Changes in loyalties abound as Moff Adelhard finds out his designs of grandeur may just be delusions, while the New Republic makes a critical decision aimed at keeping the fledgling government alive, along with the dreams of Leia, Mon Mothma and Admiral Ackbar as Republic Under Seige concludes with issue No. 4 and setting the stage for The Battle of Jakku's final arc, the four-issue Last Stand mini-series. Comics Discussed This Week: The Battle of Jakku -- Republic Under Seige #4 (of 4) Star War...
Dec 11, 2024•35 min
The bounty hunters seen in Republic Under Seige #2 are back and causing havoc and mayhem while Leia, Luke and Mon Mothma realize Moff Adelhard is no mere annoyance but a threat. It's a sentiment share by the spice runners and the Imperial remnants, too. But with all sides turning on him in The Battle of Jakku -- Republic Under Seige #3 (of 4) , what can Adelhard do and to whom can he turn? Comics Discussed This Week: The Battle of Jakku -- Republic Under Seige #3 (of 4) Star Wars Comics New to M...
Dec 04, 2024•23 min
Destinations are charted in The High Republic Adventures -- Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #2 , while in The High Republic Adventures -- Echoes of Fear #3 , the mystery deepens, but should it be set aside? In T he Battle of Jakku -- Republic Under Seige #2 , the New Republic takes real stock of the 4-D chess game being played by Moff Adelhard even as Gallius Rax sets out to ensure a smooth transition to a new, final order. Comics Discussed This Week: The High Republic Adventures -- Dispatche...
Nov 27, 2024•45 min
Ram takes center stage, as does Valo, in Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #12 (of 17) while the Battle of Jakku advances to the next phase with Republic Under Seige #1 (of 4) with what appears to be the first cameo of Gallius Rax and the return of a fan-favorite character. Comics Discussed This Week: The High Republic Adventures Phase III #12 The Battle of Jakku -- Republic Under Seige #1 (of 4) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #49 News:...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr
The Ewoks mini-series takes a decidely welcome turn toward Wicket in the second issue, as the story branches off in a new way that we found quite stirring. Comics Discussed This Week: Ewoks #2 (of 4) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: The High Republic Phase III #10 Inquisitors #2 (of 4) News: We're slowly but steadily migrating to Blue Sky from Twitter. You can find us directly at https://bsky.app/profile/starwarssplashpage.bsky.social. Karen S. Darboe's Black History Month var...
Nov 13, 2024•21 min
The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising mini-series concludes with its fourth and final issue, yet sets up the next four-issue tale -- Republic Under Seige -- quite nicely. So far the only thing that's left us baffled is simply this: Who is that Azanti on the covers of issues 2 and 3? In Ahsoka #5 , the fifth episode of the Disney+ show is adapted quite well, yet offers no deleted scenes or context. Comics Discussed This Week: Ahsoka #5 (of 8) The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #4 (of 4) ...
Nov 06, 2024•32 min
The High Republic's pirates are back and in business in the pages of Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #11 , while in The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #3 (of 4) , the Rebel infilatration squad gets a lot closer to Moff Adelhard than perhaps they had intended. Comics Discussed This Week: The High Republic Adventures Phase III #11 The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #3 (of 4) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #48 News: Kylo Ren'...
Oct 30, 2024•57 min
No new comics out this week, but plenty of news out of New York Comic Con from Oct. 17-21, including word that Poe Dameron is returning to comics via Dark Horse, Marc Guggenheim and Madibek Musabekov will have a new monthly from Marvel featuring Jedi knights set before the events of The Phantom Menace and plenty of hype about the Battle of Eriadu that's about to go down in the pages of The HIgh Republic Adventures Phase III. What wasn't revealed? Marvel's plans for Star Wars when The Battle of J...
Oct 23, 2024•14 min
We're taking a step back from our usual coverage of Star Wars comics to interview Bryan Reheil , a writer whose three-issue limited series from Scout Comics -- Milk Run -- debuts on Nov. 27. It's a great story, set in Philadelphia, about Zack Morgan who can create a portal that takes him as far back as 10 years in the past, something he uses to buy groceries to make ends meet, hence the "milk run" in the title. Yet his life starts to change as he ponders the subject of a true-crime podcast about...
