Hey everyone!

This week on the podcast we've got Michael Moreci on the podcast to discuss his upcoming Clone Wars - Battle Tales comic series from IDW as well as his numerous other projects! We get into what it's like to work with Lucasfilm's story group, pitching ideas, and sorting through ideas and stories when you have some many stories to tell. It was a really great chat and we're definitely going to have Michael on again to go even deeper on his work in the GFFA!

We've also got a quick and easy contest at the end of the pod, so stay tuned for that. As Powerful Friendz, you get the benefit of a full day's head start on everyone else, so if you want a copy of Michael's novel, "Black Star Renegades", make sure you're paying attention!

Finally, as comic book shops enter a scary and uncertain future, we thought it appropriate to share out some links to our local comic book shops:

• Rik and Michael in Chicago shop at Chimera Comics and Challenger Comics.

• Michelle shops at TFAW in Hollywood, and South Side Comics in Pennsylvania

• Marie shops at Sanctum Tattoos and Comics in Birmingham

• Kyle and Cory shop at Fantasy Realm in Cornwall, Ontario

Get out there (and by that I mean visit their websites!) and try to support an LCS in your neck of the woods as best you can, even if that's just by sharing out their link. Brick and mortar comic book shops are one of the vital hubs of nerdom and we as a fan community should do all we can to keep these businesses (and by extension, creators) afloat while we're all in lockdown!

We hope you enjoy the podcast!