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About Thomas Bacon

Tom Bacon is Head of Screen Rant's Star Wars coverage. Although he's now dedicated to Star Wars content, he's a lifelong fan of several other major franchises including Doctor Who and Marvel. You can find him on Twitter @TomABacon. A graduate of Edge Hill University, Tom remains strongly connected with his alma mater as a volunteer chaplain. He's heavily involved with his local church, and anyone who checks him out on Twitter will swiftly learn he's into British politics too.

Author Details

Tom Bacon is Head of Screen Rant's Star Wars coverage. Hailing from the UK, he's heavily involved with his local church and serves as a volunteer chaplain at Edge Hill University. Anyone who checks him out on Twitter will swiftly learn he's into British politics too.

Industry Focus

Tom is a lifelong fan of franchises including Doctor Who and Marvel, but Star Wars has become his area of specialism. He's always shown a deep interest in shared universes and transmedia projects, following Star Wars since the publication of the Thrawn trilogy in the early '90s.

Favorite Media

Tom is engaged with pretty much every medium going: movies, TV shows, audiobooks, novels, comics, and even games. This makes him a good fit for Star Wars, one of the oldest transmedia franchises around, and he's absolutely loving Lucasfilm's High Republic initiative.

Latest Articles

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Star Wars Brings a Planet-Killer Superweapon Back Into Canon

Star Wars brings back a Legends era superweapon - but this time the World Devastators are being used AGAINST the Empire rather than by the Sith!

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Kang the Conqueror
Where Does Doctor Strange Fit In The Rest Of MCU's Multiverse Saga

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness set up Stephen Strange as a key player in the Multiverse Saga - so where is he in Phases 5 and 6?

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Did Star Wars Just Make Obi-Wan Kenobi Bisexual?

The latest Star Wars novel, Kiersten White's Padawan, explores Obi-Wan Kenobi's sexuality - have Disney and Lucasfilm revealed he's bisexual?

MCU Phase 4's He Who Remains, Doctor Strange, and Shang-Chi
Avengers 5 Announcement Explains So Many Phase 4 Issues

Marvel Studios announced Avengers: The Kang Dynasty at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, and the title of the movie hints at why MCU Phase 4 is so disjointed.

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda in Star Wars
Star Wars Turns Obi-Wan Into Yoda's Greatest Success

Star Wars has turned Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi into Yoda's greatest success, revealing the real reason he was apprenticed to Qui-Gon Jinn.

America Chavez and Loki in front of a multiverse image
The Confusing Rules Of The MCU's Multiverse Explained

The multiverse lies at the heart of the MCU's Phase 4 - but Marvel's multiversal rules are confusing and ill-defined. Do they make sense?

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Avatar 2's Groundbreaking Underwater CGI Could Be Huge... For Marvel

James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water is set to revolutionize 3D, and Marvel is perfectly positioned to benefit from it after Namor's MCU debut.

The Prioress from the Old Watch in Paper Girls and a STF Agent
Paper Girls' STF Underground & Old Watch Fully Explained

Paper Girls features a war fought across time - but how does time travel work in Amazon's sci-fi series, and is time travel really safe..?

Doctor Strange 2 Secretly Set Up An X-Men Time Traveler

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' America Chavez actually serves as setup for a classic X-Men time traveler - is Rachel Summers coming?

Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Plagueis
Obi-Wan Kenobi Secretly Stopped A Sith Plot BEFORE Fighting Darth Maul

Star Wars has revealed Obi-Wan really did fight the Sith all his life - even foiling a Sith plot back when he was just a Padawan learner!

The characters from Paper Girls
Paper Girls Cast & Character Guide: How Do They Compare To The Comics?

Amazon Prime's Paper Boys TV series is remarkably faithful to Brian K Vaughan's comics - with a skilled cast bringing the characters to life!

Star Wars Dooku and the Jedi Council
Star Wars Reveals Dooku Was On The Jedi Council Before Sith Turn!

The Star Wars book Padawan reveals that Count Dooku was a member of the Jedi Council before his fall to the dark side - no wonder he shook the Order!

Marvel Comics Madelyne Pryor
Marvel's Finally Bringing Back The Best X-Men Villain They Forgot Existed

Madelyne Pryor was one of the X-Men's greatest villains, and her resurrection was forgotten for years. But now she's hitting the big time at last!

Marvel Zombies Iron Man and Ikaris
MCU's New Eternals Twist Hints The Zombie Virus Is Worse Than We Thought

The Marvel Zombies TV show announcements hint the zombie virus is even more dangerous than viewers believed - because it can even affect Eternals.

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Is That Ghost Rider In She-Hulk?!

The latest She-Hulk teaser features a subtle nod to Johnny Blaze, but does that mean Ghost Rider is about to make his official MCU debut in the show?

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Star Wars Is Secretly Reinventing How Its 'Legends' Canon Works

Star Wars is secretly reinventing how its canon works, telling stories in which the old Expanded Universe still fits surprisingly well.

Tenoch Huerta as Namor in Black Panther 2
Black Panther 2 Merchandise Confirms Major Namor & Atlantis Change

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever's merchandise has teased a major change for Namor—is he really the monarch of Atlantis in the MCU at all?

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Wow, The Black Panther 2 Trailer Must Be Marvel's Best Ever

The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer is Marvel's best ever, conveying the raw emotion of the film and its stunning cinematography.

He Who Remains and the Multiverse in the MCU
All The Kang Dynasty & Secret Wars Setup In The MCU So Far

Marvel has confirmed the MCU is headed for The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars - and both arcs have been building momentum for quite a while.

He Who Remains, Doctor Strange, and Spider-Man
MCU Multiverse Saga Timeline Explained

The MCU's Multiverse Saga has felt quite disjointed so far - so which movies & TV shows are key to the overarching narrative? Here's the timeline.

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