Comics With Kenobi

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Comics With Kenobi is a weekly podcast dedicated solely to contemporary Star Wars comics published by Marvel and IDW Publishing. It features views, reviews and news about Star Wars comics, along with the Saga's wider reach, too. We also feature writers, artists, colorists, letterers and editors involved with the titles to give you, the listener, more detail and context about these books that are part of Star Wars canon and lore.

Episodes

  • Episode #368 -- Shadows of the Night

    08/11/2023 Duration: 55min

    The High Republic Phase III begins in earnest with the first of what appears to be a 10-issue maxi-series from Marvel and it pulls no punches as now-Jedi Master Keeve Trennis takes the fight to the Nihil, though with fatal results. In Shadows of Starlight #2, Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann take center stage as their respective response to the Starlight Beacon disaster take them down different paths. Lord Vader takes the fight Coruscant and Palpatine, much to the Scourge's delight, in Darth Vader #40.Comics Discussed This Week:Darth Vader #40 (5:30)Shadows of Starlight #2 (of 4) (15:45)The High Republic Phase III #1 (39:30)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Dark Droids #1 (of 5)Yoda #10 (of 10)News: Marvel's The High Republic Phase III will be a 10-issue maxi-series.Artist Cherriielle is doing a variant cover for The High Republic Adventures Phase III #3 due out Feb. 14.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Nov. 14 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 8 (Collects S

  • Episode #367 -- Cuddly Toy

    01/11/2023 Duration: 44min

    The Bad Batch makes its comic debut in Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #10 that reveals why it's best not to ever mess with Wrecker's toys.In Star Wars #40, Lando's caught in a difficult situation of his own making, facing unpleasant decisions on each side in his bid to not only save Lobot, but preserve the Rebel Alliance as the Scourge spreads across the galaxy and into living creatures.Comics Discussed This Week:Hyperspace Stories #10 (of 12) (7:40)Star Wars (Vol. 3) #40 (21:04)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #4 (of 4)The Mandalorian Season 2 #2 (of 8)News: Based on Marvel's mail-order subscription form, Thrawn: Alliances is apparently a four-issue mini-series, which seems kind of short to us.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Nov. 7 _ Star Wars: Scoundrels, Rebels and The Empire TPB (Collects the Jabba's Palace, Ewoks, Lando, The Empire, The Rebellion and Max Rebo one-shots)Nov. 8 _ The High Republic (Vol. 3) #1, S

  • Episode #366 -- Electric Funeral

    25/10/2023 Duration: 46min

    In a case of odd bedfellows, R2-D2 recruits Triple Zero to help him save C-3PO by neutralizing and resetting BT-1. Add in IG-88 and Dark Droids #2 becomes a jocular romp that delivers humor amid the punishing violence.In Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #37, writer Alyssa Wong attains Ethan Sacks status in terms of heartbreak and emotional wrenching as Magna Tolvan encounters a disaster not of her own making and not of her own control.Comics Discussed This Week:D-Squad #2 (of 4) (6:02)Doctor Aphra #37 (10:24)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Doctor Aphra #34News: Ethan Sacks' Jango Fett mini-series sees issue #1 out March 20. Its illustrated by Luke Ross.The four-issue Mace Windu mini-series will debut on Feb. 7.Mace Windu is getting a mini-series that starts in January.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Oct. 31 _ The High Republic Adventures -- The Monster of Temple Peak and Other Stories (Collects Monster of Temple Peak 1-4 and The High Republic Adventures Annual); Star Wars Legen

  • Episode #365 -- Skeletons in the Cloner

    18/10/2023 Duration: 25min

    Lando tries and fails to protect Lobot in Jabba's Palace as the Scourge/Spark entity advances in its goal of melding meat to machine in the pages of Star Wars #39, while Obi-Wan Kenobi gives chase to Leia and encounters a false Jedi and learns that Anakin is alive and not so well in the Obi-Wan Kenobi adaption #2. Tales of the Death Star is 96 pages of Star Wars horror, from creepy crawlies to zombies, extending the tradition of macabre tales in a galaxy far, far away.Comics Discussed This Week:Tales From the Death Star (6:02)Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation #2 (10:24)Star Wars (Vol. 3) #39 (12:48)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Bounty Hunters #36Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #36News: Bounty Hunters will end with #42, but Ethan Sacks isn't going anywhere, as he'll be writing a new Jango Fett mini-series starting in March from Marvel.Thrawn: Alliances will be adapted by Marvel as a mini-series starting in January. It's being written by Jody Houser and Timothy Zahn.Mace Windu is getting a mini-series that st

