October 23rd, 20180242 Art is murderously misunderstood as readers, finally, get some details as to the origin of Lord Momin, the Sith Lord whose helm was introduced way back in the pages of the first Lando mini series, in the pages of Darth Vader #22, while the horror is sublime in the pages of IDW's Star Wars Adventures: Tales From Vader's Castle #3....
October 17th, 20180244The Padawans have gathered again to talk about issues #12 and #13 of Star Wars Adventures. There's much to be learned in the stories, be it the dangers of revisionist history to knowing one's self worth. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/comicswithkenobi/2018/10/17/comics-with-kenobi-84--young-padawans-edition-1.mp3 Emily, Micah,...
October 16th, 20180168It was a quiet week in Star Wars comics until it wasn't. Jeff McGee and Matt Moore discuss Chuck Wendig's reveal that he's been "fired" by Marvel, the implications it may have and the reactions it's drawn. Also discussed? The solid and deft debut of Robbie Thompson and Will Sliney's first issue of the Solo: A Star Wars Story...
August 16th, 20180117Han Solo and Chewbacca face down a deadly droid outbreak while Lando Calrissian offers up some some solid life lessons for a young wanna-be galactic gangster in the pages of IDW Publishing's Star Wars Adventures. Join the Young Padawans -- Emily, Jerry and Micah -- as they go through three full issues of Star Wars Adventures (Free...
June 18th, 20180165In 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...
June 4th, 20180195After too long of a hiatus -- elementary and middle school can do that -- it's long past time to reconvene Comics With Kenobi's Young Padawans for an illuminating and quite entertaining discussion of those Star Wars Adventures comics from IDW Publishing. Join the Padawans -- Emily, Jerry and Micah -- along with Matt and Amy, as they...
May 1st, 20180165No need for bows or ribbons in this episode as we dive deep -- literally and figuratively -- into Darth Vader #15 and revel in the riveting weirdness of Doctor Aphra #19. Both issues are some of the finest Star Wars comics we've ever read and it's clear that each has its own particular tack that gets better with each issue. Join us to...
January 30th, 20180147We've got three issues this episode and all were enormously entertaining, notably the latest from Jim Mello and Alex Ray, whose now bi-monthly A Star Wars Comic made its return for a second year with a story about Plo Koon. Meanwhile, Poe Dameron is winging away its closer and closer to the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens,...
January 23rd, 2018094It's a pair of powerful stories as both Marvel and IDW Publishing's Star Wars comics deliver potent writing that ties into ongoing events in Star Wars: Rebels and builds a bridge to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Writers Kieron Gillen and Devin Grayson have penned separate yet equally weighted missives on on what it means to lead and...
January 16th, 2018089Marvel's team behind Darth Vader Vol. 2 delivers a knockout punch, a history lesson and road map for the future in the pages of issue #10, while in IDW Publishing's latest Forces of Destiny offering, focused on Rey, suffers no sophomore slump. In news, we mark the third anniversary of Star Wars by Marvel (do check out the Twitter feed...