Episode #348 -- Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

The second volume of The High Republic Adventures comes to a stirring end with issues 6, 7 and 8, leaving readers with a resonant message of being true to one's self while ensuring that others are cared for. Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #3 features three tales that showcase the fury and fanaticism of the Sith Lord by a murder's row of writers, artists, colorists and letterers.In Doctor Aphra #33, an ancient evil is encountered in a puzzle-laden issue that brings to mind the film "The Keep."Comics Discussed This Week:The High Republic Adventures 6, 7 & 8 (8:10)Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #3 (of 4) (41:53)Doctor Aphra #33 (56:40)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Darth Vader #32News: Per Marvel's September solicits, there will be a The High Republic Halloween Trick-or-Read comic to be given out by comic shops in October. No details, yet, as to what it may be, though likely to be a reprint of a previous story. Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:July 4 _ Hidden Empire TPB (Collects #1-5)July 5 _ Star Wars #36, Yoda #9 (of 10)July 11 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Tales of the Jedi Vol. 3 (Collects Dark Lords of the Sith 1-6, The Sith War 1-6, Redemption 1-5 and material from Star Wars Tales #23 and Dark Horse Comics 7-9); Star Wars -- Hyperspace Stories "Rebels and Resistance" TPB (Collects 1-4)July 12 _ Bounty Hunters #36, Darth Vader #36July 19 _ Doctor Aphra #34, The Rebellion #1 one-shotJuly 26 _ Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #4 (of 4), The Mandalorian Season 2 #2, Hyperspace Stories #6 (of 12), Star Wars #35 (2nd Printing)Aug. 1 _ Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 6, “Ascendant” TPB (Collects 26-31); Thrawn (New Printing, Collects 1-6)Aug. 2 _ Dark Droids #1 (of 4), Yoda #10, Hyperspace Stories #7 (of 12)Aug. 9 _ Star Wars #37, Max Rebo #1Aug. 16 _ Darth Vader #37, The Mandalorian Season 2 #1 (2nd Printing)Aug. 22 _ The High Republic Phase II, Vol. 2, "Battle for the Force" TPB (Collects 6-10)Aug. 23 _ Doctor Aphra #35Aug. 29 _ Doctor Aphra Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Doctor Aphra, Vol. 2, 1-25); The Nameless Terror TPB (Collects 1-4); The High Republic Adventures -- The Complete Phase One (Collects 1-13, Galactic Bake-Off one-shot and Free Comic Book Day 2021 issues published by IDW, along with 2023's Free Comic Book Day issue)Aug. 30 _ Bounty Hunters #37, The Mandalorian Season 2 #3, Hyperspace Stories #8 (of 12)Sept. 5 _ The High Republic Adventures (Vol. 2) Vol. 1 TPB (Collects #1-4)Sept. 6 _ Dark Droids #2 (of 4), Star Wars #38Sept. 12 _ Sana Starros TPB (Collects 1-5)Sept. 13 _ Darth Vader #38, Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 (of 6)Sept. 19 _ Bounty Hunters, Vol. 6, "Bedlam on Bestine" TPB (Collects 29-34)Sept. 20 _ Dark Droids: D-Squad #1 (of 4), Bounty Hunters #38Sept. 26 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 6, "Quests of the Force" TPB (Collects 31-36); Tales From the Death Star HC Graphic NovelSept. 27 _ Hyperspace Stories #9 (of 12), Doctor Aphra #36, The Mandalorian Season 2 #4 (of 8)Oct. 10 _ The High Republic Adventures -- The Monster of Temple Peak and Other Stories (Collects Monster of Temple Peak 1-4 and The High Republic Adventures Annual), Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 7, “Unbound Force” TPB (Collects 33-36, Darth Vader (Vol. 1) #3)Oct. 11 _ Dark Droids #3 (of 5)Oct. 17 _ The High Republic Phase One Omnibus (Collects The High Republic (Vol. 1) #1-15, Eye of the Storm #1-2 and Trail of Shadows #1-5)Oct. 31 _ Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Dark...