Star Wars is always there for us whenever we need it. And sometimes we need it more than others. There are plenty of times in life where you’re cruising along, get some news that upsets you and then you immediately need to reach for something as comforting as a bowl of soup. That’s when we reach for Star Wars.

Star Wars fans are a community like no other, mainly because we’re strong in numbers. There are thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, if not millions of us out there. It’s one of the biggest fandoms in the world, and for good reason. It started with a bang in 1977 when kids and adults all around the world went to the movie theater and left with their lives changed. But then the ball kept rolling for sequels and prequels and a whole mess of spinoffs, TV shows, and novelizations that left our heads spinning, and almost 50 years later we still can’t get enough of it.