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Canon Comic Miniseries Review: Age of Resistance

Age of Resistance Miniseries Review

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In the final entry in the Age of Star Wars maxiseries, the Age of Resistance miniseries delves into the characters and setting of the sequel trilogy, expanding on what we already know about some of the era’s best characters with exciting side adventures, but with one final movie on the way, most of the stories come short of adding anything. Continue reading “Canon Comic Miniseries Review: Age of Resistance”

Canon Comic Review: Age of Resistance – Kylo Ren #1

Age of Resistance Kylo Ren #1

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In Age of Resistance – Kylo Ren #1, Ren returns to one of Darth Vader’s failures to prove he can finish what his grandfather started. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Age of Resistance – Kylo Ren #1”

Canon Comic Review: Age of Resistance – Supreme Leader Snoke #1

Age of Resistance Supreme Leader Snoke #1

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Set some time before The Force AwakensAge of Resistance – Supreme Leader Snoke #1 delves into one of the early lessons Snoke teaches his newly acquired apprentice, Kylo Ren, through a trip to the dark side cave on Dagobah! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Age of Resistance – Supreme Leader Snoke #1”

Canon Comic Review: Age of Resistance – General Hux #1

Age of Resistance General Hux #1

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Age of Resistance – General Hux #1 shows the dismissive way the First Order hierarchy treats the pale General might be their undoing if they aren’t careful. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Age of Resistance – General Hux #1”

Canon Comic Review: Age of Resistance – Captain Phasma #1

Age of Resistance Captain Phasma #1

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The first villain for Age of Resistance is the chrome dome herself, Captain Phasma! Much like Taylor’s previous issue, Age of Resistance – Captain Phasma #1 fits snuggly into her previous appearances. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Age of Resistance – Captain Phasma #1”

Star Wars Comics September 2019 Solicitations

Star Wars Comics September 2019 Solicitations

Age of Resistance overloads in September, finishing up its run, and the entirety of the “Age of Star Wars” maxiseries with some big sequel trilogy names, like Rey, Rose, Kylo, and Snoke (good luck to the artist having to draw Snoke’s golden robes!), while Doctor Aphra hits its “Unspeakable” penultimate issue, the video game prequel Jedi: Fallen Order – Dark Temple begins introducing players to its story, and some rock monsters mind probe Threepio; you know, totally ordinary business. September sounds like it’s going to be a wild one in the comics…check it out below! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics September 2019 Solicitations”

Legendary Adventures Special: Star Wars Original Marvel Years #50 and #108

Star Wars Original Marvel Years 108

On its 80th anniversary, Marvel takes us back in time to celebrate the original Star Wars run with Star Wars #50 (facsimile edition) and Star Wars #108 – what happens when the Crimson Fever strikes?

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Legends Comic Review: Star Wars Original Marvel Years #108

Star Wars Original Marvel Years #108

As Marvel celebrates 80 years, they teamed up with Lucasfilm to bring life back to their original Star Wars comics run from the 70/80’s for one more issue, and it’s a love letter to the wackiness and mythos of that run, as well as to fans who enjoyed it all those years ago. For fans like myself who never imbibed, it’s not as glorious of a return, but it’s still a fun diversion, good remembrance, and a measurement of how much/how little has changed. Continue reading “Legends Comic Review: Star Wars Original Marvel Years #108”

Star Wars Comics August 2019 Solicitations

By the end of August 2019, both the 14-acre Star Wars theme park expansions will be open, signaling a new era for ways to interact with the Saga, making it feel a little less far, far away. And as fans gear up for The Rise of Skywalker and The Mandalorian, the comics continue the beat of their own drums, though with the Galaxy’s Edge and TIE Fighter minis coming to an end, what might take their place? We don’t have an answer yet, so spend August enjoying Doctor Aphra antics, the early beginnings of Greg Pak’sStar Wars, and Kylo Ren marooned on a planet with General Hugs Hux in the Age of Resistance, among others! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics August 2019 Solicitations”

Star Wars Comics July 2019 Solicitations

Star Wars Comics July 2019 Solicitations

While July could’ve celebrated Independence Day by finally breaking away from having Darth Vader in comics, it chose against it, but at least Tom Taylor will be free to go to the Age of Resistance as we get closer and closer to The Rise of Skywalker. Also in July, the new Star Wars comic creative team of Greg Pak and Phil Noto takes over from Kieron Gillen and, as we always should, we get a double dose of Doctor Aphra! Check out July’s Star Wars comics below! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics July 2019 Solicitations”