  • Episode #364 -- Welcome to the Machine

    11/10/2023 Duration: 33min

    The Dark Droids event reaches a sinister point in the pages of issue #3 as the Scourge/Spark/Entity makes a vital breakthrough while simultaneously mounting a defense against Ajax Sigma and trying to take down Darth Vader. It's a crucial issue, not only for the mini-series, but the crossover, setting the stage for the story through the end of the year.In The Mandalorian Season 2 #5, Ahsoka Tano makes her appearance, as does Morgan Elsbeth, which, upon completion of the Ahsoka series, carries a great deal of resonance.Comics Discussed This Week:The Mandalorian Season 2 #5 (5:08)Dark Droids #3 (8:06)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Star Wars (Vol. 3) #36Yoda #9 (of 10)News: Dark Droids #2 (of 5) 2nd printing has been pushed back a week to Oct. 25.NYCC starts this week; Lucasfilm's publishing panel is on Sunday, Oct. 15.Check out the Facebook page to see some of Ario Anindito's pencils for The High Republic Phase III #1, as well as more preview pages of the Nov. 8 issue, along with variant cove

  • Episode #363 - Blue Shadows on the Trail

    04/10/2023 Duration: 01h20min

    The High Republic Phase III launches this week with the Shadows of Starlight #1 (of 4), an emotional rollercoaster of an issue by Charles Soule, Ibraim Roberson, Protobunker's Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, VC's Travis Lanham, Carlos Lao, Mikey J. Basso, Danny Khazem and Mark Paniccia. It kicks of this new phase with the ramifications of the Nihil's presence, the Jedi fears and offers hints about events seen in the Prequel Trilogy as the Jedi mission is altered in the face of confusion and uncertainty. Chris Werms joins us for a discussion of this critical issue.Bounty Hunters #39 and Darth Vader #39 continue the Dark Droids event, with T'onga facing the cold reality of a promise made to Valance, while the Dark Lord of the Sith gets to the root of his vexatious issues and gets his groove back.Comics Discussed This Week:Bounty Hunters #39 (6:02)Darth Vader #39 (23:04)Shadows of Starlight #1 (35:18)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #3 (of 4)Doctor Aphra #33News: Based o

  • Episode #362 -- Far Away in a Moment

    27/09/2023 Duration: 01h34s

    Michael Moreci, Nick Brokenshire, David Kennedy and Comicraft's Tyler Smith and Jimmy Betancourt bring us a rematch between Quinlan Vos and Cad Bane in Hyperspace Stories #9. It's a riveting story that evokes the glory of 2000 AD and mid-1990s Dark Horse Star Wars comics with snappy and snarky dialogue and expansive visuals.In Doctor Aphra #36, Alyssa Wong, Minkyu Jung, Jethro Morales, Rachelle Rosenberg and VC's Joe Caramagna bring Magna Tolvan into play as Aphra and Just Lucky contend with the Scourge.The Mandalorian Season 2 #4 adapts chapter 12 of the TV show in a feast of visuals that mirrors the episode.Comics Discussed This Week:The Mandalorian Season 2 #4 (12:47)Hyperspace Stories #9 (17:57)Doctor Aphra #36 (38:01)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Bounty Hunters #35The Mandalorian Season 2 #1News: Lucasfilm Publishing will have a panel at NYCC on Oct. 15. It's moderated by Michael Siglain and features Charles Soule, Claudia Gray, John Jackson Miller, Megan Crouse and more.We'll know m

  • Episode #361 -- Paranoid

    20/09/2023 Duration: 01h03min

    Ethan Sacks, Davide Tinto, Arif Prianto and VC's Travis Lanham stick the knife into the readers of Bounty Hunters #38, twist it, pull it out, plunge it back in and twist some more because they can.The D-Squad reforms with a new lineup for the first of a four-part mini-series that delivers a lot of mirth, smirk and steady storytelling in a superb effort by Marc Guggenheim, Salva Espín, Israel SIlva, VC's Joe Sabino, David Messina and Bryan Valenza.Comics Discussed This Week:D-Squad #1 (of 4) (11:58)Bounty Hunters #38 (37:45)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #35Sana Starros #5 (of 5)News: December solicits are due this week. We're getting a Revelations one-shot on Dec. 20 that will give readers an idea of what to expect and where Star Wars comics will be going in 2024.StarWars.com sports some of the initial details about phase three of Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, which is due to begin Dec. 6.Star Wars: Visions continues in January with a one-

