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 #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.
Comics Discussed This Week:
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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)
News...
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.
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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...
Episode 474 - Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
A transactional side of Boba Fett reveals a conscious in the pages of Marvel's Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #2 (of 4), while in Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #5 (of 5?) introduces us to Chelli's half-sister and concludes in a way that leaves it open for a Aphra Sister follow-up or or a second five-part mini-series. We'll find out, eventually, we hope.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #2 (of 4)Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #5 (of 5?)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
Doctor Aphra...
Episode #473 -- Slipping Through My Fingers
Luke confronts his deepest fears -- and desire -- as the Nightlander stakes her claim to his spirit and body in Dark Horse Comics' Tales From the Nightlands #2 (of 3).
Marvel's Jedi Knights #8 (of 10) is a first-person point-of-view tale about a youngster touched by the force and her journey from home to Coruscant, filled with danger and daring and an appearance by Jedi Master Kellleran Beq, he who saved Grogu from Order 66 in The Mandalorian TV show.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Jedi Knights #8Tales From the Nightlands #2 (of 3)Star...
Episode #472 -- Mara and Me
Red hair, green eyes, a soft spot for someone of the Skywalker lineage? It's not Mara Jade, but Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #9 certainly sets the stage for more Tava Ren, as she and Kylo Ren have it out aboard the Finalizer in more ways than one.
We're also joined by comic-book scribe Bryan Reheil to talk about Oct. 11's Lucasfilm Publishing panel at NYCC, where a pair of new comics were revealed, while the fate of others, including Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent, Jedi Knights and the aforementioned Legacy of Vader were not.
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Episode #471 -- Back to the Old House
Han Solo's got problems at home, but a question to find the Falcon -- with Chewbacca at his side -- might not be enough to quell the deeper issues in Han Solo: Hunt for the Falcon #2 (of 5) from Marvel.
In Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories -- Tides of Terror #2 (of 4), Kit Fisto and his padawan Nahdar deal with the attack on the Axil Research Station as terror, multiple sea creatures and confusion are intertwined with sabotage!
Comics Discussed This Week:
Hyperspace Stories -- Tides of Terror #2 (of 4)Han Solo...
Episode #470 -- Something Just Like This
The Clone Wars return! Our heroes surrounded! VIllainy abounds! OK, it's not as dramatic as an intro to a Clone Wars episode, but this week's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #6 captures the spirit of the Prequel Trilogy while melding the heroic aspects of the Original Trilogy.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Star Wars (Vol. 4) #6Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
Legacy of Vader #5News:Â
Saturday, Oct. 11 at 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. is the Lucasfilm Publishing panel and post-panel book signing at New York Comic Con.Marc G...
Episode #469 -- The Kids Are Alright
Doctor Aphra finally gets to the core of the mystery: Who took her electro tattoos while Chewie and (Black) Krrsantan face off for a third time in the pages of Marvel's Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #4.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #4Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #1News:Â
Saturday, Oct. 11 at 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. is the Lucasfilm Publishing panel and post-panel book signing at New York Comic Con.Caio Filipe, on Instagram, notes h...
Episode #468 -- Scars to Your Beautiful
Boba Fett's back in Marvel's latest Star Wars-inspired Black, White & Red (not blood). The start of the four-issue mini-series (Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #1 (of 4)) sees the erstwhile loner pitting rival factions -- the Rebellion and the Empire -- against one another in a way that leaves him better off than when he began.
In Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #5, several plot threads are brought forward on multiple worlds as The Clone Wars era slams headfirst into the time between the Original and Sequel trilogies.
Comics Discussed This Week:
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Episode #467 -- Because the Night
The Nightlander breaks through the veil in Dark Horse's Star Wars: Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of 3), the latest Halloween-inspired Star Wars tale from Cavan Scott, with each issue of the three-part series set in the prequel, original sequel triology eras.
In Marvel's Jedi Knights #7, it looks like Qui-Gon might survive to make it to The Phantom Menace, as an enormously large Star Wars creature makes a brief yet poignant return.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Jedi Knights #7Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of 3)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
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Episode #466 -- Wrathchild
It's a week of sequel-trilogy inspired and related releases from Marvel this week.
Tava Ren has wrested control of the Knights of Ren but to save them she must ... strike down Kylo Ren? Legacy of Vader #8 changes the focus to Tava from Kylo as we explore the machinations of the Knights Ren since Kylo assumed the supremacy of the First Order.
Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #1 (of 5) helps add more lore to how and why Han Solo lost the Millennium Falcon as Rodney Barnes pens a story that mixes loss...
Episode #465 -- Sci-Fi Wasabi
Poe Dameron, BB-8 and the erstwhile codebreaker contend with a brute from the Sequel Trilogy in Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories -- Codebreaker #3 (of 4).
In Marvel's Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3, Han Solo pairs up to help DAAGR and a rather reluctant yet smitten Aphra recover a priceless artifiact from a Felucian gangster in a heist that goes every which way but loose.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Hyperspace Stories -- Codebreaker #3 (of 4)Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
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Episode #464 - That's What Friends Are For
A key face from the Battle of Jakku returns anew in Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #4 as Leia and Mon Mothma strive to make inroads to buttress the New Republic, while Luke and Rynn tackle their own mystery, partnering with Han Solo and Valance to try and make headway.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Star Wars (Vol. 4) #4Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
Jedi Kinghts #3News:Â
Dark Horse's Hyperspace Stories -- Grievous TPB is now set for release on Jan. 27 and not Jan. 13.By way of A...
Episode #463 -- Mystery Dance
The mystery of Sinsara deepens in Marvel's Star Wars: Jedi Knights #6 as Qui-Gon Jinn takes on Corlis Rath mano-a-mano after a Jedi knight has been found murdered on an agrarian planet. Joining the nonconformist Qui-Gon are Mace Windu and Aayla Secura.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Jedi Knights #6Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
Star Wars (Vol. 4) #1News:Â
There's an unlettered preview of Marvel's Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #1 on the Facebook page. The issue is due out Sept. 3.Upcoming Star Wars c...
Episode #462 -- Grandma's Hands
The legacy of Order 66 returns in the pages of Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #7 as Kylo Ren, perhaps for the first time in a long time, is treated not as a peer, but as petulant tyrant by former Jedi Knight Grandea. What follows is a heartbreaking tale told in flashbacks about a life uprooted and then adjusted in the aftermath of Palpatine's rise.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Legacy of Vader #7Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #3 (of 5)The...
