Star Wars Splash Page

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 who 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

November 26, 2025 30 mins
Ethan Sacks is back and penning Star Wars: Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #3, an absolute masterpiece of a character study of the titular bounty hunter that's lavishly illustrated by Juan José Ryp and lettered by Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna.

We break it all down, including that cameo from a certain archeologist that we, nor you, were expecting.

Comics Discussed This Week:

  • Boba Fett: Black, White & Red #3 (of 4)
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Having been at the precipice, Qui-Gon Jinn returns and, after actually garnering help from Jocast Nu, may know why Corlis Rath is trying to kil him as Jedi Knights #9 propels the maxi-series to its conclusion in December.



Comics Discussed This Week:

  • Jedi Knights #9
Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

  • Jedi Knights #6
News:
  • Dark Horse is collecting its The High Republic Adventures Phase II and III ...
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November 12, 2025 30 mins
The saboteurs are discovered by Kit Fisto in Dark Horse Comics’ Tides of Terror #3 (of 4), but is it too late for the station? In Marvel’s Star Wars (Vol. 4) #7, Luke, Han, Chewie and Valance take the fight for the Nagai to the front as Leia counsels Mon on why sometimes direct violence is the right path. In Han Solo — Hunt for the Falcon #3 (of 5), Han is forced to take a long, hard look at himself — and his life — and how it’s im...
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November 5, 2025 25 mins
Kylo Ren's crashing at grandad's old place and just trying to feel the vibe so that maybe he can figure out why Uncle Luke keep's popping up when he leasts expect it. So he takes a journey that's out of sight and out of mind, gets namechecked and realizes "I gotta go deeper." Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #10 is weird, creepy and magnetic. We'll tell you why.

Comics Discussed This Week:
  • Legacy of Vader #10
Star Wars Com...
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A transactional side of Boba Fett reveals a conscious in the pages of Marvel's Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #2 (of 4), while in Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #5 (of 5?) introduces us to Chelli's half-sister and concludes in a way that leaves it open for a Aphra Sister follow-up or or a second five-part mini-series. We'll find out, eventually, we hope.

Comics Discussed This Week:
  • Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #2 (of 4)
  • D...
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Luke confronts his deepest fears -- and desire -- as the Nightlander stakes her claim to his spirit and body in Dark Horse Comics' Tales From the Nightlands #2 (of 3).

Marvel's Jedi Knights #8 (of 10) is a first-person point-of-view tale about a youngster touched by the force and her journey from home to Coruscant, filled with danger and daring and an appearance by Jedi Master Kellleran Beq, he who saved Grogu from Order 66 in The M...
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October 15, 2025 42 mins
Red hair, green eyes, a soft spot for someone of the Skywalker lineage? It's not Mara Jade, but Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #9 certainly sets the stage for more Tava Ren, as she and Kylo Ren have it out aboard the Finalizer in more ways than one.

We're also joined by comic-book scribe Bryan Reheil to talk about Oct. 11's Lucasfilm Publishing panel at NYCC, where a pair of new comics were revealed, while the fate of others, i...
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October 8, 2025 29 mins
Han Solo's got problems at home, but a question to find the Falcon -- with Chewbacca at his side -- might not be enough to quell the deeper issues in Han Solo: Hunt for the Falcon #2 (of 5) from Marvel.

In Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories -- Tides of Terror #2 (of 4), Kit Fisto and his padawan Nahdar deal with the attack on the Axil Research Station as terror, multiple sea creatures and confusion are intertwined with sabotage!

C...
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October 1, 2025 12 mins
The Clone Wars return! Our heroes surrounded! VIllainy abounds! OK, it's not as dramatic as an intro to a Clone Wars episode, but this week's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #6 captures the spirit of the Prequel Trilogy while melding the heroic aspects of the Original Trilogy.

Comics Discussed This Week:
  • Star Wars (Vol. 4) #6
Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
  • Legacy of Vader #5
News: 
  • Saturday, Oct. 11 at 11:30...
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September 24, 2025 15 mins
Doctor Aphra finally gets to the core of the mystery: Who took her electro tattoos while Chewie and (Black) Krrsantan face off for a third time in the pages of Marvel's Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #4.