  • Episode #360 -- Pale and Precious

    13/09/2023 Duration: 37min

    Maybe there is an esprit de corps among the Empire's senior leadership, if only for a fleeting moment, at least that's how it appears in this week's Darth Vader #38, continues the Dark Droids crossover event as Vader confronts the scourge.In the first of the six-issue Obi-Wan Kenobi adaptation, readers are given a faitfhul retelling of the first episode that's capably adapted by Jody Houser.Comics Discussed This Week:Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (of 6) (9:20)Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #38 (18:18)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The Empire One-ShotStar Wars (Vol. 3) #35Yoda #8 (of 10)News: Charles Soule chatted about the upcoming Shadows of Starlight four-issue mini-series. Check the Facebook page for unlettered pages from the first issue.Marc Guggenheim dropped a panel from Dark Droids: D-Squad #2 (of 4) featuring Triple Zero and R2-D2.Dark Droids #2 (of 5) will get a second printing that's due out Oct. 18Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Sept. 19 _ Bounty Hunters, Vol. 6, "Bedlam on Be

  • Episode #359 -- Darkness on the Edge of Town

    06/09/2023 Duration: 55min

    The scourge expands and, in the process, realizes that while it's come for the metal, it's the meat that will take it to the next level. The realization takes root in the pages of Dark Droids #2 and only gains traction in Star Wars #38, where Lando takes Lobot to Jabba's Palace in a bid to save his dear friend.Comics Discussed This Week:Star Wars (Vol. 3) #38 (13:08)Dark Droids #2 (of 5) (32:03)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Doctor Aphra #32Sana Starros #4 (of 5)News: There's a four-page, unlettered preview of Oct. 4's Shadows of Starlight #1 (of 4) that's due out Oct. 4 on the Facebook page.Dark Horse Comics has a digital sale underway of its recent Star Wars comics, including The High Republic Adventures and Hyperspace Stories.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Sept. 12 _ Sana Starros TPB (Collects #1-5)Sept. 13 _ Darth Vader #38, Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (of 6)Sept. 19 _ Bounty Hunters, Vol. 6, "Bedlam on Bestine" TPB (Collects 29-34), The Nameless Terror TPB (Collects 1-4

  • Episode #358 -- Flesh for Fantasy

    30/08/2023 Duration: 48min

    Sequel Trilogy fans and Kyo Ren and Hux shippers, Hyperspace Stories #8 is your jam. Valance fans, Prequel Trilogy lovers and those who dig Marvel's 77-86 run of Star Wars comics, Bounty Hunters #37 delivers everything that you need in a spurious blend of regret, hope, callbacks to Legends and emotional heft. The Mandalorian Season 2 #3 is faithful adaptation of the episode on which it's based, and hammers home Mando's unfailing politeness and utter gullibility.Comics Discussed This Week:The Mandalorian Season 2 #3 (of 8) (08:33)Hyperspace Stories #8 (of 12) (12:15)Bounty Hunters #37 (26:21)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The High Republic (Vol. 2) #10 (of 10)Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #3 (of 4)News: November solicits are out, which helped clear up some confusion about October's Hyperspace Stories #10Marvel's Star Wars comics are now at least $4.99 starting in November. For real. That's pricey.Check the Facebook page for the latest variant covers for September and October's comics.

  • Episode #357 -- Let's Get it On

    23/08/2023 Duration: 22min

    It's the 75th issue of Doctor Aphra (when you combine the 40 issues of the first volume and the 35 issues of the second volume) and the latest outing, #35, delivers a mighty wallop, what with the Dark Droids tie-in and Aphra's seemingly new abandon when it comes to interpersonal relationships.Comics Discussed This Week:Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #35 (5:29)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Bounty Hunters #34News: Star Wars: Visions is returning in November, with the first of a series of likely one-shots written and illustrated by Peach Momoko. We're expecting more of these stand-alone stories that are purportedly to be untethered from traditional canon.Charles Soule is offering teasers and tidbits about October's start of The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight four-issue mini-series on his Twitter feed.November's solicits are due out this week.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Aug. 29 _ Doctor Aphra Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Doctor Aphra, Vol. 2, 1-25); The High Republic Adve

