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The second season of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Lucasfilm’s original animated series, will debut on Disney+ and Disney Jr. on Wednesday, August 14, with the second half of the season coming early 2025. In addition, a series of shorts from Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Season 2 will debut on Disney Jr. and Disney+ on August 2.
Set 200 years before The Phantom Menace, during the High Republic era, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures follows Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay, and Nubs as they study the ways of the Force, explore the galaxy, help citizens and creatures in need and learn valuable skills needed to become Jedi along the way.
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Season 2 follows the younglings as they continue their training and embark on even bigger missions across the galaxy. Helping to lead the younglings on these missions is Master Zia’s new Padawan, Wes Vinik, and his astromech R0-M1. As they continue their training and grow in the ways of the Force, the young Jedi will travel to new planets with new and old friends and encounter adversaries like The Ganguls, who are growing in their pirate ranks…
Produced by Lucasfilm in collaboration with Wild Canary for Disney+ and Disney Jr., Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures is executive produced by Lucasfilm’s James Waugh, Jacqui Lopez, and Josh Rimes. Michael Olson is showrunner and executive producer; Elliot M. Bour is Supervising director and Co-Executive Producer; and Lamont Magee is consulting producer. Production services by Icon Creative.
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures stars JeCobi Swain as Kai Brightstar, Juliet Donenfeld as Lys Solay, Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs, Emma Berman as Nash Durango, Trey Murphy as Taborr/Cyrus Vuundir, Nasim Pedrad as Master Zia Zanna, Gunnar Sizemore as Wes Vinik, and Piotr Michael as Master Yoda.
Plus, a new 2D-animated digital series entitled “Fun with Nubs” is now available on StarWarsKids.com and Youtube.com/StarWarsKids. The series follows the comedic misadventures of Nubs and RJ-83, as they take on tasks across Tenoo.
Premieres Wed Aug 14th.
The second season of Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, Lucasfilm’s original animated series, will debut on Disney+ and Disney Jr. on Wednesday, August 14, with the second half of the season coming early 2025. In addition, a series of shorts from Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Season 2 will debut on Disney Jr. and Disney+ on August 2.
Set 200 years before The Phantom Menace, during the High Republic era, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures follows Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay, and Nubs as they study the ways of the Force, explore the galaxy, help citizens and creatures in need and learn valuable skills needed to become Jedi along the way.
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Season 2 follows the younglings as they continue their training and embark on even bigger missions across the galaxy. Helping to lead the younglings on these missions is Master Zia’s new Padawan, Wes Vinik, and his astromech R0-M1. As they continue their training and grow in the ways of the Force, the young Jedi will travel to new planets with new and old friends and encounter adversaries like The Ganguls, who are growing in their pirate ranks…
Produced by Lucasfilm in collaboration with Wild Canary for Disney+ and Disney Jr., Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures is executive produced by Lucasfilm’s James Waugh, Jacqui Lopez, and Josh Rimes. Michael Olson is showrunner and executive producer; Elliot M. Bour is Supervising director and Co-Executive Producer; and Lamont Magee is consulting producer. Production services by Icon Creative.
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures stars JeCobi Swain as Kai Brightstar, Juliet Donenfeld as Lys Solay, Dee Bradley Baker as Nubs, Emma Berman as Nash Durango, Trey Murphy as Taborr/Cyrus Vuundir, Nasim Pedrad as Master Zia Zanna, Gunnar Sizemore as Wes Vinik, and Piotr Michael as Master Yoda.
Plus, a new 2D-animated digital series entitled “Fun with Nubs” is now available on StarWarsKids.com and Youtube.com/StarWarsKids. The series follows the comedic misadventures of Nubs and RJ-83, as they take on tasks across Tenoo.
Premieres Wed Aug 14th.
Originally Published June 15, 2019.
As Father’s Day quickly approaches, many of us are wondering what gift to get dad this year. Barbecue grills, TVs, and golf clubs are great, but sometimes all it takes is a message of appreciation, straight from the heart. While you can purchase a really cool gift there are other ways to honor fathers and father figures.
These Father’s Day gift ideas are some creative ways to honor dad.
Use your phone to film a short documentary
Ask siblings, kids, and extended family members to share their favorite stories and the best advice they’ve ever received from dad.
Host a Father’s Day Cook-off
Invite family and friends over to recreate some or your dad’s favorite meals. Of course, dad is the judge and chooses the winner.
Create a customized coffee table book
Include family events such as weddings, graduations, and father-daughter-son moments from your childhood.
Sign Dad up for a class
If he’s been talking about learning how to fly a helicopter or paint, find a class and sign him up.
