Hidden Empire comes to a satisfyingly ambiguous close in issue #5 with the fate of Qi'ra's pitched fight vs. the Sith unsuccessful. Or was it? It's an ending that leaves more questions with numerous potential answers.
In Star Wars #33, Leia, Luke, Lando, Chewbacca and Amilyn cement new friends -- perhaps potential alllies -- as the flagship comics shifts its focus to Luke's quest for a new lightsaber, while Lando realizes his reputation is more than just a tool to be wielded.
Comics out today and broken down on this week's episode:
Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
April 12 _ Doctor Aphra #30, Bounty Hunters #33, Ewoks #1 One-Shot, The High Republic #8 (of 10), The High Republic Adventures #4 (of 8)
April 19 _ Sana Starros #3 (of 5), Yoda #6 (of 10), The Nameless Terror #2 (of 4)
April 26 _ Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), Darth Vader #33, Doctor Aphra #31, The High Republic Adventures #5 (of 8), The High Republic Adventures -- Quest of the Jedi #1 One-Shot
May 2 _ The High Republic (Vol. 2) "Balance of the Force" TPB (Collects #1-5); The Mandalorian "Season One, Part II" TPB (Collecting #5-8)
May 3 _ Star Wars #34, Lando #1, Yoda #7 (10), The Nameless Terror #3 (of 4), Hyperspace Stories #5 (of 12)
May 6 _ The High Republic Adventures Free Comic Book Day Issue
May 10 _ Darth Vader #34, The High Republic #9 (of 10), The High Republic Adventures #6 (of 8), Hyperspace Stories #6 (of 12), Jabba's Palace #1 (2nd Printing)
May 16 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3) Vol. 5 "The Path to Victory" TPB (Collects #26-30)
May 17 _ Bounty Hunters #34, The Nameless Terror #4 (of 4), Hyperspace Stories #7 (of 12)
May 23 _ The Edge of Balance -- Precedent
May 24 _ Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #2 (of 4), The High Republic #10 (of 10), The High Republic Adventures #7 (of 8)
May 30 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 6 (Collects Star Wars (Vol. 1) #89-107 and #108)
May 31 _ Doctor Aphra #32, Sana Starros #4 (of 5)
June 6 _ Han Solo & Chewbacca Vol. 2 "The Crystal Run, Part Two" TPB (Collects #6-10)
June 7 _ Star Wars #35, The Empire #1 one-shot, Yoda #8 (of 10), Hyperspace Stories #8 (of 12), The High Republic Adventures #8 (of 8)
June 14 _ Darth Vader #35, Sana Starros #5 (of 5)
June 20 _ Star Wars -- Hyperspace Stories "Rebels and Resistance" TPB (Collects #1-4)
June 21 _ The Mandalorian Season 2 #1, Bounty Hunters #35
June 27 _ The Blade TPB (Collects #1-4) and Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 6 "Return of the Handmaidens" TPB (Collects #28-32)
June 28 _ Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #3 (of 4), Doctor Aphra #33
July 5 _ Hidden Empire TPB (Collects #1-5)
July 11 _ StarWars Legends Epic Collection: Tales of the Jedi Vol. 3 (Collects Dark Lords of the Sith #1-6, The Sith War #1-6, Redemption #1-5 and material from Star Wars Tales #23 and Dark Horse Comics #7-9)
Aug. 1 _ Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 6, “Ascendant” TPB (Collects #26-31)
Aug. 3 _ Dark Droids #1
Aug. 9 _ Star Wars #37
Aug. 16 _ Darth Vader #37
Aug. 22 _ The High Republic Phase II, Vol. 2, "Battle for the Force" TPB (Collects #6-10)
Aug. 23 _ Doctor Aphra #35
Aug. 29 _ Doctor Aphra Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Doctor Aphra, Vol. 2, #1-25) and The High Republic Adventures -- The Complete Phase (Collects 1-13, Galactic Bake-Off one-shot and Free Comic Book Day 2021 issues published by IDW, along with 2023's Free Comic Book Day issue) and The Nameless Terror TPB (Collects #1-4)
Aug. 30 _ Bounty Hunters #35
Sept. 5 _ The High Republic Adventures (Vol. 2) Vol. 1 TPB (Collects #1-4) and Hyperspace Stories Vol. 2 "Scum and Villainy" TPB (Collects #5-8)
Sept. 12 _ Sana Starros TPB (Collects #1-5)
Sept. 19 _ Tales From the Death Star HC Graphic Novel, Bounty Hunters, Vol. 6, "Bedlam on Bestine" TPB (Collects #29-34)
Sept. 26 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 6, "Quests of the Force" TPB (Collects #32-35)
