April 6th, 20161263 This review of Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 contains minor spoilers. OK, let's be frank and to the point: What Marvel's Poe Dameron #1 does to Star Wars comics -- and canon -- is nothing less than spectacular. Charles Soule and Phil Noto have taken the Star Wars Saga's comics to a new level, a higher level, setting a new...
December 20th, 20150105 #starwarscanon: What “Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Has Taught Us -- A Guest Blog by Jason Brame **This blog contains some spoilers for the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens series of books and comics.** In July, 2015, StarWars.com broke the news that several titles will be published across all mediums under the...
October 30th, 2015070 For issue nine -- not 10, we swear it -- things get deep as we discuss the conclusion of Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens -- Shattered Empire, noting not just its role in leading up to The Force Awakens, but how it exemplifies a shift in attitude toward major female characters not named Princess Leia or Mon Mothma, that being...
October 9th, 2015177It's a cornucopia of Star Wars comics, with five titles to be examined this week, including the conclusion of the Lando mini-series -- it's so amazing that we had to bring in writer Charles Soule to discuss what happened and why HE wrote it like he did. There's also more hints about The Force Awakens and nods to the prequel and original...
September 11th, 20152156We're taking our first steps in a greater world, the one set after the events of Return of the Jedi and, ultimately, leading up to those in The Force Awakens. The first issue of Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Star Wars: Shattered Empire is on our minds including, too, some quantum mechanic issues. In today's issue Matt...
August 28th, 2015078 It's no myth, the fifth issue of Kanan concludes the series' first story arc in a manner befitting what is arguably among the best of Marvel's monthly Star Wars comics. There's also lots of love for the Lando mini-series, which has only two issues to go before concluding its run. In today's issue, Jeff McGee and Matt Moore give fair...
Amid the hype and conjecture in the buildup to the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a key issue that is vexing fans old and new is simply: What happened in the three decades since the end of the events of Return of the Jedi. Lucasfilm is looking to fill in the gaps in the coming months through books, including a...