January 1st, 20191225It's the end-of-the-year blowout spectacular special with a less-than-loquacious Jeff comparing and contrasting with Matt what was great about Star Wars comics in 2018 (Doctor Aphra, Poe Dameron and Tales From Vader's Castle), what wasn't so great (questionable editorial decisions) and what was just plain forgettable (looking right at...
December 5th, 20180170More Darth Vader comics are coming from Marvel in 2019, with Dennis Hopeless penning a five-issue mini series, Star Wars: Vader -- Dark Visions, that aims to show a different side to the Dark Lord of the Sith. The series launches in March and issue features art by Star Wars: Lando: Double or Nothing and Star Wars: Rogue One...
November 20th, 20180214Fresh of the heels of being deemed too obscure for the Star Wars Celebration podcast stage (Q: Who reads Star Wars comics anyway? A: About 200,000 do, every month.), we're looking at last week's Star Wars comics this week, including a rather stirring start of a new story arc in Doctor Aphra #26 and a thoroughly entertaining chapter of...
November 16th, 20181273The Star Wars: Shadow of Vader five-issue mini series Chuck Wendig was writing won't be published at all, despite his having written the first three issues. Bleeding Cool reported, citing retailers, that Marvel had started informing them that the series, which was due to debut in January, wouldn't be replaced or resolicited,...
October 16th, 20180173It was a quiet week in Star Wars comics until it wasn't. Jeff McGee and Matt Moore discuss Chuck Wendig's reveal that he's been "fired" by Marvel, the implications it may have and the reactions it's drawn. Also discussed? The solid and deft debut of Robbie Thompson and Will Sliney's first issue of the Solo: A Star Wars Story...
October 12th, 201821084Writer Chuck Wendig, author of the Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy and other books, as well as the Marvel Comics translation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Darth Vader Annual #2 and next year's five-issue mini series Shadow of Vader, was fired by the company over his tweets, he revealed on Twitter. In a lengthy thread Oct. 13,...
October 9th, 20180140This week's episode is about endings, both in the comics and beyond the comics, too. Star Wars #55 brings an end to Kieron Gillen's destructive and damaging -- to the Rebel Alliance -- "Hope Dies" arc, leaving Han, Luke and Leia partnered with Sana Starros as the Rebellions strives to survive, not flourish. The issue also marks the...
October 5th, 20181256Charles Soule said the second volume of Marvel's Star Wars: Darth Vader will end with issue #25, concluding what has been a character-defining arc for the character. The news, revealed at the Lucasfilm publishing panel at New York Comic Con on Oct. 5, was softened by the reveal that Aftermath trilogy author Chuck Wendig is writing a...
July 24th, 20180150The woes of Poe are compounded by Black Squadron's inability to rally allies to the cause in this, their most desperate hour in the pages of Poe Dameron #29, while Han Solo proves his mettle, skill and pluck as the best pilot in the Galaxy in Star Wars #51 in what portends to be a head-to-head duel with Darth Vader. Finally, in the...
March 16th, 20180245Earlier this month I traveled out west to the Pacific Northwest, the wonderful city of Seattle, Washington, to attend Emerald City Comic Con! Unofficially known as the start of "Con season," ECCC offers a wide array of convention fare ranging from panels, to exhibitors, to celebrity sightings, and live events. This year was a little...
