Archive for the ‘Yuuzhan Vong’ Category
Sunday, May 30th, 2010
A few good reviews.
From The Sci-Fi Bloc…
“This is definitely a comic to keep your eye on. There is action here, but this issue generally starts things off with reservation, as though it is confident enough in its overarching story not to feel a need to wow us right away. Especially when you’re talking about a race coming from without to invade an entire galaxy, the temptation to try to go big-for-the-sake-of-big must have been strong. It is a good sign that this comic avoids such an approach.” – The Sci-Fi Bloc
From our friends over at NJOE.com…
“The best character, for me, is definitely Kaye. She is every inch the leader. I would follow her into battle….this was a great issue to not only catch up with the whole cast but propel the story into where it needs to go for the rest of the arc, and yes it feels great to have Invasion back on the shelves again.” – NJOE.com
More…
“We’ve got some kick butt females in command of a Vong cruiser causing havoc. We’ve got a traitor waiting to be discovered..and we’ve got a Jedi in training that doesn’t listen to Luke and Luke doesn’t mind that much. It all makes for good fun, a decent read and solid artwork to match.” - Show Me Sci Fi
“Consistency may not always lead to continued press coverage, but it does lead to some pretty spectacular books, of which this issue is a fine example. Rescues #1 continues on from the previous Star Wars: Invasion mini-series, but you don’t need to have read that to get up to speed on this new book – a short blurb and some clever exposition provides all you need to know without infuriating existing readers.” - Pop Culture Hound
Also, below is a glimpse of a very limited edition alternative cover by Jo Chen, offered as part of a competition Dark Horse are running.

Tags: Invasion, Jo Chen, Rescues, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion Rescues
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
The second volume of Star Wars: Invasion begins today — Rescues.
Explosions. Secrets. Space battles. Lightsabers. Deception. Destruction. Revelations. That’s just issue 1…
You want this.
STAR WARS: INVASION—RESCUES #1 (of 6)
Tom Taylor (W), Colin Wilson (A), Wes Dzioba (C), and Jo Chen (Cover)
On sale May 26
FC, 40 pages
$2.99
Ongoing
The Yuuzhan Vong invasion spreads death and destruction across the galaxy, leaving behind ravaged worlds with little hope of survival . . . Artorias, the homeworld of the Galfridian family lay in the path of the Yuuzhan Vong armada—and now, though separated, Finn, Kaye, Nina, and Caled work to fight the invaders with the hope that one day they will again be together on their peaceful planet.
Finn studies at the Jedi temple with Luke Skywalker and the grown Jedi children of Han Solo and Princess Leia! Kaye and Nina use a Yuuzhan Vong slave ship to attack their former captors! Caled raises forces on Artorias—not knowing the danger from one of his trusted allies!
• A new era in Star Wars comics!
Luke Skywalker’s galaxy under siege!
Tags: Colin Wilson, Finn Galfridian., Jo Chen, Kaye Galfridian, Luke Skywalker, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion, Star Wars: Invasion Rescues, Tom Taylor, Yuuzhan Vong
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
May the 4th be with you!
This is what the internet gave me for Star Wars day.
“Yet even amongst the horror and drama of the invasion, Taylor still finds the time to add some individual touches. He injects some humour into the story with Finn’s attempt to lift a small rock using the Force and Luke’s response when he succeeds; and invokes pathos from the reader with Han’s moroseness at finding fewer and fewer strands of Wookiee hair on his clothes. Although these individual touches add a respite to the story, it is Taylor’s ability for intrigue and drama that really drives this story forward.”
“Taylor’s story contains the right mix of drama, adventure, intrigue, action and tragedy to keep the reader interested from the first panel to the last.” – swbooks.co.uk
I swear Colin Wilson and I didn’t pay for this first review of the Refugees collection… but we would have – http://www.swbooks.co.uk/njo/refugees.htm#reviews. What makes it even better is that, when these guys reviewed our first issue, they didn’t like it.
Incidentally, here are the covers to the French and German collections of Invasion… ANGRIFF DER YUUZHAN VONG!

Tags: Colin Wilson, May the 4th be with you, Refugees, Refugees review, star wars day, Star Wars: Invasion review refugees
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
I’ve finally answered all of the reader’s questions for an interview over at NJOE.com (sorry it took so long). These will be appearing on the NJOE.com every Wednesday (Thursday in Australia) for the next four weeks, leading up to the release of the Star Wars Invasion: Refugees collection. I was confused by this as I thought the trade was coming out on May 13. Luckily, the people over at NJOE.com are far more knowledgeable than me, and they’ve told me that the release date of Refugees has actually been moved forward and it will now be available on April 28th! Anyway, you can check out the first of the four part series interview right here.

Get your Vong on – April 28th.
Tags: Colin Wilson, Finn Galfridian., Jo Chen, Luke Skywalker, Njoe.com, Star Wars, Star Wars Invasion: Refugees, Star Wars: Invasion, Tom Taylor, Wes Dzioba, Yuuzhan Vong
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Just announced at Star Wars.com - Star Wars: Invasion returns in May!

