comics, and occasionally table-top games for BigShinyRobot.com, a general geek news site. His project for 2016 is Wear Star Wars Every Day, a charity fundraiser wearathon. He lives in San Diego, California with Mrs. Jawa and Baby Jawa.
James Floyd
FIRST STAR WARS MEMORY
Playing with my Greedo and power droid action figures
FAVORITE FILM
Return of the Jedi
FAVORITE CHARACTER
Chewbacca is the ultimate good guy
FAVORITE SCENE
Any scene with droid humor: pit droids, Artoo & Threepio, battle droids, BB-8.
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“I’m Just Trying to Make Myself Laugh”: Daniel José Older on Infusing Humor into Star Wars: The High Republic
June 30, 2021
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Spoiler Talk: Alexander Freed on the Alphabet Squadron Trilogy
May 27, 2021
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These Star Wars Stamps Will Make a Fine Addition to Your Collection
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Alphabet Squadron Soars Again in Victory’s Price
March 2, 2021
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10 Memorable Musical Instruments from the Galaxy Far, Far Away
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Feb 15
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January 8, 2021
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8 Secrets and Fun Facts We Learned from The Star Wars Book
October 20, 2020
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Empire at 40 | 7 Little-Known Facts about the Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
May 12, 2020
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5 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary
February 28, 2020
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Feb 28
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10 Ways Resistance Reborn Connects to the Larger Star Wars Galaxy
January 17, 2020
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Jan 17
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8 of the Scariest Places in Star Wars
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11 of Our Favorite Star Wars Characters That Started in Books and Comics
October 17, 2019
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Oct 17
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8 Dos And Don’ts for Making the Most of Star Wars Celebration Chicago
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8 Design Insights from the Artists of Star Wars: Smuggler’s Guide
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Illustrating the Underworld in the New Book Star Wars: Scum and Villainy
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Timothy Zahn on Vader, Padmé, and the Grand Admiral in Thrawn: Alliances
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Sep 7
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Thrawn: Alliances and the Forging of Villains
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5 Things We Learned from Last Shot
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The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story Author Phil Szostak and the Evolution of Scum and Villainy
May 25, 2018
May 25, 2018
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Last Shot Author Daniel José Older on Han Solo the Dad and Why Lando Needs L3-37
April 16, 2018
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7 Reasons Why The Last Jedi Novelization is Essential
April 3, 2018
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Apr 3
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8 Things We Learned from Star Wars: The Last Jedi - The Visual Dictionary
March 12, 2018
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How Stormtroopers: Beyond the Armor Celebrates the Empire's Soldiers
February 1, 2018
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Feb 1
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Star Wars Kirigami Author Marc Hagan-Guirey on Papercrafting a Galaxy
January 9, 2018
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Ken Liu on Exploring the "Perfect Mythic Figure" in The Legends of Luke Skywalker
November 1, 2017
November 1, 2017
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October 31, 2017
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Christian Blauvelt on Simplifying the Saga in Star Wars Made Easy
October 19, 2017
October 19, 2017
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