Star Wars

Author: Alyssa Wong
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302528203
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 215

Book Description
Collects Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #32-40. Luke Skywalker: friend or foe? Aphra has convinced Luke she can help him find long-lost secrets of the Jedi, setting them on the path to uncover a great and terrible power sealed away long ago. This horrifying, ancient creature resonates with the Force, and it's about to be released! But what are Aphra's real plans for Luke? Then, trapped in a warehouse full of deadly battle droids, our not-so-good Doctor fights for her life! But she's about to come face-to-face with the one enemy she never expected to see again! As the Tagge Fleet burns and the galaxy reels, Doctor Aphra finds herself all alone. But in an ancient ruin on a desolate planet, she may finally uncover the answers that she's been hunting for her entire life!

Star Wars

Author: Si Spurrier
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302514415
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 171

Book Description
Collects Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #26-31, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Annual #2. Doctor Aphra worst among equals! On the run from the law in a massive alien metropolis, Aphra has ten hours to cross the hostile megacity before the bomb implanted in her throat explodes. And dont forget the pack of bounty hunters and crazed cops that are on her tail. No big deal, right? But theres one more wrinkle: Aphra cant stray more than a few paces from her companion without activating the bombs proximity alert and blowing both of them up. And that companion is Triple-Zero a sadistic, murderous droid whos more interested in Aphras death than in playing nice! With undead hunters, monster trappers and the foulest divisions of the Imperial war machine between Aphra and salvation, is this the end for the galaxys foremost amoral archaeologist?

The History and Politics of Star Wars

Author: Chris Kempshall
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1351382705
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 205

Book Description
This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portrayal and representation of real-world history and politics. Drawing on a variety of sources, including films, published interviews with directors and actors, novels, comics, and computer games, this volume explores the ways in which historical and contemporary events have been repurposed within Star Wars. It focuses on key themes such as fascism and the Galactic Empire, the failures of democracy, the portrayal of warfare, the morality of the Jedi, and the representations of sex, gender, and race. Through these themes, this study highlights the impacts of the fall of the Soviet Union, the War on Terror, and the failures of the United Nations upon the ‘galaxy far, far away’. By analysing and understanding these events and their portrayal within Star Wars, it shows how the most popular media franchise in existence aims to speak about wider contemporary events and issues. The History and Politics of Star Wars is useful for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars of a variety of disciplines such as transmedia studies, science fiction, cultural studies, and world history and politics in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Star Wars Meets the Eras of Feminism

Author: Valerie Estelle Frankel
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1498583873
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 365

Book Description
Star Wars defined popular, big-screen science fiction. Still, what many viewers best recall is assertive, hilarious Leia, the diminutive princess with a giant blaster who had to save them all. As the 1977 film arrived, women were marching for equality and demanding equal pay, with few onscreen role models. Leia echoed their struggle and showed them what they could be. Two more films joined in, though by the early eighties, post-feminism was pushing back and shoving the tough heroine into her pornographic gold bikini. After a sixteen-year gap, the prequels catered to a far different audience. Queen Amidala’s decoy power originates in how dominated she is by her massive royal gowns. This obsession with fashion but also costuming as a girly superpower fits well with the heroines of the time. The third wavers filled the screens with glamorous, mighty girls – strong but not too strong, like the idealistic teen Ahsoka of Clone Wars. However, space colonialism, abusive romance, and sacrifice left these characters a work in progress. Finally, the sequel era has introduced many more women to fill the galaxy: Rey, Jyn, Rose, Maz, Qi’ra, Val, L3-37, Captain Phasma, Admiral Holdo, and of course General Leia. Making women the central warriors and leaders while keeping them powerful and nonsexualized emphasizes that they can share in the franchise instead of supporting male Jedi. There’s also more diversity, though it’s still imperfect. Hera and Sabine on the spinoff cartoon Rebels and the many girls in the new franchise Forces of Destiny round out the era, along with toys, picture books, and other hallmarks of a new, more feminist fourth wave for the franchise.

Star Wars

Author: Alyssa Wong
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302938665
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
The sinister Domina Tagge has put a price on Doctor Aphra's head! Now Aphra finds herself running for her life, trying to shake every bounty hunter on her tail. But one of those hunters is Aphra's angry ex Sana Starros - and for Sana, it's personal! Aphra can't outthink Domina or outrun Sana...so what choice does she have left? Perhaps locating a mysterious piece of tech that could shift the balance of the galactic civil war? Aphra's desperate hunt takes her to Corellia - but unfortunately for her, that's right on Sana's doorstep. And our roguish doctor isn't the only one with an eye on this prize! Now, with the Unbroken Clan on their tails, Aphra and Sana are on a collision course with another of the galaxy's deadliest bounty hunters! Collects STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA (2020) #6-10.

