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The prelude to War of the Bounty Hunters continues and concludes as Darth Vader #12 and Doctor Aphra #10 move the final pieces into position ahead of next week's launch of the five-issue War of the Bounty Hunters mini-series. In IDW's U.S. reprint of the adaptation of the four-issue Weapon of a Jedi, Luke is on a mission that will help define his place within not just the Rebellion, but the Jedi l...

Four books out today but we're discussing only Bounty Hunters #12, but don't let that detract the achievement that is three separate issues of The High Republic (1, 2 and 3) reaching their 5th, 4th and 3rd printings, respectively. The latest issue of Bounty Hunters builds up some connective tissue as to the relationship between Valance and Han Solo, which goes back to their Imperial academy days,...

The Nihil. The Drengir. The Hutts. The High Republic #5 has enough action and story that it feels like a double issue, yet it's not. In Star Wars #13, Luke and Chewbacca follow a tip from a face not seen since Solo: A Star Wars Story about Boba Fett but find themselves outnumbered, outgunned and out of time. As for news, we talk about the retcon of Kanan: The Last Padawan and note that War of the...

The Jedi padawans careen toward a confrontation with the Nihil in the pages of The High Republic Adventures #4 and Marvel's much-hyped War of the Bounty Hunters summer crossover event begins with the Alpha one-shot to stet the stage for what's set to be a six-month-long story. Upcoming Star Wars comics include: May 12 _ Star Wars #13 _ The High Republic #5 May 19 _ Bounty Hunters #12 _ The High Re...

Exegol. Darth Vader makes his stand against Palpatine and the stakes couldn't be higher. Though we know how it all eventually will come to pass, that does nothing to deter from the fast-paced, dark-plumbed story that envelops madness, hubris and redemption in the pages of Darth Vader #11. In news, Andrew Winegarner has completed his fan adaption of the leaked script for "Duel of the Fates" (https:...

Doctor Aphra and Sana Starros come one step closer to finding out just what kind of technology is being employed in a revolutionary drive (Hello, Nihil!) and Domina Tagge isn't about to let some upstart undo all of her hard-won Imperial contracts. It's a showdown, with Vukorah dead center, as commerce, espionage and, gasp, saving lives (even the Rebellion) start to collide and combine in the pages...

We've got an almost one-and-done Bossk story in Bounty Hunters #11, but it sets the stage nicely for the start of May's "War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha one-shot" and the subsequent crossover that will touch each issue of each Star Wars comic title in May, June and, perhaps, even in July and beyond. This week's news includes: _ Your Money Geek's annual top 10 Star Wars Podcast Awards vote is still...

We're in The High Republic era on this week's episode as betrayal takes center page in both IDW's The High Republic Adventures #3 and Marvel's The High Republic #4, with both issues featuring massive beasts new and old, hard decisions and questionable outcomes. This week's news includes: _ Your Money Geek's annual top 10 Star Wars Podcast Awards vote (https://bit.ly/3sX25z1). Don't look for us amo...

No new Star Wars comics out this week, yet that doesn't mean we've got nothing to discuss. This week's episode is an interview with Andrew Winegarner who took it upon himself to adapt the leaked script for Star Wars IX by dismissed director Colin Trevorrow and writer Derek Connolly. Winegarner hasn't held back, delivering six issues of the seven-issue adaptation (the final issue is on its way), te...

Jeff does his level-best Jackée Harry impression to the start the show and for that we beg your forgiveness. Thankfully, we make up for it -- we hope -- by breaking down the two stories in this week's Star Wars Adventures (Vol. 2) #4 as well as Doctor Aphra #8 that has us wondering if writer Alyssa Wong is a fan of Thomas Harris novels. In news, we break down June's solicits from Marvel and IDW, i...

Beilert Valance once questioned whether Han Solo could ever be dedicated to anything beyond himself. Now, he's experiencing that feeling firsthand and finding the answer is somewhat perplexing. Upcoming Star Wars comics: March 24
 _ Doctor Aphra #8 _ Star Wars Adventures #4 March 31
 _ The High Republic #2 (3rd Printing) _ The High Republic #3 (2nd Printing) April 7 _ The High Republic #4 
_ The H...

It's a rare treat to get a one-and-done story in any comic these days, yet that's exactly what we have in the pages of Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 3) #12, as Leia Organa and Kes Dameron recount to each other how they fell in love with Shara Bey and Han Solo. It's a well-paced issue that lets Charles Soule revisit, in a sense, the ties between Poe Dameron and Gen. Organa in his Poe Dameron series, whi...