Oct. 10 _ The High Republic Adventures -- The Monster of Temple Peak and Other Stories (Collects Monster of Temple Peak 1-4 and The High Republic Adventures Annual), Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 7, TPB (Collects #33-39)
Oct. 17 _ The High Republic Phase One Omnibus (Collects The High Republic (Vol. 1) #1-15, Eye of the Storm #1-2 and Trail of Shadows #1-5)
Oct. 31 _ 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)
Nov. 7 _ Star Wars: Scoundrels, Rebels and The Empire TPB (Collects the Jabba's Palace, Ewoks, Lando, The Empire, The Rebellion and Max Rebo one-shots)
Nov. 14 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion, Vol. 2 Omnibus; Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 8 (Collects Star Wars: Empire 5-6, 8-13, 15; Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron 1/2; Star Wars: A New Hope Special Edition 1-4; Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead 1; material from Star Wars Tales 1, 6, 8-10, 12, 14, 16, 19)
Dec. 3 _ Yoda TPB (Collects Yoda #1-10)
Dec. 5 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 7 (Collects Boba Fett - Bounty on Bar-Kooda 1, Boba Fett - When the Fat Lady Swings 2, Boba Fett - Murder Most Foul 3, Boba Fett - Agent of Doom 1, Jedi Academy - Leviathan 1-4, The Mixed-Up Droid 1, Union 1-4, Chewbacca 1-4 and material from Star Wars Tales 19)
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Jan. 2 _ Darth Vader -- Black, White & Red Treasury Edition (Collects #1-4)
Jan. 9 _ Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 7 TPB (Collects #32-33, TBD)
Jan. 23 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Menace Revealed, Vol. 4 (Collects The Bounty Hunters - Aurra Sing 1; Star Wars: Starfighter - Crossbones 1-3; Free Comic Book Day 2002: Star Wars 1; Star Wars: Republic 46-48; Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 1-4; Star Wars: Hasbro/Toys ‘R’ Us Exclusive 1-4 and material from Dark Horse Extra 44-47; Star Wars Tales 2, 7, 14, 18, 20, 24)
June 11 _ 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).
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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.
In Star Wars #33, Leia, Luke, Lando, Chewbacca and Amilyn cement new friends -- perhaps potential alllies -- as the flagship comics shifts its focus to Luke's quest for a new lightsaber, while Lando realizes his reputation is more than just a tool to be wielded.
Comics out today and broken down on this week's episode:
- Star Wars #33 (17:21)
- The Hidden Empire #5 (of 5) (30:40)
Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
- The Blade #1 (of 4)
- The High Republic (Vol. 2) #3 (of 10)
- Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #27
- Han Solo & Chewbacca #8 (of 10)
- Yoda #2 (of 10)
- Star Wars Celebration Europa starts on Friday. We've got a listing of comics-related panels below in the show notes.
- The covers for the second printing of the Jabba's Palace one-shot are by Todd Nauck and Rachelle Rosenberg, while the 1:25 2nd printing variant is by Alex Maleev. It's due out May 10.
- Darth Vader -- Black, White & Red will get a Treasury Edition collection in January.
- More Solo: A Star Wars Story 5th Anniversary variants are filtering out for May's Star Wars comics. You can see them on the Facebook page.
- If you're so inclined, subscriptions to The Mandalorian 2 are now available via Marvel.
- April 7 Star Wars Libri & Comics at the Holonet News Stage (2-3 p.m.)
- April 8 -- The High Republic at the Galaxy Stage (1-2 p.m.)
- April 8 -- Bounty Hunters, Smugglers, and Gangsters: The Scum and Villainy Through the Years at the Fan Stage (6-7 p.m.)
- April 9 -- Hyperspace Stories: Dark Horse Comics Returns at the Galaxy Stage (12:30-1:30 p.m.)
- April 9 -- Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories From a Galaxy Far, Far Away on the Twin Suns Stage (5:30-6:30 p.m.)
- April 10 -- Marvel Comics: Star Wars on the Galaxy Stage (12:30-1:30 p.m.).
