Episode #328 -- Be Still My Beating Heart

Only love can, and will, break your heart, as Valance learns in the pages of Bounty Hunters #31 with his hope for a quiet life with Jyala brutally erased. It's T'onga who steps up to carry him away in a bid to find some sort of peace, be it inner or outer, though it's clear than an inferno is brewing.In Star Wars #31, Amilyn Holdo gives new meaning to "the Holdo Maneuver," as she, Luke, Leia, Lando, Chewie and Lobot find themselves mystified yet intrigued by the No-Space locale and the history of a long-dead Jedi from The High Republic Era.Be sure share this week's episode on social media and, if you haven't, leave a review wherever you get your podcasts. Doing so helps increase awareness about our podcast.Comics out today and broken down on this week's episode:_ Bounty Hunters #31 (12:23)_ Star Wars (Vol. 3) #31 (25:19)Star Wars Comics on Marvel Unlimited This Week:_ The High Republic (Vol. 2) #2 (of 10)News:_ Lando #1 is the latest one-shot, coming in May, from Marvel as part of its celebration of Return of the Jedi's 40th anniversary. It will join the already announced Jabba's Palace and Ewoks one-shots, along with the as-yet announced Emperor Palpatine, Stormtroopers and Smugglers one-shots. All six issues will be collected in a TPB due out Oct. 31 called Star Wars: Scoundrels, Rebels and The Empire._ Look out for The Mandalorian 2, a likely eight-issue maxi-series adapting season two of the Disney+ television series, later this year, probably in May or June. It'll feature the same creative team as the just-concluded The Mandalorian adaptation._ The Blade TPB, collecting the four-issue mini-series, appears set for release on June 27._ All 10 issues of the Yoda maxi-series will be collected in one trade-paperback and is due for release Oct. 31._ Artist Elsa Charretier's art for Star Wars -- Forces of Destiny characters can be found on coffee mugs for sale at Disneyland Paris.Upcoming Star Wars comics, TPBs and omnibus editions:Feb. 22 _ Doctor Aphra #29, Yoda #4 (of 10), The Nameless Terror #1 (of 4)March 1 _ The Blade #3 (of 4), Star Wars #32, Hidden Empire #4 (of 5), Han Solo & Chewbacca #10 (of 10), The Mandalorian #8 (of 8), Hyperspace Stories #4 (of 12)March 8 _ Bounty Hunters #32, Sana Starros #2 (of 5), The High Republic #6 (of 10), Hyperspace Stories #5 (of 12)March 14 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 1. (Collects Star Wars: Empire 7, 14, 16; Vader's Quest 1-4, Star Wars (2013) 1-20, Star Wars Kids 1-11, 12 (A Story) and 13-20 and Star Wars 3-D 1-3); Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Old Republic, Vol. 5, TPB (Collects Star Wars: Knight Errant 1-5, Knight Errant -- Deluge 1-5, Knight Errant -- Escape 1-5, Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith 1-6 and material from Star Wars Tales #16)March 15 _ Hyperspace Stories #6 (of 12), Yoda #5 (of 10), The High Republic Adventures #3 (of 8), The Blade #2 (2nd Printing)March 22 _ Darth Vader #32, The High Republic Adventures #4 (of 8)March 29 _ The Blade #4 (of 4), Jabba’s Palace #1 One-Shot, The High Republic Adventures -- Quest of the Jedi #1 One-Shot, The High Republic #7 (of 10)April 5 _ Star Wars #33, Hidden Empire #5 (of 5), The High Republic Adventures #5 (of 8)April 12 _ Doctor Aphra #30, Bounty Hunters #33, Ewoks #1 One-Shot, The High Republic #8 (of 10), Hyperspace Stories #7 (of 12)April 19 _ Sana Starros #3 (of 5), Yoda #6 (of 10), The Nameless Terror #2 (of 4), The High Republic Adventures #6 (of 8)April 26 _ Darth Vader: Black, White & Red...