Write a short personal essay or poem
Talk about key events in your childhood or the influence your dad has had on your life—e.g., “10 Life Lessons I Learned From Dad.”
Build something
Whether it’s a birdhouse, shed, or backyard deck, if your dad loves spending his free time making things, these are all great bonding experiences.
Make a playlist
Pick some of dad’s favorite songs and create a playlist for him. As an added touch, include a few songs that remind you of him and save them to a USB flash drive.
Volunteer in the community
While honoring your dad on Fathers Day, donate your time to helping others who are less fortunate.
Plan a Father’s Day Olympics
If your dad loves sports, a day of competitive activities, such as swimming, a relay race, or even basketball, will make his day.
Spend quality time
Nothing beats quality time with family. Whether it’s spending the day watching movies or barbecuing in the backyard, the memories you’ll make are priceless!
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Father’s Day is here! Have you purchased a gift for the dad in your life? Don’t worry, BLACK ENTERPRISE has you covered. Let your dad know just how much he means to you with these five last-minute gift ideas that are sure to delight the daddies.
Tumi Delta Lock
ID wallet
Priced at $135, this classic sleek wallet is made from soft full-grain leather with six card slots, one currency slot, and three slip pockets. The Tumi ID lock technology will help to protect your dad’s credit cards from electric theft. Add a customized printed gift card at no extra charge, and for an extra $5, Nordstrom will take care of the gift wrapping for you. You can order online for fast in-store pick-up.
An E-gift card from Omaha Steaks
Treat your dad to a gourmet experience with an Omaha Steaks gift card. This card offers access to a world of premium steaks, seafood, and poultry. Whether he is a skilled grill master or a food enthusiast, he will appreciate the quality and flavor that Omaha Steaks is known for. Visit its website to purchase.
The Bevel Electric Shaver
This Black-owned shaver is a fan favorite. The patented technology is designed especially for Black skin and helps to reduce the risk of those pesky in-grown hairs. Bevel’s auto-sensing technology adapts to the user’s hair density, which allows it to capture more hairs in every shave.
Priced at $109.95, this waterproof shaver will make your dad’s day. Purchase here.
Pininfarina Senso Hybrid Smartwatch
A classic design with modern technology, this analog watch comes with a digital display that tracks heart rate, steps, and calories. It also comes with a compass and GPS tracking. This is a perfect gift for active dads. Priced at $399, the smartwatch is compatible with Android devices. Purchase the Pininfarina Smartwatch on Amazon for fast delivery.
Concert Tickets
It’s music festival season; this is a perfect time to make meaningful memories with your music-loving Papa. Dance the night away in Vegas with New Edition or catch the legendary O’Jays on the group’s final tour.
Here’s to celebrating the wonderful fathers who enrich our lives with their support and unwavering love. Cheers to you, Pops.
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So I went to the Viz website to look up when the second volume of Hirayasumi drops and stumbled upon the news that the manga publisher was launching a new project tiled the VIZ Originals One-Shots program created “for aspiring mangaka,” run by former Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Hisashi SASAKI!
I love manga and adore a good one-shot via manga. A one shot in manga is more commonly known as a single, sometimes standalone story. It is the manga equivalent of a short story and an excellent way for readers to get a feel for a manga creator’s storytelling and art style. The first one-shots in this new project–which are free to read–dropped this weekend on June 7th and I went on to read them and gave my thoughts below!
Minor and major spoilers may follow below
Looking up more information on the Viz website I learned:
“VIZ Originals One-Shots showcase aspiring mangaka working in English. You can read all-new stories by up-and-coming creators and be the first to read the hits of the future.
The program is led by renowned former Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Hisashi SASAKI! For the first time outside of Japan, the editor who helped bring to life some of manga’s greatest hits is lending his expertise to develop exciting new talent.
Select one-shots will be expanded into a series, so read and cheer for your favorite new manga! Check back monthly for new one-shots – only in VIZ Manga!”
Ancient Melody
Story and Art by Jonathan Lareva
Lettering by Mark McMurray
Ancient Melody is a treat as its world is perhaps my favorite in this batch of one-shots: Olan, a scrappy guy who lives in the slums below, dreams of visiting the cities that float in the sky above him. Along with the next one shot below, Skin & Bone, they are the longest entries. The creator pulled me into the world of Olan wanting a better life for himself (and loved one) and ends up with a crew of Troy the mechanic and Mina the talented musician. An airship to fix up is a proverbially vehicle to freedom and there is a lot of cool set pieces, characters, and objects (of course, I like Mina and I love the design of the guardian of the egg nest, etc.) that made this one first to reread for me.
