R2D2 Translator January 11, 2009
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I could never figure out how Star Wars characters could understand what R2D2 WAS actually saying – but apparently there is some reasoning behind the beeping..
and..there is also a wicked cool site out there that will do the translation – one way – for you. Not sure how accurate it is but it sure is fun.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars #3 – Anakin the Charmer January 8, 2009
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This comic is getting a bit lame fast isn’t it? So now Anakin is a slaver with Ashoka the slave…all the while Anakin is charming the Queen of the Slavers…
I dunno it’s a little bit of a stretch that no one would recognize a hero of the Republic just because he’s wearing an eye patch…
To add further insult to injury – it looks like the next issue of this series will not be out until February..not sure why Dark Horse is jerking around with this series…maybe they’re just not serious enough about it.
The animated show on Cartoon Network is MUCH better.
Star Wars: Legacy #31–Vector part 12 – VECTOR IS OVER. Krayt is Dead. January 6, 2009
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Krifing AMAAAZING!
No – not Vector in general – but this issue in particular was hands down – INCREDIBLE. It really finished off the plot elements first laid out in part 11 last month.
After 12 issues spanning the entire Dark Horse Star Wars canon Vector comes to an end – but the Vector angle and the Muir Talisman is almost a side-show in this final issue of Vector isn’t it?
Cade is so powerful in the force that Muir lasts what? One frame? Then he’s toast. Does that make Cade the most powerful Jedi in 40,000 years??
Too bad for Celeste Morne though – I was kind of hoping that she would somehow survive – but what was that about her thinking that Zayne Carrick sent Cade for her? Nonsense!
And poor Azlyn Rae – will she be healed?
But the biggest plot dev by far – and the only one that makes Vector as a series worthwhile is the defeat of Darth Krayt.
I did not see that one coming – nor did I see Darth Wrylock’s deception either – then again that’s the Sith way isn’t it?
Will Krayt return – i’d say it’s 50/50 at this point..but at least Vector is now done so we can finally get on with the rest of the Star Wars universe!
Was Vector a success?
As a loyal Dark Horse reader – i would have read all the titles anyways. I’m not sure that it pulled in new readers – but it was neat to have some small link spanning all the Star Wars titles. In the end though, Vector fell apart and the AWESOMENESS of Legacy just blew it out of the water.
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic #36 Prophet Motive part 1 January 5, 2009
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After three years, we finally have our first genuinely new plot story arc for Knights of the Old Republic – after the grand finale that was issue #35.
So, where do we begin?
It looks like Zayne is now just the ‘henchman’ in a criminal organization…no he’s not quite the bounty hunter type that Cade Skywalker is..but the basic character type isn’t all that different is it?
I hope that in this arc – we’ll start to see some Sith influences…and it will be great to see how Zayne eventually comes back into the Jedi Order – or not.
Star Wars The Clone Wars SO1E11 Dooku Captured! January 4, 2009
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Those Weequay pirates….gotta hand it to them they ain’t dumb…though they do sound a whole lot like the Trade Federation Neimodians ..
A fun little episode – why Douku didn’t use some Sith fire to fight a little more – i don’t know..and i guess his Solar Sail doesn’t have hyperdrive? Why wouldn’t he have just jumped ?
Star Wars Clone Wars S01E10 – Lair of Grievous and Fisto the Rastaman December 14, 2008
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Awesome Grievous episode – with some ridiculously cool lightsaber action –
Sure a little saad Grievous killed the Mon Cal Jedi but hey it’s Grievous and he’s got four arms.
Great to see his lair and great to see the Dooku trick too.
But perhaps the most interesting part was Fisto himself – played by a voice actor that sounded Jamaican Rastaman to me. Sure his ‘hair’ fits the bill but i never though of Fisto that way…
Star Wars The Old Republic Video Documentary #1 AWESOME December 13, 2008
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If you weren’t excited when The Old Republic massively multiplayer game was announced …you gotta see this first documentary on its development from Bioware and Lucasarts.
They are out to create the ultimate Star Wars game – and the best MMORPG of all time.
Star Wars Clone Wars S1E09 December 6, 2008
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Asaaj Ventress is awesome! We knew that Gunray would get rescued but that was great.
And Senate Commandoes? Guess those are the predessecors to the Red Imperial Guards.
All told a tonne of action for a 30 min episode – there was hardly a 3 minutes sequence without some kind of intense action.
That’s what makes this new animated series superb – decent stories- evil villans and non-stop action
Star Wars Legacy #30 Vector part 11 : The End is Near November 30, 2008
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WOWOWOWOWOWOW.
