Announced back at NYCC, the Shadow of Vader miniseries from writer Chuck Wendig has had an eventful last few months, notably when Marvel, through editor Mark Paniccia, made the cowardly move to fire Wendig, thus placing the series in limbo. Now, both Polygon and io9 have received word from inside sources the series is officially cancelled, as Marvel made a terrible bed for themselves and had to lay in it too, deciding to take the easy street and cancel it instead of dealing with non-complicated things like rehiring Wendig, considering the outrage over his latest tweet storm, which got him fired, was orchestrated by bots and not real humans. It’s a damn shame, as there were some delightful ideas and concepts to come from the series, and it all fell through because of an editor appeasing Nazis and their bots. Head below for more details on what happened, what we would’ve got in the series, and Wendig’s comments on the cancellation. Continue reading “Comic News: Shadow of Vader Miniseries Cancelled”
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Star Wars Comics January 2019 Solicitations
2019 isn’t quite here yet, but the solicitations for Marvel and IDW’s comics for January 2019 are! On Marvel’s side, the Age of Republic gets three exciting issues including a jam-packed special, some favorites return to star in Doctor Aphra, some not-so-favorites return to star in Star Wars, and more! As for IDW, they have the end to The Flight of Falcon multi-media series with Hondo Ohnaka hijinks, plus Padmé and Jar Jar on an adventure…what more could you ask for?! Head below for all the details! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics January 2019 Solicitations”
NYCC 2018: Alphabet Squadron Novel, Shadow of Vader Comic Announced, New “Age of…” Maxiseries Details and More! (UPDATED)
The NYCC 2018 Publishing Panel brought us news of a new novel, Alphabet Squadron, a new comic miniseries, Shadow of Vader, a cover for Master & Apprentice, plus some minor details on the “Age of Star Wars” comic maxiseries, while other panels included a closeup look at the soon to be released Women of the Galaxy. Check out all the reveals and updates below!
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