Pretty much everyone is still living in the afterglow of last week’s teaser for The Force Awakens as customizers and artist continue to crank out amazing works from only a few seconds of footage. Collecting has been relatively quiet from Hasbro, but high-end & import brands have picked up some of that slack as new preorders were announced from Sideshow, Revoltech and Herocross. Marvel continues in their variant bombardment as several new covers have been revealed for Star Wars #1. Finally, Flyguy and I run down a few of our new acquisitions and reviews this week. All this and much more on Episode 43 of The Realm Recap.
Marvel.com has posted an exclusive first look preview of their upcoming “Darth Vader” title.
Ever since Darth Vader made his first on-screen appearance, he became the one of the most popular villains to ever haunt an audience’s dreams! Now, follow Vader straight from the ending of “Star Wars: A New Hope” (and the pages of the new STAR WARS comic book) into his own series, showing the Empire’s war with the Rebel Alliance from the other side! Writer Kieron Gillen and artist Salvador Larroca bring us a peek behind the mask of evil!
Marvel announced today at NYCC a new Star Wars comic series titled, Star Wars: Kanan – The Last Padawan” by Greg Weisman and Pepe Larraz. The arc delves into Kanan’s backstory as a young Padawan and his escape from Order 66.
Watch for it at your local comic shop and online beginning April 2015.
StarWars.com is excited to reveal Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years: a massive new omnibus set for release in January 2015 and featuring the entire run of Marvel’s classic series — the first Star Wars comics ever published. Read the official release below and get a sneak peek at the cover art of this historic collection!
Head to the official site for more details – I can’t wait for this release!
Newsarama has posted an exclusive report that the story arc involving Darth Maul in The Clone Wars series will be concluded via a four-part limited edition comic book series titled: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir this May.
It is a huge disappointment that these episodes won’t be completed in their intended animated form, but at least the story will finally get some closure.
Disney/Lucasfilm and Marvel Entertainment have just announced that the Star Wars comic and graphic novels will be returning to Marvel in an exclusive deal starting in 2015. Click on through for the complete press release.
Dark Horse Comics has announced a huge Black Friday digital comics “megabundle” sale offering 150 comics for $100. Titles include the newest Star Wars series by Brian Wood, The Clone Wars, The Old Republic, Crimson Empire, Lost Tribe of the Sith, Legacy and more! Sale starts Nov. 29 and runs through Sunday Dec. 1. Visit DarkHorse.com for the full details.
Yakface.com would like to officially welcome Urban Collector onboard as a new sponsor! They offer a great selection of Star Wars-themed collectibles from a wide variety of manufacturers. Click on through for more info.
Dark Horse Comics today has announced that the successful Star Wars #1, by Brian Wood, is headed back for a third printing. Watch for it at your local comic shop on Feb. 27.