Episode #242 -- Waiting on a Friend

Bounty Hunters #14 advances not just its role in the War of the Bounty Hunters crossover event, but long-time readers are seeing seeds planted way back in the first arc of the series start to bloom.

In Star Wars Adventuers #6, part two of the Padme and Anakin series concludes with a fitting conclusion, while Daniel José Older, Nick Brokenshire and Nattalie Johanna offer up a brief but potent story about The High Republic's Nihil.

Upcoming Star Wars comics include:

July 14
Doctor Aphra #12
War of the Bounty Hunters #2 (of 5)
The Phantom Menace Graphic Novel Adaptation (IDW)

July 21
The High Republic Adventures #6
Darth Vader #14
War of the Bounty Hunters — Jabba the Hutt #1 (One-Shot)

July 28
Star Wars #15
Star Wars Adventures #7
The High Republic #7

Aug. 4
Bounty Hunters #15
War of the Bounty Hunters: 4-LOM & Zuckuss #1 (One-Shot)
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Marvel Years, Vol. 5 TPB

Aug. 11
The High Republic #8
War of the Bounty Hunters #3 (of 5)
The Monster of Temple Peak #1 (of 4)
Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2), Vol. 2, “The Engine Job” TPB

Aug. 14 (Free Comic Book Day)
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Free Comic Book Day Issue
The High Republic: The Edge of Balance/Guardians of the Whills FCBD Issue

Aug. 18
Star Wars Adventures #8
Star Wars #16
The High Republic Adventures #7
The High Republic, Vol. 1, “There Is No Fear” TPB

Aug. 25
Darth Vader #15
Doctor Aphra #13

Sept. 1
The High Republic Adventures #8
Doctor Aphra #14
The High Republic #9

Sept. 8
The High Republic: Edge of Balance (Manga)
The Monster of Temple Peak #2 (of 4)
War of the Bounty Hunters #4 (of 5)
Star Wars Adventures #9

Sept. 15
Darth Vader #16
War of the Bounty Hunters — Boushh #1

Sept. 22
Ghosts of Vader’s Castle #1 (of 5)
Bounty Hunters #16

Sept. 29
Star Wars #17
Star Wars Adventures #10
Ghosts of Vader’s Castle #2 (of 5)

Oct. 6
Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler’s Run TPB

Oct. 20
Darth Vader (Vol. 2) Omnibus

Nov. 3
Star Wars Legends: Rise of the Sith Omnibus

Nov. 10
War of the Bounty Hunters TPB (Collects Alpha #1, War of the Bounty Hunters 1-5)
War of the Bounty Hunters Companion TPB (Collects Jabba, IG-88, Boushh, 4-LOM & Zuckuss)
Darth Vader (Vol. 3), Vol. 3 TPB (Collects #12-16)
Star Wars Legends Boba Fett: Blood Ties TPB
The High Republic Adventures, Vol. 1, TPB
Star Wars Episodes IV-IX Adaptation Box Set (IDW)

Nov. 17
Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 3 TPB (Collects #13-18)
Star Wars Adventures (Vol. 2), Vol. 1, “The Light & the Dark” TPB

Nov. 23
Bounty Hunters, Vol. 3, TPB (Collects #12-17)

Nov. 30
Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 2, TPB (Collects #6-10)
Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2), Vol. 3, TPB (Collects #11-15)

Dec. 7
Attack of the Clones Graphic Novel Adaptation from IDW

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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.