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Destinations are charted in The High Republic Adventures -- Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #2, while in The High Republic Adventures -- Echoes of Fear #3, the mystery deepens, but should it be set aside? In The Battle of Jakku -- Republic Under Seige #2, the New Republic takes real stock of the 4-D chess game being played by Moff Adelhard even as Gallius Rax sets out to ensure a smooth transition to a new, final order.Comics Discussed This Week:The High Republic Adventures -- Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #2 (of 4)The High Republic Adventures -- Echoes of Fear #3 (of 4)The Battle of Jakku -- Republic Under Seige #2 (of 4)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Star Wars (Vol. 3) #49News: Marvel's February Star Wars comics solicits are out, as are Dark Horse's March solicits. Of note? No Doctor Aphra ongoing and The Battle of Jakku maxi-series will not lead into a monthly book, at least in February.Dark Horse's Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories -- The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #1 has been delay

Ram takes center stage, as does Valo, in Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #12 (of 17) while the Battle of Jakku advances to the next phase with Republic Under Seige #1 (of 4) with what appears to be the first cameo of Gallius Rax and the return of a fan-favorite character.Comics Discussed This Week:The High Republic Adventures Phase III #12The Battle of Jakku -- Republic Under Seige #1 (of 4)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #49News: We've completed the migration to Bluesky. You can find us directly at https://bsky.app/profile/starwarssplashpage.bsky.social.The long-delayed five-issue The Rise of Skywalker adaptation is finally being released, with the first issue due out Feb. 26.Due out on May 3, 2025, which is Free Comic Book Day, is a look at what's to come in Marvel's Star Wars comics. It's written by Alex Segura, Charles Soule and Marc Guggenheim, with art by by Phil Noto, Luke Ross, Stefano Rffaele and Madibek Musabekov. Dark Horse's offering will

The Ewoks mini-series takes a decidely welcome turn toward Wicket in the second issue, as the story branches off in a new way that we found quite stirring.Comics Discussed This Week:Ewoks #2 (of 4)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The High Republic Phase III #10Inquisitors #2 (of 4)News: We're slowly but steadily migrating to Blue Sky from Twitter. You can find us directly at https://bsky.app/profile/starwarssplashpage.bsky.social.Karen S. Darboe's Black History Month variant cover featuring The Acolyte's Mother Aniseya for Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #1. It's due out Feb. 5.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Nov. 19 _ The High Republic Phase III Vol. 2, “The Hunted” TPB (Collects 5-8, Star Wars: The Acolyte #1)Nov. 20 _ Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Seige #1 (of 4), The High Republic Adventures Phase III #12Nov. 26 _ Star Wars: Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: Shadows and Secrets (Collects 1-12, Director’s Cut 1, Darth Vader Annual 1)Nov. 27 _ Battle of Jakku -

The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising mini-series concludes with its fourth and final issue, yet sets up the next four-issue tale -- Republic Under Seige -- quite nicely. So far the only thing that's left us baffled is simply this: Who is that Azanti on the covers of issues 2 and 3?In Ahsoka #5, the fifth episode of the Disney+ show is adapted quite well, yet offers no deleted scenes or context.Comics Discussed This Week:Ahsoka #5 (of 8)The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #4 (of 4)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #4 (of 4)News: By way of IGN is a short preview of Dec. 18's The High Republic Adventures Phase III -- The Wedding Spectacular One-Shot. You can see it on the Facebook page.RIP to artist Greg Hildebrandt, whom, along with his twin brother TIm, captivated not just us but others, with their amazing art, including that from Star Wars, has passed away, his wife, Jean Scrocco said.Marc Guggenheim, in his latest LegalDispatch, responds to a reade

The High Republic's pirates are back and in business in the pages of Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #11, while in The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #3 (of 4), the Rebel infilatration squad gets a lot closer to Moff Adelhard than perhaps they had intended.Comics Discussed This Week:The High Republic Adventures Phase III #11The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #3 (of 4)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #48News: Kylo Ren's back in Marvel comics, debuting on Feb. 5, written by Charles Soule with art by Luke Ross..In his latest LegalDispatch, writer Marc Guggenheim denotes that the art team on Star Wars -- Jedi Knights -- Madibek Musbekov and Luis Guerro -- will feature as the creative team for the first 10 issues.Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda’s Secret War is set for release July 22.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Nov. 6 _ Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #4, Ahsoka #5 (of 8)Nov. 12  _  Star Wars Legends

