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Review – Vader Faces Technological Terror in Star Wars: Darth Vader Annual #2
TECHNOLOGICAL TERROR – DARTH VADER intends for the Empire to hold no secrets for him — or from him. Which means it is time to dig into the pet project of GOVERNOR WILHUFF TARKIN and ORSON KRENNIC: the massive battle station being built on GEONOSIS. Opportunity arises when the project is hindered by sabotage from […]
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No Comments »Review: Hope Begins a Slow and Painful Death in Marvel’s Star Wars #51
After an explosive anniversary issue a couple of weeks ago, writer Kieron Gillen and artist Salvador Larroca bring us the second part of an all-new story arc in the titular Star Wars comic series. Hope for the Rebellion continues its slow and painful decline as the entire rebel fleet faces utter destruction at the black-gloved […]
Review – Enter The Grand Admiral In Marvel’s Star Wars: Thrawn #6
We’ve reached the end of Marvel’s Thrawn adaptation. In six great issues, this adaptation managed to not only capture the essence of Timothy Zahn’s dense novel, it also didn’t leave very much out. With Thrawn: Alliances only a few weeks out, there’s no better time than ever to get a hold of these issues. SPOILERS AHEAD…. Kyle LarsonKyle Larson lives […]
Review: Tarkin is Gunning for a Sith Lord in Marvel’s Darth Vader #18
Tarkin and a band of hired guns are on the hunt for Darth Vader on a backwater world in the Outer Rim. The battle-hardened Governor is gunning for the Sith Lord in issue #18 of Darth Vader from Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli, and he’s shooting to kill. But what the heck is going on […]
Posted in comics, darth vader, marvel, star wars Tags: Books/Comics, marvel, Star Wars No Comments »The Star Wars Show: Padme Has a Mission in Thrawn: Alliances + New Excerpt from the Upcoming Novel
On this week’s episode of The Star Wars Show: Andi and Anthony give us a sneak peek at Padme from Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn: Alliances and her mission on the planet Batuu (also part of the Galaxy’s Edge theme park), plus a brand new excerpt from the upcoming novel. We get more details on the Star […]
Review – Darkness Rises and the Light To Meet It In Marvel’s The Last Jedi #4
Marvel’s adaptation of The Last Jedi continues this week as Luke comes clean about what really happened to Ben Solo and the First Order is ready to finish off the Resistance. Not much is looking good for our heroes in a galaxy far, far away, but Rey has not given up hope – she just isn’t […]
Posted in Episode VIII, Marvel Comics, star wars, The Last Jedi Tags: Books/Comics, marvel, Star Wars No Comments »The Empire’s Retribution Begins in Marvel’s Star Wars #50
Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Salvador Larroca, Giuseppe Camuncoli Cover by Mike Mayhew Hope Dies Part I – IN THIS ISSUE…HOPE DIES. The REBEL FLEET is completed. It’s magnificent. It’s beautiful. It’s secret. But no secret is kept for long from DARTH VADER. The most epic story yet done in a STAR WARS comic […]
Review: Coercion is What the Doctor Ordered in Marvel’s Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #21
After escaping blackmailed servitude under the deranged Triple-Zero, Aphra has found herself in an Imperial prison where she and the other inmates are being used as expendable troops for the Empire. As Aphra struggles against the fierce interrogation tactics of her Imperial captors, she hatches a plan to escape the facility with a fellow shape-shifting […]
Review – The Falcon Is Coming In Hot In Marvel’s Lando: Double or Nothing #2
Between dictating his autobiography and plotting his next Sabacc game – Lando has found time to do some work as a pilot for hire. Along with Elthree, he’s been lead to a backwater planet called Kullgroon to help a soldier free her people from Imperial enslavement. What could go wrong? SPOILERS AHEAD…. Kyle LarsonKyle Larson lives […]
Posted in comics, lando, Lando Calrissian, marvel, Marvel Comics, star wars Tags: Books/Comics, marvel, Star Wars No Comments »How to Pronounce “Mitth’raw’nuruodo” – Thrawn: Alliances Excerpt
Before he began striking fear into the heart of the galaxy as the notorious Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker encountered the Rebellion’s first nightmare in the form of a certain Grand Admiral. Chris Manning
Review: R2-D2 and BB-8 Swap War Stories in Marvel’s Star Wars: Poe Dameron #28
Written by Charles Soule Art by Angel Unzueta Cover Art by Phil Noto The Awakening – Part III CONTINUING THE UNSEEN EVENTS OF THE FORCE AWAKENS! As Starkiller Base targets the Resistance for elimination, it’s up to Poe Dameron and Black Squadron to mount a frontal assault and take the weapon offline-as long as their […]
Posted in comics, Marvel Comics, Poe Dameron, star wars Tags: Books/Comics, marvel, Star Wars No Comments »Review – Everything Is Strategy In Marvel’s Star Wars: Thrawn #5
This excellent adaptation of Timothy Zahn’s novel, Thrawn, continues to show us how our favorite Grand Admiral climbed his way to the near top of the Empire. Thrawn continues to display the aloof tendency of not necessarily using people in the malicious way, but in ways he calculates will allow him more room to do what […]
