According to distributors COMAG: Since the release of the first film in 1977 to the present day, the Star Wars films have captured the imagination of successive generations, becoming one of the most successful film franchises ever.
Aimed at men of all ages, The Official Star Wars Fact File will allow readers to enter the Star Wars universe as never before, building up week by week to be the ultimate reference to a galaxy far, far away!
Featuring the original film trilogy, the most recent movies, the Clone Wars series and official novels, games and comics of the Star Wars Expanded Universe, The Official Star Wars Fact File will be the most complete guide to Star Wars ever published.
Officially licensed by Lucasfilm and given unprecedented access to historical information, movie photography, commissioned artwork, CGI images and detailed blueprints, every issue of The Official Star Wars Fact File will bring this knowledge to fans in six separate sections:
1. BATTLES & EVENTS: Looks at the major, decisive battles and feuds that have shaped the Star Wars galaxy, along with battle plans and strategies, profiles of the key factions, training tactics and blueprints.
2. CHARACTER FILES: Contains data files and biographies of all the major personalities and races, humanoid and alien, including councils, secret sects and other important affiliations.
3. PLANETS & LOCATIONS: Provides key data on the galaxy itself: orbits, environments, locations, cities, buildings, indigenous populations and Death Stars.
4. DROIDS: Often the backbone of a society, droids, robots and programmable entities are dissected in this section. Includes design details and specifications, historical usage, primary functions and notable models.
5. WEAPONS & TECHNOLOGY: Explains the military and domestic technology used in the Star Wars universe. From ion blasters to double lightsabers, from sensor packs to quad laser scopes, from cybernetic implants to thermal detonators, holocrons, jet backpacks, Omni boxes and more.
6. VEHICLES: Showing the inner workings of the spacecraft, land units and transporters used in the Star Wars universe, including detailed cross-sections, design blueprints, owner profiles and key uses.
On sale for three weeks, issue No.1 (on sale 01/01/14) will have an introductory price of £0.50.
No.2 (on sale 15/01/14) at the regular price of £2.99 will carry a binder in addition to the magazine.
The Official Star Wars Fact File will be supported by a massive TV advertising campaign from throughout the on sale period of Issue No.1, as well as through social media.
