Spiral Comics Blog

Finally! Not that it’s anything more than trivia, but this is the tale of how Phasma got out of the garbage masher before the destruction of Starkiller Base. Phasma has some seriously cool armor and tons of potential. I hope this mini-series salvages some of that reputation… “As the excitement ramps up for this December’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, come back with us to the final moments of The Force Awakens and the destruction of Starkiller Base to learn the fate of Captain Phasma. Captured by the Resistance and thrown into a garbage masher, we follow the chrome-adorned warrior from the site of the First Order’s biggest defeat to the doorstep of this holiday season’s biggest blockbuster. Written by […]

More Star Wars comics are finally here! Targeted more for the ‘all-ages’ group, this series from IDW will tell stories that are less involved than those over at Marvel, but still starring major saga characters from throughout the entire saga timeline! “Introducing an exciting new era in all-ages Star Wars comics. Each issue in this monthly series will feature two stories, starring your favorite Star Wars characters from all the films. This debut issue will reveal Rey’s early adventures on Jakku as well as a comical tale of clone catastrophe.” Buy It Now

If you need a place to jump into Star Wars comics, this is an outstanding encapsulated Star Wars story! “A rebel pilot and a rogue archaeologist delve side by side into the galaxy’s darkest shadows as Luke Skywalker reluctantly joined forces with Doctor Aphra. The not-so-good Doctor will make Luke an offer he can’t afford to refuse, leading him to a rare gathering at the heart of the infamous Screaming Citadel. Will Luke find what he’s looking for? Can Aphra be trusted? Or will they both wind up victims of the Citadel’s queen? And as the unlikely duo enters the lair of one of the most powerful, reclusive and dangerous women in the galaxy, can Han and Leia be far […]

Exciting! The origin of the Wookie bounty hunter, Black Krrsantan! “Doctor Aphra has a troubled past full of parental drama and war. But what about her Wookiee shadow, Black Krrsantan? Find out just how this Wookiee warrior is as frightening as they say…and then some. Rated T”

Mace Windu gets his own limited series in the Star Wars new canon! It’s true…Jedi can fall from great heights and survive! Just kidding. This series takes place during the Clone Wars. But afterwards there is still a new hope…Jedi can fall from great heights and survive…even without hands! “For over a thousand generations, the Jedi have been the peacekeepers of the galaxy…but now, at the dawn of the Clone Wars, they find themselves in a new role: generals in the Army of the Republic. As Mace Windu, one of the Jedi’s greatest warriors, leads a small unit of Jedi into battle shortly after the war begins, the Jedi must make peace with their new role, or be lost to […]

The classic newspaper comics by Russ Manning. It can never be overstated how we–who were young when Star Wars first came out–were so starved for anything and everything Star Wars at that time. These newspaper strips filled a bottomless need that persists to this day. They were frivolous tales that led nowhere, except in circles within our own blissful imaginations. It’s not the first time they’ve been collected, but it looks to be the classiest. Buy this. “The first of three volumes that present, for the first time ever, the classic Star Wars newspaper strip from 1979-1984 in its complete format – including each Sunday title header and ‘bonus’ panels in their meticulously restored original color. Initially the color Sundays […]

Marvel’s Star Wars line gets even stronger with the addition of Maul! I wasn’t sure they could do anything better than an ongoing Darth Vader title, but the announcement of a Doctor Aphra series was a real treat. Now…Maul. So cool. Can’t wait. Very excited to see this and whatever else Marvel can contribute to the new canon. “Bred on hate, fear, and anger…steeped in the ways of darkness…and trained to kill. Darth Maul’s time as apprentice to Darth Sidious has long been cloaked in shadows, but at last we will reveal his tale of revenge. From writer Cullen Bunn (DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE, WOLVERINE) and artist Luke Ross (STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, HERCULES) comes a tale of […]