Star Wars Splash Page
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 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.
Episodes
April 17, 2024 • 46 mins
Ty Yorrick (and Drewen) return in a Phase III-set story from Cavan Scott and Rachael in The High Republic Adventures: Saber for Hire #1 (of 4) that features a charming parallel story featuring Kip and Jom that has, to us, some ominous foreshadowing. In Mace Windu #3 (of 4), we're treated to a side of the Jedi we've not really seen much of: Idealist Jedi Knight.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Saber for Hire #1 (of 4) (5:49)
- Mace Windu...
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April 10, 2024 • 56 mins
The adaptation of Thrawn Alliances ends with a cliffhanger and what's surely to be another four-issue mini-series collecting the second half of the Timothy Zahn novel. In Darth Vader #45, Enric Pryde proves his mettle -- and loyalty -- to Vader, despite his fellow Schism Imperial members' bewilderment. Finally, The High Republic travels to Phase II as Tey Sirrek takes center stage in Phase III in a story that provides clarity and r...
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April 3, 2024 • 35 mins
The trial of Lando Calrissian finds the charming con man facing down his past, while plotting his present and future, as he settles comfortably into his new role -- not facade -- as a Rebel in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #45.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Star Wars (Vol. 3) #45 (14:06)
- Dark Droids #5 (of 5)
- The Mandalorian Season 2 #7
- We're getting a Star Wars: The Acol...
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March 27, 2024 • 51 mins
Crash is back, with Ruu along for the jump in Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures -- Crash Landing one-shot, while the adaptation of Obi-Wan Kenobi concludes its six-issue run.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Obi-Wan Kenobi #6 (of 6) (27:07)
- The High Republic Adventures -- Crash Landing (48:06)
- Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #41
- Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #39
- Revelations (2023) #1
- The Hig...
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March 20, 2024 • 66 mins
We open with a remembrance by Jeff of singer/songwriter Michael Knott, an artist who had an outsized influence on him. It's a touching tribute and worth your time.
Then we break down the latest Star Wars comics news (8:45) and dive into Thrawn Alliances #3, Star Wars Visions: Takashi Okazaki #1, The High Republic Phase III #5 and last, but not least, Jango Fett #1, which marks writer Ethan J. Sacks' return to a galaxy far, far away.
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Then we break down the latest Star Wars comics news (8:45) and dive into Thrawn Alliances #3, Star Wars Visions: Takashi Okazaki #1, The High Republic Phase III #5 and last, but not least, Jango Fett #1, which marks writer Ethan J. Sacks' return to a galaxy far, far away.
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March 13, 2024 • 64 mins
The prison-ship break begins in earnest in Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #4, an issue filled with several jaw-dropping surprises.
In Darth Vader #44, an Imperial survivor of Dark Droids learns how to balance what's right and what's wrong, provided you stay on Vader's good side.
Mace Windu #2 (of 4) expands on the titular jedi's history and personal philosophy, delivering an inspiring story while mining West End...
In Darth Vader #44, an Imperial survivor of Dark Droids learns how to balance what's right and what's wrong, provided you stay on Vader's good side.
Mace Windu #2 (of 4) expands on the titular jedi's history and personal philosophy, delivering an inspiring story while mining West End...
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March 6, 2024 • 45 mins
Jedi Keeve Trennis and Terec and Ceret have taken matters into their own hands, bringing the captive Lourna Dee with them as they plunge into the Occlusion Zone in a bid to find Sskeer. But does Sskeer even want to be found? The High Republic #4 is laden with surprises and reveals.
In Star Wars #44, Lando Calrissian goes on trial for treason and other crimes against the Rebel Alliance as the body realizes that while justice must be ...
In Star Wars #44, Lando Calrissian goes on trial for treason and other crimes against the Rebel Alliance as the body realizes that while justice must be ...
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February 28, 2024 • 12 mins
Thrawn and Anakin have not only walked into a bar but nearly leveled the joint and either drove everyone out of it or left them supine and not in a good way. Such is Thrawn Alliances #2 (of 4), a rigorously faithful adaptation of the novel.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Thrawn Alliances #2 (of 4) #43 (4:13)
- Bounty Hunters #40
- Dark Droids: D-Squad #3 (of 4)
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February 21, 2024 • 36 mins
A familiar face returns in the pages of Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #3 as Lula recounts her adventures when she didn't know who she was.
Everything's gone green in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #43 as Luke Skywalker returns to what may, or may not, be an ancient Sith compound, as he strives to heal a red khyber crystal and, perhaps, learn something about not just himself, but the force, too.
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Everything's gone green in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #43 as Luke Skywalker returns to what may, or may not, be an ancient Sith compound, as he strives to heal a red khyber crystal and, perhaps, learn something about not just himself, but the force, too.
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February 14, 2024 • 27 mins
A familiar face returns in the pages of Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #3 as Lula recounts her adventures when she didn't know who she was.
In Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #43, the Imperial Schism sets about its work of creating a schism in the empire as the Dark Lord utilizes lessons learned from the Dark Droids event amid befriending and betrayal.
Comics Discussed This Week:
In Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #43, the Imperial Schism sets about its work of creating a schism in the empire as the Dark Lord utilizes lessons learned from the Dark Droids event amid befriending and betrayal.
