Episode #429 -- Bittersweet Mirage
- Author
- Jeff McGee and Matt Moore
- Published
- Wed 25 Dec 2024
- Episode Link
- https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-429-bittersweet-mirage--63457168
Ubrik Adelhard steels his resolve after the betrayal seen in Republic Under Seige #4 as Leia Organa -- in a Sithesque move -- vows revenge after the Acolytes of the Beyond attack Chandrilla as The Battle of Jakku -- Last Stand #1 kicks of the final four issues of the 12-issue maxi-series.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- The Battle of Jakku -- Last Stand #1 (of 4)
- Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #50
- Marvel will publish a new printing of a facsimile edition of 1977's Star Wars #1, along with a foil variant and a variant cover by Jerry Ordway. It's due out April 9.
- The High Republic Adventures Phase III from Dark Horse is going to issue 20, per writer Daniel José Older.
- The Star Wars: Visions Treasury Edition TPB is due out Aug. 6.
- Marvel's March solicits are on the Facebook and Bluesky pages. The big takeaway? The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi is a five-issue mini-series.
- Solicits for Dark Horse Comics' April Star Wars comics and publishing schedule.
_ Hyperspace Stories -- Codebreaker #1 (April 9)
_ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #17 (April 16)
_ Hyperspace Stories -- The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #3 (of 5) (April 23)
_ The High Republic Adventures Phase III -- The Battle of Eriadu One-Shot (April 30)
Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:
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)
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 Battle of Jakku — Last Stand #4 (of 4)
Jan. 28 _ Jango Fett TPB (Collects 1-4, Revelations (2023) story), Saber for Hire TP (Collects 1-4)
Jan. 29 _ Star Wars: A New Legacy One-Shot, Ewoks #4 (of 4), Echoes of Fear #4 (of 4), Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #4 (of 4), The High Republic Adventures 2025 Annual, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #14
Feb. 5 _ Legacy of Vader #1
Feb. 12 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #15, The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents 1 (of 5)
Feb. 19 _ Ahsoka #8 (of 8), The High Republic — Fear of the Jedi #1 (of 5)
Feb. 26 _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #1 (of 5)
March 4 _ Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon original graphic novel
March 5 _ Jedi Knights #1
March 12 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #16, Legacy of Vader #2
March 18 _ Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Omnibus Vol. 1 (New Printing) (Collects Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2006) 1-50, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - War (2012) 1-5, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook (2007) 1, material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion (2006) 0)
March 25 _ Star Wars: Inquisitors TPB (Collects 1-4)
March 26 _ The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #2 (of 5), The Rise of Skywalker adaptation #2 (of 5), The Bad Batch — Ghost Agents #2 (of 5)
April 8 _ The High Republic: Edge of Balance:...
