Star Wars Chit-Chat (Formerly Comics In Canon)

EVERYONE IS BRAWLING! Ep 72, brings the third full chapter in the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover, with a ton of action, characters & connections! Join Mike as he takes you through the 6 issues where Valance & Dengar are hunted by Deathstick, Zuckuss gets more canon backstory, Qi’ra takes on Darth Vader, Boba Fett fights everyone’s favourite wookiee and Luke reflects on his time against the dark lord all while Aphra & Sana Starros try to hide from the action while stealing some high-value artifacts – all of this plus many facts & connections from Mike as he takes you on this journey!

This story is set just after Empire Strikes Back (& after the first runs of the Star Wars, Darth Vader & Doctor Aphra comics) and the reading order is BH15>4LOM&Z>WoBH3>SW16>DV15>DA13.

BH15 was released 4th August 2021, it written by Ethan Sacks with Paolo Villanelli as artist and Arif Prianto as colour artist. 4-LOM & Zuckuss was also released 4th August, with writer Daniel José Older, artist Kei Zama and colour artist Felipe Sobreiro. WoBH 3 was released 8th August 2021, it written by Charles Soule, Luke Ross with David Messina as artists and Neeraj Menon with Guru eFX as colour artists. SW16 was released 18th August 2021, also written by Charles Soule with Ramon Rosanas as artist and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. DV15 was released 25th August 2021, was written by Greg Pak with Raffaele Ienco as artist and Jason Keith as colour artist. DA13 was also released 25th August 2021, it written by Alyssa Wong with Minkyu Jung as penciller, Victor Olazaba as inker and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist.

In the last ep of SWCIC, Mike embarked on the second volume of 2020 Doctor Aphra comics (that leads straight into War Of The Bounty Hunters); The Engine Job! In it Aphra searches for hyperspace tech that is over 200 years old! Aphra is joined by Sana Starros and together they search for the path engine while being pursued by Vukorah; head of the Unbroken Clan all while Just Lucky’s side story shows he’s having problems of his own!

Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, discussion with Star Wars creators, playlists filled with episodes of GCC & SWCIC and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Other SW Content:

Make sure you check out Dave & Chris’ discussion on the finale of The Mandalorian (Mike pops in at the end) here: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/175c72 ⁠- ⁠https://youtu.be/MSd14cbQ_qE⁠

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:33 Reading Order

02:06 Bounty Hunters 15

09:42 4-LOM & Zuckuss

18:15 WoBH 3

24:01 Star Wars 16

29:55 Darth Vader 15

35:34 Doctor Aphra 13

40:04 Coming Up

48:32 Outro

APHRA FINDS A NIHIL PATH ENGINE!? For ep 71, Mike embarks on the second volume of the 2020 Doctor Aphra comics; The Engine Job, where Aphra searches for a device that could change the way the galaxy uses hyperspace, using tech that is over 200 years old! Aphra is joined by Sana Starros and together they search for the path engine while being pursued by Vukorah; head of the Unbroken Clan all while Just Lucky’s side story shows he’s having problems of his own! All of this, plus the many connections within this story are discussed, including ray shields, Corellia & more!

These comics are set after Empire Strikes Back but before Return Of The Jedi, in 3-4 ABY and lead into the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover event (tackled in episode 60 of SWCIC).

All issues were written by Alyssa Wong, with Victor Olazaba as inker, Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist, with Robert Gill & Ray-Anthony Height as pencillers on issue 6, Ray-Anthony Height also penciller on issue 10 and Minkyu Jung as penciller on issues 7, 8 & 9.

Issue 6 was released November 2020, issue 10 was released May 2021 and the trade paperback collection was released August 2021.

Please note this episode was originally released in September 2021 on the feed of Comics In Motion.

