The long-running Star Wars franchise has produced numerous movies, books, comic books, and video games over a thiry year period.With more Star Wars t shirts available to buy than you could possibly ever need the popularity of the franchise shows no signs of stopping any time soon.

Created by writer-director George Lucas, Star Wars takes place a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, and features a vast array of alien creatures and worlds alongside the human race.The various planets in the Star Wars galaxy ally together to form the Galactic Empire, aided by the development of interplanetary lightspeed travel.

In 1977, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was released, the first of the series.Two sequels followed a New Hope, fueled by the success of the original movie.Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi were released a few years later, and along with Episode IV were recognized by fans as the Original Trilogy.

Luke Skywalker stars in the Original Trilogy, as he quests to bring down the evil Empire and rescue the kidnapped Princess Leia, all with the help of a rebel alliance.Other notable characters include the suave Han Solo and his trusty sidekick Chewbacca, a hairy Wookiee alien.Along the way, Luke learns about the Force, an energy that can be used by trained Jedis to perform incredible acts of telekinesis, clairvoyance, and even mind control.It’s not uncommon to see avid fans wearing a Star Wars tshirt featuring many of the characters..

More Star Wars movies were released, this time prequels to the first three movies, or the Prequel Trilogy as it is summed up.The prequels were composed of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.The Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker star in the prequels, crafting a tale of master and pupil that serves as backstory for the Original Trilogy.

There is source material for an additional three episodes, as the original plan was to have nine episodes for the entire saga.A live-action television series is also being considered.I’m sure more related products like Star Wars tees will accompany the television series.

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