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The Universe of Possibilities: Star Wars, Doctor Aphra, and Literary Concurrency

Jason Kahler — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:43:51 +0000

Fans of the Star Wars franchise are probably familiar with the series of events that led to Marvel Comics becoming, once again, responsible for the publishing license, but just in case: Marvel produced the original… [more]

How Lightsabers Illustrate the Anakin-Ahsoka-Luke Connection

Deborah Majowka — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 15:17:28 +0000

No two lightsabers are alike. Each has a different design on their hilts and various blade colors to pick from. They are completely the choice of the user who builds it. The original trilogy did… [more]

The Last Jedi is Repetition, Not Subversion

Deborah Majowka — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:49:27 +0000

The Last Jedi is Repetition, Not Subversion" title="The Last Jedi is Repetition, Not Subversion" style="float:left;" />Star Wars: The Last Jedi is known for being one of the most divisive films in recent history. The reason for that is that it seems to involve moving away from the themes of the… [more]

That Grey Place: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 16:25:16 +0000

Star Wars: The Last Jedi" title="That Grey Place: Star Wars: The Last Jedi" style="float:left;" />“I am your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate.” “So what does that make us?” “Absolutely nothing….” – Dark Helmet and Lone Starr, Space Balls As of this writing, everyone and their Force immaculate parent… [more]

Sequart Releases A More Civilized Age: Exploring the Star Wars Expanded Universe

Julian Darius — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:00:11 +0000

A More Civilized Age: Exploring the Star Wars Expanded Universe" title="Sequart Releases A More Civilized Age: Exploring the Star Wars Expanded Universe" style="float:left;" />Sequart is proud to announce the publication of A More Civilized Age: Exploring the Star Wars Expanded Universe, edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato. Almost as soon as there were Star Wars films, there were Star… [more]

Smorgasbord #72: H.R. Giger’s Human Resources Department

Tom Shapira — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 07:31:34 +0000

Tom and Shawn play a game of “What If?” and peer into an alternate dimension where we run Marvel Comics. How would the Star Wars line grow? What could we do to fix the trade… [more]

Star Wars Legacy: Young Jedi Knights When The Force Awakens

Matthew Kirshenblatt — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 17:45:14 +0000

Star Wars Legacy: Young Jedi Knights When The Force Awakens" title="Star Wars Legacy: Young Jedi Knights When The Force Awakens" style="float:left;" />I remember watching Star Wars for the first time. My parents rented them from the now defunct-Hollywood Movies video store before we got our own VHS collection set. We got one movie a week and… [more]

Reconsidering Rogue One

Ian Dawe — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 20:15:25 +0000

Rogue One" title="Reconsidering Rogue One" style="float:left;" />Ever since the release of Rogue One, and its undeniable box-office success, and the tragic death of Carrie Fisher, there’s been much discussion about the future of Star Wars. The Force Awakens re-started the franchise… [more]

Why I Admire Rogue One

Julian Darius — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 11:52:44 +0000

Rogue One" title="Why I Admire Rogue One" style="float:left;" />First, a warning: here there be spoilers. Seriously, spoilers. Spoilers… Okay? Still here? Good. Let me start by admitting that Rogue One is an imperfect movie. Ian Dawe has done his usual excellent job talking… [more]

Revisiting Crimson Empire

Sean McInerney — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 16:00:39 +0000

Crimson Empire" title="Revisiting Crimson Empire" style="float:left;" />Written by Mike Richardson and Randy Stradley and illustrated by Paul Gulacy, Crimson Empire first premiered in 1997, and followed the exploits of a former Imperial royal guard Kir Kanos, as he tries to seek… [more]

Rogue One Stumbles, then Soars

Ian Dawe — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:45:13 +0000

Rogue One Stumbles, then Soars" title="Rogue One Stumbles, then Soars" style="float:left;" />Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is appropriately titled. It isn’t a “Star Wars movie” in that it isn’t about the Skywalker family, nor is it about the specific large mythic arcs that define that… [more]

Darth Vader – Office Bully

Jon Cormier — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:15:42 +0000

It wasn’t until I recently rewatched the three original Star Wars movies (and The Force Awakens) that I realized the Rebels win because of their diversity. They have women in positions of power and non-white… [more]

The Road to Rogue One

Mark Newbold — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 17:30:13 +0000

Rogue One" title="The Road to Rogue One" style="float:left;" />This time last year, as we were preparing to dig into the delights of The Force Awakens, long-time fans knew that at the very least the thought of doing a seventh episode and a third… [more]

The Present Future: A Critical Examination of Contemporary Science Fiction and its Connection to Current, Historical, and Social Events

Jarrett Mazza — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:05:28 +0000

Great science fiction is not defined by space operas or interstellar warfare, it is defined by its execution and integration of social, historical, and contemporary issues and whether it instills a specific message or conveys… [more]

It’s Sequart’s Fourth Annual Sci-Fi Week!

