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Canon Comic Maxiseries Review: Age of Star Wars

Age of Star Wars Maxiseries Review

Focusing on Heroes and Villains from all three current eras, with different writers and artists for each Age, the Age of Star Wars maxiseries was an ambitious and interesting project from the start. While it didn’t always live up to expectations, it brought deep explorations of fan favorites and little glimpses into unseen moments Continue reading “Canon Comic Maxiseries Review: Age of Star Wars”

Canon Comic Review: Allegiance #3 (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)

Journey to Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Allegiance #3

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Allegiance #3  speeds right into what is sure to be a big, explosive finale over the waters of Mon Cala. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Allegiance #3 (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)”

Canon Comic Review: Allegiance #2 (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)

Journey to Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Allegiance #2

– Spoiler Review –

With only four issues, Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s Allegiance wastes no time, ramping up the tension and action everywhere in its second issue. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Allegiance #2 (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)”

Canon Comic Review: Allegiance #1 (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)

Journey to Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Allegiance #1

– Spoiler Review –

As December fast approaches, The Rise of Skywalker grows ever nearer, and to help build up the hype, Marvel starts their Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker content with Allegiance, a four part miniseries which drops throughout the month of October, written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Luke Ross. Allegiance #1 is a solid enough start, giving us little glimpses into the state of the galaxy, and the Resistance, after The Last Jedi, while setting up for the journeys ahead in the next few issues. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Allegiance #1 (Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)”

Comic News: Star Wars: Empire Ascendant One-Shot Closes Series and Current Era of Star Wars Comics, Including Doctor Aphra

I’d say this news comes out of nowhere, but the writing’s been on the wall, and panels, for some time now. With December’s Star Wars: Empire Ascendant #1, a 56 (!) page one-shot, not only will it wrap up the Star Wars series proper, it signals the end of the current era of Star Wars comics which started back in 2015, while it’ll also reveal the fate of Doctor Aphra (I am SO not ready to hear that phrase) too. More thoughts below on the end of “Phase 1.” Continue reading “Comic News: Star Wars: Empire Ascendant One-Shot Closes Series and Current Era of Star Wars Comics, Including Doctor Aphra”

Star Wars Comics October 2019 Solicitations

Star Wars Comics October 2019 Solicitations

You can always trust Halloween to be full of sweets, and Star Wars comics won’t be disappointing in October as we’re getting plenty of delectable sweets that way too. IDW and Marvel both bring Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker content to the table (with Marvel’s beginning and ending in the same month!), IDW brings back the spooky with Return to Vader’s Castle, but is the scariest thing of all what might be happening with the Doctor Aphra series? Check it out below! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics October 2019 Solicitations”

SDCC 2019: The Rise of Kylo Ren Announced, New Return to Vader’s Castle Details, and More!

SDCC is the bastion of news and reveals for all things geekery and there’s always some fun Star Wars comic and book related info for us fans. At SDCC 2019, Charles Soule was revealed to be writing The Rise of Kylo Ren comic miniseries (!!), we got more details on IDW’s Return to Vader’s Castle miniseries and Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker plans, Dooku: Jedi Lost hardcover edition was announced, and more, so check out the latest reveals below! Continue reading “SDCC 2019: The Rise of Kylo Ren Announced, New Return to Vader’s Castle Details, and More!”

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”

Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Unveiled on May the 4th!

Celebrating 2019’s Star Wars Day in style, Lucasfilm announced the Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker publishing program, teased a few weeks ago at Celebration Chicago 2019! A lot of the canon novel/comic material covers stories set between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, with Rey, Finn, Poe, Rose, Leia, and Chewie central to the tales as they attempt to rebuild the Resistance. Check out the details to some of the major releases coming later this year below! Continue reading “Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Unveiled on May the 4th!”