Hi there Star Wars fans. You may remember I posted a few weeks back that we have 3 new Star Wars comic series to look forward to. Well the first one of those is nearly upon us. Towards the end of August the new Mace Windu: Jedi of the Republic will be released and along … Read more
As I am sure you all know Star Wars was first released in 1977, making 2017 it’s 40th Anniversary. To celebrate this special year Marvel have produced forty eight variant covers for its various Star Wars comics series. Each cover features a famous scene from Star Wars: A New Hope. Bossk’s Bounty is compensated for … Read more
It has been a long time waiting, but finally we get to see which character is on the action figure variant cover for Star Wars #34. Well, I probably say this almost every time, but this new Han Solo in his Hoth outfit is right up there as one of my favourites. John Tyler Christopher … Read more
I haven’t got a huge amount to say about this cover. Not because i don’t like it or appreciate the art work, but because the character in general was always quite an underwhelming figure. At the time he was known as a bit of a peg warmer. The Bespin Security Guard was one of the … Read more
Great news for fans of Marvel Star Wars comics! We have three new titles to look forward to this year. On top of the news that Mace Windu will be getting his own comic series, plus a one-off Cassian & K-2SO story, Marvel have now announced that Captain Phasma will also be getting the comic … Read more
Here we have our first look at the latest action figure variant cover by John Tyler Christopher. Carrying on with the Empire Strikes back theme; JTC has gone with FX-7 (Medical Droid) for his cover for the upcoming Star Wars #32. Star Wars #32 continues the story lines set between Episode IV and Episode V. … Read more
A few months back Marvel announced that a new Darth Vader comic series was being written for release in June 2017. At the same time, it was confirmed that John Tyler Christopher would be creating an action figure variant cover to go with the release of issue number one. Today, we get a look at this … Read more
With over 100 action figure variant covers available spread across the various Star Wars comic series, I thought it would be a good idea to create a checklist. I hope this will be a good point of reference for all existing and new collectors of these fantastic variant covers. Artist John Tyler Christopher has done … Read more
Introducing the latest action figure variant cover for Star Wars issue #31 – Luke Skywalker in his Bespin fatigues from The Empire Strikes Back. Once again artist John Tyler Christopher captures this action figure in a fun and nostalgic way. The detail in the artwork is flawless, mimicking the figure perfectly, right down to Luke’s … Read more
Even though Star Wars issue 1 and the action figure variant cover were a great success, for some reason comic book shops didn’t pre-order as many copies of issue 2 featuring Han Solo. This resulted in a smaller print run and therefore reduced availability worldwide. It was at about this time that collectors realised that the … Read more