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Comic Review: Star Wars Visions – Peach Momoko #1

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Star Wars: Visions has made it way to comics and novels before, initially focused on expanding the world of “The Duel” short, but now Marvel is expanding their comic efforts with a series of one-shots exploring new and returning Visions stories. It all kicks off with Star Wars: Visions – Peach Momoko #1, which sees the titular creative bring her unique and evocative style to a brand-new story. Continue reading “Comic Review: Star Wars Visions – Peach Momoko #1”

Canon Comic Review: Hyperspace Stories #10

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Clone Force 99, the Bad Batch themselves, take over Hyperspace Stories #10 in an appearance befitting their unique personalities and will leave fans wanting more comics with them. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Hyperspace Stories #10”

Ahsoka Season One Finale Review: “Part VIII: The Jedi, The Witch, And The Warlord”

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This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike (the WGA one is over as of September 27). Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, this show, and those it continues stories from, wouldn’t exist. Consider supporting the strikes here.

Has it all been leading to this? The question remains pertinent in the Ahsoka season one finale episode “Part VIII: The Jedi, The Witch, And The Warlord,” as while we get plenty of enticing cliffhangers and hints where this story will go next, the show’s unwillingness to dive much deeper made one wonder why these characters got to this point. Continue reading “Ahsoka Season One Finale Review: “Part VIII: The Jedi, The Witch, And The Warlord””

Ahsoka Season One Review: “Part VII: Dreams and Madness”

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This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike (the WGA one is over as of September 27). Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, this show, and those it continues stories from, wouldn’t exist. Consider supporting the strikes here.

Ahsoka Tano and Huyang show up for the party in the other galaxy in Ahsoka’s penultimate episode, “Part VII: Dreams and Madness,” which goes big with the action, returns to some political intrigue, and lets us spend some time with Thrawn and Ezra’s return, but makes it harder to swallow we’re one episode out from closing the season. Continue reading “Ahsoka Season One Review: “Part VII: Dreams and Madness””

Ahsoka Season One Review: “Part VI: Far, Far Away”

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This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, this show, and those it continues stories from, wouldn’t exist. Consider supporting the strikes here.

After Ahsoka Tano’s journey through the World Between Worlds, Ahsoka takes us back to the main story, and in doing so, makes for its best episode yet as familiar faces return and we explore a brand-new galaxy in “Part VI: Far, Far Away.” Continue reading “Ahsoka Season One Review: “Part VI: Far, Far Away””

Comic News: Next Revelations One-Shot Announced, More Ronin for Star Wars: Visions Comics

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I focus a lot on Star Wars’ comics on the Manor, especially thanks to it introducing my favorite character Doctor Aphra, and now more than ever it’s hard not to think about their future. We’ve been in the six months period between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi for three years now and are currently in the middle of its fourth crossover event, so a little fatigue has set in, minus for series set outside said era. The announcement of the Star Wars: Visions one-shots was a fresh injection, as is the news we’ll get more backstory for “The Duel,” but where’s a similar freshness for the main stories? Enter 2023’s Revelations one-shot, which looks to tease what’s ahead for 2024’s comics, featuring everyone from Keeve Trennis of the High Republic era, Mace Windu, Princess Leia, and…Grand Admiral Thrawn?! Head below for the intriguing new cover and look at the newest Visions project! Continue reading “Comic News: Next Revelations One-Shot Announced, More Ronin for Star Wars: Visions Comics”

Ahsoka Season One Review: “Part V: Shadow Warrior”

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This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, this show, and those it continues stories from, wouldn’t exist. Consider supporting the strikes here.

As Ashoka Tano awakes in the World Between Worlds, she’s faced with one last lesson from her former Master, while Hera and Jacen Syndulla lead a search for her and Sabine Wren. Ahsoka’s “Part V: Shadow Warrior” is dazzling, exciting, but held back in little ways, including by the chosen format. Continue reading “Ahsoka Season One Review: “Part V: Shadow Warrior””

Ahsoka Season One Review: “Part IV: Fallen Jedi”

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This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, this show, and those it continues stories from, wouldn’t exist. Consider supporting the strikes here.

While some of the hollowness is getting harder to ignore, there’s no doubt Ahsoka “Part IV – Fallen Jedi” was a engaging episode with lots of action, plot movement, and a cliffhanger like no other. Continue reading “Ahsoka Season One Review: “Part IV: Fallen Jedi””

Ahsoka Season One Review: “Part III – Time to Fly”

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This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, this show, and those it continues stories from, wouldn’t exist. Consider supporting the strikes here.

As Sabine Wren, Ahsoka Tano, and Huyang rush to investigate whatever Morgan Elsbeth has up her immaculate sleeves, getting into more trouble than they bargained for, Hera Syndulla makes the case for New Republic intervention, though to them it might not seem like “Time to Fly” on Part III of Ahsoka. Continue reading “Ahsoka Season One Review: “Part III – Time to Fly””

Ahsoka Series Premiere Review: “Master and Apprentice” & “Toil and Trouble”

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This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, this show, and those it continues stories from, wouldn’t exist. Consider supporting the strikes here.

Once the lingering threads from Star Wars Rebels’ finale were teased to continue in Ahsoka Tano’s first live-action appearance, for long time fans there’s been a lengthy wait to see where it would all go. With the premiere of Ahsoka, what was animated is now live-action and plowing forward to the future of Star Wars storytelling, both giving the previous series’ fans plenty to enjoy, but adding enough they might just be on the same level as fans hopping on now in some aspects. As far as starts go, while choppy at times, it’s a solid foundation which looks, feels, and sounds like its big screen counterparts and offers plenty of promise. Continue reading “Ahsoka Series Premiere Review: “Master and Apprentice” & “Toil and Trouble””