Chris Snellgrove | Published
With Kathleen Kennedy resigning from Lucasfilm, many fans hope to get better movies and TV shows in faraway galaxies. Unfortunately, it can take a long time and there is no guarantee that the franchise will hit the Creative Highs that it experienced under George Lucas. In the meantime, here’s good news for Star Wars fans: Decades A killer audio drama for you to catch up.
Star Wars Audio Drama Rules
Interestingly, the phenomenon of Star Wars audio dramas dates back to the early days of the original trilogy. In 1981, NPR released Recreating audio drama New hopeand later got the adaptation The Empire attacks and Return of the Jedi. Each of them includes a full cast of voice actors, including faces from familiar franchises such as Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams, as well as fun newcomers such as Brock Peters and John Lithgow.
These early Star Wars audio dramas began a storytelling tradition that continued into the 90s with some of the best dark horse comic adaptations of the era. This includes adaptation of Dark Empire, Crimson Empireand more. As someone who grew up reading these amazing cartoons, it’s great to hear them come to life in a way that I can enjoy during walks, gym visits, or late-night video game sessions.
For Star Wars fans who don’t enjoy non-standard stories, there are plenty of other audio dramas to choose from based on legendary characters and stories. This includes stories related to Dark powerthe iconic Star Wars first person shooter game that has recently been remastered. There was also an adaptation of the Jedi cartoon story, which gave fans a real glimpse of our first true glimpse into what the Jedi were like in their high powers.
When it comes to non-canon Star Wars audio dramas, many will say that the gold standard was what created Kyle Newman. He recorded and released these stories for various Star Wars Celebration Conventions, with each drama focusing on the adventures of Han Solo and Chewbacca New hope. As an additional bonus, these dramas featured the voice talent of their beloved voice actors Clone Wars Manga series.
Of course, there are standard Star Wars audio dramas, including those focused on Count Dooku and Doctor Aphra (a fan favorite character who debuted in the comics). There were also several audio dramas set during the High Republic era. If you hate that way Acolite Depicting that period allows you to enjoy more consistent audio drama. few Mystery Box and confused flashbacks.
If you want to check out these Star Wars audio dramas, it’s the best way to explore them through Audible, which is available with many at the click of a button. However, if you feel old school, you can always track vintage cassettes or CDs for older productions. No matter how you experience these dramas, you can be sure of one thing: they are far away, far It’s better than what Disney has been trying to push our throats down in the last few years.
