(Dark Horse Comics, 2013)
Review by Zakk Saam
Written by Brian Wood
Artwork by Carlos D’Anda
Color Art by Gabe Eltaeb
Lettering by Michael Heisler
In a galaxy far, far away…
There was non-stop action. Star Wars #11 by Brian Wood (DMZ, Ultimate Comics: X-Men) is a heart pounding ride in a space battle between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance. Continue reading
(Dark Horse Comics, 2013)
Review by Franco Romualdez
Original Draft by: Geroge Lucas
Comic Script by: J.W Rinzler
Art by: Mike Mayhew
You’re not the Star Wars that I used to know…
Wow. Reading the first issue of The Star Wars really makes you think about how much an original script can change once Hollywood’s got its hands on it. Continue reading
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #13, #14, #15
(Dark Horse Comics, 2007)
Writer – John Jackson Miller
Artist – Dustin Weaver, Brian Ching
Colors – Micheal Atiyeh
I first saw Return of the Jedi sitting next to my brother, with my little sister screaming at the top of her lungs when the Rancor monster tried to floss with Skywalker sinew. As if that wasn’t enough to cement my love of the Star Wars franchise, I was recently in a comic shop and looked over to see a quiet, unassuming man perusing the boxes. “Do you read Star Wars comics?” The owner asked me. “My son is totally in to them”, I said to him. He pointed to the quiet guy and said, “He writes for Dark Horse.” Continue reading
(Dark Horse Comics, 2013)
Review by Cory Thrall
WRITTEN BY: Tim Siedell
PENCILS BY: Stephen Thompson
INKS BY: Mark Irwin
COLORS BY: Michael Atiyeh
LETTERS BY: Michael Heisler
“Star Wars: Darth Vader & the Ninth Assassin” is one of those Star Wars titles that stand out to me. One, it has Darth Vader (always helpful), and two - it deals with the post-Episode 3 through pre-Episode 4 part of the Star Wars timeline - an era that has captured my attention, especially in more recent times. I really find the younger Vader a complex and interesting character, even when played down in this first issue - which, sadly, is one of my main gripes about this first issue. Continue reading
(Dark Horse Comics, 2013)
Review by Cory Thrall
Dark Horse made a very curious and dangerous move with the announcement of their new ‘Star Wars’ title, one that obviously would be taken pretty seriously by a ton of comic and Star Wars fans. The issue being, of course, that this would be focusing on the main characters from the original films, and would be a story taking place between ‘Star Wars’ and ‘the Empire Strikes Back’. Truth be told, when I had heard that this title was coming, I was very surprised. Continue reading