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A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR

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APRIL 2019
WELCOME... Editor / Chris Cooper
TITAN EDITORIAL

Managing Editor / Martin Eden
Associate Editors / Tolly Maggs,
Jake Devine
Art Editor / Andrew Leung

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. It’s the ‘dark one,’ the pivotal
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moment in the Skywalker saga, where we finally learned Senior Editor / Brett Rector
how that sweet kid from The Phantom Menace flipped to Art Director / Troy Alders
full-throttle Dark Lord. I don’t know what it says about my Creative Director / Michael Siglain
parenting skills, but the movie is my eldest daughter’s favorite Asset Management / Tim Mapp,
Erik Sanchez, Bryce Pinkos,
prequel. Actually, she does seem drawn to the ‘dark one’ in Nicole LaCoursiere, Kelly Jensen,
every franchise she invests in, so her teenage years look like Shahana Alam
they’ll be a total blast! Story Group / Pablo Hidalgo, Leland Chee,
Matt Martin
As we’ve discovered over the past few issues, though,
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there’s no such thing as a ‘pivotal moment,’ but rather a series Tricia Barr, Kristin Baver, Natalie Clubb,
of experiences, of decisions, and of events large and small Megan Crouse, Dan Jolin, Amy Ratcliffe,
that shape a character—especially one as conflicted as Anakin Darren Scott, Jay Stobie, Dan Wallace,
Skywalker. This issue we explore the pivotal chapter in the Toby Weidmann, and Mark Wright
Jedi Knight’s life as he adopts the mantle of Darth Vader, and SPECIAL THANKS TO
a boundless love is transformed into endless hate. But what of Lucy Goldsmith, Erich Schoeneweiss
at Random House, Holly McIntosh, Joseph
the architect of Skywalker’s fall? We’ve got that covered as we Taraborrelli, Andrea Towers and Jim Nausedas
shine a light on the long game played by Sheev Palpatine, the at Marvel Comics, Lizzy Draeger, Tracy
secret Sith driven by revenge and a thirst for ultimate power… Cannobbio and Chris Argyropoulos
at Lucasfi lm
Don’t worry, though—it’s not all doom and gloom!
Skywalker Sound’s Matthew Wood relates how he (and a TITAN MAGAZINES
bad cold) became the voice of General Grievous, we discover Production Controller / Peter James
Senior Production Controller / Jackie Flook
how fans immerse themselves in Star Wars through the roll Art Director / Oz Browne
of a dice, and Paul Duncan (the author of Taschen’s The Star Sales & Circulation Manager / Steve Tothill
Brand Manager / Chris Thompson
Wars Archives Episodes IV-VI: 1977-1983) tells us about his Commercial Manager / Michelle Fairlamb
Indiana Jones-style journey into the Lucasfilm vaults. All this Advertising & Marketing Assistant / Bella Hoy
and a newbie’s guide to surviving Star Wars Celebration, too? Publishing Manager / Darryl Tothill
Publishing Director / Chris Teather
That’s a whole galaxy of goodness. Operations Director / Leigh Baulch
Executive Director / Vivian Cheung
May the Force be with you! Publisher / Nick Landau
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