April 3: Colin’s birthday and more historic Star Wars events “This will be a day long remembered,” Darth Vader says in the first Star Wars movie. Yes, the context in which
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A long time ago, in a desert on this planet… There are plenty of anniversaries you could point to when explaining the birth of the Star Wars phenomenon, but one of
Production Designer Kevin Jenkins: ‘I loved the simplicity’ of Colin’s Y-Wing Production designer Kevin Jenkins has a wide range of credits across his 20-year career in art departments, physical production,
Remembering Buck Rogers star Gil Gerard (1943-2025) You probably know all about Colin’s work on Star Wars, but did you know he played a role in the Buck Rogers in the 25th
TJ Cantwell: “‘Call me Uncle Colin,’ he said” Colin Cantwell met many fans during the final years of his life, as he and Sierra criss-crossed the United States attending comic
Artist Marsha Parkins: ‘[Talking to Colin] was like having a direct line to the god of model building’ Like many of us who grew up in the 1970s, professional artist
Throwback Thursday: Graphic Films and Voyage to the Outer Planets Hollywood’s century-plus of history has provided plenty of breeding grounds for new talent. Roger Corman’s studio, which churned out dozens