Episode #444 -- I Heard It Through the Grapevine
- Author
- Jeff McGee and Matt Moore
- Published
- Wed 09 Apr 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-444-i-heard-it-through-the-grapevine--65441570
Atha Prime makes his debut in Marvel's Star Wars: Jedi Knights #2 as Yoda and Vetna Mooncrest explore a world that isn't what it seems, harboring a secret that could engulf the galaxy.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Jedi Knights #2
- Star Wars: Ahsoka #7 (of 8)
- Due out Jan. 6, 2026, is the volume one of the Star Wars (2025) series from Marvel collecting issues 1-6.
- Also due out Jan. 6? The four-issue Darth Maul: Black, White & Red mini-series, but this time in a normal TPB format.
- Page 16 from Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 1) #1 -- illustrated by Howard Chaykin -- sold at auction for $80,475 (including the premium). Auction house Hakes says that's the highest price ever for a piece of original Star Wars comics art.
- Over at Hamilton Book, there's a bevy of Star Wars trades and even an omnibus at some VERY low prices. (www.hamiltonbook.com).
Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:
April 16 _ Legacy of Vader #3
April 22 _ The High Republic -- Edge of Balance (Vol. 4), Echoes of Fear TPB (Collects 1-4)
April 29 _ Star Wars: Ahsoka — Season One TPB (Collects 1-8), Crash Zone TPB (Collects Crash Landing, Crash and Burn and the 2025 The High Republic Adventures Phase III Annual), Crimson Reign Omnibus (Collects 1-5, Star Wars 19-25, Bounty Hunters 18-24, Darth Vader 18-24 and Doctor Aphra 16-21)
April 30 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III -- The Battle of Eriadu One-Shot, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #17, The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #3 (of 5), The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #3 (of 5), Codebreaker #1 (of 4)
May 3 _ Star Wars Free Comic Book Day #1, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Free Comic Book Day #1
May 6 _ Darth Maul: Black, White & Red Treasury Editions (Collects 1-4)
May 7 _ Star Wars (Vol. IV) #1, The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #3 (of 5)
May 14 _ Jedi Knights #3
May 20 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III Vol. 3 TPB (Collects 11-13, Wedding Spectacular One-Shot)
May 21 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #18, Legacy of Vader #4, The High Republic — Fear of the Jedi #4 (of 5)
May 28 _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #4 (of 5)
June 3 _ The Battle of Jakku TPB (Collects Insurgency Rising 1-4, Republic Under Seige 1-4, Last Stand 1-4)
June 4 _ Codebreaker #2 (of 4), The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #4 (of 5), Jedi Knights #4, The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #5 (of 5)
June 11 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #19, Star Wars #2, The Rise of Skywalker adaptation #5 (of 5)
June 17 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 3 (Collects Star Wars: Shadow Stalker (1997) 1, Star Wars: Rebel Heist (2014) 1-4, Star Wars: A Valentine Story (2003) 1, Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) 1-6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Mini-comic (1996) 1-2, Star Wars: Tales From Mos Eisley (1996) 1, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters – Scoundrel’s Wages (1999) 1, Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead (2001) 2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink II (2006) 1, Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars (2000) 1, Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back (2002) 1-4, Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi (2003) 1-4; material from Star Wars Kids (1997) 12; Star Wars Visionaries (2005); Star Wars Tales (1999) 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 15-17, 20)
June 18 _ Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #1
June 24 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda’s Secret War (Collects Star Wars 15-30, Annual 1-2);
June 25 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase...
