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 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.
Episode #514 -- Longview
Another week sans new Star Wars comics. It's going to be like that for the next few weeks, as the flood that we once had narrows to a trickle. Will it always be like that? We don't think so, but as the year advances and we get clarity on plans for 2027, that can change.
Comics Discussed This Week:
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News:
There's no official word yet, but it's appearing that Mad Cave Studios does now have the all-ages lice...
Episode #513 -- High Hopes
There's no new comics this week, save for Marvel's Star Wars Legends: The Newspaper Strips Omnibus on July 28, but we are breaking down all the news from SDCC, including more information about new titles from Mad Cave Studios' Papercutz imprint, as well as Marvel's upcoming Indiana Jones miniseries. More importantly, we'll be launching a companion podcast -- The Indy Comics Cavalcade -- to coincide with the release of the pair of Further Adventures of Indiana Jones hardcovers on Sept. 29 and Dec. 9's Sword of Pandemondium #1 (of 5)
Comics Discussed This Week:
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Episode #512 -- Not Pretty Enough
Papercutz's The Mandalorian and Grogu: Danger in the Dark #1 debuts today as the Mad Cave Studios imprint launches the first of what's likely to be several Star Wars comics and graphic novels aimed at younger readers (and readers who are young at heart). We'll have a review next week after we pick up our copy of the one-shot at the local comic shop.
Otherwise, this week should prove quite informative as to the state of play for Star Wars Comics, with SDCC starting on July 23 and Lucasfilm Publishing panels set for Friday, including one for Mad...
Episode #511 -- Rock Island Line
It's Star Wars on a train as Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Rogue Agents #4 concludes its entertaining run in a satisfying manner. Here's hoping we get more of the four- or five-issue minis focused on the group sooner and not later.
In Marvel's Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #4 (of 5), Ethan Sacks is having some fun at Han Solo's expense while fluidly adding some nods to the first arc of his Bounty Hunters run and the recent Mandalorian and Grogu film, all the while setting up a finale that...
Episode #510 -- Experiment IV
The fifth and final issue of Marvel's Shadow of Maul unfolds while in Dark Horse Comics' The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #3 (of 6), a murder mystery deepens further.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Shadow of Maul #5 and The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #3 (of 6)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

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News:
Marvel's set to publish Star Wars Legends: Legacy Omnibus Vol. 2 in April 2027, per Near Mint Condition. It'll collect issues 37-40, 42-50; Legacy - War 1-6; Legacy (2013) 1-18 and material from...
Episode #509 -- I'll Leave It Up to You
It's a split decision on Marvel's Star Wars: Rogue One -- Saw Gerrera #1 as the driven rebel who isn't afraid to use every tool or means necessary to fell the Empire splits opinion for co-hosts Jeff and Matt. Why? Listen and find out.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Rogue One -- Saw Gerrera #1 One-ShotStar Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

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News:
Marvel's Rogue One-shots Chirrut & Baze and Darth Vader have been delayed to Oct. 14 and Oct 28 from Aug. 5 and Sept. 2.Upcoming Star...
Episode #508 -- Promises in the Dark
Leia, Luke, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2 find some unexpected support in Black Spire Outpost as Darth Vader unleashes his fury in Marvel's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #3 (of 5). It sets the stage for stories to come.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #3 (of 5)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

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News:
Per the latest info from Mad Cave and Papercutz, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu #1 one-shot is back to its July...
Episode #507 -- A Wind to Shake the Stars
The wind is shaking the stars, again, as Dark Horse brings the 1997 adaptation of the first Star Wars film back to readers in a deluxe hardcover -- The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope -- The Manga Vol. 1 -- featuring Hisao Tamaki's work with a new translation by Michael Gombos.
Comics Discussed This Week:
The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope -- The Manga Vol. 1 Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

None
News:
Over on Threads, artist Man Tsang flips...
Episode #506 -- Rapid Roy (That Stock-Car Boy)
A fixed race on Janix? In this economy? Janix's Star Gauntlet is in full effect in the pages of Marvel's Star Wars: Shadow of Maul #4 (of 5) as Lawson unearths a conspiracy and casino heist that's poised to lead him to ... Maul.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Shadow of Maul #4 (of 5)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Shadow of Maul #1 (of 5)
News:
Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi shared another page from VIZ media's July 14 release of Star Wars: Visions: Tsukumo. You can see it on o...
Episode #505 -- Castle
A look at Jyn Erso's incarceration on Wobani is the story in Marvel's Star Wars: Rogue One -- Jyn Erso #1 one-shot, in a solid story that builds upon readers of Beth Revis' Rebel Rising will know by heart.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Rogue One -- Jyn Erso #1 One-ShotStar Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