I also really appreciate the emotional depth to Ancient Melody as I liked the parallels of Mina and Olan’s characters of defining home and the absence of family in their lives. How the creator connected them both through a certain character long gone that was hinted at and later revealed was pretty endearing and moving. This one-shot was evenly paced the whole way through, and I seriously hated to get to the end of it. The editor note for this entry made me ponder the influence of manga and how using that influence to create a story of a brown skinned boy dreaming of seeing new heights with fantastical elements makes for a thrilling ride. I could absolutely see more of this story but instead of chapter by chapter, I’d love to have a volume of it ready to read.
Skin & Bone
Story by Josh Tierney / Art by Valentin Serber
Lettering by Annaliese “Ace” Christman
Skin & Bone stands out for this fantastical and highly stylized artwork, and this one-shot carries big explosive energy throughout the entire work. In a world filled with the undead, a bounty hunter of this type of menace named Marr and a woman with mysterious powers team up. In just the first ten pages, readers get a glimpse of so much. We get the introduction of the main character, a bit of his origin story, the ally, the cute character, the backstory of the world, a lot of split panels of artwork, the chibi characters for comedic effect, and even a really neat little villainous character. This one-shot is one of the longer ones at fifty pages, and it is a visual feast for the eyes.
While Skin & Bone is incredibly busy–there’s a lot happening and really fast–this one shot feels the most ready to expand to into something more. I could see myself reading more of this story chapter by chapter. How the creative team of Tierney (co-creator and writer of World Piece), Serber and Christman worked the final battle and bookended some parts of the story truly had that Shonen Jump feel to it. One small criticism is that while I loved the dynamic of the bounty hunter and the mysterious woman who is hunting for something–I felt there could have been a tighter editing. I felt a few pages through the work dragged the story on. Overall: quickly paced, visually stimulating showing, here!
Cinematic Certitude
Story and Art by NAF
Lettering by Annaliese “Ace” Christman
With artwork being more or less the most realistic in this first batch of one-shot entries, Cinematic Certitude (seriously, what a title) carries the weight of being also the shortest, just barely over thirty pages. Perhaps the most impressive feat by the creator here is the way he crafted a near perfect story from start to finish with such a satisfying ending. The title of NAF’s work hints at the content: two soldiers sent on a dangerous search and rescue mission and their dialogue is funny, not too wordy, and points to a playful yet solid relationship between these two soldiers that makes me invested.
I don’t know much about this world or much about these two men, yet the reveal of what they are hunting and the fun that they poke at each other colors the creator’s storytelling in a successful one-shot that nails all the familiar story beats. Other readers may have wanted a longer story or a chance to get to know more about the soldiers, the organization they belong to, and the world that they inhabit–I personally think this was a pretty good showing of how to break down a story–all three acts and give us a memorable ending. I would love to see NAF’s ability with other characters in this universe outside these two as he has proven to be able to write and create a tight ship, storytelling wise.
The Stranger
Story and Art by Liam Naughton
Lettering by Mark McMurray
Ahhh…….The Stranger. This one-shot is giving so much: story, artwork, tone that is dark, haunting, atmospheric, and mysterious. Invoking a more fantasy story in a more modern world, this one-shot follows Grace who goes home and re-enters the life of someone she once knew some five years later. Louise is the old friend Grace has returned to see, someone that she did not last meet on a positive note years ago. She is also the person who comes to need Grace’s help and protection upon her return.
Naughton’s work here strikes me as being influenced by manga (and media) of yesteryear. The Stranger seems to be bringing together neo-noir, science fiction, detective comics and so much more wrapped up in nearly thirty pages or so. There are pages that startle me, unsettle me, and make me think of what makes us humans–us. I love when one-shots get me thinking and questioning! This work made me as a reader think about why people quest and search for answers. Loneliness, desperation, curiosity, regret, purpose…The Stranger attempts to balance them all and is mostly successful and ends on such a philosophical, yet abrupt end.
About VIZ Originals One-Shots:
The One-Shots program is a showcase for aspiring manga creators, led by renowned former Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Hisashi SASAKI! The Viz website goes on to put out a call to action: “Whether you are an established creator with a new idea or are putting the finishing touches on your very first one-shot, if you are passionate about manga, we want to hear from you! Learn more about how to submit your work.”
Read all the one-shots from aspiring creators chosen as the first batch in this exciting new project here!
Read more about the VIZ Originals One-Shots Program and read Hisashi SASAKI’s thoughts on each selected entry on the Viz website!
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