Oct 18, 2024•30 min
The now-victorious Rebel Alliance is putting together a team of operatives to try and figure out how to neutralize Moff Adelhard, while Luke Skywalker quests for a key Jedi relic that fans of the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II might be familiar with. Oh, if you're a fan of the Star Wars: Resistance TV show, The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency RIsing #2 (of 4) is for you. Comics Discussed This Week: The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #2 (of 4) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited Th...
Oct 16, 2024•43 min
Plenty of tales from The High Republic this week, with Dark Horse's Saber for Hire #4 (of 4) , Echoes of Fear #2 (of 4) and Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #1 (of 4) , while Marvel released Ahsoka #4 (of 8) and the debut of the four-issue Ewoks mini-series. Comics Discussed This Week: Ahsoka #4 (of 8) (6:17) The High Republic Adventures -- Saber for Hire #4 (of 4) (9:03) The High Republic Adventures -- Echoes of Fear #2 (of 4) (17:40) The High Republic Adventures Phase III -- Dispatches From ...
Oct 09, 2024•50 min
The post-Original Trilogy era takes root in Marvel's Star Wars comics this week with the launch of the 12-issue The Battle of Jakku maxi-series, a sprawling run that's poised to bridge the gap between the just concluded Star Wars and Darth Vader runs with whatever's due to come out in February, and does so in a dramatic, if not menacing fashion. Insurgency Rising #1 (of 4) sets up twain stories in the immediate aftermath of the second Death Star's destruction, bringing to comics key figures from...
Oct 02, 2024•56 min
Sabine Wren restarts her training with Ahsoka as the search for Thrawn and Ezra continues in the lavishly illustrated third issue of the eight-issue TV show adaptation. Comics Discussed This Week: Ahsoka #3 (of 8) (7:46) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Jango Fett #4 (of 4) News: Based on Dark Horse Comics' January solicits, The High Republic Adventures is set to come to an end with issue #17 in April and seemingly confirmed by Daniel José Older on Twitter. The Bad Batch is re...
Sep 25, 2024•13 min
Marvel brings the Original Trilogy era run of Star Wars comics to an end in the pages of Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #50 , a weighty issue that not only ties up the recent storyline, but sets some key characters up for the future, particularly Sabé, as readers realize just how much of a hold Palpatine still has over Anakin Skywalker. In Dark Horse Comics' The HIgh Republic Adventures Phase III #10 , Sevran Tarkin takes a bold step in reclaiming not just her legacy, but her life, in a rousing story that...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 3 min
The Original Trilogy era of Marvel's Star Wars begins it's two-part ending, with the release of S tar Wars (Vol. 3) #50 , a sprawling yet tight meditation on what it takes to ensure victory and the lengths that some will consider going to attain it. Writer Charles Soule concludes his 50-issue run -- an accomplishment in its own right -- that sets the stage for Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #50 next week. Inquisitors #3 (of 4) sees Tensu Run not only realize the shortcomings of the Jedi Order, yet strive ...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 11 min
This is quite a week for masterful storytelling in Star Wars comics, with The High Republic Adventures Phase III Crash and Burn delivering a juggernaut of a story that meshes splendidly with events in The High Republic Adventures. In Echoes of Fear #1 (of 4) , Sith legend and lore mix with The High Republic-era Jedi as mystery deepens in the hunt to ward off the Nameless. Finally, in Marvel's The Acolyte -- Kelnacca #1 one-shot, a somber yet stirring story about the Wookiee master unfolds with c...
Sep 04, 2024•40 min
Just one Star Wars comic is out this week and it's the very solid adaptation of Star Wars: Ahsoka episode No. 2. Though there's no behind-the-scenes peeks or added detail, the issue is, as adaptations, go, top notch from start to finish. Comics Discussed This Week: Ahsoka #2 (of 8) (6:45) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Star Wars (Vol. 3) #46 News: Marvel's November Star Wars comics solicits were released last week. The immediate takeaway? Doctor Aphra returns in Battle of Ja...
Aug 28, 2024•13 min
The Tarkin name looms large in this week's Star Wars comics, with Wilhuff's long-dead ancestors playing a central role in The High Republic Adventures Phase III #9 as the Nihil envelope Eriadu. In Star Wars (Vol. 3) #49 , Zhara seeks redemption by following her mentor as Leia Organa reaffirms her steadfast resolve to not only see the Rebellion onto victory, but to ensure those involved don't lose themselves in the fight to come. Comics Discussed This Week: The High Republic Adventures Phase III ...
