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A Star Wars #34 Micro-Review – Lightsaber Stories
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TITLE: Star Wars #34
AUTHOR: Charles Soule
ARTISTS: Madibek Musabekov, Rachelle Rosenberg (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer). Cover by Stephen Segovia & Rain Beredo.
RELEASED: May 3, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
One complaint I’ve had since the beginning of this series is how lightsaber-centric some of the stories have been. Luke has to go back to Cloud City to find his blue lightsaber, Luke has to find a new lightsaber, Luke’s new lightsaber gets destroyed, etc. Now, we’ve got Luke looking for a kyber crystal to construct the green lightsaber we see in Return of the Jedi.
I’ll say this much, at least it was established in Jedi that Luke had to construct a new lightsaber. So we’re not just making up lightsaber stories for the heck of it.
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A Daredevil #10 Micro-Review – Elektra vs. Captain America
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TITLE: Daredevil #10
AUTHOR: Chip Zdarsky
ARTISTS: Marco Checheetto, Matthew Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer)
RELEASED: April 26, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
In this issue, Daredevil refers to the Avengers as, “men who do the same thing over and over again and expect different results.” Admittedly, he’s kinda got them there.
On the other hand, Captain America accuses Matt of blowing up the system and acting like a dictator. He’s kinda/sorta got him there.
Elektra vs. Captain America is a fight I never realized I wanted to see. This issue briefly delivers it.
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A Batman #134 Micro-Review – A Visit with Mom
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TITLE: Batman #134
AUTHOR: Chip Zdarsky
ARTISTS: Mike Hawthorne, Adriano De Benedetto (Inker), Tomeu Morey (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer), Miguel Mendonca, Roman Stevens (Colorist). Cover by Jorge Jimenez.
RELEASED: April 4, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
What’s been pretty consistent about the last several issues of Batman is that the back-ups starring Tim Drake have been outperforming the main story. For whatever reason, seeing what Batman has been doing in this alternate dimension just isn’t as interesting as seeing Robin search for him.
Tim gets to visit with an alt-universe version of his mother in this issue. Creators don’t necessarily touch on Tim’s mother very often. So it feels fresh to see Zdarsky and the team explore this territory.
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A Star Wars #33 Micro-Review – The Broken Saber
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TITLE: Star Wars #33
AUTHOR: Charles Soule
ARTISTS: Madibek Musabekov, Rachelle Rosenberg (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer). Cover by Stephen Segovia & Rain Beredo.
RELEASED: April 5, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Luke’s gold lightsaber gets destroyed in this issue…kind of? It’s honestly a little confusing. Hopefully the damn thing is gone. I’ve never liked it.
Something else I don’t like? When Star Wars harps on too much about hope. There’s a big line in this issue about hope, and it’s an eye-roller.
We get more with Lando and Amilyn Holdo in this issue. I won’t lie, now that the initial shock of them hooking up has subsided, Soule is doing a decent job selling us on them being together. Or at least that there’s a quasi-romantic dynamic between the two.
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A Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace #1 Micro-Review – “…Disintegrated?”
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TITLE: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – Jabba’s Palace #1
AUTHOR: Marc Guggenheim
ARTISTS: Alessandro Miracolo, Dee Cunniffe (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer). Cover by Ryan Brown.
RELEASED: March 29, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
It’s always fun to come back to Jabba’s palace. It’s one of those classic Star Wars locations that rarely disappoints. This issue delivers in that respect, with a story about the protocol droid in Jabba’s palace who we see being tortured in Return of the Jedi.
I always get a kick out of how writers are able to mine story ideas from extras in these now 40-year-old movies. Case in point, this robot that was only on screen for a few seconds.
Tremendous cover by Ryan Brown. The best I’ve seen on a Star Wars book recently.
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A Daredevil #9 Micro-Review – Bearded in Black
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TITLE: Daredevil #9
AUTHOR: Chip Zdarsky
ARTISTS: Manuel Garcia, Matthew Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer). Cover by Marco Checchetto & Wilson.
RELEASED: March 29, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
The “Hobo Daredevil” look, i.e. Matt’s long beard with the costume, is starting to grow on me. I think it’s the incorporation of black into the outfit that somehow makes it work for me.
This issue confused me a bit, mostly because of ties to events in the previous volume of Daredevil. For instance, is Matt’s mind alright? Is he seeing things? Or has he got a ghost problem?
Thing appear to be coming unraveled for Daredevil and the Fist. Even sooner than I imagined, actually. Hopefully they don’t wrap this up too quickly. I’m rather enjoying myself…
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A Batman #133 Micro-Review – Alfred With a Sword?
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TITLE: Batman #133
AUTHOR: Chip Zdarsky
ARTISTS: Mike Hawthorne, Adriano Di Benedetto (Inker), Tomeu Morey (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer), Miguel Mendona, Roman Stevens (Colorist). Cover by Jorge Jimenez.
RELEASED: March 7, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Does Alfred have a sword on that cover? Uh, why? I mean, he doesn’t wield a sword in the issue…
I go hot and cold on this “The Bat-Man of Gotham” story. Some months I’m into it, some months I’m not. The art is fine. But from a story perspective, I’m waiting for something to really pique my interest, and thus far I haven’t seen it.
I found myself wishing the Tim Drake back-up got a little more page time. Or at least this segment of the story with Toyman.
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A Star Wars #32 Micro-Review – That Look on Chewie’s Face…
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TITLE: Star Wars #32
AUTHOR: Charles Soule
ARTISTS: Madibek Musabekov, Rachelle Rosenberg (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer). Cover by Stephen Segovia & Rain Beredo.
RELEASED: March 1, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
I haven’t seen a great deal of Madibek Musabekov’s work before. But he’s clearly got a great handle on the Star Wars universe. Chewbacca in particular. He draws the wookiee about as expressive as I’ve ever seen him. There’s a great panel in here where he realizes what Lando and Holdo did last issue…
I still think a Lando/Holdo pairing, which started last issue, is a bit of a stretch. But on the humorous side, I can’t help but wonder what Laura Dern would say if she knew her character in The Last Jedi hooked up with Lando Calrissian.
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A Star Wars #31 Micro-Review – …Slutty?!?
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TITLE: Star Wars #31
AUTHOR: Charles Soule
ARTISTS: Andres Genolet, Rachelle Rosenberg (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer). Cover by Stephen Segovia & Rain Beredo.
RELEASED: February 15, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
There’s a big moment in this issue where Lando makes out with another one of the characters for no apparent reason. In a vacuum, it makes sense for Lando, but it’s not motivated very well as far as the other character is concerned. It actually makes her look…well…I’ll just say it: Slutty.
Luke makes a comment in this issue about how he doesn’t need a lightsaber to be a Jedi. Well damn, I wish he’d felt that way when this series began. Then we wouldn’t have the stupid gold one.
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