Other SW Content:

Make sure you check out Dave & Chris’ discussion on the finale of The Mandalorian here: https://pod.fo/e/175c72 - https://youtu.be/MSd14cbQ_qE

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   

Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, discussion with Star Wars creators, playlists filled with episodes of GCC & SWCIC and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Mike is also the host of a podcast called Genuine Chit-Chat where he speaks with a different guest each week about a wide array of topics where no subject is off limits. He has spoken with authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray and more – GCC can be listened to in the same place you’re listening to this show, so there’s no excuse to not check it out!

Find all of Mike’s social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

03:12 Opening Crawl

03:37 Issue 6

13:38 Issue 7

19:51 Issue 8

25:15 Issue 9

30:42 Issue 10

34:20 Coming Up

41:01 Outro

For ep 70, Mike embarks on the third volume of the 2017 Darth Vader comics; The Burning Seas, tackling plot points of Vader confronting Gial Ackbar & King Lee-Char on Mon Cala, hunting down an ex-jedi padawan, before he is then hunted by Tarkin and Annual 2 shows him discovering the true power of the Death Star, all in one great episode! Mike also gives more information on numerous connections including the inquisitorius, Mon Cala & their star cruisers, Tarkin and so much more – this is a must-listen for any fans of the Dark Lord!

These comics are set just approximately 1 year after Revenge Of The Sith, in 18 BBY.

All standard issues were written by Charles Soule, with Giuseppe Camuncoli as penciller, Daniele Orlandini as inker and David Curiel as colour artist for all issues excluding 16, as Java Tartaglia & Guru eFX are colourists on issue 16. Darth Vader Annual 2 was written by Chuck Wendig, with Leonard Kirk as penciller, Walden Wong & Scott Hanna as inkers and Nolan Woodard as colour artist.

Issue 13 was released March 2018, issue 18 & Annual 2 were released July 2018, the trade paperback collection was released April 2018 and the hardcover of volumes 1&2 was released October 2018. The omnibus with all 2017 Vader comics will be released October 2021.

This story is heavily linked to the 8th volume of 2015 Star Wars comics (Mutiny On Mon Cala) which are issues 44-49 - Mike tackled this on ep 48.

Charles Soule wrote the High Republic novel Light Of The Jedi as well as the mini-series; Rise Of Kylo Ren (in ep 1 of SWCIC), Obi-Wan & Anakin (ep 11) and Lando (ep 18).

In the last episode of SWCIC, Mike embarked on the final issues of the 2015 main Star Wars run of comics; Rogues & Rebels where Luke recovers his lightsaber, Han is captured by Boss Carpo, Chewbacca goes head-to-head with Darth Vader and C-3PO makes some new friends, while Empire Ascendant’s “An Echo Of Victory” shows Poe Dameron’s parents; Shara Bey & Kes Dameron! Plus Mike provides information on the Wampas of Hoth and some history of A-Wings!

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   

Guest spots Mike has recently been involved in:

On Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/143ce4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Mike is also the host of another podcast; Genuine Chit-Chat where he speaks with a different guest each week about a wide array of topics where no subject is off limits. He has spoken with authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray and more!

Find all of Mike’s social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:18 Personnel, Timeline & Comic Info

05:36 Crawl For Burning Seas

06:17 Issue 13

14:51 Issue 14

21:53 Issue 15

25:24 Issue 16

32:52 Issue 17

37:10 Issue 18

44:56 DV Annual 2 Info & Crawl

46:29 DV Annual Story

52:41 Final Thoughts

55:12 Coming Up

58:53 Guest Spots

For ep 69, Mike embarks on the final issues of the 2015 main Star Wars run of comics; Rogues & Rebels/Destination Hoth! In this finale, Luke recovers his lightsaber, Han is captured by Boss Carpo, Chewbacca goes head-to-head with Darth Vader and  C-3PO makes some new friends, while Empire Ascendant’s “An Echo Of Victory” provides a small window into the mindset of Poe Dameron’s parents; Shara Bey & Kes Dameron! Plus Mike provides information on the Wampas of Hoth and some history of A-Wings! 

These stories are all set just before Empire Strikes Back, around 3 ABY.

