A tender side arises in the pages of Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #39 in an ending that made us proclam: "Dammit, Alyssa!"
In Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #41, the Dark Droids event coalesces nicely into the foundational character building that Greg Pak has been doing since the first issue.
The High Republic Phase III #2 (of 10) sees Keeve Trennis deftly balance herself between two enemies as the issue lets loose with a reveal guaranteed to drive High Republic fans into paroxysms.
The Revelations (2023) one-shot provides a satsifying look forward to what to expect in 2024, including the hopeful return of a certain morally ambivalent archeologist, along with a classic crime gang from Marvel's '77-86 run of Star Wars comics. (And yes, there is a Thrawn preview.)
Comics Discussed This Week:
Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:
Dec. 27 _ Dark Droids #5 (of 5), The Mandalorian Season 2 #7 (of 8)
Jan. 3 _ Darth Vader #42, Shadows of Starlight #4 (of 4), Darth Vader -- Black, White & Red Treasury Edition (Collects 1-4)
Jan. 10 _ Star Wars #42, The Mandalorian Season 2 #8 (of 8)
Jan. 16 _ Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Vol. 2, "Scum and Villainy" TPB (Collects 5-8)
Jan. 17 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #2, Bounty Hunters #42, Obi-Wan Kenobi #4 (of 6), The High Republic Phase III #3
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)
Jan. 24 _ Thrawn Alliances #1
Jan. 31 _ Doctor Aphra #40
Feb. 7 _ Mace Windu #1, Obi-Wan Kenobi #5
Feb. 14 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #3, Darth Vader #43
Feb. 21 _ Star Wars #43, The High Republic Phase III #4, Star Wars Visions Takashi Okazaki #1
Feb. 27 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Rise of the Sith, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Jedi - The Dark Side 1-5, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express 1-2, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan - Last Stand on Ord Mantell 1-3, Jedi Council - Acts of War 1-4 and material from Star Wars (1998) 4-6, Star Wars Tales 1-3, 5, 7, 9-10, 13-14 and 24)
Feb. 28 _ Thrawn Alliances #2
March 5 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 7 (Collects 37-41), Dark Droids: D-Squad TPB (Collects 1-4)
March 6 _ Star Wars #44, The High Republic Phase III #5
March 13 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #4, Darth Vader #44, Mace Windu #2 (of 4)
March 19 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Collects Republic 78-80, Purge, Purge - Seconds to Die, Purge - The Hidden Blade one-shots, Purge - The Tyrant’s Fist 1-2, Darth Vader and the Lost Command 1-5 and Dark Times 1-5)
March 20 _ Jango Fett #1, The High Republic Adventures -- Crash Landing One-Shot, Thrawn: Alliances #3 (of 4)
March 26 _ Dark Droids TPB (Collects 1-5)
March 27 _ Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation #6 (of 6)
April 3 _ Star Wars #45, The High Republic Phase III #6
April 9 _ Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 8 TPB (Collects 37-41), The Mandalorian Season 2, Part II TPB (Collects 5-8)
April 10 _ The High Republic -- Saber for Hire #1 (of 4)
April 16 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Collects Mara Jade - By the Emperor’s Hand 0-6, Shadows of the Empire - Evolution 1-5, The Jabba Tape, Boba Fett - Twin Engines of Destruction and material from Star Wars Tales 1, 3-5, 10, 14-15, 20 and 22); Bounty Hunters Vol. 7 TPB “Dark Droids” (Collects 35-41)
April 23 _ Star Wars by Gillen & Pak Omnibus (Collects Star Wars (2015) 38-75, Star Wars Annual 4, Star Wars: Empire Ascendant 1); Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 7 “Dark Droids” TPB (Collects 32-40)
April 30 _ The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight TPB (Collects 1-4)
May 4 _ Young Jedi Adventures (FCBD), Star Wars #1 (FCBD)
May 14 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion, Vol. 2 Omnibus (Collects Star Wars: River of Chaos (1995) 1-4; Star Wars: Empire (2002) 28-40; Star Wars: Rebellion (2006) 1-16; Star Wars: Boba Fett – Overkill (2006) 1; Star Wars: Boba Fett (1997) 1/2; Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye (1995) 1-4; material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion (2006) 0; Star Wars Tales (1999) 3, 15, 17, 21)
May 21 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Old Republic, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Collects Knights of the Old Republic 1-18 and material from Kings of the Old Republic/Rebellion 0)
June 4 _ The High Republic Phase III TPB (Collects 1-4
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); Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-6); Hyperspace Stories Vol. 3 TPB "Light and Shadow" (Collects 9-12)
June 18 _ The High Republic Phase III, Vol. 1, TPB (Collects 1-4)
July 16 _ Star Wars Legends: Tales of the Jedi omnibus (Collects Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Prisoner of Bogan 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force War 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi 0, 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, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Sith War 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption 1-5, material from Star Wars Tales 23 and Dark Horse Comics 7-9); Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection Star Wars, Vol. 1 (Collects Star Wars (2015) 1-14, Director's Cut: Star Wars Vader Down 1, Darth Vader (2015) 13-15)
July 23 _ Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon
Aug. 6 _ Mace Windu TPB (Collects 1-4, Revelations (2023) Story)
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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 Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #41, the Dark Droids event coalesces nicely into the foundational character building that Greg Pak has been doing since the first issue.
The High Republic Phase III #2 (of 10) sees Keeve Trennis deftly balance herself between two enemies as the issue lets loose with a reveal guaranteed to drive High Republic fans into paroxysms.
