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BatChat With Matt & Will: Batman Meets Superman for the First Time! Again. (w/ John Wickham)

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin1 year ago1 year ago02 mins

The law of diminishing returns is often true. It’s like that movie with Michael Keaton, Multiplicity (See, already brought it around to Batman!), the more times you tell a story, the more diluted or off it becomes. We have seen this proven wrong a few times: the newest versions of the Monk, the Monster Men,…

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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 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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Darth Vader #22 Asks Who Can You Trust

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago09 mins

Darth Vader sets about feeding the monsters to the other monsters as “Crimson Reign” continues in Star Wars: Darth Vader #22 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. If last issue was all about secrets and who knows what, when, then Darth Vader #22 is…

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Darth Vader #21 is a Tale of Secrets and Revelations

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago09 mins

Several people learn the hard way there’s no keeping secrets from Darth Vader in Star Wars: Darth Vader #21 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Not surprisingly in a story built around the idea of rooting out Crimson Dawn double agents working against the…

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Darth Vader #20 Sets the Series Back On Course

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

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…

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Darth Vader #19 Has Too Many Characters For Any One to Stand Out

Austin Gorton3 years ago3 years ago09 mins

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…

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Darth Vader #17 Reveals a Traitor in Vader’s Midst

Austin Gorton4 years ago4 years ago011 mins

Vader deals with one betrayal while another is revealed in Star Wars: Darth Vader #17 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. The series’ involvement in the “War of the Bounty Hunters” comes to a close this issue, and while that conclusion may feel a…

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Darth Vader #16 Has Fun Moments, But Leaves Unanswered Questions

Austin Gorton4 years ago4 years ago011 mins

Luke Skywalker runs scared as Darth Vader runs roughshod over him in Star Wars: Darth Vader #16 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Jason Keith and Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Synching back up with the “War of the Bounty Hunters” crossover after last issue’s Ochi of Bestoon sidequest,…

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