Star Wars Splash Page
Star Wars Splash Page is a weekly podcast dedicated solely to contemporary Star Wars comics published by Marvel, Dark Horse and previously IDW, featuring views about the current week's comics, interviews with the writers, artists, colorists, letterers and editors create them, as well as the latest details on publishing schedules, upcoming series and mini-series, so that you, the listener have more detail and context about the comics that are a vital part of Star Wars canon, lore and legends.
Episodes
June 5, 2024 • 54 mins
The trial of Lando Calrissian comes to its conclusion, amid some heartfelt testimony and, dare we say it, potential clues to the next volume of the flagship Star Wars title in issue #47. In The High Republic Phase III #8, seeds are planted for what's likely to be a wildly chaotic conclusion to the 10-issue maxi-series.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- The High Republic Phase III #8 (11:59)
- Star Wars (Vol. 3) #47 (29:31)
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May 29, 2024 • 67 mins
Four books are out this week, including the return of a character from the Bounty Hunters series in Jango Fett #3, while The High Republic features a double dose of stories -- Saber for Hire #2 and The High Republic Adventures #6 -- and Darth Maul contends with another Palpatine-decreed threat (or is it?) in Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #2.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #2 (of 4) (6:31)
- Jango...
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May 22, 2024 • 30 mins
Lando reaches a pivotal point in not just his court martial, but his thinking as readers are treated to a new look at the steely determination of Mon Mothma in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #46.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Star Wars #46 (10:11)
- Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #43
- Some slight delays for Dark Horse's Star Wars comics titles.
_ Saber for Hire #3 (of 4) now due out Ju...
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May 15, 2024 • 36 mins
The four-issue Mace Windu mini-series comes to a solid conclusion, with what we hope might be the chance for another outing, given the final page of the issue.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Mace Windu #4 (of 4) (12:55)
- Mace Windu #1 (of 4)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation #5 (of 6)
- Dark Horse is set to publish the four-issue The High Republic Adventures -- Dispatches ...
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May 8, 2024 • 42 mins
In The High Republic Phase III #7, Keeve Trennis comes to a startling realization even as Lourna Dee has ... a heart?
In Darth Vader #46, readers are taken to Exegol and it's quite the ride with implications derived from the Sequel Trilogy.
We also take a quick run through both of the Star Wars Free Comic Book Day 2024 issues.
Comics Discussed This Week:
In Darth Vader #46, readers are taken to Exegol and it's quite the ride with implications derived from the Sequel Trilogy.
We also take a quick run through both of the Star Wars Free Comic Book Day 2024 issues.
Comics Discussed This Week:
- The High Republic Phase III #7 (3:05)
- Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #46 (18:03)
- Young Jed...
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May 1, 2024 • 29 mins
Fittingly time, Marvel's The Phantom Menace Anniversary Special #1 (it's a one-shot) is out this week just ahead of Star Wars Day. It provides a satisfying look at the 1999 film, showing us key parts of the story that were only alluded to in the movie. Greg Pak, Will Sliney, Guru e-FX and VC's Joe Caramagna deliver a solidly entertaining -- and informative -- issue.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- The Phantom Menace Anniversary Speci...
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April 24, 2024 • 67 mins
Zeen and Lula reach a milestone decision in the pages of Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #5, as the first arc of the comic comes to an end, yet sets up what's likely to be a dynamic run through issues 6-10.
In Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), the Sith apprentice contends with an almost Lovecraftian-like horror and inner madness that evokes a Guillermo del Toro film. It's dark and trippy and what Sta...
In Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), the Sith apprentice contends with an almost Lovecraftian-like horror and inner madness that evokes a Guillermo del Toro film. It's dark and trippy and what Sta...
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April 17, 2024 • 46 mins
Ty Yorrick (and Drewen) return in a Phase III-set story from Cavan Scott and Rachael in The High Republic Adventures: Saber for Hire #1 (of 4) that features a charming parallel story featuring Kip and Jom that has, to us, some ominous foreshadowing. In Mace Windu #3 (of 4), we're treated to a side of the Jedi we've not really seen much of: Idealist Jedi Knight.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Saber for Hire #1 (of 4) (5:49)
- Mace Windu...
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April 10, 2024 • 56 mins
The adaptation of Thrawn Alliances ends with a cliffhanger and what's surely to be another four-issue mini-series collecting the second half of the Timothy Zahn novel. In Darth Vader #45, Enric Pryde proves his mettle -- and loyalty -- to Vader, despite his fellow Schism Imperial members' bewilderment. Finally, The High Republic travels to Phase II as Tey Sirrek takes center stage in Phase III in a story that provides clarity and r...
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April 3, 2024 • 35 mins
The trial of Lando Calrissian finds the charming con man facing down his past, while plotting his present and future, as he settles comfortably into his new role -- not facade -- as a Rebel in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #45.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Star Wars (Vol. 3) #45 (14:06)
- Dark Droids #5 (of 5)
- The Mandalorian Season 2 #7
- We're getting a Star Wars: The Acol...
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March 27, 2024 • 51 mins
Crash is back, with Ruu along for the jump in Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures -- Crash Landing one-shot, while the adaptation of Obi-Wan Kenobi concludes its six-issue run.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Obi-Wan Kenobi #6 (of 6) (27:07)
- The High Republic Adventures -- Crash Landing (48:06)
- Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #41
- Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #39
- Revelations (2023) #1
- The Hig...