Julian Darius — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 12:00:02 +0000

Coinciding with this week’s release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Sequart is celebrating its fourth annual Sci-Fi Week! All this week, we’ll be running content focusing on sci-fi comics and popular culture. Sequart… [more]

Sequart Releases Book on Star Wars Comics

Julian Darius — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:00:30 +0000

Star Wars Comics" title="Sequart Releases Book on Star Wars Comics" style="float:left;" />Sequart is proud to announce the publication of A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Exploring Star Wars Comics, edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato. After Star Wars hit theaters in 1977, the moviegoing experience was… [more]

The New Rogue One Trailer Shows Us the New… And the Old

Ian Dawe — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 19:30:39 +0000

Rogue One Trailer Shows Us the New… And the Old" title="The New Rogue One Trailer Shows Us the New… And the Old" style="float:left;" />The new trailer for Rogue One has the distinction of explaining the film’s title (unsurprisingly it’s a callsign), and it also reveals something of the film’s plot. The character played by Felicity Jones, named Jyn… [more]

Shattered Empire Fills in Some Intriguing Star Wars Gaps

Ian Dawe — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 20:20:07 +0000

Shattered Empire Fills in Some Intriguing Star Wars Gaps" title="Shattered Empire Fills in Some Intriguing Star Wars Gaps" style="float:left;" />One of the great things about a mythical universe such as the one created by Star Wars is that there’s plenty of room to tell many different stories, so long as they connect neatly with… [more]

Droids, Slaves and C-3PO’s Red Arm

Ian Dawe — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:40:00 +0000

The role of droids in the Star Wars universe has always been fairly clear, and yet tinged with some troubling implications. They’re servants, essentially, but they’re also companions and, most interestingly of all, they have… [more]

How Much Trouble is Rogue One Really In?

Ian Dawe — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 20:45:10 +0000

Rogue One Really In?" title="How Much Trouble is Rogue One Really In?" style="float:left;" />As some are no doubt aware, there’s something interesting brewing over at Lucasfilm, on the production of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The film, to be released this Christmas, tells the story of how… [more]

Star Wars In May – Thoughts on the Anniversary of the Original Release

Ian Dawe — Thu, 26 May 2016 21:40:37 +0000

Star Wars In May – Thoughts on the Anniversary of the Original Release" title="Star Wars In May – Thoughts on the Anniversary of the Original Release" style="float:left;" />Yesterday fans all over the world recognized May 25 as one of the most important anniversaries in popular culture: the release of Star Wars on that day in 1977. This comes at the tail end… [more]

Superweapons vs. Supervoices: What the Beliefs and Opinions of Super-Villains Are Telling Us About the Present Day

Jarrett Mazza — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:00:40 +0000

To hell with negotiations, most want to see a good blow’em-up story: the Death Star, Starkiller Base, the Red Matter from the famed Star Trek reboot, and GORT from legendary The Day the Earth Stood… [more]

Inside the Frontier: What Non-Comic Readers Can Learn From Reading The Star Trek Comics

Jarrett Mazza — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 22:00:10 +0000

What kind of relationship do comic books and films share? This is a broad, subjective, and fairly debatable question to ask most comic readers, but it is still nonetheless a question that continuously courses through… [more]

The Influence of Consumerism on Geek Culture

Matthew Berg-Johnsen — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:00:55 +0000

For many, the return of Star Wars (and a good one at that) to the big screen could be likened to the second coming of Christ. The franchise is a cultural phenomenon celebrated around the… [more]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Powerful Family Drama About Addiction

Ian Dawe — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 16:45:44 +0000

Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Powerful Family Drama About Addiction" title="Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Powerful Family Drama About Addiction" style="float:left;" />This article is about Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and discusses elements of the plot that could be considered spoilers. Star Wars: The Force Awakens needed to do a specific set of things in order… [more]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Awakens and Awakens…

James Rovira — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 22:37:36 +0000

Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Awakens and Awakens…" title="Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Awakens and Awakens…" style="float:left;" />My friend Kellie on Facebook wanted to post something about Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but before doing so, she posted this insane spoiler alert: I wanna discuss A Thing about Star Wars. If you’re… [more]

The Crazy Star Wars Theory that Makes Sense of Everything

Julian Darius — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 18:00:52 +0000

Star Wars Theory that Makes Sense of Everything" title="The Crazy Star Wars Theory that Makes Sense of Everything" style="float:left;" />Watching both Star Wars trilogies, it’s hard not to notice the incongruities. The prequels are longer — and also bigger, with a cast of thousands and elaborate lightsaber battles. They feel different. The original trilogy features old-fashioned… [more]

Star Wars: From a Successful Film Franchise to One of the Greatest Hits in Comics

Arcadio Bolanos — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:00:35 +0000

Star Wars: From a Successful Film Franchise to One of the Greatest Hits in Comics" title="Star Wars: From a Successful Film Franchise to One of the Greatest Hits in Comics" style="float:left;" />For some reason, I’ve never been a fan of film adaptations, much in the same way that I’m not a fan of videogames turned into comics, or TV series transformed into novels. In my opinion,… [more]

It’s Sequart’s Third Annual Sci-Fi Week!

