Tag: Alyssa Wong

Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Tales of Light and Life

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With Phase II done and Phase III on its way, the luminous beings behind The High Republic offer up Tales of Light and Life, a well-prepared treat of a dessert, full of complexity, heart, flavor, and all the toppings you’ve come to expect from them, all while melding together layers of Phases for a scrumptious bite of light and life of the era. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Tales of Light and Life”

Star Wars Comics November 2023 Solicitations

As fall settles in and winter fast approaches, the days grow darker ever quicker here in the Midwest, fitting for the penultimate month of the Dark Droids crossover and the feeling of helplessness most of these issues will hold before our heroes manage to prevail against the droid Scourge. November then could really benefit from some light and life, couldn’t it? Phase III of The High Republic begins in earnest as Marvel’s on-going from Cavan Scott kicks off, alongside more Shadows of Starlight, while letting Peach Momoko set the stage for a series of Star Wars: Visions one-shots all sounds like the perfect remedy to the darkness, no? Glimpse below to see how November 2023’s Star Wars comics solicitations promise a little light amongst the dark!

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Canon Comic Review: Doctor Aphra #35 (Vol. 2) – Dark Droids

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After escaping the Starweird and parting with Luke Skywalker on mostly decent terms, Chelli returns to Domina Tagge for her next mission, though she finds herself with more than she bargained for, in more ways than one, in a funny, yet revealing Doctor Aphra #35 (Vol. 2)! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Doctor Aphra #35 (Vol. 2) – Dark Droids”

Novel Review: From a Certain Point of View – Return of the Jedi

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The finale 6 years in the making, From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi closes out one daring, fun, and always exciting initiative to celebrate the 40th anniversary for each original trilogy film. Considering it would be at least 16 years before we’d ever see one again (yes, The Phantom Menace’s 40th is closer than I imagined), if they do one then, this is the end for the foreseeable future, and at least it went out on a high note. Despite 40 different authors across 40 different stories, an overarching theme, consistent quality of tales, mini-trilogy finales amongst the stories, and surprising choices lead to a finale which takes readers back to 1983 in the best way possible. Continue reading “Novel Review: From a Certain Point of View – Return of the Jedi”

Novel Review by Chris: From a Certain Point of View – Return of the Jedi

40 years of Return of the Jedi can only mean one thing…a new edition of From a Certain Point of View! Does the third movie’s edition hold as much fun and excitement as the previous two?

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From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi Character Cards Revealed!

The moment fans have been waiting for ahead of From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi’s release on August 29 is here…the character cards have been revealed! Over an hour and half, the details for all 40 stories in this trilogy finale dripped through on Twitter (no, it’s not named anything else), and it’s always a joy to see fans react to each new release, be it favorites getting their time to shine, stories they guessed, or big surprises, and today’s character cards were no different. Head below to see my Top 10 most anticipated and some general thoughts on the rest. Continue reading “From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi Character Cards Revealed!”

Star Wars Comics October 2023 Solicitations

At this age in my life, I don’t really expect a ton of gifts in my birthday month, instead looking forward to spending time with friends and family. While I don’t expect gifts, I always hope Star Wars comics will have some for me and October 2023 certainly does, as well as what are totally not gifts and are leaving me shaking in my Manor best robes. On the gift side, there’s some big droid showdowns in Artoo’s quest to save Threepio, The High Republic returns with what looks to be a impactful issue, Doctor Aphra and Magna Tolvan get back together….only for Magna to become a Scourge-infect gremlin?! And there’s going to be more Lando and Lobot drama that I’m sure my heart can handle anymore? The solicitations for October 2023 Star Wars comics certainly are going to keep my birthday month interesting! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics October 2023 Solicitations”

Canon Comic Review: Doctor Aphra #34 (Vol. 2)

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Things get weird…Starweird that is in Doctor Aphra #34 (Vol. 2), as Luke Skywalker and Chelli Aphra unleash an ancient evil and, in a hilarious script and trippy art, must find a way to stop it from killing them and breaking free to wreak havoc on the galaxy! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Doctor Aphra #34 (Vol. 2)”

Canon Comic Review: Doctor Aphra #33 (Vol. 2)

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Nothing is ever what it seems and Chelli Aphra and Luke Skywalker find out the hard way as the mysteries of the Sason Temple unwrap in an increasingly scary, yet funny Doctor Aphra #33 (Vol. 2). Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Doctor Aphra #33 (Vol. 2)”

Star Wars Comics September 2023 Solicitations

Star Wars comics’ September 2023 is going to be quite an interesting month, because if you’re not that interested in another crossover from Marvel, your only other options are adaptations of TV shows, including a newly announced one for Obi-Wan Kenobi. Dark Horse offers what is sure to be some good frights, as well as the return of Quinlan Vos to comics, so exploring their output will give you a little more variety, otherwise saddle up for Dark Droids, the unexpected reformation of D-Squad, tons of Scourged droids, more Lando and Lobot drama, and…General Grievous?! Head below to see what’s all in store for September 2023 Star Wars comics! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics September 2023 Solicitations”