Star Wars Comic Collector

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A collector-focused channel spotlighting Star Wars comics across the Legends and Expanded Universe eras, alongside adjacent vintage sci-fi and horror comic lines.

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Aug 30, 2026

How Marvel Imagined the Prequels 20 Years Earlier

Long before George Lucas returned for The Phantom Menace, Marvel's original Star Wars comics were already imagining what the Jedi of the Republic might have been like. From Don-Wan Kihotay to Obi-Wan...

Aug 25, 2026

The Star Wars Newspaper Strip That Never Happened

In 1978, Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson created 12 try-out daily newspaper strips adapting the original Star Wars movie. These strips were never published. Instead, Russ Manning was given the job...

Aug 22, 2026

Why Did Marvel Skip These Star Wars Crossovers?

What Star Wars crossovers should Marvel have made? This video explores five ideas that could have worked, with plenty of Expanded Universe/Legends lore along the way. Here are some related videos yo...

Aug 15, 2026

Why Marvel Had To Finish This Star Wars Comic In the U.K.

This video dives into the Star Wars story, The Kingdom of Ice, that began in Pizzazz 10 published in the U.S. and finished in Star Wars Weekly 60 published in the U.K. The story is written by Archie...

Aug 08, 2026

Was Marvel's Original Star Wars Adaptation Really That Bad?

In 1977 James Van Hise wrote the article 'Star Wars Marvel Style - Where It Went Wrong' for the magazine Rocket's Blast Comicollector 139 criticizing Howard Chaykin's artwork on the Marvel adaptation...

Aug 02, 2026

10 Ways Marvel's Conan Comic Changed the 1982 Movie

This video contains 10 differences that show why the comic book adaptation is more than just a retelling of the classic 1982 Conan The Barbarian movie starring Arnold Schwartzenegger. The 10 facts co...

Jul 26, 2026

How Marvel Kept Han Solo in the Story While He Was Frozen

This video examines how Marvel Comics used Han Solo in their stories while he was frozen after The Empire Strikes Back. Specifically, it dives into Star Wars 50, 70, 79, and 81. It also looks at Sta...

Jul 11, 2026

Why Couldn't The Empire Destroy Yavin IV?

This video explores the limits of the Galactic Empire's power in the early Expanded Universe stories. This video uses stories with the Empire from the early Marvel comics, Brian Daley's Han Solo tril...

Jul 03, 2026

The Forgotten Star Wars Movie Adaptation

Discover why Dark Horse's A New Hope Special Edition adaptation from 1997 has been forgotten. By and large, readers and publishers still prefer the Marvel Star Wars adaptation. This video is heavy o...

Jun 20, 2026

How Dark Horse Fixed Splinter Of The Mind's Eye

Discover how Dark Horse fixed Splinter of the Mind's Eye in 1995 allowing the story to fit within the Expanded Universe. It discusses the changed Dark Horse made to the 1978 novel when they adapted i...