STAR WARS POE DAMERON New Comic, New Villain

Star Wars: Poe Dameron courtesy Marvel
Star Wars: Poe Dameron courtesy Marvel

Poe Dameron soars from cinemas to his own new adventures.

Marvel’s Star Wars comics line is expanding with the first one starring heroes from The Force Awakens.

Charles Soule who crafted the Lando & Obi-Wan and Anakin limited series and Phil Noto, artist of the Chewbacca limited series, team up for a new ongoing starring Poe Dameron.

The star pilot of General Organa’s Resistance will face a dangerous new enemy created for the series. Continue reading STAR WARS POE DAMERON New Comic, New Villain

FAVORITE COMICS OF 2015

Black Canary #1 courtesy DC Comics
Black Canary #1 courtesy DC Comics

A Convergence of Secret Wars lead to an onslaught of new number ones and new beginnings.

How do you pick favorite comics of the year? We kept it down to new number ones issues.

Here’s we go with a screaming fresh start for a DC icon:

Black Canary

You can call it “Batgirling” but we call it rock and roll, kung fu kick-ass fun. Brenden Fletcher and Annie Wu reinvigorated the classic character with a wild road trip as Dinah becomes the front woman for Black Canary – the band – and goes on an odyssey to save a child and find the mysterious force behind her new mission. Continue reading FAVORITE COMICS OF 2015

Top New Comics Picks September 9, 2015

SHIELD 50th Anniversary: Quake courtesy Marvel
SHIELD 50th Anniversary: Quake courtesy Marvel

A new Star Wars story set in canon after Return of the Jedi that sets up The Force Awakens, the origin of Batman’s new villain and Harley Quinn hits the road in what could be hailed as a Gotham City Sirens reunion?

It’s all part of this week’s new comic picks:

Journey To Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #1 A new tale in canon set after the destruction of the second Death Star. New characters in a story set after the events of Return of the Jedi by Greg Rucka and Marco Checcetto. Continue reading Top New Comics Picks September 9, 2015

MARVEL STAR WARS Prologue Begins

Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire courtesy Marvel
Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire courtesy Marvel

Before The Force Awakens, what happened after an Empire fell and a Rebel Alliance scored a victory that would change a galaxy far, far away?

Marvel releases the first chapter of Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire by writer Greg Rucka (Cyclops, Punisher, Lazarus, Gotham Central) and artist Marco Checchetto this week.

Marvel worked with Lucasfilm on this prologue setting up the hugely anticipated next chapter in the saga.

Rucka reveals the new Rebels of his story:

Continue reading MARVEL STAR WARS Prologue Begins

New Heroes of STAR WARS: SHATTERED EMPIRE

Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens:  Shattered Empire courtesy Marvel
Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire courtesy Marvel

What happened in the galaxy far, far away after the Death Star was destroyed and the Rebel Alliance victory on Endor?

Greg Rucka and Marco Chechetto were announced as the creative team behind Star Wars: Shattered Empire.

Now the fan-favorite writer is revealing the characters in his new limited series along with a first look inside the first chapter on StarWars.com.

When you’re young and you see Jedi,” series Rucka tells StarWars.com, “you can look at the happy ending and go, ‘Hey, it’s over!’ But you get older and you start to think about it, and you realize, no it’s not. It’s not over at all.” That’s the basis of Shattered Empire, which follows new characters Kes and main protagonist Shara Bey — husband and wife Rebels — as the struggle for freedom continues. Continue reading New Heroes of STAR WARS: SHATTERED EMPIRE

MARVEL Reveals STAR WARS SHATTERED EMPIRE Creative Team

Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens:  Shattered Empire courtesy Marvel
Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire courtesy Marvel

Before The Force Awakens, an Empire fell and the Rebel Alliance won a galaxy changing victory…but what happened next?

Marvel revealed the creative team who will give us a first look at the next chapter of the Star Wars legend.

They recruited a comics legend to chronicle it.

Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire will be told by writer Greg Rucka (Cyclops, Punisher, Lazarus, Gotham Central) and artist Marco Checchetto.

Marvel is working closely with Lucasfilm on this prologue revealing what happened between the last and upcoming chapters of the saga. Continue reading MARVEL Reveals STAR WARS SHATTERED EMPIRE Creative Team