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Title: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Rico on January 18, 2015, 11:29:51 AM
Make sure to grab issue one at your local comic shop or digitally.  A new era has begun!   :starwars:

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_1_%28Marvel_2015%29 (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_1_%28Marvel_2015%29)
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Bromptonboy on January 18, 2015, 11:35:21 AM
A chance to start at the beginning of a series - I'll pick it up.
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Post by: ChrisMC on January 18, 2015, 03:35:14 PM
Also available on Comixology, I really like the iPad version!
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Meds on January 20, 2015, 01:49:30 PM
Got mine and ordered issue 2 as well. Great story looks like I'm in line for another subscription.
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Rico on January 23, 2015, 05:27:29 PM
All the cool extra variant covers are a neat idea.

Find them all here:
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_1_%28Marvel_2015%29 (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_1_%28Marvel_2015%29)

Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Bromptonboy on January 24, 2015, 09:01:19 AM
Cool cover.
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Post by: Bryancd on January 25, 2015, 01:10:32 PM
Just subscribed for the iPad version!
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Post by: Meds on February 16, 2015, 12:53:28 PM
Ive just ordered number 3, really liking these comics. Have you seen the mini episode versions, i saw one advertised for Leia. Not sure what its like. Am thinking of getting them as i think its a run of just five comics.
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: WillEagle on February 28, 2015, 01:28:17 PM
I have the first two issues of the ongoing series as well as the first Darth Vader. Princess Leia will be out soon. I have all 3 of those titles on my pull list at the comic shop.
I really liked the first 2 issues but I thought [spoiler]Luke doesn't face Vader till Empire.[/spoiler] still very good issues.
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Bromptonboy on February 28, 2015, 02:35:27 PM
How many issues in are we on this?  Need a gift for my son's birthday.  :)
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Rico on February 28, 2015, 03:15:36 PM
Two issues of the main book, one of the Vader book so far.
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Bromptonboy on February 28, 2015, 06:03:34 PM
Think I'll pick them up for his birthday
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Post by: WillEagle on March 01, 2015, 07:14:19 AM
There good. He should love them.
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Post by: Bromptonboy on March 01, 2015, 07:22:33 AM
He asked for a few specific Magic The Gathering cards (his scout troop are all  into them - since they are not allowed electric devices on camping trips - they play these card games).  He should enjoy the comic books.
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Post by: WillEagle on March 10, 2015, 07:44:28 PM
Rico I saw your pic of you with Princess Leia #1. Looks like you got a variant cover. I have the regular cover and I really liked the story! Very well done.
Probably not going to pick up the Rebels series though. 3 Star Wars series will be enough. Well you can never get too much Star Wars but its hard to read in the dark!  :laugh:
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Post by: WillEagle on March 11, 2015, 04:49:37 PM
Picked up the Star Wars #3 and Darth Vader #2 today! May the Force be With Me!
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Rico on March 11, 2015, 04:52:12 PM
My comic shop has had several variant covers of all the recent Marvel "Star Wars" comics.  I kind of liked this Leia cover so I picked this one.  I plan on reading the first 2-3 issues of each title and probably will only continue with 2 or 3 of the books once I see what I like best.
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: WillEagle on March 11, 2015, 04:58:17 PM
I would have loved picking up a variant cover for one of these but he doesn't have any left I guess. He does however give me just about every Star Trek variant cover.
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Post by: Meds on March 22, 2015, 01:40:18 PM
I'm really enjoying these, I'm just buying one of each issues, as much as is oud love to do a collection of several covers I simply can't afford it. Really good story and getting me in the mood for the new films
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Post by: Jobydrone on March 22, 2015, 06:10:31 PM
I agree with Rico's comments from last weeks podcast about these comics.  Although the writers are clearly making an effort to firmly place the these events in the timeline they intend it to be, it just doesn't feel right that all this interaction with Vader is going on in between New Hope and Empire.  I am enjoying the stories and find them very entertaining, only in a "What If?" kind of way, though.
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Post by: WillEagle on March 23, 2015, 06:28:08 PM
Picked up Princess Leia #2 on Friday. Had a busy weekend so haven't got to read it yet. Did go to a store called Bargain Box and picked up some very cool comics but I also seen that they had variant covers of some of the Star Wars Book. If I didn't already have the issues I would have got some but used the $$$ on comics I didn't have. Still may go back. Here are a couple of the ones they had. Obi-wan is Star Wars #3 and the Darth is Darth Vader #1. Very Cool!

Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: WillEagle on July 01, 2015, 06:24:13 PM
Picked up my comics today getting #5 of the Princess Leia comic and #7 of Darth Vader. The Leia comic is the last one of a mini-series and the Vader comic starts a new storyline for the Sith Lord. I have enjoyed the Leia series and I still need to start the Vader series. Too much to read and not enough time to read it!
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Rico on July 02, 2015, 06:40:07 PM
Still reading these but have mixed feeling about the way they are handling the main comic.  A lot of folks showing up that I don't really think should be in a comic set between ep. 4 & 5.
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Post by: jedijeff on July 04, 2015, 07:25:41 AM
I haven't read these yet, as I am not very good at getting to the comic book store regularly between releases, so will wait until they release the trade paperback. But from what I have heard so far, not sure how I feel about it. Also I was listening to Rico's and Chris's discussion on Star Wars Stacks, and what you were saying Rico, makes me a bit less interested to read these. I can see where they want to fill in gaps in between the movies, but I always found, that the time between ANH and Empire, I never really had a strong need to fill that in.
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Rico on July 04, 2015, 07:31:30 AM
I would still give them a try Jeff.  You might like them more than I do.  I just feel like they are trying to retcon and fit things in that don't really makes sense - at least to me.
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: WillEagle on July 07, 2015, 03:14:23 PM
I like the new regular series ok but like what you guys mentioned is the way they are meeting up characters that shouldn't yet. The biggie being [spoiler]Vader and Luke.[/spoiler]
I wish they hadn't done that.
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: Rico on July 07, 2015, 04:02:44 PM
I agree very much.
Title: Re: Marvel "Star Wars" - comics begin again!
Post by: WillEagle on July 18, 2015, 05:29:16 AM
I posted earlier about a meet up I didn't like but one that I did enjoy was the one between [spoiler]Luke and Boba Fett[/spoiler] that I found to be pretty good. Nice ending to issue 6 as well.
I still need to catch up with the Vader series since I have them all but not read a one yet but the will be coming out with a one shot and crossover event with the regular series in November. So I better be caught up! When I first saw the word crossover I was really hoping they didn't mean with Iron Man!
Something I am really looking forward to is the new limited series Marvel announced at SDCC CHEWBACCA!! Awesome! I am a huge Solo and Chewbacca fan so I cant wait for this. I passed on the Lando series but this will be on my pull list! Very cool variant cover and this will be coming out in October. I will post the link to the Marvel link and you can even read about the Vader crossover there. Plus the awesome covers of the Chewbacca book. The Variant is the one where he is holding the ship part.

http://marvel.com/news/comics/24866/sdcc_2015_chewbacca (http://marvel.com/news/comics/24866/sdcc_2015_chewbacca)