No new comics out this week, but plenty of news out of New York Comic Con from Oct. 17-21, including word that Poe Dameron is returning to comics via Dark Horse, Marc Guggenheim and Madibek Musabekov will have a new monthly from Marvel featuring Jedi knights set before the events of The Phantom Menace and plenty of hype about the Battle of Eriadu that's about to go down in the pages of The HIgh Republic Adventures Phase III.What wasn't revealed? Marvel's plans for Star Wars when The Battle of Jakku maxi-series concludes in January. We're hopeful that more details about what's to come will be doled out in the coming weeks. January solicits are due later this week and there might be some clues there (maybe).Comics Discussed This Week:Not a oneStar Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Star Wars (Vol. 3) #48News: Charles Soule and Luke Ross will debut the ongoing Legacy of Vader from Marvel that focuses on Kylo Ren. First issue is due out Feb. 5.Marvel's January solicits are due out later this week, as a

We're taking a step back from our usual coverage of Star Wars comics to interview Bryan Reheil, a writer whose three-issue limited series from Scout Comics -- Milk Run -- debuts on Nov. 27.It's a great story, set in Philadelphia, about Zack Morgan who can create a portal that takes him as far back as 10 years in the past, something he uses to buy groceries to make ends meet, hence the "milk run" in the title. Yet his life starts to change as he ponders the subject of a true-crime podcast about the murder of two beloved social workers and he realizes he might be able to use his power for good.Written by Reheil, with art by Jarret Katz, colors by Robert Nugent, letters and design by Rob Jones and edited by James B. Emmett, it's a story that brings to mind time-traveling adventure akin to "Minority Report" and even "Back to the Future." We've read the first issue and, no lie, we're clamoring for the second one.The issue has two covers -- one by Katz and one by Laura Helsby -- and can be ordered at your comic sho

The now-victorious Rebel Alliance is putting together a team of operatives to try and figure out how to neutralize Moff Adelhard, while Luke Skywalker quests for a key Jedi relic that fans of the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II might be familiar with. Oh, if you're a fan of the Star Wars: Resistance TV show, The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency RIsing #2 (of 4) is for you.Comics Discussed This Week:The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #2 (of 4)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Ahsoka #1 (of 8)News: Due out Jan. 29 is the one-shot, Star Wars: A New Legacy, which marks the 10th anniversary of the Star Wars franchise returning to Marvel. It'll feature several characters introduced since then, including Doctor Aphra, Scar Squadron and the retooled Valance.Marc Guggenheim's new Star Wars comic is set to be announced at NYCC later this week, as are other titles from Marvel and Dark Horse Comics.Some scheduling changes for Dark Horse comics._ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #13 now due

Plenty of tales from The High Republic this week, with Dark Horse's Saber for Hire #4 (of 4), Echoes of Fear #2 (of 4) and Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #1 (of 4), while Marvel released Ahsoka #4 (of 8) and the debut of the four-issue Ewoks mini-series.Comics Discussed This Week:Ahsoka #4 (of 8) (6:17)The High Republic Adventures -- Saber for Hire #4 (of 4) (9:03)The High Republic Adventures -- Echoes of Fear #2 (of 4) (17:40)The High Republic Adventures Phase III -- Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #1 (of 4) (18:12)Ewoks #1 (of 4) (35:14)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The High Republic Phase III #9 (of 10)Inquisitors #1 (of 4)News: The High Republic Adventures Phase 3 #11 now due out Oct. 30 (not Oct. 16) and Echoes of Fear #3 due out Nov. 27, instead of Oct. 30.The Battle of Jakku -- Urgency Rising #1 (of 4) is getting a 2nd printing that's due out Nov. 20. The cover is likely to be the same as the first printing that Phil Noto did.The solicit for Jan. 22's The High Republic Adven

The post-Original Trilogy era takes root in Marvel's Star Wars comics this week with the launch of the 12-issue The Battle of Jakku maxi-series, a sprawling run that's poised to bridge the gap between the just concluded Star Wars and Darth Vader runs with whatever's due to come out in February, and does so in a dramatic, if not menacing fashion.Insurgency Rising #1 (of 4) sets up twain stories in the immediate aftermath of the second Death Star's destruction, bringing to comics key figures from the Aftermath trilogy of novels, the 2015 Star Wars Uprising mobile game and legacy characters like Leia and Luke, with readers poised to learn the events leading up to the fateful final fight over Jakku.It's been a longtime coming, this new story. Based on the first issue, it's poised to deliver.Star Wars: Inquisitors concludes its four-issue run with a story that balances the premonition of knowing when to sacrifice a dream but doing so with a sense of accomplishment in a lushly illustrated tale that spans from Order

