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Nine years to the day we released the first episode of this podcast, we've reached the fabled No. 400 and drill down deep into Marvel's Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #47 as Luke Skywalker feels his father's looming presence and encounters one who knew his parents. Comics Discussed This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #47 (5:29) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Star Wars (Vol. 3) #44 News:  No...

The trial of Lando Calrissian comes to its conclusion, amid some heartfelt testimony and, dare we say it, potential clues to the next volume of the flagship Star Wars title in issue #47. In The High Republic Phase III #8 , seeds are planted for what's likely to be a wildly chaotic conclusion to the 10-issue maxi-series. Comics Discussed This Week: The High Republic Phase III #8 (11:59) Star Wars (...

Four books are out this week, including the return of a character from the Bounty Hunters series in Jango Fett #3 , while The High Republic features a double dose of stories -- Saber for Hire #2 and The High Republic Adventures #6 -- and Darth Maul contends with another Palpatine-decreed threat (or is it?) in Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #2 . Comics Discussed This Week: Darth Maul: Black, Wh...

Lando reaches a pivotal point in not just his court martial, but his thinking as readers are treated to a new look at the steely determination of Mon Mothma in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #46 . Comics Discussed This Week: Star Wars #46 (10:11) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #43 News: Some slight delays for Dark Horse's Star Wars comics titles. _ Saber for Hire #3 (...

The four-issue Mace Windu mini-series comes to a solid conclusion, with what we hope might be the chance for another outing, given the final page of the issue. Comics Discussed This Week: Mace Windu #4 (of 4) (12:55) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Mace Windu #1 (of 4) Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation #5 (of 6) News: Dark Horse is set to publish the four-issue The High Republic Advent...

In The High Republic Phase III #7 , Keeve Trennis comes to a startling realization even as Lourna Dee has ... a heart? In Darth Vader #46 , readers are taken to Exegol and it's quite the ride with implications derived from the Sequel Trilogy. We also take a quick run through both of the Star Wars Free Comic Book Day 2024 issues. Comics Discussed This Week: The High Republic Phase III #7 (3:05) Dar...

Fittingly time, Marvel's The Phantom Menace Anniversary Special #1 (it's a one-shot) is out this week just ahead of Star Wars Day. It provides a satisfying look at the 1999 film, showing us key parts of the story that were only alluded to in the movie. Greg Pak, Will Sliney, Guru e-FX and VC's Joe Caramagna deliver a solidly entertaining -- and informative -- issue. Comics Discussed This Week: The...

Zeen and Lula reach a milestone decision in the pages of Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #5 , as the first arc of the comic comes to an end, yet sets up what's likely to be a dynamic run through issues 6-10. In Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), the Sith apprentice contends with an almost Lovecraftian-like horror and inner madness that evokes a Guillermo del Toro fil...

Ty Yorrick (and Drewen) return in a Phase III-set story from Cavan Scott and Rachael in The High Republic Adventures: Saber for Hire #1 (of 4) that features a charming parallel story featuring Kip and Jom that has, to us, some ominous foreshadowing. In Mace Windu #3 (of 4), we're treated to a side of the Jedi we've not really seen much of: Idealist Jedi Knight. Comics Discussed This Week: Saber fo...

The adaptation of Thrawn Alliances ends with a cliffhanger and what's surely to be another four-issue mini-series collecting the second half of the Timothy Zahn novel. In Darth Vader #45 , Enric Pryde proves his mettle -- and loyalty -- to Vader, despite his fellow Schism Imperial members' bewilderment. Finally, The High Republic travels to Phase II as Tey Sirrek takes center stage in Phase III in...

The trial of Lando Calrissian finds the charming con man facing down his past, while plotting his present and future, as he settles comfortably into his new role -- not facade -- as a Rebel in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #45. Comics Discussed This Week: Star Wars (Vol. 3) #45 (14:06) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Dark Droids #5 (of 5) The Mandalorian Season 2 #7 News: We're getting a...

Crash is back, with Ruu along for the jump in Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures -- Crash Landing one-shot, while the adaptation of Obi-Wan Kenobi concludes its six-issue run. Comics Discussed This Week: Obi-Wan Kenobi #6 (of 6) (27:07) The High Republic Adventures -- Crash Landing (48:06) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #41 Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #39...

We open with a remembrance by Jeff of singer/songwriter Michael Knott, an artist who had an outsized influence on him. It's a touching tribute and worth your time. Then we break down the latest Star Wars comics news (8:45) and dive into Thrawn Alliances #3 , Star Wars Visions: Takashi Okazaki #1 , The High Republic Phase III #5 and last, but not least, Jango Fett #1 , which marks writer Ethan J. S...

