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Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Vader Vs The Handmaidens: Sabé & Dormé Question Joining The Empire, Plus Jul Tambor, Skako Minor & More (Darth Vader [2020] #30-32) – Ep 142

VADER CONFRONTS PADMÉ’S HANDMAIDENS BUT WILL THEY JOIN HIM OR REBEL? For ep 142, Mike continues with the 2020 run of Darth Vader comics, with another story surrounding Sabé & Dormé caught in the web of Vader, as they try to save innocents while fighting against Jul Tambor. As Vader’s web entangles the other handmaidens too causing them to ask themselves what they’re willing to sacrifice in order to save lives and if Sabé is truly working for the Dark Lord…

Darth Vader 30-32 were all written by Greg Pak, with colour artist Federico Blee. Luke Ross was artist on issue 30 while Ibraim Roberson was artist on issues 31 & 32. Issue 30 was released January 11^th 2023, issue 32 was released March 22^nd 2023 and the trade paperback collection was released 27^th June 2023.

For a refresher, go to ep 119 of SWCIC, where Mike delved into issues 24-29 of the Darth Vader comics!

Mike recently spoke with Ethan Sacks (author of Bounty Hunters, Galaxy’s Edge & more Star Wars comics) on ep 213 of Genuine Chit-Chat and has recorded an episode with Shadow of the Sith author Adam Christopher, so look out for that too!

In the last episode, Mike explains BEFORE AHSOKA, HOW DID ANAKIN, OBI-WAN AND PLO-KOON DEAL WITH CLONES? For ep 141, Mike delves into the IDW Publishing mini-series; Clone Wars Battle Tales – stories all set before the Clone Wars movie but after Attack Of The Clones, showing 6 missions the clones have been on with Jedi generals Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Plo-Koon. Amidst these stories, Mike provides additional info on several clones Ovissians, Plo-Koon, flying droids and more – this serves as a brilliant prequel to The Clone Wars movie and you don’t need to have seen any of The Clone Wars to enjoy!

Guest Spots:

Mike (& Megan) appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores to compare the two Day of The Dead movies Coco & The Book Of Life: https://pod.fo/e/1fdd53

Mike appeared on Back To The Filmography to talk about Jason Statham’s only animated movie to date; Gnomeo & Juliet: https://pod.fo/e/1f9f28

5 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, so listen to their thoughts on seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 and a bonus prediction/wrap-up episode, all found on any podcast app and on YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/1defff – https://youtu.be/BrZrvENUlTM

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

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

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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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

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starwarscomicsincanon/episodes/Hidden-Empire-Finale–The-Spark-Eternal-Qiras-Reign-Ends–Aphra-Gets-Stabbed–Plus-Sana-Starros–Magna-Tolvan–Palpatine–Darth-Vader-HE5–Doctor-Aphra-30–31–Ep-129-e28ljeu

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 – Hidden Empire 4 & Zuckuss’ Backstory: The Fermata Cage Opens & The Edgehawk Among Asteroids (Hidden Empire 4 & Bounty Hunters 32) – Ep 127

HIDDEN EMPIRE NEARS IT’S END, AS THE FERMATA CAGE OPENS AGAIN… For ep 127, Mike delves 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!

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

Hidden Empire 4 was released March 1st 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. Bounty Hunters 32 was released March 8th 2023 and was written by Ethan Sacks with Alessandro Miracolo as guest artist and Arif Prianto as colour artist – the Bounty Hunters trade paperback is due for release September 19th 2023.

For Hidden Empire 1, 2 & 3 check episodes 121, 122 & 123. The comic eps between Crimson Reign & Hidden Empire are 114 for Bounty Hunters, 115 for Star Wars, 117 for Doctor Aphra, 119 for Darth Vader!

Last ep, Mike delved into the first volume of High Republic comics in the second phase, following Jedi Vildar Mac, padawan Matty, the Sephi Tey Sirrek, Guardians Of The Whills, The Path of The Open Hand and more! Mike explores this Jedha-based story while noting how it connects to the rest of the High Republic while providing information along the way – this serves as a prequel to The Battle Of Jedha audiodrama by George Mann.

