"Force Fiction" represents a tale crafted by Kevin Rubio. This narrative was originally published within Star Wars Tales 7, and subsequently incorporated into Star Wars Tales Volume 2 as well as Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Rise of the Sith Vol. 2.
Mace Windu and Yoda engage in a discussion regarding the potential of training Anakin Skywalker, while also sharing their individual perspectives on the Prophecy concerning the individual destined to bring equilibrium to the Force. While dining at a fast food establishment, they employ culinary comparisons to illustrate their arguments. At one juncture, Yoda utilizes his mental manipulation abilities on the server to secure a complimentary meal, ostensibly to shield themselves from "unjustified price increases." They also successfully thwart a robbery attempt. Concluding the story, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine joins their company and voices his belief that Skywalker would be an excellent Jedi.
The title and core concept of this narrative draw inspiration from the framing device used in one of Samuel L. Jackson's most iconic cinematic roles, specifically Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction (1994). Windu delivers altered versions of numerous lines originally spoken by Winnfield in the aforementioned film.
A noteworthy observation is that, within the films, Windu is portrayed as hesitant to train Anakin, even doubting the boy's status as the "chosen one." In Rubio's comic, this dynamic is flipped, with Mace endeavoring to persuade Yoda that Anakin Skywalker possesses the potential to restore balance to the Force and should therefore receive training. The fact that Yoda wields a purple lightsaber, a weapon typically associated with Windu in the movies, could suggest that Rubio is deliberately inverting the characters' established roles.
In this comic, Yoda's lightsaber is depicted as golden. It had previously been established that Yoda gifted a golden lightsaber to Qu Rahn in The Dark Forces Saga. Abel G. Peña hinted at the possibility that this saber is the same one featured in the comic on the Jedi Council Forums.
Recognizable characters are shown eating at five of the six tables visible in the background:
- Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story is visible in the background at a table with the THX Robot.
- Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet is seated alongside the robot Gort from The Day the Earth Stood Still at another table.
- The Beatles, dressed in their Sgt. Pepper attire, occupy another table.
- A fourth table is occupied by George Lucas, Rick McCallum, and Jar Jar Binks.
- The fifth table with visible customers features Kevin Rubio and Lucas Marangon, the creators of this story.
- Two unidentified Wookiees are dining at the sixth visible table.
The "Bob's Big Boy" statue from "A Death Star Is Born" can also be spotted in the backdrop of several panels.
During one exchange, Yoda, while questioning Mace Windu's rationale for considering Anakin Skywalker's recruitment into the Jedi Order, sarcastically inquires if it's because Anakin possesses "more Whos in his Who-ville" than other Jedi, which is a dual reference to the characters and location from Dr. Seuss's stories, as well as a subtle nod to Anakin Skywalker's unusually high midichlorian count.
The restaurant menu features extensive text written in Trade Federation Basic. Its contents are as follows: