The Star Wars Adventure Journal was a publication distributed by West End Games between 1994 and 1997. Fifteen issues were printed, containing short stories set in the Star Wars expanded universe by both well-known and relatively unknown Star Wars authors (short stories by author Charlene Newcomb depicting the adventures of Alexandra "Alex" Winger, a one-time love interest of Luke Skywalker); adventures and source material for the West End Games version of the Star Wars role-playing game; Galaxywide NewsNets were fictional news reports from throughout the galaxy; interviews with personalities from all walks of Star Wars literature; and reviews of new and upcoming Star Wars products.
Chris Hind reviewed Star Wars Adventure Journal Volume 1, Issue 1 in White Wolf Inphobia #53 (March, 1995), rating it a 3.5 out of 5 and stated that "Thanks to its format, the Adventure Journal is the equivalent of a 140-page, standard product - the equivalent of [a higher priced] value." [1]
Andrew Rilstone reviewed The Best of the Star Wars Adventure Journal for Arcane magazine, rating it a 4 out of 10 overall. [2] Rilstone comments that "If you like the writing of Zahn and Tyers, then this book is probably worth having for the fiction; but if it's roleplaying material you are after, there are better things to spend your credits on." [2]