Tag: The Escape (comic arc)

A Star Wars Serial Story: Retrospective on Kieron Gillen’s Star Wars Comic Run (#38-67)

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Kieron Gillen Star Wars Comics Retrospective

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How does the Rebellion go from the height of its offensive against the Empire to the lowest point of its existence? Kieron Gillen was tasked to follow up Jason Aaron’s run on the flagship Star Wars series to show us exactly that. Fresh from the destruction of the Death Star, the Alliance launches a massive offensive against the Empire, starting with Cymoon I and the Harbinger, all the way up to an assault on SCAR Squadron to rescue a captured C-3PO. A beleaguered Darth Vader tasks Queen Trios of Shu-Torun to come up with a plan to infiltrate the Alliance’s ranks and take them down from the inside…. Continue reading “A Star Wars Serial Story: Retrospective on Kieron Gillen’s Star Wars Comic Run (#38-67)” →

Canon Comic Review: Star Wars “The Escape” Arc (Issues #56-61)

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Star Wars The Escape Arc Review

The Rebels crash land on a planet bereft of ships or communicators. What do our heroes do in their down-time? How can you have downtime in the middle of a galactic civil war? Read our arc review of Star Wars “The Escape” now!

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Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #61

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Star Wars #61

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Star Wars #61 might not be the best issue of rather great “The Escape” arc, it wraps it all up with a nice little bow, pointing us towards writer Kieron Gillen’s conclusion later this year. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #61” →

Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #60

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Star Wars #60

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Star Wars issue #60 assuages most of my fears from the previous issue (and solicits) by going in directions I didn’t predict/expect, making for an excellent penultimate issue for “The Escape” arc. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #60” →

Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #59

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Star Wars #59

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Star Wars #59, the latest installment of “The Escape” arc, still finds our heroes stuck on the isolated Hubin, but everything changes due to some new (but unfortunately familiar) arrivals. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #59” →

Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #57

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Star Wars #57

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Star Wars issue #57 finds our heroes adjusting to their new situation…as guests on an isolated space farm? There’s more to it than meets the eye, giving “The Escape” a fresh, exciting new feel for the series. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #57” →

Star Wars Comics February 2019 Solicitations

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Star Wars Comics February 2019 Solicitations

February is going to be quiet for 2019’s comics, but what’s there should be lots of fun, as more misadventures with Doctor Aphra are abound, the Star Wars series’ “The Escape” comes to a close, and we get a chance to glimpse at Count Dooku’s past in one of this month’s Age of Republic offerings. Continue reading “Star Wars Comics February 2019 Solicitations” →

Star Wars Comics January 2019 Solicitations

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Star Wars Comics January 2019 Solicitations

2019 isn’t quite here yet, but the solicitations for Marvel and IDW’s comics for January 2019 are! On Marvel’s side, the Age of Republic gets three exciting issues including a jam-packed special, some favorites return to star in Doctor Aphra, some not-so-favorites return to star in Star Wars, and more! As for IDW, they have the end to The Flight of Falcon multi-media series with Hondo Ohnaka hijinks, plus Padmé and Jar Jar on an adventure…what more could you ask for?! Head below for all the details! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics January 2019 Solicitations” →