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.
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Star Wars: The Most Powerful Darth Vader Quotes
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Everything Star Wars Has Revealed About Palpatine's Rise Of Skywalker Resurrection
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Star Wars' 25,000-Year Old Prequel Can Answer An Ancient Sith Mystery
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Star Wars: Emperor Palpatine's 20 Best Quotes
The Star Wars franchise is unmatched for quotable lines, and some of the best are spoken by the villainous Emperor Palpatine.
Ahsoka Star Discusses Dave Filoni's Unique Way Of Making A Star Wars TV Show
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We Know Exactly What Star Wars' Lando TV Show Should Be Called
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Doctor Who Got David Tennant Into Star Wars - And Set Him Up For His Ahsoka Return
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Theory: Star Wars Has Revealed The Villain Of Its 25,000-Years-Ago Prequel (It's Not A Sith)
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