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Dave Filoni promoted to Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm: “I need to be a help across the galaxy here, like a part of a Jedi Council”

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Dave Filoni is a name very familiar to Star Wars fans after shepherding much of the franchise’s multimedia for slightly more than 15 years, beginning with the animated series The Clone Wars to this summer’s live-action Ahsoka. Now Filoni, who mentored under Star Wars creator George Lucas himself, has been promoted as Lucasfilm’s Chief Creative Officer where he will help craft […]

What Are The Best Female-Led Blockbusters?

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EJ Moreno looks at eight of the best women-led blockbusters… We are entering almost unknown territory with the success of Barbie. As the film inches to half a billion in just one week of release, we see a female-led (and female-directed) blockbuster hit heights we never thought possible. With only Captain Marvel in the billion-dollar […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #40

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #40 on Wednesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you below… THE SHOCKING BETRAYAL! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! The Galaxy’s deadliest BOUNTY HUNTERS must stop a corrupted VALANCE! Even if it means his death!!! ENEMIES become desperate ALLIES! And who is the wolf […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Dark Droids – D-Squad #3

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Dark Droids – D-Squad #3 next week, and you can check out the official preview below… TWO HEROES OF THE CLONE WARS REUNITE! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! R2-D2 continues to assemble his new D-SQUAD to fight the deadly DROID SCOURGE! Now R2-D2 is looking for a way to help […]

Free Comic Book Day 2024 Silver Sponsor line-up of 36 comics revealed

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After unveiling the twelve Gold Sponsor titles set to lead the 2024 FCBD offerings earlier this week, the the Free Comic Book Day Retailer Selection Committee has now revealed a further thirty-six Silver Sponsor titles which will be available completely free from participating comic book shops during next year’s event. This year’s Silver Sponsor titles […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #11

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Dark Horse Comics releases Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #11 next week, and we have the official preview of the issue for you below; check it out… Jedi masters Yoda and Mace Windu escort a Republic delegation to an archaeological dig, rumored to be the site of a cache of ancient Jedi artifacts. But the lure […]

Taika Waititi won’t direct Thor 5, says he’s in an “open relationship” with Marvel

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It’s official: the next Thor film will not have Taika Waititi at the helm. The filmmaker confirms as much in a new interview and talks about his connection with the MCU. During a conversation with Business Insider, the Thor: Ragnarok and Thor: Love and Thunder director was asked about the rumors that Thor 5 is […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 #6

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 #6 hits comic book shops and digital retailers on Wednesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you here; check it out… THE TRAGEDY! The MANDALORIAN and GROGU travel to an ancient site. Featuring the RETURN of BOBA FETT! Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 #6 […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Dark Droids #4

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Dark Droids #4 on Wednesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you below… THE SCOURGE IS ON THE VERGE OF HIS ULTIMATE TRIUMPH! The EMPIRE decrees: BEWARE THE DROIDS! Horrible laboratories across the galaxy are focused on transporting his many minds from DROIDS…into ORGANICS! But unbeknown […]