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Canon Comic Retrospective: Poe Dameron Series

Poe Dameron Complete Series Retrospective

– Full Spoiler Review –

If there’s anybody who can write Star Wars comics well, it is Charles Soule. The man has an incredible range of gifts: from the Master-Padawan relationship of Obi-Wan & Anakin to the tortured mind of a Sith Lord in Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith. If anyone was going to lead the charge into the New Republic era of comic books, I wouldn’t trust anybody more than I would Soule. Poe Dameron, at least at its conception, took us on the search for Lor San Tekka, the occasion shown at the beginning of The Force Awakens. Instead of showing us a straightforward search and rescue mission, the series took some mighty fun pit stops: a cult that worshiped a kaiju-bearing egg, Mr. Bones against the First Order, revisiting Cato Nemoidia, and more. I mean, a lot more. Continue reading “Canon Comic Retrospective: Poe Dameron Series”

Canon Comic Review: Poe Dameron #7

Poe Dameron #7

– Spoiler Review –

Poe takes a brief break from looking for Lor San Tekka and meets up with an old friend, now a reporter, with urgent news. Of course things get out of hand quickly, but that’s just the type of situation Poe seems to enjoy the most. Charles Soule continues as series writer, telling a rollicking adventure worthy of a few extra pages, while Angel Unzueta (artist) and Frank D’armata (colorist) mostly expertly step-in for Phil Noto in Poe Dameron #7, “The Gathering Storm.” Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Poe Dameron #7”