Star Wars 73-75 were written by Greg Pak, with Phil Noto as the artist and colour artist. “An Echo Of Victory” from Empire Ascendant was written by Charles Soule with Luke Ross as artist, Guru eFX as colour artist. Issue 73 of Star Wars was released October 2019, issue 75 was released November 2019, Empire Ascendant was released December 2019 and the trade paperback collection was released March 2020. 

If you want to check out the previous arcs for the main run of Star Wars comics (2015-2019), check out episodes 9, 13, 19, 21, 27, 36, 40, 44, 48, 53, 57, 61 & 65 of SWCIC!

Check out the last episode of SWCIC where Mike embarked on 6 issues of War Of The Bounty Hunters for the second full chapter! Qi’ra & Crimson Dawn hold the auction for Han Solo frozen-in-carbonite, gathering the most notorious crime syndicates in the galaxy as well as piquing the interest of the Empire & the Rebellion! Mike provides tonnes of connections to other SW content as well as exploring the many different perspectives & double-crosses in the next chapter in this tantalising tale!

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   

Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, discussion with Star Wars creators, playlists filled with episodes of GCC & SWCIC and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Guest spots Mike has recently been involved in:

On Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Indie Comics Spotlight to talk Miracleman Books 1-4: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/156d91⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/143ce4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Mike is also the host of a podcast called Genuine Chit-Chat where he speaks with a different guest each week about a wide array of topics where no subject is off limits. He has spoken with authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray and more – GCC can be listened to in the same place you’re listening to this show, so there’s no excuse to not check it out!

Find all of Mike’s social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

04:20 Issue 73

10:46 Issue 74

14:12 Issue 75

22:27 Empire Ascendant Overview

24:48 An Echo Of Victory

36:09 Final Thoughts

36:48 Coming Up

40:10 Guest Spots & GCC

43:23 Outro

This release is perfect for any newcomers to Star Wars: Comics In Canon, as it confirms what the show is all about, the variety of places you can listen, gives ideas on where to start and more information!

Next week Mike will be back to uploading older episodes to get feed up to date!

Mike has been doing weekly Mandalorian discussion episodes and the latest was the penultimate episode of S3; Chapter 23: The Spies! He spoke with YouTuber Stevie B and you can listen or watch here: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/173f23⁠ - ⁠https://youtu.be/p7Cz_3GyQT8⁠

You can listen to 3 episodes of Mike & Megan's experience at Star Wars Celebration; detailing news, merchandise, cosplays, panels, their experience as a whole and more on this very feed!

If you want even more from Megan & Mike, you can hear their Afterthoughts episodes reviewing movies, TV shows, live shows and even holidays (at least 1 episode released every week) AND you can hear Mike’s exclusive the Legends book reviews (including Shatterpoint, the Darth Bane Trilogy, Darth Plagueis, Rogue Squadron & Revan) plus you’ll be supporting the show for only £1 a month, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Mike, Megan, Ria & JAC discussed all 9 episodes of Star Wars Visions Season 1 here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/100f26⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   

Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, discussion with Star Wars creators, playlists filled with episodes of GCC & SWCIC and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Guest spots Mike has recently been involved in:

On Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Indie Comics Spotlight to talk Miracleman Books 1-4: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/156d91⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/143ce4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Mike is also the host of a podcast called Genuine Chit-Chat where he speaks with a different guest each week about a wide array of topics where no subject is off limits. He has spoken with authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray and more – GCC can be listened to in the same place you’re listening to this show, so there’s no excuse to not check it out!

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠

MIKE & MEGAN DISCUSS ON THEIR FOURTH & FINAL DAY AT STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2023!

This is a continuation of the two previous SWC episodes - M&M talk their experience of Day 4 of SWCE, where they attended the Bad Batch & Marvel Comics panels and discuss the news, they talk about the closing ceremony, their Celebration experience as a whole, meeting “internet friends”, merchandise they bought and so much more, including their suggestions for any people wanting to go to future conventions!

