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
Claudia Gray Interview - Star Wars: The Fallen Star
Star Wars: The High Republic continues in Claudia Gray's novel The Fallen Star - and Screen Rant had the opportunity to speak to the author!
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The X-Men's Jean Grey has had many costumes over the years - and artist Mark Eastwood showcases them all in some stunning X-Men fan art.
Fantastic Four Broke the Fourth Wall to Create Marvel's Shared Universe
Comic books usually break the fourth wall for laughs - but Stan Lee's Fantastic Four comics used the idea to forge Marvel's modern shared universe.
Doctor Who's Latest Companion Romance Is Flawed On Every Level
Doctor Who's Holiday Special 2022 set up its next Doctor-companion romance - too little, too late, and a bad idea for the Thirteenth Doctor.
Doctor Strange 2: Every Multiverse Of Madness Reveal From The Merchandise
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Biggest MCU Plot-Holes In 2021 Movies & Shows
2021 saw Marvel Studios launch their Phase 4 slate - and as good as their films and Disney+ TV shows were, they unfortunately had major plot holes.
Doctor Who Explains Whittaker's Worst Flux Action
Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor conducted an act of triple genocide in Doctor Who: Flux - but the 2022 Holiday Special rewrites it completely.
Book of Boba Fett Shows A Problem Obi-Wan’s Series Must Overcome
Star Wars may be going from strength to strength right now, but The Book of Boba Fett highlights a weakness Obi-Wan's Disney+ show must overrcome.
Doctor Who's Sea Devils Explained
Doctor Who's Spring 2022 special will feature the return of the Sea Devils - here's all you need to know about them ahead of their return!
Star Wars Admits Boba Fett Was Never As Cool As Fans Thought
The Book of Boba Fett treats the fearsome bounty hunter as a flawed human being rather than the invincible renegade of the old Expanded Universe.
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How Book Of Boba Fett Changes The Mandalorian Season 2's Ending
The Book of Boba Fett has pivoted slightly on The Mandalorian season 2's post-credits scene - and it's definitely a wise decision by Lucasfilm.
Boba Fett's Helmet Creates A Jawa Plot Contrivance
The Book of Boba Fett episode 1 featured a rather contrived moment involving the Jawas - Lucasfilm really need to develop them better...
Doctor Who Spring 2022 Special Brings Back a Classic Monster
The Doctor Who spring 2022 special will feature the return of a classic race of monsters - as the Doctor to discover the legend of the Sea Devils.
Spider-Man Has Now Officially Replaced RDJ's Iron Man In The MCU
Spider-Man: No Way Home cements Tom Holland's Peter Parker as the new "Iron Man" of the MCU - the franchise's most important hero and biggest brand.
The Witcher Prequel Series Isn't What You Think - Theory Explained
The Witcher's prequel series is expected to explore the origin of the Witchers, but it's likely the "Blood Origin" of the Elder Blood, instead.
MCU Releases In 2021: What Worked & What Didn't
2021 has been a big year for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here are some of the biggest successes and the greatest failures of the last year.
Scarlet Witch Just Rewrote The Future Of The Mutant Race
Scarlet Witch has amplified the X-Men's Resurrection Protocols - but in doing so she has unwittingly rewritten the future of the entire mutant race.
Doctor Strange 2 Will Be The Biggest Movie Of 2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home proves Hollywood is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, and Doctor Strange 2 looks set to be the biggest film of 2022.