In an interview with Jimmy Fallon, J.J. Abrams confirmed that he and Hamilton creator Lin Manuel Miranda collaborated on the new Star Wars cantina music.

In retrospect, maybe it isn’t so surprising that the two busiest people in show business ended up working together. Do either of these guys even have time to sleep?

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The Star Wars comic Shattered Empire sets the scene aftermthe death of Emperor Palpatine. Despite the Rebel Alliance’s victory at Endor, they still had to deal with the rest of the Imperial fleet—and for Poe Dameron’s mother Shara Bey, that meant going on secret missions with Leia and Luke Skywalker while her father took care of Poe.

Like Kylo Ren, Phasma, and Hux, Poe Dameron belongs to a generation born within a few years of Palpatine’s dramatic defeat. In fact, he has a surprising amount in common with Kylo Ren.

Both men were raised by war heroes, and both decided to follow in the footsteps of their relatives—an ongoing theme in the cyclical narrative of Star Wars. The key difference is that while Ben became obsessed with his grandfather’s terrifying legacy, Poe never felt overshadowed by his family. He didn’t know the extent of his mother’s heroism until he read her military records as an adult, and his childhood on Yavin 4 sounds relatively peaceful.

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P.S. This may be a useful fanfic resource for people who want to write about Shara Bey and/or Poe’s childhood without reading the comics.