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With no new comics this week, we took advantage of the momentary lull to talk with the team behind Star Wars Audio Comics, a group of like-minded Star Wars fans who are transforming Marvel's Star Wars titles, along with other stories, too, into aural journeys. Don't call these motion comics. Rather, think of them as a multimedia way of reading comics. Joining us for this wide-ranging talk about th...

Star Wars #3 and Project Luminous are our main topics in this week's episode with both offering up page-turning storytelling along with cliffhangars galore. In news, Project Luminous was finally revealed and chief among the ambitious new project is pair of comics -- one each from Marvel (written by Cavan Scott) and IDW Publishing (written by Daniel Jose Older) -- that will be part of the event, wh...

An absence of official Star Wars comics is no reason not to podcast, not when we have the chance to talk with Aaron Russell, the writer of Jace Wars, a stirring and heartwarming comic that frames family, awareness and kindness using Star Wars as a lens for hope. Russell's work, along with artist Shane Kirshenblatt and layout editor Robert Goldie, is unlike any other we've read because it proffers...

We examine the penultimate issue in The Rise of Kylo Ren mini-series -- written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Will Sliney, colored by GURU-eFX and lettered by Travis J. Lanham -- as Ben Solo takes his first significant steps toward the Dark Side and into the sinister embrace of the Knights of Ren. It's a profoundly unsettling issue, but in all the right ways, as Soule and Sliney craft a compell...

The third volume of Darth Vader debuts with an immense sense of longing and futility as readers see the Dark Lord of the Sith blaze a new trail of revenge that's lined with stinging regret culminating in an ending that left us open mouthed and gaping. If you're a fan of the Prequel Trilogy, then this story arc is likely up your alley; even more so if you read E.K. Johnston's "Queen's Shadow." New...

After two weeks of no new Star Wars comics, we tackle Star Wars (Vol. 3) #2 and examine how the creative team is adding even more detail and context to Original Trilogy characters Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca, but even more so for Lando Calrissian. There are spoilers aplenty in this episode for the latest issue, so if you haven't read it yet, wait to listen. There's a lot to unpack...

Another week with no new comics but that's no barrier for us because we've got plenty to talk about, including the somewhat startlingly unexpected sales figures for December's Star Wars comics, not to mention our pie-in-the-sky wish list for Star Wars comics from Marvel and IDW in 2020. New Star Wars comics out Jan. 29, include: _ Star Wars (Vol. 3) #2 _ The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 (2nd Printing) _ St...

There aren't any comics scheduled this week so Jeff and Matt talk comics as they relate to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the just-concluded first season of The Mandalorian. More importantly, we've got a great interview with John Stratman, whose 16-bit recreation of the Vader Down story is a visionary achievement. New Star Wars comics out Jan. 22, including: _ The 154-page Star Wars Legends...

*** SPOILERS ABOUND for The Rise of Kylo Ren #2 in this podcast *** Charles Soule, Will Sliney, GURU-eFX and Travis Lanham proffer a compelling, if not disturbing, examination of how Snoke pried his way into Ben Solo's life and mind, forever altering the course of the Skywalker Saga. Issue #2 is no sophomore slump for the creative team, building off the shocking events of the first issue in the fo...

The new year starts off right with a rapacious and satisfying Star Wars #1, swinging Marvel's Star Wars comics to just after the events seen in The Empire Strikes Back and setting the stage for a wide range of stories and more lore. We're also looking back at the IDW Publishing Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle mini series from October, discussing the concept and execution of its five...

In the final episode of Comics With Kenobi, we're concluding the first phase of our Star Wars comics podcast with a look back at the series that ended in November and December, and how they're set up for the second phase, thanks to the four stories in the Star Wars: Empire Ascendant #1 one shot. Then it's on to the first issue of the four-issue The Rise of Kylo Ren, which at long last delves into...

The end is nigh for Chelli Aphra (well, for now, given she'll return in April in a new series), yet the creators behind Doctor Aphra #40 crafted a thought-provoking conclusion that favored rich storytelling in lieu of maudlin sentimentalism. In the final issue of Target Vader, more secrets were revealed about Beilert Valance, secrets and events that take on a new resonance now with news that the c...

Just a single issue for this week's episode yet Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order -- Dark Temple #5 drew decidedly different reactions from co-hosts Jeff McGee and Matt Moore. Why is that? Listen and learn why. In news, we take a quick look at the stupendous November for Star Wars graphic novel "sales," while examining how just three Star Wars comics made the top 100 list. (For a complete ranking of No...