Comics Discussed This Week:
  • Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #4
Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
  • Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #1
News: 
  • Saturday, Oct. 11 at 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. is the Lucasfilm Publish...
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September 17, 2025 36 mins
Boba Fett's back in Marvel's latest Star Wars-inspired Black, White & Red (not blood). The start of the four-issue mini-series (Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #1 (of 4)) sees the erstwhile loner pitting rival factions -- the Rebellion and the Empire -- against one another in a way that leaves him better off than when he began.

In Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #5, several plot threads are brought forward on multiple worlds as ...
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September 10, 2025 33 mins
The Nightlander breaks through the veil in Dark Horse's Star Wars: Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of 3), the latest Halloween-inspired Star Wars tale from Cavan Scott, with each issue of the three-part series set in the prequel, original sequel triology eras.

In Marvel's Jedi Knights #7, it looks like Qui-Gon might survive to make it to The Phantom Menace, as an enormously large Star Wars creature makes a brief yet poignant return.

Co...
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September 3, 2025 30 mins
It's a week of sequel-trilogy inspired and related releases from Marvel this week.

Tava Ren has wrested control of the Knights of Ren but to save them she must ... strike down Kylo Ren? Legacy of Vader #8 changes the focus to Tava from Kylo as we explore the machinations of the Knights Ren since Kylo assumed the supremacy of the First Order.

Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #1 (of 5) helps add more lore to how and why Han Solo lost th...
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August 27, 2025 33 mins
Poe Dameron, BB-8 and the erstwhile codebreaker contend with a brute from the Sequel Trilogy in Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories -- Codebreaker #3 (of 4).

In Marvel's Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3, Han Solo pairs up to help DAAGR and a rather reluctant yet smitten Aphra recover a priceless artifiact from a Felucian gangster in a heist that goes every which way but loose.

Comics Discussed This Week:
  • Hyperspace Stories -- Code...
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A key face from the Battle of Jakku returns anew in Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #4 as Leia and Mon Mothma strive to make inroads to buttress the New Republic, while Luke and Rynn tackle their own mystery, partnering with Han Solo and Valance to try and make headway.

Comics Discussed This Week:
  • Star Wars (Vol. 4) #4
Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
  • Jedi Kinghts #3
News: 
  • Dark Horse's Hyperspace Sto...
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August 13, 2025 21 mins
The mystery of Sinsara deepens in Marvel's Star Wars: Jedi Knights #6 as Qui-Gon Jinn takes on Corlis Rath mano-a-mano after a Jedi knight has been found murdered on an agrarian planet. Joining the nonconformist Qui-Gon are Mace Windu and Aayla Secura.

Comics Discussed This Week:
  • Jedi Knights #6
Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
  • Star Wars (Vol. 4) #1
News: 
  • There's an unlettered preview of Marvel's...
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August 6, 2025 27 mins
The legacy of Order 66 returns in the pages of Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #7 as Kylo Ren, perhaps for the first time in a long time, is treated not as a peer, but as petulant tyrant by former Jedi Knight Grandea. What follows is a heartbreaking tale told in flashbacks about a life uprooted and then adjusted in the aftermath of Palpatine's rise.

Comics Discussed This Week:
  • Legacy of Vader #7
Star Wars Comics New to Ma...
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The High Republic's third phase draws to a close in a sentimental yet sturdy one-shot, The High Republic -- The Finale #1: The Beacon, as familiar faces comes together one last time and look forward rather than back. The mystery of Keeve Trennis' departure from the Jedi is revealed, even as she forges a new path.

In Dark Horse's latest Hyperspace Stories mini-series, Tides of Terror, Kit Fisto is the singular focus in a rousingly fu...
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July 23, 2025 25 mins
Doctor Aphra and Luke Skywalker are going door to door and club to club in their search for the maker of a renowned yet deady artifact in Marvel's Star Wars: Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #2. It's a story that emphasizes the quirky relationship the duo share, despite the dueling optimism and pessimism they each radiate.

Comics Discussed This Week:
  • Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #2
Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week...
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July 16, 2025 38 mins
Dark Horse Comics' brings The High Republic Adventures Phase III to a close with the series' 20th and final issue, capping a solidly stellar run and leaving the door open to more adventures and journey. It was an emotional issue, filled with resolution.

The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #5 sees a mission completed and another one in the offing as as the mini-series, the latest under the Hyperspace Stories banner, concludes with a raucou...
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