Episode #442 -- Red Wine Supernova

It's all starting to converge for The High Republic as Keeve, Sskeer and the others take care of business on Naboo and head with great haste to Eriadu to help out the team there as The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #2 (of 5) meshes with the story in Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures. In The Rise of Skywalker #2 (of 5), we get a deeper look into what's driving Kylo Ren and Rey as they clash with each other, with Chewie a casualty (or is he?) Comics Discussed This Week: The Rise of Skywalker adaptation #2 (of 5)The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #2 (of 5)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Ahsoka #6 (of 8)Ewoks #3 (of 4)News:  Check out the Facebook page for a link to an interview with Alex Segura, along with a few unlettered pages from May 7's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #1.Dark Horse will publish the four-issue Tides of Terror mini-series under the Hyperspace Stories banner starting in July. It's by George Mann, Luis Morocho, LeBeau Underwood, Michael Atiyeh and Comicraft and focuses on Kit Fisto. .In addition to the new Doctor Aphra series -- Chaos Agent -- that begins in June, December sees the publication of "Doctor Aphra -- Friends and Enemies" omnibus. It collects issues 26-40 of the second Aphra series, the five-issue Sana Starros mini-series and the Aphra story from 2023's Revelations one-shot. Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses: April 2 _ The Bad Batch — Ghost Agents #2 (of 5) April 8 _ The High Republic: Edge of Balance: Premonition April 9 _ Star Wars (1977) #1 Facsimile Edition (New Printing), Jedi Knights #2 April 16 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #17, Legacy of Vader #3 April 22 _ The High Republic -- Edge of Balance (Vol. 4), Echoes of Fear TPB (Collects 1-4) April 29 _ Star Wars: Ahsoka — Season One TPB (Collects 1-8), Crash Zone TPB (Collects Crash Landing, Crash and Burn and the 2025 The High Republic Adventures Phase III Annual), Crimson Reign Omnibus (Collects 1-5, Star Wars 19-25, Bounty Hunters 18-24, Darth Vader 18-24 and Doctor Aphra 16-21) April 30 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III -- The Battle of Eriadu One-Shot, The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #3 (of 5), The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #3 (of 5), Codebreaker #1 (of 5) May 3 _ Star Wars Free Comic Book Day #1, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Free Comic Book Day #1 May 6 _ Darth Maul: Black, White & Red Treasury Editions (Collects 1-4) May 7 _ Star Wars (Vol. IV) #1, The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #3 (of 5) May 14 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #18, Jedi Knights #3 May 20 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III Vol. 3 TPB (Collects 11-13, Wedding Spectacular One-Shot) May 21 _Legacy of Vader #4, The High Republic — Fear of the Jedi #4 (of 5) May 28 _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #4 (of 5) June 3 _ The Battle of Jakku TPB (Collects Insurgency Rising 1-4,  Republic Under Seige 1-4, Last Stand 1-4) June 4 _ Codebreaker #2 (of 5), The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #4 (of 5), Jedi Knights #4, The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #5 (of 5) June 11 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #19, Star Wars #2, The Rise of Skywalker adaptation #5 (of 5) June 17 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 3 (Collects Star Wars: Shadow Stalker (1997) 1, Star Wars: Rebel Heist (2014) 1-4, Star Wars: A Valentine Story (2003) 1, Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) 1-6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Mini-comic (1996) 1-2, Star Wars: Tales From Mos Eisley (1996) 1, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters – Scoundrel’s Wages (1999) 1, Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead (2001) 2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink II (2006) 1, Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars (2000) 1, Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back (2002) 1-4, Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi (2003) 1-4; material from Star Wars Kids (1997) 12; Star Wars Visionaries (2005); Star Wars Tales (1999) 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 15-17, 20) June 18 _ Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #1 June 24 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda’s Secret War (Collects Star Wars 15-30, Annual 1-2);  June 25 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #20, Legacy of Vader #5 July 1 _ Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone TPB (Collects 1-4) July 2 _ Jedi Knights #5, The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #5 (of 5) July 8 _ Ewoks TPB (Collects 1-4) July 22 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda’s War (Collects Star Wars 15-30, Annual 1, 2) Aug. 5 _ Star Wars: Visions Treasury Edition (Collects Visions: Peach Momoko, Visions: Takeshi Okazaki and material from Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #1) Aug. 6 _ Jedi Knights #6 Aug. 19 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III TPB Vol. 4 (Collects 14-16, Battle of Eriadu one-shot) Aug. 26 _ Star Wars: Kanan Modern Era Epic Collection (Collects 1-12) Sept. 9 _ Jedi Knights #7 Oct. 7 _ Legacy of Vader Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-6) Oct. 14 _ The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi TPB (Collects 1-5) and The High Republic -- The Finale one-shot  Oct. 21 _ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-5); Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Omnibus Vol. 2 (Collects The Old Republic (2010) 1-6, The Old Republic - The Lost Suns 1-5, Lost Tribe of the Sith - Spiral 1-5, Knight Errant 1-5, Knight Errant - Deluge 1-5, Knight Errant - Escape 1-5, Jedi vs. Sith 1-6; material from Star Wars Tales 16-17, 24; Star Wars Visionaries) Oct. 28 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III Vol. 5 TPB (Collects 17-20), Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch - Ghost Agents TPB (Collects 1-5) Nov. 4 _ Jedi Knights Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-5) Nov. 25 _ Star Wars: Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: Vader Down (Collects 13-25, Star Wars 13-14 and Vader Down #1) Dec. 2 _ Dec. 2 _ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra — Friends and Enemies Omnibus (Collects 26-40, Sana Starros 1-5, Aphra Story From Revelations (2023) one-shot) Dec. 9 _ Codebreaker TPB (Collects 1-4)