Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Hidden Empire Finale & The Spark Eternal: Qi’ra’s Reign Ends & Aphra Gets Stabbed (HE5 & Doctor Aphra 30 & 31) – Ep 129

AS THE HIDDEN EMPIRE ENDS, WHAT ARE QI’RA AND DOCTOR APHRA’S FATES? For ep 129, Mike delves into the final issue of Hidden Empire; ending the Qi’ra trilogy, plus Aphra issues 30 & 31 bring an end to the Spark Eternal story arc! Mike delves into the plot of these final comic issues, while providing connections along the way, to provide the exciting conclusion to these comic issues, with hints of what’s to come!

This episode was first released on the feed of Comics In Motion, in June 2023.

Hidden Empire 5 was released April 5th 2023, was written by Charles Soule, with Steven Cummings as penciller, Victor Olazaba & Wayne Faucher as inkers and Guru eFX as colour artist. The trade paperback of all 5 Hidden Empire issues is due for release July 4th 2023. Doctor Aphra 30 was released April 12th 2023, DA 31 was released May 3rd 2023, the trade paperback collection for DA is due for release August 1st 2023 and both issues were written by Alyssa Wong with artist Minkyu Jung and colour artist Rachelle Rosenberg.

For Hidden Empire 1, 2, 3 & 4, check episodes 121, 122, 123 & 127. The comic episodes set between Crimson Reign & Hidden Empire are 114 for Bounty Hunters, 115 for Star Wars, 117 for Doctor Aphra, 119 for Darth Vader, and Crimson Reign 5 was tackled in ep 110!

The last episode was 128 which was the 40th anniversary of Return Of The Jedi and where Mike delves into the first 3 comics (of 8) that tie-in with Return Of The Jedi; Jabba’s Palace, Ewoks & Lando, but this episode was uploaded to the feed weeks ago (when it was the 40th anniversary), so the last episode on this feed was technically 127, which was Hidden Empire 4.

More Content:

Check out the first in Mike’s weekly discussion shows for Ahsoka – listen on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/1e6cfd ⁠⁠& ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/B_IlnJC3IqY⁠⁠ 

All 5 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed are out now, so listen to their thoughts on seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 and their trailer review & predictions for the #RoadToAhsoka! Found on any podcast app & YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/1e5a68⁠⁠⁠⁠ – ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/PUgBGfm8NfI⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike spoke with Thomas Rochester of Reckless Rebellion to talk about the 3 Thrawn book trilogies: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/1df29c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike also appeared on Star Wars Timeline to talk about Ahsoka, as part of the #RoadToAhsoka: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/-qo3tVHyC1U⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:35 What To Expect
02:43 Hidden Empire Personnel & Crawl
03:47 Hidden Empire 5 Plot
14:30 Doctor Aphra Personnel & Crawl
15:26 Doctor Aphra 30 Plot
19:23 Doctor Aphra 31 Plot
26:26 Star Wars Rebels Reviewed
27:13 Coming Up
29:48 George Mann Interview
30:29 Support, Ko-fi & Patreon
2:30 Outro

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Return Of The Jedi 40th Anniversary Special 1: Ewoks, Lando & Jabba’s Palace, Plus Ithorians, Droids & Gorax – Ep 128

IT’S THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF RETURN OF THE JEDI, AND A BATCH OF NEW COMICS GIVE NEW STORIES! For ep 128, Mike delves into the first 3 comics that tie-in with Return Of The Jedi; Jabba’s Palace, Ewoks & Lando! Jabba’s Palace shows a conspiracy where someone tries to take over from Jabba, Ewoks features 3 stories without dialogue that Ewoks tell each other around the campfire while in Lando, he & Chewie attempt to find full schematics of Jabba’s Palace, so they can plan a break-in to save Han! There will be 5 more comics released across the year, which Mike will delve into later in 2023.

