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Stallone brings us a closing chapter to Rambo where fans get to see a tribute to the old school Rambo style violence, packaged into a new updated package.  Instead of fighting a war with out of touch military generals, Rambo finds himself in the middle of human trafficking that hits home where his family becomes the victim, from the tragic kidnapping and death of his niece.

The film does touch…

              One of the interesting points in this movie is tackling the Sith world of Exegol. The Sith in general are not new, and have been around from day one, but the dark depiction with-in this film really dives you into just how dark the Dark Side of the force is. During the first half of the movie we are pulled into the tug of war between Rey and Kylo Ren, and early on it starts to become clear; these two are about to switch roles. Kylo completes his journey to move away from the Dark Side, while Rey slowly embraces it. As fans of the Star Wars cannon, it was appreciated to see the Dark Side in all it’s glory, really displaying how power the Sith are, and how powerful their Rule of Two makes them.

As with all great stories, if you sprinkle in some tragedy, put everything on the line, you will generally come away with an epic movie; Rise of Skywalker definitely does this. This is not to say there are not some parts we simply could have done without. As an example, Rey and Force Ghost Luke have a conversation that seemed a bit “forced”, but not unexpected that Luke would appear somewhere in the film. The high stakes of the film being the most obvious of problems for the Rebels, this being the massive powerful fleet given to the First Order by the Sith. Thankfully Rey and Kylo team up to save the day, and even with this costing Kylo his life, their teamwork allows for Rey to strike down Palpatine and ultimately restore balance in the force.

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This does leave the most daunting question; if balance is restored who is now in control of the Dark Side of the force. The end of the film leaves the impression the balance is restored to the Light Side of the force after the Sith are literally destroyed by Rey and the Rebel force that destroys the planet Exegol and the First Order. Kylo is no longer a player in this balance, so a big hole is remaining as to whom the Dark Side pushes it’s balance to. There are some clues in the movie of new people, such as Finn, shows indications of being force Sensitive. This may be due to the massive shifting happening in the force with such large players being killed and removed from the Force. It would be logical for this to be expressed with-in new people. We are not given and answer to this by the end of the film, so we ask you. What do you believe the ending of the movie reveals about the next power play for the Dark side? What would you like to see next in the Star Wars universe? Leave your comments below.

IDW NEW RELEASES FOR OCTOBER 30th

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IDW, Top Shelf, and the Library of American Comics Win Four Eisner Awards at 2019 Ceremony

SAN DIEGO, CA (July 20, 2019) – At last night’s annual Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards ceremony at San Diego Comic-Con International, IDW Publishing, Top Shelf, and The Library of American Comics celebrated four award wins.

Modern master Bill Sienkiewicz won big at last night’s event. Not only did he receive the award in the category of Best Archival Collection / Project — Comic Books for Bi…

Chilling Tales of a Galaxy Far, Far Away Return to Vader’s Castle

Star Wars Adventures Celebrates the Spookiest Season with a Five-Week Miniseries Event in October

SAN DIEGO, CA (July 19, 2019) – Following the success of last year’s Tales from Vader’s Castle comic-book miniseries, IDW Publishing heads back to the lava planet Mustafar for more Halloween-timed storytelling in Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader’s Castle.

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Rom: Dire Wraiths Miniseries Reveals the Terrifying Truth of the Moon Landing

IDW Publishing Declassifies the Inhuman Menace Our Astronauts Faced!

SAN DIEGO, CA (July 25, 2019) – IDW Publishing is proud to debut Rom: Dire Wraiths, a three-part comic book miniseries about Earth’s incomparable heroes – the astronauts whose mission among the stars brought them face-to-face with the Dire Wraiths, the shape-shifting scourge of the universe!

Written by Chris Ryall, the…

IDW NEW RELEASES FOR JULY 24th

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IDW Publishing Proudly Welcomes Sunday Press Books Into its Publishing Family

The Leaders of Classic American Comic Strip Publication Combine Forces

SAN DIEGO, CA (July 19, 2019) – Leading comic book and graphic novel publisher IDW Publishing announces today the inclusion of Sunday Press Books into its publishing family.

Sunday Press Books is a specialty publishing house best known for its restoration of classic American comic strips, reprinted as gorgeous hardcover…

Lore Creator Aaron Mahnke Delivers New Chills with Wellington Comic Book Series

Lore Creator Aaron Mahnke Delivers New Chills with Wellington Comic Book Series

IDW Publishing Welcomes Delilah S. Dawson and Piotr Kowalski to Bring Mahnke’s Monster-Hunting Adventurer to Life

SAN DIEGO, CA (July 19, 2019) – From the mind of Aaron Mahnke, creator of the award-winning Lore podcast, comes Wellington, a five-issue comic book series delving even deeper into Lore’s dark side of…