Sabine Wren restarts her training with Ahsoka as the search for Thrawn and Ezra continues in the lavishly illustrated third issue of the eight-issue TV show adaptation.Comics Discussed This Week:Ahsoka #3 (of 8) (7:46)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Jango Fett #4 (of 4)News: Based on Dark Horse Comics' January solicits, The High Republic Adventures is set to come to an end with issue #17 in April and seemingly confirmed by Daniel José Older on Twitter.The Bad Batch is returning ... to the comics! The five-issue mini-series is set to start in January from Dark Horse and will be set during the Clone Wars.The High Republic Adventures will get a 2025 annual that's due out on Jan. 22. Marvel's December solicits are on the Facebook page, as are those for January (Last Stand #2 (of 4) and Ahsoka #7 (of 8)).Dark Horse will collect the Crash Landing and Crash and Burn one-shots into the Crash Zone TPB due out April 22, which will also include the as-yet unsolicited The High Republic Adventures Phase

Marvel brings the Original Trilogy era run of Star Wars comics to an end in the pages of Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #50, a weighty issue that not only ties up the recent storyline, but sets some key characters up for the future, particularly Sabé, as readers realize just how much of a hold Palpatine still has over Anakin Skywalker.In Dark Horse Comics' The HIgh Republic Adventures Phase III #10, Sevran Tarkin takes a bold step in reclaiming not just her legacy, but her life, in a rousing story that leaves us feeling good inside, further evidence of just how good this series has been, is and will be.Comics Discussed This Week:The High Republic Adventures Phase III #10 (7:45)Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #50 (26:01)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #47News: December solicits for Marvel and January for Dark Horse Comics are due later this week, likely on Thursday. We'll get our first look at the Last Stand four-issue mini-series that wraps up the 12-issue Battle of Jakku maxi-series.Previe

The Original Trilogy era of Marvel's Star Wars begins it's two-part ending, with the release of Star Wars (Vol. 3) #50, a sprawling yet tight meditation on what it takes to ensure victory and the lengths that some will consider going to attain it. Writer Charles Soule concludes his 50-issue run -- an accomplishment in its own right -- that sets the stage for Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #50 next week.Inquisitors #3 (of 4) sees Tensu Run not only realize the shortcomings of the Jedi Order, yet strive to build upon them for a better future in a deftly crafted story.Comics Discussed This Week:Inquisitors #3 (of 4) (15:14)Star Wars (Vol. 3) #50 (final issue) (31:30)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The High Republic Phase III #8 (of 10)Star Wars (Vol. 3) #47News: Condolences to the family of James Earl Jones. The legendary actor who voiced Darth Vader died this week. He was 93.Condolences to the family of artist John Cassaday. The comic artist and co-creator of Wildstorm's "Planetary" died. He was 52. Ca

This is quite a week for masterful storytelling in Star Wars comics, with The High Republic Adventures Phase III Crash and Burn delivering a juggernaut of a story that meshes splendidly with events in The High Republic Adventures.In Echoes of Fear #1 (of 4), Sith legend and lore mix with The High Republic-era Jedi as mystery deepens in the hunt to ward off the Nameless.Finally, in Marvel's The Acolyte -- Kelnacca #1 one-shot, a somber yet stirring story about the Wookiee master unfolds with care and grace, providing the perfect example of a comic expanding the lore of a story borne from the moving image.Comics Discussed This Week:Crash and Burn #1 One-Shot (7:45)Echoes of Fear #1 (of 4) (17:13)The Acolyte -- Kelnacca #1 One-Shot (24:20)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #2 (of 4)Jango Fett #3 (of 4)News: Unlettered preview pages from Oct. 2's The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #1 (of 4) are on the Facebook page.The TPB collecting the four-issue Echoes o

Just one Star Wars comic is out this week and it's the very solid adaptation of Star Wars: Ahsoka episode No. 2. Though there's no behind-the-scenes peeks or added detail, the issue is, as adaptations, go, top notch from start to finish.Comics Discussed This Week:Ahsoka #2 (of 8) (6:45)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Star Wars (Vol. 3) #46News: Marvel's November Star Wars comics solicits were released last week. The immediate takeaway? Doctor Aphra returns in Battle of Jakku: Republic Under Seige #2 (of 4).Dark Horse will publish a one-shot The High Republic Adventures Phase III Wedding Spectacular that focuses on the matrimony of Lula and Zeen. It's got three great covers, all of which can be found on our Facebook page.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Sept. 3 _ Star Wars, Vol. 8 “The Sith and the Skywalker” TPB (Collects 42-45, material from Revelations (2023) #1 and Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars)Sept. 4 _ The Acolyte — Kelnacca #1, Echoes of Fear #1 (of 4), Th