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News:
Release Sept. 9 is the first of a seven-issue mini-series adaptation of Disney+'s The Book of Boba Fett by Rodney Barnes and Will Sliney. Covers for the...
Episode #504 -- Cosmogony
Two new comics this week and both are justifiably laden with adventure, with Dark Horse Comics' The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #2 (of 6) taking readers to a place outside of space?
In Marvel's Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #2 (of 5), Darth Vader is in Black Spire and loyalties are divided. Will he take Leia, Luke and Chewbacca into custody?
Comics Discussed This Week:
The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #2 (of 5)Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #2 (of 5)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
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Episode #503 -- More More More
No new comics this week, but there is a new Star Wars movie out this week, in case you weren't aware. We do have some news, including a new sequel trilogy-era mini-series.
Comics Discussed This Week:
NoneStar Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Jar Jar #1 One-Shot
News:
Charles Soule and Will Sliney are back together for the August debut of Marvel's five-issue "The Fall of Kylo Ren" mini-series.Mad Cave's Mark London and Mark Irwin discuss the publisher's Star Wars license in an interview with...
Episode #502 -- To Live and Die in L.A.
Marvel's Star Wars: Shadow of Maul #3 (of 5) takes center stage this week as the prequel series to the TV show Maul -- Shadow Lord gives readers some background of the now-completed first series of the program.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Shadow of Maul #3 (of 5)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

