By: Dominic Jones
With San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) coming up next month, toy manufacturer and
Star Wars liscensee, Hasbro has revealed the convention exclusive
Star Wars figures they will be selling this year.
iO9 revealed today that the Hasbro exclusive will be a three pack featuring characters from the current line of
Star Wars comic books from Marvel. The characters Dr Aphra, BT-1, and 0-0-0, who were first introduced in the
Darth Vader series which ran from 2015-2017 and are currently featured in the
Doctor Aphra series, will all be available as a three-pack in the 3.75" scale. The packaging for the figures is a throw-back to the Kenner three-packs that were available in the 70s and 80s. Check out some pictures of the figures below,
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By: Dominic Jones
Fans of Star Wars Rebels will have a big reason to read the Star Wars: Doctor Aphra comic book series from Marvel Comics (if they're not already doing so) in March 2018. Marvel released their solicitations for March 2018 this week, including the cover and description for Doctor Aphra #18 (which hits shelves in March) which revealed that Star Wars Rebels character Hera Syndulla will be appearing in the series.
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Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics announced a new Star Wars comics crossover event this week. The event, titled Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel, will kick off in May and will crossover the Star Wars series and the Doctor Aphra series. The event will be written by Jason Aaron and Kieron Gillen, the writers of the two respective series. The Screaming Citadel will feature Luke Skywalker teaming up with Doctor Aphra to "investigate the Screaming Citadel, an infamous castle located on the edge of space." The announcement was made on this week's episode of "The Star Wars Show", check it out below,
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By: Dominic Jones
A couple of weeks ago, Marvel announced that Doctor Aphra, a fan favorite from the recently concluded
Star Wars: Darth Vader comic book series,
would be getting her own ongoing series. This marks the first time in the new canon that a character will get their own comic book series without having appeared in the films or TV shows first. The new series launches in December and will see Aphra reunited with the murderous droids BT-1 and 0-0-0, and the Wookiee bounty hunter Black Krrsantan. The series is written by Kieron Gillen, who created Aphra for the
Darth Vader series, with art by Kev Walker.
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By: Dominic Jones
The Star Wars Show was chock full of huge news this week! Not only did it contain the
announcement of a new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story coming tomorrow morning, but it also contained some major
Star Wars comics news as well. With the conclusion of
Star Wars: Darth Vader this week, Marvel announced a new ongoing series that would take its place beginning in December. The series, titled
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, will follow the adventures of the titular character
after the events of
Darth Vader #25 (out today). The series will see Aphra return to what she knows best, being a space archaeologist and will feature the droids BT-1 and 0-0-0 and the Wookiee bounty hunter black Krrsantan. The series is written by Kieron Gillen, who created Aphra for the
Darth Vader series.
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