A tender side arises in the pages of Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #39 in an ending that made us proclam: "Dammit, Alyssa!"

In Darth Vader (Vol. 3) #41, the Dark Droids event coalesces nicely into the foundational character building that Greg Pak has been doing since the first issue.

The High Republic Phase III #2 (of 10) sees Keeve Trennis deftly balance herself between two enemies as the issue lets loose with a reveal guaranteed to drive High Republic fans into paroxysms.

The Revelations (2023) one-shot provides a satsifying look forward to what to expect in 2024, including the hopeful return of a certain morally ambivalent archeologist, along with a classic crime gang from Marvel's '77-86 run of Star Wars comics. (And yes, there is a Thrawn preview.)

Comics Discussed This Week:

• Darth Vader #41 (07:29)
• Doctor Aphra #39 (18:17)
• The High Republic Phase III #2 (30:48)
• Revelations (2023) #1 (44:30)

Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

• Bounty Hunters #38
• Dark Droids: D-Squad #1 (of 4)

News:

• Unlettered preview pages for Thrawn Alliances #1 (of 4) are on our Facebook page, so too, are pages from Mace Windu #1 (of 4).
• Marc Guggenheim broke down a key scene in Dark Droids: D-Squad #4 in his LegalDispatch substack. Definitely worth checking out the behind-the-scenes process.
• Dark Horse's Hyperspace Stories, Vol. 3 "Light and Shadow" TPB is now due out June 11 and not May 21.
• Check out the B covers for Dark Horse's The High Republic Adventures Phase III #2 and 3 by Soroush Barazesh and Cherielle, respectively, on the Facebook page.

Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:


Dec. 27 _ Dark Droids #5 (of 5), The Mandalorian Season 2 #7 (of 8)


Jan. 3 _ Darth Vader #42, Shadows of Starlight #4 (of 4), Darth Vader -- Black, White & Red Treasury Edition (Collects 1-4)

Jan. 10 _ Star Wars #42, The Mandalorian Season 2 #8 (of 8)

Jan. 16 _ Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Vol. 2, "Scum and Villainy" TPB (Collects 5-8)

Jan. 17 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #2, Bounty Hunters #42, Obi-Wan Kenobi #4 (of 6), The High Republic Phase III #3

Jan. 23 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Menace Revealed, Vol. 4 (Collects The Bounty Hunters - Aurra Sing 1; Star Wars: Starfighter - Crossbones 1-3; Free Comic Book Day 2002: Star Wars 1; Star Wars: Republic 46-48; Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 1-4; Star Wars: Hasbro/Toys ‘R’ Us Exclusive 1-4 and material from Dark Horse Extra 44-47; Star Wars Tales 2, 7, 14, 18, 20, 24)

Jan. 24 _ Thrawn Alliances #1

Jan. 31 _ Doctor Aphra #40

Feb. 7 _ Mace Windu #1, Obi-Wan Kenobi #5

Feb. 14 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #3, Darth Vader #43

Feb. 21 _ Star Wars #43, The High Republic Phase III #4, Star Wars Visions Takashi Okazaki #1


Feb. 27 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Rise of the Sith, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Jedi - The Dark Side 1-5, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express 1-2, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan - Last Stand on Ord Mantell 1-3, Jedi Council - Acts of War 1-4 and material from Star Wars (1998) 4-6, Star Wars Tales 1-3, 5, 7, 9-10, 13-14 and 24)

Feb. 28 _ Thrawn Alliances #2

March 5 _ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 7 (Collects 37-41), Dark Droids: D-Squad TPB (Collects 1-4)

March 6 _ Star Wars #44, The High Republic Phase III #5

March 13 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #4, Darth Vader #44, Mace Windu #2 (of 4)

March 19 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Collects Republic 78-80, Purge, Purge - Seconds to Die, Purge - The Hidden Blade one-shots, Purge - The Tyrant’s Fist 1-2, Darth Vader and the Lost Command 1-5 and Dark Times 1-5)

March 20 _ Jango Fett #1, The High Republic Adventures -- Crash Landing One-Shot, Thrawn: Alliances #3 (of 4)

March 26 _ Dark Droids TPB (Collects 1-5)

March 27 _ Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation #6 (of 6)

April 3 _ Star Wars #45, The High Republic Phase III #6

April 9 _ Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 8 TPB (Collects 37-41), The Mandalorian Season 2, Part II TPB (Collects 5-8)

April 10 _ The High Republic -- Saber for Hire #1 (of 4)

April 16 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Collects Mara Jade - By the Emperor’s Hand 0-6, Shadows of the Empire - Evolution 1-5, The Jabba Tape, Boba Fett - Twin Engines of Destruction and material from Star Wars Tales 1, 3-5, 10, 14-15, 20 and 22); Bounty Hunters Vol. 7 TPB “Dark Droids” (Collects 35-41)

April 23 _ Star Wars by Gillen & Pak Omnibus (Collects Star Wars (2015) 38-75, Star Wars Annual 4, Star Wars: Empire Ascendant 1); Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) Vol. 7 “Dark Droids” TPB (Collects 32-40)

April 30 _ The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight TPB (Collects 1-4)

May 4 _ Young Jedi Adventures (FCBD), Star Wars #1 (FCBD)

May 14 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion, Vol. 2 Omnibus (Collects Star Wars: River of Chaos (1995) 1-4; Star Wars: Empire (2002) 28-40; Star Wars: Rebellion (2006) 1-16; Star Wars: Boba Fett – Overkill (2006) 1; Star Wars: Boba Fett (1997) 1/2; Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye (1995) 1-4; material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion (2006) 0; Star Wars Tales (1999) 3, 15, 17, 21)

May 21 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Old Republic, Vol. 1 NEW PRINTING (Collects Knights of the Old Republic 1-18 and material from Kings of the Old Republic/Rebellion 0)

June 4 _ The High Republic Phase III TPB (Collects 1-4

June 11 _ Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Star Wars: The Jabba Tape; Heir to the Empire 1-6, Dark Force Rising 1-6, The Last Command 1-6. Dark Empire 1-6, Dark Empire II 1-6), Empire's End 1-2, Boba Fett -- Twin Engines of Destruction, Bounty on Bar-Kooda, When the Fat Lady Swings, Murder Most Foul and Agent of Doom, Star Wars Handbook 3 and material from Star Wars Tales 1, 3-5, 10, 14, 20 and 22); Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-6); Hyperspace Stories Vol. 3 TPB "Light and Shadow" (Collects 9-12)

June 18 _ The High Republic Phase III, Vol. 1, TPB (Collects 1-4)

July 16 _ Star Wars Legends: Tales of the Jedi omnibus (Collects Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Prisoner of Bogan 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force War 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi 0, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Golden Age of the Sith 0-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Fall of the Sith Empire 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Freedon Nadd Uprising 1-2, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Sith War 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption 1-5, material from Star Wars Tales 23 and Dark Horse Comics 7-9); Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection Star Wars, Vol. 1 (Collects Star Wars (2015) 1-14, Director's Cut: Star Wars Vader Down 1, Darth Vader (2015) 13-15)

July 23 _ Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon

Aug. 6 _ Mace Windu TPB (Collects 1-4, Revelations (2023) Story)