War of the Bounty Hunters - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:06:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 War of the Bounty Hunters - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 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 Darth Vader #17 Reveals a Traitor in Vader’s Midst https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/27/darth-vader-17-reveals-a-traitor-in-vaders-midst/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34883 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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]]> 34883 It’s Doctor Aphra #15, With Escapes Aphra-Style! https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/14/its-doctor-aphra-15-with-escapes-aphra-style/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34623 You wanna fight some Deathstick? This is the only prequel joke I’ll make while talking about Doctor Aphra #15 written by Alyssa Wong, with art by Minkyu Jung and Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna.  This issue opens mid battle – both a literal firefight with Deathstick and a bickering...

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]]> 34623 We Get Sad about Immortal Hulk’s End in Our Staff Picks for Oct. 13 https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/11/we-get-sad-about-immortal-hulks-end-in-our-staff-picks-for-oct-13/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34503 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Karen’s Pick: Immortal Hulk #50: And so we journey through the Green Door one last time to say goodbye to the Hulk, his many facets, Jackie McGee and all the rest in this giant-sized finale...

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]]> 34503 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 Bounty Hunters #16 is a Hive of Scum and Villainy https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/22/bounty-hunters-16-is-a-hive-of-scum-and-villainy/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33953 Old alliances shatter and new ones are formed in their wake in Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #16, written by Ethan Sacks, drawn by Paolo Villanelli, colored by Arif Prianto; and lettered by Joe Sabino. “War of the Bounty Hunters” gets to some good old fashioned betrayin’ in Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #16. New gruesome twosome...

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]]> 33953 Darth Vader #16 Has Fun Moments, But Leaves Unanswered Questions https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/15/darth-vader-16-has-fun-moments-but-leaves-unanswered-questions/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33777 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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]]> 33777 Aphra and Company Stage a Jailbreak in Doctor Aphra #14 https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/09/aphra-and-company-stage-a-jailbreak-in-doctor-aphra-14/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33467 It’s a jailbreak in Doctor Aphra #14 written by Alyssa Wong, with art by Federico Sabbatini, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna.  Our heroes awake where we left them: in jail. It’s nothing new for Aphra, for Sana, or for Aphra AND Sana, but it’s not ideal. To add insult to injury,...

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]]> 33467 War of the Bounty Hunters #4 Steps Back Before the Finale https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/09/war-of-the-bounty-hunters-4-steps-back-before-the-finale/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 18:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33456 The War breaks into smaller, more personal fronts in Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #4, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Luke Ross and David Messina, colored by Neeraj Menon with Guru-eFX and lettered by Travis Lanham. Charles Soule and company take a surprisingly intimate approach to this event’s penultimate issue in the...

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]]> 33456 Catch Up With Doctor Aphra Just as Things Go From Bad to Worse https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/25/catch-up-with-doctor-aphra-just-as-things-go-from-bad-to-worse/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33028 Let’s enjoy a party the Aphra way: stealing in Doctor Aphra #13 written by Alyssa Wong with art by Minkyu Jung, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna.  When I last wrote about Aphra, a long time ago on a website far, far away, Aphra and Sana had completed...

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]]> 33028 Vader’s Sidekick Gets the Spotlight in Darth Vader #15 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/25/vaders-sidekick-gets-the-spotlight-in-darth-vader-15/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33023 Ochi of Bestoon is in the spotlight, and he’s not looking for a whole colloquium in Star Wars: Darth Vader #15 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Jason Keith and lettered by Joe Caramagna. One of the fun side projects throughout Greg Pak’s run on this volume of Darth Vader has...

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]]> 33023 War of the Bounty Hunters #3 is an Action-Packed Love Letter to Star Wars https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/18/war-of-the-bounty-hunters-3-is-an-action-packed-love-letters-to-star-wars/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32858 Marvel’s latest Star Wars crossover event takes a hard right turn into “Fuck Yeah” territory in Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #3. Everybody now, including his Rebellion friends, is after the Carbonite’ed Han Solo. But when Darth Vader throws his lightsaber into the bidding, whom amongst them will survive the Sith Lord’s offer?...

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]]> 32858 Relationship Drama Takes Over Bounty Hunters This Week in a Two-For-One Review https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/04/relationship-drama-takes-over-bounty-hunters-this-week-in-a-two-for-one-review/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32371 We promise “NO disintegrations” as CXF’s Star Wars team brings you a Bounty Hunters 2-in-1 Review! First up… Bounty Hunters are makin’ up in Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #15. Written by Ethan Sacks. Drawn by Paolo Villanelli. Colored by Arif Pritano. Lettered by Travis Lanham. The Scum & Villainy section of Marvel’s Star Wars toy-box...

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]]> 32371 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 War of the Bounty Hunters #1 Tries to Settle a Classic Star Wars Debate https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/02/war-of-the-bounty-hunters-1-tries-to-settle-a-classic-star-wars-debate/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=28889 The hunt for the Carbonite frozen Han Solo is on, and Boba Fett will stop at nothing to retrieve his prize. It’s action, adventure and a whole lot of hunting in Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #1 written by Charles Soule, with art by Luke Ross, colors by Neeraj Menon and letters by...

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]]> 28889 THE HELLFIRE GALA and, I Dunno, Other Stuff Probably in Our Staff Picks for 6/2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/31/the-hellfire-gala-and-i-dunno-other-stuff-probably-in-our-staff-picks-for-6-2/ Mon, 31 May 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=28721 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC comics come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Austin’s Pick: Hellions #12: Happy Hellfire Gala! The big event is here, and who better to start it off with than the team of miscreants who got sent to Otherworld to retrieve a sword just...

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]]> 28721 ComicsXF Staff Picks Their Favorite Star Wars Bounty Hunters https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/04/comicsxf-staff-picks-their-favorite-star-wars-bounty-hunters/ Tue, 04 May 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26164 On this most holy of Jedi holidays, May the Fourth Be With You! Ever since the camera panned up from Bossk’s clawed foot as Admiral Piett assured the audience that the Empire doesn’t need their scum, bounty hunters have been a recurring & robust part of the Star Wars mythos, making regular appearances in films,...

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]]> 26164 War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha is a False Start to the New Crossover https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/03/war-of-the-bounty-hunters-alpha-is-a-false-start-to-the-new-crossover/ Mon, 03 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=26159 The hunt for Han Solo begins in War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha written by Charles Soule, art by Steve McNiven, colors by Laura Martin and letters by Travis Lanham.  At the conclusion of The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo has been frozen in carbonite and handed over to the Mandalorian armored bounty hunter Boba...

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