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…
Cassian and his reluctant rebel thief co-workers do some trust exercises while Syril Karn gets berated by his mom in Andor Episode 5, “The Axe Forgets”! Austin Gorton: Welcome to the rebellion, Armaan! You’re new to these Andor recaps, but thankfully, the hazing rituals for new partners are a little less intrusive than for the…
He’s Luke Skywalker, and he’s here to rescue the Meltons in Star Wars #28, written by Charles Soule, art by AndrĂ©s Genolet, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. There is an argument to be made that the use of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars #28 is too easy, too deus ex machina-y,…
Cassian gets a job offer and makes some new friends as the series stretches out and a larger picture of the wider galaxy begins to form in “Aldhani”, episode four of Andor! Austin Gorton: Adam, in our last review, we both had some mixed feelings about the show’s three part, occasionally plodding, premiere. But even…
We’ve read the Book of Boba Fett and battled alongside Obi-Wan Kenobi, now it’s time for Andor, the latest Star Wars streaming series which chronicles the adventures of Cassian Andor leading up to the fateful events of Rogue One. It launches with a three part premiere which finds Cassian running afoul of some corporate security…
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…
Jon and Bev escape from the (second) Death Star and desperately try to get the Rebels to answer their damn phones in Star Wars #27, written by Charles Soule, art by AndrĂ©s Genolet, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Though the tension which permeated the previous issue lingers into Star Wars #27,…
Star Wars returns to Dark Horse Comics and all-ages storytelling in the anthology Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #1 written by Amanda Deibert, illustrated by Lucas Marangon, colored by Michael Atiyah, and lettered by Tyler Smith, and Jimmy Betancourt. Itâs good to see the Dark Horse logo back on a Star Wars book. After all, without…
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. Itâs the one where Vader fights sand. That may sound glib and/or reductive, but thatâs…
The Rebellion celebrates putting itself back together as a new threat looms Star Wars #26, written by Charles Soule, art by AndrĂ©s Genolet, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Star Wars #26 is a study in the way narrative tension can be deployed in different ways. Light on plot, it nevertheless marks…
âCrimson Reignâ 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…
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…
A no-nonsense bounty hunter in familiar armor meets a diminutive version of a beloved Star Wars characterâŠthis time, in comic book form, in The Mandalorian #1 written by Rodney Barnes, pencils by Georges Jeanty, inks by Karl Story, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg. The Mandalorian #1 represents the latest entry in the rich tradition of adapting…
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…
As Reva tracks Obi-Wan back to the path, Obi-Wan leads the pseudo-rebels in a delaying fight to facilitate their escape, while secret agendas come to light in Obi-Wan Kenobi Part 5! Austin Gorton: Adam! Welcome back to the world of Star Wars coverage! We are now poised on the finale of the series, and with…