My 90s Experience: Classic Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1994)

 Hey everyone, I'm back! So I really wanted to talk about the 1994 re-release of Splinter of the Mind's Eye. More specifically the introduction that George Lucas wrote for the book, which was re-published on May 1st, 1994 under the Classic Star Wars banner. I don't have that edition, however, this version has been reprinted a couple of times since then. So, let's go back to 1994 and see what George Lucas had to say about Star Wars and this novel's place in the franchise.

1994 was an interesting year for Star Wars. The Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine became Star Wars Insider, Star Wars: TIE Fighter came out on the PC, and George Lucas started writing the prequels. Before that though George wrote an introduction to the new edition of the classic 1978 Star Wars novel, Splinter of the Mind's Eye.

In the introduction, George talks about how he realized what a vast universe Star Wars could be when he was writing the original movie, and that he wasn't destined to tell all of the stories set in that world. He also talked about how it amazed him that today (1994) there were so many talented people writing stories inspired by the glimpse of the world of Star Wars that the movies showed. Of course, this was 1994 George Lucas, so he probably couldn't imagine what Star Wars would look like 31 years later.

And that my friends is it for me for today. I'll be back tomorrow to talk about The Mighty Ducks, D2: The Mighty Ducks, and D3: The Mighty Ducks. Until then have a great rest of your day and I will talk to you all later. Take care.