Last issue was solid but this issue was non stop cover to cover action.
What a great kriffing issue. The double cross (or maybe triple cross?) is in with the Muir Talisman and its human host vs Cade Skywalker vs. Darth Krayt vs. The Imperial Knights.
Will Karness Muir take hold of Cade? (maybe next issue) – but still seeing Krayt in this position is awesome – i doubt we’ll see the end of Krayt, but hey anything can happen.
and what about Darth Talon (aka the Sith Hottie?) SHE’S BAAACK and she still has the hots for Cade (where was Delilah Blue ?)
The artwork – always great in Legacy was ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT in this issue – the cell arrangement and powerful imagery is what great storytelling and great comic books are all about.
But of course this issue is just a stepping stone to the final issue of Vector!! Vector before it hit Legacy was kinda ok – in Legacy it got real good real fast.
I suspect that Karness Muir and/or the Talisman will be destroyed – but that somehow Celeste Morne survives (but maybe i’m wrong). In any event it will bring to a close a year of wondering where this would end – and it might be the end for Krayt too.
Black Friday 2008 Comic Book Deals November 27, 2008
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It’s that time again – and it’s a great time for some great comic book deals. TFAW has some really great ones this year – here’s their full list of Black Friday door crashers – and here’s the ShowMeSciFi.com short list of some of our favs:
Serenity Valley Topographical Map Lithograph–Save 40%
The battle for Serenity Valley was the final decisive battle in the Unification War in Joss Whedon’s popular Firefly television series.
Save 50% on Joker HC– Just $9.99
The Crown Prince of Crime has been released from Gotham, and he’s ready to have some fun! Be sure to pick up this brand-new original graphic novel. It’s dark, funny as hell, and just might give you new insight into Batman’s greatest foe!
Then there are the Nick and Dents – this are the graphic novels that have minor imperfection and are already marked down – but now they’re dropping the price by 60 percent on some titles. We’ve bought a bunch of Star Wars graphic novels this way – and to be honest in most cases we couldn’t even find where the nick or dent was.
Here’s one crazy nick and dent deal – the first Star Wars Legacy Trade paperback for only $7.18.
The first Knights of the Old Republic Trade paperback for only $7.58
There are also whole sets of Star Wars Tales and Star Wars Clone Wars and Star Wars Empire graphic novels at 60 percent off too.
Lot’s of good deals to be had there for sure.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #35 – THE END. November 26, 2008
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After three years and 35 issues this is it.
Zayne is finally vindicated. It should be a moment of triumph and climax –
BUT IT’S NOT.
This is a weak issue and one that insults the loyal readers that stuck with this book for the last three years. After everything that happened to Zayne in the very first issue we expected more – a lot more.
Zayne goes into to see the Jedi council but – do we see what happens? NOPE.
Instead Hazen (who was awesome) gets nuked from orbit – which was cool – and Zayne gets cleared.
I don’t know it’s an anti-climax and a letdown. Maybe after three years of buildup – no matter what happened would have been a downer.
Will we continue to read this title? SURE – I want to see Darth Malak, Revan and the Exile.
Star Wars The Clone Wars S01E08 Jedi Jar Jar November 23, 2008
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There was some early speculation on other sites – that this episode might mark the end of Jar Jar.
NO SUCH LUCK.
Instead we get the bumbling Gungan somehow again managing to be the hero – this time by being mistaken as a Jedi.
It’s actually a pretty neat trick and overall fun little episode – i’m surprised thought that we didn’t see the most famous of all Rodian’s though – that is WHERE WAS GREEDO?? (or did we miss that?).
The capture of Viceroy Gunray – was we know is only temporary – so at some point he’ll get busted loose. Gunray of course was on Mustafar when Anakin/Darth Vader was sent there by Palpatine in Star Wars III to kill off the seperatists after Order 66 was issued.
Han Solo was supposed to Shag a Wookie November 21, 2008
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That’s right – Han Solo originally was supposed to be married to a wookie. So Solo would have had his own ‘shag carpet’ if you will. And no I don’t think it was a gay thing with Chewbacka either.
Seriously though it’s true.
In an interview up on StarWars.com celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Star Wars Holiday Special
According to Lenny Ripps: Co-Author, Original Script the Holiday Special, Han Solo was supposed to be married to a wookie and was in fact raised by wookies.
Pat Proft corroborates it and an early draft of the Star Wars script (January 28, 1975) has Han Solo living with a furry female creature who he kisses. Proft also remembers learning that Han was raised by Wookiees, which is verified on pages 46 & 131 of Laurent Bouzereau’s Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays.
