July 23rd, 20190222We 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...
November 13th, 20180170Heavy hearts as we mark the passing of Stan Lee, who co-created some of Marvel's most enduring characters and, thankfully, reconsidered his position against adapting a yet-to-be released sci-fi film that was to be called Star Wars by Marvel (thank you, Roy Thomas, for convincing him otherwise!). We remember Lee for the visionary that...
October 30th, 20180140Readers are treated to what is arguably the first true Greek tragedy of modern Star Wars comics in the pages of Marvel's Doctor Aphra #25, a deftly executed -- in more ways than one -- conclusion to "The Catastrophe Con" story arc that left us agog because of the impact of the story. In the pages of IDW Publishing's Star Wars...
May 29th, 20180167Doctor Aphra's gone to jail, Mon Cala's king gets charred, Rey finds her balance and Sana Starros and Luke Skywalker encounter a very miffed, but nostalgic Darth Vader as the Sith rule of two gets tossed out the window to better avoid Palpatine's wrath. Meanwhile, an old friend from the now-Legends Heir to the Empire trilogy sees the...
April 10th, 20180103We learned something new about Star Wars from this past week's comics: Everybody poops. As for news? The Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer came out just before we began recording. Our thoughts? "I've got a good feeling about this." We had good feelings about Star Wars 46 and A Star Wars Comic 14, too. As for March's Star Wars...
April 6th, 20181123Leading up to Solo: A Star Wars Story, we'll get a look at the relationship between Han Solo and Lando Calrissian in by Daniel José Older. StarWars.com has posted an excerpt from the novel featuring Han and Chewbacca prior to the events of A New Hope, and fans of Marvel's Star Wars comic will immediately recognize Sana Starros. In...
October 11th, 20160125Is this thing on? Can you hear us? Are we getting through? YES WE ARE! After a technical snafu delayed Jeff McGee and Matt Moore, the daring duo have roared back into the Dragon Run to give it another go and what a go it was, what with the latest issues of Star Wars, Star Wars: Poe Dameron and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. ...