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News:
For the manga fans and The Mandalorian afficianados. The Disney Manga/Random House Worlds versions of The Mandalorian: Season One (The Manga) volumes 1-4 release dates are Oct. 20 (1-2) and Feb...
Episode #501 -- Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)
After almost two months Clone Force 99 is back in Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Rogue Agents #3 (of 4) from Dark Horse as their quest to complete the mission deepens and Aurra Sing sets the trap. Or does she?
Ten years since the release of Rogue One, Marvel debuts the first of five one-shots marking the anniversary with Rogue One -- Cassian Andor #1 that sees him travel to the Ring of Kafrene to meet up with Tivik, joined by K-2SO in all his witty sardonicism.
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Episode #500 -- 500 Miles
It's a week without any new Star Wars comics, though you can pick up the trade collecting the five-issue Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon mini-series that was released on April 21.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Sadly, none.Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Star Wars (Vol. 4) #9 (of 10)
News:
Just three Star Wars comics titles from Marvel in July, including Rogue One -- Saw Gerrera #1 due out July 1, Shadow of Maul #5 (of 5) on July 8 and Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #4 (of 5) on July...
Episode #499 -- Empire State of Mind
Marvel's new five-issue Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire debuts this week, with a story that spans the Saga timeline yet zeroes in on events between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as Luke, Leia, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2 travel to Black Spire on Batuu.Â
Written by Ethan Sacks, who's an old hand at plotting real-world aligned stories such as these (Galaxy's Edge, Halcyon Legacy), illustrated by Jethro Morales and Roi Mercado, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by VC's Clayton Cowles, the first issue starts strong, hitting t...
Episode #498 -- Down to London
No new comics this week, but we've got some news and a few views. Find out what they might be and listen well!
Comics Discussed This Week:
Zip. Zero. Zilch.Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #5 (of 5)
News:
Writer Ethan Sacks is visting Comix 4 All's Ink & Insight on April 15 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time to talk about his career and so much more. You can watch here.Ethan's also going to be signing Star Wars: Gala...
Episode #497 -- In the Shadows
As the TV show hits Disney+, the second issue of Marvel's Star Wars: Shadow of Maul takes readers deeper into Janix as Lawson and Two Boots strive to keep the equilibrium among the Mid Rim's plan crime lords static.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Shadow of Maul #2 (of 5)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #4 (of 4)
News:
Dark Horse's Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories -- Mace Windu OGN has been pushed back two weeks to Sept. 15.Multiple fina...
Episode #496 -- Rocky Mountain Way
Bit of an off week this week is. No new comics and scant, if any, news. That's not stopped us before and won't do so now.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Not a single one.Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Star Wars (Vol. 4) #8 (of 10)
News:
Not a whole lot, for now. Actually, not really any. That'll change an hour before this podcast is published or an hour after it's published.
Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:
April...
Episode #495 -- Break My Stride
The High Republic Phase "More" lands with a compelling murder mystery, rescue mission and an eager to leap Jedi padawan as Dark Horse Comics' The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #1 starts the six-issue mini-series off perfectly.
Comics Discussed This Week:
The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #1 (of 6)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Jedi Knights #10 (of 10)
News:
Over at GamesRadar+ there's a brief advanced look at April 22's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #1 (of 5) by Ethan Sacks, Jethro Mora...
Episode 494 -- Metal
Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories: Grievous is, at last, out and on comic-book and book-store shelves. Was it worth the series of delays and long wait?
Yes it was.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Hyperspace Stories: GrieviousStar Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #4 (of 5)
News:
Check out the social feeds for a peek at next week's opening crawl to Dark Horse Comics' Pathfinders mini-series.The Darth Maul: Black, White & Red mini-series is being released on W...
Episode #493 -- News From Up the Street
A brief dispatch this week, given the death of Star Wars comics this week, though Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories: Grievous OGN is on the near horizon. Still, we're discussing briefly the tack for Star Wars comics going forward.
Comics Discussed This Week:
NoneStar Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Legacy of Vader #11 (of 12)
News:
The Hyperspace Stories -- Mace Windu OGN from Dark Horse Comics is set for release on Sept. 1.The TPB collecting Star Wars (2025) 1-10 has been retitled "Out of the Dark...
Episode #492 -- I Only Have the World
The Bad Batch visits a pirate haven that fans of "Skeleton Crew" may find familiar as the quartet makes haste in finding the key in Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stores: The Bad Batch -- Rogue Agents #2 (of 4).
In Marvel's Shadow of Maul #1 (of 5), the titular ex-Sith lord and budding crime boss is steeped in shadows as a police procedural takes root in a solid manner, auguring crime and justice to come in a noirish outing.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Rogue Agents #2 (of 4)Shadow...
Episode #491 - Objects in the Rearview Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are
No new Star Wars comics this week, but they'll return on March 4 with two, one each from Marvel and Dark Horse. Still, we've got the details about the upcoming five-issue series of Rogue One one-shots, along with speculation about upcoming publishing plans by Marvel and Dark Horse.
Comics Discussed This Week:
NoneStar Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Jedi Knights #9 (of 10)
News:
Five separate, yet related, one shots to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the most excellent Star Wars: Rogu...
Episode #490 -- Wearing the Inside Out
The Nagai rebels and the New Republic stand together in an effort to defeat Reyna Oskure and free the Fenril Consortium from her clutches while giving the nascent Republic the chance to keep growing and bringing new members into the fold. Is it all for naught? The final chapter of Marvel's 10-issue Star Wars comes to its conclusion.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Star Wars (Vol. 4) #10 (of 10)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #3 (of 5)Star Wars (Vol. 4) #7 (of 10)
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Episode #489 -- The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Marvel's Star Wars: Jar Jar #1 one-shot debuts this week and it's a solid story that captures the intricacies of not just the Gungan dealing with the ramifications of his push to give Palpatine emergency powers, but also provides readers with a long-game view of how rebellions are birthed and maintained. Fans of Star Wars: Rebels are in for a treat, too, as are those of Jedi Master Kelleran Beq, as this story leaves open endless possibilities for the character through the Original and Sequel Trilogy eras.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Jar Jar Binks #1...
Episode #488 -- Unpretty