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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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
01:27 What To Expect
02:04 HE4 Personnel & Timeline
02:46 HE4 Crawl
03:48 Hidden Empire 4 Plot
10:13 BH32 Personnel
10:47 BH32 Crawl
11:50 Bounty Hunters 32 Plot
18:29 Return Of The Jedi 40th Anniversary
19:05 Coming Up
22:46 Visions Volume 2
23:03 Ahsoka Series
23:18 Support & Patreon
26:25 Outro

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Crimson Reign 4: Knights Of Ren Break Into Vader’s Castle, Plus Aphra Gets The Spark Eternal, Sabé & Ochi Plot Against The Empire And The Rebellion Is Attacked – (BH22, CR4, DV22, SW23 & DA20) Ep 108

THE KNIGHTS OF REN BREAK INTO VADER’S CASTLE ON MUSTAFAR! In ep 108, Mike delves into the fourth batch of Crimson Reign comics, where the infamous Knights Of Ren (& their leader before Kylo) attempt to steal a key from Darth Vader while the Crimson Dawn conspiracy continues to plunge the galaxy into chaos. Plus, the Bounty Hunters crew try to escape a horde of Unbroken Clan loyalists, Vader probes Sabé & Ochi about Crimson Dawn, Commander Zahra makes a daring gambit against the entire Rebellion fleet and Aphra finally gets her hands on the Spark Eternal…

This episode was first released on the feed of Comics In Motion, in September 2022.

This story is set after Empire Strikes Back & after the War Of The Bounty Hunters event, but before Return Of The Jedi and the reading order is BH22>CR4>DV22>SW23>DA20.

BH22 was released 6th April 2022 and was written by Ethan Sacks with Paolo Villanelli as artist and Arif Prianto as colour artist. Crimson Reign 4 was released 27th April 2022 and was written by Charles Soule, with Steven Cummings as penciller, Victor Olazaba as inker and Guru eFX as colour artist. DV22 was April 23rd 2022, was written by Greg Pak with Raffaele Ienco as artist and Alex Sinclair as colour artist. SW23 was released 4th May 2022 and was written by Charles Soule, with Ramon Rosanas as artist and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. DA20 was released 18th May 2022 and was written by Alyssa Wong with Minkyu Jung as artist Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist.

Mike covered the prelude to Crimson Reign in episode 97 of SWCIC, the first volume in ep 102, the 2nd in 104, the 3rd in 106 and for all War of The Bounty Hunters comics, check episodes 60, 64, 68, 72, 77 & 84.

In ep 107, Mike tackled the first volume of Han Solo & Chewbacca comics; set in the years between Solo and A New Hope, where Han & Chewie are doing a job for Jabba The Hutt where nothing seems to go right; they meet a man claiming to be Han’s father, have to work with the nefarious Greedo, Chewie gets in (another) violent confrontation with the Wookiee bounty hunter Krrsantan plus so much more! Some unexpected familiar faces also appear…

More Content:

2 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, so listen to their thoughts on seasons 1 & 2 (as we get nearer to the Ahsoka series for the #RoadToAhsoka) on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/186b55⁠⁠⁠⁠ – ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/Kk99oyK06ho⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

Mike was also the judge on a recent Comics On Trial where Tony Farina & Scott Weatherly each give their stance on Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull; listen or watch here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/187e09⁠⁠⁠⁠ – ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/8bPSFoOJ4yc⁠⁠⁠⁠

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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

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:48 Bounty Hunters 22
06:56 Crimson Reign 4
14:12 Darth Vader 22
18:17 Star Wars 23
22:32 Doctor Aphra 20
26:55 Coming Up
29:12 Andor Discussion Show Details
30:48 Support & Outro

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Crimson Reign 2: Qi’ra’s Assassins Attack, Sabé Plots Against Vader & More Chaos Ensues – (CR2, DV20, Bounty Hunters 20, Doctor Aphra 18 & SW21) – Ep 104

QI’RAS ASSASSINS PREPARE AMIDST THE CHAOS CAUSED BY CRIMSON DAWN! For ep 104, the second batch of Crimson Reign comics is in Mike’s sight, continuing Qi’ra & Crimson Dawn’s efforts to disrupt the Empire’s hold on the galaxy. Qi’ra’s assassins; Ochi Of Bestoon & Deathstick attack, all while the four comics crossing-over with CR (Star Wars, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra & Bounty Hunters), continue corresponding stories that will all line up very soon. Aphra continues to search for Ascendant artifacts with Sana Starros, Vader kills suspected Crimson Dawn collaborators, the Bounty Hunter crew searches for 4-LOM and Shara Bey tries to escape the star destroyer Tarkin’s Will without being noticed by the Empire…

This story is set after Empire Strikes Back & after the War Of The Bounty Hunters event, but before Return Of The Jedi and the reading order is BH20> DA18>CR2>DV20>SW21.

