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Post by jameso on Nov 4, 2007 0:16:08 GMT
Picked up Star Wars Omnibus Tales of the Jedi today. Passed ongetting the omnibus X-Wing stuff in favour of the regular trades, but this Jedi stuff screams out for a definitive collection, even if at slightly smaller size. Great stuff.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 4, 2007 14:07:10 GMT
Ah but you need the first Omnibus because the 2 issues LS and the first 4 issues of Rogue Squadron aren't reprinted elsewhere.
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Post by jameso on Nov 4, 2007 14:37:48 GMT
What!? Bollocks!  I thought the first issues were printed in a trade called 'Battelground Tatooine'? That one's really hard to find. Do any of them include the recent 3 issue miniseries? I am tempted actually to get the X-Wing ones now, the third one is on Amazon for less than a tenner. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 4, 2007 15:46:08 GMT
No, the first published TPB is Phantom Affair, then follows
Battleground Tatooine
Warrior Princess
Requiem for a Rogue
In the Emperors Service
Making of Baron Fel
Masquerade
Manditory retirement.
None of these contian the first 4 issues of the series - The Rebel Opposition.
Neither is the newer 2 issue LS collected in here. But to be honest you aren't missing much with both.
They are both in v1 of the Omnibus - along with the Phantom Affair - please tell me you've read this ! - and a reprint of the Handbook. Buy it and it completes your collection if you've got the other trades already.
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Post by jameso on Nov 5, 2007 0:35:29 GMT
Off the top of my head, I have Phantom Affair, and haven't read it, but it's quite possible I have read it and it's completely slipped my mind. I'll have to double check!  Off that list the only one I don't have is the Making of Baron Fel. I've got the recent mini-series in the floppies. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 5, 2007 11:33:12 GMT
Ah - having checked that one's actually called Family Ties |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 27, 2010 17:42:35 GMT
Read one of the reprint trades of the Marvel Star Wars comics courtesy of the library. A mixed bag, but generally enjoyable pulpy nonsense. The adaptation of the Empire Strikes Back is a rare beast though: a comics version of a film that's just as exciting and thrilling as the film itself! Stunning Al Williamson art.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Jul 27, 2010 20:24:49 GMT
Read one of the reprint trades of the Marvel Star Wars comics courtesy of the library. A mixed bag, but generally enjoyable pulpy nonsense. The adaptation of the Empire Strikes Back is a rare beast though: a comics version of a film that's just as exciting and thrilling as the film itself! Stunning Al Williamson art. -Ralph I remember getting the UK annual that printed that back in the day. It was quite eye-opening for a young Karl. I hadn't seen art quite like that before and it made quite an impression on me. I have a soft spot for the Marvel Star Wars comic. Quite a bit of it doesn't rise above the "inoffensive nonsense" level, but it has a sense of pace and fun to it that feels very in keeping with the first film. (From which a lot of the spin-off material seems to have diverge a long way over the years). Karl |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 27, 2010 20:50:44 GMT
Read one of the reprint trades of the Marvel Star Wars comics courtesy of the library. A mixed bag, but generally enjoyable pulpy nonsense. The adaptation of the Empire Strikes Back is a rare beast though: a comics version of a film that's just as exciting and thrilling as the film itself! Stunning Al Williamson art. -Ralph It's great isn't it ? The Simonson drawn stuff that follows between ESB & ROTJ is superb |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 27, 2010 21:11:55 GMT
Yeah, some nice stuff there. Hopefully I can find more volumes in the library. The price-point on them is otherwise prohibitive.
