The legacy of Order 66 returns in the pages of Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #7 as Kylo Ren, perhaps for the first time in a long time, is treated not as a peer, but as petulant tyrant by former Jedi Knight Grandea. What follows is a heartbreaking tale told in flashbacks about a life uprooted and then adjusted in the aftermath of Palpatine's rise.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Aug. 13 _ Jedi Knights #6
Aug. 19 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III TPB Vol. 4 (Collects 14-16, Battle of Eriadu one-shot)
Aug. 20 _ Star Wars #4
Aug. 26 _ Star Wars: Kanan Modern Era Epic Collection (Collects 1-12)
Aug. 27 _ Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3, Codebreaker #3 (of 4)
Sept. 3 _ Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #1 (of 5), Legacy of Vader #8
Sept. 10 _ Jedi Knights #7, Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of 3)
Sept. 17 _ Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), Star Wars #5
Sept. 24 _ Doctor Aphra — Chaos Agent #4
Oct. 1 _ Star Wars #6
Oct. 7 _ Legacy of Vader Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-6)
Oct. 8 _ Han Solo — Hunt for the Falcon #2 (of 5), Tides of Terror #2 (of 4)
Oct. 14 _ The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi TPB (Collects 1-5) and The High Republic -- The Finale one-shot
Oct. 15 _ Legacy of Vader #9, , Codebreaker #4 (of 4)
Oct. 21 _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-5); Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Omnibus Vol. 2 (Collects The Old Republic (2010) 1-6, The Old Republic - The Lost Suns 1-5, Lost Tribe of the Sith - Spiral 1-5, Knight Errant 1-5, Knight Errant - Deluge 1-5, Knight Errant - Escape 1-5, Jedi vs. Sith 1-6; material from Star Wars Tales 16-17, 24; Star Wars Visionaries); Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Library Edition (Collects 1-12)
Oct. 22 _ Tales From the Nightlands #2 (of 3), Jedi Knights #8
Oct. 29 _ Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #2 (of 4) and Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #5
Nov. 4 _ Jedi Knights Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-5), The High Republic Adventures Phase III Vol. 5 TPB (Collects 17-20)
Nov. 5 _ Hyperspace Stories: Tides of Terror #3 (of 4)
Nov. 18 _ Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch - Ghost Agents TPB (Collects 1-5), The Sequel Trilogy TPB (Dark Horse)
Nov. 19 _ Tales From the Nightlands #3 (of 3)
Nov. 25 _ Star Wars: Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: Vader Down (Collects 13-25, Star Wars 13-14 and Vader Down #1)
Dec. 2 _ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra — Friends and Enemies Omnibus
Dec. 9 _ Young Jedi Adventures — The Training Sessions HC (Collects Free Comic Book Day stories)
Dec. 17 _ Hyperspace Stories — The Bad Batch: Rogue Agents #1 (of 4)
Jan. 6 _ Star Wars (2025) TPB Vol. 1 (Collects 1-6),
Jan. 13 _ Hyperspace Stories: Grievous TPB
Jan. 27 _ Darth Maul: Black, White & Red TPB (Collects 1-4)
Feb. 3 _ Codebreaker TPB (Collects 1-4)
Feb. 17 _ Star Wars: Hidden Empire Omnibus (Collects HIdden Empire 1-5, Star Wars (Vol. 3) 26-36, Bounty Hunters 27-34, Darth Vader (Vol. 3) 28-32, Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) 22-31 and 2022’s Star Wars: Revelations #1)
March 17 _ Tales From the Nightlands TPB (Collects 1-3), Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus Vol. 4 (Collects Star Wars: Underworld - The Yavin Vassilika (2000) #1-5; Free Comic Book Day 2013: Star Wars #1; Star Wars: Empire (2002) #5-6, 8-13, 15; Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) #1/2; Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition (1997) #1-4; Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead (2001) #1; Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope (2001) #1-4; The Star Wars (2013) #0-8; material from Star Wars Tales (1999) #1-2, 4, 6, 8-10, 12, 14, 16, 19-20)
March 31 _ Legacy of Vader Vol. 2 TPB (Collects 7-12), Star Wars Visions TPB (Collects Visions -- Peach Momoko #1, Visions -- Takashi Okazaki #1, Peach Momoko's Story from Darth Vader -- Black, White & Red #1), Hyperspace Stories: Tides of Terror TPB (Collects 1-4)
April 7 _ The Mandalorian -- Seasons One & Two (Collects #1-8 of both mini-series), Jedi Knights Vol. 2 TPB (Collects 6-10)
April 21 _ The High Republic Phase III -- Trial of the Jedi Omnibus (Collects 2023’s The High Republic 1-10, Revelations #1’s High Republic story, The Acolyte — Kelnacca one-shot, Shadows of Starlight 1-4, Fear of the Jedi 1-5, The Finale #1: The Beacon one-shot)