This episode was first released on the feed of Comics In Motion, in August 2022.

BH20 was released 12th January 2022 and was written by Ethan Sacks with Paolo Villanelli as artist and Bryan Valenza as colour artist. DA18 was released 19th January 2022, written by Alyssa Wong with Minkyu Jung as artist Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. Crimson Reign 2 was released 2nd February 2022 and was written by Charles Soule, with Steven Cummings as penciller, Victor Olazaba as inker and Guru eFX as colour artist. DV20 was released 9th February 2022, was written by Greg Pak with Raffaele Ienco as artist and Alex Sinclair as colour artist. SW21 was released 2nd March 2022 and was written by Charles Soule, with Marco Castiello & Ramon Rosanas as artists and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist.

Mike covered the first volume of Crimson Reign in episode 102 and he covered the prelude to Crimson Reign in ep 97 of SWCIC. For all War of The Bounty Hunters comics, check episodes 60, 64, 68, 72, 77 & 84.

Previously, in ep 103, Mike delved into the canon comics by IDW Publishing; Return To Vader’s Castle – 5 more horror stories with many familiar faces, character information & connections all perfect for any lover of horror & Star Wars! This episode includes Vader, Darth Maul, Asajj Ventress, Tarkin, Jabba The Hutt & B’omarr Monks, zombies, sarlaccs, Frankenstein-like monsters and a whole bunch of references & connections to Star Wars and horror movies!

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

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Recap & Reading Order
03:11 Bounty Hunters 20
10:02 Doctor Aphra 18
16:15 Crimson Reign 2
22:26 Darth Vader 20
29:44 Star Wars 21
35:01 Coming Up
39:30 Guest Spots
41:03 Outro & Support

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Ep 59: The Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon (Doctor Aphra #32-36)

In this episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon, Mike embarks on the penultimate Doctor Aphra story-arc from the 2016 run; The Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon! In addition to detailing what this superweapon is, these issues give backstory to Aphra’s relationship with her mother and shows a huge amount of trickery & madness (as standard with Aphra), plus Mike gives information on RA-7 protocol droids, Gigorans, some of the artifacts in the Empire’s Gallery Of Peace and more of the connecting tissue between this story & the rest of the Star Wars universe!

At the end of this episode Mike gives information on next week’s episode, War Of The Bounty Hunters, as well as what you can expect from SWCIC over the coming months.

These comics are set between A New Hope & Empire Strikes Back, after all 2015 Vader comics.

These comics were all written by Simon Spurrier, Chris O’Halloran was the colour artist on all issues (with Stephane Paitreau on 32-34) Pencillers were; Wilton Santos on all issues bar 35 with Andrea Broccardo on 33-35, Caspar Wijngaard on 32 & 33 and Cris Bolson on 34 & 36. Inkers were: Marc Deering on issues 32-35, Walden Wong was on 33, 34 & 36 with Don Ho on issue 32 and Scott Hanna on issue 35.

Issue 32 was released in May 2019, issue 36 was released September 2019 and the trade paperback collection was released December 2019.

For the previous episodes of Aphra, check out episodes 55, 51, 46, 42, 36 & 34 of SWCIC!

Check out the last episode of SWCIC where Mike tackled the second half of the 12-issue Kanan comics run; First Blood! The story-arc shows flashbacks of Kanan’s time as a youngling in the Jedi temple, his relationship with his master Depa Billaba and his first missions in the clone wars along with a “present day” story set around season 1 of Star Wars Rebels! Mike also spoke about Bacta, Jedi temple guards, Fenn Rau and many more connections!

