The Clone Wars animated series ran from 2008 - 2012 returning for 13 episodes in 2014 and again for a final 12 episodes this year.  The series did an excellent job of fleshing out the story of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker's involvement in that fabled conflict.  It also introduced many memorable characters with none being as important as Ahsoka Tano, Anakin's Jedi Padawan.  She first appeared in the theatrical movie The Clone Wars on August 15, 2008.  This was followed by her appearance in two Star Wars comics from Dark Horse: The Clone Wars #1 and The Clone Wars - Sh ..read more

The announcement back in March that Rosario Dawson would guest star as a live-action Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian season 2 has created quite the disturbance in the Force!  The news has prompted collectors to seek our her appearances in comic books with her first and other early appearances realizing big money.  Raw copies of her first appearance in The Clone Wars #1 has sold for $350 - 400 which is higher than the price of raw copies of the first appearance of Boba Fett in Star Wars #42 due to the much lower print run of this Dark Horse title.  In September 2008, The Clone War ..read more

Coco is an anthology comic published in Hungary in 1991 and 1992 by International World Line Magyar-NSZK Kft. (International World Line Hungarian-West Bank Ltd.)  Only four issues were published, but it is the final issue that will be of interested to Star Wars comic fans.  That issue contains a Star Wars cover and six interior pages which start an original adaptation of A New Hope. Coco #1a - International World Line Magyar-NSZK Kft., Hungary (1992)The cover artwork shows Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia in front of a visage of Darth Vader.  This artwork is by Marti ..read more

The ongoing Star Wars series launched by Marvel in 2015 came to a unremarkable conclusion with issue #75 in November 2019.  Greg Pak only wrote 8 issues for the main title and I was not a fan of those issues.  The series ending was not particularly strong, evoking a strange element found in the story arcs from Poe Dameron #1 - 3 and from Star Wars #26 - 30.  Both those stories featured large bipedal humanoid creatures and in Star Wars #75, an even larger creature helps our heroes escape both the Empire and Boss Carpo.  I believe stories with large humanoid creatures can wor ..read more

Winloss and Nokk are a husband and wife monster-hunting team.  Winloss is a human who wears a backpack that includes mechanical legs and arms that augment his agility and strength.  Nokk is a Trandosian who does not believe in killing innocent creatures.  The duo have a quirky relationship and their banter is lovably entertaining.  In their first appearance in Doctor Aphra Annual #2, they believe Doctor Aphra hires them to capture a monster for a crime boss, but Aphra really wants them to free her from the Shadowfang Beast that swallowed her whole. Star Wars: Doctor Aphra ..read more

Joe Books' final Star Wars comic offering is their third Rebels Cinestory comic.  Star Wars: Rebels - Maul Cinestory Comic is a massive 384 page book priced at $14.99, containing four memorable episodes from the Rebels animated series: Twilight of the Apprentice (season 2 episodes 21-22) The Holocrons of Fate (season 3 episode 3) Visions and Voices (season 3 episode 11) Twin Suns (season 3 episode 20) This fumetti-style comic contains panels that are stills from the episodes and, while the pages are in color, this book suffers from the muddy look that previous Cinestory offerings had ..read more

Star Wars: Allegiance is a 4-issue mini-series released in October 2019 by Marvel to tie into The Rise of Skywalker.  Walmart had an exclusive version of the first issue which used the same artwork as the standard cover.  The standard cover contains a UPC box on the front cover and an ad on the back cover.  The ad on the back cover shows Captain America being introduced to the music from the group Joywave by his fellow Avengers.  At the end of the ad, he is listening to the group's newest single, Obsession, which is available on vinyl. Star Wars: Allegiance #1a - Marvel Co ..read more

When the Special Edition of A New Hope was released to theaters in January 1997, Dark Horse was ready with an all new adaptation of the movie.  They were not the only publisher to take advantage of the release to put out a comic based on the story.  MediaWorks in Japan also published an adaptation of A New Hope in 1997, but this version is contained in two volumes using the Japanese manga style of artwork.  Artust Hisao Tamaki's interpretation of Star Wars is among his best known work and it has been translated into many languages around the world, including into English for Ame ..read more

Speech balloons and thought bubbles are more readily found on comic covers from the early 1950s through the early 1960s and the 1970s through the early 1980s.  Surprisingly, for a majority of comic books, these unique expressions of the medium are not found on covers.  Today, there are many fans of the hobby who buy books for just the cover artwork and not the content.  Several hot artists make a living producing these sought after pieces, so it is understandable both the fans and the artists would prefer not to see these covers obscured by speech balloons.  An exception to ..read more

The Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer Down 3-issue mini-series is a reprint of the Loot Crate exclusive original graphic novel.  Individual issues of the mini-series sold surprisingly well considering the ample copies of the graphic novel still found on eBay.  Star Wars Adventures #15 published in October 2018 sold an estimated 9,709 copies and Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer Down #1 sold a comparable estimated 9,733 copies.  Subsequent issues of the mini-series did decline with issue #2 selling an estimated 8,332 copies and issue #3 7,414 estimated copies.[1]  These numbers ..read more