Sith Teneb Kel – has the Blood of Empire on his hands in Star Wars The Old Republic #6 January 10, 2011
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The first half of the Star Wars The Old Republic comic book series from Dark Horse was kinda lame.
the second half is AWESOME.
Teneb Kel is an awesome Sith. He is cunning, he is ruthless and he know how to defeat those who are stronger than he is.
This final issue of the Blood of Empire story line brings Kel to the pinnacle of power — but only after he kills his friend — maggot and barely escapes the emperor’s first apprentice.
Astounding story, brilliant art combine for the best Old Republic comic book yet!
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Star Wars Legacy War #1- one word review – AWESOME December 26, 2010
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Yes we were not happy when Dark Horse frakked us around by telling us that issue #50 of Legacy was the end.
We found out later that Dark Horse just wanted to renumber the series and after a few months of waiting here we are with Star Wars Legacy:War #1.
This series picks up precisely where Legacy #50 ends. Darth Krayt is back and yes he’s pissed.
First stop is Darth Wrylock which is a great set of panels as master and traitor square off as all Sith must. No this isn’t the rule of two in the Krayt’s One Sith Empire – but it’s still apparently the rule that all Sith must covet advancement and to be ready to kill their master to achieve that.
We see Roan Fel in this issue too – but no views into the Galactic Alliance.
And of course there is Cade Skywalker – who know has both his ‘brother’ and Delilah Blue fully onside to help him take down the Sith.
And oh yeah, Cade’s mama – the Moff – has regrets — nice.
Brilliant.
The Legacy story from the very first issue – of the original numbering – has been fantastic. War is up to the legacy of…well Star Wars Legacy – no tip toeing around here either, this series is about conflict, battle, struggle and challenge. We couldn’t be happier or more excited!!
Star Wars The Old Republic Threat of Peace comic isn’t as Epic as the video game trailer September 7, 2010
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Like everyone else, we’re eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Star Wars The Old Republic MMO game this year (we hope!).
So we’re gobbling up every little tidbit we can, including the Dark Horse comic book series.
The first story arc of the Old Republic comic, a three issue set titled, “Threat of Peace” has now wrapped up — and we’re not too impressed.
The basic storyline is solid, a Sith/Jedi truce and the various factions, both Sith and Jedi that want to see the truce ended before it really begins.
The problem is that the story as told in this comic is very disjointed and is extremely difficult to follow. Don’t bother trying to read individual issues of this series, they simply don’t make sense. As a complete story arc – that’s a bit better as the single cell (or page) context makes more sense across three issues.
Long story short is that the Jedi themselves were trying to undercut the Sith/Jedi treaty. That part of the story was kiinda cool, but the delivery overall is weak.
The art is also relatively weak in this series and isn’t at the same level that we’re used to from Dark Horse. Perhaps we just have unrealistic expectation for this series, since the LucasArts/BioWare trailers for The Old Republic have been so awesome so far.
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Star Wars Blood Ties #1 What is Boba Fett Afraid of? September 7, 2010
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First things first – Chris Scalf the artist on this issue – and he truly is an artist – is one of the finest artists in comics today.
With Blood Ties #1 Scalf gives us — the lucky readers – with a visual feast of brilliantly painted artwork that is breathtaking to look at.
The story isn’t too shabby either. Blood Ties is a joint Jango/Boba Fett tale with young Boba learning lessons from his Dad – that somehow also connect to the future when Boba is his own feared bounty hunter.
Great fun and a really enjoyable experience for all Star Wars fans.
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Legion of Superheroes #4 Review September 6, 2010
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FINALLY! After three issue of being ‘lost’ Saturn Girl and Lighting Lad get back their twin boys.
Why were they taken?
something to do with Mordu..but it’s really quite unclear.
Overally this issue, and this series is a bit confusing to follow on an issue by issue basis, with too many sub-plots getting too little treatment in individual issues.
Now in a trade paperback…this all might make a whole lot more sense…
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What if Superman’s Family Came with him when Krypton Exploded? August 27, 2010
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We’ve long been big fans of alternate universes/history.