It's the back half of a two-week stretch sans new Star Wars comics, but there's news, wildly inaccurate conjecture and of course other things. If you that last week's episode was something, be prepared for some "WOWZA" in this week's dispatch. Onward and upward, dear listener, onward and upward!
Comics Discussed This Week:
Nary a single title.Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #2 (of 4)Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #5 (of 5)
News:
Check out the socials for an earl...
Episode #487 -- Nothing From Nothing Leaves Nothing
We're in a two-week stretch of no new Star Wars comics but that's not going to stop us from providing the high-value, cheap-as-free content you've grown accustomed to from other podcasts (not us). Still, we've got the latest news and some conjecture. Listen on!
Comics Discussed This Week:
Not a one.Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Jedi Knights #8 (of 10)
News:
Mad Cave Studios has partnered with Lucasfilm Publishing to tell new, original stories set in the Star Wars galaxy via graphic novels via the...
Episode #486 -- Which Witch
We're nearing the end of the 2025 flagship Star Wars title and the penultimate issue, Star Wars (Vol. 4) #9 has the heroes banding together in a bid to stave off dire times.Â
Comics Discussed This Week:
Star Wars (Vol. 4) #9 (of 10)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Legacy of Vader #9 (of 12)
News:
Marvel to debut Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #1 (of 5) on April 22. It's by Ethan Sacks, with art by Jethro Morales and Roi Mercado. Also coming in April and May? Manda...
Episode #485 -- Birds of a Feather
Kylo Ren battles ... Ben Solo?
Charles Soule gets surreal in the 12th and final issue of Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader and makes a decidedly non-Barash vow about what's to come.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Legacy of Vader #12 (of 12)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #2 (of 5)
News:
There's a four-page preview of Feb. 11's Star Wars: Jar Jar #1 by way of ComicBook on the Facebook and Blue Sky pages.The remaining variant cove...
Episode #484 -- Daddy Makes Boom Boom
It's a week for endings in this week's Star Wars comics as Marvel's Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #5 (of 5) brings the unusually reflective but entertaining mini-series to a close, while leaving the door open for more stories about a maturing Han and his relationships with friends and family.
In Dark Horse's Hyperspace Stories -- Tides of Terror #4 (of 4) Kit Fisto and his padawan, Nahdar, learn a little bit something about not just themselves and the Jedi, but the force, too.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Han Solo...
Episode #483 -- My Man on Willpower
Boba Fett goes in pursuit of the Shadow of Bri-Phrang while having to contend with Raslin Grace as the Tarkins of Eriadu take justice into their own hands in Marvel's Star Wars: Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #4 (of 4), written by Alyssa Wong and illustrated by Sara Pichelli and Rachelle Rosenberg.
The Bad Batch steps up and out for its second Hyperspace Stories adventure in The Bad Batch -- Rogue Agents #1 (of 4) in a kinetic debut from Michael Moreci, Reese Hannigan, Elisa D'Amico, Michael Atiyeh and Comicraft.
Comics Discussed This Week:<...
Episode #482 -- Darkness Fades
The New Republic moves to end Oskure's reign of deceit and malfeasance as the Nagai rebellion returns home, while Rynn Zenat uncovers and uncomfortable fact about her well being and Beilert Valance helps show Han Solo the path forward to being a better person in the pages of Marvel's Star Wars #8 (of 10).Â
Comics Discussed This Week:
Star Wars (Vol. 4) #8 (of 10)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Boba Fett: Black, White & Red #1 (of 4)Star Wars (Vol. 4) #5 (of 10)
News:
Marvel's Dark Droids crossover event is ge...
Episode #481 -- Everybody Knows
Marvel's ambitious Jedi Knights maxi-series comes to what we think is a satisfying conclusion, albeit one with some threads that we hope are explored down the road. Jedi Knights #10 caps the pre-Phantom Menace-era title that gave readers new jedi and a deeper understanding not just of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, but Count Dooku, too.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Jedi Knights #10 (of 10)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Jedi Knights #7 (of 10)
News:
Coming March 4 from Marvel Comics is the five-issue Star Wars: Shad...
Episode #480 -- From the Past Comes the Storms
The Sequel Trilogy-era characts feature prominently in Dark Horse Comics' concluding issues of the Codebreaker and Tales From the Nightlands four- and three-issue mini-series, while in Marvel's Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #4 (of 4), Han's got a lot of regrets and Chewie's getting fed up with his long-time friend's pity party.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Tales From the Nightlands #3 (of 3)Codebreaker #4 (of 4)Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #4 (of 5)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Han Solo -- Hunt for the Fa...
Episode #479 -- I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Vanee makes his final play to bring Kylo Ren into the enveloping darkness in Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #11, the penultimate issue of the maxi-series, but how can one who is one with the Dark Side be drawn further in?
Comics Discussed This Week:
Legacy of Vader #11 (of 12)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3 (of 5)
News:
On social media, writer Ethan Sacks explains how he came up with the F'cote District on Nar Shaddaa in Boba...
Episode #478 -- Take Me to Church
Ethan Sacks is back and penning Star Wars: Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #3, an absolute masterpiece of a character study of the titular bounty hunter that's lavishly illustrated by Juan José Ryp and lettered by Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna.
We break it all down, including that cameo from a certain archeologist that we, nor you, were expecting.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Boba Fett: Black, White & Red #3 (of 4)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Star Wars (Vol. 4) #4
News:
Ethan Sacks had a...
Episode #477 -- Gives You Hell
Having been at the precipice, Qui-Gon Jinn returns and, after actually garnering help from Jocast Nu, may know why Corlis Rath is trying to kil him as Jedi Knights #9 propels the maxi-series to its conclusion in December.


Comics Discussed This Week:
Jedi Knights #9Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

Jedi Knights #6
News:
Dark Horse is collecting its The High Republic Adventures Phase II and III stories in three TPBs coming out in April, May and June, including the 20-issue main series...
Episode 476 - The Long and Winding Road
The saboteurs are discovered by Kit Fisto in Dark Horse Comics’ Tides of Terror #3 (of 4), but is it too late for the station? In Marvel’s Star Wars (Vol. 4) #7, Luke, Han, Chewie and Valance take the fight for the Nagai to the front as Leia counsels Mon on why sometimes direct violence is the right path. In Han Solo — Hunt for the Falcon #3 (of 5), Han is forced to take a long, hard look at himself — and his life — and how it’s impacted Leia and Ben Solo after a heart to heart with Chewbacca nearly comes...
Episode #475 -- Welcome to My Nightmare
Kylo Ren's crashing at grandad's old place and just trying to feel the vibe so that maybe he can figure out why Uncle Luke keep's popping up when he leasts expect it. So he takes a journey that's out of sight and out of mind, gets namechecked and realizes "I gotta go deeper." Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #10 is weird, creepy and magnetic. We'll tell you why.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Legacy of Vader #10Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
The High Republic - The Finale...