Jabba’s Palace 1 was released on March 29th 2023 and was written by Marc Guggenheim, with Alessandro Miracolo as artist and Dee Cunniffe as colour artist. Ewoks was released April 12th 2023, was written by Alyssa Wong and had multiple artists; Lee Garbett, Java Tartaglia, Paulina Ganucheau, Kyle Hotz, Rachelle Rosenberg & Casper Wijngaard. Lando was released May 3rd 2023, was written by Stephanie Phillips, with Alvaro López as artist and Antonio Fabela as colour artist. Each of this comics, plus the remaining 5 to be released over the year, will be released in a trade paperback collection in November 2023, titled Scoundrels, Rebels & The Empire.

Mike’s conversation with Michael McCormick is on ep 128 of Genuine Chit-Chat: ⁠https://youtu.be/D4kz0jSVoj0⁠

Mike’s conversation with Mary Kenney of Spider-Man Miles Morales & who has a story in From A Certain Point Of View, Return Of The Jedi: ⁠https://youtu.be/cXt63wQSs7w ⁠

If you enjoyed the Lando comic, listen to episode 18 for the Charles Soule Lando mini-series, set around A New Hope or episode 37 for Lando: Double Or Nothing, written by Rodney Barnes, which shows Lando a few days before his appearance in Solo!

In the last episode, Mike delved into the penultimate issue of the Hidden Empire, where the Archivist activates the Fermata Cage on Amaxine Station, as Vader & Palpatine see to it personally! Meanwhile, the Bounty Hunter crew is pursued by Inferno Squad through an asteroid field while Zuckuss is trapped in a vision of his past, meaning we get his backstory! Mike also gives more information on the Gand, Amaxine Station and more!

More Content:

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now (with episode/season 2 coming out soon), listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠  – ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike hosts Star Wars: Comics In Canon every week on Comics In Motion & YouTube and you can find all of Mike’s podcast shows & social media details here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

If you want to support Mike, consider going to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where Mike has released several exclusive Star Wars Legends book reviews/plot overviews including Rogue Squadron, Shatterpoint, Revan, Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, the Darth Bane Trilogy and Darth Plagueis as well as weekly movie & TV “Afterthoughts” review episodes!

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Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:00 RotJ 40th Anniversary Releases
03:30 What To Expect
04:28 Future RotJ Episodes
05:01 Timeline
05:52 Jabba’s Palace Crawl & Personnel
06:53 Jabba’s Palace Plot
18:30 Ewoks Anthology Crawl & Personnel
19:58 Ewoks Anthology Plot
26:44 Lando Crawl & Personnel
28:47 Lando Plot
32:42 Certain Point Of View & Other Reads
33:53 Coming Up
35:17 Support, Ko-fi & Patreon
38:09 High Republic Author Interview
39:00 Outro

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Doctor Aphra & Sana Starros Find A Nihil Path Engine, While Pursued By Vukorah While Just Lucky Runs Into Problems: The Engine Job (Doctor Aphra [2020] Vol 2: #6-10) – Ep 70

APHRA FINDS A NIHIL PATH ENGINE!? For ep 70, Mike embarks on the second volume of the 2020 Doctor Aphra comics; The Engine Job, where Aphra searches for a device that could change the way the galaxy uses hyperspace, using tech that is over 200 years old! Aphra is joined by Sana Starros and together they search for the path engine while being pursued by Vukorah; head of the Unbroken Clan all while Just Lucky’s side story shows he’s having problems of his own! All of this, plus the many connections within this story are discussed, including ray shields, Corellia & more!

These comics are set after Empire Strikes Back but before Return Of The Jedi, in 3-4 ABY and lead into the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover event (tackled in episode 60 of SWCIC).

All issues were written by Alyssa Wong, with Victor Olazaba as inker, Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist, with Robert Gill & Ray-Anthony Height as pencillers on issue 6, Ray-Anthony Height also penciller on issue 10 and Minkyu Jung as penciller on issues 7, 8 & 9.