Now we’ve got (yet another) Superman alternate reality, this time it’s one in which Jor-El didn’t send his baby son Kal-El to Earth all alone.
This time the whole El family comes to Earth!
It’s a great twist to see how things develop and how the Kent’s still find a way to be involved in the storyline.
Instead of a Fortress of Solitude – there is the El Tower – and a ship with a 12th level intelligence..
and oh yeaaaah at the end of this first issue..Kal-El ends up with a pair of siblings too.
Brilliant storytelling and magnificent artwork makes this a must-read for all Superman fans.
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Star Wars Legacy #50 Disappoints August 24, 2010
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Star Wars Legacy #50 was supposed to be the final issue of Star Wars Legacy.
BUT IT’S NOT.
The sleemos at Dark Horse are only putting the series on hiatus and then coming back at us with a ‘mini-series’ in december.
Yeaah that’s low-ball Hutt scum territory. Instead of continuing the series for another 6 issues – they scare the bantha poodu out of us and tell us they’re canceling the series.
The final #50 – regular Legacy issue was good – but it wasn’t good enough to be the FINAL issue of the series regular run. Nothing is really resolved – except well that Darth Krayt is back..and oh yeah Cade is going to hunt him again – BIG KRIFFING DEAL – been there, done that and read that before.
With so many layers in Legacy, there are so many loose ends and none were wrapped up in this issue. It’s not a final issue and not deserving finale for the final issue of the greatest Star Wars comic ever written/drawn.
We don’t understand Dark Horse – or why they’d screw with us this way – it’s not cool. YES we’re very excited for the new Legacy mini-series, but we would have been EVEN HAPPIER if there would be an issue 51 coming out in September.
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Star Wars Legacy Series ENDS TODAY! August 18, 2010
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The greatest Star Wars story (outside of the original movies) ever told is coming to an end..
TODAY.
Today the last issue of Star Wars Legacy ships – and yes we’re very sad.
Legacy is THE REASON why we got back into comics. Issue #0 (with that awesome pic of Darth Talon on the cover) jumped out at us and we’ve been hooked ever since.
This is the Star Wars universe turned upside down.
The Sith are many and the Empire and its own Imperial Jedi Knights.
The regular Jedi order is on the run.
And the last Skywalker – Cade – is a drug using bounty hunter that would make Bobba Fett cringe.
There has never been a Star Wars saga like Legacy – it excels on every level, characters, plot, dialogue and art.
Ending this series at #50 is the dumbest thing we’ve ever seen from a comic book publisher and there is no way that this story should end with this issue. There is also no way that this entire story will be over with this issue either.
Do we expect to see the Legacy era in Star Wars books? HELL YES.
Will we ever see Cade Skywalker again in a comic book? We sure hope so… He is the ultimate force user – not quite a Jedi, not a Sith and a type of bounty hunter scum that would always shoot first and then shoot up on drugs later.
We will miss Legacy dearly – and yes Dark Horse will not be getting our dollars in the same frequency they used too (dumb move Dark Horse!).
Star Wars Legacy #49 – What Now Dark Horse???? July 12, 2010
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It’s hard to believe and accept that Star Wars Legacy is almost done.
Issue #49 is the second last issue and there is so much left undiscovered and unresolved.
So we’ve got Cade still on a Sith killing mission and that’s great, he’s now on Utapau knocking down the sith and he’ll come in contact with the Galactic Alliance too for the first time in…oh what 50 issues?!!
The Princess Fel being held by her former Imperial Knight master – now turned Sith – is kinda of a neat twist too..but with so much going on , it’s impact is marginal.
How will this series end? Will Fel return to control? Where is Krayt? Will Cade Skywalker become the Emperor?
so very many things going on..this series could AND SHOULD continued for a very long time.
It’s a shame and a travesty that Dark Horse is ending this series at #50. They’ve promised some kind of surprise — so we’ll see what they’ve got in store…but seeing as Legacy is without a doubt ..THE GREATEST STAR WARS COMIC OF ALL TIME …we doubt they’ll surprise us.
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Legion of Super Heroes #2 Interesting but Also Very Confusing July 6, 2010
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Legion of Super Heroes #2 is an interesting – though confusing issue.
