Defenders of the Arc

22/10/2024

THRAWN! THRAWN! THRAWN! THRAWN is back in stock!
THRAWN! THRAWN! THRAWN! THRAWN is back in stock!
THRAWN! THRAWN! THRAWN! THRAWN is back in stock!

STAR WARS THRAWN
(W) Jody Houser (A) Luke Ross (CA) Paul Renaud
He's one of the most cunning and ruthless warriors in the history of Star Wars! Now, discover how Grand Admiral Thrawn became one of the most feared military tacticians in a galaxy far, far away. Jody Houser and Luke Ross adapt Timothy Zahn's New York Times best-selling novel about Thrawn's rise through the Imperial ranks! Meet young Lieutenant Thrawn, who graduated the Imperial Academy with the highest marks possible. He's been assigned his own personal assistant, Ensign Eli Vanto, and is ascending quickly - but that doesn't mean everyone in the Imperial Navy wants him to succeed. And Thrawn isn't the Empire's only rising star - so is Arihnda Pryce. The two rivals' paths will cross, and tensions will run high, when they discover a dark secret within the Empire. Collecting STAR WARS: THRAWN #1-6.

STAR WARS THRAWN ALLIANCES
(W) Timothy Zahn, Jody Houser (A) Andrea Di Vito, Patrick Olliffe (CA) Rod Reis
Return to the saga of Grand Admiral Thrawn with the comic-book adaptation of the hit novel THRAWN: ALLIANCES!

As rivals for the favor of the Emperor, Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader may seem like unlikely partners for a crucial mission! Yet this formidable twosome has worked together before. Years ago, Thrawn and the man once known as Anakin Skywalker were joined in the hunt for Padmé Amidala. Now, as each man carves his own way through the galaxy, they will find themselves bound together once more by the Emperor's will - and they will be each be tested to their limits by an enemy worthy of their formidable combined might! COLLECTING: Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances (2024) 1-4

22/10/2024

**The spooky season is upon us, boys and ghouls, and we're digging up back issues from the abandoned comic book graveyard! We're throwing the spotlight on some scary, suspenseful, and terrifying comic books that time forgot! We're calling it "HEY KIDS! HORROR COMICS!!"**

It's World Mental Health Day, so it's fitting that we spotlight this comic. No series ever made me question my own sanity like Shade the Changing Man!

SHADE THE CHANGING MAN - Originally created in 1977 by Steve Ditko, Rac Shade was a secret agent from the Meta-Zone dimension who was framed for treason and sentenced to death. He then fled to Earth trying to clear his name.

In 1989 Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo reinvented Rac Shade as a red-headed lovelorn poet sent to Earth to stop a growing tide of madness from consuming the planet, his M-Vest becoming a Madness-Vest capable of warping reality. Working from Brendan McCarthy's character designs, Bachalo created a distinctive look for the comic, distinguishing it from the character's other DC Universe appearances. The original series was retconned as a story that Shade made up to amuse himself while traveling to Earth.

Milligan killed Shade off several times during the series, bringing him back each time in a different form: a woman; a black-haired madman; a red-haired, emotionless mod; and a bedraggled, unshaven obsessive. The series employed concepts and ideas which were at times controversial and distinct from regular DC titles (for example, JFK's assassination and transgenderism). To distinguish these more 'adult' themes in Shade and other titles, DC created the Vertigo imprint in 1993. Shade became one of the initial Vertigo titles starting with issue #33.

22/08/2022

Why does this article's title have Hot Legs playing in my head. Is that a real Rod Stewart song? Maybe I should try to go back to sleep.

"Hot legs check and see I got a heat pump to save money for me."

Wait, is that Foreigner?

Electric vehicles. Solar panels. Even farm improvements. Here's a tip sheet on how to take advantage of the incentives and tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act.

05/08/2022

04/08/2022

Cowabunga!! https://www.thegamer.com/sdcc-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-cowabunga-collection-archive/

The archival material in the upcoming TMNT: Cowabunga Collection is so extensive it puts other classic collections to shame.

03/08/2022

I Really, Really, Really want to see this!