Much like Woody Allen Wednesdays took a hit when teaching slowed my participation in joint blogging adventures (papers don’t grade themselves…phooey), I’ve been sadly absent from Anakin and His Angel‘s Star Wars ComLINKS for a few months. But I’m back baby! This month, in honor of the Forces Of Destiny cartoon shorts on the Disney YouTube channel, Jenmarie has focused our ComLINKS posts on favorite female characters. There are so many strong women I love in Star Wars. Where would we be without Princess Leia?? And we have Padmé Amidala, Mara Jade, Jaina Solo, Admiral Natasi Daala, Shmi Skywalker, and Ahsoka Tano too! But for me, this post belongs to Mallatobuck. Malla is Chewie’s wife and their relationship serves as a moving meditation on the strength of love. Continue reading