April 28 _ Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon TPB (Collects 1-5)
May 5 _ Star Wars: New Republic (Collects 1-10)
May 19 _ Star Wars Legends: Legacy Omnibus Vol. 1 ; Doctor Aphra — Chaos Agent TPB (Collects 1-10)
June 16 _ Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus Vol. 3 (Collects Star Wars: Crimson Empire (1997) #0-6, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters - Kenix Kil (1999) #1, Star Wars: Crimson Empire II - Council of Blood (1998) #1-6, Star Wars: Crimson Empire III - Empire Lost (2011) #1-6, Star Wars: Jedi Academy - Leviathan (1998) #1-4, Star Wars: The Mixed-Up Droid (1995) #1, Star Wars: Union (1999) #1-4, Star Wars: Chewbacca (2000) #1-4, Star Wars: Invasion (2009) #0-5, Star Wars: Invasion - Rescues (2010) #1-6, Star Wars: Invasion - Revelations (2011) #1-5, Star Wars Handbook (1998) #2; material from Dark Horse Extra (1998) #21-24; Dark Horse Presents (2011) #1; Star Wars Tales (1999) #8, 11, 16-19, 21)
July 21 _ Star Wars Legends: The Newspaper Strips Omnibus (Collects Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures (1994) #1-9, Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars’ End (1997) #1-3, Classic Star Wars (1992) #1-20, Classic Star Wars: A New Hope (1994) #1-2, Classic Star Wars: The Vandelhelm Mission (1995) #1, Star Wars newspaper strips "The Constancia Affair," "The Kashyyyk Depths" and "Planet of Kadril”); Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: The Screaming Citadel (Collects Star Wars (2015) #31-43, Star Wars Annual (2015) #3, Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel (2017) #1, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #7-8)
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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 Discussed This Week:
- Legacy of Vader #7
- The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #3 (of 5)
- The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #3 (of 5)
- New Bad Batch Hyperspace Stories is coming from Dark Horse and featuring the same creative time. Bad Batch -- Rogue Agents #1 (of 4) is due out Dec. 17. Cover artists for the first issue include Valeria Favoccia, Riley Rossmo and Reese Hannigan
- Based on the solicit, Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent will run at least 10 issues. The TPB collecting 1-10 is due for release on May 19.
- The publish schedule has been updated in the show notes and on the Facebook page. Notable new additions include the Star Wars TPB collecting 1-10 of the 2025 series due out May 5; May 19's Star Wars Legends: Legacy Omnibus Vol. 1; June 16's Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus Vol. 3; and July 21's Star Wars Legends: The Newspaper Strips Omnibus and Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: The Screaming Citadel TPB.
- Marvel's October and Dark Horse's November Star Wars comics solicits are on the Facebook page, along with the Bluesky feed.
Aug. 13 _ Jedi Knights #6
Aug. 19 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III TPB Vol. 4 (Collects 14-16, Battle of Eriadu one-shot)
Aug. 20 _ Star Wars #4
Aug. 26 _ Star Wars: Kanan Modern Era Epic Collection (Collects 1-12)
Aug. 27 _ Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3, Codebreaker #3 (of 4)
Sept. 3 _ Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #1 (of 5), Legacy of Vader #8
Sept. 10 _ Jedi Knights #7, Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of 3)
Sept. 17 _ Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), Star Wars #5
Sept. 24 _ Doctor Aphra — Chaos Agent #4
Oct. 1 _ Star Wars #6
Oct. 7 _ Legacy of Vader Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-6)
Oct. 8 _ Han Solo — Hunt for the Falcon #2 (of 5), Tides of Terror #2 (of 4)
Oct. 14 _ The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi TPB (Collects 1-5) and The High Republic -- The Finale one-shot
Oct. 15 _ Legacy of Vader #9, , Codebreaker #4 (of 4)
Oct. 21 _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-5); Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Omnibus Vol. 2 (Collects The Old Republic (2010) 1-6, The Old Republic - The Lost Suns 1-5, Lost Tribe of the Sith - Spiral 1-5, Knight Errant 1-5, Knight Errant - Deluge 1-5, Knight Errant - Escape 1-5, Jedi vs. Sith 1-6; material from Star Wars Tales 16-17, 24; Star Wars Visionaries); Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Library Edition (Collects 1-12)