Mike met up with Haydenn (@MCUwaititi) and Liv (@oliviamidala) of #ValanceNation (Twitter handles).

To hear more from Megan & Mike, they recorded their thoughts on S3E6 of The Mandalorian (Guns For Hire) on the way to London for SWC, listen or watch here; ⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/1724b2⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/WcovXZMoOG0⁠⁠

If you want even more from Megan & Mike, you can hear their Afterthoughts episodes reviewing movies, TV shows, live shows and even holidays (at least 1 episode released every week) AND you can hear Mike’s exclusive the Legends book reviews (including Shatterpoint, the Darth Bane Trilogy, Darth Plagueis, Rogue Squadron & Revan) plus you’ll be supporting the show for only £1 a month, check out ⁠⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠ 

Mike, Megan, Ria & JAC discussed all 9 episodes of Star Wars Visions Season 1 here: ⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/100f26⁠⁠  

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠  - ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠  

Last week, in ep 124 of SWCIC, Mike released an episode that is technically not “canon” as it’s a comic that takes place in a Star Wars Visions continuity, more specifically, The Duel. This comic is a prequel to The Duel animated episode, which is also linked to the Ronin novel. Mike explores The Ronin’s story, confirms connections along the way and gives his interpretations to the ending.

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠   

Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, discussion with Star Wars creators, playlists filled with episodes of GCC & SWCIC and more: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠  

Guest spots Mike has been involved in:

On Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM⁠⁠  

Indie Comics Spotlight to talk Miracleman Books 1-4: ⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/156d91⁠⁠

Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic here: ⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/143ce4⁠⁠  

Mike is also the host of a podcast called Genuine Chit-Chat where he speaks with a different guest each week about a wide array of topics where no subject is off limits. He has spoken with authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray and more – GCC can be listened to in the same place you’re listening to this show, so there’s no excuse to not check it out!

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠

MIKE & MEGAN FOCUS ON THEIR THIRD DAY AT STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2023!

This is a continuation of yesterday’s episode, where M&M talk their experience of Day 3 of SWCE where they attended the Villains Of The Sequel Trilogy panel, the Star Wars classroom panel, more signings, more cosplay and of course; more fun anecdotes and stories! They do also go on bit of a tangent near the start about their annoying accommodation neighbours in London – Day 4 thoughts will be released tomorrow!

The Star Wars classroom panel was by @NotAKyber (IG/Twitter) / DiscoveringTheGalaxy (TikTok) and Mike met @inkspit.blog (IG), @Robobluey (Twitter) & @Bean_Scene (Twitter)!

To hear more from Megan & Mike, they recorded their thoughts on S3E6 of The Mandalorian (Guns For Hire) on the way to London for SWC, listen or watch here; ⁠https://pod.fo/e/1724b2⁠ - ⁠https://youtu.be/WcovXZMoOG0⁠

If you want even more from Megan & Mike, you can hear their Afterthoughts episodes reviewing movies, TV shows, live shows and even holidays (at least 1 episode released every week) AND you can hear Mike’s exclusive the Legends book reviews (including Shatterpoint, the Darth Bane Trilogy, Darth Plagueis, Rogue Squadron & Revan) plus you’ll be supporting the show for only £1 a month, check out ⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠ 

Mike, Megan, Ria & JAC discussed all 9 episodes of Star Wars Visions Season 1 here: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/100f26⁠  

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠  - ⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠  

Last week, in ep 124 of SWCIC, Mike released an episode that is technically not “canon” as it’s a comic that takes place in a Star Wars Visions continuity, more specifically, The Duel. This comic is a prequel to The Duel animated episode, which is also linked to the Ronin novel. Mike explores The Ronin’s story, confirms connections along the way and gives his interpretations to the ending.

