Author: Head Butler Ryan

Comic News: Aphra, Valance, Krrsantan & More Return in Marvel’s A New Legacy One-shot!

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I get it, there’s quite the list of talent in Marvel’s upcoming 2025 one-shot, A New Legacy, and we’ll talk about them in a moment, but for me the excitement for this news centers on the comic-created characters returning in it! Doctor Aphra, Sana Starros, Krrsantan, Triple-Zero, BT-1, Darth Momin, and more will star in three different stories from the all-star talent list as a way to celebrate 10 years of canon comics!! A New Legacy arrives January 29, 2025, but you can read all about its stories, the creatives, and see the covers below! Continue reading “Comic News: Aphra, Valance, Krrsantan & More Return in Marvel’s A New Legacy One-shot!” →

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Saber for Hire #4

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It’s been four months since the previous issue of The High Republic Adventures: Saber for Hire left us on a big cliffhanger, but I can comfortably say it was worth the wait for the finale! Check out my review now to find out how! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Saber for Hire #4” →

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Echoes of Fear #2

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With the search for the Echo Stones and their origins underway, The High Republic Adventures: Echoes of Fear #2 finds Reath Silas and Amadeo Azzazzo looking to a legendary Jedi explorer from the past for more answers: Barnabas Vim! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Echoes of Fear #2” →

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone #1

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Dark Horse’s The High Republic Adventures comics expands again, this time with a new miniseries catching fans up with a variety of fan favorite characters and stories, with different writers and artists to go with them! The High Republic Adventures – Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone #1 doesn’t stray too far from the main series, but it’s a helpful new point in that story which also sets up the stories to come in this series. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone #1” →

Canon Comic Review: The Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising #1

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With the future of Marvel’s Star Wars comics still unknown, they’re at least treating us to a big event in the mean time, The Battle of Jakku maxiseries! The Battle of Jakku: Insurgency Rising #1 kicks off the whole thing, setting the stage for the galactic conflict to come as well as the hardships our heroes will face before the big showdown. Find out how it all starts in my review! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising #1” →

Canon Comic Review: Inquisitors #4

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Tensu Run has, well, run out of space to run, with the Inquisitors launching their final push to bring his legend down to size. Inquisitors #4 reveals how the physical legend ends but doesn’t quite cover what that means for his overall legend, making this a solid yet not fully realized finale. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Inquisitors #4” →

Canon Novel Review: Mace Windu – The Glass Abyss

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After 20 years, Steven Barnes returns to Star Wars with the novel Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss, a mesmerizingly detailed character study which puts the titular character through a unique and engaging situation only he seems suited to solve. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: Mace Windu – The Glass Abyss” →

Star Wars Comics December 2024 Solicitations

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Fans might be hunkering down for the winter, ready to enjoy some warm drinks and visits with family, but Marvel and Dark Horse have a packed and exciting December 2024 set for Star Wars comics! On the Marvel side, besides some Ewok fun, it’s all about the big Battle of Jakku maxiseries, which sees it wrap up its second arc and kick start it’s final one during the month, while Dark Horse’s High Republic-focused series not only have Eraidu’s growing tensions and the search for the fabled Rod of Ages, but the BIG WEDDING SPECTACULAR between Lula Talisola and Zeen Mrala! Take it easy with family and prepare for the big adventures ahead in December 2024’s Star Wars comics solicitations below!

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Canon Comic Review: Darth Vader #50 (Vol. 3)

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Marvel’s longest running Darth Vader comic comes to an end with its 50th issue, but can it redeem itself for stretching out to get here? Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Darth Vader #50 (Vol. 3)” →

Publishing News: Obi-Wan & Anakin Audiobook Released, Bad Batch Comic Miniseries & High Republic Adventures Annual Announced!

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Sometimes, it’s just one of those days: an audiobook original for Audible gets shadow dropped by Disney Lucasfilm Press, while Dark Horse announces both a Bad Batch focused miniseries for January 2025 (via Star Wars News Net), and The High Republic Adventures Annual Phase III. Audible’s Padawan’s Pride follows a young Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the early days of their training (and I’ve already listened to some of it), Clone Force 99 rides again in Hyperspace Stories – The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents, set during the Clone Wars, and the THRA Annual bring 5 stories of light and life during the era’s third Phase. Head below for all the details! Continue reading “Publishing News: Obi-Wan & Anakin Audiobook Released, Bad Batch Comic Miniseries & High Republic Adventures Annual Announced!” →