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SOLO A STAR WARS STORY Trailer Burning Questions

Solo. Lando. A mystery woman. A Millennium Falcon like you’ve never seen it before.

The first trailer for SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY and four character posters arrive via StarWars.com after a surprise teaser in the Super Bowl.

courtesy Lucasfilm and Disney

Alden Ehrenrech is young Han, Donald Glover is Lando Calrissian and Joonas Suotamo is a young Chewbacca. Woody Harrelson, Emila Clarke, Thandie Newton and Paul Bettany join the Star Wars cinematic universe in new roles revealing the origin of the smuggler turned Rebel Alliance hero. Take a look at the trailer and come back for the breakdown of our biggest burning questions:

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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Trailer Trilogy

courtesy Disney and Lucasfilm
courtesy Disney and Lucasfilm

The journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens is nearly complete.

This week saw the arrival of the third and final trailer for the next chapter in the saga that introduces new heroes and villains with old friends.

It started with “An Awakening” then “Chewie, We’re Home” and now “The Force is Calling to You” and in just months fans will go warp speed.

Here are all three teaser trailers back to back to watch again.

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New Comics Picks for October 14, 2015

Chewbacca #1 courtesy Marvel
Chewbacca #1 courtesy Marvel

Chewbacca #1 Sometimes you get what you wish for! At a Marvel Emerald City Comicon panel, I asked for a Chewie solo book even if the word balloons were just grunts and growls. I think we’ll see more from writer Deadpool writer Gerry Duggan and artist Phil Noto as Chewie gets a new sidekick on a new planet but familiar Imperial trouble.

New Avengers #1 Hanging out on Avengers Island with a rebel team (Sunspot, Cannonball, Squirrel Girl, Wiccan, Hulkling, Hawkeye and Songbird) by Al Ewing and Gerardo Sandoval. When an Avenger buys A.I.M. is science, superheroics and the threat of a twisted Reed Richards. Continue reading New Comics Picks for October 14, 2015

CHEWBACCA’S NEW SIDEKICK

Chewbacca #1 courtesy Marvel
Chewbacca #1 courtesy Marvel

Han Solo’s co-pilot gets the spotlight in his own comic book series and he’s getting his own new sidekick.

It was all part of the huge news for Star Wars and Chewie fans during Comic-Con. The other was seeing Peter Mayhew in and out of costume in a new Star Wars: The Force Awakens reel.

Marvel announced a Star Wars:  Chewbacca limited series by Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto. Chewbacca crash lands on a strange new planet for his own adventure and make new allies while dodging the Empire.

Duggan describes the co-star of Chewie’s solo series: Continue reading CHEWBACCA’S NEW SIDEKICK

CHEWBACCA Stars In His Own STAR WARS Comic

Star Wars Chewbacca courtesy Marvel, an MTV News first
Star Wars Chewbacca courtesy Marvel, an MTV News first

The coolest co-pilot/sidekick in science fiction gets his own spinoff adventure.

Marvel announced Chewbacca will star in his own comic book via MTV News.

Writer Gerry Duggan (Deadpool) and artist Phil Noto (Black Widow, Star Wars: Shattered Empire) will be creative team on the upcoming Star Wars: Chewbacca limited series.

As Duggan explains, Chewbacca crash lands on a strange planet and makes new alliances: Continue reading CHEWBACCA Stars In His Own STAR WARS Comic

JASON AARON On New Characters in MARVEL’S STAR WARS

Star Wars #1 courtesy Marvel
Star Wars #1 courtesy Marvel

Marvel’s Star Wars #1 is here.

The Force is with it.

Writer Jason Aaron and artist John Cassaday give us a new adventure set after the first destruction of the Death Star. Every moment is so pitch perfect you may feel like A New Hope just kept going.

Aaron captures the chemistry between Han and Leia, the spirit of Luke and shows us a darker side and skills of Chewbacca in the first issue. Continue reading JASON AARON On New Characters in MARVEL’S STAR WARS

Harrison Ford Storms Off Jimmy Kimmel Over STAR WARS

Like the Millennium Falcon speeding through an asteroid field – Harrison Ford dodged Star Wars sequel questions from “devoted” fans in the audience at Jimmy Kimmel Live. Ford was promoting his new film 42 the Jackie Robinson story but Jimmy’s plan to stage a Star Wars reunion backfired and Ford left the set.

Take a look:

You can watch more of Ford on Jimmy Kimmel Live on YouTube. The Force wasn’t with Jimmy on this mission to get scoop from Ford but we enjoyed a hilarious moment!

By Editor