Blaine tackles the continuation of the story from "Jedi Crash" with "Defenders of Peace"! Finding themselves at odds over the morality of war with the local Lurmen leader, Tee Watt Kaa, Ahsoka and Aayla Secura must find a way to get the injured Anakin help and save themselves from Separatists forces led by Nute Gunray. Blaine discusses the Lurmen's commitment to pacifism and how The Clone Wars forces people to make difficult decisions of survival and compassion. Listen to Blaine's recap of this episode as we close in on the end of Season 1.

"Defenders of Peace" Episode Guide on StarWars.com

This week is a very special week on Home One Radio. We welcome back returning guest Brian Miller from Oktopolis Art and welcome first-time guest, long-time Star Wars artist Joe Corroney! We discuss Star Wars Celebration, how Brian and Joe ended up being booth buddies for Artist Alley, and dabble into discussing some of their pieces. Plus, they discuss their Celebration exclusives! Make sure to check out the full interview right here and the show notes for all the details on what is going on with them for Celebration.

Joe Corroney's Website - Buy art from Joe and find out where he is appearing next!

Joe Corroney's Instagram - offers sneak peeks at his Celebration TLJ artwork

Joe Corroney on Twitter

Oktopolis Art - Internet home of Brian Miller

Oktopolis on Instagram

Oktopolis on Twitter

0:00 - Intro minus Blaine

2:33 - Joe and Brian origin story

9:45 - Brian talks about X-Wings for Victory

13:25 - Joe talks about Carrie Fisher Tribute

19:28 - Celebration Memories

29:08 - Celebration Exclusives REVEAL!!!!!

38:40 - What makes selling art at Celebration special

43:00 - What other art do they have or coming up?

We might not be an officially endorsed Herzog podcast, but we would like to think we are. While we spend some time dreaming of an appearance by the German documentarian at Star Wars Celebration, we also discuss recent news about Celebration, JJ Abrams talking about Episode IX, and we also discuss a lot of Star Wars art in anticipation of this week's interview with Brian Miller and Joe Corroney. All of this and Josh forgets to plug in his microphone!

0:00 - Intro - lots of nonsense

Some of the best material in the Marvel new canon comic books has been the exploration of Darth Vader. Spanning multiple different series, including Kieron Gillen's Vader series, Darth Vader has proven to be a rich vein of moral and spiritual storytelling. We spend a sizeable chunk of time discussing each collected edition of Charles Soule's Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith comic series. We discuss Vader's violent baptism into the Dark Side, his relationship with Sidious, as well as differing views on the will of the Force. Plus, the end of the comic provides an intriguing discussion of Vader's turn to the light and what he may or may not have believed about his ultimate destiny. Enjoy our discussion of Charles Soule's Vader series and let us know what you think of this incredible story!

0:00 - Intro Charles Soule's Dark Lord of the Sith Comic Series

02:13 - Volume 1: Imperial Machine

21:09 - Volume 2: Legacy's End

39:16 - Volume 3: The Burning Seas

53:23 - Volume 4: Fortress Vader

What are we excited about in Star Wars this week? Well, it's (sorta) new content where we finally split our news segment into a separate episode! We're talking about some of our favorite pieces of news from the past week in Star Wars. This week, it's the end of an era as Episode IX wraps shooting, the announcement of our bank account's Armageddon with Triple Force Friday, and a little bit of spoilery talk about an excerpt from Claudia Gray's much-anticipated book, Master & Apprentice! Make sure to tune in later this week for our review content for this week and let us know what you think of our new format!

0:00 - Introducing our new format!

6:55 - Episode IX wraps shooting and we discuss the surprising lack of behind-the-scenes stuff for Ep. IX.

13:33 - Triple Force Friday aka pre-bankruptcy court.

17:02 - SPOILER discussion of an excerpt on StarWars.com of Claudia Gray's forthcoming book Master & Apprentice.

Blaine gets back into the action of Return to The Clone Wars by reviewing the Season 1 episode, Jedi Crash! Featuring a massive action sequence at the beginning, the episode eventually becomes a meditation on the Jedi principle of forming no attachments. Ahsoka's affection for her master is tested in this episode, as is Anakin's for his snippy, young padawan. Plus, we spend a little time with Aayla Secura, her first major appearance on the show! Make sure to listen to the next episode as Blaine discusses "Defenders of Peace". The next episode ties into "Jedi Crash" and is one of the most fascinating early episodes of The Clone Wars!

"Jedi Crash" Episode Guide on StarWars.com

Josh is back with another episode finishing up the two-episode arc starting with "Dooku Captured". While this episode has some Jar Jar in it, if you want an episode of RttCW talking about everyone's favorite Gungan, go back to the episode on "Bombad Jedi". This episode is a quick one talking about Dooku, his interaction with the Jedi, and his ultimate escape and lack of gentlemanly disposition. Make sure to listen for two new episodes by Blaine coming out tomorrow and early next week as we continue returning to The Clone Wars!

"The Gungan General" Episode Guide on StarWars.com

The first of two episodes tied together by the pursuit of Count Dooku. Josh discusses "Dooku Captured" and spends most of it talking about everyone's favorite genial mercenary, Hondo Ohnaka! Make sure to check out the second episode continuing this story later in the week from Josh as he returns to The Clone Wars!

"Dooku Captured" Episode Guide on StarWars.com

It's two weeks in a row with Legends material as we dive into James Luceno's Darth Plagueis novel! We discuss the interesting story behind the publication of this story, as well as a possible reason for the delay. Also, this book delves heavily into the nature of the Force and we get a chance to dive deeper into the will of the Force and the light versus the dark. Plus, it gives us the opportunity to talk about the similarities between serial killers and sith lords. All of that and Blaine geeks out about Star Wars board games while Josh tosses out ceramic on this week's H1R!

We're kicking off two straight weeks of Legends novels by returning to the very first book commissioned to continue the story of George Lucas' Star Wars. We discuss some of the history of Alan Dean Foster's Splinter of the Mind's Eye, it's value as a cultural artifact, and how the novel doesn't feel like a Star Wars novel but that's okay! Plus, we discuss some more Star Wars Celebration news and Blaine forgets what he is excited about. All this and an inventory of severed limbs on this week's H1R!