Saturn Girl is still looking for here missing kids and then out of nowhere we get Saturn Queen wrecking the Legion with her mind control.
Saturn Queen?
The writers seem to be on a bent to introduce as many legionaires as possible in every issue and that’s a challenge for us as readers – trying to keep it all straight.
No we’re not giving up on this series (yet), but a bit more focus, would make this a whole lot more enjoyable.
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Buck Rogers Comic from Dynamite Wraps up – With a really Lame finale July 5, 2010
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So…we finally got the FINAL issue of Buck Rogers, and we finally got around to reading it.
IT SUCKS.
IT’S a HORRIBLE WAY TO END A FINE SERIES.
Dynamite Entertainment the publishers of this series should be ashamed of themselves. They had such a great character, a neat twist and some awesome visuals and they FRAKKED IT ALL UP!!
In this final issue – we still have no clue why the moon robots were left behind, or what happened to the people – it’s all just glossed over.
One frame falls to the next with little continuity – Princess Ardalla lays claim to the moon? come on….
But the worst part is how this book has left us hanging.
If this is the FINAL ISSUE – which it is — why introduce a new character? Buck’s daughter from the past – now traveling to the future – is an amazing twist. We want to know more.
Instead we get the END of the series.
What a downer and what a horrible way to end something that could have been so much better.
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Dynamite Kills Buck Rogers at issue #12 – Stalls shipping final issue June 17, 2010
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We’ve been a fan of Dynamite Entertainment’s Buck Roger revival since the very first issue….actually no we weren’t.
But the series did grow on us and we have looked forward to each new issue to see which way the plot would go.
The last issue we reviewed — #11 – Buck takes on the man on the moon. In issue #10 Buck fights a dude that looks like Hawkman. In #9 he fights the airlords of Han.
In issue #8, Buck loses his ship — again but this time to a nuclear blast underneath the Earth.
Now we find out that issue #12 is the last issue.
That SUCKS.
This comic has more room, more potential and it’s just now hitting its stride. We still don’t know so much about Buck’s past and there is more to see in his future.
But the geniuses that run Dynamite Entertainment apparently think this comic has no legs..so they cut Buck off at the knees.
It was a fun run while it lasted…
But where is this final issue?
WHERE IS BUCK ROGERS #12???
It was supposed to be out on May 26th but never actually shipped. So to add insult to injury, Buck Rogers is canceled by Dynamite and then they shaft the fans by not shipping the final issue (yet? or ever???)
Star Wars Legacy #48 – Darth Krayt Returns from the Dead!!! June 8, 2010
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WOW. KRIFFING WOW.
So much action and plot in this issue, it’s nearly impossible to think of anything to say other than..
WOW.
Cade is one serious Sith hunting machine now – he is the ultimate sith/jedi hybrid and we doubt there is any force in the universe that can stop him now.
The princess FINALLY makes her return appearance (she has been so underutilized in this series..)
And the biggest surprise on the last page of this issue…the man that created the new Sith isn’t dead after all…then again did anyone of us really think he wouldn’t return??
Superman New Krypton Saga Ends – The Best Superman Story Ever Told!! June 1, 2010
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That’s it. The New Krypton saga is now over
.
War of the Supermen #4 marks the end of a saga that in our opinion — is one of the greatest Superman story arcs of all time.
It began with Kandor coming out of the bottle and ending up as a city on Earth – then they got their own planet and called it New Krypton — that got blowed up 
real good so the Kryptonians came to Earth to trash it.
The trashing of Earth – that’s the basic War of the Supermen story and it comes to an end in War of the Supermen #4.
In the end, General Zod gets banished back to the Phantom Zone, General Lane dies and Metropolis goes back to its (not so) normal self.
Overall the New Krypton saga has been an incredible ride. We saw the first issue on the stands and it was the first time we actually bought a Superman title in at least ten years.
It was New Krypton that pulled us back into the Superman universe. Here we had the Man of Steel, as not unique- but being one among many. A superman on a planet of supermen. On New Krypton, Superman was just Kal-El. He was a ‘regular’ guy and he ‘technically’ for a time reported to Zod and even took over for Zod when Zod was out of commission for awhile.
