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THE BLADE OF BARDOTTA’S ORIGIN STORY! For ep 130, Mike delves into the 4-part mini-series surrounding Porter Engle; an Ikkrukkian Jedi who lives throughout the High Republic (around 300 years old during Phase 1). In Phase 1, he is a talented cook with a dark past so in Phase 2, we get to delve into The Blade’s past and find out about the Barash Vow, while along the way meeting Porter’s sister and...

The Real Thing Review by Ned Raggett [-] Starting with the careening "From Out of Nowhere" driven by Roddy Bottum's doomy, energetic keyboards, Faith No More rebounded excellently on The Real Thing after Chuck Mosley's was fired. Given that the band had nearly finished recording the music and Mike Patton was a last minute recruit, he adjusts to the proceedings well. His insane, w...

AS THE HIDDEN EMPIRE ENDS, WHAT ARE QI’RA AND DOCTOR APHRA’S FATES? For ep 129, Mike delves into the final issue of Hidden Empire; ending the Qi’ra trilogy, plus Aphra issues 30 & 31 bring an end to the Spark Eternal story arc! Mike delves into the plot of these final comic issues, while providing connections along the way, to provide the exciting conclusion to these comic issues, with hints o...

Oni Press just dropped a great new book called Knee Deep. Please pick it up . In the year 2223, a teenage girl must venture through underground tunnels and canals in search of her parents who disappeared while on a mining expedition. Two hundred years in the future, refugees from an environmental cataclysm have fled underground. They survive, scrounging out a living in a twisted maze of tunnels an...

IT’S THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF RETURN OF THE JEDI, AND A BATCH OF NEW COMICS GIVE NEW STORIES! For ep 128, Mike delves into the first 3 comics that tie-in with Return Of The Jedi; Jabba’s Palace, Ewoks & Lando! Jabba’s Palace shows a conspiracy where someone tries to take over from Jabba, Ewoks features 3 stories without dialogue that Ewoks tell each other around the campfire while in Lando, he...

There are many assassins in the known universe. This is the story of the most well-mannered one. Read the first issue online here. Please check out Tony's book here. You can reach him online.

HIDDEN EMPIRE NEARS IT’S END, AS THE FERMATA CAGE OPENS AGAIN… For ep 127, Mike delves into the penultimate issue of the Hidden Empire, where the Archivist activates the Fermata Cage on Amaxine Station, as Vader & Palpatine see to it personally! Meanwhile, the Bounty Hunter crew is pursued by Inferno Squad through an asteroid field while Zuckuss is trapped in a vision of his past, meaning we g...

THE STAR WARS VISIONS ANTHOLOGY IS BACK! BUT HOW DOES THE SECOND VOLUME COMPARE TO THE FIRST? Megan & Ria return to discussion Star Wars Visions with Mike! The trio discuss the 9 new anthology episodes in Volume 2, which are from animation studios across the world – tune in for found easter eggs, episode reviews, thoughts on the themes & messages, animation-style discussions and so much mo...

Appetite for Destruction Review  by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Guns N' Roses' debut, Appetite for Destruction was a turning point for hard rock in the late '80s -- it was a dirty, dangerous, and mean record in a time when heavy metal meant nothing but a good time. On the surface, Guns N' Roses may appear to celebrate the same things as their peers -- namely, sex, liquor, drugs, and ro...

AS THE PHASE 2 COMICS COMMENCE, TENSIONS ON JEDHA ARE RISING… For ep 126, Mike delves into the first volume of High Republic comics in the second phase, following Jedi Vildar Mac, padawan Matty, the Sephi Tey Sirrek, Guardians Of The Whills, The Path of The Open Hand and more! Mike explores this Jedha-based story, noting along the way how it connects to the rest of the High Republic while providin...

This week Tony and Alyson talk to color artist and all-around amazing person, Hilary Jenkins . Listen to Hilary's awesome playlist here. Today's episode is brought to you by Reburn.   Please, treat yourself and get a copy of this brilliant indie comic .   Check out Alyson online here. If you want to ask Tony any questions or buy his novel, you can do so here.

WHAT DID CAL KESTIS & THE MANTIS CREW DO BEFORE JEDI SURVIVOR? In this book review/plot overview, Mike delves into Jedi: Battle Scars – set between the games Jedi: Fallen Order & Jedi: Survivor. Mike gives his spoiler-free thoughts, reads the publisher’s summary and then gives a spoiler warning before delving into the book’s plot while providing his in-depth thoughts on the book itself and...

