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 present in a very capable adatpation of the episode.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:
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 _ 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, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #2
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:
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 present in a very capable adatpation of the episode.
Comics Discussed This Week:
- The Mandalorian Season 2 #7 (of 8) (9:20)
- Dark Droids #5 (of 5) (12:28)
- Star Wars #41 (36:34)
- None
- March solicits for Marvel's Star Wars comics are on the Facebook page. They feature several Women's History Month variants, including covers that feature The Bad Batch's Omega, Rey Skywalker and Mon Mothma, among others.
- Details about Dark Horse's April Star Wars comics can be found on the Facebook page, too.
- Marvel's Tales of the Jedi omnibus will now release July 16, a week earlier than first announced.
- We hope you had happy holidays and wish you a bitchin' new year.
Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:
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 _ 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, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #2
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:
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