This issue gives us Part III of what has, to date, been a great start to Pak and Noto’s time on the main Star Wars title. A light-hearted fun story, combined with fantastic art has made this a real delight of a book, but the critical third issue is where we usually expect story strands to start to tighten up. Will this happen in issue 70 of Star Wars? Let’s find out. Continue reading Star Wars #70 Review
With the fate of the Rebellion at stake, our heroes scramble to set their decoys and traps to protect THE REBEL FLEET. But everyone’s plan suddenly becomes more complicated. What can a frontier cardsharp teach Luke about THE FORCE? What are HAN and LEIA doing in the Lanz Carpo honeymoon suite? And which utterly iconic STAR WARS villain finally takes notice as CHEWIE and THREEPIO tangle with the rock monsters of Planet K43? Continue reading Preview: Star Wars #70
Written by Tom Taylor, G. Willow Wilson, Chris Eliopoulos Art by Matteo Buffagni, Elsa Charretier, Javier Pina Colors by Chris O’Halloran, Nick Filardi, Guru FX Letters by Travis Lanham Cover art by Phil Noto Editor Mark Paniccia Assistant Editor Tom Groneman I’ve been relatively sympathetic to the new post-Endor period in Star Wars canon. Generally I feel that there has been more good than bad. Undoubtedly though … Continue reading Star Wars: Age of Resistance Special #1
As the elite RED FURY stormtroopers of THE FIRST ORDER edge closer, KENDOH and her crew are running out of time to run their heist. But what does the mysterious score have to do with a DOCTOR APHRA mission 30 years in the past? Only Dok-Ondar knows the secret, and he may have to kill to keep it! Continue reading Preview: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #4
Star Wars fans first met Resistance leader and confidante of Leia Organa VICE ADMIRAL AMILYN HOLDO at the end of her story in 2017’s The Last Jedi-now, witness her triumphant beginning! This July, Hugo Award-winning writer G. Willow Wilson (MS. MARVEL) explores a pivotal conflict in Holdo’s early career that will start the young woman down the path to heroic infamy for the rebellion! With her ship at the mercy of a dangerous enemy, it’s up to Holdo to outsmart their foe and win the confidence of her compatriots in the process. With art by Elsa Charratier! The infamous “pirate queen” of Takodana, MAZ KANATA, thought she’d seen everything in her thousand-plus years of running a bar and hiring smugglers. But it turns out that the criminal underworld is always full of new surprises…especially when she hires HAN SOLO and CHEWBACCA for a job! Story by Tom Taylor (AGE OF RESISTANCE)! And Poe Dameron’s loyal companion, the astromech droid BB-8, just can’t seem to stay out of trouble. His missions always seem to escalate into a full-blown adventures! And if it means a win for his friends and the heroic Resistance freedom-fighters the little droid will stop at nothing to get the job done! Story by CHRIS ELIOPOULOS! Continue reading Preview: Star Wars: Age Of Resistance: Special #1
Written by Greg Pak
Art by Phil Noto
Letters by VC’s Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: July 24, 2019 Continue reading Star Wars #69 Review
ANOTHER GUN! STORMTROOPERS don’t get a name. They are simply a tool of the EMPIRE. But PHASMA has a name, and one young soldier wants what she has. One stormtrooper has ambition. And this ambition is on a collision course with CAPTAIN PHASMA. Continue reading Preview: Star Wars Age of Resistance Captain Phasma #1
“The evil lord Darth Vader, obsessed with finding young Skywalker, has dispatched thousands of remote probes into the far reaches of space…” That’s right – you remember the opening titles of The Empire Strikes Back. Now find out what happened just before, as Luke and his friends launch a desperate, three-pronged mission of deception to keep the Empire from finding their new rebel base in a brand-new epic from the new ongoing team of Greg “PLANET HULK” Pak and Phil “POE DAMERON” Noto! Featuring Han and Leia undercover in a noir world of romance and danger! Luke and R2 facing off against the Executor in a single X-Wing! And Chewie and Threepio, the greatest team-up you never knew you always needed! Continue reading Preview: Star Wars #68
Written by Tom Taylor Art by Ramon Rosanas Colors by Guru-eFX Letters by Travis Lanham Cover by Phil Noto Edited by Mark Paniccia Assistant Editor Tom Groneman The character of Finn in The Force Awakens trailer filled me with enthusiasm for the new film a few years back. How was it this Stormtrooper found himself stranded in the desert? Was he going to make it? What … Continue reading Star Wars: Age of Resistance: Finn #1 Review
