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Star Wars Comics
''Star Wars'' comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars''. Marvel Comics launched its Star Wars (1977 comic book), original series in 1977, beginning with a six-issue comic adaptation of the film and running for 107 issues, including an adaptation of ''The Empire Strikes Back''. Marvel also released an adaptation of ''Return of the Jedi'' and spin-offs based on ''Star Wars: Droids, Droids'' and ''Ewoks (TV series), Ewoks''. A Star Wars (comic strip), self-titled comic strip ran in American newspapers between 1979 and 1984. Blackthorne Publishing released a three-issue run of stereoscopy, 3-D comics from 1987 to 1988. Dark Horse Comics published the limited series (comics), limited series ''Dark Empire'' in 1991, and ultimately produced over 100 ''Star Wars'' titles, including ''Tales of the Jedi (comics), Tales of the Jedi'' (1993–1998), ''Star Wars: X-wing – Rogue Squadron, X-wing: Rogue Squadro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars (1977 Comic Book)
''Star Wars'' is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 12, 1977 to May 27, 1986. Featuring classic '' Star Wars'' characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, , and R2-D2, the first six issues adapt the May 1977 film '' Star Wars''. The series chronicled their subsequent adventures for 107 issues and three annuals, including a six-issue adaptation of the 1980 sequel film ''The Empire Strikes Back'' in 1980–1981. In 2019, the series was revived for a single issue. An NFT version of the comic dropped on VeVe Digital Collectibles May 04, 2022. Development and publication '' Star Wars'' creator George Lucas initially approached Warren Publications and DC Comics to publish a ''Star Wars'' comic book prior to the film's release as a means of publicity. Charles Lippincott, Lucasfilm's publicity supervisor, approached publisher Stan Lee at Marvel Comics in 1975 about the project, but Lee declined to consider such a proposal until the film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of The Jedi (comics)
''Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi'' is a series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics between 1993 and 1998. They are part of the fictional ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, and cover the Great Sith War and the Great Hyperspace War. The series represented the earliest chronological ''Star Wars'' stories until the publication of the ''Dawn of the Jedi'' series of comics and novels. The first books released covered the Great Sith War (3,996 BBY, or Before the Battle of Yavin). The latter were prequels that covered the Great Hyperspace War, which happened a thousand years earlier. Summary The Great Hyperspace War was instigated when two Republic hyperspace explorers accidentally crash-landed on the Sith graveyard planet Korriban during the funeral procession of Marka Ragnos. His successor, Naga Sadow, provoked war with the Republic, and installed himself as the leader of the Sith Empire. He fought not only the Republic, but the forces of his chief rival, Ludo Kressh, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. The character is the primary antagonist in the original trilogy and, as Anakin Skywalker, is one of the primary protagonists throughout the prequel trilogy. ''Star Wars'' creator George Lucas has collectively referred to the first six episodic films of the franchise as "the tragedy of Darth Vader". He has become one of the most iconic villains in popular culture, and has been listed among the greatest villains and fictional characters ever. Originally a slave on Tatooine, Anakin Skywalker is a Jedi prophesied to bring balance to the Force. He is lured to the dark side of the Force by Chancellor Sheev Palpatine / Darth Sidious and becomes a Sith Lord, assuming the title of Darth Vader. After a lightsaber battle with his former mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar, in which he is severely injured, Vader is transformed into a cyborg. He then serves the Galactic Empire for over two decades as its chief enforcer. Vade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars (2015 Comic Book)
''Star Wars'' is an ongoing ''Star Wars'' comic series published by Marvel Comics since January 14, 2015. Originally written by Jason Aaron with art by John Cassaday, it is set between the 1977 film ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' and its 1980 sequel, ''The Empire Strikes Back''. The series features classic ''Star Wars'' characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, , and R2-D2. It was one of three new ''Star Wars'' comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with ''Star Wars: Darth Vader, Darth Vader'' and the limited series ''Star Wars: Princess Leia, Princess Leia''. In 2017, Jason Aaron stepped down as the comic's writer and was replaced by Kieron Gillen while the art was taken over by Salvador Larroca. In 2019, Marvel announced that the series will be finished after 75 issues. A new comic of the same name continues the story after the events of ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and launched with issue #1 on January 1, 2020. Plot The ''Star Wars'' series focus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC is an American film and television production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is a business segment of The Walt Disney Company. The studio is best known for creating and producing the ''Star Wars'' and '' Indiana Jones'' franchises, as well as its leadership in developing special effects, sound, and computer animation for films. Lucasfilm was founded by filmmaker George Lucas in 1971 in San Rafael, California; most of the company's operations were moved to San Francisco in 2005. '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999), '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016), '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017) and '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019) are all among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, with ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' becoming the highest-grossing film in the United States and Canada. Disney acquired Lucasfilm on October 30, 2012, for $4.05 billion in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names the Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to the Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early on, the company established itself as a leader in the animation industry, with the creation of the widely popular character Mickey Mouse, who is the company's mascot, and the start of animated films. After becoming a major success by the early 1940s, the company started to diversify into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. Following Walt's death in 1966, the company's profits began to decline, especially in the animation division. Once Disney's shareholders voted in Michael Eisner as the he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Menace
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars Original Trilogy
The original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, formerly marketed as the ''Star Wars'' Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, an American space opera created by George Lucas. It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox, and consists of ''Star Wars'' (1977), ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983). Beginning '' in medias res'', the original trilogy serves as the second act of the nine-episode Skywalker saga. It was followed by a prequel trilogy between 1999 and 2005, and a sequel trilogy between 2015 and 2019. Collectively, they are referred to as the "Skywalker Saga" to distinguish them from films set within the same universe. The films center on the Galactic Civil War between the Rebel Alliance and the tyrannical Galactic Empire, as well as the archetypical hero's journey of Luke Skywalker in his quest to become a Jedi under the tute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars Manga
Three ''Star Wars'' films were adapted into manga by MediaWorks between 1997 and 1999: '' A New Hope'' (1977), ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983). Later Shogakukan adapted ''The Phantom Menace'' (1999) into manga too. They were published in English by Dark Horse Comics. Volumes In the English versions the art was copied in mirror-image in order to be read from left to right and the content was split into more volumes than the Japanese edition. ''A New Hope'' Artwork – Hisao Tamaki Volumes – 4 Volume 1: Luke meeting Obi-wan and the droids, destruction of Luke's home Volume 2: Meeting of Han Solo, journey to Death Star Volume 3: Death Star events, Obi-wan's death Volume 4: Attack of Death Star ''The Empire Strikes Back'' Artwork – Toshiki Kudo Volumes – 4 Volume 1: Hoth Battle Volume 2: Meeting Yoda Volume 3: Han, Leia, Chewbacca, C3P-O on Cloud City Volume 4: Han frozen, Luke loses his hand to Vader ''Return of the Jedi'' Artw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legacy
In law, a legacy is something held and transferred to someone as their inheritance, as by will and testament A will or testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property ( estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person ( executor) is to manage the property until its final distributi .... Personal effects, family property, marriage property or collective property gained by will of real property. Legacy or legacies may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Comics * " Batman: Legacy", a 1996 Batman storyline * '' DC Universe: Legacies'', a comic book series from DC Comics written by Len Wein * ''Legacy'', a 1999 quarterly series from Antarctic Press * ''Legacy'', a 2003–2005 series released by Dabel Brothers Productions * Legacy, an alternate name for the DC supervillain Wizard (DC Comics), Wizard who leads the Injustice Society IV team * Legacy (Marvel Comics), an alias used by Genis-Vell, better known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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