Smh a damn store variant
So, in terms of timing, it is tied with Cover A of 11. In terms of print run, probably the winner. Expensive, though.
1 Like
Has Durge had a non-canon cover before?
1 Like
Ratio?
We donât know yet. The solicits for the comics themselves just came out yesterday with the Cover As listed. this wasnât part of that. Might be open order. Weâll see.
1 Like
Figured. Good looks
Ok, guys, are you ready for this rabbit hole? I decided to research and confirm that this Sprouse Darth Vader #14 variant is indeed the first cover appearance of these Droids characters. I got more than I bargained for:
The summary is that this is the first cover appearance of all of these characters, but many appear in super obscure Spanish comics that are near impossible to find.
Here are some highlights:
Jann Tosh
Jann Tosh is a human male miner who was actually born on Naboo if you can believe it. Yep! Jann actually appeared in the ambiguously legitimate and impossible to find Spanish language âMyComycâ in 1986. The Spanish comic was lost until it was mentioned on a Star Wars forum in 2012:
Had it not been for the efforts of Spanish fan Adolfo Rodriguez in 2012, we still wouldnât know about them. Rodriguez posted a note at Dark Horse Comicsâ forum, letting English-speaking fans know of the stripsâ existence. He and fellow fan Eddie van der Heijden then provided Dark Horseâs VP of publishing, Randy Stradley, with scans so the publisher could consider having them translated for reprint purposes ⌠âBlast Off Comics
Although, Jann looks different, he appears in issue 4 of MyComyc in the two page Droids strip named The Sabotaged Droid. However, he has yet to appear on a comic cover making Darth Vader #14 his first comic cover appearance.
The MyComyc strips are of ambiguous legitimacy because when Dark Horse editor, Randy Stradley, asked Lucasfilm to include them in a reprint edition, Lucasfilm could find no documentation of the licensing. However, the copyright information included in the strips appears accurate and it was likely licensed at the time.
These MyComyc issues are nearly unheard of coming to market in the normal channels and youâd be extremely lucky to find them in the wild. Having said that, any comic shop with them in the back issue bins likely doesnât know what they have and their significance.
Terrinald Screed
Screedâs an interesting character in terms of publishing history. Of all the characters featured on the Darth Vader #14 cover, heâs the only one who has been depicted in the current Star Wars canon! He first appeared in the Droids episode 4, A Race to the Finish , on September 28, 1985 and continued to make appearances throughout the remainder of the Droids series. He then appeared in the childrenâs book Escape from the Monster Ship (5/12/1986), then the PC Game Star Wars: Rebellion (2/28/1998), then the novel The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant (2/4/2003). Since Disneyâs establishment of new canon, he has appeared in the novel Tarkin (11/4/2014), was mentioned in the Rebels junior novel, Servants of the Empire (10/6/2015), and appears in a hologram identified as âTerinaldâ in Chuck Wendigâs novel, Aftermath: Life Debt (7/12/2016).
But, you guessed it, he hasnât ever appeared in or on a comic book. Darth Vader #14 is his first comic cover appearance.
Thall Joben
Thall Joben first appears in the very first episode of Droids, The White Witch . Now as far as comic appearances go, you guessed it, MyComyc is his first appearance. He appears in issue #1 of MyComyc in the story Neutralizing Trigon :
Joben doesnât appear on the cover, though, making Darth Vader #14 his first comic cover appearance. While its true Terrinald Screed is the only character to actually appear in current Star Wars canon, an artifact of Jobenâs exists in canon indicating that he exists somewhere in the new Star Wars canon yet to be revealed.
The Joben T-85 speeder bike was a speeder bike model manufactured by the Zebulon Dak Speeder Corporation, and named after the famous swoop racer Thall Joben.
It first appeared ridden by Kanan in the Star Wars: Rebels episode Idiots Array:
The speeder then first appeared in comics in Rebels Magazine issue #6 released by Egmont in the UK on June 17, 2015.
It was later identified by name in the Canon Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles. So, Joben was a famous enough swoop racer in canon to warrant the production of a signature bike.
Holy research, Batman!
7 Likes
War of the Bounty Hunters #4 Vilanelli Blueprint and JTC IG-88 Action figure variant:
Bounty Hunters #16 Vilanelli Blueprint Variant:
Doctor Aphra #14 Vilanelli Blueprint Variant:
Star Wars #17 Vilanelli Blueprint Variant:
4 Likes
Her name is Deva Lompop, she is a brand new character, a âShaniâ species bounty hunter who has been around since the High Republic and is centuries old.
8 Likes
Liking this addition to the Miracle Molly backstory.
5 Likes
I knew it!! So the 1:25 and open order cover are the must haves. Tfaw Mon afternoon gonna be serious.
2 Likes
My LCS already pulls all the ratio variants on Star Wars for me, but yes, yes itâs going to get serious up in here Monday afternoon!
1 Like
Thatâs good for you. Iâm going to order the qualifier to get the ratio from Beedas and try for TFaw as well.
1 Like
Man, I should try Beedas. They still doing the pullbox sign up?
1 Like
Yeah man do it. 12 comics(35%) get you the ratio at cover price.