Tag: Phil Noto

Star Wars Comics November 2022 Solicitations

Posted on August 18, 2022August 22, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

Especially here in Wisconsin, November is when fall comes on strong and we begin to hunker down inside, watching football or spending more time with family and friends (even more so if someone else is cooking!), so having a lot of Star Wars comics would be perfect to help pass the time between the next gathering. Luckily, as we can see in November 2022’s solicitations for Star Wars comics, there’s a lot to enjoy, from more The High Republic Phase II stories, new comics like Hidden Empire or Revelations, a metric ton of worry about Doctor Aphra, Yoda-centric adventures, and more! Check out the Star Wars comics November 2022 solicitations below! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics November 2022 Solicitations” →

Comic News: Revelations One-Shot Glimpses Star Wars Comics’ Future

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

Fresh off new details of the coming end of Qi’ra’s comic trilogy in Hidden Empire, the official site also dropped the reveal about an upcoming one-shot in November that’ll let readers see the future of Star Wars comics! Star Wars: Revelations is a special 40-page one-shot, written by Marc Guggenheim, with art by Salvador Larroca, Paco Medina, and more to be announced, that will find Darth Vader conversing with The Eye of Webbish Bog again and gaining a peak at past, present, and future. Read on for a few more details, the gorgeous cover from Phil Noto, and what this might mean for all these tales set between Ep. V and IV! Continue reading “Comic News: Revelations One-Shot Glimpses Star Wars Comics’ Future” →

Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #25 (Vol. 2)

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

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Since 2015, Charles Soule has been a growing and impressive voice in Star Wars comics, with different series, exciting new characters, big ideas, and so much more for readers to enjoy, later going on to help create The High Republic initiative with his fellow luminous writers. The script for Star Wars #25 (Vol. 2) is his 100 written, so the editors and Lucasfilm allowed him to arrange for something rather special: an issue full of stories and returning artists from his previous works. What follows are 4 special short stories that point towards the impact he’s had on Star Wars so far and seemingly a promise he’ll bring the same quality going forward. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #25 (Vol. 2)” →

Star Wars Comics October 2022 Solicitations

Posted on July 19, 2022December 23, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

October is always an exciting month for me since it’s my birthday, but it’s now also the anniversary of my wedding! Though when I tell you I’m doubly excited for THIS October, it’s because Phase Two of The High Republic launches!! We get some more great covers for the launch of Phase 2’s Marvel comic in the October solicitations for Star Wars comics, alongside some more beautiful covers for Sabé’s meeting with the Empire (oh boy!), Magna Tolvan’s glorious return to Aphra’s dysfunctional life, and more. Check out Star Wars comics’ October solicitations for 2022 now! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics October 2022 Solicitations” →

Star Wars Comics September 2022 Solicitations

Posted on June 15, 2022July 28, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

Sorry to break it to some of you, whether it’s for working or for learning, school is back come September for most people, so hopefully, maybe this list of Star Wars comics you can enjoy between lessons and homework will make the prospect less daunting. We get the first details on the Star Wars: Visions comic coming from Marvel, see the end to another Obi-Wan-centric story, the fight to save Aphra continues, Sabe remains in Vader’s life for now, and so much more, so head below for Star Wars comics’ September 2022 solicitations now! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics September 2022 Solicitations” →

Star Wars Comics August 2022 Solicitations

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

With less than a week before Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, here are the August Star Wars comics solicitations, which include the beginning of Dark Horse’s return to the Saga with their all-ages input! Most of the issues in the solicitations will actually hit in August, as it seems the delays are back under control for now, but a few issues from prior months are scheduled to come out in August 2022 as well, so I’ve made sure to reference them too. Otherwise, feast your harvest-season eyes on T’onga’s final bid to save Cadeliah from Qi’ra’s Crimson Dawn, the next glimpse of Obi-Wan’s past, Chewie behind bars (again, but like can’t he just bend them?), and Darth Vader facing his most feared enemy…sand??!!? Continue reading “Star Wars Comics August 2022 Solicitations” →

Star Wars Comics July 2022 Solicitations

Posted on April 15, 2022May 20, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

July is set to be a refreshing month for Star Wars comics, as many of the current series’ reach their 25th issue mark, closing out storylines and beginning new ones…well, if they actually come out in July. Unfortunately, the global issues with shipping, printing, and paper are still affecting comics and many of April, May, and June’s have slipped into different months, with several from June and even May releasing in July now. So these issue below likely won’t be out in July due to the landslide effects (maybe August?), but they are exciting looks at where things will go once the Star Wars comics get there. Check out “July’s” Star Wars comic solicitations below, where we see Sana Starros leading a crew to rescue Aphra (?!?), the chaos Qi’ra unleashes on the galaxy, a deadly mission during the Clone Wars for Obi-Wan, and more! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics July 2022 Solicitations” →

Star Wars Comics June 2022 Solicitations

Posted on March 15, 2022May 3, 2022 by Head Butler Ryan

Compared to last June‘s Star Wars comics solicitations, 2022 might not have anything as big as the War of the Bounty Hunters crossover, in fact we have a break from Qi’ra’s comic trilogy, but it is packed with issues that should interest fans of all eras. June kicks off The Mandalorian‘s adaptation comic, Qui-Gon Jinn guest appearances in the Obi-Wan comic (and maybe Obi-Wan show!), Chelli Aphra has to battle her memories to escape her latest problems, while Charles Soule digs up tales across his Star Wars comics career for a truly spectacular and epic 25th issue for his current Star Wars run. June will once again have Pride Month variants, though they haven’t been revealed yet and I have some hopes Lucasfilm/Marvel will do a little better this time around (especially in light of everything going on with the company). Head below for all the details on Star Wars comics’ June 2022 solicitations! UPDATED 4/13: There’s been a lot of delays at the moment, so you’ll find a few June comics are actually ones from either April or May…I’ve updated the dates for the original June releases below. Continue reading “Star Wars Comics June 2022 Solicitations” →

Star Wars Comics June 2021 Solicitations

Posted on March 17, 2021March 19, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

Clearly we all underestimated the upcoming War of the Bounty Hunters crossover, as the June 2021 Star Wars comics solicitations reveal it not only has the prelude issues in May, but it’ll have both the miniseries and tie-in issues going forward, through October! And here I was originally assuming this would lead into a Shadows of the Empire-type event, but it seems this is that big event itself! So read on below to learn about Chewbacca battling Valance (expect limbs to be lost!), Vader and Ochi going up against IG-88 (is there enough ‘man’ left in Vader to defeat this machine?), and Doctor Aphra and Sana Starros come face to face with….DURGE?! Yes, that Durge! Also coming in June, Pride Variant covers, which is a nice touch though I wish they could’ve offered more, like a full issue of Pride-related Star Wars tales…but I’ll take this for now! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics June 2021 Solicitations” →

Digital Shorts for The High Republic Characters and Into the Dark’s First Excerpt Released

Posted on January 19, 2021January 24, 2021 by Head Butler Ryan

For The High Republic, beyond comics, graphic novels, manga, and book covers, plenty of its events and characters may never been seen in a visual medium, so Lucasfilm teamed up with Eastham Studios for a series of digital shorts introducing fans to characters in the initiative, starting with A Test of Courage’s Vernestra “Vern” Rwoh! Also out today is the first excerpt from Claudia Gray’s young adult novel, The High Republic – Into the Dark, where we meet some of the colorful cast you’ll get to spend tons of time with in the book! Continue reading “Digital Shorts for The High Republic Characters and Into the Dark’s First Excerpt Released” →