Star Wars Chit-Chat (Formerly Comics In Canon)

We begin in a new era on-screen; Acolyte takes place towards the end of the High Republic and Mike is along for the ride! Tune in each week for Mike & different guests talking about each episode of the Acolyte! This week Mike is joined by Dave and they discuss the first two episodes; Lost/Found and Revenge/Justice. As well as the episodes & overall plot, the duo discuss their opinions on e...

Sci-fi author Mike Chen joins GCC to talk about his numerous novels, including Star Wars: Brotherhood, his love of live music and more! In more detail, the conversation starts with Mike Chen talking about why he likes writing about “the quiet moments” in his stories. They then talk about Mike’s love of Anakin Skywalker along with their thoughts on Mace Windu, what Star Wars means to Mike and the i...

HAPPY MAY THE FOURTH! Clone Wars Conversations continues with the first half of Season 3 (Episodes 1-11)! Dave, Maff & Mike discuss every episode of Clone Wars in this show, making it the perfect Clone Wars companion podcast! In more detail, the trio discuss the Kamino-centric episodes featuring a number of favourite clones, then talk more about Duchess Satine & Mandalore, before delving i...

Clone Wars Conversations continues with the second half of Season 2 (Episodes 12-22)! Dave, Maff & Mike discuss every episode of Clone Wars in this show, making it the perfect Clone Wars companion podcast! In more detail, the trio discuss the Mandalore Plot, Zillo Beast and Boba Fett arcs, along with the 3 one-off episodes within, delving into Boba Fett’s revenge against Mace Windu, Palpatine’...

Clone Wars Conversations continues with the first half of Season 2 (Episodes 1-11)! The trio have delved into the Clone Wars movie and full first season so now they’re talking their time with specific episodes – the perfect Clone Wars companion podcast continues! In more detail, they talk about the strange timeline of seasons 1, 2 & 3, the connections to the movie & season 1, Cad Bane as a...

The first book review of 2024 has landed! Mike reviews Phasma by Delilah S Dawson, giving his spoiler-free thoughts on the book and related characters, plus confirming what other Phasma content people can consume to enjoy the character even more, before he gives his full spoiler-filled thoughts! In his spoiler-filled thoughts he talks about themes, specific characters, impact on the canon and give...

With all the buzz around Asajj Ventress & The Bad Batch, Mike has decided to release his Dark Disciple book review from Patreon! It’s a Clone Wars era novel written by Christie Golden, made with unused Clone Wars scripts, focusing on Quinlan Vos & Asajj Ventress near the end of the war, so it fits in with season 6/7 of The Clone Wars! Please also note this was recorded in a car so the qual...

Clone Wars Conversations officially commences! This year Dave, Maff, Mike and occasionally Megan will be reviewing every episode of the 2008 Clone Wars animated series. They’ve reviewed The Phantom Menace, Attack Of The Clones and the Clone Wars movie, so now they delve into the entire first season, including all 22 episodes! In more detail, they first talk about their general thoughts on the firs...

Our trio of rebels finished Star Wars: Rebels, but wanted one last mission before Ahsoka, so Dave, Maff & Mike are joined by Megan to wrap up Rebels and discuss their wants for the upcoming Ahsoka series, as part of the #RoadToAhsoka ! They hear Megan’s thoughts on Ahsoka as a character, briefly discuss the Clone Wars movie and delve into their predictions & wants in the Ahsoka show, after...

Our trio of rebels have finished Star Wars: Rebels, so give you their thoughts on the finale; season 4 – which will heavily connect to the upcoming Ahsoka series, showing more of Thrawn in canon, Ahsoka’s dramatic return, more of Sabine’s Mandalorian history, the long-awaited “Jedi Night” and more! This episode was originally released in August 2023 on the feed of Comics In Motion. Watch the video...

Our trio of rebels have continued with their review of Star Wars: Rebels, now on the penultimate series; season 3 - the first full showing of Thrawn in canon, with a continuation of Maul’s story! There are minor spoilers for the ahsoka trailer within this conversation – be warned! This episode was originally released in July 2023 on the feed of Comics In Motion. Watch the video version here: https...

Our trio of rebels have continued with their review of Star Wars: Rebels with season 2! This is Maff’s first time watching too, so hearing his reactions is very interesting! This episode was originally released in June 2023 on the feed of Comics In Motion. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/Kk99oyK06ho In more detail, this episode is a sequel to the first season of Rebels and the trio’...

In 2024, Clone Wars Conversations will commence, but in case you haven't listened to the show's predecessor, Mike is uploading all 5 episodes of Rebels Reviewed before the first full ep of CWC releases! This episode was originally released in February 2023 on the feed of Comics In Motion. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68 This episode serves as an introduction to o...

