As you count down the clock on 2008 and look forward to everything that 2009 will hold, let's take a few minutes to look back on the last 12 months and check off some of the highlights that made this year one to remember.

In case you couldn't make it to Celebration Japan last summer, StarWarsShop has managed to bring back a bunch of limited exclusives for their shoppers!

Celebration Japan's collecting panel on rare Star Wars candy premiums from 1978!

StarWarsShop is offering a rare opportunity to get the Celebration Japan exclusive book that includes a wealth of previously unpublished Star Wars artwork!

Miss the chance to go to Celebration Japan? Head on over to StarWarsShop to get your limited edition exclusive artwork prints while they last!

Celebration Japan collecting panelist Hideyuki Takizawa shares some of the rarest Japanese Star Wars posters ever discovered!

Making one of Celebration Japan's coolest features.

Inside the making of one of the most atmospheric, creepy and exciting episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Golden memories and reflections from the heart and soul of C-3PO.

See a recap of some of this weekend's highlights from Japan.

The fans show up in force: check out our Flickr gallery.

Celebration Japan panel unearths rare treasures.

A greeting from George Lucas himself.

A chance to hear firsthand from expert Japanese collectors.

Looking back at 30 years of Star Wars.

Report from the first Clone Wars panel at Celebration Japan.

A report from the ribbon-cutting that launched the event.

The Vader Project Invades Celebration Japan

StarWarsShop's got several new exclusives launching from San Diego which will also be available online!

Guests attending next week's Celebration Japan will have several exclusive new artwork prints to choose from!