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Tobar said:

Getting back to the premise, the idea that the Empire is now rounding up all surviving Alderaanians is a bit of a stretch. I can understand that there'd be concerns over fomenting thoughts of revenge but to act so swiftly to start rounding them up a day after the destruction of the planet is...questionable.

First Luke has a duel with Vader right after ANH, and now this. *sigh*

If Disney had done the smart thing and made the nuEU non-canon like the Star Trek EU, I wouldn't be having any problem with these writing decisions as they'd all be self-contained and have little to no impact on other stories written in the future. As it, though, I'm seeing the nuEU shaping up to be another clusterfuck of poor ideas just like the old EU was.

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DuracellEnergizer said:

Tobar said:

Getting back to the premise, the idea that the Empire is now rounding up all surviving Alderaanians is a bit of a stretch. I can understand that there'd be concerns over fomenting thoughts of revenge but to act so swiftly to start rounding them up a day after the destruction of the planet is...questionable.

First Luke has a duel with Vader right after ANH, and now this. *sigh*

If Disney had done the smart thing and made the nuEU non-canon like the Star Trek EU, I wouldn't be having any problem with these writing decisions as they'd all be self-contained and have little to no impact on other stories written in the future. As it, though, I'm seeing the nuEU shaping up to be another clusterfuck of poor ideas just like the old EU was.

 I  agree with you. The new first person Luke Skywalker novel is terrible. I don't have the luxury of saying its EU it won't matter later.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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DuracellEnergizer said:

Tobar said:

Getting back to the premise, the idea that the Empire is now rounding up all surviving Alderaanians is a bit of a stretch. I can understand that there'd be concerns over fomenting thoughts of revenge but to act so swiftly to start rounding them up a day after the destruction of the planet is...questionable.

First Luke has a duel with Vader right after ANH, and now this. *sigh*

If Disney had done the smart thing and made the nuEU non-canon like the Star Trek EU, I wouldn't be having any problem with these writing decisions as they'd all be self-contained and have little to no impact on other stories written in the future. As it, though, I'm seeing the nuEU shaping up to be another clusterfuck of poor ideas just like the old EU was.

 I hadn't thought it would be otherwise. I've almost completely lost interest in the EU at this point. I'm not as enthusiastic about Star Wars as I once was, and even the OT no longer holds my interest as strongly as before.

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DuracellEnergizer said:

Tobar said:

Getting back to the premise, the idea that the Empire is now rounding up all surviving Alderaanians is a bit of a stretch. I can understand that there'd be concerns over fomenting thoughts of revenge but to act so swiftly to start rounding them up a day after the destruction of the planet is...questionable.

First Luke has a duel with Vader right after ANH, and now this. *sigh*

If Disney had done the smart thing and made the nuEU non-canon like the Star Trek EU, I wouldn't be having any problem with these writing decisions as they'd all be self-contained and have little to no impact on other stories written in the future. As it, though, I'm seeing the nuEU shaping up to be another clusterfuck of poor ideas just like the old EU was.

 It seems odd to me that a marketing person at Disney could wave a wand and say "not canon" and somehow the merits of those stories would change.

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TheBoost said:

It seems odd to me that a marketing person at Disney could wave a wand and say "not canon" and somehow the merits of those stories would change.

 Just like how Marvel still controls their own destiny, the same is true for Lucasfilm. The de-canonization of the EU was an internal decision.

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I liked the variant Alex Ross cover for Princess Leia #1 but its Return of the Jedi Luke and Vader.  Has nothing to do with Leia and wrong movie,lol.

Only thing i did not like is i wish Ross got Hamill's likeness circa 1983 better.

On the other hand the super exclusive and ridiculous priced variants really piss me off. I am not paying close to 50 dollars for a comic book just for its cover art not even for Alex Ross. That is close to what i paid for Marvel Star Wars first issue first print from 77.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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I take it those who don't like the "rounding up Alderaanians" idea haven't read the "One Thousand Levels Down" short story, which came out almost a year ago and revolves around two Alderaanian siblings on Coruscant on the run from stormtroopers...

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Well, I don't know how kosher this is, but I retyped all the new-canon Insider short stories into Word to make Kindle copies for myself, so if you want to read any of them - including "One Thousand Levels Down" - shoot me a PM and let me know whether you want a Word or Kindle file.

(Haven't had a chance to do this with the newest one yet, though.)

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Star Wars #3

Sigh. One step forward, another step back. The mini-series are far surpassing the main title. Here we have another cover to cover non-stop over the top misadventure.

John Cassady's art has steadily improved with each issue, the same unfortunately cannot be said for the writing. Jason Aaron just does not have a solid grasp on the voices of any of the characters. The dialog comes off as stilted with a lot of odd word choices.

Han especially suffers from this. For example, Han apparently thinks of Threepio as being some kind of bag as twice now he's either referred to him as a "sack of springs" or just a plain old "rust sack." He also strangely accused Threepio of slacking off by taking an oil bath when the Falcon isn't equipped for that.

Hopefully after this storyline has concluded they'll slow down the pace and get a better grasp on the characters.

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Tobar said:


He also strangely accused Threepio of slacking off by taking an oil bath when the Falcon isn't equipped for that.
Now, we don't KNOW that, do we? ;-)

It looks like the next arc might be more interesting. I'd rather find out more about how Obi-Wan thought Luke should continue than Jedi order than putting characters/ships in danger we know they'll pull out of.

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No blueprint of the Falcon up to now has ever had an oil bath. The layout of the ship is something that's pretty iconic and I don't see them suddenly changing it. That plus Han has never cared for droids so why would he have that kind of facility on his ship to begin with.

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Princess Leia #2

Eh, decent though highly predictable. It was quite strange seeing Leia sporting hair accessories that call back to her slave outfit given the time period. These new artists and writers need to stop with these pointless/anachronistic callbacks. It was a big problem with the EU, boosting things that are supposed to be rare/unknown as common place. Really don't want to see this new canon slipping back into that.

Darth Vader #3

I was fine with the few destroyer droids last issue but they really need to stop now. This issue was packed with destroyers and super battle droids. Didn't even feel like the correct time period until toward the end of the issue when we finally see a protocol droid and astromech. Next issue sees a return to Geonosis to restore a droid factory. Sigh. =\

The writing took a serious dive this issue as well. What was my favorite comic in the current line has quickly taken a turn for the worst.

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Tobar said:

Princess Leia #2

Eh, decent though highly predictable. It was quite strange seeing Leia sporting hair accessories that call back to her slave outfit given the time period. These new artists and writers need to stop with these pointless/anachronistic callbacks. It was a big problem with the EU, boosting things that are supposed to be rare/unknown as common place. Really don't want to see this new canon slipping back into that.ssue as well. What was my favorite comic in the current line has quickly taken a turn for the worst.

I've finally managed to read through the first two issues of this series, and I have to say, I failed to notice the similarities between the hair accessories she sports in this issue and ROTJ while I was reading it; I noticed it only after you pointed it out, and even then it's not a very strong similarity.

I took greater issue with Leia seeing a ghost/vision of Padme on Naboo. It came out of nowhere and felt like nothing more than an attempt to shoehorn a completely unnecessary connection to the prequels into the story.

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I've caught up reading the latest issues of the Darth Vader series, and I decided to make the third my final issue, at least in regards to this storyline.

I believe that if a storyline doesn't grab you by the third issue, it's likely you're not going to like the rest of it. Well, this comic isn't grabbing me; I find the art competent but boring, the writing flatter than a pancake, and the unending references to the PT irritating, so I'm calling it quits.

I've also been reading the Princess Leia series. In sharp contrast to the Vader series, I'm actually enjoying it thus far, the wonky "rounding up all surviving Alderaanians" plot and the unnecessary callbacks to the PT in the last issue aside. If it stays on-track, I may even end up accepting it into my personal canon by the time it's over.

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I have not read the Princess Leia comics yet.  But i imagine Winter does not make an appearance because she is a legends character and never happened in the current continuity.

Natalie Portman as Padme did happen because  the prequels are canon.

Very unfortunate for those who really dislike the prequels.

I hope JJ does not do any flashbacks to prequelisms in the force awakens.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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The Vader comics need some moar feats of him TKing Star destroyers.

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skyjedi2005 said:

I have not read the Princess Leia comics yet.  But i imagine Winter does not make an appearance because she is a legends character and never happened in the current continuity.

No, she hasn't made an appearance, at least not yet. Her role has been assumed by a different blonde Alderaanian (more-or-less).

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Carthage said:

The Vader comics need some moar feats of him TKing Star destroyers.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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These SW comics are my first foray into actually having a subscription to comics on Comixology. Man, are these schedules crazy. Vader #4 comes out Wednesday, Vader #3 was like two weeks ago, and Ongoing is nowhere to be seen.

Apparently this is a thing everyone deals with in comics. It's just weird to me.

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Kanan: The Last Padawan #1

Finally, this is what you get when you hire an actual writer! This first issue was great. Top-notch writing from Weisman, I'm really sad that he's since left the series but I hope he continues to write for their comics.

Pepe Larraz's art is stupendous. Every panel feels vibrant and alive. The layout gives the issue this kinetic reading experience that feels like you're watching it all unfold in real time.

I hope once Marvel saw the level of quality that can be achieved with this issue they started to hold it up as the standard for the rest of their titles. Because as it stands, this is leagues ahead of everything else they've put out to date.

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I hate the title the last padawan. I suppose the Last Jedi was already taken, the last  jedi apprentice is not as short.

Thankfully Lucas never redubbed Yoda in Empire calling Luke my Padawan.

Always thought it sounded too much like Padwar. From the Martian Tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs.

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More than likely where he got the inspiration from. I've always detested the title as well but at least it's not as bad as younglings. BLEH.

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