This episode is just to update you on Mike’s output for this show in 2024; he will be aiming to release at least 2 episodes a month; a book review and an episode of Clone Wars Conversations, plus comic episodes here & there. He is still planning on weekly interviews on his other podcast Genuine Chit-Chat, but as he’s getting married and spending a month in America in August, he needs to adjust...

WHAT ARE THE FREE COMIC BOOK DAY HIGH REPUBLIC STORIES? In ep 143, Mike delves into the 2021 & 2023 Free Comic Book Day High Republic stories surrounding characters from the High Republic Adventures comics from Phase 1, primarily Lula Talisola. The 2021 story takes place just after the Race To Crashpoint Tower book while the 2023 story takes place after all issues of the phase 1 Adventures com...

HERE'S YET ANOTHER INTERVIEW SPECIAL! Mike speaks with Adam Christopher; writer of Shadow of The Sith, 3 short stories in Star Wars: A Certain Point Of View, Stranger Things, Elementary and more! In their conversation, Adam first talks about his move from New Zealand to the UK, before discussing Adam’s Doctor Who fandom, how Adam’s writing has improved including listening to podcasts, what abo...

IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER INTERVIEW SPECIAL! Mike sat down with author & journalist Ethan Sacks to talk about his new indie mini-series; A Haunted Girl, his Star Wars comics, including Bounty Hunters and more! In more detail, the duo start with Ethan’s writing style and how he has written comics, how his journey from journalist to comic book writer has changed his involvement in the fandom, Et...

We’ve reached The Clone Wars, but before we get to the series, Dave, Maff, Megan & Mike have watched The Clone Wars movie from 2008 – do Dave, Megan & Mike dislike it as much as they remember and what did Maff think on his first watch? In more detail, they talk about their first impressions of the movie and how it was originally the first four episodes of the series. They then talk about t...

BEFORE PHASE 3 KICKS OFF, WE WRAP UP PHASES 1 & 2 OF THE HIGH REPUBLIC! In this release Mike reviews the 10 High Republic short stories found in Tales Of Light & Life and gives brief overviews of each one! The stories take place in phases 1 & 2 of the High Republic, giving closure to some characters, revealing more about others and connecting the dots before we delve into Phase 3! Stor...

VADER CONFRONTS PADMÉ’S HANDMAIDENS BUT WILL THEY JOIN HIM OR REBEL? For ep 142, Mike continues with the 2020 run of Darth Vader comics, with another story surrounding Sabé & Dormé caught in the web of Vader, as they try to save innocents while fighting against Jul Tambor. As Vader’s web entangles the other handmaidens too causing them to ask themselves what they’re willing to sacrifice in ord...

Here is yet another Star Wars conversation, where Dave, Maff & Mike bring you their thoughts on Attack Of The Clones! Three episodes serve as a soft lead into the Clone Wars animated series; this, the Phantom Menace chat and the upcoming Clone Wars movie review! The debate continues on the quality of the prequels as we draw nearer to the animated series that changed Star Wars forever! In more...

BEFORE AHSOKA, HOW DID ANAKIN, OBI-WAN AND PLO-KOON DEAL WITH CLONES? For ep 141, Mike delves into the IDW Publishing mini-series; Clone Wars Battle Tales – stories all set before the Clone Wars movie but after Attack Of The Clones, showing 6 missions the clones have been on with Jedi generals Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Plo-Koon. Amidst these stories, Mike provides additional info on sev...

This week is a special episode, where Dave, Maff, Megan & Mike go back to 1999 with the first of the controversial Prequel Trilogy; The Phantom Menace! The episode serves as a soft lead into the Clone Wars animated series, which Dave, Maff & Mike will be delving into in 2024 – Maff hasn’t watched the prequel trilogy in many years, while Mike is a staunch defender, so tune in to hear; is Ph...

HOW DID LUKE OBTAIN HIS GREEN LIGHTSABER CRYSTAL? For ep 140, Mike continues with the 2020 run of main Star Wars comics, where we find out how Luke obtained his iconic green kyber crystal and learn more about kyber crystals & purification along the way, all while Leia plans for a group of rebels, including Lando & Chewie, to attack a very specific location on the surface of Imperial centre...

YODA MUST MAKE PEACE WITH HIS PAST AND RE-ENTER THE DARK SIDE CAVE! For ep 139, Mike continues with the Yoda series by delving into the second half. We get another flashback, this time from the Clone Wars with Anakin and Yoda then argues with a ghostly voice about entering the “Cave of Evil” on Dagobah. Mike also gives information on General Grievous, as well as other familiar faces that pop up in...