Episode #403 -- Wolf and Raven

Rodney Barnes is back in Star Wars, with free rein to script the Inquisitors story and the result after the first issue is stupendous. The issue also features the return of artist Ramon Rosanas and he has been very much missed. What follows is a look inside the Grand Inquisitor and what is to come, not to mention a plethora of new Jedi.

In the penultimate issue of Marvel's The High Republic Phase III, Cavan Scott again proves he's not worried about readers' attachment to fan-favorite characters. The issue has many twists and turns but they all point to a cataclysmic conclusion in issue #10.

Comics Discussed This Week:

• Inquisitors #1 (of 4) (11:49)
• The High Republic Phase III #9 (of 10) (31:15)

Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

• Obi-Wan Kenobi #6 (of 6)

News: 

• The Age of Resistance -- Kylo Ren one-shot is getting a reprint as part of Marvel's "Trick or Read" free comics this October.
• Checkout the fan-made High Republic Comic "Enemy Within." You'll be glad you did.
• In his latest Substack, Daniel José Older proffers a panel from The High Republic Adventures Phase III #7, due out July 10, by Harvey Tolibao and colors by Michael Atiyeh, featuring sweet Aloxian baby Zint and brand new very old Tarkin.
• First Dark Horse on its Star Wars High Republic titles, and now Marvel, too. The Acolyte branding game is robust as the comics feature that show's logo and the words: "A century before ..."

Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:

July 10 _ Ahsoka #1 (of 8),  The High Republic Adventures Phase III #7

July 16 _ Star Wars Legends: The Thrawn Trilogy TPB

July 17 _ Star Wars #48

July 24 _ Darth Vader #48

July 30 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Skywalker Strikes (Collects Star Wars (2015) 1-14, 1 Director's Cut, Vader Down 1, Darth Vader 13-15); Star Wars Legends: Tales of the Jedi omnibus. (Collects Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Prisoner of Bogan 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force War 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi 0, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Golden Age of the Sith 0-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Fall of the Sith Empire 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Freedon Nadd Uprising 1-2, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Sith War 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption 1-5, material from Star Wars Tales 23 and Dark Horse Comics 7-9)

July 31 _ Darth Maul: Black, White and Red #4 (of 4)

Aug. 7 _ Inquisitors #2 (of 4), The High Republic Phase III #10, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #8 

Aug. 13 _ The High Republic: The Edge of Balance Vol. 3

Aug. 14 _ Darth Vader #49

Aug. 20 _ Mace Windu TPB (Collects 1-4, Story from Revelations (2023)
Aug. 21 _ The High Republic Adventures — Echoes of Fear #1 (of 4), Star Wars #49, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #9, Saber for Hire #4 (of 4)

Aug. 27 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-5)

Aug. 28 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III — Crash and Burn One-Shot, Ahsoka #2 (of 8)

Sept. 3 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion Vol. 6; Star Wars, Vol. 8 “The Sith and the Skywalker” TPB (Collects 42-45, material from Revelations (2023) #1 and Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars)

Sept. 4 _ The Acolyte — Kelnacca #1

Sept. 10 _ Darth Vader, Vol. 9 “Rise of the Schism Imperial” TPB (Collects 42-45, The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Special and material from Revelations (2023) #1)

Sept. 11 _ The High Republic Adventures...