Julian Darius — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 12:00:16 +0000

Coinciding with this week’s release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Sequart is celebrating its third annual Sci-Fi Week! All this week, we’ll be running content focusing on sci-fi comics and popular culture. Sequart ran… [more]

Sequart Releases A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe

Julian Darius — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 13:00:16 +0000

A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe" title="Sequart Releases A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe" style="float:left;" />Sequart Organization is proud to announce the publication of A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe, edited by Rich Handley and Joseph F. Berenato. In 1977, the cinematic world was changed forever, thanks to… [more]

My New York Comic Con Experience

James Kelly — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 11:00:04 +0000

I have never done a blog for Sequart, but I think everyone at this site would enjoy hearing some Con Experiences. So here’s my personal experience for New York Comic Con. Thursday: I am a… [more]

The New Star Wars Trailer: It’s All Real

Ian Dawe — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 20:00:57 +0000

Star Wars Trailer: It’s All Real" title="The New Star Wars Trailer: It’s All Real" style="float:left;" />I know what JJ Abrams, his marketing team and the entire apparatus of the Hollywood marketing machine are doing with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I’m aware, at least to some extent, of how the… [more]

Smorgasbord #27: Happy Anniversary!

Tom Shapira — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 17:00:01 +0000

The Smorgasbord is a year old! To celebrate this milestone, Tom and Shawn offer a giant-sized extravaganza in which we discuss the last Previews of 2014, Bad Luck Guillermo, Batman walking in on Robin in… [more]

A Big Night at SDCC

Ian Dawe — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 19:00:12 +0000

It was a busy night last night at SDCC, particularly in the famous Hall H. One of the highlights of this year’s event was always going to be the Star Wars panel, and JJ Abrams… [more]

Dangerous Visions: The False Nostalgia of Tomorrowland

Emmet O'Cuana — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:00:00 +0000

Tomorrowland" title="Dangerous Visions: The False Nostalgia of Tomorrowland" style="float:left;" />SPOILERS FOR TOMORROWLAND Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland presents its audience with a choice. On the one hand there is pessimism – our world is wracked by wars, climate change and rapid overpopulation that could combined bring… [more]

Diego Luna to Star in Star Wars: Rogue One

Dom Fonce — Tue, 19 May 2015 21:00:48 +0000

Star Wars: Rogue One" title="Diego Luna to Star in Star Wars: Rogue One" style="float:left;" />Star Wars: Rogue One is one of the three confirmed Star Wars spin-off films to be made and released in the coming years. Rogue One is to be directed by Gareth Edwards, best known for… [more]

Star Wars Boba Fett Spin-off Loses Director Josh Trank

Dom Fonce — Sat, 16 May 2015 15:00:26 +0000

Star Wars Boba Fett Spin-off Loses Director Josh Trank" title="Star Wars Boba Fett Spin-off Loses Director Josh Trank" style="float:left;" />Disney has recently confirmed that one of three Star Wars spin-offs will be a Boba Fett origin story. Everyone remembers Boba’s descent into the Sarlacc Pit in Return of the Jedi (1983), but can anyone… [more]

Sequart Announces Five Books on Star Wars and Planet of the Apes

Mike Phillips — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:45:53 +0000

Sequart Organization is going sci-fi in a big way! With the success of our Star Trek book, we’re proud to announce that work has commenced on three Star Wars books and two Planet of the Apes books. Over… [more]

A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, This Probably Would’ve Been Better: A Review of Aaron and Cassaday’s Star Wars #1

Matthew Meylikhov — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:00:43 +0000

Star Wars #1" title="A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, This Probably Would’ve Been Better: A Review of Aaron and Cassaday’s Star Wars #1" style="float:left;" />Star Wars #1 by Jason Aaron and John Cassaday has perhaps one of the best openings to a Star Wars comic ever. From that perfect blue font with those familiar opening words to the double-page… [more]

The Top 10 New & Returning Comics to Read in 2015

Tom Speelman — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:00:55 +0000

2014 was a stunning year for comics. Between the debut and rapid success of many creator-owned series to superhero comics finally growing in big ways, comics are only getting even better. 2015 seems to be… [more]

Screw the Star Wars Trailer

Harry Edmundson-Cornell — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:00:41 +0000

Star Wars Trailer" title="Screw the Star Wars Trailer" style="float:left;" />I like Star Wars. Swear to god. I really like Star Wars. I know it’s bad for me. I know that it’s not really worth the love. I really do. But I like it. I… [more]

Before The Clone Wars, There were… Clone Wars?