Star Wars: Invasion — Rescues #1 (of 6) Written by Tom Taylor; Art by Colin Wilson; Colors by Wes Dzioba; Cover by Jo Chen On Sale May 26. 40 pages.
The Yuuzhan Vong invasion spreads death and destruction across the galaxy, leaving behind ravaged worlds with little hope of survival . . . Artorias, the homeworld of the Galfridian family lay in the path of the Yuuzhan Vong armada — and now, though separated, Finn, Kaye, Nina, and Caled work to fight the invaders with the hope that one day they will again be together on their peaceful planet.
Finn studies at the Jedi temple with Luke Skywalker and the grown Jedi children of Han Solo and Princess Leia! Kaye and Nina use a Yuuzhan Vong slave ship to attack their former captors! Caled raises forces on Artorias — not knowing the danger from one of his trusted allies!
Tags: Caled Galfridian, Finn Galfridian., Invasion returns, Jo Chen, Jo Chen cover, Kaye Galfridian, Lightsaber, Luke Skywalker, Nina Galfridian, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion, Star Wars: Invasion Rescues, Star Wars: Invasion Tom Taylor Colin Wilson, Tom Taylor, Tom Taylor Star Wars, Wilson Colin, Yuuzhan Vong, Yuuzhan Vong ships
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Oooooooh…

STAR WARS: INVASION VOLUME 1—REFUGEES
Tom Taylor (W), Colin Wilson (A), Wes Dzioba (C), and Jo Chen (Cover)
On sale May 12
FC, 144 pages
$18.99
TPB, 7″ x 10″
Twenty-five years after the Battle of Yavin, Luke Skywalker and the galaxy are facing their first real threat since the Sith were defeated: an invasion of hostile warriors from another galaxy—the Yuuzhan Vong!
The peaceful planet of Artorias is in the path of the alien armada. Finn Galfridian, his spunky sister Kaye, and their parents find themselves separated and fighting for their lives when the surprise invasion occurs. But their ordeal is just beginning . . .
• Collects Star Wars: Invasion #1–#5 and #0.
• This new series ties in to—and fits between—the nineteen novels of Del Rey’s New Jedi Order series.
• Features some of the first visual representations of this turbulent era of the Star Wars saga, including Han and Leia’s Jedi children!
Tags: Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, Finn Galfridian., Invasion, Kaye Galfridian, Luke Skywalker, Refugees, Refugees Star Wars, Star Wars, Star Wars Invasion tpb, Star Wars: Invasion, Star Wars: Invasion Volume 1 Refugees, Tom Taylor
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Yep, it’s review time again.
Interestingly enough, I haven’t read a truly negative review since issue 2. So, clearly we’re doing something right. I’ll update this post as they come in but, already, there are some very nice reviews coming in for Star Wars: invasion #5.
The Comic Center devotes an entire video episode to Star Wars comics and has some nice things to say about Invasion.
“It’s good. It’s really good.” “Tom Taylor is writing some really good dialogue.” “…the Star Wars Invasion one-shot from Dark Horse… just came out. Search it out. Pick it up. I love it.”
- Comic Centre
From Undercover Fanboy.
“…the interaction between the Solos twins and Leia and Anakin about the death of Chewbacca was worth the price of admission. Writer Tom Taylor is doing an amazing job writing established characters while covering new ground at the same time. Here’s to hoping that Invasion will be the new series Dark Horse was talking about (and) Tom Taylor will still be the writer…”
“4 STARS”
- Undercover Fanboy
We come in for more praise from the good people over at NJOE.
“This was a spectacular ending to an outstanding new series.”
- NJOE
Meanwhile, EU Cantina has updated with reviews for issue 1-4.
You can read reviews of all four issues here, here, here and here.
They have consistently give us 4-4.5 Sith Hounds…

I find this amusing…
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
The first reviews are coming in for Star Wars Invasion #4.
From Comic List…
“The artwork was outstanding. I enjoyed all of the details of Falcon. Whether it’s the interior or the exterior, the Falcon looks every bit the part of the original trilogy.”
“For those readers who are craving the original trilogy cast then this issue is for you. Not only do you get most of the key characters, but they don’t feel hollow. Their dialogue and actions seem worthy of the actions that took place in Return of the Jedi… 4 out of 5 geek goggles.”
-Comiclist.com

NJOE.com have a lot to say, with Kaye Galfridian getting a heap of love.
“Have I mentioned before that I love Kaye? I do, I really do. Everything about her just screams ‘Kick ass!!’”
“AND Tom totally nailed the interaction between Han and Leia!! That whole scene was heartbreakingly sad and humorous at the same time.”
-NJOE.com
From Undercover Fanboy…
“(A) Must buy for any Star Wars fans.”
-Undercoverfanboy.com
Also, there will be some big news tomorrow – stay tuned.
Tags: Colin Wilson, Finn Galfridian., Han Solo, Kaye Galfridian, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Review, Reviews, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion, Star Wars: Invasion #4, Star Wars: Invasion review, Tom Taylor, Yuuzhan Vong
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Dark Horse have supplied the first 4 pages of Star Wars: Invasion #4 for viewing over at their website.
A different preview this month (no X-wings being eaten out of the sky by giant snakes) but we do get to see Luke and his wife, Mara, Leia, the Solo kids, Finn, AND the Falcon as well as getting a glimpse of the death of mighty Chewbacca.
Click the image for the full preview.

Tags: Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, Finn Galfridian., Jo Chen, Luke Skywalker, preview, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion, Star Wars: Invasion #4, Tom Taylor, Tom Taylor. Star Wars: Invasion, Yuuzhan Vong
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

The LEGION OF DUDES do a 45 minute long audio review (starts at about 15 minutes) of Star Wars: Invasion #2 and #3 and they like what they see.
“3 pages in and I laughed and just had to put it down and enjoy… “
“I’ve been loving this series… I want to see more.”
- LEGION OF DUDES
You can listen to the whole thing right here.
Tags: Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, Finn Galfridian., Review, Reviews, Star Wars: Invasion, Star Wars: Invasion #3, Tom Taylor, Tom Taylor. Star Wars: Invasion
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