Ramon Rosanas - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 02 Feb 2025 13:31:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ramon Rosanas - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Star Wars: A New Legacy celebrates 10 years of new obscure characters to be precious about https://comicsxf.com/2025/02/03/star-wars-new-legacy/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=51565 The really bad news first: it has somehow, implausibly, gruesomely, been 10 years since 2015. I know. This means it has been just shy of 10 years since The Force Awakens inaugurated a whole new era of things for Star Wars fans to be apoplectically upset about, and 10 years since Marvel began publishing Star...

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]]> 51565 The Day of Blood arrives in a new Trek Talks! https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/01/the-day-of-blood-arrives-in-a-new-trek-talks/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46443 It’s the Day of Blood has arrived on Qo’noS, and the combined crews of the USS Theseus and the USS Defiant must join forces to prevent an all-out Klingon civil war Trek Talks #2! Star Trek: Day of Blood #1 written by Christopher Cantwell, Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing with art by Ramon Rosanas, colors...

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]]> 46443 Star Trek #5 and Star Trek Defiant #1 a one-two punch of fun! https://comicsxf.com/2023/03/16/star-trek-5-and-star-trek-defiant-1-a-one-two-punch-of-fun/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45052 As the God City of T’Kon awakens, the crew of the USS Theseus try to avert a deicide and Worf meets a familiar face. Afterwards, a renegade Worf, joined by a crew of misfits and mutineers, hijack the USS Defiant in order to save the galaxy. Star Trek #5 written by Collin Kelly and Jackson...

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]]> 45052 A God & a Godkiller Walk into a God City in Star Trek #4! https://comicsxf.com/2023/02/01/a-god-and-godkiller-walk-into-a-god-city-in-star-trek-4/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44659 Having been tipped off by Q, Ben Sisko and the Theseus crew race to the God City of T’Kon and find much more than they bargained for in Star Trek #4 written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, with art by Ramon Rosanas and Oleg Chudakov, colors by Lee Loughridge and letters by Clayton Cowles. ...

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]]> 44659 Qs Abound in Star Trek #3! https://comicsxf.com/2023/01/06/qs-abound-in-star-trek-3/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44456 All hell breaks loose aboard the USS Theseus, and only a godlike being with a single letter for a name could be responsible in Star Trek #3 written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing, with art by Joe Eisma and Ramon Rosanas, colors by Lee Loughridge and letters by Clayton Cowles. Mark Turetsky: Hey Tony!...

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]]> 44456 Star Wars #29 Takes Our Heroes on a Not-So-Relaxing Vacation https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/02/star-wars-29-takes-our-heroes-on-a-not-so-relaxing-vacation/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43681 The Star Warriors take a working vacation in Star Wars #29, written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  Star Wars #29 kicks off a new story that is part of the proud (?) tradition in genre storytelling of “main characters take a vacation in the...

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]]> 43681 Star Trek #1 Goes Boldly https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/27/star-trek-1-goes-boldly/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43584 Once upon a time, Captain Benjamin Sisko brought an end to the Dominion War, fought off the Pah-wraiths and then walked with the Prophets in the Celestial Temple. Now it’s three years later and he’s been sent back to the Alpha Quadrant with a mission to save the gods themselves. Star Trek #1 is written...

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]]> 43584 Star Wars #25 Is Not Equal to the Sum of Its Parts https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/20/star-wars-25-is-not-equal-to-the-sum-of-its-parts/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42151 Old favorites from the Charles Soule Star Wars canon are revisited via an anthology of tales in Star Wars #25, written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, Guiseppe Camuncoli, Danielle Orlandini, Will Sliney and Phil Noto, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, Arif Prianto and Guru-eFX  and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  With Commander Zahra defeated and...

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]]> 42151 Star Wars #24 Concludes a Chapter of Princess Leia’s Story https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/08/star-wars-24-concludes-a-chapter-of-princess-leias-story/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41377 Princess Leia and Commander Zahra come face-to-face for their final battle in Star Wars #24, written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas and Madibek Musabekov, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  As both the climax to the Commander Zahra/Tarkin’s Will/“reassemble the Rebel fleet” story arc and the series’ second year since...

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]]> 41377 Star Wars #23 is Big on the Wars https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/04/star-wars-23-is-big-on-the-wars/ Wed, 04 May 2022 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40512 Commander Zahra strikes back in Star Wars #23, written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  It’s become a bit of a cliche by now to point out whenever a Star Wars story emphasizes the “war” bit of its name. But cliches exist for a reason,...

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]]> 40512 In Star Wars #22, Many Plots Come Together https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/13/in-star-wars-22-many-plots-come-together/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40050 Crimson Dawn returns as plot threads come together in Star Wars #22, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  Though the series has been operating under the “Crimson Reign” banner since the end of “War of the Bounty Hunters”, Crimson Dawn hasn’t really factored into...

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]]> 40050 Return to the Depths of a Star Destroyer in Star Wars #21 https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/02/return-to-the-depths-of-a-star-destroyer-in-star-wars-21/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38239 The series checks in with Shara Bey, still chillin’ in the belly of a Star Destroyer, in Star Wars #21, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Marcos Castiello and Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  One of the ways a series like this – one featuring characters from another medium...

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]]> 38239 Star Wars #18 Spends Too Much Time Gazing Backwards https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/03/star-wars-18-spends-too-much-time-gazing-backwards/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35031 Leia mourns missed chances, then spars with Qi’ra in Star Wars #18 written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  “War of the Bounty Hunters” is finally over. That’s said without any judgement intended; rather, that usage of “finally” is an acknowledgement that, love it or...

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]]> 35031 Star Wars #17 Focuses on Character While Keeping the Action https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/30/star-wars-17-focuses-of-character-while-keeping-the-action/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34211 Luke continues to run from Darth Vader while Lando issues an apology in Star Wars #17 written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by Clayton Cowles.  For much of the last several issues, the trio of Leia, Lando and Chewbacca have been sidelined; after arriving on Jekara in...

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]]> 34211 Star Wars #16 is a Step on Luke Skywalker’s Path On the Way of the Jedi https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/18/star-wars-16-is-a-step-on-luke-skywalkers-path-on-the-way-of-the-jedi/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32864 Luke Skywalker has a major revelation while Leia watches a cool fight in Star Wars #16 written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles In terms of plot, not a lot happens in this issue: Luke spends most of it flying to Jekara, while the contingent...

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]]> 32864 Star Wars #15 Steps Away from War of the Bounty Hunters https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/28/star-wars-15-steps-away-from-war-of-the-bounty-hunters/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31944 Luke Skywalker joins Starlight Squadron for a mission before connecting back up with the “War of the Bounty Hunters” in Star Wars #15 written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by Clayton Cowles It would be interesting to know what anyone who doesn’t read this series regularly but...

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]]> 31944 Leia and Lando Plan to Save Han Solo in Star Wars #14 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/16/leia-and-lando-plan-to-save-han-solo-in-star-wars-14/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29618 “War of the Bounty Hunters” continues as Leia & Lando each try to cross some items of their to-do list in Star Wars #14 written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles All too often, crossovers can have a disruptive effect on a series’ ongoing...

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]]> 29618 A Tale of Poe Dameron’s Parents in Star Wars #12! https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/10/a-tale-of-poe-damerons-parents-in-star-wars-12/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=22597 In the midst of “Operation: Starlight”, Kes Dameron & Princess Leia reflect on their lost loves in Star Wars #12 written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles While this issue technically continues the “Operation: Starlight” storyline, which features the post-Empire Strikes Back Rebel Alliance...

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