The Tarkin name looms large in this week's Star Wars comics, with Wilhuff's long-dead ancestors playing a central role in The High Republic Adventures Phase III #9 as the Nihil envelope Eriadu.In Star Wars (Vol. 3) #49, Zhara seeks redemption by following her mentor as Leia Organa reaffirms her steadfast resolve to not only see the Rebellion onto victory, but to ensure those involved don't lose themselves in the fight to come.Comics Discussed This Week:The High Republic Adventures Phase III #9 (6:20)Star Wars (Vol. 3) #49 (24:42)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Mace Windu #4 (of 4)News: Via AiPT Comics is a six-page, unlettered preview of Sept. 18's Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #50, the final issue of the series. (https://aiptcomics.com/.../exclusive-marvel-first-look.../)The Acolyte is reporting not being renewed for a second season. It'd be nice if we got a comics series (mini or maxi) detailing what happened after the final episode.November solicits are due out later this week. Check the Facebook

The third volume of Darth Vader nears its conclusion with #49 setting the stage for Luke's latest confrontation with Darth Vader as Sith and Jedi and Empire and Rebellion seemingly align for a common goal.Comics Discussed This Week:Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #49 (13:28)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #46The High Republic Phase III #7 (Of 10)News: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #50 features a backup story by Greg Pak and Luke Ross that ponders Leia joining the dark side. Derrick Chew's cover (also in a virgin dress) ponders that notion. The issue is due out Sept. 18.The four-issue Darth Maul: Black, White & Red will get a treasury edition release on May 6.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Aug. 20 _ Mace Windu TPB (Collects 1-4, Story from Revelations (2023)
Aug. 21 _ Star Wars #49, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #9, Ahsoka #1 (2nd Printing)Aug. 27 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-5)Aug. 28 _ The High Republic Adventures Ph

Three new Star Wars comics are out today and we've got them all broken down, page by page, with some piercing analysis. Or do we? Proposals are made in The High Republic Adventures Phase III #8 from Dark Horse, while in Inquisitors #2, Fifth Brother and Tensu Run square off. Marvel's The HIgh Republic Phase III comes to a temporary end with issue #10, but it returns in February, picking up where this one concludes.Comics Discussed This Week:The High Republic Adventures Phase III #8 (5:35)Inquisitors #2 (of 4) (16:20)The High Republic Phase III #10 (of 10) (29:24)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Special One-ShotNews: Marvel to release Star Wars Legends The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 3 on June 17.Check the Facebook page or Twitter feed for a peek at unlettered but fully illustrated pages from Sept. 4's The Acolyte -- Kelnacca one shot.Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda's Secret War is due out June 22. It collects Star Wars (Vol. 1) 15-30 and annuals 1 an

When a Sith apprentice comes to your tourist-trap town, it's best to give them a wide berth and let them find their balance, while offering them an abundance of peace and quiet. To do otherwise is folly, as Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #4 explains in explicit details.Comics Discussed This Week:Darth Maul:  Black, White & Red #4 (of 4) (13:42)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #1 (of 4)Jango Fett #2 (of 4)News: The High Republic Phase III returns to Marvel in February in a new series written by Cavan Scott with art by Marika Cresta. Dubbed "Fear of the Jedi," the teaser art features Sskeer, Keeve Trennis, Tey Sirrek, Lourna Dee, Orbalin and Kelnacca from The Acolyte TV show.Check the Facebook page or Twitter feed for a peek at unlettered but fully illustrated pages from Sept. 4's The Acolyte -- Kelnacca one shot.Marc Guggenheim, in his LegalDispatch newsletter, says he's completed the second issue of the Star Wars comics series he's writing.Charles S

Luke is tested by Sabé in Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #48 while Vader is tested by the architect of the Schism Imperial as a showdown between father and soon is seemingly stalled.Comics Discussed This Week:Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #48 (16:50)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Mace Windu #3 (of 4)News: Starting in October, Marvel will three separate four-issue mini-series that centers around the battle of Jakku, with each series -- Insurgency Rising (1-4), Republic Under Siege (1-4) and Last Stand (1-4) -- coming out almost weekly through the end of December. It starts Oct. 2.Marvel will launch a four-issue Star Wars: Ewoks mini-series Oct. 9 by Steve Orlando, Álvaro López & Laura Braga. It's set after the events of the Return of the Jedi and promises not a caravan of courage but a caravan of carnage.The SDCC Lucasfilm panel is set for July 25 at 4:15-5:15 p.m. Pacific daylight time at SDCC. Guests include Justina Ireland, Tessa Gratton and Cavan Scott, so far, and it will be moderated by Patton Oswal