Oct. 22 _ Tales From the Nightlands #2 (of 3), Jedi Knights #8
Oct. 29 _ Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #2 (of 4) and Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #5
Nov. 4 _ Jedi Knights Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-5), The High Republic Adventures Phase III Vol. 5 TPB (Collects 17-20)
Nov. 5 _ Hyperspace Stories: Tides of Terror #3 (of 4)
Nov. 18 _ Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch - Ghost Agents TPB (Collects 1-5), The Sequel Trilogy TPB (Dark Horse)
Nov. 19 _ Tales From the Nightlands #3 (of 3)
Nov. 25 _ Star Wars: Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: Vader Down (Collects 13-25, Star Wars 13-14 and Vader Down #1)
Dec. 2 _ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra — Friends and Enemies Omnibus
Dec. 9 _ Young Jedi Adventures — The Training Sessions HC (Collects Free Comic Book Day stories)
Dec. 17 _ Hyperspace Stories — The Bad Batch: Rogue Agents #1 (of 4)
Jan. 6 _ Star Wars (2025) TPB Vol. 1 (Collects 1-6),
Jan. 13 _ Hyperspace Stories: Grievous TPB
Jan. 27 _ Darth Maul: Black, White & Red TPB (Collects 1-4)
Feb. 3 _ Codebreaker TPB (Collects 1-4)
Feb. 17 _ Star Wars: Hidden Empire Omnibus (Collects HIdden Empire 1-5, Star Wars (Vol. 3) 26-36, Bounty Hunters 27-34, Darth Vader (Vol. 3) 28-32, Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) 22-31 and 2022’s Star Wars: Revelations #1)
March 17 _ Tales From the Nightlands TPB (Collects 1-3), Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus Vol. 4 (Collects Star Wars: Underworld - The Yavin Vassilika (2000) #1-5; Free Comic Book Day 2013: Star Wars #1; Star Wars: Empire (2002) #5-6, 8-13, 15; Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1995) #1/2; Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition (1997) #1-4; Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead (2001) #1; Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope (2001) #1-4; The Star Wars (2013) #0-8; material from Star Wars Tales (1999) #1-2, 4, 6, 8-10, 12, 14, 16, 19-20)
March 31 _ Legacy of Vader Vol. 2 TPB (Collects 7-12), Star Wars Visions TPB (Collects Visions -- Peach Momoko #1, Visions -- Takashi Okazaki #1, Peach Momoko's Story from Darth Vader -- Black, White & Red #1), Hyperspace Stories: Tides of Terror TPB (Collects 1-4)
April 7 _ The Mandalorian -- Seasons One & Two (Collects #1-8 of both mini-series), Jedi Knights Vol. 2 TPB (Collects 6-10)
April 21 _ The High Republic Phase III -- Trial of the Jedi Omnibus (Collects 2023’s The High Republic 1-10, Revelations #1’s High Republic story, The Acolyte — Kelnacca one-shot, Shadows of Starlight 1-4, Fear of the Jedi 1-5, The Finale #1: The Beacon one-shot)
April 28 _ Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon TPB (Collects 1-5)
May 5 _ Star Wars: New Republic (Collects 1-10)
May 19 _ Star Wars Legends: Legacy Omnibus Vol. 1 ; Doctor Aphra — Chaos Agent TPB (Collects 1-10)
June 16 _ Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus Vol. 3 (Collects Star Wars: Crimson Empire (1997) #0-6, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters - Kenix Kil (1999) #1, Star Wars: Crimson Empire II - Council of Blood (1998) #1-6, Star Wars: Crimson Empire III - Empire Lost (2011) #1-6, Star Wars: Jedi Academy - Leviathan (1998) #1-4, Star Wars: The Mixed-Up Droid (1995) #1, Star Wars: Union (1999) #1-4, Star Wars: Chewbacca (2000) #1-4, Star Wars: Invasion (2009) #0-5, Star Wars: Invasion - Rescues (2010) #1-6, Star Wars: Invasion - Revelations (2011) #1-5, Star Wars Handbook (1998) #2; material from Dark Horse Extra (1998) #21-24; Dark Horse Presents (2011) #1; Star Wars Tales (1999) #8, 11, 16-19, 21)
July 21 _ Star Wars Legends: The Newspaper Strips Omnibus (Collects Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures (1994) #1-9, Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars’ End (1997) #1-3, Classic Star Wars (1992) #1-20, Classic Star Wars: A New Hope (1994) #1-2, Classic Star Wars: The Vandelhelm Mission (1995) #1, Star Wars newspaper strips "The Constancia Affair," "The Kashyyyk Depths" and "Planet of Kadril”); Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: The Screaming Citadel (Collects Star Wars (2015) #31-43, Star Wars Annual (2015) #3, Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel (2017) #1, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #7-8)
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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.
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