Intergalactic Comics: 05/04/17

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Top 10 Must-Read GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Stories

From the 31st century to 1969, and everything inbetween.

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Who Is Marvel's Adam Warlock?

DC's REBIRTH: What Mysteries Still Exist? And What Is Known So Far?

JSA, the Legion, Mr. Oz's prison, and more.

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Best Shots Rapid-Fire Reviews: SECRET EMPIRE/SPIDER-MAN & Other FCBD Titles, BATMAN #22, More

Also many more FCBD titles, and reviews of this week's top comic books.

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QUAKE Out To Shake Up SECRET EMPIRE Status Quo In SECRET WARRIORS #1 Preview

The legend of Daisy Johnson.

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2000 AD August 2017 Solicitations

Megacity's finest.

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DC Family Wonder Woman Book Bundle Sweepstakes

DC Family Wonder Woman Book Bundle Sweepstakes

This is your chance to be one of our five Grand Prize Winners!

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A Tower of Babel Parable In WORLD READER #2 Preview

Jeff Loveness and Juan Doe continue in outer space.

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Multiple GAME OF THRONES Spin-Offs in Development at HBO

Get ready for "Laverne & Tyrion," "Danaerys Loves Chachi," and "Jon Snow's Place."

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May the 4th Ultimate Star Wars Quiz: Featuring Topps Star Wars Widevision Trading Cards

By Loud Josh

1) Appearing in the 1997 Special Edition to replace the generic alien “Wolfman”, the creature on the right is named:

a) Rokak’k  b) Ketwol  c) Chalmun  d) Ephant Mon

2) Which Mos Eisley Spaceport Docking Bay was the Millenium Falcon docked at?

a) 64  b) 74  c) 84  d) 94

3) Who is the owner of the Mos Eisley Cantina?

a) Rokak’k  b) Ketwol  c) Chalmun  d) Ephant Mon

4) In Star Wars: Legends Holochess is often referred to by this other name:

a) Pazaak  b) Sabacc  c) Dejarik  d) Idiot’s Array

5) The décor behind the bar was later repurposed as the head for which droid?

a) IG-88  b) 4-LOM  c) R-3PO  d) Lobot

6) The Temples on Yavin 4 are known by this name:

a) Camassi  b) Massassi  c) Calabassi  d) Degrassi

7) Which X-Wing pilot saved Luke from certain doom in the following screen shot?

a) Biggs Darklighter  b) Jek Porkins  c) Garven Dreis  d) Wedge Antilles

8) Which Death Star hangar does the Millenium Falcon enter?

a) Hangar 2037  b) Hangar 1138  c) Hangar 1977  d) Hangar 2078

9) Who is Darth Vader Force Choking in this picture?

a) High General Tagge b b) Colonel Yularen c c) Admiral Motti d d) General Bast

10) How many years were between Vader and Obi-Wan’s previous duel on Mustafar and their duel on the Death Star?

a) 17 years  b) 19 years  c) 21 years  d) 23 years

Special thanks to Topps and abramscomicarts.com for sending us a copy of Star Wars: Widevision The Original Topps Trading Card Series Volume One. Copies are available now online and at all major booksellers.

Answers:
1) b 2) d 3) c 4) c 5) a 6) b 7) d 8) a 9) c 10) b

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Drinking Heaven's Hooch In GODSHAPER #2 Preview

Ennay and Bud, on the road.

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‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Releases May 24, 2019

By Michaela Bush 

It’s a good day to be a Disnerd, guys. They’ve just announced a bunch of release dates for several movies, both live-action and animated. Among the dates? The upcoming 5th Indiana Jones movie, which is still untitled, and Star Wars IX. Unfortunately, we’re going to have to wait a little while before seeing them.

“Star Wars: Episode IX”, which will finish out the third trilogy, is set for release on May 24, 2019 (only two years and 29 days left…). Colin Trevorrow is set to direct, with Rian Johnson and Derek Connolly writing. Kathleen Kennedy (who is also working on the new Indiana Jones film) and Michelle Rejwan are producing. The still-rumored cast includes Mark Hamill, Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, John Boyega, and Lupita Nyong’o as Maz Kanata. John Williams is working on the soundtrack, of course. Plot details have yet to be released. Despite information from Carrie Fisher’s brother stating that Lucasfilm had been provided with the necessary rights to appear in Episode 9 through cut scenes from “The Last Jedi”, Kathleen Kennedy (president of Lucasfilm) recently sat down for an interview with ABC News, suggesting that Fisher wouldn’t be in Episode 9 after all. Only time will tell exactly how they plan to work out Episode 9 in lieu of Carrie Fisher’s death.

The upcoming movie for the Indiana Jones franchise is set to release July 10, 2020. Additional information has yet to be released for the film. The original release date for this film was expected to be in 2019, but the film was pushed back a year, perhaps due to scheduling conflicts for Spielberg, who is working on multiple different projects at this time, including “Ready Player One” and “The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara”.

Release dates were also announced for “Frozen 2” (just when we thought the craze was finally settling down), “The Lion King”, “Gigantic”, “Wreck-It Ralph 2”, “Magic Camp”, and “A Wrinkle in Time”.

