Episode 266: The Making of The Empire Strikes Back


This week the long-awaited The Making of the Empire Strikes Back is released, J. W. Rinzler’s follow-up to his New York Times best seller The Making of Star Wars. Rinzler is on Star Wars Action News this week discussing the process and research that went into The Making of the Empire Strikes Back, as well as several other recent Star Wars books he has worked on, including Star Wars Frames, The Sounds of Star Wars, Star Wars Visions, Star Wars Year By Year, and others!


Also this week on the podcast, Marjorie and Arnie discuss the Toys R Us exclusive Rise of Boba Fett Battle Pack, and Steve “The Ginger Prince” brings us another tale of Star Wars collecting in the UK!

All this and more on this week’s Star Wars Action News!

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