On Comics In Motion’s podcast feed (& Mike’s YouTube channel), he and JAC are hosting a Andor discussion show every week, check out episode 1 here: https://pod.fo/e/141a41

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: YouTube.com/GenuineChitChat

To hear Mike’s exclusive canon book reviews on Dark Disciple & A New Dawn, plus the Legends books Shatterpoint, Darth Bane & Darth Plagueis as well as the movie & TV “Afterthoughts” episodes, support the show at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Mike’s Guest Spots:
Mike’s appearance on Marvel+ to talk about She-Hulk episode 3: https://pod.fo/e/13ccdc
Mike & Megan both appeared on Femme On Film to talk Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette: https://pod.fo/e/1381bf
Mike & Megan discussed Jason Statham in Collateral on Back To The Filmography: https://pod.fo/e/1383ea

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

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

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Comics-In-Canon—Ep-59-The-Unspeakable-Rebel-Superweapon-Doctor-Aphra-32-36-e12kvms

Star Wars: Andor Discussion Episodes 1, 2 & 3 With JAC & Mike Burton

A NEW SHOW ARISES, BUT WILL A ROGUE ONE PREQUEL WORK? Mike and JAC begin on their 12-episode journey through the newest live-action Star Wars show starring a protagonist from Rogue One: Cassian Andor! Join the duo as they take turns playing host with guests from the extended Comics In Motion family to talk over the next 10 weeks. This week is the first instalment, where the first 3 episodes are out on Disney+ so tune in to hear what they think on this 100+ minute premiere!

JAC’s Twitter: @IAmJACsMusings – JAC has his own show called Back To The Filmography that airs on the feeds of Comics In Motion & The Pop Guerrillas plus he can also be found on episodes of the Pop Guerrillas, Seasons Greetings & Indie Comics Spotlight, all of which are found here: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast & https://anchor.fm/the-pop-guerrillas

And you can find all of Mike’s podcast shows & his social media details here: https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

Mike (& Megan) appeared on Back To The Filmography to discuss Jason Statham’s role in Collateral: https://pod.fo/e/1383ea

Mike, Megan, Ria & JAC discussed all 9 episodes of Star Wars Visions S1 here: https://pod.fo/e/f9b4b

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

To hear Mike’s exclusive canon book reviews on Last Shot, Dark Disciple & A New Dawn, plus the Legends books Shatterpoint, Darth Bane & Darth Plagueis as well as the movie & TV “Afterthoughts” episodes, support the show at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episodes of GCC & SWCIC and more: https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat

For more Star Wars content, check out Mike’s show Star Wars: Comics In Canon every Saturday on the feed of Comics In Motion or on his YouTube channel, plus check out his conversations on Genuine Chit-Chat with Star-Wars-related individuals including Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray, Paolo Villanelli, Dominic Pace and other non-Star-Wars guests!

Instagram – Twitter – Facebook – YouTube – Stitcher – Podbean – Spotify

You can also email Mike at GenuineChitChat@outlook.com with any reviews, comments or suggestions.

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Andor-Discussion—Episodes-1–2–3-With-JAC–Mike-Burton-e1o81me

Darth Vader Vs Beilert Valance, Dengar & Bounty Hunters (Target Vader) – Star Wars: Comics In Canon Ep 49

In this episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon, Mike tackles the 6-part mini-series Target Vader, where a group of bounty hunters are hired by the mysterious Hidden Hand to take down Darth Vader! In addition to some very cool Vader moments, a bounty hunter team (including Dengar) is put together, the rebellion gets involved and Beilert Valance gets his full back-story flushed out, including his homeworld Chorin!

This story is set after A New Hope and before Empire Strikes Back so is between 0-3 ABY.

Please note this episode was originally released in March of 2021 on the feed of Comics In Motion.

All issues of Target Vader were written by Robbie Thompson. The many artists were; Marc Laming, Cris Bolson, Stefano Landini, Marco Failla, Roberto Di Salvo and Georges Duarte. The many colour artists were; Neeraj Menon, Rachelle Roseberg, Jordan Boyd, Andres Mossa, Federico Blee, Erick Arciniega and Giada Marchisio. Issue 1 was released July 2019, 6 was released December 2019 and the trade paperback was released February 2020.

Be sure to check out episode 10 of SWCIC for the first canon appearance of Beilert Valance, in the Han Solo: Imperial Cadet mini-series (set during the 3 years Han spent in the Imperial academy/military) and be sure to look out for future episodes where Mike tackles a new series featuring Valance; Bounty Hunters!

The last week on SWCIC, episode 48, Mike tackled the 6-part arc in the main run of Star Wars comics; Mutiny At Mon Cala, which includes the rebels trying to break the Empire’s stronghold on the Mon Calamari (Admiral Ackbar’s people) and their fleet, including a rescue mission, a space battle, a shapeshifter in a 5-hour long opera and more!

