After quite awhile, the Knights of Ren are in focus and action as they invade Darth Vader's castle at the behest of Qi'ra in the service of Crimson Dawn in the pages of Crimson Reign #4 (of 5). What secrets do they find? What does it mean for them going forward? The answers are plentiful.
Comics out today and broken down on this week's episode:
_ Crimson Reign #4 (of 5)
_ Han Solo & Chewbacca #1 (2nd Printing)
Star Wars Comics on Marvel Unlimited This Week:
_ The High Republic #13
_ Doctor Aphra #18
The news?
_ The Bad Batch -- sans Omega -- gets its first comic-book cover appearance as the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary cover for Darth Vader #23 in June.
Upcoming Star Wars comics, trades and omnibus editions:
May 3 _ Leia: Princess of Alderaan, Vol. 2 (Manga); The High Republic, Vol. 3, TPB (Collects The High Republic #11-15, Eye of the Storm #1-2); Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Collects Republic #78-80, Purge, Purge — Seconds to Die, Purge — The Hidden Blade, Purge — The Tyrant’s Fist #1-2, Darth Vader and the Lost Command #1-5, Dark Times #1-17, Dark Times — Blue Harvest #0, Dark Times — Out of the Wilderness #1-5 and Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1-5); Star Wars (Vol. 2), Omnibus (Vol. 1) New Printing (Collects Star Wars #1-37, Darth Vader (Vol. 1) #13-15, The Screaming Citadel, Doctor Aphra (Vol. 1) #7-8 and Star Wars Annual #1-3)
May 4 _ Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (of 5), Star Wars #23
May 10 _ PRH Shows the Star Wars Omnibus on this Date, too.
May 11 _ Doctor Aphra #20, Halycon Legacy #3 (of 5)
May 18 _ Han Solo & Chewbacca #2
May 24 _ The High Republic -- Edge of Balance, Vol. 2 (Manga)
May 25 _ TBD
June 1 _ Darth Vader #23, Bounty Hunters #23
June 8 _ Star Wars #24, Krrsantan: Star Wars Tales #1
June 15 _ Bounty Hunters #24, Darth Vader #24
June 21 _ Star Wars: Rebels, Vol. 3 (Manga)
June 22 _ Crimson Reign #5 (of 5), Obi-Wan #2 (of 5)
June 28 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 2 (Collects Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith #0-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Fall of the Sith Empire #1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi #1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Freedon Nadd Uprising #1-2)
June 29 _ Han Solo & Chewbacca #3, Doctor Aphra #21
July 6 _ Star Wars #25, Halcyon Legacy #4 (of 5), Halycon Legacy #5 (of 5), The Mandalorian #1; Star Wars: Rebels TPB (Collects Star Wars: Rebels Magazine #1–35, 37, 39 and Star Wars: Rebels Animation Magazine #1–4)
July 13 _ Bounty Hunters #25, Obi-Wan Kenobi #3 (of 5)
July 19 _ The New Republic Vol. 1 Omnibus (Collects Star Wars: Mara Jade - By the Emperor's Hand #0-6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - Evolution #1-5, Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Leader #1-3, Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron #1-35, Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Special #1, Star Wars Handbook #1 and material from Star Wars Tales #10, 12, 15, 23)
July 20 _ Han Solo & Chewbacca #4, Han Solo & Chewbacca #5, Darth Vader #25
July 27 _ Doctor Aphra #22, Doctor Aphra #23
Aug. 2 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Clone Wars, Vol. 4 (Collects Free Comic Book Day 2005: Star Wars #1, Star Wars: Darth Maul – Son of Dathomir #1-4, Star Wars: Republic #74-77 and 81-83, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith #1-4, Star Wars: Tag & Bink II #2, material from Star Wars Visionaries #1 and Star Wars Tales #4)
Aug. 3 _ Star Wars #26; Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Menace Revealed, Vol. 3 (Collects Star Wars #36-45, Star Wars: Jedi Quest #1-4, Star Wars: Jango Fett #1, Star Wars: Zam Wesell #1)
Aug. 10 _ TBD
Aug. 16 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 7
Aug. 17 _ The Mandalorian #2