The Revelations (2023) one-shot provides a satsifying look forward to what to expect in 2024, including the hopeful return of a certain morally ambivalent archeologist, along with a classic crime gang from Marvel's '77-86 run of Star Wars comics. (And yes, there is a Thrawn preview.)
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Darth Vader #41 (07:29)
- Doctor Aphra #39 (18:17)
- The High Republic Phase III #2 (30:48)
- Revelations (2023) #1 (44:30)
- Bounty Hunters #38
- Dark Droids: D-Squad #1 (of 4)
- Unlettered preview pages for Thrawn Alliances #1 (of 4) are on our Facebook page, so too, are pages from Mace Windu #1 (of 4).
- Marc Guggenheim broke down a key scene in Dark Droids: D-Squad #4 in his LegalDispatch substack. Definitely worth checking out the behind-the-scenes process.
- Dark Horse's Hyperspace Stories, Vol. 3 "Light and Shadow" TPB is now due out June 11 and not May 21.
- Check out the B covers for Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #2 and 3 by Soroush Barazesh and Cherielle, respectively, on the Facebook page.
Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:
Dec. 27 _ Dark Droids #5 (of 5), The Mandalorian Season 2 #7 (of 8)
Jan. 3 _ Darth Vader #42, Shadows of Starlight #4 (of 4), Darth Vader -- Black, White & Red Treasury Edition (Collects 1-4)
Jan. 10 _ Star Wars #42, The Mandalorian Season 2 #8 (of 8)
Jan. 16 _ Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Vol. 2, "Scum and Villainy" TPB (Collects 5-8)
Jan. 17 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #2, Bounty Hunters #42, Obi-Wan Kenobi #4 (of 6), The High Republic Phase III #3
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)
Jan. 24 _ Thrawn Alliances #1
Jan. 31 _ Doctor Aphra #40
Feb. 7 _ Mace Windu #1, Obi-Wan Kenobi #5
Feb. 14 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #3, Darth Vader #43
Feb. 21 _ Star Wars #43, The High Republic Phase III #4, Star Wars Visions Takashi Okazaki #1
Feb. 27 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Rise of the Sith, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Jedi - The Dark Side 1-5, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express 1-2, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan - Last Stand on Ord Mantell 1-3, Jedi Council - Acts of War 1-4 and material from Star Wars (1998) 4-6, Star Wars Tales 1-3, 5, 7, 9-10, 13-14 and 24)
Feb. 28 _ Thrawn Alliances #2
March 5 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 7 (Collects 37-41), Dark Droids: D-Squad TPB (Collects 1-4)
March 6 _ Star Wars #44, The High Republic Phase III #5
March 13 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #4, Darth Vader #44, Mace Windu #2 (of 4)
March 19 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Collects Republic 78-80, Purge, Purge - Seconds to Die, Purge - The Hidden Blade one-shots, Purge - The Tyrant’s Fist 1-2, Darth Vader and the Lost Command 1-5 and Dark Times 1-5)
March 20 _ Jango Fett #1, The High Republic Adventures -- Crash Landing One-Shot, Thrawn: Alliances #3 (of 4)
March 26 _ Dark Droids TPB (Collects 1-5)
March 27 _ Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation #6 (of 6)
April 3 _ Star Wars #45, The High Republic Phase III #6
April 9 _ Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 8 TPB (Collects 37-41), The Mandalorian Season 2, Part II TPB (Collects 5-8)
April 10 _ The High Republic -- Saber for Hire #1 (of 4)
April 16 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Collects Mara Jade - By the Emperor’s Hand 0-6, Shadows of the Empire - Evolution 1-5, The Jabba Tape, Boba Fett - Twin Engines of Destruction and material from Star Wars Tales 1, 3-5, 10, 14-15, 20 and 22); Bounty Hunters Vol. 7 TPB “Dark Droids” (Collects 35-41)
April 23 _ Star Wars by Gillen & Pak Omnibus (Collects Star Wars (2015) 38-75, Star Wars Annual 4, Star Wars: Empire Ascendant 1); Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 7 “Dark Droids” TPB (Collects 32-40)
April 30 _ The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight TPB (Collects 1-4)
May 4 _ Young Jedi Adventures (FCBD), Star Wars #1 (FCBD)
May 14 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion, Vol. 2 Omnibus (Collects Star Wars: River of Chaos (1995) 1-4; Star Wars: Empire (2002) 28-40; Star Wars: Rebellion (2006) 1-16; Star Wars: Boba Fett – Overkill (2006) 1; Star Wars: Boba Fett (1997) 1/2; Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye (1995) 1-4; material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion (2006) 0; Star Wars Tales (1999) 3, 15, 17, 21)
May 21 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Old Republic, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Collects Knights of the Old Republic 1-18 and material from Kings of the Old Republic/Rebellion 0)
June 4 _ The High Republic Phase III TPB (Collects 1-4
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); Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-6); Hyperspace Stories Vol. 3 TPB "Light and Shadow" (Collects 9-12)
June 18 _ The High Republic Phase III, Vol. 1, TPB (Collects 1-4)
July 16 _ Star Wars Legends: Tales of the Jedi omnibus (Collects Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Prisoner of Bogan 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force War 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi 0, 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, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Sith War 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption 1-5, material from Star Wars Tales 23 and Dark Horse Comics 7-9); Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection Star Wars, Vol. 1 (Collects Star Wars (2015) 1-14, Director's Cut: Star Wars Vader Down 1, Darth Vader (2015) 13-15)
July 23 _ Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon
Aug. 6 _ Mace Windu TPB (Collects 1-4, Revelations (2023) Story)
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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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