With a dearth of Star Wars comics this week, we're catching up on the latest scheduling changes, opining on March's solicits and Jeff reviews "Avatar: The Way of Water."
Comics out today and broken down on this week's episode:
_ None
Star Wars Comics on Marvel Unlimited This Week:
_ Obi-Wan #5
_ Bounty Hunters #27
News
_ Three of artist Mateus Manhanini's Black History month variants, including Finn on Hidden Empire #3, Jannah on Darth Vader #31 and Phel Starros on Sana Starros #1. Also coming are Black History Month covers for Bounty Hunters #31 (Feb. 15), Doctor Aphra #29 (Feb. 22), The High Republic #5 (Feb. 8), The Mandalorian #8 (Feb. 15), Star Wars #31 (Feb. 15), Yoda #4 (Feb. 22) and The Blade #4 (March 29).
_ The High Republic (Vol. 2) #4 has been pushed back a week to Jan. 11.
_ Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #4 (of 12) is set for Feb. 1 and not in January, while #5 is now due out Feb. 15, per Dark Horse's website.
_ If you're aiming to add to your Star Wars The High Republic (Vol. 1) run, Unknown Comics has an 11-pack bundle (#2-12) with variant covers it offered up for sale for $80. (This is a PSA, not a referral.)
Upcoming Star Wars comics, TPBs and omnibus editions:
Updated Dec. 24, 2022
Dec. 27 _ Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2), Vol. 5 The Spark Eternal TPB (Collects #21-25)
Dec. 28 _ Doctor Aphra #27, Han Solo & Chewbacca #8 (of 10), Yoda #2 (of 10), The Blade #1 (of 4), The High Republic #3
Jan. 3 _ Tales From the Rancor Pit (General Release)
Jan. 4 _ Star Wars #30, The High Republic #2 (2nd Printing), The Mandalorian #5 (2nd Printing)
Jan. 10 _ Darth Vader (Vol. 3), Vol. 5: The Shadow's Shadow TPB (Collects #23-27
Jan. 11 _ Darth Vader #30, The Mandalorian #7 (of 8), The High Republic #4 (of 10), Hidden Empire #1 (2nd Printing), The High Republic Adventures #2 (of 8)
Jan. 18 _ Bounty Hunters #30, Han Solo & Chewbacca #9 (of 10), Revelations #1 (2nd Printing), Yoda #1 (2nd Printing)
Jan. 24 _ Star Wars Legends: 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)
Jan. 25 _ The Blade #2 (of 4), Doctor Aphra #28, Yoda #3 (of 10), The High Republic Adventures #3 (of 8)
Jan. 31 _ 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); Bounty Hunters, Vol. 5 "The Raid on the Vermillion" TPB (Collects #23-28)
Feb. 1 _ Sana Starros #1 (of 5), Hyperspace Stories #4 (of 12)
Feb. 7 _ 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)
Feb. 8 _ The High Republic #5, Hidden Empire #3, Darth Vader #31
Feb. 15 _ Star Wars #31, Bounty Hunters #31, The Mandalorian #8 (of 8), Hyperspace Stories #5 (of 12)
Feb. 22 _ The Blade #3 (of 4), Doctor Aphra #29, Yoda #4 (of 10), The High Republic Adventures #4 (of 8), The Nameless Terror #1 (of 4)
March 1 _ The High Republic Adventures -- Quest of the Jedi #1 One-Shot, Star Wars #32, Hidden Empire #4 (of 5), Han Solo & Chewbacca #10 (of 10)
March 7 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Old Republic, Vol. 5, TPB (Collects Star Wars: Knight Errant 1-5, Knight Errant -- Deluge 1-5, Knight Errant -- Escape 1-5, Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith 1-6 and material from Star Wars Tales #16)
