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: Saber for Hire #1 (of 4) (5:49) Mace Windu #3 (of 4) (27:14) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: The Mandalorian Season 2 #8 Star Wars (Vol. 3) #42 News: Marvel will  launch a Star ..read more

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 romance in The High Republic #6. Comics Discussed This Week: Thrawn Alliances #4 (of 4) (14:06) Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #45 ( ) The High Republic Phase III #6 (  ..read more

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: Star Wars (Vol. 3) #45 (14:06) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Dark Droids #5 (of 5) The Mandalorian Season 2 #7 News: We're getting a Star Wars: The Acolyte one-shot? That's what we intuit from the solicit for Nov. 19's The High Republic Phase III Vol. 2 "The Hunted" TPB that collects issues 5-8, but also "Star Wars: The Acoly ..read more

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. Comics Discussed This Week: Thrawn Alliances #3 (of 4) (15:00) Star Wars Visions: Takashi Okazaki #1 (20:36) The High Republic Phase III #5 (27:07) Jango Fett ..read more

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 served, at what cost to the Rebellion's morale? Comics Discussed This Week: The High Republic Adventures Phase III #4 (of 8) (8:32) Star Wars (Vol. 3) #44 (26:20 ..read more

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: Thrawn Alliances #2 (of 4) #43 (4:13) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Bounty Hunters #40 Dark Droids: D-Squad #3 (of 4) News: May solicits for Marvel and June's solicits from Dark Horse are on the Facebook page. No mention of a new Doctor Aphra title, but Prequel Trilogy fans should be delighted with a P ..read more

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. Comics Discussed This Week: Star Wars (Vol. 3) #43 (12:03) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Dark Droids #4 (of 5) Doctor Aphra #38 The Mandalorian Season 2 #6 Return of ..read more

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: The High Republic Adventures Phase III #3 (2:22) Darth Vader #43 (12:40) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #40 Shadows of Starlight #2 (of 4) The High Republic Pha ..read more

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 adaptation #5 (of 6) (10:32) Mace Windu #1 (of 4) (15:12) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Star Wars (Vol. 3) #40 News: Marvel will launch an eight-issue a ..read more

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: Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #40 (4:41) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Dark Droids: D-Squad #2 (of 4) Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #37 News: SW Libri sleuthed out an interesting title from Marvel in May: Star Wars Aphra Bounty Hunter. Is it a new title starring the archeologist? Lucasf ..read more