Issue 6 was released November 2020, issue 10 was released May 2021 and the trade paperback collection was released August 2021.

For the first volume of this run, check episode 67 of SWCIC and for the first run of Aphra comics, check out episodes 34, 36, 42, 46, 51, 55, 59 & 63, and don’t forget to check out the Vader episodes where she was first introduced; 15, 17, 19, 23 & 29! Also check episodes 60, 64 & 68 for the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover. In the last episode of SWCIC, Mike embarked on Darth Vader comic arc; The Burning Seas, tackling plot points of Vader confronting Gial Ackbar & King Lee-Char on Mon Cala, hunting down an ex-jedi padawan, before he is then hunted by Tarkin and Annual 2 shows him discovering the true power of the Death Star, all in one great episode! Mike also gives more information on numerous connections including the inquisitorius, Mon Cala & their star cruisers, Tarkin and so much more!

Other SW Content:

Make sure you check out Dave & Chris’ discussion on the finale of The Mandalorian here: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/175c72 ⁠– ⁠https://youtu.be/MSd14cbQ_qE⁠

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   

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Mike is also the host of a podcast called Genuine Chit-Chat where he speaks with a different guest each week about a wide array of topics where no subject is off limits. He has spoken with authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray and more – GCC can be listened to in the same place you’re listening to this show, so there’s no excuse to not check it out!

Find all of Mike’s social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
03:12 Opening Crawl
03:37 Issue 6
13:38 Issue 7
19:51 Issue 8
25:15 Issue 9
30:42 Issue 10
34:20 Coming Up
41:01 Outro

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Aphra & The Cursed Rings Of Vaale In The City Of Living Bone, Plus The Tagge Family & The Kubaz Species: Fortune & Fate (Doctor Aphra [2020] Vol 1: #1-5) – Ep 67

For Ep 67, Aphra is back to doing what she loves; finding & selling rare artifacts and almost dying in the process! In the first volume of the 2020 Aphra run, join everyone’s favourite rogue archaeologist with a whole new cast of characters and crazy situations that brings mystery, great dialogue and lots of connections to other Star Wars content that Mike will take you through, including info about the Kubaz species, the Tagge family, cursed bone cities and more!

These comics are set after Empire Strikes Back but before Return Of The Jedi, in 3-4 ABY.

All issues were written by Alyssa Wong, with Marika Cresta as artist and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. Issue 1 was released May 2020, issue 5 was released October 2020 and the trade paperback collection was released January 2021.

For the first run of Aphra comics, check out episodes 63, 59, 55, 51, 46, 42, 36 & 34 of SWCIC and don’t forget to check out the Vader episodes where she was first introduced; 15, 17, 19, 23 & 29!

Check out the last episode of SWCIC where Mike embarked on a Darth Vader story where Jocasta Nu is in the Sith Lord’s sights! Mike tackled the second volume of the 2017 Darth Vader run in a story set just after Revenge Of The Sith where Vader pursues the jedi archivist as she possesses an object that could bring the Empire toppling down, plus Vader is attacked by mercenaries & bounty hunters, so goes up the chain to find out who put the hit on him. Mike also gave additional information on inquisitors, ancient artifacts, a lightsaber rifle and more!

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More Content:

Five episodes of the weekly Mandalorian discussion shows are out now on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion and the video versions are on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/170ad3⁠⁠ – ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/JeB3e8reVwI⁠⁠ 

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike recently recorded a Where I’m From poem for Alyson Shelton, listen to the mini-interview and poem here: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/kl-E9a-6XIo⁠⁠

To hear Mike’s exclusive book reviews, including A New Dawn and the Legends books Shatterpoint, Rogue Squadron, the Darth Bane Trilogy & Darth Plagueis, plus movie & TV “Afterthoughts” episodes, support the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see discussion with Star Wars creators (including authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott & Claudia Gray), playlists filled with episodes of Genuine Chit-Chat, SWCIC and more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike was also recently on Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find all of Mike’s social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