  • Episode #356 -- Behind Blue Eyes

    16/08/2023 Duration: 28min

    The Scourge takes over the Executor in Darth Vader #37 and it's up to Darth Vader to rescue what's left of the crew, provided the Empire doesn't destroy it in a bid to stem the spreading malevolence that's infecting the droids in the galaxy.Comics Discussed This Week:Darth Vader #37 (9:34)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #34The High Republic (Vol. 2) #9 (of 10)News: The upcoming Star Wars Insider #220 features an interview with writer and artist Walt Simonson. An excert of that is available at StarWars.com.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Aug. 22 _ The High Republic Phase II, Vol. 2, "Battle for the Force" TPB (Collects 6-10)Aug. 23 _ Doctor Aphra #35, The Mandalorian Season 2 #1 (2nd Printing)Aug. 29 _ Doctor Aphra Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Doctor Aphra, Vol. 2, 1-25); The High Republic Adventures -- The Complete Phase One (Collects 1-13, Galactic Bake-Off one-shot and Free Comic Book Day 2021 issues published by IDW, along with 2023's Free Comic

  • Episode #355 -- Misery Business

    09/08/2023 Duration: 30min

    Lando's willing to throw it all away -- reputation, Rebellion standing and more -- in a bid to save Lobot who's been infected by the Scourge emanating out of the Dark Droids crossover event in Star Wars #37.In the Max Rebo one-shot, our blue-bottomed ortolan takes stock of his life and how ihe came to be in Jabba's service and, more importantly, how he can escape it while ensuring his bandmates don't pay the ultimate price.Comics Discussed This Week:Star Wars #37 (1:39)Max Rebo One-Shot (16:32)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Lando One-ShotYoda #7 (of 10)Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #31Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #33Star Wars (Vol. 3) #34News: Charles Soule, on social media, has liked Star Wars #37-41 as a direct sequel to the 2015 Lando mini-series.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Aug. 16 _ Darth Vader #37, The Mandalorian Season 2 #1 (2nd Printing), Dark Droids #1 (2nd Printing)Aug. 22 _ The High Republic Phase II, Vol. 2, "Battle for the Force" TPB (Collects 6-10)Aug. 23 _ Doctor

  • Episode #354 -- You Want it Darker

    02/08/2023 Duration: 59min

    After months of hype, the Dark Droids crossover event kicks off with a remarkly well-paced and genuinely disturbing (it's a compliment) Dark Droids #1 by Charle Soule, Luke Ross, Alex Sinclair and VC's Travis Lanham. It's a robust start to the five-month event.Hyperspace Stories #7 by Michael Moreci, Andrea Mutti, Gigi Baldassini, Vallerio Alloro and Comicraft's Tyler Smith and Jimmy Betancourt features the series' totem and gives readers a look at a Boba Fett in the process of maturing. Yoda #10 concludes the maxi-series in an exhilarating conclusion that offers up a few cross-media surprises (TV and books!) in a coda by Cavan Scott, Ibraim Roberson, Neeraj Menon and VC's Joe Caramagna for the long-lived Jedi master who's borne a heavy burden since enabling the Galactic Republic's descent into dictatorship and the destruction of the order he was so dedicated to.Comics Discussed This Week:Hyperspace Stories #7 (08:23))Dark Droids #1 (18:08)Yoda #10 (41:17)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Dar

  • Episode #353 -- Maneater

    26/07/2023 Duration: 46min

    Greedo takes center stage in a delightly charming, and oddly dark, story in Hyperspace Stories #6 that helps explain how he became part of Jabba's court and ultimately graduated to bounting hunting. In Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #4, we treated to three stories about Vader, including a hauntingly creepy story about his return to Hoth. The Mandalorian Season 2 #2 deftly adapts the second episode of The Mandalorian's second season.Comics Discussed This Week:The Mandalorian Season 2 #2 (11:15)Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #4 (of 4) (15:55)Hyperspace Stories #6 (30:56)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Sana Starros #3 (of 5)Yoda #6 (of 10)News: The Bad Batch is coming to Dark Horse's Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #10 on Oct. 25. Riccardo Faccini did the A cover and the story is written by Michael Moreci.Lucasfilm Publishing's SDCC panel on July 21 had some solid reveals that we expected, including covers for Marvel's The High Republic (Vol. 3) #1-2, Dark Horse Comics' The High Republ