Comics Discussed This Week:
- The High Republic Adventures Phase III #3...
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February 7, 2024 • 43 mins
Mace Windu gets a second mini-series, with the first issue of four off to a rollicking start as he tracks down someone who has a new type of coaxium -- and the formula to create more -- before the crime syndicates can.
Obi-Wan Kenobi #5 zeroes in on Riva's efforts to make Anakin pay for what he did at the temple, as Obi-Wan tries to enlist her help in stopping Darth Vader.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Obi-Wan Kenobi #5 zeroes in on Riva's efforts to make Anakin pay for what he did at the temple, as Obi-Wan tries to enlist her help in stopping Darth Vader.
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Obi-Wan Kenobi adaptation #5 ...
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January 31, 2024 • 27 mins
Doctor Aphra concludes its second volume with its 40th issue, but is it truly the end for Doctor Aphra? What will become of those she leaves behind, including Sana Starros and Magna Tolvan, not to mention Just Lucky and Ariole, as well as the murder droids 0-0-0 and BT-1?
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #40 (4:41)
- Dark Droids: D-Squad #2 (of 4)
- Doctor Ap...
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January 24, 2024 • 59 mins
The adaptation of Timothy Zahn's 2018 novel, Thrawn: Aliances, begins its four-issue run with an amazingly robust first issue penned by Jody Houser and Zahn, with art by Pat Olliffe and Andrea Di Vito, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and Letters by Travis Lanham. There's some whipsawing between the present and past and the action and cold logic flows freely.
In The High Republic Adventures Phase III #2 -- written by Daniel José Older, ...
In The High Republic Adventures Phase III #2 -- written by Daniel José Older, ...
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January 19, 2024 • 59 mins
Bounty Hunters ended on Jan. 17 with issue #42. It Marked more than four years of stories in the seedy underbelly of the Star Wars galaxy and all of them were written by Ethan Sacks, from the first preview in Empire Ascendent back in December 2019 to the final issue of the series.
We broke down how the series came about, its high (and low) points and how Sacks and Paolo Villanelli (artist on 31 issues) worked in lockstep to elevate...
We broke down how the series came about, its high (and low) points and how Sacks and Paolo Villanelli (artist on 31 issues) worked in lockstep to elevate...
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January 17, 2024 • 69 mins
More than four years after its presence in the Empire Ascendent one-shot, Bounty Hunters concludes its 42-issue run with a defty-composed goodbye and an ending that may surprise, even shock, members of Valance Nation.
Keeve Trennis and Terec and Ceret and take matters into their own hands as they make an unsanctioned move to barrel into Nihil territory in The High Republic Phase III #3, setting up a journey with an ending that may o...
Keeve Trennis and Terec and Ceret and take matters into their own hands as they make an unsanctioned move to barrel into Nihil territory in The High Republic Phase III #3, setting up a journey with an ending that may o...
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January 10, 2024 • 17 mins
Luke locates a recent friend to help him crack the mystery of his red kyber crystal and returns to a Sith lair in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #42. The Mandalorian Season 2 #8 brings the adaptation to a close, with Luke again proving to be the mystery Jedi who felt Grogu in the force.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- The Mandalorian Season 2 #8 (of 4) (1:31)
- Star Wars (Vol. 3) #42 (3:52)
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January 3, 2024 • 50 mins
Marchion Ro takes center stage in The High Republic -- Shadows of Starlight #4 (of 4), as the charismatic narcissist deals with the ramifications of the Nihil victory and the vexing burden of governance.
In Darth Vader #42, the Schism Imperial emerges from the shadows, with an offer for Vader that's underlined by the cogs that keep the Empire running.
Comics Discussed This Week:
In Darth Vader #42, the Schism Imperial emerges from the shadows, with an offer for Vader that's underlined by the cogs that keep the Empire running.
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Shadows of Starlight #4 (of 4) (3:40)
- Darth Vader (Vo...
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December 27, 2023 • 54 mins
The Dark Droids event concludes in Dark Droids #5 with an ending that coud portend dire circumstances for the timeline beyond the events of Return of the Jedi.
In Star Wars #41, Lando faces a reckoning, setting up a key storyline that will begin with issue #44 in March and making that reference in last week's Revelations one-shot far more salient.
The Mandalorian Season 2 #7 details Miggs' squaring away the issues of the past in the ...
In Star Wars #41, Lando faces a reckoning, setting up a key storyline that will begin with issue #44 in March and making that reference in last week's Revelations one-shot far more salient.
The Mandalorian Season 2 #7 details Miggs' squaring away the issues of the past in the ...
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December 20, 2023 • 67 mins
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 ...
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 ...
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December 13, 2023 • 80 mins
The mystery is revealed in the 12th and final issue of Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories, with a heartwarming tale about a Rebel engineer set among the events of the Battle of Endor that brings the series to a solidly satisfying close.
In The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight #3, Bell and Burryaga deal with the fallout of the Nihil operating unchecked while the bulk of the Jedi Order remains safely behind the walls of their Co...
In The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight #3, Bell and Burryaga deal with the fallout of the Nihil operating unchecked while the bulk of the Jedi Order remains safely behind the walls of their Co...
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