August 27th, 20190178Doctor Aphra plays both sides in her bid for freedom in Doctor Aphra #35, pitting not just the Empire against the Rebellion but also the Empire against ... the Empire? In issue #5, the concluding issue of the TIE Fighter mini series, there's plenty of devastation to go around as readers are treated to an intense dogfight in space that...
August 20th, 20190182Ever 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 13th, 20190160New character Warba Calip throws Luke Skywalker for a loop -- is she down with the ways of the Jedi or just a grifter looking for an easy fall guy? -- while Dar Champion, despite the rampant corruption on his planet, has a thought or two about Leia and Han's plans to rain the Empire's rage on his home. That's the gist of Star Wars...
August 6th, 20190200Readers 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 30th, 20190166Just one comic to talk about this episode, but it hit all the right points at all the right times, which is why we think Star Wars #69 is setting the stage for a Saturday-afternoon serial through this entire arc. Then there's the news about October's Star Wars comics, including the release dates for the weekly Star Wars:...
July 23rd, 20190281We 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, 20190149New 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, 20190190Beilert 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, 20190169Cameos 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, 20190233Farewells, 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...
