Tag: Age of Star Wars (Comic Maxiseries)

Canon Comic Review: Age of Rebellion – Grand Moff Tarkin #1

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The second issue of Greg Pak’s Age of Rebellion had a lot more to prove to me than its first, the Leia issue, as I feel like its character has had his time in the spotlight, but Age of Rebellion – Grand Moff Tarkin #1 proves me wrong by taking off his shirt. I kid…for the most part. Head below for why! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Age of Rebellion – Grand Moff Tarkin #1”

Canon Comic Review: Age of Rebellion – Princess Leia #1

Age of Rebellion Princess Leia 1

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After the rousing success of Jody Houser’s Age of Republic, how could the other “Ages” live up to it? Greg Pak wastes no time showing he can rise to the challenge in the Age of Rebellion, beginning with an excellent opening salvo, which starts with Age of Rebellion – Princess Leia #1! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Age of Rebellion – Princess Leia #1”

Canon Comic Miniseries Review: Age of Republic

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Age of Republic is the first “Age” of the Age of Star Wars maxiseries, and thus there were plenty of unknowns about how it’d work and a lot of expectations and hopes on its shoulders. If Jody Houser’s work, along with the art teams’, is any indication for how the rest of the maxiseries will go, we’re in for an excellent series of deep, well-thought out character portraits. Continue reading “Canon Comic Miniseries Review: Age of Republic”

Star Wars Comics June 2019 Solicitations

Star Wars Comics June 2019 Solicitations

By June 2019, we’ll be halfway through the year, marching ever closer to Episode IX and the first live-action TV series, but you won’t find anything related to those in this solicitation just yet. But with Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019 coming mid-April, just before July’s solicitations will go live, we’ll be getting plenty of news regarding upcoming comic projects, especially since you’ll see below June finds Kieron Gillen exiting the Star Wars series and the Vader – Dark Visions miniseries comes to a spooky end. But forget for a moment the deluge of info coming in April and enjoy what June will still have to offer, from Hondo Ohnaka sightings and Doctor Aphra potentially finding an all-important ex! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics June 2019 Solicitations”

Canon Comic Review: Age of Republic – General Grievous #1

Age of Republic General Grievous #1

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Jody Houser’s continuously excellent Age of Republic comes to a close on its strongest issue yet, Age of Republic – General Grievous #1, which is not only a visual feast with spooky, atmospheric art that brings the terror of the metal general to life, it also connects back to the beginning of the miniseries to offer one resilient thought: hope. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Age of Republic – General Grievous #1”

Canon Comic Review: Age of Republic – Padmé Amidala #1

Age of Republic Padme Amidala #1

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Jody Houser comes out swinging in her final month writing the Age of Republic with Age of Republic – Padmé Amidala #1, an excellent examination of the complex character. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Age of Republic – Padmé Amidala #1”

Star Wars Comics May 2019 Solicitations

Star Wars Comics May 2019 Solicitations

May the Fourth be with you…and this huge batch of Star Wars comics hitting in May 2019! I can’t remember the last time we had a month this busy, with 2-3 issues hitting each Wednesday, and it looks to be a plethora of great content to boot: Age of Rebellion crams the majority of its run within the month, the Doctor Aphra series gets another new lease on life, new series like TIE Fighter really take flight, and Legends comics get a new issue?! Read ahead for the details!! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics May 2019 Solicitations”

Canon Comic Review: Age of Republic – Count Dooku #1

Age of Republic Count Dooku #1

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February’s villain in the Age of Republic is the one with a legacy larger than its character: Count Dooku! Houser’s latest entry might just be the best yet of her “Age,” as it expertly captures the many sides of the titular Count. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Age of Republic – Count Dooku #1”

Canon Comic Review: Age of Republic – Anakin Skywalker #1

Age of Republic Anakin Skywalker #1

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February’s Age of Republic begins with Anakin Skywalker #1, an early Clone Wars-era tale that dives into what makes Anakin such a great Jedi and how the Order should’ve embraced his uniqueness rather than hidden from it. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Age of Republic – Anakin Skywalker #1”

Comic News: Sneak Peek at Upcoming Age of Rebellion Issues

The official site, ahead of next week’s April solicitations, offered up a sneak peek at the start of Age of Rebellion, the second era of the “Age of Star Wars” maxiseries, which begins in April once Age of Republic wraps up in March. Continue reading “Comic News: Sneak Peek at Upcoming Age of Rebellion Issues”