Episode #257 -- Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

A stitched-together episode -- one that was almost lost to a temperamental computer and timing issues. Jeff and Matt examine the latest tale of Marvel's The High Republic #10, a quick-paced story that sees nods to characters and events from the era's books, while the Ghosts of Vader's Castle mini-series wraps up -- perhaps for good -- with issue #5 that sees an unlikely spectral savior.Star Wars Adventures #11 brings the first part of a two-part Rogue Squadron tale that had Matt far too excited for his own good, while the backup story focus on Ree-Yees and why it's never a good career move to do anything for Jabba the Hutt.As for news, we examine the notion that Crimson Reign is likely to be a crossover event when it kicks off, as well as the latest publishing delays.Upcoming Star Wars comics include:Oct. 27 | War of the Bounty Hunters — IG-88 #1, Darth Vader #17, The Monster of Temple Peak #3 (of 4)Nov. 3 | Star Wars #18, Bounty Hunters #17, The High Republic #11,Nov. 10 | Doctor Aphra #16, The Trail of Shadows #2 (of 5), The Monster of Temple Peak #4 (of 4), Star Wars Legends Boba Fett: Blood Ties TPB (Collects Blood Ties #1-4, Blood Ties — Boba Fett Is Dead 1-4, Empire #7, 28, Boba Fett 1/2, Boba Fett — Twin Engines of Destruction, Boba Fett — Agent of Doom and material from Star Wars Tales #7)Nov. 17 | Darth Vader #18, Star Wars Adventures #12, Star Wars: Life Day #1 (One-Shot), The High Republic Adventures #10, Darth Vader (Vol. 2) Omnibus (Collects #1-25, Annual #2), The High Republic Adventures (Vol. 1) TPB (Collects #1-5), Star Wars Episodes IV-IX Adaptation Box Set (IDW)Nov. 24 | Star Wars #19, Bounty Hunters #18, Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021, War of the Bounty Hunters TPB (Collects Alpha #1, War of the Bounty Hunters 1-5), War of the Bounty Hunters Companion TPB (Collects Jabba, IG-88, Boushh, 4-LOM & Zuckuss)Nov. 30 | Nothing scheduled.Dec. 1 | Crimson Reign #1 (of 5), The High Republic #12, The High Republic Adventures #11, Star Wars Adventures (Vol. 2), Vol. 1, “The Light & the Dark” TPB (Collects #1-5)Dec. 8 | Star Wars #20, Bounty Hunters #19, Darth Vader #19, Trail of Shadows #3 (of 5), The High Republic, Vol. 2, “The Heart of Drengir” TPB (Collects #6-10)Dec. 15 | Doctor Aphra #17, The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021, Attack of the Clones Graphic Novel Adaptation from IDW, Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2), Vol. 3, “War of the Bounty Hunters” TPB (Collects #11-15)Dec. 22 | Star Wars Adventures #13, The Weapon of a Jedi TPB (Collects #1-2), Darth Vader (Vol. 3), Vol. 3 TPB (Collects #12-17)Dec. 29 | Bounty Hunters, Vol. 3, TPB (Collects #12-17), Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 3, “War of the Bounty Hunters,” TPB (Collects #13-18)Jan. 5 | Trail of Shadows #4 (of 5)Jan. 12 | Bounty Hunters #20, Crimson Reign #2, Eye of the Storm #1 (of 2)Jan. 19 | Doctor Aphra #18, The Halcyon Legacy #1 (of 5), The High Republic #13Jan. 26 | Star Wars #21, The High Republic — Edge of Balance Vol. 2Feb. 9 | Star Wars Legends: Rise of the Sith Omnibus (Collects Star Wars: Jedi -- The Dark Side #1-5, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan -- Last Stand on Ord Mantell 1-3, Jedi Council -- Acts of War 1-4, Star Wars (1998) 0-6, Darth Maul 1-4, Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1/2, 1-4, Anakin Skywalker, Queen Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi and material from Star Wars Tales 1, 3, 5, 7, 9-10, 13-14, 20 and 24)March 2 | Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Collects Republic #78-80, Purge, Purge — Seconds to Die, Purge — The Hidden Blade, Purge — The Tyrant’s Fist #1-2, Darth Vader and the Lost Command #1-5, Dark Times #1-17, Dark Times — Blue Harvest #0, Dark Times — Out of the Wilderness #1-5 and Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1-5)March 16 | Star Wars Legends: Legacy, Vol. 4 (...