Marvel Star Wars

[myconius]

i was curious if anyone has been reading any for the recent Marvel Star Wars series that have come out within the last year or so?

just curious if there were any good cuz there's a decent digital sale of them going on

https://www.comixology.com/comics-sale?list_id=12136&lang=1

i absolutely LOVE Star Wars!!!! (the Originals. not so much the prequels)

but then i see the Marvel logo and i'm like :roll: <(ehhhh i dunno?)

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I've been thrilled with the Darth Vader series. One of the few characters I like from the Star Wars movies, and it has not disappointed.

Evil twins of C3P0 and R2D2, too. :tgrin:

[myconius]

I've been thrilled with the Darth Vader series. One of the few characters I like from the Star Wars movies, and it has not disappointed.

Evil twins of C3P0 and R2D2, too. :tgrin:

thank you Cylons. :D

yeah, i've heard some good things about that Vader series!!

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

thank you Cylons. :D

yeah, i've heard some good things about that Vader series!!

It's amazing. Remember, I don't even like Star Wars and I love it.

My go-to cast for Original Trilogy stories is a tiny little roster: Han Solo, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, and Darth Vader. Everyone else annoyed me... I didn't like Luke and Leia until the Expanded Universe. "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" was pretty awesome. Oh, and Boba Fett was a snoozefest until the EU.

Speaking of Han, maybe I should check out the Han Solo series...

[myconius]

It's amazing. Remember, I don't even like Star Wars and I love it.

My go-to cast for Original Trilogy stories is a tiny little roster: Han Solo, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, and Darth Vader. Everyone else annoyed me... I didn't like Luke and Leia until the Expanded Universe. "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" was pretty awesome. Oh, and Boba Fett was a snoozefest until the EU.

Speaking of Han, maybe I should check out the Han Solo series...

i was always a Luke Skywalker fan myself. :)

Shadows of the Empire was pretty cool if you haven't checked it out?

you can NEVER go wrong with Han Solo! :D

[snake]

Love it! Read every issue + other series

[CyberCubed]

From what little I read it seems OK. I already hate the retcons like giving Han a black wife we never heard of before and Darth Vader working with these new characters at the same timeframe between Episode 4 and 5.

[MikeandRaph87]

The main title is on my pull list. Probably the best thing Marvel is putting out. The only thing is it is nullifying its own comic from the '78-'86 set between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. Between solid stories and characterization and spot on art it is the one comic aside from IDW'S TMNT that I anticipate.

I don't care much for overdoing the doppelgangers with R2 D2, C3PO, and Chewbacca. Also, I would prefer that the journal of Obi Wan Kenobi be its own mini-series instead of between arcs in 5he ongoing.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Reading the main SW line now; this is awesome. :tcool:

[MikeandRaph87]

Reading the main SW line now; this is awesome. :tcool:

Have you read all 20 issues?

Here is a look at the upcoming arc set to start this week.
http://www.starwars.com/news/elite-stormtroopers-are-coming-in-star-wars-21-exclusive

Has anyone read the Marvel 1977-1986 run and if so how does it compare and are you okay with this line erasing the previous?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Have you read all 20 issues?

Here is a look at the upcoming arc set to start this week.
http://www.starwars.com/news/elite-stormtroopers-are-coming-in-star-wars-21-exclusive

Has anyone read the Marvel 1977-1986 run and if so how does it compare and are you okay with this line erasing the previous?

Issue #17 and counting.

Awright, Sergeant Kreel comes back! That guy was awesome. :tgrin:

[myconius]

thanks for the Vader referral Cylons!! :D

i read #1 of Darth Vader and was VERY impressed with the photo-like quality of the art.

some panels look just a little pieced, and the action was a little stiff, but the art was still very pretty to look at over all.

i'm wondering if the artist is using production and archive photos?
or if he's using some of the many Star Wars figures that have come out for reference?

[myconius]

The main title is on my pull list. Probably the best thing Marvel is putting out. The only thing is it is nullifying its own comic from the '78-'86 set between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. Between solid stories and characterization and spot on art it is the one comic aside from IDW'S TMNT that I anticipate.

I don't care much for overdoing the doppelgangers with R2 D2, C3PO, and Chewbacca. Also, I would prefer that the journal of Obi Wan Kenobi be its own mini-series instead of between arcs in 5he ongoing.

now i'll have to check out the main title as well! :)

[MikeandRaph87]

www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-comics-ending/

I did not know about it until I saw the notice on the last page of #73. I have followed it since the beginning and hoped it would go past the #108 that the alternate cannon presented. This is my second favorite title after TMNT's ongoing. A hiatus at this time? I don't know if it's great strategy. I want to read the OT era. Between ESB and ROJ?