  • Episode #352 -- Hey Man, Nice Shot

    19/07/2023 Duration: 11min

    The fifth of the six Return of the Jedi 40th anniversary one-shots is out today and The Rebellion #1 is a master class in blending space fantasy with noir as Mon Mothma finds out she's been targeted for assassination. What follows is a delightfully written detective story as Shara Bey and Kes Dameron, at Ackbar's behest, strive to find out who is aiming for the Rebellion leader and when. This one's a real page turner and brings readers to within three days of the Battle of Endor.Comics Discussed This Week:The Rebellion #1 One-Shot (1:04)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Bounty Hunters #33Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #30Ewoks One-ShotThe High Republic (Vol. 2) #8 (of 10)News: October solicits are due this week. We'll get details on Charles Soule's new four-issue The High Republic mini-series, as well as the latest info on the Dark Droids event.SDCC is this week. Lucasfilm's panel is on Friday.The final cover art for Dark Droids #1 (2nd Printing) by Ken Lashley and is done in the style of a movie post

  • Episode #351 -- Crystal Blue Persuasion

    19/07/2023 Duration: 24min

    Chelli Aphra and Luke Skywalker lock horns with a fabled Starweird in Doctor Aphra #34, as the fabled space-faring creature proves tough to conquer.Comics Discussed This Week:Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #34 (7:47)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Bounty Hunters #33Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #30Ewoks One-ShotThe High Republic (Vol. 2) #8 (of 10)News: October solicits are due this week. We'll get details on Charles Soule's new four-issue The High Republic mini-series, as well as the latest info on the Dark Droids event.SDCC is this week. Lucasfilm's panel is on Friday.The final cover art for Dark Droids #1 (2nd Printing) by Ken Lashley and is done in the style of a movie poster. It's due out Aug. 16.Dark Horse will have a B&W Mike Mignola cover for Hyperspace Stories Annual #1 as an SDCC exclusive (1,500 copies) and available via Dark Horse Direct (500 copies). It costs $25.Over at AIPT Comics, there's a solid look at how Bounty Hunters advances disability representation.Upcoming Star Wars comics, gra

  • Episode #350 -- In My Life

    12/07/2023 Duration: 47min

    A prelude to the upcoming Dark Droids event takes root within the pages of Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #36 that sees Doctor Aphra make a low-key getaway and Vader assemble a new, elite fighting force from scrap. In Bounty Hunters #36, more seeds for Dark Droids are planted as T'onga and the new crew face off with a somewhat but not quite familiar faleen involved with Black Sun.Comics Discussed This Week:Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #36 (8:54)Bounty Hunters #36 (18:14)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Hidden Empire #5 (of 5)Star Wars #33News: Marvel's Halloween Trick or Read comic will be a reprint of The High Republic (Vol. 1) #5. It's due in stores Oct. 4.Dark Droids #1 is getting a 2nd printing, due out Aug. 16. Not final art cover by Ken Lashley.As part of its presence at SDCC this year, Dark Horse Comics is hosting a Star Wars-comics signing on Saturday, July 22 from 11-11:45 a.m. local time at its booth. Though it's not yet been announced, it's likely that one of the Jaxxon Annual convention-exclusive

  • Episode #349 -- Co-Pilot

    05/07/2023 Duration: 28min

    It's a one-and-done story in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #36 that features a quick-strike Rebel mission on Coruscant with Lando the focus and Nien Nunb, too. In Yoda #9, the final three-issue arc concludes with Yoda questioning his place in the Star Wars galaxy, awash in regret, setting up the final issue for a personal reckoning.Comics Discussed This Week:Yoda #9 (of 10) (8:54)Star Wars (Vol. 3) #36 (18:14)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Jabba's Palace #1The Blade #4 (of 4)The High Republic (Vol. 2) #7 (of 10)News: Marvel's Halloween Trick or Read comic will be a reprint of The High Republic (Vol. 1) #5. It's due in stores in early October, so if you want a copy, ask your local shop.If you have a copy of Poe Dameron #1 with a cover by Pepe Larraz that was done for the UK's My Geek Box, you may want to be sure it's bagged and board. A near-mint copy recently sold for $175. Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:July 11 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Tales of the Jedi Vol. 3 (C

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