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Ms Marvel’s Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy to direct Damon Lindelof’s Star Wars movie

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So much of the recent Death Star style blue-print plans for the galaxy far far away have been focused on the small screen output, with the futures of Rian Johnson’s proposed trilogy, Taika Waititi’s solo-outing, a Kevin Feige-produced film and Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron all up in the air. Now you can add another Star […]

Darth Vader glimpses the future in Marvel’s Star Wars: Revelations this November

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Marvel Comics is planning a monumental 2023 for its Star Wars comic books, and the publisher is set to give fans a taste of what’s in store this November with the release of Star Wars: Revelations #1, a giant-sized one-shot revealing what lies ahead in ongoing titles Star Wars, Star Wars: Darth Vader, Star Wars: […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #25

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #25 next week, and you can get a sneak peek at the issue right here with the official preview… Desolation! The spark undying lives in Doctor Aphra’s body, and as its power grows, so does its hunger! But Aphra’s plotting her own escape…! As everyone flocks to the […]

Star Wars: Andor Episode 7 Review – ‘Announcement’

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Chris Connor reviews the seventh episode of Star Wars: Andor… After a thrilling heist-focused episode last time around, Andor settles down in its seventh episode ‘Announcement’ as the aftermath of the Aldhani heist is felt both from within the rebels and the Empire. If more sedate, this episode maintains the forward momentum the series has […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Darth Vader #28

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Darth Vader #28 next week, and you can get a sneak peek of the issue right here with the official preview…   The shadow in the fire! For decades, Sabé, Handmaiden of Padmé, schemed to assassinate Darth Vader, whom she believed murdered her queen but Sabé has learned Vader’s greatest […]

Star Wars: Andor Episode 6 Review – ‘The Eye’

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Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of Star Wars: Andor… Andor’s sixth episode ‘The Eye’ is far and away its most action packed to date, focusing almost entirely on the raid the group has been planning for the past two weeks. It’s 45 minutes that must rank amongst the most impressive Star Wars content put […]

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi poster released ahead of Disney+ premiere

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With Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi set to premiere on Disney+ this month, the official poster for the upcoming series of animated shorts has arrived online, showcasing its two main subjects in Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku. The latest animated offering from Dave Filoni after Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: The High Republic #1

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Marvel Comics launches its new Star Wars: The High Republic series this Wednesday, and you can get a sneak peek at the issue right here…   A new chapter begins for Star Wars: The High Republic! One hundred and fifty years before the fall of Starlight, another beacon burns bright in the galaxy, a beacon […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Visions #1

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Visions #1 next week, expanding the Disney+ anime shorts with a tale from Takashi Okazaki (Afro Samurai); check out the preview of the issue here…   Takashi Okazaki (Afro Samurai) is continuing his storytelling from the acclaimed STAR WARS: VISIONS episode “The Duel,” featuring the Ronin! The mythology of STAR […]