Episode #353 -- Maneater

Greedo takes center stage in a delightly charming, and oddly dark, story in Hyperspace Stories #6 that helps explain how he became part of Jabba's court and ultimately graduated to bounting hunting. In Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #4, we treated to three stories about Vader, including a hauntingly creepy story about his return to Hoth. The Mandalorian Season 2 #2 deftly adapts the second episode of The Mandalorian's second season.

Comics Discussed This Week:

• The Mandalorian Season 2 #2 (11:15)
• Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #4 (of 4) (15:55)
• Hyperspace Stories #6 (30:56)

Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

• Sana Starros #3 (of 5)
• Yoda #6 (of 10)

News:

• The Bad Batch is coming to Dark Horse's Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #10 on Oct. 25. Riccardo Faccini did the A cover and the story is written by Michael Moreci.
• Lucasfilm Publishing's SDCC panel on July 21 had some solid reveals that we expected, including covers for Marvel's The High Republic (Vol. 3) #1-2, Dark Horse Comics' The High Republic Adventures (Vol. 3) #1-2, Shadows of Starlight #2 (of 4) as well as interior pages for Dark Droids #1 (of 5), Dark Droids: D-Squad #1 (of 4) and Dark Horse's Tales From the Death Star graphic novel.
• The Sabé in queen disguise action-figure variant by John Tyler Christopher that had been solicited with Star Wars #37 will, in fact, be used for January's Star Wars #42, the artist says.
• Pair of Star Wars comics Legends Epic Collections are coming, including The Empire, Vol. 8 (on sale Nov. 15) and The New Republic, Vol. 7 (on sale Dec. 6).
  
  Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:
  
  July 26 _ Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #4 (of 4), The Mandalorian Season 2 #2, Hyperspace Stories #6 (of 12), Star Wars #35 (2nd Printing)
  
  Aug. 1 _ Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 6, “Ascendant” TPB (Collects 26-31), Thrawn (New Printing, Collects 1-6)
  
  Aug. 2 _ Dark Droids #1 (of 5), Yoda #10 (of 10), Hyperspace Stories #7 (of 12)
  
  Aug. 9 _ Star Wars #37, Max Rebo #1
  
  Aug. 16 _ Darth Vader #37, The Mandalorian Season 2 #1 (2nd Printing), Dark Droids #1 (2nd Printing)
  
  Aug. 22 _ The High Republic Phase II, Vol. 2, "Battle for the Force" TPB (Collects 6-10)
  
  Aug. 23 _ Doctor Aphra #35
  
  Aug. 29 _ Doctor Aphra Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Doctor Aphra, Vol. 2, 1-25); The High Republic Adventures -- The Complete Phase One (Collects 1-13, Galactic Bake-Off one-shot and Free Comic Book Day 2021 issues published by IDW, along with 2023's Free Comic Book Day issue)
  
  Aug. 30 _ Bounty Hunters #37, The Mandalorian Season 2 #3, Hyperspace Stories #8 (of 12)
  
  Sept. 5 _ The High Republic Adventures (Vol. 2) Vol. 1 TPB (Collects #1-4)
  
  Sept. 6 _ Dark Droids #2 (of 5), Star Wars #38
  
  Sept. 12 _ Sana Starros TPB (Collects #1-5)
  
  Sept. 13 _ Darth Vader #38, Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (of 6)
  
  Sept. 19 _ Bounty Hunters, Vol. 6, "Bedlam on Bestine" TPB (Collects 29-34), The Nameless Terror TPB (Collects 1-4)
  
  Sept. 20 _ Dark Droids: D-Squad #1 (of 4), Bounty Hunters #38
  
  Sept. 26 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 6, "Quests of the Force" TPB (Collects 31-36); Tales From the Death Star HC Graphic Novel
  
  Sept. 27 _ Hyperspace Stories #9 (of 12), Doctor Aphra #36, The Mandalorian Season 2 #4 (of 8)

  
  Oct. 4 _ Bounty Hunters #39, Darth Vader #39, Shadows of Starlight #1 (of 4), Marvel Trick or Read The High Republic: Attack of the Hutts #1 (Reprints The High Republic (Vol. 1) #5)

  
  Oct. 10 _ The High Republic Adventures -- The Monster of Temple Peak and Other Stories (Collects Monster of Temple Peak 1-4 and The High Republic Adventures Annual), Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 7, “Unbound Force” TPB (Collects 33-36, Darth...