Modern Star Wars Comics that are heating up 17 17

[OtherEric]

On 12/31/2020 at 9:06 AM, GeeksAreMyPeeps said:

According to Mike's Amazing World, Marvel Special Edition preceded the Marvel Super Special by a few weeks.

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/comic.php?comicid=60832

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/comic.php?comicid=68418

I figure this is the best way to be sure; I've got 39-44 as well.

[valiantman]

17 hours ago, Catwomancomics said:

18 hours ago, fastballspecial said:

I agree people like me who read the books will jump on it as well. I am regretting selling my copies currently 
knowing in less then a year they will double in value at least.

 

The Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn is a great read. It was hard to put those books down. If any board members haven’t read it, you won’t be disappointed.

The thing about those books is that we only had the original trilogy movies when Heir To The Empire arrived in 1991 - four years before the comic book adaptation - so the Heir To The Empire books were fantastic because you had to "watch" this new trilogy (Thrawn trilogy) in your head, page by page, using only what you could bring forward from the original trilogy, the cover art, and your imagination.  That tiny little artwork for Thrawn on the cover of Heir To The Empire novel might not look like much, but for those reading the books as they arrived, was enough to picture him doing everything for 1,200 pages over three books.  Yes, the 1995 comic book adaptation is the "first" Thrawn in comics but that's four years after Thrawn mattered to those of us "watching" as it happened. 

[fastballspecial]

57 minutes ago, valiantman said:

The thing about those books is that we only had the original trilogy movies when Heir To The Empire arrived in 1991 - four years before the comic book adaptation - so the Heir To The Empire books were fantastic because you had to "watch" this new trilogy (Thrawn trilogy) in your head, page by page, using only what you could bring forward from the original trilogy, the cover art, and your imagination.  That tiny little artwork for Thrawn on the cover of Heir To The Empire novel might not look like much, but for those reading the books as they arrived, was enough to picture him doing everything for 1,200 pages over three books.  Yes, the 1995 comic book adaptation is the "first" Thrawn in comics but that's four years after Thrawn mattered to those of us "watching" as it happened. 

Nicely done. I love the part about using your head reading about it. That really accurate. The books were fantastic I need to finish the new ones as well.

 

 

[Broke as a Joke]

Read the Thrawn trilogy books in my teens.  That was the first legit Star Wars content for any of us after Return of the Jedi.  Reactions were mixed at the the time but I enjoyed it.  There are alot of people that have fond memories of those novels which is why Thrawn should sustain interest over characters like Bane and Revan who at this point are a long shot to be seen in live action.

[awakeintheashes]

1 hour ago, Broke as a Joke said:

hat was the first legit Star Wars content for any of us after Return of the Jedi. 

I was too young to pay attention and the internet wasn't really a thing, so I don't know how it was received, but this being the first SW content since ROTJ was a huge deal for me. 

[carter3175]

I am very very happy! 

[maidenmate91]

15 minutes ago, carter3175 said:

I am very very happy! 

Nice! Did you get a good deal? Were they from the same seller?

[carter3175]

Different sellers. I am sending these mofo's to get pressed and slabbed.

[mr_highgrade]

30 minutes ago, carter3175 said:

Different sellers. I am sending these mofo's to get pressed and slabbed.

This is the way.

[the blob]

On 1/9/2021 at 12:17 AM, divad said:

I've never even seen 600 issues of Star Wars in one place . . . I guess I live a sheltered life. 

 

I pretty much bought every issue in nice shape from the marvel run in any dollar box for at least a decade. I don't know if I have 600 though. Maybe 300. Unfortunately, as I did not know which Dark Horse ones mattered, I bought less of those.

[the blob]

Are newstands vs. direct on the darkhorse issues from the mid 90s a big deal?

[Hey Kids, Comics!]

1 hour ago, the blob said:

Are newstands vs. direct on the darkhorse issues from the mid 90s a big deal?

They are. Especially on keys. 

[Brock]

On 1/11/2021 at 10:57 AM, valiantman said:

The thing about those books is that we only had the original trilogy movies when Heir To The Empire arrived in 1991 - four years before the comic book adaptation - so the Heir To The Empire books were fantastic because you had to "watch" this new trilogy (Thrawn trilogy) in your head, page by page, using only what you could bring forward from the original trilogy, the cover art, and your imagination.  That tiny little artwork for Thrawn on the cover of Heir To The Empire novel might not look like much, but for those reading the books as they arrived, was enough to picture him doing everything for 1,200 pages over three books.  Yes, the 1995 comic book adaptation is the "first" Thrawn in comics but that's four years after Thrawn mattered to those of us "watching" as it happened. 

I suspect I'm a bit older (), but I remember a similar experience with Splinter of the Mind's Eye when it was released in February of 1978. Keep in mind, this was sandwiched in between Jaxxon the giant green rabbit of Marvel's first Star Wars issues (November, 1977?) and the dancing Wookies of the Star Wars Holiday Special (November, 1978). The idea that we could have relatively sophisticated original content between movies was mindblowing. 

[pkveronese]

So where the heck is this Grogu prototype in Star Wars Tales #13 or is this eBay lister just running with it?

[valiantman]

8 minutes ago, pkveronese said:

So where the heck is this Grogu prototype in Star Wars Tales #13 or is this eBay lister just running with it?

There's a story with a nursery in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.

There's a green yoda-like baby in the nursery.

That one corner of one panel is all there is. 

[pkveronese]

20 minutes ago, valiantman said:

There's a story with a nursery in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.

There's a green yoda-like baby in the nursery.

That one corner of one panel is all there is. 

Woah that's a stretch! Creepy yoda nipples too.

[maidenmate91]

2 hours ago, pkveronese said:

Woah that's a stretch! Creepy yoda nipples too.

If Luke had known about them yoda nips he would've milked them, instead of the weird monster from last jedi. 

Edited January 13, 2021 by maidenmate91

[maidenmate91]

3 hours ago, pkveronese said:

So where the heck is this Grogu prototype in Star Wars Tales #13 or is this eBay lister just running with it?

That's dumb I thought it was because the entire book is entirely compromised of Mace Windu stories. Mace Windu is a definite fan favorite, and most star wars tales comics are split stories, not entire dedications. 

[CDaBruce]

On 1/10/2021 at 1:32 PM, fastballspecial said:

Honestly I think the newsstand and Hasbro copies are undervalued as far as rarity. 

 

I agree.   I pick them up whenever I see them in back issue bins.  

Here is a completed listing for a huge lot of the Hasbro copies.    This looks like a toy store who opened the 2-figure comic packs for the figures and then lumped the comics together to sell in one lot.  Take a look at what was in this lot.   Among many others, 14 Hasbro Heir to the Empire #1s.

I would have been all over this had I seen it.  https://www.ebay.com/itm/STAR-WARS-HASBRO-LEGACY-DARK-HORSE-COMIC-EXCLUSIVES-/273777181091?hash=item3fbe6441a3%3Ag%3AKLQAAOSw-mda~HdQ&nma=true&si=JVc8k%2BirkX7zPn%2BZh%2Fat7UNY24c%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[manetteska]

Star Wars 68 x12

(this is in reference to Bruce’s eBay link)

Edited January 13, 2021 by manetteska
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