Posts Tagged ‘Jo Chen’
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Randy Stradley has teased a little tidbit over at Dark Horse about something I’m currently working towards (because apparently my brain doesn’t feel busy enough already). This should make a lot of Chris Scalf fans (of which I’m one) very happy.
“Writer Tom Taylor (Invasion) has submitted a proposal to turn the concept of Blood Ties(previewed here two weeks ago) into a semi-regular series, with the idea of having artist Chris Scalf provide the painted art for each issue! Note: it will not be what you expect it to be!”
I’m very happy to see this made public and I’m looking forward to throwing myself into it after I finish the last Jango and Boba Fett script.
Next up, an interview I did for Star Wars Books in the UK.
“My day generally begins when I am kneed in the chest by the full force of a four-year-old jumping on me while screaming ‘time to hop up, dad!’. I wrestle with him for a while and then I wander down my hallway and press the power button on my computer. I keep walking to the coffee maker. Sometimes my wife will already have it on, because she’s wonderful. I take my coffee back to my computer where I check my emails, Facebook, new comic pages and other art, internet forum chatter about my work, Skype messages from editors and I generally update my website if there’s something worth mentioning. Then, once all of that is done, and if I’m heading out of the house to work or heading to Colin Wilson’s house for coffee, I will put on pants.”
The rest can be read right here.
And of course… Star Wars: Invasion — Rescues #2 is out today!
Tags: Colin Wilson, Interview, Jo Chen, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion, Star Wars: Invasion Rescues, Tom Taylor, Yuuzhan Vong
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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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Monday, April 26th, 2010
The first collection of Star Wars Invasion – ‘Refugees’ is out this week.
Go buy it. Buy it for your friends. Buy it for your family. Buy it for your casual acquaintances. Buy back-up copies. Buy it for that lonely guy who rides your bus and always does that weird thing with his sinuses.
“If you only pick up one Star Wars title a month – this is it…”
- Undercover Fanboy
“this book does do a great job of establishing a galactically tense situation where our protagonists have been strewn across the galaxy. There’s a strange excitement to that sort of singularly Star Wars kind of setup and “Invasion’s” is a fine interpretation of the trope.”
- Comic Book Resources
“…22 action-packed pages!” “This issue kept moving and wouldn’t let you go until the very end.”
- NJOE.com
“Taylors’ writing is complemented by Wilson’s exceptional art skills. In an issue that starts the series off with a gratifying amount of action Wilson’s illustrations shine. He makes excellent use of perspective in nearly every panel using it to great effect whether it be to emphasize the speed at which the ships are traveling through hyperspace or to give us the the sense of intimidating awe that the planet’s victims feel as we do in the first appearance of a Yuuzhan Vong as he stands looming over a terrified victim.”
- Comics Bulletin
“Luke as a full Jedi Master is just so much cooler than the Luke from the movies. He doesn’t come off as a wise master but he sure knows how to be a badass when it’s needed.”
- ComicList
“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
“The very first issue hooked me. I was done.” “ Where with ‘Legacy’ I was sort of interested in it… this one, I’m more than interested. I can not wait for the next issue!”
- Alternate Reality – The Comic Book Podcast
Tags: Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, Jo Chen, Luke Skywalker, Refugees, Star Wars, Star Wars Invasion volume 1 refugees tp, Star Wars: Invasion, Star Wars: Invasion review, Tom Taylor, Tom Taylor. Star Wars: Invasion, Wes Dzioba, Yuuzhan Vong
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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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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…
Tags: Colin Wilson, Jo Chen, Luke Skywalker, Review, Reviews, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion review, Tom Taylor, Tom Taylor. Star Wars: Invasion, Yuuzhan Vong
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Yep, Star Wars: Invasion #4 is out today… unless you live in France apparently. That’s right, I’ve just learned that French people get to read my comic two or three days before I do.
Anyway, rush to your local comic shop and buy Star Wars: Invasion #4 before it runs out! News has come in of many places selling out of the last issues very quickly – which is nice.
Once you’ve finished #4, don’t despair, because more Invasion is right around the corner. Star Wars: Invasion #0 will hit the shelves next week!
My first purple cover… click for a preview.
Tags: Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, Invasion, Jo Chen, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion #4, Tom Taylor
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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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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Yep, Star Wars: Invasion #3 is out there.
Will all of our Jedi survive the battle? Will Finn succumb to his hatred of the Yuuzhan Vong? Will Kaye’s plan work? Will Colin Wilson tear the Star Wars universe a new one with some incredible action scenes?
And what is the ‘Finn mystery’…?
Get reading, people.
Star Wars: Invasion #3
The forces of the New Republic, led by Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, are determined to prevent the Yuuzhan Vong from establishing a beachhead on the planet Rychel, but they are not prepared to face the monstrous living weapons of their enemy.
For Finn Galfridian, who has already lost his family and witnessed the enslavement of his own world, this is his first taste of war — and Luke is afraid it may be the boy’s last. When face to face with the alien invaders, will Finn succumb to his anger, or follow Skywalker’s orders?
* The first comics series set in this important Star Wars era!
* Covers by Eisner Award nominee Jo Chen!
Publication Date: September 02, 2009
Format: FC, 40 pages
Price: $2.99
UPC: 7 61568 15943 1 00311
Tags: Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, Jo Chen, Star Wars, Star Wars: Invasion, Star Wars: Invasion #3, Tom Taylor, Wes Dzioba, Yuuzhan Vong
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