Episode #434 -- Six Weeks

All the comics are out today. Ever.

OK, not all of them, but there are six books out today, including four from Dark Horse Comics -- The High Republic Adventures Phase III #14, The HIgh Republic Adventures 2025 Annual, Echoes of Fear #4 (of 4) and Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #4 (of 4). Each book is key, with stories that pitch forward phase III of the The High Republic.

From Marvel, Ewoks #4 (of 4) wraps up its love letter to not just Ewoks as creatures, but the cartoon, the television films and the original 1980s run. In Star Wars: A New Legacy, we mark 10 years of Marvel Star Wars comics with three stories in a giant one-shot, including a great DoctorAphra and Sana Starros story that features some familiar faces, but a whole lot of not-so familiar faces, too.

Comics Discussed This Week:

• Ewoks #4 (of 4)
• Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #4 (of 4)
• Echoes of Fear #4 (of 4)
• The High Republic Adventures Phase III #14
• The High Republic Adventures 2025 Annual
• A New Legacy #1 one-shot

Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

_ None

News: 

• Alex Segura will write and Phil Noto illustrate Star Wars (Vol. 4) #1, which debuts on May 7 and is set in the New Republic era.
• Over at Star Wars Explained, Alex talks about what's to come with Marvel's Jedi Knights, Legacy of Vader and Star Wars (Vol. IV) with writers Marc Guggenheim, Charles Soule and Alex Segura.
• We're going to make an educated guess and posit that Doctor Aphra is returning to Marvel's Star Wars comics this summer, if this Annie Wu "Aphra Sneak-Preview Variant" for May 7's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #1 solicit is a guide.
• John Tyler Christopher's action-figure variant for May 7's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #1 will move to Kenner's The Power of the Force card-back style.
• The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation TPB collecting the five-issue mini-series is poised for release on Oct. 21.
• The Force Awakens will get its 10th anniversary nod in the form of specific variant covers for Marvel's Star Wars comics starting in May, if the solicit for May 7's Star Wars (Vol. 4) is a sign. Chris Sprouse did prior anniversary celebration covers, along with Karl Story and Neeraj Menon.
• Takashi Okazaki's Big Time Collectibles Exclusive Variant for Star Wars: Ahsoka #8, itself an homage to Dave Filoni's cover to September 2008's Star Wars: The Clone Wars #1.
• Dark Horse's May Star Wars comics solicits include:
  _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #18
  _ Codebreaker #2 (of 4) due out May 21
  _ Hyperspace Stories -- The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #4 (of 5) due out May 28
• The solicits for Marvel's April Star Wars comics:
  _ April 9 | Star Wars #1 (1977) Facsimile and Jedi Knights #2
  _ April 16 | Legacy of Vader #3
  _ April 30 | The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #3 and The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #3 (of 5)
  
  Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:
  
  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 _ 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 19 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #16