The new Star Wars comics - a general discussion thread — Page 11

I won't say the art is bad it is interesting and different from the other titles.

I prefer the old school drawing styles  like Al Williamson.  Wish someone could do more star wars comics like that.

I really liked Wheatley's art even if i hated the prequel reference.

Really sharp looking artwork,looks even better in black and white and shot off the original artwork.

Darth Vader #4 was actually pretty cool, even considering the fact that most of the comic was based on AOTC (my least favourite of the horrid prequels) And the cover art kicks ass as well, the cover for Star Wars #3 was pretty awful but the actual comic was fun although not much happened except for the fact that they got on the millennium falcon

SilverWook said:

A bunch of rusty old battle droids are supposed to be a serious threat? And weren't they all permanently shut down in Episode III? They don't run independently like OT era droids.

 The battle droids are being... hatched from Geonosian eggs... I don't know how the hell that works so don't ask. The Geonosian queen treats them like her children too... and they pose no threat, black R2-D2 kills them in 2 frames. I'm not really sure what the importance of the quest was but it was fun and strange

Smithers said:

black R2-D2 kills them in 2 frames.

 I've got no idea what these comics are about, but your description makes me think it must be something like this...

ray_afraid said:

Smithers said:

black R2-D2 kills them in 2 frames.

 I've got no idea what these comics are about, but your description makes me think it must be something like this...

 LMAO I wish. In Vader #3, Darth Vader acquires some partners:

-a girl

-a black colored protocol droid (that acts just like 3P0 but confident)

-a black colored R2-Unit (that acts just like R2D2)

DuracellEnergizer said:

Smithers said:

 The battle droids are being... hatched from Geonosian eggs... I don't know how the hell that works so don't ask. The Geonosian queen treats them like her children too... and they pose no threat, black R2-D2 kills them in 2 frames. I'm not really sure what the importance of the quest was but it was fun and strange

Your description sounds like the best and the worst thing ever. Alas, this storyline is dead to me, so I won't check this issue out even for the WTF? factor. 

What is weird is that there was only one piece of story progression which occurs after the droid army scenario passes by, it's like someone needs to make their own big edited digital version of the comic to get the basic story down and nothing else

From what little I can find of Williamson just based on a google images perusal I too enjoy his work.  It's super pulpy, which is something Star Wars has always needed more of.

The best way to read the Williamson newspaper comics Star Wars run is in black and white.

I think the book i have is over twenty years old.

It is showing age issues.  But it is complete and the original run not edited and colorized.

It is sort of cool that it has Williamson's and Goodwin's autograph.

Its not a low run though so its value to me is really in that i like the comics themselves.

I think if my memory is not fogged over that it came out the same year as the def collection laserdisc set.

Tobar said:

skyjedi2005 said:

It is sort of cool that it has Williamson's and Goodwin's autograph.

Its not a low run though so its value to me is really in that i like the comics themselves.

 It's been a dream of mine to get my hands on a set of my own. They start at around $600 these days though. =(

 Even reading copies?  Ouch at that price.  I got mine so low it was a fluke.  I almost felt like it was theft at a hundred and fifty it was a steal literally as the lowest price on abebooks was 250.

I think i paid less than the set cost originally.  I mean from the publisher.

I wonder if Al's death is the reason the book has jumped up in price so high it can't be scarcity their are over 2,500 copies of that book.

Never mind second hand sellers wanting close to sixty bucks a volume for the colored reprints titled classic star wars.

I think they gouge just because its star wars.