[Andrew NDB]

There's just no way I'd ever let myself get sucked into Star Wars novels and comics again. If I get hooked again, I'll have to buy and keep up with a whole bunch of crap. And probably it gets retconned away later anyway.

[neatoman]

Why is Salvador Larocca only tracing the movies? It's like every time I check in I see some obvious tracing in the art, what the ****?

[oldmanwinters]

I love the original Marvel SW stuff. It had a raw, unpolished sense to it that reminds you there was a time when the franchise was more Space Cowboy throwback than the polished and glossy icon it is today.

[Vegita-San]

There's just no way I'd ever let myself get sucked into Star Wars novels and comics again. If I get hooked again, I'll have to buy and keep up with a whole bunch of crap. And probably it gets retconned away later anyway.

pretty much. I gave one book a chance, Mr.Chucky let me down, and that was pretty much it for me. the only ones i will pick up now are timothy zahn books because even they are smart enough to leave him alone.

after reading all of the old EU, minus the horror novels, I just don't care about it anymore if it's just going to be erased later.

[MikeandRaph87]

I never bothered beyond Darth Plageuis as far as novels are concerned. Bought it the day it came out because it was advertised as the connection of all Star Wars episodes.

Still need to read Dark Empire.


I am disappointed about Star Wars(2015) ending. I did not think it was at a stopping point. Just because Hoth is decided to be the base does not mean that is it. One guarantee is Dar Champion dies.

[MikeandRaph87]

https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/literature/star-wars-1-by-charles-soule-and-jesus-saiz/

We have our answer, it will fill the gap between ESB and ROT.

[oldmanwinters]

So Leia in Carbonite is now a canon-thing:
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/star-wars-reveals-leia-frozen-142200418.html

The real question is... will her jacket disappear (https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-01-24/film-and-tv-bloopers-5-han-solos-jacket-disappears-in-star-wars/) once she's thawed out?

[Leo656]

I thought for sure by now that Marvel would've put out a whole mini-series about Han being un-frozen, changing his clothes and being re-frozen again in between ESB and RoJ. But I guess this is more important.

[myconius]

to be fair, Han's jacket was OFF when we saw him get frozen.


maybe one of the Ugnaughts thought Han looked chilly.
so they ran up and tossed his jacket over his shoulders, to warm him up for a second.

[MikeandRaph87]

In the first issue Luke when escaping the Empire from Cloud City he blew up a fleet of star ships that were blocking their exit just outside the atmosphere. He inadvertently tapped into the dark side full of emotion from Vader's revelation.
https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-luke-skywalker-dark-side-moment/

Anyone else reading it? Its only through issue #3 at the moment.

[myconius]

Whoa, Gundarks. Ya hate 'em, right? I HATE 'EM MYSELF!

https://d13ezvd6yrslxm.cloudfront.net/wp/wp-content/images/beetlejuice-keaton-openmouth-e1507907876100-700x339.jpg

[MikeandRaph87]

https://screenrant.com/star-wars-plot-hole-luke-lightsaber-comic/amp/

This is getting interesting. Speculation of Mara Jade returning to canonization is making waves.

[Andrew NDB]

In the comics. *yawn* Yes, I'm sure we'll learn all about his secret wife and stuff between Palpatine resurrections.

The best thing they can do at this point is take 10-15 books and comics and such from "Legends" and have the original authors reedit them to suit the current canon.

[Avenger]

Is anyone reading Star Wars comics through the Marvel Unlimited app?

I read on the web that almost every Dark Horse comic is available on the app, but I fail to find what I'm looking for. I searched for the Old republic, Menace revealed, Legacy, Clone Wars, etc. but I find nothing, except Infinities.

Or maybe the problem is my way of research. I search it as "Legends" Epic Collection. Maybe it's not dispatched the same way on the app?

Thank you!

[Spike Spiegel]

Is anyone reading Star Wars comics through the Marvel Unlimited app?

I read on the web that almost every Dark Horse comic is available on the app, but I fail to find what I'm looking for. I searched for the Old republic, Menace revealed, Legacy, Clone Wars, etc. but I find nothing, except Infinities.

Or maybe the problem is my way of research. I search it as "Legends" Epic Collection. Maybe it's not dispatched the same way on the app?

Thank you!

There are..."other" ways to read the Dark Horse stuff, especially if you prefer digital.

If you're using strictly legal means, I'd suggest trying Hoopla (https://www.hoopladigital.com/) if it's available through your library. They have a lot of comics and audiobooks (I read the entire Morrison Doom Patrol run through that app), and it's all free.

[MikeandRaph87]

https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/3369407/star-wars-5
The series will resume on August 5th and release again monthly.

[MikeandRaph87]

https://www.gamesradar.com/amp/darth-vader-slays-luke-skywalker-sort-of-in-star-wars-5-preview/
Here is a preview of the issue out this Wednesday after the Coronavirus hiatus.