Aug. 23 _ Star Wars: Crimson Reign TPB (Collects Crimson Reign #1-5), Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 4 Crimson Reign TPB
Aug. 30 _ Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 4 Crimson Reign TPB; Bounty Hunters Vol. 4 Crimson Reign TPB
Sept. 13 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 4 Crimson Reign TPB; Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 6 (Collects Crimson Empire #0-6, Crimson Empire II #1-6, Crimson Empire III #1-6, Bounty Hunter: Kenix Kil, material from Dark Horse Presents #1, Dark Horse Extra #21-24)
Sept. 20 _ Han Solo & Chewbacca TPB (Collects #1-6)
Oct. 4 _ The High Republic Adventures Graphic Novel #1 (Dark Horse); The Halcyon Legacy TPB (Collects Halcyon Legacy #1-5)
Oct. 5 _ The High Republic -- Quest of the Jedi #1 (Dark Horse)
Oct. 11 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 1. (Collects Star Wars: Empire 7, 14, 16; Vader's Quest 1-4, Star Wars (2013) 1-20, Star Wars Kids 1-11, 12 (A Story) and 13-20 and Star Wars 3-D 1-3)
Oct. 19 _ Doctor Aphra Omnibus, Vol. 1 (2nd Printing) (Collects Doctor Aphra (Vol. 1), #1-40; Annuals #1-3; Darth Vader (2015) #3-4, 8, 21, 25; Star Wars (2015) #13, 19, #31-32; The Screaming Citadel #1; and material from Empire Ascendant #1)
Nov. 1 _ War of the Bounty Hunters Omnibus (Collects War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha, War of the Bounty Hunters #1-5, WotBH -- Jabba, WotBH -- 4-LOM & Zuckuss, WotBH -- Boushh, WotBH -- IG-88, Doctor Aphra #10-15, Darth Vader #12-17, Bounty Hunters #12-17 and Star Wars #13-18); Obi-Wan TPB (Collects #1-5)
Nov. 15 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion, Vol. 5 (Collects Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye #1-4, Star Wars: Shadow Stalker #1, Star Wars: Rebel Heist #1-4, Star Wars: A Valentine Story #1, Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back #1-2, Star Wars: Tag and Bink Are Dead #2; material from Star Wars Tales #4-6, 15-17, 20)
Nov. 29 _ Obi-Wan TPB (Collects #1-5)
Dec. 6 _ The Mandalorian, Vol. 1, TPB, Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2), Vol. 5 TPB (Collects #21-25); Bounty Hunters, Vol. 5 TPB (Collects #23-27)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Star Wars Splash Page is a weekly podcast dedicated solely to contemporary Star Wars comics published by Marvel, Dark Horse and previously IDW, featuring views about the current week's comics, interviews with the writers, artists, colorists, letterers and editors who create them, as well as the latest details on publishing schedules, upcoming series and mini-series, so that you, the listener have more detail and context about the comics that are a vital part of Star Wars canon, lore and legends.
Comics out today and broken down on this week's episode:
_ Crimson Reign #4 (of 5)
_ Han Solo & Chewbacca #1 (2nd Printing)
Star Wars Comics on Marvel Unlimited This Week:
_ The High Republic #13
_ Doctor Aphra #18
The news?
_ The Bad Batch -- sans Omega -- gets its first comic-book cover appearance as the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary cover for Darth Vader #23 in June.
Upcoming Star Wars comics, trades and omnibus editions:
May 3 _ Leia: Princess of Alderaan, Vol. 2 (Manga); The High Republic, Vol. 3, TPB (Collects The High Republic #11-15, Eye of the Storm #1-2); Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Collects Republic #78-80, Purge, Purge — Seconds to Die, Purge — The Hidden Blade, Purge — The Tyrant’s Fist #1-2, Darth Vader and the Lost Command #1-5, Dark Times #1-17, Dark Times — Blue Harvest #0, Dark Times — Out of the Wilderness #1-5 and Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1-5); Star Wars (Vol. 2), Omnibus (Vol. 1) New Printing (Collects Star Wars #1-37, Darth Vader (Vol. 1) #13-15, The Screaming Citadel, Doctor Aphra (Vol. 1) #7-8 and Star Wars Annual #1-3)
May 4 _ Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (of 5), Star Wars #23
May 10 _ PRH Shows the Star Wars Omnibus on this Date, too.