March 8 _ Bounty Hunters #32, Sana Starros #2 (of 5), The High Republic #6 (of 10)
March 14 _ 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)
March 15 _ Hyperspace Stories #6 (of 12), Yoda #5 (of 10)
March 22 _ The Nameless Terror #2 (of 4), Darth Vader #32, The High Republic #7 (of 10)
March 29 _ The Blade #4 (of 4), Jabba’s Palace #1
April 4 _ The Mandalorian, Season One, Part II TPB (Collecting #5-8)
April 12 _ Doctor Aphra #30
April 18 _ Star Wars -- Hyperspace Stories TPB (Collects 1-4)
May 2 _ The High Republic (Vol. 2) Balance of the Force TPB (Collects #1-5)
May 6 _ The High Republic Adventures Free Comic Book Day Issue
May 9 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 6 (Collects Star Wars (Vol. 1) #89-107 and #108)
June 20 _ May 2 _ Doctor Aphra Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Doctor Aphra, Vol. 2, #1-25)
June 27 _ The High Republic Adventures (Vol. 2) Vol. 1 TPB (Collects #1-4)
July 18 _ Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Dark Times -- Fire Carrier 1-5, Dark Times -- A Spark Remains 1-5, Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin 1-5, Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 1-5, Droids Special #1, Droids (1994) 1-6, Droids (1995) 1-8, Star Wars: The Protocol Offensive, plus material from Star Wars Visionaries, Star Wars Tales 11-12, 15 and 20, Dark Horse Presents Annual ’99 and Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #1); Hyperspace Stories Vol. 1 (Collects #1-4)
July 26 _ Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Star Wars: The Jabba Tape; Heir to the Empire #1-6, Dark Force Rising 1-6, The Last Command 1-6. Dark Empire 1-6, Dark Empire II 1-6), Empire's End 1-2, Boba Fett -- Twin Engines of Destruction, Bounty on Bar-Kooda, When the Fat Lady Swings, Murder Most Foul and Agent of Doom, Star Wars Handbook #3 and material from Star Wars Tales 1, 3-5, 10, 14, 20 and 22}
Aug. 29 _ The Nameless Terror TPB (Collects #1-4)
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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 out today and broken down on this week's episode:
_ None
Star Wars Comics on Marvel Unlimited This Week:
_ Obi-Wan #5
_ Bounty Hunters #27
News
_ Three of artist Mateus Manhanini's Black History month variants, including Finn on Hidden Empire #3, Jannah on Darth Vader #31 and Phel Starros on Sana Starros #1. Also coming are Black History Month covers for Bounty Hunters #31 (Feb. 15), Doctor Aphra #29 (Feb. 22), The High Republic #5 (Feb. 8), The Mandalorian #8 (Feb. 15), Star Wars #31 (Feb. 15), Yoda #4 (Feb. 22) and The Blade #4 (March 29).
_ The High Republic (Vol. 2) #4 has been pushed back a week to Jan. 11.
_ Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #4 (of 12) is set for Feb. 1 and not in January, while #5 is now due out Feb. 15, per Dark Horse's website.
_ If you're aiming to add to your Star Wars The High Republic (Vol. 1) run, Unknown Comics has an 11-pack bundle (#2-12) with variant covers it offered up for sale for $80. (This is a PSA, not a referral.)