I have vague memories of Return of the Jedi Weekly, though Cyril the Editor Droid made more of an impression! I recall a story about some chap joining the Empire as a lowly Stormtrooper and I think it was his sister who was unhappy about it. Remember panels of feet marching by.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 27, 2010 22:55:44 GMT
I've got em here :-)
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 27, 2010 14:37:16 GMT
Star Wars omnibus from Titan. Reprinting the 1st 27 issues pf Marvel US run of Star Wars in colour, in a slightly smaller size for only 20 quid. Loving it to bits.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 27, 2010 15:06:25 GMT
I've got the Darkhorse editions in the original size!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 27, 2010 15:09:13 GMT
It's the dark horse new reprint with a titan sticker in it, as per usual. Still it is well worth the price.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 27, 2010 16:04:23 GMT
ah.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 3, 2013 9:28:24 GMT
I cannot remember what it was called, but in the new releases bit in Fp was a Star Wars Omnibus which collected all the UK Star Wars Weekly strips including the mad black and white ones! Some Alan Davis in there.
-Ralph
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Post by Jaymz on Aug 4, 2013 11:02:13 GMT
Star Wars Wild Space Omnibus.
There's a 2nd volume due later in the year!
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 4, 2013 16:45:24 GMT
Really? How splendid. I never expected this material to see the light of day again, but I highly approve.
-Ralph
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Post by Jim on Jul 15, 2014 23:05:13 GMT
I saw in today's Marvel solicits that there is a classic Marvel Star Wars Omnibus coming. Is this news? Omnibi are usually announced long in advance, and I'm surprised I didn't notice this one...
-Jim
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 16, 2014 6:17:50 GMT
I think this one has genuinely been kept under the hat till now. Marvel have only recently got the rights to SW back (because SW & Marvel are both owned by Disney) but I think it was almsot inevitable they'd get thwir earlier stuff back into print.
I've got the Dark Horse volumes from a few years back and there's some good stuff in there. Personally I prefer the material between ESB & ROTJ, and certain bits of the post Jedi stories.
The one real selling point these have for me is fi they collect the ROTJ limited series which was missing from the Dark Horse volumes.
Dark Horse stuff will be going OOP so if you've not got Rogue Squadron or Crimson Empire pick them up ASAP
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 10, 2015 14:21:45 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 10, 2015 15:38:37 GMT
It will get a punt from me. I will be unable to resist.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 14, 2015 15:21:55 GMT
FIrst issue is out, grabbed it via Comixology.
Enjoyed it immensely.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 14, 2015 19:23:09 GMT
Hmmm. I'm not feeling it.
Far too decompressed. It's 2015 ffs enough of that. Not a lot of reading for the price point ($5). Also commits the Poor Issue #1 Crime of not really establishing the premise of the series. Ok, so it's a Star Wars comic and..? Just felt a bit generic. Despite all the references it somehow didn't feel Star Warsish for me, though I'm not sure why.
It looks great. The likenesses are spot-on. The characters really do look like Mark Hamil and co.
I don't think I'll be back next issue. I'll check out the next SW series when it starts.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 15, 2015 17:59:43 GMT
I thought it was a brisk read, not necessarily decompressed as such, but I do agree we could have gotten more store.
Likenesses are bang on and it felt like Star Wars to me.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 15, 2015 23:51:18 GMT
It is by no means a bad comic. It just didn't have enough of a hook or compelling premise for this particular take on a Star Wars comic series especially when many many other iterations of the premise new and old will be available this year.
If it was the only new Star Wars series in town or there had been a long gap since there had been new SW comics I would give it a few more issues but in this context I say thee nay. Especially when a $5 book takes me under 5 mins to read.
It's a gorgeous thing to look at and by no means awful but not for me.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 23, 2015 22:32:18 GMT
I have now read 'The Star Wars' ie the adaptation of some of Lucas's original script material for what became the original SW film. All involved have put great effort to putting into life something which should never have existed. Looks fabulous and the creators have done their best but nothing can save the source material they're working from, alas. A great try though.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 23, 2015 22:49:47 GMT
I read that screenplay years ago.
Dreadful!
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 3, 2015 17:27:44 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 3, 2015 17:32:43 GMT
Ugh. Horrendous colours. Andy |
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