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
A Complete Timeline of Gods In The MCU
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A Complete Guide To Every Classic Thor Adventure In The MCU
Thor only became an Avenger after he had been banished to Earth, but the MCU has revealed many of his and Loki's past adventures and moments of glory.
MCU Created A Loophole That Can Make The Scarlet Witch A Mutant
The MCU has created a loophole that would allow Scarlet Witch to be both a mutant and a sorceress - is it possible she'll return in the MCU?
Disney's New CGI Obsession Is Hurting Both Marvel & Star Wars
Disney's latest CGI obsession, the Volume, has had a massive impact on Star Wars and the MCU, but the trend is currently causing more harm than good.
MCU Might've Finally Resolved A Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch Power Mystery
Mutants have finally become part of the mainstream MCU - and Marvel may well have retconned Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch's powers to boot.
Marvel Theory Explains Exactly How Mutants Exist In The MCU Now
Mutants have finally become part of the MCU canon. But have they existed all along? Why haven't they been seen before? And what can create them?
Did Kevin Feige Tease The MCU's Ms. Marvel Mutant Twist In 2019?
Ms. Marvel's mutant twist may have been foreshadowed back in 2019, when Marvel announced their Phase 4 slate at SDCC. Will more be revealed this year?
Marvel Crowns Its Most Exciting New Villain With A Shocking Clone Twist
The X-Men's terrifying new enemy Dr. Stasis has revealed his true identity at last - and he's unlocked a brand new Mr. Sinister clone saga!
Ms. Marvel Mutant Reveal Sets Up 7 MCU Hero Retcons
Ms. Marvel revealed that the MCU's first official mutant is now here - and set up potential retcons that rewrite the history of the entire MCU!
Doctor Who: The Time Lords May Not Be Wiped Out After All
Doctor Who has given the Time Lords a new power - and in doing so, it hints the Time Lords may not have been destroyed by the Master after all.
Doctor Who Almost Completely Undercut Its First Regeneration
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Captain Marvel Is A Mutant: Shocking MCU Theory Is Way More Likely Now
It's no secret that the MCU is working on introducing mutants, but one theory says that one's been here a long time already: Captain Marvel.
Everything You Thought You Knew About Mutants & X-Men Is A Lie
X-Men comics are rewriting the history of the mutant race - are mutants really the evolutionary next step of humanity, or something else?
Jean Grey Doesn't Need The Phoenix To Accomplish Her Greatest Feats
X-Men comics have begun treating Jean Grey as an Omega-level telekinetic in her own right – and Hellfire Gala #1 proves she doesn’t need the Phoenix.
Darth Vader's Version of Force Lightning Redefines the Iconic Power
Darth Vader may not be able to use Force Lightning, but Splinter of the Mind's Eye gave him a substitute - have you ever heard of kinetite?
Marvel Hints The X-Men WON'T Be Called Mutants In The MCU
Mutants have finally become part of the MCU - but it's possible Marvel Studios plans to rename them. Could the MCU's mutants be "Marvels?"
Mandalorian Doesn't Want Fans to Ignore Its Unanswered Grogu Mysteries
The Mandalorian is one of the biggest hits on Disney+ - and the new comic book adaptation serves to remind fans Grogu is still a mystery.
Doctor Who Reveals Another Secret Of Time Lord Regeneration
Doctor Who: Origins reveals another secret of Time Lord regeneration - and confirms how the Doctor can actually change species in the future.
Iman Vellani Defends Ms. Marvel's MCU Mutant Origin Reveal
Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani reveals her excitement at becoming the first mutant in the mainstream MCU - finally setting up the MCU's X-Men.
Marvel Makes Shang-Chi's Confusing Post-Credits Scene Even Weirder
The Captain Marvel cameo in Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings was confusing - and now Marvel Cinematic Universe twists are making it worse.