First look–Star Wars in the hands of Disney
The first previews are out for Star Wars: Rebels, a new Disney XD animated series due out in Fall 2014. And the first images and clips, featuring new characters from the series, are exactly what I...
View ArticlePreview–Matt Kindt’s Star Wars: Rebel Heist
Back in the 1970s Marvel Comics released the first new entry in the Star Wars universe for the franchise which then consisted of the original movie alone. With Star Wars Issue #7, Marvel followed Han...
View ArticleLucasfilm reveals main cast for Star Wars: Episode VII
Does a picture tell a thousand words? Lucasfilm released today the slate of the main cast for Star Wars: Episode VII and the above photo. Writer/Director/Producer J.J Abrams (top center right) with...
View Article“May the 4th Be With You” returns tomorrow
Tomorrow is the fourth of May, and you may hear from Star Wars fans all over the phrase “May the 4th Be With You.” They aren’t lisping. Star Wars fans are gathering around the world for their annual...
View ArticleFirst look–Trailer for Disney’s Star Wars Rebels
Earlier this week Disney announced the casting for Star Wars Episode VII. Global highlights of this year’s “May the 4th” included Star Wars themed rugby matches in Australia, Star Wars 6K runs in...
View ArticlePreviews–Star Wars, Star Trek, Godzilla, Legenderry, Sonic the Hedgehog,...
It’s Wednesday again, and that means the new comic books are out for the week at your local comic book store. We’ve got several previews for a whopping seven issues of new books that should have...
View ArticleQuick guide to the best SDCC 2014 exclusives
We thought we’d share some of the best exclusives and other offerings scheduled to be available at San Diego Comic-Con International this weekend for those of you who just can’t decide what to spend...
View ArticleThe Star Wars–The pinnacle of Dark Horse’s long run of Star Wars books
Review by C.J. Bunce Last week Dark Horse Comics released the trade paperback and hardcover of The Star Wars—the eight-issue comic book series adapting George Lucas’s original screenplay for Star Wars...
View ArticleBook review–The new expanded Star Wars universe begins today with “A New Dawn”
Review by C.J. Bunce How did the Empire power all those Star Destroyers anyway? The new, Disney era of Star Wars story continuity begins today with the release of the novel Star Wars: A New Dawn....
View ArticleFirst review–Star Trek, the original series, and The Next Generation, in 3D
If holographic television were available today, would you go right out and buy it? We’re more than four years into the widespread availability of affordable consumer 3D television and the viewing...
View ArticleStar Wars Rebels and Big Hero 6: Disney’s next animated sci-fi
This week we get our introduction to animated Star Wars Disney-style with the premiere of the new series Star Wars Rebels. Set your DVRs for this Friday, October 3, for the one-hour premiere, Star...
View ArticleBook review–Star Wars Art: Posters, the latest look at the creative marketing...
Review by C.J. Bunce Whether a piece of art is appealing is in the eye of the beholder. Everyone who gives a considered view to a piece of artwork is entitled to their own interpretation and...
View ArticleBook review–New Star Wars novel chronicles the rise of Grand Moff Tarkin
Review by C.J. Bunce Governor Tarkin possessed the power to direct Darth Vader to stop choking a man, to command the first Death Star and to use it to destroy Princess Leia’s home world. Yet for all...
View ArticleRare Star Wars variant cover coming soon from Marvel
So what evil lies behind that door? Can you remember the first comic book that ever landed in your hands? More than a decade ago I first met one of my comic book creator heroes, Howard Chaykin....
View ArticleFirst look–Chris Pratt stars in Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic World
This time the rides actually work. Released today, watch the first trailer for Jurassic World. If you’re looking for the new Star Wars preview, it’s not out yet–expect it this weekend on the Web–but...
View ArticleFirst look–First trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is here!
Why go see it in theaters in front of one of the lackluster holiday offerings this season when you can watch it for free at home? It’s the teaser trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens....
View ArticleNew Star Wars costumes book goes behind the scenes of original trilogy
Review by C.J. Bunce Sci-fi movie trivia question: Which Star Wars actor played Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back and was a main character in Star Trek 2009 and Star Trek Into Darkness? More on that...
View ArticleBe prepared to get bombarded: Star Wars cover variants in January like never...
It hasn’t been released yet, and it is already the #1 best selling comic of 2015. Forecasted with advance sale numbers at more than one million copies already, Marvel Comics is re-entering the...
View ArticleA tale of two Star Wars–One gets restored, the other… a facelift
With the official change over really coming to fruition in January of the return of the Star Wars comic book license to Marvel Comics after its successful run at Dark Horse Comics–and several months...
View ArticleEnd of an Era–Your last chance to acquire the Dark Horse Star Wars catalog
The decade after Return of the Jedi premiered in theaters in 1983 was a dark period for fans of the Force. The only place to get a glimpse of a possible future for the Star Wars universe was in...
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