The High Republic stories in comics continue, drawing distinctly separate yet parallel events into focus as this latest era in Star Wars storytelling continues its brisk pace forward. This week's episode examines the loss of childhood friendship in The High Republic Adventures #2 from IDW as Marchion Ro's dominance takes root, while in Marvel's The High Republic #3, the Drengir's evil is unveiled...

No new Star Wars comics this week, save for the 2nd printing of Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #7, but we're delving into the announced crossover event, War of the Bounty Hunters, that starts in May across all of Marvel's comics, save for The High Republic #5, and then sees a five-issue mini-series launching in June. Upcoming Star Wars comics include: March 3
 _ The High Republic #3
 _ The High Republic Ad...

Star Wars: The High Republic has made the leap from notional idea to actual concept, powered to life by a consortium of creatives worldwide in comics, books and so much more yet to come. Marvel's The High Republic series is drawing critical and consumer acclaim, with the first issue going to three printings (as of this podcast's release), no small feat. Part of that is due to Ario Anindito's fluid...

Despite no new comics this week, we sat down with Daniel José Older to talk about the launch of Star Wars: The High Republic Adventure series at IDW, the art of storytelling and so much more. The author of "Last Shot," the upcoming "Race to Crashpoint Tower," "Flood City," as well as the "Dactyl Hill Squad" and "Shadowshaper" series of books, Older is always an engaging conversationalist who melds...

Beware Vader of the summa-verminoth. It's eye is all knowing and so is it's mind. Darth Vader #10 takes the Sith Lord well on his way toward Exegol and sets the stage for a melding of the Original and Sequel Trilogies lore in an issue hurtling to a nefarious finish. In news, the Doctor Aphra omnibus is pushed back, but only by a week, and even more store-exclusive variants for The High Republic se...

The High Republic takes center stage with not one but two issues based in that era, including the debut of IDW's The High Republic Adventures #1, a book that we believe is the perfect synthesis of writer, illustrator, colorist, letterer and editor that ushers in a new storytelling dynamic for the medium. In Marvel's The High Republic #2, there's an ominous undercurrent of dread from start to finis...

Bounty Hunters #9 returns a character whose last outing wrought a public furor, while in Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run #2, Han and Chewbacca make their mark with a lot of help from new friends. In news, we discuss the likelihood of The High Republic #1 debuting atop January's top-selling list, publishing pauses and tease an upcoming interview. Upcoming Star Wars comics include: Feb. 3 
_ St...

Anytime a Star Wars comic pairs Doctor Aphra and Sana Starros you know it's going to be laden with action, verbal sparring and some simmering tension. Doctor Aphra #7 is no exception, with new artist Minkyu Jung's illustrations, inked by Victor Olazaba and colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, providing some fluid and intense detail. Coupled with Joe Caramagna's lettering that bring Alyssa Wong's script...

In the pages of Darth Vader #9, Ochi of Bestoon tries to curtail Vader's credibility, but can the droid pirates he's enlisted help him finish the job? It's an issue filled with fisticuffs and more Sequel Trilogy era artifacts and planets. In news, The High Republic #1 is going to a third printing and demand for IDW's Feb. 3 release of The High Republic Adventures #1 is gaining steam, with readers...

The High Republic arrives with a well-crafted, well-paced debut issue that opens the door to a new era of Star Wars storytelling. In Star Wars #10, old friends from the Poe Dameron and Princess Leia comics, the Rebels TV show and the Original Trilogy (Hi, Wedge!) find themselves alone in space, without backup or friends in a tightly-paced issue that had so much story we had to check that it was on...

We thought it apt for our final episode of 2020 to end the year by looking forward to 2021 and the upcoming Star Wars event, The High Republic, in a wide ranging yet remarkably spoiler-free interview with artist Harvey Tolibao (https://twitter.com/harveytolibao/), who's illustrating IDW's The High Republic Adventures. Tolibao talks about how he was tapped to illustrate the IDW series, his exciteme...

Marvel's Bounty Hunters steps into a new story arc that, despite all odds, manages to draw in characters from The Mandalorian and The Force Awakens while calling back to prior events in the Han Solo: Imperial Cadet mini-series. The story, by Ethan J. Sacks, Paolo Villanelli, Arif Prianto and Travis Lanham doesn't skip a beat in what's proven to be Marvel's most kinetic Star Wars comics title. From...

Darth Vader goes David Lynch in the striking and nebulous #8 as Anakin Skywalker confronts his past failures while trying to shore up his future existence. Adding to the uncertainty are the Sequel Trilogy-introduced characters Ochi of Bestoon as well as Webbish Bog, who's all about questions and not answers. In news, more cover reveals for January's Star Wars: The High Republic, as advance reorder...