NEWS WATCH: New STAR WARS to be Spearheaded by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi to co-write and direct a new theatrical feature film release in the works.
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How Dismemberment Defines Star Wars
A deep dive into not just the frequency, but also the context of dismemberment reveals a pattern. While some instances are just simple displays of power, most signal to audiences that they are watching a moment of critical character development.
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Amazing Science Fiction: Vagrant Queen
Vagrant Queen
Outcast Queen Elida lives her life as a scavenger, finding out her mother is alive, forcing her to return home to find and free her. This series is based on a comic book, but it felt like a bad fanfiction of several popular sci-fi works. How bad of a fanfiction? Let’s find out.
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Darth Vader #1: I Hate Sand, Memoir of a Dark Lord
Darth Vader #1
In the new Darth Vader series, (Pak, Ienco, Menon) readers find the terrifying Lord of the Sith in deep contemplation after his confrontation with his son. Star Wars writer Greg Pak takes on weaving new tales of the armored ex-Jedi. Set in the wake of the events of The Empire Strikes Back, this is an attempt to provide audiences with similar high level storytelling the previous Vader series was known for. This time however, the series takes place in a new chapter that runs parallel to the Star Wars and the Doctor Aphra ongoing series.
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The Welcome Insignificance of Who Shot First
The debate surrounding these few frames was so heated that it spread far beyond the usual limits of Star Wars fanaticism. Longtime viewers, casual viewers, even people who had never seen a single movie—everyone was asking who shot first, even if they didn’t know why.
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Star Wars: A New Hope – The Start of Something Unprecedented
Star Wars: A New Hope
Join Comic Watch as we celebrate May 4th with a look back at the film that started it all, plus so much more! In 1977, the release of what was then simply known as Star Wars was the beginning of something never before seen in this world. It was a global phenomenon.
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NEWS WATCH: DOCTOR APHRA #1 Gets a Special Digital Comic Release in Celebration of MAY THE FOURTH!
Marvel is releasing a special digital comic release of DOCTOR APHRA #1 tomorrow to celebrate MAY THE FOURTH!
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Astonishing X-Men (2004) #57-58: A Stranger Turns To Recognition
Astonishing X-Men (2004) #57-58
(Liu, Walta, Ruiz) Astounding and detailed art that rounds up an engaging story about the rejection of otherness and final recognition and closeness. We have a lot to admire, enjoy and learn from these two issues.
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Planetary #5: A Planetary Novel
Planetary #5
Planetary #5 (Ellis, Cassaday, Depuy, Fuchs) pushes the boundaries of the comics medium, opening up the entire series to wonderful new depths with a deep dive into Doctor Axel Brass, the heroes of past and what it all means for Planetary.
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NEWS WATCH: Mikey Way and Shaun Simon Introduce the World of “Electric Century”
Band announces the second LP to be released alongside an original graphic novel published by Z2 Comics
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NEWS WATCH: Magnetic Press to Release a New Original Graphic Novel GENPET
Magnetic Press is set to launch a new graphic novel called GENPET about genetically modified and custom-made to suit personal designed pets.
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Ninjak #4: “My Name Is Rokurokubi.”
Ninjak #4
Ninjak #4 (Kindt,Ryp,Mann,Sauvage,Guice,Arreola): If you’re gonna write a warning tale about an enigmatic and fierce foe routed in martial arts mayhem and magical mystery, this is a play book on how it’s done.
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