Star Wars

Author: Alyssa Wong
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302942190
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 119

Book Description
Collects Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #16-20. A deadly game for the galaxy's trickiest players! Doctor Aphra and Sana Starros have escaped the Vermillion, but there's no evading the Crimson Dawn: Their spies are everywhere! As Domina Tagge contends with moles within her corporation and Aphra struggles with the damage inflicted on her by a powerful artifact, the two strike one last bargain - but who can Aphra really trust? Then, our daring duo stumbles upon a strange ritual - and an even stranger enemy! Surely their story can't end like this, at the hands of the practitioner of an ancient cult - can it?! The search for the Spark Eternal will lead them somewhere they never expected: back to where it all began for Doctor Aphra!

Doctor Aphra

Author: Alyssa Wong
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781302923044
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The rogue archaeologist returns - with a new crew and a new mission! With the Rebel Alliance on the run after their defeat at the Battle of Hoth, it's never been a more dangerous time for outlaws and scoundrels. But after a string of bad luck and near escapes, Doctor Aphra is back on the job - hunting the score of a lifetime that's too good to pass up. To find the cursed Rings of Vaale, Aphra will need a crew of treasure hunters the likes of which the galaxy has never seen before! But Ronen Tagge, heir to the powerful Tagge family, also has his eyes on the prize. Do Aphra and her team stand a chance at fortune and glory? Or could there be a traitor in their midst? COLLECTING: STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA (2020) 1-5.

Doctor Aphra (Star Wars)

Author: Sarah Kuhn
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 0593357035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
Dr. Aphra teams up with Darth Vader himself in the original script to the audiobook production—an expanded adaptation of the critically acclaimed Marvel comics series. Dr. Chelli Lona Aphra, rogue archaeologist, is in trouble again. A pioneer in the field of criminal xenoarchaeology, Aphra recognizes no law, has no fear, and possesses no impulse control. To her, the true worth of the galactic relics she discovers is found not in a museum but in an arsenal. This viewpoint has led to a lot of misunderstandings. After her latest plan goes horribly wrong, Aphra’s roguish ways are on the verge of catching up to her. That’s when suddenly Darth Vader, terror of the galaxy, swoops in with his lightsaber and . . . saves her life? Don’t get her wrong—it’s not like she’s ungrateful. Sure, her new boss is a lord of the Sith. And okay, she may have just become a pawn in a deadly game being played by him and his boss, who happens to be the Galactic Emperor. And yes, the life expectancy of anyone who disappoints Vader can be measured in seconds. But she’s back doing what she does best. She’s got a ship to fly, a heist to pull, and two unorthodox but effective metal buddies: Triple-Zero, a protocol droid specializing in etiquette, customs, translation, and torture; and BT-1, an astromech loaded with enough firepower to take down a battlecruiser. Together, they might just find a way to get the job done and avoid the deadly performance review that waits at its conclusion. Just kidding. She’s doomed.

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Omnibus Vol. 2

Author:
Publisher: Licensed Publishing
ISBN: 9781302949990
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The rogue archaeologist returns with a new crew! Doctor Aphra is back to doing what she knows best: hunting the score of a lifetime that's too good to pass up! But Ronen Tagge, heir to the powerful Tagge family, also has his eyes on the cursed prize - and he's about to change the game in a dangerous way! Can Aphra and her treasure-hunting squad find their way to fortune and glory? Or is there a traitor in their midst? With a massive price on her head, Aphra must run for her life and avoid every bounty hunter on her tail. But one of those pursuers is her angry ex, Sana Starros - and for Sana, it's personal! And things get more complicated when a galactic war erupts and the Crimson Dawn rises again! Collecting: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) 1-25

Star Wars

Author: Kieron Gillen
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 130250259X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
Collects Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #9-13, Annual #1. Aphra's back with a brand-new plan that's guaranteed to pay! There's just one teensy problem... it involves surrounding herself with some of the galaxy's biggest baddies. And they don't like the not-so-good doctor's tricks! Her mission to make quick credits by auctioning off an ancient Jedi artifact will start well... and end badly. And that's just when a dark figure from Aphra's past decides to make an appearance! Plus, a solo focus on Aphra's Wookiee shadow, Black Krrsantan! Find out why this beastly bounty hunter is as frightening as they say... and then some!