Star Wars Millenium Falcon by James Luceno – REVIEW – awesome except for the end. November 20, 2008
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The Millenium Falcon is arguably the most famous ship in the entire Star Wars canon. This is the book where we finally find out the true history of this great ship.
It’s an entertaining romp that takes us back and forth in time as we encounter each of the Falcon’s owners – and follow Han Solo, Leia and Allanna on their journey.
The writing in this book is crisp and the plot flows brilliantly from page to page – making this a true page turner.
This book follows chronologically from the last Legacy of the Force book where Jacen Solo/Darth Caedus dies – but there is little direct connection between this book and that – except for Allana being a traveller with Solo.
The only problem with this great book – unfortunately is the end which is terribly dissapointing. After such a brilliant build-up we finally get to the location where the secret the Falcon has been keeping for 70 years lay hidden.
And it MAKES NO SENSE.
Why would the Republic Group have sent Jadak to recover that? Wouldn’t they still have wanted it to stay hidden? It’s just lame.
Overall though a great book – I just wish the end would have been thought out a bit better instead of being total nonsense.
Star Wars Holiday Special Turns 30 November 18, 2008
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As a kid i remember watching the Star Wars Holiday special and thinking it was great – no one else did though and it has been erased from the Star Wars canon – but not YouTube.
Sure the songs are cheesy.
Sure the little Boba Fett cartoon looks like it was made from trash
Yes it’s grainy and the acting is pathetic
Ok the wookies look like walking carpets (hey! that’s Leia’s line)
But its kitchy and fun in a 70’s disco kind a way…but it sure is more palatable in just a five minute segment – so here ya go if you haven’t seen this editted 5 min version yet. And happy 30th anniversary Star Wars special!!
Star Wars The Clone Wars S01E07 – R2 vs. R3 November 15, 2008
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R3 a spy? I didn’t see that one coming.
Ashoka taking on General Grievous and surviving? Didn’t figure that one either.
But the best part of this episode hands down – and one of the best R2D2 scenes ever – is the droid on droid battle between R2 and R3.
Sure we’ve seen R2 flame BattleDroids before but we’ve never seen two similiarly sized astromech droids fight each other — AWESOME.
The real Ashoka Tano – Ashley Eckstein November 13, 2008
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Without a doubt Ashoka Tano is the breakout character in the new Clone Wars animated series.
She’s fun, she’s spunky and she’s ‘snips’.
Ever wonder what the voice behind Tano really looks like? WELL here ya go. It’s blonde knockout Ashley Eckstein.
Eckstein gave an interview to StarWars.com the other day and in it she note how she sees Ashoka as a positive role model for young girls.
I don’t think there are enough positive roles for young girls out there. I try to seek out positive roles for not only girls, but kids and teens in general. When I found who she was and what her role would be, and how positive and kick-butt she was, it was like a dream come true.
Star Wars The Clone Wars S01E06 Where’s R2? November 8, 2008
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We all know and have always known that R2D2 is the greatest Astromech of all time – and one of the most beloved of all robots ever.
But I’ve never seen a droid as stooopid as the R3 in this episode.
Still as to be expected, Anakin can fight off an entire seperatist fleet on his own with a bad robot in tow too.
Another decent episode – this one obviously starting off a new story arc – so far so good.
Star Wars Legacy #29 Vector part 10 Poor Delilah Blue November 5, 2008
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Let’s be frank here – Vector was just ok till it hit Legacy.
Legacy has made Vector great and this issue is proof of that fact. Celeste Morne is still the central figure but Cade’s new love interest makes things interesting as does Cade’s own relationship with the Force.
And what about Emperor Roan Fel? This is the first we’ve seen of him in months – and he’s just as evil as Krayt isn’t he?
Will the Muir Talisman take over Cade at some point? I think so. Will Cade kill Darth Krayt? That i don’t think so – but perhaps Krayt will end the Vector and the Muir Talisman forever
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #34–Vindication part 3 November 1, 2008
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It’s coming to a close soon..this wasn’t the massive issue like #34 with Darth Hazen but pretty darn close.
We keep finding out more about how it was all Hazen and how Lucien Dray was a total dope all along. No surprise to Zayne but the after 34 issues it’s great to see this whole thing unravelling.
The hardest part about this story arc is because its sooo good waiting a month for the next little bit is painful.
Will the Covenant finally be destroyed at the end of this arc? I don’t see how it won’t. But the big question remains where are the Mandalorians during all of this?
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