Upcoming Star Wars comics, TPBs and omnibus editions:
Updated Dec. 24, 2022
Dec. 27 _ Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2), Vol. 5 The Spark Eternal TPB (Collects #21-25)
Dec. 28 _ Doctor Aphra #27, Han Solo & Chewbacca #8 (of 10), Yoda #2 (of 10), The Blade #1 (of 4), The High Republic #3
Jan. 3 _ Tales From the Rancor Pit (General Release)
Jan. 4 _ Star Wars #30, The High Republic #2 (2nd Printing), The Mandalorian #5 (2nd Printing)
Jan. 10 _ Darth Vader (Vol. 3), Vol. 5: The Shadow's Shadow TPB (Collects #23-27
Jan. 11 _ Darth Vader #30, The Mandalorian #7 (of 8), The High Republic #4 (of 10), Hidden Empire #1 (2nd Printing), The High Republic Adventures #2 (of 8)
Jan. 18 _ Bounty Hunters #30, Han Solo & Chewbacca #9 (of 10), Revelations #1 (2nd Printing), Yoda #1 (2nd Printing)
Jan. 24 _ Star Wars Legends: 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)
Jan. 25 _ The Blade #2 (of 4), Doctor Aphra #28, Yoda #3 (of 10), The High Republic Adventures #3 (of 8)
Jan. 31 _ 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); Bounty Hunters, Vol. 5 "The Raid on the Vermillion" TPB (Collects #23-28)
Feb. 1 _ Sana Starros #1 (of 5), Hyperspace Stories #4 (of 12)
Feb. 7 _ 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)
Feb. 8 _ The High Republic #5, Hidden Empire #3, Darth Vader #31
Feb. 15 _ Star Wars #31, Bounty Hunters #31, The Mandalorian #8 (of 8), Hyperspace Stories #5 (of 12)
Feb. 22 _ The Blade #3 (of 4), Doctor Aphra #29, Yoda #4 (of 10), The High Republic Adventures #4 (of 8), The Nameless Terror #1 (of 4)
March 1 _ The High Republic Adventures -- Quest of the Jedi #1 One-Shot, Star Wars #32, Hidden Empire #4 (of 5), Han Solo & Chewbacca #10 (of 10)
March 7 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Old Republic, Vol. 5, TPB (Collects Star Wars: Knight Errant 1-5, Knight Errant -- Deluge 1-5, Knight Errant -- Escape 1-5, Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith 1-6 and material from Star Wars Tales #16)
March 8 _ Bounty Hunters #32, Sana Starros #2 (of 5), The High Republic #6 (of 10)
March 14 _ 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)
March 15 _ Hyperspace Stories #6 (of 12), Yoda #5 (of 10)
March 22 _ The Nameless Terror #2 (of 4), Darth Vader #32, The High Republic #7 (of 10)
March 29 _ The Blade #4 (of 4), Jabba’s Palace #1
April 4 _ The Mandalorian, Season One, Part II TPB (Collecting #5-8)
April 12 _ Doctor Aphra #30
April 18 _ Star Wars -- Hyperspace Stories TPB (Collects 1-4)
May 2 _ The High Republic (Vol. 2) Balance of the Force TPB (Collects #1-5)
May 6 _ The High Republic Adventures Free Comic Book Day Issue
May 9 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 6 (Collects Star Wars (Vol. 1) #89-107 and #108)
June 20 _ May 2 _ Doctor Aphra Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Doctor Aphra, Vol. 2, #1-25)
June 27 _ The High Republic Adventures (Vol. 2) Vol. 1 TPB (Collects #1-4)
July 18 _ Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Dark Times -- Fire Carrier 1-5, Dark Times -- A Spark Remains 1-5, Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin 1-5, Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows 1-5, Droids Special #1, Droids (1994) 1-6, Droids (1995) 1-8, Star Wars: The Protocol Offensive, plus material from Star Wars Visionaries, Star Wars Tales 11-12, 15 and 20, Dark Horse Presents Annual ’99 and Star Wars Galaxy Magazine #1); Hyperspace Stories Vol. 1 (Collects #1-4)
July 26 _ Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Star Wars: The Jabba Tape; Heir to the Empire #1-6, Dark Force Rising 1-6, The Last Command 1-6. Dark Empire 1-6, Dark Empire II 1-6), Empire's End 1-2, Boba Fett -- Twin Engines of Destruction, Bounty on Bar-Kooda, When the Fat Lady Swings, Murder Most Foul and Agent of Doom, Star Wars Handbook #3 and material from Star Wars Tales 1, 3-5, 10, 14, 20 and 22}
Aug. 29 _ The Nameless Terror TPB (Collects #1-4)
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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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