Ohh and the ending of this story is nothing short of brilliant with the great prose of Lois Lane:
One Kryptonian came to Earth and helped make it a better place.
We made him our greatest hero.
100,000 Kryptonians came and they were seen as a threat. They were met with suspicion, hatred and eventually death. We–humanity–were incapable of accepting what they had to offer, accepting that change, so we lashed out at them. Destroyed them.
New Krypton gave us a different perspective on Kal-El and one that we looked forward to reading often and regularly. Will we now continue to pick up Superman titles? That remains to be seen, but now that the New Krypton saga is done, how can anything else not be a letdown at this point?
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War of the Supermen DESTROYS NEW KRYPTON!! May 13, 2010
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Really?? NO WAAAAY.
This comic book is all about one thing – the destruction of New Krypton.
No we didn’t see this coming. After two years of following the New Krypton saga, we’ve grown fond of the place.
New Krypton/Kandor has been part of the Superman universe for what 40 years or more at this point? and now it’s GONE.
Unbelievable.
And all destroyed by Luthor/Lane via Reactron — killer of Supergirl’s dad too – now killer of her mom and Kandor itself.
We’re still in shock.
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Buck Rogers #10 – Buck fights the Han and a dude that looks like Hawkman April 20, 2010
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issue #10 finds Buck on the Han airship — as it turns out they like prawns (eew).
A relatively simple romp in this issue, that doesn’t really solve much other than to lead us to the next set of bad guys.
Yeaah there is another set.
After fighting genetic mutations, humans that live below ground, humans that live in the air..
It’s now time for Buck to fight humans that live on the moon.
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Blue Harvest is Back! Star Wars: Dark Times #16 — Blue Harvest part 4 April 20, 2010
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With months in-between issue Dark Horse has made this a tough series to follow..
But we follow cause it’s soo freakin awesome.
Finally we get some action here and only one pirate group is left standing – sword law be damned.
But how is Das Jennir going to save everyone here? And will he reconnect with his pals bomo and crew?
One this is for sure when the next and final issue in this arc is out, we’re going back to re-read all five issues.
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Star Wars Legacy #46 Cade Skywalker Turns to the Light April 12, 2010
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Cade Skywalker isn’t a Jedi
He isn’t a Sith either.
He is what the Force made him – or so he says.
This issue we get to see Cade unleash his Dark Side and his Light Side – yeaah it was cheesy that he used the light to save the Zeltron Delilah Blue – but also VERY VERY cool.
Cade is not a total stim junkie – he does have the heart of Jedi – and the power of the Sith within him.
Ohh and there’s more in this issue too isn’t there? Emperor Fel’s daughter is captured by the Sith!! how did that happen?
Star Wars Purge – The Hidden Blade – aka When Vader FAILS April 12, 2010
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We really like Dark Horse’s Star Wars one-shots.
These are 1 issue stories – no need to buy multiple issues to get the whole story.
The latest one-shot – Purge – the Hidden Blade – is a basic but fun story.
And oh yeah the artwork by Chris Scalf is AMAZING – its a neat waterbrush kinda of effect that is soo different than what we’re used too and really a treat for the eyes.
The end of this story – is Vader disappointing the Emperor – not a terribly dramatic twist – but a fun read for sure.
Star Wars Legacy #45 : Empires Collide and Cade heads back to the Dark Side March 2, 2010
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Sooo much going on in this one issue it’s hard to review, but also ooooooh so enjoyable.
We finally find out who is behind the Vongforms – none other than Darth Maladi who is now trying to take over the sith herself. Even more surprising is that she is trying to turn Cade back to the Dark Side – probably not a good thing for her in the end since he’s likely the most powerful Sith or Jedi in the Universe.
Will Cade save Delilah Blue? I sure hope so – i’d sure miss seeing that Zeltron hanging off Cade.
And what about the big Jedi/Roan Fel /Imperial Sith battle?
WOW – talk about action.
No surprise that the allies get together and we knew the Sith Imperials were coming but still fun to see. How Capt Yag will somehow not shoot down her own mother in the next issue – i don’t know…
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