Episode #459 -- End of the Line

Dark Horse Comics' brings The High Republic Adventures Phase III to a close with the series' 20th and final issue, capping a solidly stellar run and leaving the door open to more adventures and journey. It was an emotional issue, filled with resolution.

The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #5 sees a mission completed and another one in the offing as as the mini-series, the latest under the Hyperspace Stories banner, concludes with a raucous time.

In Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #3, an old friend and scoundrel from Han, Chewbacca and Lando's past returns for help, as the mystery deepens around potential forces marshaling to undermine the New Republic.

Comics Discussed This Week:

• The High Republic Adventures Phase III #20
• Star Wars (Vol. 4) #3
• Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #5 (of 5)

Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

• Jedi Knights #2

News: 

• Marc Guggenheim, in his latest LegalDispatch, offers a pair of Madibek Musabekov-illustrated panels from October's Star Wars: Jedi Knights #8. He also answers a question about how many issues the series may be.
• Lucasfilm Publishing's SDCC panel is Friday, July 25 from 10-11 a.m. local time.
• Dark Horse is having a Star Wars event at its booth on Thursday at SDCC from 6-6:50 p.m. local time.
• InStock Trades has the Rod Reis direct-market cover Star Wars: Crimson Reign omnibus on sale for $50.
• Marvel will publish Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection Vol. 3: The Screaming Citadel, collecting Star Wars 31-43, Star Wars Annual 3, The Screaming Citadel #1 and Doctor Aphra (Vol. 1) 7-8 
• Marvel will collect The High Republic Phase III into an omnibus due out in 2026.
• The fourth volume of Marvel's Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus series is due out in 2026.

Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:

July 22 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda’s War (Collects Star Wars 15-30, Annual 1, 2)

July 23 _ Doctor Aphra — Chaos Agent #2

July 30 _ The High Republic — The Finale: The Beacon #1 One-Shot, Tides of Terror #1 (of 4)

Aug. 5 _ Star Wars: Visions Treasury Edition (Collects Visions: Peach Momoko, Visions: Takeshi Okazaki and material from Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #1)

Aug. 6 _ Legacy of Vader #7, Codebreaker #3 (of 4)

Aug. 13 _ Jedi Knights #6

Aug. 19 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III TPB Vol. 4 (Collects 14-16, Battle of Eriadu one-shot)

Aug. 20 _ Star Wars #4

Aug. 26 _ Star Wars: Kanan Modern Era Epic Collection (Collects 1-12)

Aug. 27 _ Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3

Sept. 3 _ Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #1 (of 5), Legacy of Vader #8

Sept. 10 _ Jedi Knights #7, Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of 3)

Sept. 17 _ Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), Star Wars #5, Tides of Terror #2 (of 4)

Sept. 24 _ Doctor Aphra — Chaos Agent #4, Codebreaker #4 (of 4)

Oct. 7 _ Legacy of Vader Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-6)

Oct. 8 _ Hyperspace Stories: Tides of Terror #3 (of 4)

Oct. 14 _ The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi TPB (Collects 1-5) and The High Republic -- The Finale one-shot

Oct. 21 _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-5); Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Omnibus Vol. 2 (Collects The Old Republic (2010) 1-6, The Old Republic - The Lost Suns 1-5, Lost Tribe of the Sith - Spiral 1-5, Knight Errant 1-5, Knight Errant - Deluge 1-5, Knight Errant - Escape 1-5, Jedi vs. Sith 1-6; material from Star Wars Tales 16-17, 24; Star Wars Visionaries); Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Library Edition (Collects 1-12)

Oct. 22 _ Tales From the Nightlands #2 (of 3) 

Nov. 4 _ Jedi Knights Vol. 1 TPB...