What upcoming releases are you looking forward to?

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Returns & Departures at ACTION LAB, REEDPOP & BOOK RIOT

Jim Demonakos, Swapna Krishna, Shawn Pryor, and David Dwonch.

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Jason's Picks: Back to the Beginnings

Welcome to May, my friends! Summer is right around the corner and movie blockbusters are going to start appearing everywhere.

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World War Hulk - Greg Pak & John Romita, Jr.

Greg Pak & John Romita, Jr. - World War Hulk artwork

World War Hulk
Greg Pak & John Romita, Jr.
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $8.99
Publish Date: February 21, 2012
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
Seller: Disney Publishing Worldwide

An epic story of anger unbound! Exiled by a group of Marvel "heroes" to the savage alien planet of Sakaar, the Hulk raged, bled and conquered through the pages of last year's "Planet Hulk" epic, rising from slave to gladiator to king. Now the Hulk returns to Earth to wreak his terrible vengeance on Iron Man, Reed Richards, Dr. Strange and Black Bolt and anyone else who gets in the way. Stronger than ever, accompanied by his monstrous Warbound gladiator allies, and possessed by the fiercest and purest rage imaginable, the Hulk may just tear this stupid planet in half. Collects World War Hulk (2007) #1-5.

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Kid’s Corner: Star Wars Builders

So it’s May 4th and you are at home binge watching all 8 Star Wars movies with your kids, sounds like the perfect day, but as anyone knows, 18 ish hours is a long time to get the kids to sit still. Star Wars: Builders is the perfect craft for any Star Wars fan with kids. These cardboard creations are easy to put together and look great on the shelf once you’re done with the building phase. (Although personally, I’d invest in some string and hang the X-Wing, Tie Fighter, and Millenium Falcon from the ceiling.) In addition to the Millenium Falcon and Starfighter sets, Star Wars: Builders has an impressive Droids set that allows you to build R2-D2, BB-8, and C-3PO. Each set also contains a kid’s book with facts and quizzes about the various ships and droids of the Star Wars Universe. While the thick cardboard allows for easy creation and are sturdy enough for modeling, I don’t recommend using them for actual play, as they will come apart with repeated use. While not meant for play, as a build tool, these are excellent for young builders who aren’t quite ready for snap fit models or complex Lego sets. Star Wars: Builders sets can be found at most big box and craft stores for around $20 a set. May The Force Be With You!

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BRUBAKER, PHILLIPS, More Take Part in THE SPIRIT Tribute

THE SPIRIT OF EISNER will honor the legendary creator.

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LUKE SKYWALKER Gets Into Another Bar Fight in STAR WARS: THE SCREAMING CITADEL #1

And no Obi-Wan to help him -- good thing there's Doctor Aphra.

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The Flash: “I Know Who You Are” Review

By: Ashley Binion (@ashleybinion)

Throughout this season on The Flash, the biggest mystery has been the identity of Savitar. Finally, with three episodes left in the season, the villain’s identity has been revealed.

Warning: Spoilers ahead.

Well, that was disappointing. After all of this time and the constant teasing of his identity, I expected something so much more from The Flash. It’s almost like the writers wrote themselves into a corner and didn’t know how to get themselves out. That is what separates this season of The Flash from this season of Arrow. From the beginning of the season, you could tell Arrow knew what type of story they were telling. Meanwhile, its little brother, The Flash, did not. Even though they showed a clip from earlier in the season where he says he’s Future Flash, I still don’t buy that they were building towards Barry being Savitar.

Halfway through the episode, it became obvious that a version of Barry was Savitar. There were so many clues that when it came to revealing the identity, it was no longer something I was looking forward to seeing. It’s ridiculous that it took forty minutes for the identity of the villain to be revealed. There is toying with the audience in a good way and there is just teasing the audience to be annoying. The Flash was doing it in an annoying way. As a result, the entire episode felt like filler to get to the reveal.

It’s hard to understand the decision to make Savitar Future Flash/Barry. There are so many other characters that would have been much more interesting from a storytelling perspective. Hopefully the next episode sheds some light on Barry’s motives for becoming Savitar.

Literally the only two things that saved this episode were Killer Frost and new character Tracy. The fact that Frost was flying through the air on an ice slide like Frozone from The Incredibles was the best thing to happen in the hour. Danielle Panabaker is bringing it. I do wish the show would let her full-on go there and actually kill someone. She needs to live up to her name of Killer Frost at some point or else the name is a joke.

I will give The Flash so much praise if they make Killer Frost the Big Bad next season. She would be an excellent villain because Team Flash would be so emotionally connected, akin to season one. We even saw a glimpse of this in “I Know Who You Are.” Cisco was having a difficult time shooting Caitlin because of their best friend connection. In reality, the series will probably wimp out and decide to cure her of her evilness by season’s end.

I think we can all agree that the evil speedsters need to permanently go away. It’s become the series’ major flaw. As is the rule with most superhero shows, the season is as only as good as its villain. With this logic, it’s no surprise that The Flash’s best season was its first with the Reverse Flash and Arrow’s best seasons have been its second and fifth.

What did you think about the big reveal?

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

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