August 20th, 20190185Ever wonder about the energy and vibe of Marvel's 1977-86 run of Star Wars comics? Read Star Wars: Target Vader #2 and you'll experience it without having to fork over wads of cash for the original back issues or the collected editions. We're also tackling what we think is an amazing set of stories about Breha, Leia and Padme, as well...
August 6th, 20190204Readers were treated to three stories featuring three Sequel Trilogy-era characters -- Maz Kanata, Amilyn Holdo and BB-8 -- in the pages of Star Wars: Age of Resistance Special #1 that helped solidify our desire for a Kanata-driven Star Wars comics series. Doctor Aphra made her first -- and maybe not the last -- appearance on Batuu in...
July 23rd, 20190284We remain deeply enamored of the Doctor Aphra series, with issue #34 delivering all the right beats, while TIE Fighter #4 has us in an odd position: Rooting for the bad guys. So much new Star Wars comics news is discussed, too, particularly news that Charles Soule is taking "Ben to Ren" in December's four-issue mini series The Rise of...
July 16th, 20190151New arc, new creative team, new characters, new worlds and more in Star Wars #68, while readers who haven't read Phasma get a brutal look at how Captain Phasma, and the First Order as a whole, in the pages of Age of Resistance -- Captain Phasma #1. Both comics add more layers to Star Wars' history while paying homage to those that...
July 9th, 20190192Beilert Valance returns in a book that's conceivably about Darth Vader but is, in fact, the bounty hunter book we've been craving since 2015. Such is the breadth of Star Wars: Target Vader #1 and how it's not what many thought it was to be. Meanwhile, Finn's past is given more backstory in a story that sows the seeds of his personal...
July 2nd, 20190174Cameos and callbacks in Galaxy's Edge #3 as the series stakes its claim as a contender, while Darth Vader will take a knee while taking note for revenge later in Star Wars: Age of Rebellion -- Darth Vader #1. Just two Star Wars comics this week, but both had plenty of material to make our discussion rather lively, what with the Rogue...
June 25th, 20190236Farewells, hellos, sudden plot twists, long-lost lore and sudden death. This past week's Star Wars comics left no stone unturned when it came to whipsawing readers emotionally and so much more. From the final goodbye to writer Kieron Gillen as he leaves Star Wars after 30-odd issues (along with Darth Vader and Doctor Aphra, too) to...
June 18th, 20190137Combine mortal terror with a mild hallucinogen and what you get is Vader -- Dark Visions #5, the final issue in a mini series that came about through a long and winding process, with some supreme successes, a lot of controversy on and off the pages and and some truly amazing visuals that left us reeling in all the right ways. In...
June 11th, 20190203We enjoyed a rather telling story of what may have been for Luke Skywalker and the efforts that Emperor Palpatine made to try and lure the son of Vader to the Dark Side. Star Wars: Age of Rebellion -- Luke Skywalker #1 made us think while, at the same time, riveting us with its space-borne action and fighting. We also had a great...
June 4th, 20190286Just two issues but so much to talk about, thanks to not just Vader -- Dark Visions #4, but Marvel's return to legends and lore with Star Wars #108, a sprawling, ambitious and immensely satisfying nod to the original 1977-86 run of Marvel's first volume of Star Wars. The over-sized issue is so immense that we asked Mark Paniccia, who...