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠   

Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, discussion with Star Wars creators, playlists filled with episodes of GCC & SWCIC and more: ⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠  

Guest spots Mike has been involved in:

On Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: ⁠https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM⁠  

Indie Comics Spotlight to talk Miracleman Books 1-4: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/156d91⁠

Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic here: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/143ce4⁠  

Mike is also the host of a podcast called Genuine Chit-Chat where he speaks with a different guest each week about a wide array of topics where no subject is off limits. He has spoken with authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray and more – GCC can be listened to in the same place you’re listening to this show, so there’s no excuse to not check it out!

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠

MIKE & MEGAN TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRST 2 DAYS OF STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2023!

This week brings an extra-special episode, where M&M talk about what they expect from SWC, as Megan has never been to a convention before and Mike has been to a few, including the last SWC in the UK, 7 years ago. They then give their thoughts after their first full day of the convention, including some of the exciting Star Wars news about movies, and then the bulk of the episode is their experience of day 2, including some crazy cosplays, interesting panels, celebrity interactions, meeting fellow fans and so much more – this is the perfect pod to give you an idea what to expect at Star Wars Celebration, with the new Star Wars news stitched into it, with funny anecdotes (& Megan singing) along the way! Their experiences from days 3 & 4 should be released shortly too, so keep an eye out for those!

To hear more from Megan & Mike, they recorded their thoughts on S3E6 of The Mandalorian (Guns For Hire) on the way to London for SWC, listen or watch here; ⁠https://pod.fo/e/1724b2 ⁠- ⁠https://youtu.be/WcovXZMoOG0⁠

If you want even more from Megan & Mike, you can hear their Afterthoughts episodes reviewing movies, TV shows, live shows and even holidays (at least 1 episode released every week) AND you can hear Mike’s exclusive the Legends book reviews (including Shatterpoint, the Darth Bane Trilogy, Darth Plagueis, Rogue Squadron & Revan) plus you’ll be supporting the show for only £1 a month, check out ⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠

Mike, Megan, Ria & JAC discussed all 9 episodes of Star Wars Visions Season 1 here: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/100f26⁠

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠ - ⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠

Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, discussion with Star Wars creators, playlists filled with episodes of GCC & SWCIC and more: ⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠             

Guest spots Mike has been involved in:

On Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: ⁠https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM⁠  

Indie Comics Spotlight to talk Miracleman Books 1-4: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/156d91⁠

Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic here: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/143ce4⁠  

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find all of Mike's social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro & What To Expect

01:26 M&M’s Expectations

11:00 Day 1 Recap

28:58 Day 2 Recap

01:21:42 Outro

For ep 68, Mike embarks on the next 6 issues of War Of The Bounty Hunters for the second full chapter! Qi’ra & Crimson Dawn hold the auction for Han Solo frozen-in-carbonite, gathering the most notorious crime syndicates in the galaxy as well as piquing the interest of the Empire & the Rebellion! Mike provides tonnes of connections to other SW content as well as exploring the many different perspectives & double-crosses in the next chapter in this tantalising tale!

This story is set just after Empire Strikes Back (& after the first runs of the Star Wars, Darth Vader & Doctor Aphra comics) and the reading order is BH14>DA12>WoBH2>DV14>Jabba>SW15.

BH14 was released 7th July 2021, it written by Ethan Sacks with Paolo Villanelli as artist and Arif Prianto as colour artist. DA12 was released 14th July 2021, it written by Alyssa Wong with Minkyu Jung as penciller, Victor Olazaba as inker and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. WoBH 2 was released 14th July 2021, it written by Charles Soule with Luke Ross as artist and Neeraj Menon as colour artist. DV14 was released 21st July 2021, was written by Greg Pak with Raffaele Ienco as artist and Jason Keith as colour artist. Jabba The Hutt 1 was released July 21st 2021, was written by Justina Ireland with the “present” artist as Ibraim Robertson and colour artist as Edgar Delgado while the flashbacks have Luca Pizzari as artist and Giada Marchisio as colour artist. SW15 was released 28th July 2021, it was written by Charles Soule with Ramon Rosanas as artist and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist.

