Episode #427 -- Smooth Operator

Changes in loyalties abound as Moff Adelhard finds out his designs of grandeur may just be delusions, while the New Republic makes a critical decision aimed at keeping the fledgling government alive, along with the dreams of Leia, Mon Mothma and Admiral Ackbar as Republic Under Seige concludes with issue No. 4 and setting the stage for The Battle of Jakku's final arc, the four-issue Last Stand mini-series.

Comics Discussed This Week:

• The Battle of Jakku -- Republic Under Seige #4 (of 4)

Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

• The Acolyte: Kelnacca #1

News: 

• The Star Wars: Visions one-shots will be collected as a treasury edition in August. These are massive in their size and those issues will look so good in this format.
  Checkout the Bluesky and Facebook pages for the latest covers for Legacy of Vader #1, panel and pages from Free Comic Book Day 2025's Star Wars issue.
• Reese Hannigan shared three pages from February's first issue of Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #1 (of 5). You can see them on the Bluesky and Facebook pages.
• Osha and Mae and Mother Aniseya from The Acolyte, Star Wars Outlaws' Vail and Lando Calrissian feature on Marvel's February Black History month variant covers.
• Marvel's unveiled a 10th anniversary logo for its Star Wars comics in 2025.
• Some changes coming for Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars comics publication schedule:
  
  _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #14 is now due out Jan. 22
  _ Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents 1 (of 5) is now due out Feb. 5
  _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #16 is now due out March 12
  _ Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #2 is now due out March 19
  _ The High Republic Adventures -- Echoes of Fear TPB is now due out April 22
  _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III -- Crash Zone TPB is now due out April 29
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Artist Mike Mayhew is offering 25% off all of his Star Wars-related covers through his online store (mikemayhewstudio.com).

Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:

Dec. 17 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 2 New Printing (Collects Dark Times 6-17, Dark Times - Blue Harvest 0 and Out of the Wilderness 1-5)

Dec. 18 — The High Republic Adventures — The Wedding Spectacular One-Shot, Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #3, Ahsoka #6 (of 8), Ewoks #3 (of 4) , The High Republic Adventures Phase III #13

Dec. 24 _ Darth Vader: Black, White  Red TPB (Collects 1-4)

Dec. 25 _ Battle of Jakku — Last Stand #1 (of 4)

Dec. 31 _ Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 10 TPB “Phantoms” (Collects 46-50, Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars #1 Darth Vader Story)

Jan. 1 _ Ahsoka #7 (of 8)

Jan. 7 _ Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus, Vol. 3 (Collects Jabba the Hutt - The Gaar Suppoon Hit 1, Jabba the Hutt - The Hunger of Princess Nampi 1,Jabba the Hutt - The Dynasty Trap 1, Jabba the Hutt - Betrayal 1, Free Comic Book Day 2012: Star Wars, Boba Fett - Enemy of the Empire 1-4, Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse 1-5, Agent of the Empire - Hard Targets 1-5, The Force Unleashed,  The Force Unleashed II, Star Wars: Blood Ties 1-4, Star Wars: Blood Ties - Boba Fett Is Dead 1-4, Star Wars: Empire 1-4; material from Star Wars Tales 7, 11, 15-16, 18-20; A Decade of Dark Horse 2)

Jan. 8 _ Battle of Jakku — Last Stand #2 (of 4), Echoes of Fear #4 (of 4)

Jan. 15 _ The Battle of Jakku — Last Stand #3 (of 4)

Jan. 21 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III TPB Vol. 2 (Collects 6-10)

Jan. 22 _ The High Republic Adventures 2025 Annual, Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #4 (of 4), The Battle of Jakku — Last Stand #4 (of 4), The High Republic Adventures Phase III...