Star Wars

Something that Star Wars:Hyperspace Stories – The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents has nailed from the start is its tone. Replicating the goofy, wisecracking, and sometimes absurd antics of Clone Force 99, the series is perfect for fans of the animated series. It also helps that many other fan-favorites make a return. The Bad Batch: Ghost Agents issue #3 keeps that streak alive with humor, intense action, and more guests. Alongside artist Reese Hannigan, inker Elisabetta D’Amico, and colorist Michael Atiyeh, each page is filled to the edge with color and excitement. Spoilers below…  After the semi-reveal that the target the Bad Batch is tracking is Asajj Ventress, the squad works to capture her and Hunter, who is right on her tail. They intercept a message between her and Aurra Sing stating that...

The Rise of Skywalker Issue 3 released yesterday and finally offered readers a bit more narrative heft. So far in this comic run, there’s been little to nothing added to the story. What additional inner monologue or extraneous story details were added were obvious or superfluous. Today’s issue however, while not totally kicking the adaptation into overdrive, does benefit from the extended time following the release of the film and added canonical details that have since sprouted. Artist, Will Sliney, does a fantastic job in this issue of balancing the myriad of jump shots in the film communicating various reactions felt through the Force, as well as the generally fast pace of the film. So far the entire team, and Sliney in particular, has completed a very competent job of tightening the...

With less than a day away from its premiere, Andor season 2 has been certified fresh by Rotten Tomatoes. At the time of writing, with 55 reviews aggregated, the show currently sits at a 98% positive rating. Plenty of reviewers and journalists had high praise for the second season of Andor, with many putting it above the first season. Emily Zemler of the Observer remarked on how the story of rising oppression has remnants and ideas that could be related to today:  Another positive review from Kelly Lawler of USA Today said that the show is a beautiful story about “love” and “sacrifice” that can go into dark places — a sentiment shared by many of the cast and crew of Andor:  For comparison, the first season of Andor still stands remarkably high on Rotten Tomatoes with a critic rating of 9...

The second piece of Downloadable Content (DLC) from Ubisoft/Massive Entertainment’s Star Wars: Outlaws has been in the pipeline for a few months. While a release date has not been set yet, the game’s social media account have confirmed that a special preview of the new adventure will be part of Star Wars Celebration next week, in Japan. Titled A Pirate’s Fortune, we know that it will feature Hondo Ohnaka. He will presumably partner with the game’s protagonist, Kay Vess (Humberly González), but the specific plot and gameplay details are to be revealed. There is no dedicated panel at Celebration for the game, so the most likely scenario is that it happens as part of the Live show that is streamed on YouTube. This is also how the teaser for Jedi: Survivor was revealed back in 2022. Tune in...

The Rise of Skywalker #2 arrived last week to an exceptionally quiet reception. Once again, this issue is a passable comic adaptation of the film with basically nothing in it to write home about. In its defense, most screen-to-comic adaptations are not going to wow you. And why should they? It’s a story we know and know well. The purpose of the exercise is to see the narrative in a new medium and, if it’s done particularly well, perhaps glean some new and surprising contextual details that weren’t privy to the audience in the story’s original form.  Unfortunately, so far for The Rise of Skywalker, we haven’t learned anything new. I was somewhat critical of the writing in the first issue, bemoaning the predictable inner monologue of Rey and Kylo Ren. However, in a departure from that fir...