Tag: Travis Lanham

Canon Comic Review: Bounty Hunters #39 – Dark Droids

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Motivations come clear, old foes face a new reality, and Beilert Valance definitely isn’t home anymore on another high-energy Bounty Hunters #39! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Bounty Hunters #39 – Dark Droids”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight #1

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Starting in January 2021 with Charles Soule’s Light of the Jedi, The High Republic has captivated fans for years now with a large cast of characters, unique era and stakes, tons of representation, and so much more. With Soule’s Shadows of Starlight #1, The High Republic era reaches its third and final Phase, Trials of the Jedi, by beginning to bridge the gap between the first and third Phases with some big surprises and hints at how connected this story really has been. If this is just the opening salvo in comic book form, you can only bet what sort of a wild ride fans, new or old, will be taken on in Phase III. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight #1”

Canon Comic Review: Bounty Hunters #38 – Dark Droids

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Everything goes from bad to worse for T’onga and crew as the machinations of a mysterious slicer and the Scourge of the Dark Droids crossover make their presence known in Bounty Hunters #38! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Bounty Hunters #38 – Dark Droids”

Canon Comic Review: Dark Droids #2

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After a successful first month of each series telling its own part of the crossover, the Dark Droids miniseries returns for an illuminating second issue, leaving me invested and on edge for what comes next. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Dark Droids #2”

Canon Comic Review: Bounty Hunters #37 – Dark Droids

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First it comes for the metal…and then for the rest of Star Wars comics! In Bounty Hunters #37, Beilert Valance’s memory is fading fast so T’onga and crew take a big risk and follow a lead from Boba Fett, but what they find places them right into the thick of the Dark Droids crossover! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Bounty Hunters #37 – Dark Droids”

Canon Comic Review: Return of the Jedi – Max Rebo #1

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The comics close out their Return of the Jedi 40 Anniversary fun with one heckuva good time in the final one-shot, written with aplomb by Daniel José Older and illustrated to delightful and moving chaos by Paul Fry: Return of the Jedi – Max Rebo #1! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Return of the Jedi – Max Rebo #1”

Canon Comic Review: Dark Droids #1

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After Qi’ra’s big comic trilogy taking over Star Wars comics came to a close earlier this year, we find ourselves at the next comic crossover event, though it goes in a much different, horror-focused direction. With Dark Droids #1, writer Charles Soule and artist Luke Ross kick off the big event by introducing us to the dastardly force ready to sweep across the droids of the galaxy and those who might rise up against it, leaving many of my concerns prior to this release in the dust along the way. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Dark Droids #1”

Canon Comic Review: Return of the Jedi – The Rebellion #1

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The penultimate entry in Marvel’s Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary series of one-shots takes us from a glimpse inside the Empire last issue and over to the rabble rousers trying to take it down in the next: Return of the Jedi – The Rebellion #1! Written by Alex Segura, the issue follows the Rebellion’s attempt to foil a plot to assassinate…Mon Mothma! While it gets a little too convoluted for its own good, it’s a well-paced and enjoyable little ride. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Return of the Jedi – The Rebellion #1”

Canon Comic Review: Bounty Hunters #36

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T’onga conquers her past and recruits Boba Fett to help with Beilert Valance’s deteriorating situation, but first they must help the deadly hunter with his own problems, resulting in a fun, fitting Bounty Hunters #36! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Bounty Hunters #36”

Canon Comic Review: Bounty Hunters #35

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There’s no better time then now to jump into the story of Ethan Sacks’ Bounty Hunters, as issue #35 builds out a new crew for what’s ahead while also still honoring all that’s come before. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Bounty Hunters #35”