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A New Bad-@$$ War Reports With Mace Windu #1

Austin Gorton and Scott Redmond1 year ago1 year ago019 mins

In a tale set before the downfall of the Jedi and the rise of the Empire, Jedi Mace Windu plunges into the criminal underworld to safely retrieve a secret formula that risks upending the galactic status quo in Mace Windu #1 written by Marc Bernadin, pencils by Georges Jeanty, inks by Dexter Vines, colors by…

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War Reports is back with Vader and the Schism Imperial (Best Band Name Ever?)

Austin Gorton1 year ago1 year ago012 mins

The Schism Imperial rises as Vader deals with the fallout of “Dark Droids” in Darth Vader #42, written by Greg Pak, drawn by Adam Gorham, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Joe Caramanga. With “Dark Droids” behind us and the title character past the weird “my Force powers are broken so I’m going to…

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Fall of the House of X kicks off the new year and our Staff Picks

Dan Grote1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Rasmus’ pick: Fall of the House of X #1: Mutantkind has never had a greater fall. Outlawed, hunted, killed, most of their kind missing or dead, and now, one of their greatest leaders, Cyclops, is…

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Ahsoka Reaches Its Conclusion in This Week’s War Reports

Austin Gorton2 years ago2 years ago031 mins

Ahsoka, Sabine, and Ezra march on Thrawn as the season concludes in Ahsoka part eight, “The Jedi, the Witch and the Warlord” written by Dave Filoni and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. Austin Gorton: Sean! Welcome to the Ahsoka finale review. I assume you’ve watched all the previous episodes and are deeply versed in all the…

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Fan Service Isn’t A Bad Thing in This Week’s War Reports

Austin Gorton and Adam Reck2 years ago2 years ago030 mins

Ahsoka goes on a journey through her past and emerges with a new outlook (and new color scheme) in Ahsoka episode five, “Shadow Warrior”, written and directed by Dave Filoni.  Austin Gorton: Adam! I see you’ve followed the map I left in an orb buried in a temple activated by a stone plinth, and found…

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Ahsoka lives somewhere on the spectrum between Boba Fett and Andor: War Reports

Austin Gorton2 years ago2 years ago014 mins

The titular star of LucasFilm’s latest streaming series, Ahsoka, has a rich cross-media history in Star Wars. She debuted in The Clone Wars animated series (the canonical Dave Filoni one, not the earlier Genndy Tartakovsky one), made a smattering of appearances in the animated followup Rebels, starred in a few novels and comic book stories,…

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J@me$ Tyn1on’s W0rldTr33 1e@d$ Th1$ W33k’$ $t@ff P1ck$

Dan Grote2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Zack’s pick: W0rldtr33 #1: In 1999, Gabriel and his friends discovered the Undernet, a secret architecture to the Internet. They charted their exploration on a message board called W0RLDTR33. Then they lost control. Someone broke…

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Darth Vader #30 Adds a Twist or Two

Austin Gorton2 years ago2 years ago010 mins

There’s twists and turns aplenty as SabĂ© finds herself in a pickle while her fellow handmaidens make a deal with the devil in Star Wars: Darth Vader #30 written by Greg Pak, art by Luke Ross, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Generally speaking, Darth Vader isn’t a series which relies too…

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Darth Vader #29 is a Good Example of Vader Without Vader

Austin Gorton2 years ago2 years ago09 mins

Ochi helps DormĂ© investigate SabĂ© while SabĂ© makes a fateful decision. Darth Vader is also there, in Star Wars: Darth Vader #29 written by Greg Pak, art by Luke Ross, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Who is the main character of this series? Darth Vader is the title character, of course,…

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Darth Vader #28
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Darth Vader #28 Circles Back to Well-Trod Ground

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

Darth Vader doesn’t fight the Emperor, then gets assigned another new mission in Star Wars: Darth Vader #28 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Carlos Lopez and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Darth Vader #28 is repetitious to its detriment. In following up on the reveal that the Emperor was secretly behind…

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Darth Vader Leans Into Its Comic Book-ness, But Not Enough

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago010 mins

A few fun moments highlight another issue in which the Governor Tauntaza plotline lumbers along in Star Wars: Darth Vader #27 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Carlos Lopez and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Any issue following in the immediate footsteps of last issue’s near-camp ode to Darth Vader’s intolerance of…

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It’s Vader Vs. Sand in Star Wars: Darth Vader #26

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago09 mins

Darth Vader comes face-to-face once more with his coarsest, roughest, most irritating foe, one which gets everywhere in Star Wars: Darth Vader #26 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Carlos Lopez and lettered by Joe Caramagna. It’s the one where Vader fights sand.  That may sound glib and/or reductive, but that’s…

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It Hasn’t All Been Leading to Darth Vader #25

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

“Crimson Reign” continues to hum along, apparently, as Darth Vader finds a sandstorm in Star Wars: Darth Vader #25 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Carlos Lopez and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Welp, it turns out this was the conclusion to nothing.  Last issue, it seemed like the series was building…

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Darth Vader #24 Sets the Table, But Lacks a Meal

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago010 mins

With SabĂ© in tow, Darth Vader pursues a rogue Imperial governor and encounters a new weapon with some strange aftereffects in Star Wars: Darth Vader #24 written by Greg Pak, art by  Marco Castiello, colored by Carlos Lopez and lettered by Joe Caramagna. While the days of slapping them with a foil-enhanced embossed chromium cover…

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Darth Vader #23 Is a Fun But Unclear Story

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago010 mins

Darth Vader puts the honesty of his newest ally to the test in Star Wars: Darth Vader #23 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. At this point, the series is six issues removed from the “War of the Bounty Hunters” crossover and deep in…

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