Nick Ford — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:00:35 +0000

The Clone Wars, There were… Clone Wars?" title="Before The Clone Wars, There were… Clone Wars?" style="float:left;" />I’m not usually one to pride myself one way or another on public opinion, but when it comes to the Star Wars Prequels I make no bones about my agreement with the masses about it:… [more]

How Star Wars Broke Cinema

Julian Darius — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:07:29 +0000

Star Wars Broke Cinema" title="How Star Wars Broke Cinema" style="float:left;" />There’s a scene in The Empire Strikes Back that epitomizes what’s wrong with cinema (and comics) today. Han Solo and company have fled in the Millennium Falcon, and they head into an asteroid field. It’s… [more]

Conversations with Creators: Kevin Rubio

Stuart Warren — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:00:09 +0000

Conversations with Creators is a collaborative interview series designed to understand the processes and inner workings of the artist, their creations, and how their work impacts the comic booking industry. Each meeting is candid and… [more]

A Much Longer Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: On Reading The Star Wars

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 11:00:43 +0000

The Star Wars" title="A Much Longer Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: On Reading The Star Wars" style="float:left;" />Star Wars began for me in the toy section of an old five and dime store called TG&Y. It was there I discovered a whole collection of new and unusual looking figures—“dolls” as my Arkansas… [more]

Guarding the Galaxy, Part 2: Cosmic Avengers

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:00:00 +0000

Cosmic Avengers" title="Guarding the Galaxy, Part 2: Cosmic Avengers" style="float:left;" />One of the papers I usually assign in my composition course is a cultural antecedents essay. The students choose something from popular culture and then examine its relationship to its cultural antecedents. Or, put in… [more]

It’s a Hard Life Out There for a Fan

Amy Maynard — Sat, 17 May 2014 17:00:05 +0000

Tellingly, I was going to title this article, ‘It’s a Hard Life Out There for a Lady Fan’. But then I realised, that’s stupid. There are men, there are ladies, and then there are fans,… [more]

The New Star Wars Cast: Lucky VII?

Ian Dawe — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:00:45 +0000

Star Wars Cast: Lucky VII?" title="The New Star Wars Cast: Lucky VII?" style="float:left;" />This photo is destined to become one of the most famous, or one of the most notorious, in popular culture. The image of the first assembly of the Star Wars Episode VII cast is right… [more]

On Canons, Critics, Consensus, and Comics, Part 3

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 18:00:57 +0000

This week marks the final installment of our search for a comics canon. As I mentioned in the first column, I recently conducted a survey of the people who contribute to Sequart. A total of 25… [more]

Disney to Move Star Wars License from Dark Horse to Marvel

Zaki Hasan — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:52:51 +0000

A couple of days ago Disney confirmed the news that pretty much any fan with some degree of pop culture awareness has seen coming for a year and a half now: this year the Star… [more]

A Galaxy Far, Far Away Gets a Little Closer: On Brian Wood’s Star Wars

Logan Ludwig — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:35 +0000

Star Wars" title="A Galaxy Far, Far Away Gets a Little Closer: On Brian Wood’s Star Wars" style="float:left;" />Brian Wood isn’t the obvious choice for writer of an ongoing Star Wars comic. Wood’s a great writer, and his comics have successfully played in quite a few diverse worlds, but he’s also a very… [more]

Tag and Bink are Relevant: Comics and the Theater of the Absurd

Stuart Warren — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:34 +0000

Star Wars is not without its faults. Though being a noteworthy entry into the expanding universe of modern science fiction, continuity problems continue to manifest themselves today, as hosts of underground creatures, confined to their… [more]

A Review of Star Wars #1, “In the Shadow of Yavin”

Forrest Helvie — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:00:42 +0000

Star Wars #1, “In the Shadow of Yavin”" title="A Review of Star Wars #1, “In the Shadow of Yavin”" style="float:left;" />Script: Brian Wood. Art: Carlos D’Anda. Colors: Gabe Eltaeb. Lettering: Michael Heisler. Cover Art: Alex Ross. Brian Wood is a creator who, over the past few years, has built an impressive resume working in the realm of both creator-owned… [more]

May the Chi Be With You

Michael Rutschky — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 02:22:02 +0000

For the last week or longer I’ve been going through my annual Star Wars binge where I watch every movie plus all of their bonus features over and over again until inevitably someone outside has… [more]