Thomas Bacon-Senior Editor - Star Wars

Thomas Bacon

Senior Editor - Star Wars

December, 2017
Star Wars, Doctor Who, X-Men
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About Thomas Bacon

Tom Bacon served as Head of ScreenRant's Star Wars coverage and co-lead of Superheroes until October 2025, and has now headed for pastures new, wishing his friends and colleagues from ScreenRant all the best. He's a lifelong fan of several other major franchises, including Doctor Who and Marvel, and you can find him on Twitter @TomABacon, on LinkedIn @tabacon, or on Muckrack under tombacon.

Tom has a wide range of interests, and he continues to serve his university 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 served as 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.

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