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Stars Wars #8: Immonen Debuts, Characterization Continues to Shine

Though less photo-realistic and painterly than previous artist John Cassaday, Immonen is much more of a traditional comic book artist, eschewing strict realism for more representative & kinetic action and layouts. He also has a particular knack for using body language and facial expressions to express characterization, showing readers visually what a given character is feeling at a given time just by the look on their face or the way they’re standing. It’s a skill he puts to good use here, making vivid Luke’s aw-shucks naivete as he stumbles his way through a Nar Shaddaa bar fight, Han’s combination of chagrin and frustration at Sana’s continued instance that he’s A. up to no good and B. her husband, and the transition of Leia’s reaction to Sana from wry amusement to righteous fury as the woman proves to be no easy pushover.

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X-Files: Conspiracy is An Effective “Part One” but Little More

X-Files: Conspiracy #1 Written by Paul Crilley Art by John Stanisci & Colors by Steven Downer Standard Cover by Miran Kim Published by IDW Publishing Like the previous “Infestation” event, “Conspiracy” is a multi-part story spread across multiple titles, bringing together several of IDW’s various licensed properties (including the X-Files, the Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja …

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Todd the Ugliest Kid On Earth; Todd Solondz For the Comic Book Crowd

Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth #1 Written by Ken Kristensen Art and Cover by M.K. Perker and Colorist Cemal Soyleyen Published by Image Comics When a comic is prefaced with a special thanks to Todd Solondz (director of Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness), it’s safe to assume you’re in for a work of …

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Savage Wolverine Brings Pulp to Marvel Now!

Savage Wolverine #1 Written by Frank Cho Art & Cover by Frank Cho & colorist Jason Keith Published by Marvel This week, Marvel released the newest in their run of Marvel Now! relaunches with Frank Cho’s “Savage Wolverine.” Arguably the most recognizable of the X-Men, and certainly Marvel’s most popular adamantium-blade wielding mutant, Wolverine was …

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Brian Wood’s Star Wars Sends Comics Back to a Galaxy Far-Far-Away

Star Wars #1 Written by Brian Wood Art by Carlos D’Anda & colorist Gabe Eltaeb. Cover by Alex Ross Published by Dark Horse From 1977 through 1986 Marvel Comics ran the first Star Wars comic book series, a group of books recapping the films in the original trilogy and bridging the gaps between them with …

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