January 8th, 20190241Last week's Star Wars comics this week were profound wildy adventurous, providing readers with a delicate yet forceful examination of the father-and-son relationship between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in Jody Houser's deftly written Star Wars: Age of Republic -- Obi-Wan Kenobi one shot. In the third issue of the five-issue Star...
December 18th, 20180205A trifecta of Star Wars comics from Marvel's provided an assortent of achievements, and setbacks, for some characters and concepts, yet still advanced the medium of comics as one that is hand-in-glove to television and the cinema, too. The Star Wars: Age of Republic -- Darth Maul one shot was a master class in how this series is...
December 11th, 20180285Marvel's ambitious, 27-issue Age of... maxi series begins its run with a potent yet divisive first issue, Age of Republic -- Qui-Gon Jinn, while in Star Wars #58, readers are enveloped with some seriously solid character development that has us rethinking our long-conceived notions about Han, Leia and Luke. From IDW comes the second...
September 18th, 20180108In the last issue of The Last Jedi Adaptation #6 there's a redemption that plays out so well, it should have been in the film it was adapting. In the pages of Darth Vader #21, there's an image of Anakin so horrifying that you'll need to pour bleach on your brain. We're also beginning a new segment: A letters page. Ben Lewitt joins...
August 28th, 20180147Sheev plants the shiv deep into Vader's back while Doctor Aphra contends with a troubled past and a very uncertain future as we discuss the events of Darth Vader #20 and Doctor Aphra #23. There's also news about the addition of Poe Dameron artist Angel Unzueta to the flagship Star Wars monthly title and a second Solo: A Star Wars...
August 21st, 20180139From the backstory of Solo: A Star Wars Story's mercurial Tobias Beckett to Charles Soule holding nothing back in the penultimate issue of Poe Dameron, this past week's Marvel Star Wars comics delivered action, daring and an ominous undertone of dread. Join Matt Moore and Jeff McGee as they parse the multilayered intricacies of the...
August 7th, 20180129From contextual additions to canonical contemplation, Star Wars #52 and The Last Jedi adaptation #5 provided a host of stellar moments for the Saga, seamlessly blending events from the films into the pages of the comics that were deftly arranged and exploited with satisfaction. Find out why the protocol droid is more probe and how Jyn...
July 10th, 20180190There's a sublime yet stellar feeling through out the milestone Star Wars #50 as readers' notions of hope, and all that word portends, takes a sinister turn. In the pages of The Last Jedi Adaptation #4, we're entranced with how the creative team has added some complex context to that film's story without detracting from the action in...
June 12th, 20180115The Empire's hosting a fish fry and everyone is invited, especially if you're part of the Rebel Alliance (and, likely, a traitor, too!). Such is the discussion of Star Wars #49, a fitting, if not startling, end to the "Mutiny of Mon Cala" arc that sets up quite nicely the next story, "Hope Dies" in issue #50 of Marvel's flagship...
May 29th, 20180207Doctor 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...