Star Wars Splash Page

After a holiday break -- and a momentous distraction at the cinema -- the Star Wars stories in Marvel's comics are calling to us again and are they ever loud! (Have you felt it?)

From the conclusion to the best-selling Vader Down crossover to further exploration of a young Caleb Dume's performance as a padawan in the Clone Wars to finding out what, exactly, happened to that medal Chewbacca got for helping to destroy the Death Star, the most recent batch of comics carries the Saga's undercurrents forward and, co-hosts Jeff McGee and Mat Moore theorize, into The Force Awakens.

We also examine the decision to cancel Kanan may mean and ponder what could replace it. Then there's the Star Wars effect on 2015's comic sales that saw four Star Wars comics rank among the top 20-selling books for the year.

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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.

While we may be light on issues -- it's just Star Wars Annual #1 and Star Wars #13 -- this 12th issue of Comics With Kenobi is laden with detail and discussion from hosts Matt Moore and Jeff McGee about the ongoing Vader Down Crossover and the pulling back of the curtain on Coruscant, too.

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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.

Vader is down, but actually Darth Vader is really up. So far up that all the hype surrounding the six-issue crossover IS worth it! He's also amazingly lethal and so precise that it's scary. Sidious plus Dooku plus Darth Maul plus Kylo Ren scary.

But that's just one part of this issue of Comics With Kenobi as hosts Jeff McGee and Matt Moore examine how Caleb Dume reacts to becoming a padawan in the pages of Kanan #8 and agreeing that the Han Solo's wife storyline, while intriguing, was a bit of a letdown and, frankly, took far too long to wrap up.

Still, Star Wars 12 was dynamic, with Han Solo again taking up a lightsaber, along with Chewbacca and Leia, while readers are -- we think -- introduced to the 501st, aka Vader's Fist, in the new, established canon.

Meanwhile, we continue to love on Chewbacca which, with #4, continues to its quick, breezy pace while showcasing not just the wookiee we love, but the pugnacious Zarro, too.

Then we turn back to Vader Down, blasting through Darth Vader #13 which is a thrill ride because of its cinematic influences, superb story flow and character development.

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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.

This time it's really issue 10 and we're three-fifths of the way through Chewbacca and seeing some solid character development for our favorite walking carpet and learning even more about some of our favorite characters and how they deal with adversity.

Meanwhile, in the pages of Darth Vader #12, friendships are forged -- as much as anyone can call a Dark Lord of the Sith "friend" -- and hosts Matt Moore and Jeff McGee are starting to warm on Inspector Thanoth (his ISB security handle should be "Weird Beard.") The so-called Intergalactic Evil Legion of Palpatine Minions? Eh, jury is still out on that band of ne'er do-wells.

And finally, in Star Wars #11, we're hooked. From the Gladiator-inspired fight scenes to the rancor-esque beast that Luke must face down to C-3P0's comic relief AND Dengar. There's also a resolution, sort of, to the Han and Sana Solo matrimonial are-they-or-are-they-not conundrum, the effects of which are sure to be felt for several more issues.

Finally, we enjoyed giving away a digital copy of the Marvel's remastered Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi graphic novel that we're going to do it again and offer up a digital copy of Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

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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.

For Issue nine -- not 10, we swear it -- things get deep as we discuss the conclusion of Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens -- Shattered Empire, noting not just its role in leading up toThe Force Awakens, but how it exemplifies a shift in attitude toward major female characters not named Princess Leia or Mon Mothma, that being that they not just survive, but appear to thrive.

We also discuss Darth Vader, Kanan's return to the Clone Wars, LINE Webtoons, and debate the eternal question: do wookiees purr? This is the podcast you're looking for!

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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.

In today's issue, Matt Moore and Jeff McGee are literally buried by an avalanche of Star Wars comics, with issues from Darth Vader, Star Wars, Shattered Empire and Lando taking center stage for deep discussion, analysis and a search for not just clues about The Force Awakens, but also references to events, people and places from the prequel and original trilogies, too!

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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.

In today’s issue Matt Moore and Jeff McGee welcome Marvel Comics editor Heather Antos! She's got lots to talk about when it comes to Star Wars, the Star Wars comics and how such delicate and deeply intricate stories are told, given they're all in canon.

We also parse parse the events of the second arc of Star Wars: Kanan, as the team from Star Wars: Rebels returns to the planet Kaller, site of some of the most intensely personal experiences that turned Caleb Dume into Kanan Jarrus.

Meanwhile, in the pages of Lando #4, the mystery about those Sith artifacts deepens and Lando is reunited with a friend and perhaps foe as he deals with the Dark Side run amok aboard Emperor Palpatine's yacht.

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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.

In today's issue Matt Moore and Jeff McGee dive deep into the first issue of Journey to Star Wars The Force Awakens: Star Wars: Shattered Empire and elaborate on some of the clues they've found that will tie into December's release of The Force Awakens, including a name that you've not heard in a long time.

OK, actually, you've heard it often this year ....They also look at Darth Vader #9 and express hope that soon, soon the Super Friends of Evil will finally meet their demise by being hurled headfirst into a pulsar or, at least, written out of the series.

Still, Kieron Gillen is crafting an intriguing tale. The ending of this issue will leave you scratching your head and freeze-framing the funeral process for Padme at the end of Revenge of the Sith.

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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.

In today's issue, Jeff McGee and Matt Moore give fair warning about how epic Marvel's upcoming Shattered Empire mini-series is likely to be, talking in depth about the crux of its lead characters and how the stalwarts we know and love from the films aren't likely to be front and center.

Then we dive, deep, into all of the Star Wars comics being published by Marvel, discussing the merits of Kanan #5 and how the series, which concludeds its first story arc, has been the breakout fan favorite of the three monthlies. (SPOILER -- We love it, too. Even more than Nerf steaks.)

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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.

In today's show, Jeff McGee and Matt Moore talk about Marvel Comics' Star Wars #7, which sports the first of what we hope will be several one-issue tales about Obi-Wan Kenobi during his time on Tatooine, watching over Luke Skywalker.

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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.