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| December 2014 |
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on Star Wars Book & Comics during December 2014: |
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Saturday
27th December |
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![[Dark Horse Digital]](../../../updates/images/icons/darkhorse-digital.jpg) |
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Dark Horse Digital's Star
Wars farewell sale
With just five days remaining on their
Star Wars license, Dark Horse Comics have
launched their biggest digital comic book sale in their
Star Wars Farewell Sale.
Dark Horse Digital are offering 50% off
every digital Star Wars comic books OR buy their entire
Star Wars digital collection for just $300!* (a saving of
more than $2,400 off their list price!)
From 1st
January 2015 Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars
license expires meaning that they can no longer publish or
sell any Star Wars title. However, any digital purchase
made before 1st January will be still available in your
Dark Horse Digital library for viewing
after that date, but you will no longer be able to
purchase any Star Wars title from Dark Horse
Digital after 31st December 2014. Printed comic
books and graphic novels will still be available to
purchase from retailers after 31st December, but
Dark Horse Comics will be unable to reprint any
Star Wars title meaning that once suppliers, such as
Diamond, have depleted their stocks there will be no
replenishment for retailers.
*Dark Horse Comic's
Star Wars collection is more than 500 comic books,
equating to 28,353 pages! |
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Tuesday
23rd December |
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![[Star Wars]](../../../updates/images/icons/tos.jpg) |
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Meet the authors of new
Original Trilogy children's adaptations
Next year, in preparation for the release
of Episode VII in December, Disney Lucasfilm Press will be
releasing reimagined children's adaptations of the
Original Trilogy. Written by bestselling authors Alexandra Bracken (A New Hope), Adam Gidwitz (The Empire Strikes Back), and Tom
Angleberger (Return of the Jedi), each
adaptation will be accompanied with art by famed Star Wars
concept artist Iain McCaig.
Here Disney Lucasfilm Press
present a short video introducing the authors:
From
StarWars.com YouTube![[External site - opens in a new window/tab]](../../../images/external_link.png)
channel:
"Coming Summer 2015 is a new series of
Star Wars children's books reimagining the films of the
original trilogy. The classic saga will come to life like
never before through adaptations by bestselling children's
authors Tom Angleberger, Adam Gidwitz, and Alexandra
Bracken with art by famed Star Wars concept artist Iain
McCaig. Each of these celebrated authors will bring their
contemporary, unique voice to the galaxy far, far away,
bridging the multi-arc storyline in anticipation of the
release of Star Wars: Episode VII."
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Monday
22nd December |
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NEWS
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Thursday
18th December |
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![[Marvel Comics]](../../../updates/images/icons/marvel.jpg) |
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Comics for March 2015
In their latest solicitations,
Marvel Comics has announced the following Star
Wars comic titles due for release in March 2015.
![[Star Wars #3]](../../../legends/rebellion/images/comics/marvel/saga/003.jpg) |
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Star Wars #3 (ongoing)
Comic Book by Jason Aaron, John Cassaday
et al.
Shortly after Episode
IV: A New Hope
The attack on Cymoon-1
comes crashing to an end!
Will the Rebels
overcome Vader to strike another blow against the
Empire?
And is Luke ready to be the Jedi Ben
wanted him to be?
Variant covers available. |
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![[Darth Vader #3]](../../../legends/rebellion/images/comics/marvel/saga/dv-003.jpg) |
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Darth Vader #3 (ongoing)
Comic Book by Kieron Gillen, Salvador
Larocca, Adi Granov
et al.
Shortly after Episode
IV: A New Hope
When a Dark Lord needs help, who
can he turn to?
Meet Aphra—the galaxy’s foremost
raider of lost weaponry!
Plus: could these be the
deadly droids she’s looking for?
Variant cover available. |
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![[Princess Leia]](../../../legends/rebellion/images/comics/marvel/saga/leia-001.jpg) |
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Princess Leia #1 (1 of 5)
Comic Book by Mark Waid, Terry Dodson
et al.
Shortly after Episode
IV: A New Hope
When Princess Leia Organa was
captured by the Empire as a Rebel spy, she never
betrayed her convictions, even in the face of the
complete destruction of her home world, Alderaan.
When her rescue came, she grabbed a blaster and
joined the fight, escaping back to the Rebel
Alliance and helping strike the biggest blow against
the Empire—the destruction of the Death Star. But in
the aftermath of that victory, the question
remains...what is a princess without a world?
Variant covers available. |
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NEW
RELEASE . . . |
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Thursday
18th December |
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NEWS . . . |
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Wednesday
17th December |
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Marvel to release
remastered editions of original Original Trilogy comic
adaptations
Comic Book Resources
is reporting that Marvel are planning to re-release an
oversized, remastered hardcover version of their original
comic adaptation of A New Hope from 1977. As can
be seen from the comparison image below, each panel has
been completely recoloured by Chris Sotomayor. It has a
planned release date for May 2015 with remastered
adaptations of The Empire Strikes Back and
Return of the Jedi expected later.
From CBR.com:
"Marvel Comics expands its growing line
of "Star Wars" comics in May with the announcement of its
plans for an oversized, remastered hardcover edition of
the original adaptation of George Lucas' seminal creation.
"Under a new cover by Adi Granov, Roy Thomas and Howard
Chaykin's adaptation of "A New Hope" -- fully recolored by
Chris Sotomayor -- will be reprinted in full, including
the scenes which Marvel readers experienced in 1977 that
never made it to the big screen in Lucas' final cut.
"When Star Wars took the world by storm in 1977, Marvel
Comics was right there with exciting comic adaptations and
new stories set in a galaxy far, far away," Marvel SVP
Sales & Marketing David Gabriel said via press release.
"With new Star Wars comics being published by Marvel in
2015, we’re proud to look back on this exciting remastered
adaptation of the original film, with remastered
adaptations of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the
Jedi coming later in 2015."
"Start Wars: A New Hope"
arrives in comic stores in May 2015."
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NEW
RELEASE . . . |
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Monday
15th December |
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NEW
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Thursday
11th December |
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NEWS . . . |
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Tuesday
9th December |
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NEW
RELEASES . . . |
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Tuesday
9th December |
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Friday
5th December |
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STAFF
REVIEW . . . |
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Wednesday
3rd December |
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![[ Star Wars Annual 2015 ]](../../../updates/images/covers/annual-2015.jpg) |
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Star Wars Annual 2015
By Egmont Books
Reviewed by Ewan, Star Wars Books & Comics
Yearly hardcover Annuals [...] have
been a staple of British children's culture since the
1940s [...] Star Wars Annual 2015 from Egmont
Books is a worthy addition to the tradition [...]
adaptations of the six films [...] have been
divided into four one-page chapters each of which is
accompanied by a stylised illustration from Dan Crisp
[...] opposite page featuring themed puzzles or
activities and related character biographies [...]
facts about the Death Star, Millennium Falcon,
Jedi Knights and Sith Lords [...] first Star Wars
Annual to support augmented reality (AR) [...]
any youngling or Padawan should be happy to receive this
book as a gift this Christmas...read
full review |
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