Category: Doctor Aphra

Marvel Star Wars Comics Panel: Dark Droids Announced, Shaak Ti “Lives,” and More! (SWCE 2023)

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Having just wrapped up Qi’ra’s big return trilogy in comics, the Marvel Star Wars comics panel at Celebration Europe set its sights on the future, diving into issues coming out in the next few months and revealed the next big crossover: Dark Droids! Even before things get crazy with the crossover, there looks to be a lot to enjoy, while the Aphra series gets even weirder and intriguing with the return of Shaak Ti (?!?!) and something called Starweird, while Older writing about Max Rebo sounds fitting and I can’t wait. As for Dark Droids, let’s just say what they showed and talked about put me at ease about another crossover event. Head below for covers, previews, and more! Continue reading “Marvel Star Wars Comics Panel: Dark Droids Announced, Shaak Ti “Lives,” and More! (SWCE 2023)” →

Comic News: 2023’s Pride Month Variants Announced, Jaxxon Returns in Hyperspace Stories Annual

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After the stunning work for the Black History Month and Women’s History Month variant covers, there’s been increased anticipation for 2023’s Pride Month variants and after today’s reveal of the first handful (I’ll update this article as the rest roll in), they might just be the best batch of Pride Month variants yet! Featuring work done by LGBTQIA+ artists, characters like Sana Starros, Domina Tagge, Kantam Sy, and even Cinta and Vel from Andor will grace the covers, among others. Elsewhere in comics news, a civil war is brewing on Endor and the only person who can stop it is…Jaxxon?! Dark Horse’s Hyperspace Stories Annual – Jaxxon 2023 has been announced, written by Cavan Scott, carrying on a grand tradition from IDW! Head below to check out the Pride covers and more details on Jaxxon’s next appearance! Continue reading “Comic News: 2023’s Pride Month Variants Announced, Jaxxon Returns in Hyperspace Stories Annual” →

Star Wars Comics June 2023 Solicitations

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Summer is in the air, flowers are in full bloom, and you are probably just like me, trying to avoid allergies and get to your local comic shop to pick up the latest Star Wars comics! June 2023’s Star Wars comic solicitations foretell quite the month, from Anakin and Yoda going toe-to-toe with Megadroids (a name as Star Wars as it gets), the excellent Sana Starros miniseries takes its final bow, Aphra’s hanging out with Luke, Vader’s hanging out with….Aphra, and Luke is hanging out with…..a different doctor? Wait…what? I try to make sense of it all in solicitations of June 2023’s Star Wars Comics below!

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Canon Comic Review: Sana Starros #2

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The first issue for Justina Ireland and Pere Pérez’s Sana Starros miniseries was a refreshing and mesmerizing beginning, so my hopes were high it could keep up the quality going forward. I can comfortably confirm Sana Starros #2 is much of the same, and even exceeds the opening, as it combines fun action, great character work, and some exciting reveals for fans of everything from Solo to The High Republic! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Sana Starros #2” →

Canon Comic Review: Doctor Aphra #29 (Vol. 2)

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Aphra’s sharing custody of her body on a trip down memory lane and Sana Starros’ crew is finding out the mess they’ll have to go through to still help her, but are both too late for the Spark Eternal’s ultimate plans? Find out in our review of Doctor Aphra #29 (Vol. 2)! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Doctor Aphra #29 (Vol. 2)” →

Star Wars Comics May 2023 Solicitations

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This year’s Star Wars Month already has a bounty of delights on screen, like Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 and Young Jedi Adventures, and it seems like the comics will bring the party as well. There’s everything from Luke Skywalker searching for kyber…while also spending some time with Doctor Aphra again, Sana Starros squaring off with her brother, Inferno Squad shaking up the Bounty Hunters series, and the finale to The High Republic’s Phase II!! So get ready for another memorable May the Fourth…all month long with these May 2023 Star Wars comic solicitations. Continue reading “Star Wars Comics May 2023 Solicitations” →

Canon Comic Review: Sana Starros #1

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Since 2015, Sana Starros has been intermixing across various comics, often in a supporting role or co-lead role, be it coming after Han Solo for a botched job or either trying to kill or save her ex, Doctor Aphra, and now she’s taking the spotlight in this eponymous miniseries, a long overdue right for such a memorable and intriguing character. Written by Justina Ireland, with art by Pere Pérez, Sana Starros #1 explodes with a infectious energy thanks to a snappy, intriguing script and vibrant art that promises a beautiful yet wild ride across the miniseries’ 5 issues. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Sana Starros #1” →

Behind the Panels: Star Wars Comics and Diversity

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Diversity and inclusivity are large topics and important at every level of the content we consume for entertainment, as the world is diverse in of itself and our content should reflect that. With the advent of the new canon in 2014, Star Wars as a whole had a chance to start fresh and work out more diverse stories by a multitude of voices, and while the films (and the TV shows in some regards) haven’t quite lived up to the promise behind the camera (with more happening in front), animation and the publishing side of things gently brought broader representation behind and on the page. We know a lot of this empirically thanks to Eleven-ThirtyEight’s Minority Reports, of which I contributed the comics’ data, but since the data I collected revealed the comics didn’t stray much from the books, it didn’t warrant anything but a mention in the larger conversation in those reports and on the Manor here…that is until 2021 brought a reportable change on several metrics the comics have often lagged behind on. It felt like a good time to finally explore the comics by themselves then, to dig through the data and see what had changed and chart a path forward for how the comics could continue the new trend. Continue reading “Behind the Panels: Star Wars Comics and Diversity” →

Canon Comic Review: Doctor Aphra #28 (Vol. 2)

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2023’s first issue of Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2), #28, is an excellent show of what makes this series so great, as the war for the Tagge corporation explodes across its panels in a thrilling, exciting, and surprise-filled way. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Doctor Aphra #28 (Vol. 2)” →

Star Wars Comics April 2023 Solicitations

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I wish this was an April Fool’s joke, but April 2023’s Star Wars comics bring another Darth Vader focused comic, but fear not, there’s plenty of other comics goodness to enjoy! In fact, there’s the big, grand finale to Qi’ra’s momentous return trilogy in Hidden Empire, The High Republic’s Phase II comic finds Jedi trying to save their own, Sana Starros rides a rancor (!!!), Inferno Squad blazes up Bounty Hunters, Ewoks take center stage in a one-shot, and so much more! Head below for April 2023’s Star Wars comics solicitations! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics April 2023 Solicitations” →