May 11 _ Doctor Aphra #20, Halycon Legacy #3 (of 5)
May 18 _ Han Solo & Chewbacca #2
May 24 _ The High Republic -- Edge of Balance, Vol. 2 (Manga)
May 25 _ TBD
June 1 _ Darth Vader #23, Bounty Hunters #23
June 8 _ Star Wars #24, Krrsantan: Star Wars Tales #1
June 15 _ Bounty Hunters #24, Darth Vader #24
June 21 _ Star Wars: Rebels, Vol. 3 (Manga)
June 22 _ Crimson Reign #5 (of 5), Obi-Wan #2 (of 5)
June 28 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Tales of the Jedi, Vol. 2 (Collects Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Golden Age of the Sith #0-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Fall of the Sith Empire #1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi #1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – The Freedon Nadd Uprising #1-2)
June 29 _ Han Solo & Chewbacca #3, Doctor Aphra #21
July 6 _ Star Wars #25, Halcyon Legacy #4 (of 5), Halycon Legacy #5 (of 5), The Mandalorian #1; Star Wars: Rebels TPB (Collects Star Wars: Rebels Magazine #1–35, 37, 39 and Star Wars: Rebels Animation Magazine #1–4)
July 13 _ Bounty Hunters #25, Obi-Wan Kenobi #3 (of 5)
July 19 _ The New Republic Vol. 1 Omnibus (Collects Star Wars: Mara Jade - By the Emperor's Hand #0-6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - Evolution #1-5, Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Leader #1-3, Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron #1-35, Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Special #1, Star Wars Handbook #1 and material from Star Wars Tales #10, 12, 15, 23)
July 20 _ Han Solo & Chewbacca #4, Han Solo & Chewbacca #5, Darth Vader #25
July 27 _ Doctor Aphra #22, Doctor Aphra #23
Aug. 2 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Clone Wars, Vol. 4 (Collects Free Comic Book Day 2005: Star Wars #1, Star Wars: Darth Maul – Son of Dathomir #1-4, Star Wars: Republic #74-77 and 81-83, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith #1-4, Star Wars: Tag & Bink II #2, material from Star Wars Visionaries #1 and Star Wars Tales #4)
Aug. 3 _ Star Wars #26; Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Menace Revealed, Vol. 3 (Collects Star Wars #36-45, Star Wars: Jedi Quest #1-4, Star Wars: Jango Fett #1, Star Wars: Zam Wesell #1)
Aug. 10 _ TBD
Aug. 16 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 7
Aug. 17 _ The Mandalorian #2
Aug. 23 _ Star Wars: Crimson Reign TPB (Collects Crimson Reign #1-5), Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 4 Crimson Reign TPB
Aug. 30 _ Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 4 Crimson Reign TPB; Bounty Hunters Vol. 4 Crimson Reign TPB
Sept. 13 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 4 Crimson Reign TPB; Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 6 (Collects Crimson Empire #0-6, Crimson Empire II #1-6, Crimson Empire III #1-6, Bounty Hunter: Kenix Kil, material from Dark Horse Presents #1, Dark Horse Extra #21-24)
Sept. 20 _ Han Solo & Chewbacca TPB (Collects #1-6)
Oct. 4 _ The High Republic Adventures Graphic Novel #1 (Dark Horse); The Halcyon Legacy TPB (Collects Halcyon Legacy #1-5)
Oct. 5 _ The High Republic -- Quest of the Jedi #1 (Dark Horse)
Oct. 11 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 1. (Collects Star Wars: Empire 7, 14, 16; Vader's Quest 1-4, Star Wars (2013) 1-20, Star Wars Kids 1-11, 12 (A Story) and 13-20 and Star Wars 3-D 1-3)
Oct. 19 _ Doctor Aphra Omnibus, Vol. 1 (2nd Printing) (Collects Doctor Aphra (Vol. 1), #1-40; Annuals #1-3; Darth Vader (2015) #3-4, 8, 21, 25; Star Wars (2015) #13, 19, #31-32; The Screaming Citadel #1; and material from Empire Ascendant #1)
Nov. 1 _ War of the Bounty Hunters Omnibus (Collects War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha, War of the Bounty Hunters #1-5, WotBH -- Jabba, WotBH -- 4-LOM & Zuckuss, WotBH -- Boushh, WotBH -- IG-88, Doctor Aphra #10-15, Darth Vader #12-17, Bounty Hunters #12-17 and Star Wars #13-18); Obi-Wan TPB (Collects #1-5)
Nov. 15 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion, Vol. 5 (Collects Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye #1-4, Star Wars: Shadow Stalker #1, Star Wars: Rebel Heist #1-4, Star Wars: A Valentine Story #1, Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back #1-2, Star Wars: Tag and Bink Are Dead #2; material from Star Wars Tales #4-6, 15-17, 20)
Nov. 29 _ Obi-Wan TPB (Collects #1-5)
Dec. 6 _ The Mandalorian, Vol. 1, TPB, Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2), Vol. 5 TPB (Collects #21-25); Bounty Hunters, Vol. 5 TPB (Collects #23-27)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Star Wars Splash Page is a weekly podcast dedicated solely to contemporary Star Wars comics published by Marvel, Dark Horse and previously IDW, featuring views about the current week's comics, interviews with the writers, artists, colorists, letterers and editors who create them, as well as the latest details on publishing schedules, upcoming series and mini-series, so that you, the listener have more detail and context about the comics that are a vital part of Star Wars canon, lore and legends.
Activity