Love is a many splendored, if not completely complicated morass, thing and Doctor Aphra #39, the series' penultimate issue, tackles it with the ferocity of a mudhorn. From feelings of resentment and revenge to an absolute supernova-style kiss to the warm afterglow of love's embrace, this issue was striking in its presentation, building to what is going to be an amazing conclusion. New Star Wars co...

This is the end. No, really. OK, not really. It's still the end though, at least for Star Wars Vol. 2 as 75 issues of Marvel's tales set between a New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back concludes after 75 issues, not to mention four annuals, a few crossovers and more. We're talking about the conclusion of the latest arc, what lies ahead and hearing from listeners of the show, too, sharing their high...

Ink acting, as coined by Jeff McGee, is the art of vividly illustrating a crush realization that what you knew was a lie. Phil Noto perfects this process in the pages of the rollicking and freewheeling Star Wars #74 that sees Greg Pak give new voice to the dedication and sacrifice of C-3PO setting readers up, if even by coincidence, for The Rise of Skywalker in December. In Jedi Fallen Order -- Da...

With Doctor Aphra careening toward it's end in December, we discuss #38 and realize that Simon Spurrier, Caspar Wijngaard, Lee Loughridge and Joe Caramagna are holding nothing back, ensuring that the first volume of the series is going to end in a dynamic manner. As for news, Star Wars -- Allegiance returns Star Wars comics to the top 30 and IDW's Return to Vader's Castle does a solidly brisk busi...

It's an origin story enveloped within a love story that's cradled in a revenge story. Such is Doctor Aphra Annual #3, a gem of a book that gives a bit more detail about Nokk, Winloss and Aphra's newfound ... respectability? We're also bidding farewell to the weekly series Star Wars -- Allegiance and Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle, as both conclude their ... dare we say it? ... epic...

Rey out-Lukes Luke in terms of impatience. Jabba has the last laugh. Leia comes clean. Last week's Star Wars comics -- Star Wars #73, Star Wars Adventures -- Return to Vader's Castle #4 and Star Wars -- Allegiance #3 -- provided readers with decidedly different stories with overarching characters whose influence runs deep. We break down what worked, what didn't and why each issue was worth the tim...

Plenty of camp and chills and thrills and spills and lots of water in this episode, thanks to Marvel's Star Wars: Journey to the Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars -- Allegiance #2 and IDW Publishing's Star Wars Adventures -- Return to Vader's Castle #3. In Allegiance, we find that while old ties are to be cherished, they're not necessarily steadfast, and in Vader's Castle, Asajj Ventress finds out firs...

The schedules aligned, the clouds parted and the ... well, you get the idea. After a far too long gap, the Young Padawans -- Emily and Micah -- and Amy and Matt gathered to dive deep into the stories presented in IDW Publishing's Star Wars Adventures #22, 23 and 24. The themes of each of the six stories were varied, yet all the Padawans found much to focus and learn from. We're hoping you do, too....

It's a return to the days of Comics With Kenobi yore with FOUR, yes four Star Wars comics to dive into for this episode. Still, it's not a bad job, if you can get it, right? And seeing as how those issues include the launch of Journey to the Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars Allegiance #1, Target Vader #4, Jedi Fallen Order: Dark Temple #3 and Return to Vader's Castle #2, well it's an enjoyable task, a...

October's Star Wars comics started off strong with creepy suspense in the Return to Vader's Castle #1, the first of five weekly issues from IDW Publishing, while in Marvel's Star Wars #72, Luke Skywalker went full farm-boy rube, losing his lightsaber in the process. In Doctor Aphra #37, Chelli finds herself bound to Darth Vader as the new, and likely last, arc takes flight with new artist Caspar W...

The Age of Star Wars maxi series concludes with a stirring, if not brutal, conclusion as Kylo Ren proves he's better than Darth Vader, while Beilert Vance has Ben's grandaddy in his crosshairs in Target Vader #3. Jedi Fallen Order -- Dark Temple #2 sees an intriguing and decidedly nefarious plot get under way, with Cere Junda stepping up to take on the mantle of hero. Suffice it to say, Star Wars...

Chewbacca got his hug, Rey carried a new burden, Leia was stalwart, Rose and Paige found their purpose and Aphra found her secret weapon. The stories that unfolded in Age of Resistance -- Rey #1, Doctor Aphra #36 and Age of Resistance -- Rose Tico #1 were brimming with character development -- some multiple issues in the offing and others just waiting to be told -- that heralded next-level steps i...