Comics Doctor Aphra #1-6: Aphra (6/6 Released)

And finally, lettered preview pages.
http://www.newsarama.com/32206-aphra-is-back-with-0-0-0-bt-1-in-her-new-ongoing-series.html

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Man, everything about this comic looks great. Honestly all I need to enjoy it is Aphra being Aphra and her recovering some cool galactic treasures and artifacts, and so far it looks like it'll go above and beyond that.

 

I hope this series doesn't just continually rip off scenes from the Indiana jones movies because let's face it this beginning is the latter half of the opening of raiders.

-Priceless artefact of a head
-"He tried to backstab me and leave me but now he's dead."- Satipo anyone?
-Bad guy corners hero after he/she has gone through all the hard work of acquiring the atrifact.

Anyone wanna bet the next line will be "Soo-tah I wasn't aware you had (whatever the aliens are called) working for you. Too bad I don't know their language or I'd tell em one or too things about you." followed by "KRRSTAAN START THE ARK ANGEL! THE ANGEL START THE ANGEL!"

 

Im hoping the new Doctor Aphra comic series will be good since I hear good things about the newer Marvel Star Wars and the Darth Vader comics.

By the way, anyone really enjoy the variant covers that have the "action figures" on the front cover? I guess its kinda cool but kind of pointless or whatever

 

Release date is december 7th. For #1

Atleast that is When we get out Ashley Witter variants from Diamond.

 

Just me or does that art make Aphra look really young?

 

Wednesday, horray! Also the 2nd issue is only two weeks later. good ole Marvel double-shipping, great for story pacing but dings at the wallet.

 

This is turning out to be an exciting week. We find out some big reveals on the Walking Dead comic, Aphra book is getting released.

Plus perhaps the best news of all. We got an update on the where abouts of this girl.

 

I will also say that if you enjoyed the humor of Aphra and the droids from the Darth Vader series, then you'll love this comic.

Personally, I didn't fall in love with Aphra in the DV series, and while this comic does stay true to that character, I don't know if I see this comic changing my feelings. I don't know if it's meant to change my feelings OR if this comic is simply for the fans that have already been established. To me, she's essentially female Indiana Jones and the beginning of this new adventure is a riff on that, so I don't know how many issues they plan on devoting to this series, but I'll give it a whirl for a few more issues and then I may just gracefully bow out.

 

Call me a snob, but I'd be more interested in a series about an archaeologist who actually cares a bit more about archaeology, instead of a glorified treasure hunter.
(And although Indy may have been terrible at actually preserving artifacts, he at least was a bona fide doctor.)

 

Yes. She usurped her title and recovered an artifact so she can become rich.

 

Also, Gillen does a good amount of research for his stories - he consulted a classics professor for Three, so he's likely been careful here too, even though it's a SW story with far more leeway.

 

Good start. Wasn't crazy about the artist's rendition of Aphra, as she looked a bit silly/goofy compared to her in DV series. But again, good overall start and story. I'm on the Dr Aphra comic bandwagon for the long haul.

 

So was the "old Sava", which I suppose is similar to a Dean, the Ugnaught from Lando?

 

Well, let's fix that:

https://www.amazon.com/Three-1-TP-Kieron-Gillen/dp/1607069636/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481151592&sr=8-1&keywords=three gillen

As you'll probably notice, it's in part a riposte to Frank Miller's notorious 300, but it's also an excellent read. The extras are superb and I suspect you'll get that bit more out of it than I did being more versed in the classical period.

Interview with Gillen about the series here - some Anglo-Saxon language of the kind the board does not like:
http://www.cbr.com/gillen-pits-three-against-300-at-image/

 

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This was good but nothing fantastic. i liked seeing Aphra manipulate people but she comes off a bit to genuinely relaxed here or like a normal person a bit which is not how I saw her in Vader. There she seemed very in control and her appearance of being lax was always a ploy which she was 10 steps ahead. I really hope we see her be more outright villainous or more of that interesting idea that her relationship with vader had of her being ok with danger not just cause it was fun but cause she respects weaponry and power. Here she is a bit more of a treasure hunter than a twisted version of Indy. I like some of the callbacks but I kinda preferred the emphasis on her being evil Indy. I guess this issue did not have that same "you would put this in an armory, it belongs in a museum" kind of feel to her. She is still manipulative and everything and that is cool but I kinda liked not getting into her head and always guessing. I hope to God she won't be an anti-hero. I am sick of Marvel's anti-hero fetish and if they take another villain and make them one I will freak. I just want her to fully be a villain. I loved how in vader she did so many messed up evil things just out of respect to Vader and cause she felt no allegiance to people aside from those who do not convey strength or smarts. She is just so messed up in Vader it was great. I bet she will be like that here this issue just felt a bit different maybe cause this is Gillen still getting use to getting into her head.

Also she knew Sana already? I thought she just worked with her for a short while on a mission or like one quest. Here it seems like they are college buddies.

I did really like the art though and the droids are fun as always.

 

I wasnt very impressed the character and comic. As for the comic I don't any sense of dread against gangsters or Imperials, especially none when threatened by the prospect of Vader returning to finish the job in killing her. I think her character appeal seems to rely on her being a kinda cross between Dini & Timm's Harley Quinn and Filoni's snippy Ahsoka pretending to be Indiana Jones or Lara Croft.

 

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Basically most everything that was brought up regarding Sana and Aphra's past was all pure speculation by fans. All we knew was that they did seem to have some sort of past and likely romantic involvement together at some point. Now we know that they were college buddies.

 

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I wonder how many people Aphra has on speed dial by this point alone who she can manipulate. I kinda hope they go with the theory that Aphra just used Sana and played off her having a crush on her. Kinda like Grindlewald did to Albus. In fact now that we know these to knew each other for a while they could totally be those two.