In case you missed it, check out Mike’s 100th episode of SWCIC where he answers 20 listener questions, watch here: https://youtu.be/x-uPb7Hs8hg

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: YouTube channel link

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Mike’s Guest Spots:

Mike appeared on Indie Comics Spotlight, discussing Cavan Scott’s Shadow Service with Tony, listen on the feed of Comics In Motion! https://pod.fo/e/1259e4
Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about Villains in each of the SW trilogies here: https://youtu.be/V7382WWkSP0 – they also discuss accents in the Star Wars universe; the original trilogy here: https://youtu.be/1X0PyXkQZGg & the prequel trilogy here: https://youtu.be/3L4qWeYOzhw

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

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

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Comics-In-Canon—Ep-49-Darth-Vader-Vs-Beilert-Valance–Dengar–Bounty-Hunters-Target-Vader-etkvil

The Mutiny At Mon Cala; Ackbar’s Homeworld (Star Wars #44-49) – Star Wars: Comics In Canon Ep 48

In this episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon, Mike tackles the 6-part arc in the main run of Star Wars comics; Mutiny At Mon Cala, which includes the rebels trying to break the Empire’s stronghold on the Mon Calamari’s fleet and their people, a rescue mission, a space battle, a shapeshifter in a 5-hour long opera and more!

Please note this episode was originally released in March of 2021 on the feed of Comics In Motion.

These stories were written by Kieron Gillen with Salvador Larroca as the artist and Guru eFX as the colour artist. Issue 44 was released March 2018, 49 was released June 2018 and the trade paperback collection was released August 2018.

Be sure to check out episode 7 of SWCIC for the Allegiance mini-series (a Mon Cala story set in the sequel era), plus check out the first 3 episodes of season 4 of the Clone Wars for the Mon Cala civil war arc – also keep an eye out for future episodes of SWCIC where Mike will tackle the 2017 run of Vader comics, issues 13-18 serve as a prequel story to this one!

The last episode of SWCIC was a book review, where Mike gives some information on The High Republic era before delving into the 3-part review – the first is completely spoiler free, with some vague information on the book’s themes, vehicles & etc while the second will have some very light spoilers, plot details and character information with the last part giving more information about certain aspects and Mike does not spoil the story or what happens to any characters in this recording!

In case you missed it, check out Mike’s 100th episode of SWCIC where he answers 20 listener questions, watch here: https://youtu.be/x-uPb7Hs8hg

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: YouTube channel link

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Mike’s Guest Spots:

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

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

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Comics-In-Canon—Ep-48-The-Mutiny-At-Mon-Cala-Ackbars-Homeworld-Star-Wars-44-49-et2q64

Imperial Experimentation, Romance & Hera Syndulla (Doctor Aphra #14-19) – Star Wars: Comics In Canon Ep 46

This episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon features the weirdest (& potentially the best) instalment of Doctor Aphra so far, where Aphra has been enslaved by the homicidal protocol droid Triple-Zero to assemble a crew to steal his lost memories from some of the most secure imperial archive facilities, causing further entanglement with imperial Magna Tolvan, the capture of rebel general Hera Syndulla, setting imperial experiments free and much more!

All 6 comics were written by Kieron Gillen & Simon Spurrier, with the artist Emilio Laiso and the colour artist Rachelle Rosenberg.

Please note this episode was originally released in February of 2021 on the feed of Comics In Motion.

The first issue of this arc, number 14 was released November 2017, issue 19 was out April 2018 and the trade paperback collection was out July 2018.

Make sure you check out episode 42 of SWCIC for previous Aphra episode, ep 36 for the Screaming Citadel crossover (Aphra 7 & 8) and ep 34 for the first batch of Aphra comics (1-6).

Shout-out to Ben of Star Wars Timeline, be sure to check out his YouTube channel for more amazing SW content: https://youtube.com/starwarstimeline

In the last episode of SWCIC (ep 45), Mike tackled the 5-part mini-series TIE Fighter, created as a tie-in for the Alphabet Squadron novels, following a group of Imperial pilots attempt to rescue a star destroyer, uncover a traitor and have multiple flashbacks all while trying to not get killed in the process!

