August 20th, 2019037Ever wonder about the energy and vibe of Marvel's 1977-86 run of Star Wars comics? Read Star Wars: Target Vader #2 and you'll experience it without having to fork over wads of cash for the original back issues or the collected editions.We're also tackling what we think is an amazing set of stories about Breha, Leia and Padme, as well...
July 9th, 2019064Beilert Valance returns in a book that's conceivably about Darth Vader but is, in fact, the bounty hunter book we've been craving since 2015. Such is the breadth of Star Wars: Target Vader #1 and how it's not what many thought it was to be.Meanwhile, Finn's past is given more backstory in a story that sows the seeds of his personal...
June 4th, 2019084Just two issues but so much to talk about, thanks to not just Vader -- Dark Visions #4, but Marvel's return to legends and lore with Star Wars #108, a sprawling, ambitious and immensely satisfying nod to the original 1977-86 run of Marvel's first volume of Star Wars.The over-sized issue is so immense that we asked Mark Paniccia, who...
February 13th, 20190108Slightly more than 33 years after the then final issue of Marvel's Star Wars comic abruptly ended, the publisher is bringing it back around for at least one more issue -- for now -- featuring a who's who of canon characters and now-Legends era characters the original series created for the comic book.Star Wars #108 is set for release...
June 18th, 2018041In the latest gathering of the Young Padawans -- Emily, Micah and Jerry, along with Amy and Matt -- we revel in the return of Jaxxon and Amaiza to Star Wars canon as well as the beginning, again, of a beautiful friendship between C-3PO and R2-D2.Join us as we talk about Star Wars Adventures 9 and the 2018 Annual, too. It's the most...
April 24th, 2018073We're building the bridges when it comes to Star Wars movies, comics and books, too, speaking with writer Cavan Scott and delving deep into a new story arc in Marvel's superb Poe Dameron series.From The Force Awakens to The Last Jedi in the pages of Poe Dameron #26 to news that the monthly Star Wars flagship title will begin to cross...
April 17th, 2018057All it takes is a spark to light a Rebellion, but so too can a tidal wave help fight oppression.Such was the lesson learned from Darth Vader #14, while in Thrawn #3, readers learned up close and personal how to succeed in politics when you don't mind leaving behind a trail of human wreckage.That's the heart of this week's...
April 3rd, 2018066There's a soap-opera style appeal to the latest issue of Doctor Aphra, the lone Marvel Star Wars comic that Jeff McGee and Matt Moore sat down to discuss in detail in this episode.Also in the fray with issue 18?Weird but wonderful horror and bio-warfare experiments never seen before.As for news?Jaxxon's back in canon and...
March 6th, 2018032Vader tells his haters "Later!" and learns a lesson about what it means to not just hold power, but be its fist, too, (here's a hint: Friend are hard to come by), as Comics With Kenobi tackles Star Wars: Darth Vader #12, talk about the news of Jaxxon's return to the canon and toss out some recommendations for those seeking to dive deeper...
June 6th, 2017162Sit down, pour a cup of joe and relax. Be at one with the Force as we discuss all the comics from May -- and we mean all of them.Apologies for the length of this show -- it's more than two-and-a-half hours -- but there was a great deal to discuss about the events of (The) Screaming Citadel crossover that's gone through three of its...