April 12 _ Doctor Aphra #30, Bounty Hunters #33, Ewoks #1 One-Shot, The High Republic #8 (of 10), The High Republic Adventures #4 (of 8)
April 19 _ Sana Starros #3 (of 5), Yoda #6 (of 10), The Nameless Terror #2 (of 4)
April 26 _ Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), Darth Vader #33, Doctor Aphra #31, The High Republic Adventures #5 (of 8), The High Republic Adventures -- Quest of the Jedi #1 One-Shot
May 2 _ The High Republic (Vol. 2) "Balance of the Force" TPB (Collects #1-5); The Mandalorian "Season One, Part II" TPB (Collecting #5-8)
May 3 _ Star Wars #34, Lando #1, Yoda #7 (10), The Nameless Terror #3 (of 4), Hyperspace Stories #5 (of 12)
May 6 _ The High Republic Adventures Free Comic Book Day Issue
May 10 _ Darth Vader #34, The High Republic #9 (of 10), The High Republic Adventures #6 (of 8), Hyperspace Stories #6 (of 12), Jabba's Palace #1 (2nd Printing)
May 16 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3) Vol. 5 "The Path to Victory" TPB (Collects #26-30)
May 17 _ Bounty Hunters #34, The Nameless Terror #4 (of 4), Hyperspace Stories #7 (of 12)
May 23 _ The Edge of Balance -- Precedent
May 24 _ Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #2 (of 4), The High Republic #10 (of 10), The High Republic Adventures #7 (of 8)
May 30 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 6 (Collects Star Wars (Vol. 1) #89-107 and #108)
May 31 _ Doctor Aphra #32, Sana Starros #4 (of 5)
June 6 _ Han Solo & Chewbacca Vol. 2 "The Crystal Run, Part Two" TPB (Collects #6-10)
June 7 _ Star Wars #35, The Empire #1 one-shot, Yoda #8 (of 10), Hyperspace Stories #8 (of 12), The High Republic Adventures #8 (of 8)
June 14 _ Darth Vader #35, Sana Starros #5 (of 5)
June 20 _ Star Wars -- Hyperspace Stories "Rebels and Resistance" TPB (Collects #1-4)
June 21 _ The Mandalorian Season 2 #1, Bounty Hunters #35
June 27 _ The Blade TPB (Collects #1-4) and Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 6 "Return of the Handmaidens" TPB (Collects #28-32)
June 28 _ Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #3 (of 4), Doctor Aphra #33
July 5 _ Hidden Empire TPB (Collects #1-5)
July 11 _ StarWars Legends Epic Collection: Tales of the Jedi Vol. 3 (Collects Dark Lords of the Sith #1-6, The Sith War #1-6, Redemption #1-5 and material from Star Wars Tales #23 and Dark Horse Comics #7-9)
Aug. 1 _ Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 6, “Ascendant” TPB (Collects #26-31)
Aug. 3 _ Dark Droids #1
Aug. 9 _ Star Wars #37
Aug. 16 _ Darth Vader #37
Aug. 22 _ The High Republic Phase II, Vol. 2, "Battle for the Force" TPB (Collects #6-10)
Aug. 23 _ Doctor Aphra #35
Aug. 29 _ Doctor Aphra Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Doctor Aphra, Vol. 2, #1-25) and The High Republic Adventures -- The Complete Phase (Collects 1-13, Galactic Bake-Off one-shot and Free Comic Book Day 2021 issues published by IDW, along with 2023's Free Comic Book Day issue) and The Nameless Terror TPB (Collects #1-4)
Aug. 30 _ Bounty Hunters #35
Sept. 5 _ The High Republic Adventures (Vol. 2) Vol. 1 TPB (Collects #1-4) and Hyperspace Stories Vol. 2 "Scum and Villainy" TPB (Collects #5-8)
Sept. 12 _ Sana Starros TPB (Collects #1-5)
Sept. 19 _ Tales From the Death Star HC Graphic Novel, Bounty Hunters, Vol. 6, "Bedlam on Bestine" TPB (Collects #29-34)
Sept. 26 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 6, "Quests of the Force" TPB (Collects #32-35)
Oct. 10 _ The High Republic Adventures -- The Monster of Temple Peak and Other Stories (Collects Monster of Temple Peak 1-4 and The High Republic Adventures Annual), Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 7, TPB (Collects #33-39)
Oct. 17 _ The High Republic Phase One Omnibus (Collects The High Republic (Vol. 1) #1-15, Eye of the Storm #1-2 and Trail of Shadows #1-5)
Oct. 31 _ 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)
Nov. 7 _ Star Wars: Scoundrels, Rebels and The Empire TPB (Collects the Jabba's Palace, Ewoks, Lando, The Empire, The Rebellion and Max Rebo one-shots)
Nov. 14 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion, Vol. 2 Omnibus; Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 8 (Collects Star Wars: Empire 5-6, 8-13, 15; Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron 1/2; Star Wars: A New Hope Special Edition 1-4; Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead 1; material from Star Wars Tales 1, 6, 8-10, 12, 14, 16, 19)
Dec. 3 _ Yoda TPB (Collects Yoda #1-10)
Dec. 5 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 7 (Collects Boba Fett - Bounty on Bar-Kooda 1, Boba Fett - When the Fat Lady Swings 2, Boba Fett - Murder Most Foul 3, Boba Fett - Agent of Doom 1, Jedi Academy - Leviathan 1-4, The Mixed-Up Droid 1, Union 1-4, Chewbacca 1-4 and material from Star Wars Tales 19)
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Jan. 2 _ Darth Vader -- Black, White & Red Treasury Edition (Collects #1-4)
Jan. 9 _ Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 7 TPB (Collects #32-33, TBD)
Jan. 23 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Menace Revealed, Vol. 4 (Collects The Bounty Hunters - Aurra Sing 1; Star Wars: Starfighter - Crossbones 1-3; Free Comic Book Day 2002: Star Wars 1; Star Wars: Republic 46-48; Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 1-4; Star Wars: Hasbro/Toys ‘R’ Us Exclusive 1-4 and material from Dark Horse Extra 44-47; Star Wars Tales 2, 7, 14, 18, 20, 24)
June 11 _ 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).
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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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