Written by Robbie Thompson Art by Marc Laming and Cris Bolson Colors by Neeraj Menon, Jordan Boyd, Andres Mossa, Federico Blee, Erick Arciniega Lettering by Clayton Cowles Cover by Nic Klein Edited by Mark Paniccia Assistant Editor Tom Groneman There have been a multitude of Darth Vader titles emerging from the Marvel Star Wars think-tank of late, so many that I feel like I have reviewed a … Continue reading Star Wars: Target Vader #1 Review
Story by Greg Pak Art by Ramon Bachs Colors by Stephane Paitreau Lettering by Travis Lanham Cover Art by Terry and Rachel Dodson Edited by Mark Paniccia Assistant Editor Tom Groneman Fans of the Dark Lord have been indulged by Marvel Star Wars of late. Despite the close of the Vader ongoing, we have been treated to Dennis Hopeless’ Vader: Dark Visions which was an interesting examination … Continue reading Star Wars: Age Of Rebellion: Darth Vader #1 Review
Story by Ethan Sacks Art by Will Sliney Colors by Dono Sanchez-Almara Letters by Travis Lanham Edited by Mark Paniccia Assistant Editor Tom Groneman So far the Galaxy’s Edge series has been a curious one. The series takes an odd approach of embedding a main story within a secondary side story. It hasn’t been overly successful to date, seeming somewhat artificial. This issue sees the format take on … Continue reading Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #3 Review
Written by Jody Houser Art by Roge Antonio and Geraldo Borges Colors by Arif Prianto and Lee Loughridge Letters by Joe Caramanga Cover by Tommy Lee Edwards Edited by Mark Paniccia Assistant Editor Tom Groneman This is the third of 5 issues in this TIE Fighter mini series from Marvel Star Wars. The structure of the books is an extended installment on a main story, … Continue reading Star Wars: TIE Fighter #3 Review
Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Angle Unzueta Colors by Guru FX Lettering by Clayton Cowles Cover by Gerald Parel Edited by Mark Paniccia Assistant Editor Tom Groneman This issue sees the end of writer Kieron Gillen’s extended run on the Star Wars series. It has been a fun and interesting run on the book which closes this stage of the longer tale as well … Continue reading Star Wars #67 Review
Written by Simon Spurrier Art by Wilton Santos, Caspar Wijngaard and Andrea Broccardo Inks by Marc Deering and Walden Wong Colors by Chris O’Halloran and Stephanie Paitreau Lettering by Joe Caramanga Cover by Ashley Witter Edited by Mark Paniccia Assistant Editor Tom Groneman Last issue saw the eponymous Dr Aphra reunited with an old acquaintance, Magna Tolvan. It came as something of a surprise to … Continue reading Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #33 Review
THE NET CLOSES!
• The traitors of the REBEL ALLIANCE have made their presence known!
• Will the heroes of the EMPIRE be able to salvage the mission and save the day?
• And at what cost? Continue reading PREVIEW: Star Wars: Tie Fighter #3
The fate of an entire world is in the hands of the REBELS! And even then, can anyone manage to escape the Scourging of SHU-TORUN? The cataclysmic end of KIERON GILLEN’s run on STAR WARS. Continue reading PREVIEW: Star Wars #67
Written by Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum
Art by Geraldo Borges
Colors by Marcio Menyz
Letters by VC’s Joe Caramanga
Cover art by Greg Smallwood
Editor: Mark Paniccia
Assistant Editor Tom Groneman Continue reading Star Wars: Vader – Dark Visions #5 Review
Story by Greg Pak Art by Chris Spouse; Scott Koblish, Stefano Landini Inks by Karl Story; Marc Deering Colors by Tamra Bonvillain Lettering by Travis Lanham Cover Art by Terry and Rachel Dodson Editor: Mark Paniccia Assistant Editor: Tom Groneman There is something about Luke Skywalker that still inspires awe in my inner child, especially Luke in the Age of Rebellion. If you are like … Continue reading Star Wars: Age of Rebellion – Luke Skywalker #1 Review
Story by Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum Art by Stephen Mooney Colors by Lee Loughridge Letters by Joe Caramanga Cover by Greg Smallwood Editor: Mark Paniccia Assistant Editor: Tom Groneman The last issue of this mini series seemed to come in for some unmerited criticism for showing that Darth Vader is a terrible villain. Shocking. What that issue, the first two issues and this issue all underscore … Continue reading Star Wars: Vader Dark Visions #4 Review
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