Thomas David Hodges (born April 5, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American artist, who worked on many Star Wars webcomics, as well as "Star Wars Insider" article "The Mandalorians: People and Culture" written by Karen Traviss and notable for featuring visual reference on the first female Mandalorian.
 He also contributed artwork to the book "You Can Draw: Star Wars" published by DK Publishing.
Star Wars Insider is the official "Star Wars" magazine.
 Its contents include stories, articles relating to the "Star Wars" universe, letters, and the fan newsletter "Bantha Tracks".
 It began in 1987 as the official magazine of "The Lucasfilm Fan Club".
 In 1994 the Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine was rebranded the "Star Wars Insider" to coincide with the release of the "" videogame from LucasArts.
 In March 2008, "Star Wars Insider" reached one hundred issues.
Or Die Trying is a short story set in the "Star Wars" galaxy.
 It was written by Sean Williams and Shane Dix for Star Wars Insider 75.
 The story takes place between The New Jedi Order books "" and "", 29 years after the Battle of Yavin.
National Geographic, formerly the National Geographic Magazine, is the official magazine of the National Geographic Society.
 It has been published continuously since its first issue in 1888, nine months after the Society itself was founded.
 It primarily contains articles about science, geography, history, and world culture.
 The magazine is known for its thick square-bound glossy format with a yellow rectangular border and its extensive use of dramatic photographs.
 Controlling interest in the magazine has been held by 21st Century Fox since 2015.
Bryan Young is a Utah-based blogger, author and filmmaker.
 Young's films include the documentaries "Killer at Large" and "This Divided State" as well as other narrative features.
 He also blogs on the official Star Wars blog, often syndicating his stories on "The Huffington Post" and BigShinyRobot.com, which he co-founded and also edits.
 He also has written numerous pieces for Star Wars Insider.
 With the release of his novel "Lost at the Con", he was recognized by IN This Week magazine as the number one of their Top Five “Authors to Watch” 2011.
Bonnie J. Burton (born July 12, 1972) is a San Francisco-based author, journalist, comedian, actress, and show host.
 She is best known for arts & crafts books like "The Star Wars Craft Book," and appearances on web series including "Geek DIY" on Stan Lee's "World of Heroes" YouTube channel, "Ask Bonnie," Wil Wheaton's "TableTop," and Felicia Day's "Vaginal Fantasy Book Club."
 She is the former Senior Editor and Social Media Strategist at StarWars.com for Lucasfilm and was staff writer for "Star Wars Insider" magazine for 10 years.
 She works as a freelance writer with a specialty in writing about topics for young child and teen audiences.
National Geographic Kids is the child-focused brand of National Geographic Partners.
 Nat Geo Kids inspires young adventurers to explore the world through award-winning magazines, books, apps, games, toys, videos, events, and a website, and is the only kids brand with a world-class scientific organization at its core.
 National Geographic Kids magazine (10 issues per year) and "Little Kids" magazine (six issues per year) are photo-driven publications and are available on newsstands or by subscription in print and on tablets.
 The award-winning website natgeokids.com excites kids about the planet through games, videos, contests, photos, quizzes and blogs about cultures, animals and destinations.
 National Geographic Kids Books is the leading nonfiction publisher with as many as 125 nonfiction titles each year, including the "New York Times" best-selling "Kids Almanac".
 National Geographic Kids games and apps engage kids to learn through play, the online virtual animal world of "Animal Jam" and the "Weird But True" app being a few examples.
Timothy “Tim” T. Kelly is an American media executive, film producer, and conservationist.
 He is recognized for his role in moving the National Geographic Society from a primarily print-based organization to a multimedia global force in television and digital media.
 Kelly engineered the launch of the National Geographic Channel in 1997, and was named President of National Geographic in 2011.
 He also served as President and CEO of the National Geographic Global Media group and President and CEO of National Geographic Ventures.
 Kelly announced he would be leaving National Geographic in September 2012.
The 27th National Geographic Bee was held on May 11–13, 2015 in Washington, District of Columbia.
 It is sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
 The winner was Karan Menon of John Adams Middle School in Edison, New Jersey, who won $50,000 in scholarships, a trip for 2 to the Galapagos Islands, and a lifetime membership to the National Geographic Society.
 The runner-up was Shriya Yarlagadda of Grand Blanc East Middle School in Grand Blanc, Michigan who won a $25,000 scholarship.
 The Third place winner was Sojas Wagle of Springdale, Arkansas, who won $10,000 in scholarships.
 Finishing in 4th place was Tejas Badgujar of Pennsylvania.
 The competition started with the school level rounds, in which more than 5 million students competed in 11,000 schools across the nation.
 Other students who placed in the top ten include Kapil Nathan of Alabama, Nicholas Monahan of Idaho, Patrick Taylor of Iowa, Abhinav Karthikeyan of Maryland, Lucy Chae of Massachusetts, and Shreyas Varathan of Minnesota.
 The Florida State Champion, Rishi Nair, became the 2016 National Geographic Bee Champion.
 The winners of the school bees then took a written qualification test to see who could qualify for the state level competition.
 The top 100 or so scorers on the qualification test in each state were selected to go for the state championship.
 The winners of the state championship would then get $100 in cash, a National Geographic 10th Edition Atlas, and the opportunity to represent their state in the National Finals held in Washington, DC.
Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections is a documentary series originally broadcast on the National Geographic Channel, and later on BBC2.
 It is presented by Richard Hammond, and looks at how engineers and designers use historic inventions and clues from the natural world in ingenious ways to develop new buildings and machines.
 The show's format is very similar to that of James Burke's 1978 documentary series, "Connections".
 The first series premièred on 8 September 2008, on National Geographic, and on 1 March 2010, on BBC2.
 The first series contained four episodes.
 The second series premièred on 7 September 2009, on National Geographic, and on 8 May 2010, on BBC2.
 The second series contained six episodes.
 The third series premièred on 8 May 2011, on BBC2 and contained six episodes.
 The BBC2 broadcasts of the first two series have a slightly shorter running time and contain less information than the original National Geographic broadcasts, with on average one minute of footage cut from every episode.
 None of the three series of the programme are available to purchase on DVD in the UK, however, all three can be watched on demand for subscribers of National Geographic on Sky, Virgin Media and BT Vision.
 In Australia, all three series are available on DVD, either separately or as a box-set.

Question: What type of publication does Star Wars Insider and National Geographic have in common?
Answer: Magazine