Aug 21, 2024•49 min
The third volume of Darth Vader nears its conclusion with #49 setting the stage for Luke's latest confrontation with Darth Vader as Sith and Jedi and Empire and Rebellion seemingly align for a common goal. Comics Discussed This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #49 (13:28) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #46 The High Republic Phase III #7 (Of 10) News: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #50 features a backup story by Greg Pak and Luke Ross that ponders Leia joining the dark s...
Aug 14, 2024•41 min
Three new Star Wars comics are out today and we've got them all broken down, page by page, with some piercing analysis. Or do we? Proposals are made in The High Republic Adventures Phase III #8 from Dark Horse, while in Inquisitors #2 , Fifth Brother and Tensu Run square off. Marvel's The HIgh Republic Phase III comes to a temporary end with issue #10, but it returns in February, picking up where this one concludes. Comics Discussed This Week: The High Republic Adventures Phase III #8 (5:35) Inq...
Aug 07, 2024•44 min
When a Sith apprentice comes to your tourist-trap town, it's best to give them a wide berth and let them find their balance, while offering them an abundance of peace and quiet. To do otherwise is folly, as Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #4 explains in explicit details. Comics Discussed This Week: Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #4 (of 4) (13:42) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #1 (of 4) Jango Fett #2 (of 4) News: The High Republic Ph...
Jul 31, 2024•31 min
Luke is tested by Sabé in Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #48 while Vader is tested by the architect of the Schism Imperial as a showdown between father and soon is seemingly stalled. Comics Discussed This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #48 (16:50) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Mace Windu #3 (of 4) News: Starting in October, Marvel will three separate four-issue mini-series that centers around the battle of Jakku, with each series -- Insurgency Rising (1-4), Republic Under Siege (1-4) and...
Jul 24, 2024•40 min
The weight of an entire galaxy brings its crushing weight upon the shoulders of "Princess Senator General Leia Organa of Alderaan" in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #48 , yet it's the memories of home -- its people and places -- that offers hope as longtime friends arrive to help alieve the burden, along with a nemesis from the past. Comics Discussed This Week: Star Wars (Vol. 3) #48 (10:10) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #45 The High Republic Phase III #6 (of 10) T...
Jul 17, 2024•32 min
Rodney Barnes returns to Star Wars comics with his second series this year, adaptating the Ahoska Disney+ TV show. Though it, like the prior Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi adaptations, is a word-for-word telling of the series, the artwork by Steven Cummings, Wayne Faucher and Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by VC's Travis Lanham makes this issue, indeed this eight-issue mini-series, worth having. Zeen and Lula come to a momentous decision, albeit independently of one another, in The High Republic...
Jul 10, 2024•31 min
Rodney Barnes is back in Star Wars, with free rein to script the Inquisitors story and the result after the first issue is stupendous. The issue also features the return of artist Ramon Rosanas and he has been very much missed. What follows is a look inside the Grand Inquisitor and what is to come, not to mention a plethora of new Jedi. In the penultimate issue of Marvel's The High Republic Phase III , Cavan Scott again proves he's not worried about readers' attachment to fan-favorite characters...
Jul 03, 2024•53 min
Ty Yorrick is picking up enough sidekicks to form her own Jedi Order, while Drewen realizes he may have bitten off quite a bit more than he can chew as Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures -- Saber for Hire #3 sets the mini-series up for its conclusion. In Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #3 , Maul appears to be questioning not his devotion to the Sith and the Dark Side, but Palpatine's people skills. Comics Discussed This Week: Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #3 (of 4) (12:12) Saber f...
Jun 26, 2024•36 min
Fights are fought, plans come together and plots are revealed in Jango Fett #4 (of 4), as the mini-series sticks the landing while auguring more tales to come and revealing the first instances of Palpatine's plot to discredit Chancellor Valorum. Comics Discussed This Week: Jango Fett #4 (of 4) (5:29) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #44 News: September solicits are due out this week from Marvel, while Dark Horse will have its October solicits. Upcoming Sta...
Jun 19, 2024•36 min
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: Not only is this our 400th episode (well, technically, it's our 407th) it's also the ninth anniversary ...
Jun 12, 2024•25 min
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 (Vol. 3) #47 (29:31) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Thrawn Alliances #2 News: Th...
Jun 05, 2024•55 min
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, White & Red #2 (of 4) (6:31) Jango Fett #3 (of 4) (17:38) Saber for Hire #2 (of 4) (34:17) The Hig...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 8 min
