Plots spin within plots as Sabe return and plays Vader like a fiddle (or does she?!?) in Star Wars: Darth Vader #20 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Two things help set this issue – in which Darth Vader, after retrieving a list of…
Grogu faces a choice, the Mandalorian makes some friends, and Boba Fett…is there in “From the Desert Comes A Stranger”, chapter six of The Book of Boba Fett, written by Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau and directed by Dave Filoni. Austin Gorton: Welcome back Adam, to the penultimate episode of what is turning out to…
X-Lives of Wolverine #2 explores Wolverine’s troubled past. The question we ask, can he bear it or has he reached a breaking point?
Just in time to celebrate 40 years of the original New Mutants, catch up with some old friends — like Sunspot, Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Boom-Boom, Dani Moonster and Rictor — as Caliban leads Famine and War, the remaining Horsemen of Apocalypse, in a hunt for new blood. Witness a never-before-seen link between the New Mutants and…
The Book of Boba Fett takes a narrative detour to check in with an old friend, as the Mandalorian returns and meets some old friends(?), gets a new ship, and is offered a job in “Return of the Mandalorian”, written by Jon Favreau and directed by Bryce Dallas Howard. Austin Gorton: Mark, welcome back to…
Austin Gorton: Welcome back Adam! As of the completion of this episode, we are more than halfway through the season; how are you feeling about where things stand overall? Adam: I commented on Twitter that I’m really appreciating just how Star Wars-y this show is. It feels deeply invested in what the franchise is all…
The next chapter in the Krakoa Era begins in X-Lives of Wolverine #1 by Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara, Frank Martin, and Cory Petit! Welcome to Comics XF’s X Lives and X Deaths of Wolverine coverage! Given the story is being released weekly over the next ten weeks, we’re doing things a little differently than usual,…
Mark Turetsky: Hey Austin, thanks for inviting me to review this, the third episode of The Book of Boba Fett! Austin Gorton: Thank you for joining me! Three episodes in, we’re starting to get a feel for the arc of the season, yet at the same time, the show still seems to be figuring out…
Luke’s deep dive into the past leads to an encounter with a Force Ghost of a different sort in Star Wars #20, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Marcos Castiello, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. After his newfound dedication to continue his Jedi training led Luke on a Jedi Greatest Hits…
Charles Xavier. Beast. Amanda Mueller. Moira MacTaggert. Magneto. Some of the greatest minds and experts on mutantkind are assembled by Mister Sinister to discuss the evolution of Homo superior … but to what devious end? Rest assured, there’ll be at least one dead body before dessert at this meeting of the Eighth Circle. Dan “Never…
Austin Gorton: The first episode of Book of Boba Fett was a bit of a slow burn, teeing up some plot points while introducing a present day/flashback narrative structure. This episode continues in that vein, but is much more action-packed while also making the world of the show feel bigger. What are your main takeaways…
Austin Gorton: It’s been over a year since the second season of The Mandalorian concluded with Grogu (nee Baby Yoda) flying off into the sunset with a CG Mark Hamill, but instead of following that up with the next round of Mandalorian adventures, Disney is giving fans the series teased at the end of that…
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Vader gets lost in the influx of new characters and an uninspiring plot in Star Wars: Darth Vader #19 written by Greg Pak, art by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Two issues into the “Crimson Dawn” era of this series, things are already starting to feel repetitive. After last…
Luke Skywalker gets back to Jedi business in Star Wars #19, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Marcos Castiello, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In terms of Luke Skywalker, the big hook to any of his stories set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi is the question…