Coming in November from Marvel

Here’s what’s expected from Marvel in November. It’s a lot: STAR WARS #12 JASON AARON (W) • STUART IMMONEN (A/C) ACTION FIGURE VARIANT BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER VARIANT SKETCH COVER BY STUART IMMONEN • Showdown on the Smuggler’s Moon! • Plus: Lightsabers! Loads of Lightsabers! • And finally: the truth about Sana Solo! 32 PGS./Rated…

Lando #1 art revealed!

With Marvel’s Princess Leia miniseries set to wrap up in June, the next miniseries to get rolled out will be Lando, with issue #1 seeing release in July. Thanks to the Star Wars Upcoming Books & Comics Facebook page, here’s a black and white preview of Alex Maleev’s stunning art for issue #1: And as…

Translated Korean webcomic, chapters 3 and 4

Reddit user dropteacup has supplied us with English translations of chapters 3 and 4 of the Korean webcomic Story Before The Force Awakens. Here we see a retelling of Star Wars: A New Hope, from when Owen buys the droids until when Luke and Ben meet Han Solo. Enjoy!

Star Wars #6, Darth Vader #6 and Princess Leia #4 previews

Next week is going to be a big week for Marvel’s Star Wars comics, seeing the release of Star Wars #6 and Darth Vader #6, wrapping-up the Skywalker Strikes and Vader arcs respectively, as well as Princess Leia #4, the penultimate issue in that miniseries. Here’s a preview of Star Wars #6, thanks to Comic…

First two chapters of Korean webcomic translated into English

There’s been a Korean webcomic running (called Story Before the Force Awakens) which retells the story of the original trilogy. So far it seems to be up to the rescue of Princess Leia aboard the Death Star. What’s particularly nifty, however, is that the first two chapters portray Luke’s life in the decade or so leading…

Star Wars #5 preview

The fifth issue of Marvel’s flagship Star Wars title is coming next week, and it looks like Boba Fett is close to tracking down Luke… For my money, this is the best comic running at the moment, with Kanan a close second. It really captures the feel of the original trilogy.

Darth Vader #5 preview

StarWars.com have posted a preview for Darth Vader #5, due to be released May 13: The stunning two-page spread screams Star Wars like nothing else…

Star Wars characters and playsets announced with Disney Infinity 3.0

Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition was announced yesterday with the reveal that characters and playsets from the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, The Clone Wars and The Force Awakens will all feature. Specifically, the starter pack will include Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano from the Twilight of the Republic playset, which will also feature Yoda, Obi-Wan…

It’s May the 4th!

In Australia at least, it’s May the 4th! Right now Target in Australia are giving away a free Star Wars poster to celebrate, with sales on various goodies. But things will get a bit more interesting later today when the U.S. wakes up to this date. I’ll update this page with any exciting developments as…