In case you missed the War of The Bounty Hunters prelude and chapter 1, check episode 60 & 64 of SWCIC and check ep 43 for the Age of Rebellion Villains, which includes stories for Jabba, Boba, IG-88 and Vader, along with additional bio information.

Last week’s episode of SWCIC was a book review for the High Republic novel A Test Of Courage and the last standard episode of SWCIC (67), Mike goes through the first Doctor Aphra adventure from the 2020 comic run where Aphra is back to doing what she loves; finding & selling rare artifacts and almost dying in the process!

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Five episodes of the weekly Mandalorian discussion shows are out now on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion and the video versions are on YouTube: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/170ad3⁠ - ⁠https://youtu.be/JeB3e8reVwI⁠ 

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike recently recorded a Where I’m From poem for Alyson Shelton, listen to the mini-interview and poem here: ⁠https://youtu.be/kl-E9a-6XIo⁠

To hear Mike’s exclusive book reviews, including A New Dawn and the Legends books Shatterpoint, Rogue Squadron, the Darth Bane Trilogy & Darth Plagueis, plus movie & TV “Afterthoughts” episodes, support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see discussion with Star Wars creators (including authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott & Claudia Gray), playlists filled with episodes of Genuine Chit-Chat, SWCIC and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike was also recently on Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find all of Mike's social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:22 Bounty Hunters 14

13:10 Doctor Aphra 12

20:00 Darth Vader 14

29:47 Jabba The Hutt

40:03 Star Wars 15

48:29 Outro

This ep, Mike is doing another High Republic spoiler-free book review; A Test Of Courage by Justina Ireland! Although the book is aimed at “middle-school” readers, this is a book that will appeal to all ages due to the writing, characters and themes throughout.

In more detail, for the first half of the episode, Mike gives a bit of information on the other releases for The High Republic (the first two waves within Phase 1) and then delves into his spoiler-free review; primarily providing information from the blurb and within the first few pages; talking about the book’s themes and what he enjoyed about it.

In the second half, Mike provides more details on the new characters and gives examples on how the book’s themes work so well with the story being told, which falls into light-spoiler territory. He gives plenty of warning before delving into his more detailed review, so you can listen to as little or as much info about AToC before picking it up yourself – Mike ends the review with a spoiler-free overview of the first 3 High Republic books and talking about where they fit chronologically with the comics & other High Republic content.

A Test Of Courage is from Phase 1, Wave 1 of The High Republic, also in Wave 1 is Light Of The Jedi and Into The Dark.

A Test Of Courage was released January 5th 2021 by Justina Ireland. She has also written the young adult novel Out Of The Shadows; a “sequel” to both Claudia Gray’s Into The Dark and AToC in The High Republic, plus the War Of The Bounty Hunters Jabba one-shot comic and the junior novels Lando’s Luck and Spark Of The Resistance.

In the last episode of SWCIC, Mike takes you through the first Doctor Aphra adventure from the 2020 comic run where Aphra is back to doing what she loves; finding & selling rare artifacts and almost dying in the process! Join everyone’s favourite rogue archaeologist with a whole new cast of characters and crazy situations that brings mystery, great dialogue and lots of connections to other Star Wars content that Mike will take you through, including info about the Kubaz species, the Tagge family, cursed bone cities and more!

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Five episodes of the weekly Mandalorian discussion shows are out now on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion and the video versions are on YouTube: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/170ad3⁠ - ⁠https://youtu.be/JeB3e8reVwI⁠ 

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike recently recorded a Where I’m From poem for Alyson Shelton, listen to the mini-interview and poem here: ⁠https://youtu.be/kl-E9a-6XIo⁠

To hear Mike’s exclusive book reviews, including A New Dawn and the Legends books Shatterpoint, Rogue Squadron, the Darth Bane Trilogy & Darth Plagueis, plus movie & TV “Afterthoughts” episodes, support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see discussion with Star Wars creators (including authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott & Claudia Gray), playlists filled with episodes of Genuine Chit-Chat, SWCIC and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike was also recently on Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find all of Mike's social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org