January 26th, 2020088The final season of The Clone Wars is getting some four-color company as a five-issue, weekly mini-series from IDW Publishing during April. The publisher revealed plans for the Michael Moreci-written series -- Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars -- Battle Tales, noting that each issue would focus on the battles amid the raging...
October 29th, 20190146Rey out-Lukes Luke in terms of impatience. Jabba has the last laugh. Leia comes clean. Last week's Star Wars comics -- Star Wars #73, Star Wars Adventures -- Return to Vader's Castle #4 and Star Wars -- Allegiance #3 -- provided readers with decidedly different stories with overarching characters whose influence runs...
October 22nd, 20190161Plenty of camp and chills and thrills and spills and lots of water in this episode, thanks to Marvel's Star Wars: Journey to the Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars -- Allegiance #2 and IDW Publishing's Star Wars Adventures -- Return to Vader's Castle #3. In Allegiance, we find that while old ties are to be cherished, they're not necessarily...
October 17th, 20190195The schedules aligned, the clouds parted and the ... well, you get the idea. After a far too long gap, the Young Padawans -- Emily and Micah -- and Amy and Matt gathered to dive deep into the stories presented in IDW Publishing's Star Wars Adventures #22, 23 and...
October 8th, 20190170October's Star Wars comics started off strong with creepy suspense in the Return to Vader's Castle #1, the first of five weekly issues from IDW Publishing, while in Marvel's Star Wars #72, Luke Skywalker went full farm-boy rube, losing his lightsaber in the process. In Doctor Aphra #37, Chelli finds herself bound to Darth Vader as the...
August 6th, 20190207Readers were treated to three stories featuring three Sequel Trilogy-era characters -- Maz Kanata, Amilyn Holdo and BB-8 -- in the pages of Star Wars: Age of Resistance Special #1 that helped solidify our desire for a Kanata-driven Star Wars comics series. Doctor Aphra made her first -- and maybe not the last -- appearance on Batuu in...
June 20th, 20190136The Young Padawans convene anew to discuss the various stories found within the pages of Star Wars Adventures #20 and #21. Some intense conversation, featuring an array of viewpoints from the rather young to the young at heart. https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/18301124/download.mp3 Stay in touch and up to date by following...
May 30th, 20190143The Young Padawans have returned, along with Amy and Matt, to talk about the developments in Star Wars Adventures #18 and #19. Believe you, me, there is much to be said about these stories, too, with Emily and Micah weighing in what they liked most about the not one, two or three, but four stories. In our next episode, we'll...
May 23rd, 20190119After a too-long hiatus, the Young Padawans have returned. Emily, Micah, Amy and Matt gather to discuss the Star Wars Resistance-inspired tales in Star Wars Adventures #16 and #17, along with the superb backup Flight of the Falcon, as it continues its multi-issue way around the Star Wars Saga. Besides the comics, the Padawans...
May 7th, 20190208We're remembering Peter Mayhew, discussing Han Solo's struggles when it comes to duty now for the future and whether extreme violence is allowable to topple evil as we engage in a robust conversation about Star Wars #65 and Star Wars: Age of Rebellion -- Han Solo #1. Joining us this week is writer Ken Lowery, whose fan-made Rebel: A...