The prison-ship break begins in earnest in Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #4 , an issue filled with several jaw-dropping surprises. In Darth Vader #44 , an Imperial survivor of Dark Droids learns how to balance what's right and what's wrong, provided you stay on Vader's good side. Mace Windu #2 (of 4) expands on the titular jedi's history and personal philosophy, delivering an...

Jedi Keeve Trennis and Terec and Ceret have taken matters into their own hands, bringing the captive Lourna Dee with them as they plunge into the Occlusion Zone in a bid to find Sskeer. But does Sskeer even want to be found? The High Republic #4 is laden with surprises and reveals. In Star Wars #44 , Lando Calrissian goes on trial for treason and other crimes against the Rebel Alliance as the body...

Thrawn and Anakin have not only walked into a bar but nearly leveled the joint and either drove everyone out of it or left them supine and not in a good way. Such is Thrawn Alliances #2 (of 4) , a rigorously faithful adaptation of the novel. Comics Discussed This Week: Thrawn Alliances #2 (of 4) #43 (4:13) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Bounty Hunters #40 Dark Droids: D-Squad...

A familiar face returns in the pages of Dark Horse's T he High Republic Adventures Phase III #3 as Lula recounts her adventures when she didn't know who she was. Everything's gone green in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #43 as Luke Skywalker returns to what may, or may not, be an ancient Sith compound, as he strives to heal a red khyber crystal and, perhaps, learn something about not just himself, but the for...

A familiar face returns in the pages of Dark Horse's T he High Republic Adventures Phase III #3 as Lula recounts her adventures when she didn't know who she was. In Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #43 , the Imperial Schism sets about its work of creating a schism in the empire as the Dark Lord utilizes lessons learned from the Dark Droids event amid befriending and betrayal. Comics Discussed This Week: The H...

Mace Windu gets a second mini-series, with the first issue of four off to a rollicking start as he tracks down someone who has a new type of coaxium -- and the formula to create more -- before the crime syndicates can. Obi-Wan Kenobi #5 zeroes in on Riva's efforts to make Anakin pay for what he did at the temple, as Obi-Wan tries to enlist her help in stopping Darth Vader. Comics Discussed This We...

Doctor Aphra concludes its second volume with its 40th issue, but is it truly the end for Doctor Aphra? What will become of those she leaves behind, including Sana Starros and Magna Tolvan, not to mention Just Lucky and Ariole, as well as the murder droids 0-0-0 and BT-1? Comics Discussed This Week: Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #40 (4:41) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Dark Droids: D...

The adaptation of Timothy Zahn's 2018 novel, Thrawn: Aliances , begins its four-issue run with an amazingly robust first issue penned by Jody Houser and Zahn, with art by Pat Olliffe and Andrea Di Vito, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and Letters by Travis Lanham. There's some whipsawing between the present and past and the action and cold logic flows freely. In The High Republic Adventures Phase III...

Bounty Hunters ended on Jan. 17 with issue #42. It Marked more than four years of stories in the seedy underbelly of the Star Wars galaxy and all of them were written by Ethan Sacks, from the first preview in Empire Ascendent back in December 2019 to the final issue of the series. We broke down how the series came about, its high (and low) points and how Sacks and Paolo Villanelli (artist on 31 is...

More than four years after its presence in the Empire Ascendent one-shot, Bounty Hunters concludes its 42-issue run with a defty-composed goodbye and an ending that may surprise, even shock, members of Valance Nation. Keeve Trennis and Terec and Ceret and take matters into their own hands as they make an unsanctioned move to barrel into Nihil territory in The High Republic Phase III #3 , setting u...

Luke locates a recent friend to help him crack the mystery of his red kyber crystal and returns to a Sith lair in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #42 . The Mandalorian Season 2 #8 brings the adaptation to a close, with Luke again proving to be the mystery Jedi who felt Grogu in the force. Comics Discussed This Week: The Mandalorian Season 2 #8 (of 4) (1:31) Star Wars (Vol. 3) #42 (3:52) Star Wars Comics New to...

Marchion Ro takes center stage in The High Republic -- Shadows of Starlight #4 (of 4), as the charismatic narcissist deals with the ramifications of the Nihil victory and the vexing burden of governance. In Darth Vader #42 , the Schism Imperial emerges from the shadows, with an offer for Vader that's underlined by the cogs that keep the Empire running. Comics Discussed This Week: Shadows of Starli...