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March 20, 2024 • 66 mins
We open with a remembrance by Jeff of singer/songwriter Michael Knott, an artist who had an outsized influence on him. It's a touching tribute and worth your time.
Then we break down the latest Star Wars comics news (8:45) and dive into Thrawn Alliances #3, Star Wars Visions: Takashi Okazaki #1, The High Republic Phase III #5 and last, but not least, Jango Fett #1, which marks writer Ethan J. Sacks' return to a galaxy far, far away.
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Then we break down the latest Star Wars comics news (8:45) and dive into Thrawn Alliances #3, Star Wars Visions: Takashi Okazaki #1, The High Republic Phase III #5 and last, but not least, Jango Fett #1, which marks writer Ethan J. Sacks' return to a galaxy far, far away.
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March 13, 2024 • 64 mins
The prison-ship break begins in earnest in Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #4, an issue filled with several jaw-dropping surprises.
In Darth Vader #44, an Imperial survivor of Dark Droids learns how to balance what's right and what's wrong, provided you stay on Vader's good side.
Mace Windu #2 (of 4) expands on the titular jedi's history and personal philosophy, delivering an inspiring story while mining West End...
In Darth Vader #44, an Imperial survivor of Dark Droids learns how to balance what's right and what's wrong, provided you stay on Vader's good side.
Mace Windu #2 (of 4) expands on the titular jedi's history and personal philosophy, delivering an inspiring story while mining West End...
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March 6, 2024 • 45 mins
Jedi Keeve Trennis and Terec and Ceret have taken matters into their own hands, bringing the captive Lourna Dee with them as they plunge into the Occlusion Zone in a bid to find Sskeer. But does Sskeer even want to be found? The High Republic #4 is laden with surprises and reveals.
In Star Wars #44, Lando Calrissian goes on trial for treason and other crimes against the Rebel Alliance as the body realizes that while justice must be ...
In Star Wars #44, Lando Calrissian goes on trial for treason and other crimes against the Rebel Alliance as the body realizes that while justice must be ...
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February 28, 2024 • 12 mins
Thrawn and Anakin have not only walked into a bar but nearly leveled the joint and either drove everyone out of it or left them supine and not in a good way. Such is Thrawn Alliances #2 (of 4), a rigorously faithful adaptation of the novel.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Thrawn Alliances #2 (of 4) #43 (4:13)
- Bounty Hunters #40
- Dark Droids: D-Squad #3 (of 4)
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February 21, 2024 • 36 mins
A familiar face returns in the pages of Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #3 as Lula recounts her adventures when she didn't know who she was.
Everything's gone green in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #43 as Luke Skywalker returns to what may, or may not, be an ancient Sith compound, as he strives to heal a red khyber crystal and, perhaps, learn something about not just himself, but the force, too.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Everything's gone green in Star Wars (Vol. 3) #43 as Luke Skywalker returns to what may, or may not, be an ancient Sith compound, as he strives to heal a red khyber crystal and, perhaps, learn something about not just himself, but the force, too.
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February 14, 2024 • 27 mins
A familiar face returns in the pages of Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #3 as Lula recounts her adventures when she didn't know who she was.
In Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #43, the Imperial Schism sets about its work of creating a schism in the empire as the Dark Lord utilizes lessons learned from the Dark Droids event amid befriending and betrayal.
Comics Discussed This Week:
In Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #43, the Imperial Schism sets about its work of creating a schism in the empire as the Dark Lord utilizes lessons learned from the Dark Droids event amid befriending and betrayal.
Comics Discussed This Week:
- The High Republic Adventures Phase III #3...
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February 7, 2024 • 43 mins
Mace Windu gets a second mini-series, with the first issue of four off to a rollicking start as he tracks down someone who has a new type of coaxium -- and the formula to create more -- before the crime syndicates can.
Obi-Wan Kenobi #5 zeroes in on Riva's efforts to make Anakin pay for what he did at the temple, as Obi-Wan tries to enlist her help in stopping Darth Vader.
Comics Discussed This Week:
Obi-Wan Kenobi #5 zeroes in on Riva's efforts to make Anakin pay for what he did at the temple, as Obi-Wan tries to enlist her help in stopping Darth Vader.
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Obi-Wan Kenobi adaptation #5 ...
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January 31, 2024 • 27 mins
Doctor Aphra concludes its second volume with its 40th issue, but is it truly the end for Doctor Aphra? What will become of those she leaves behind, including Sana Starros and Magna Tolvan, not to mention Just Lucky and Ariole, as well as the murder droids 0-0-0 and BT-1?
Comics Discussed This Week:
Comics Discussed This Week:
- Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #40 (4:41)
- Dark Droids: D-Squad #2 (of 4)
- Doctor Ap...
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January 24, 2024 • 59 mins
The adaptation of Timothy Zahn's 2018 novel, Thrawn: Aliances, begins its four-issue run with an amazingly robust first issue penned by Jody Houser and Zahn, with art by Pat Olliffe and Andrea Di Vito, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and Letters by Travis Lanham. There's some whipsawing between the present and past and the action and cold logic flows freely.
In The High Republic Adventures Phase III #2 -- written by Daniel José Older, ...
In The High Republic Adventures Phase III #2 -- written by Daniel José Older, ...
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