HAN & CHEWIE FIND A MYSTERIOUS DROID NEURAL CORE, BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN? For ep 125, Mike delves into the second & final volume of the Han Solo & Chewbacca series, where Chewie finds himself in a prison with Maz Kanata and the young Phaedra, while Han recovers from being shot by Greedo. The duo must perform a heist all while avoiding a marshall, bounty hunters, the empire and more – pl...

Flux House, a new boutique imprint at Dark Horse that features the writing (and sometimes art) of bestselling cartoonist Matt Kindt, with crime, science fiction, and humor stories, all told and presented in startling and untraditional ways. Kindt has been writing and illustrating espionage and action-fueled comics like BRZRKR (with Keanu Reeves), Apache Delivery Service, BANG! Dept. H, Ether, Fear...

AFTER CONVERGENCE, THE BATTLE OF JEDHA DISRUPTS THE GALAXY! It’s time for another review of The High Republic, but this episode features the audio drama/script book written by George Mann for Phase 2 of this era; The Battle of Jedha! As per Mike’s other reviews, he begins by giving an overview of the era and provides information on the book itself, before he gives his spoiler-free thoughts. He the...

We’re back for the final episode The Mandalorian Season 3: Chapter 24, The Return!   For episode eight of S3, we’ve got Chris & Dave; the podfathers of Comics In Motion! They start by discussing the whole series of The Mandalorian, how the finale stacks up against season 2, the episodic style, Grogu, the episode itself, other live-action shows and more! You can listen to this on any podcast ap...

Today's episode is brought to you by Reburn.   Please, treat yourself and get a copy of this brilliant indie comic . This week Tony and Ria have a good time talking about everyone's favorite tiger and his boy.

Guest Host Heath Fodo r interviews Stephan Franck! This spring, the acclaimed cartoonist and award-nominated animator, writer, and director Stephan Franck (of Despicable Me, How to Train Your Dragon, The Iron Giant, and Marvel Studios’ What If...?) is returning to his passion project Palomino, a neo-noir graphic novel series set in the lost culture of Los Angeles’ country music clubs. Franck and h...

As the JSA splits up to guard Dr. Fate and to hopefully find a cure for him, Zanadu of Lemuria awakens! Plus, the Golden Age Superman joins the mission, but not everyone is happy about it! You can follow the show @ComicsLloyd on Twitter or send an email to ClassicComicsMBL@gmail.com . You can find me on Twitter @MattB_Lloyd and at www.dccomicsnews.com where I write reviews and edit news stories. Y...

This release is perfect for any newcomers to Star Wars: Comics In Canon, as it confirms what the show is all about, the variety of places you can listen, gives ideas on where to start and more information! Next week Mike will be back to his usual schedule, with his review of the High Republic audiobook The Battle Of Jedha! Mike has been doing weekly Mandalorian discussion episodes and the latest w...

We’re back, as are Mando and Grogu, for another season of gunslinging Mandalorian action, so it’s another season of discussions and this week is The Spies! For episode seven (the penultimate episode of S3), Mike is joined by Stevie B, to delve into each element of The Mandalorian, including the character appearances at the beginning (with Legends connections), “I-Grogu”, Bo-Katan, emotional moment...

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MIKE & MEGAN DISCUSS ON THEIR FOURTH & FINAL DAY AT STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2023! This is a continuation of the two previous SWC episodes - M&M talk their experience of Day 4 of SWCE, where they attended the Bad Batch & Marvel Comics panels and discuss the news, they talk about the closing ceremony, their Celebration experience as a whole, meeting “internet friends”, merchandise they...

MIKE & MEGAN FOCUS ON THEIR THIRD DAY AT STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2023! This is a continuation of yesterday’s episode, where M&M talk their experience of Day 3 of SWCE where they attended the Villains Of The Sequel Trilogy panel, the Star Wars classroom panel, more signings, more cosplay and of course; more fun anecdotes and stories! They do also go on bit of a tangent near the start about th...

MIKE & MEGAN TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRST 2 DAYS OF STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2023! This week brings an extra-special episode, where M&M talk about what they expect from SWC, as Megan has never been to a convention before and Mike has been to a few, including the last SWC in the UK, 7 years ago. They then give their thoughts after their first full day of the convention, including s...