In case you haven’t seen it, check out Mike’s 100th episode of SWCIC where he answers 20 listener questions, watch here: https://youtu.be/x-uPb7Hs8hg

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: YouTube channel link

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Mike’s Guest Spots:

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

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

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Comics-In-Canon—Ep-46-Imperial-Experimentation–Romance–Hera-Syndulla-Doctor-Aphra-14-19-er58hp

Flying TIE Fighters For The Empire & Shadow Wing Squadron – Star Wars: Comics In Canon Ep 45

This episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon features the 5-part mini-series TIE Fighter, created as a tie-in for the Alphabet Squadron novels, following a group of Imperial pilots attempt to rescue a star destroyer, uncover a traitor and have multiple flashbacks all while trying to not get killed in the process!

All 5 comics were written by Jody Houser, with the artists being; Rogê Antônio, Joshua Cassara, Geraldo Borges, Ig Guara & Juan Gedeon, along with the colour artists; Arif Prianto, Lee Loughridge, Neeraj Monin, Jean-François Beaulieu & Dono Sánchez-Almara.

Please note this episode was originally released in February of 2021 on the feed of Comics In Motion.

The issue 1 was released April 2019, issue 6 was out August 2019 and the trade paperback collection was out October 2019.

Check out episode 10 of SWCIC for the Han Solo Imperial Cadet comic for a familiar face!

In the last episode of SWCIC (episode 44), Mike tackled the Rogue One “sequel” arc from the main run of Star Wars comics called The Ashes Of Jedha, which features Luke searching for further lessons from the Force, Leia & Han travelling to (what’s left of) Jedha to meet with the remaining of Saw Gerrera’s Partisans, including “Two-Tubes” (Benthic), while Queen Trios & Commander Kamchar continue to decimate the Jedha for its resources!

In case you haven’t seen it, check out Mike’s 100th episode of SWCIC where he answers 20 listener questions, watch here: https://youtu.be/x-uPb7Hs8hg

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: YouTube channel link

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Mike’s Guest Spots:

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

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

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Comics-In-Canon—Ep-45-Flying-TIE-Fighters-For-The-Empire–Shadow-Wing-Squadron-eqkn3m

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Ep 41: Vader As Saviour, The Obsessed Woman & Other Strange Tales (Vader: Dark Visions)

This episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon features something a bit different; 5 stories showing 5 different Darth Vader stories, with artwork for each comic being by different people! In brief, the stories include; Vader as a savior on a unknown world, an imperial officer driven mad with fear, a woman hopelessly in love, a cocky rebel pilot, and a terrifying hallucinogenic trip, plus information on exogorths/space slugs (big worm from Empire Strikes Back).

Please note this episode was originally released in January of 2021 on the feed of Comics In Motion.

Vader Dark Visions were all written by Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum (art all different per issue). Issue 1 was released March 2019, issue 5 June 2019 and the trade paperback was released August 2019.

Artists – 1: Paolo Villanelli, 2: Brian Level, 3: David Lopez & Javi Pina, 4: Stephen Mooney and 5: Geraldo Borges. Colourists – 1: Arif Prianto, 2: Jordan Boyd, 3: Muntsa Vicete, 4: Lee Loughbridge and 5: Marco Menyz.

In the last episode of SWCIC (episode 40), Mike tackled 6 individual comic stories, including R2-D2 taking out a whole Star Destroyer of stormtroopers, Sana & Lando’s con before Empire Strikes Back, Luke & Leia being stranded on an unknown planet, Han & Chewie taking Grakkus The Hutt prisoner, SCAR squadron finding a rebel base on Horox III and an angry Nikto from Han’s past causes trouble for him & Leia!

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: YouTube channel link

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Mike’s Guest Spots:

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

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

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Comics-In-Canon—Ep-41-Vader-As-Saviour–The-Obsessed-Woman–Other-Strange-Tales-Vader-Dark-Visions-epc00g

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Ep 38: Grand Admiral Thrawn’s Ascent In The Empire And Meeting Pryce & Yularen

This episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon features the 6-part mini-series; Thrawn; adapted from the canon novel of the same name (set between Revenge Of The Sith & A New Hope), showing how he was enrolled into the Empire, his rise in the ranks, how other officers viewed him, his work with Wullf Yularen & Governor Pryce, his aide Eli Vanto and more!

Thrawn was written by Timothy Zahn but was adapted for comics by Jody Houser. The artist was Luke Ross, with colourist Nolan Woodard. Issue 1 was released February 2018, issue 6 was released July 2018 and the trade paperback was released September 2018.

Please note this episode was originally released in December of 2020 on the feed of Comics In Motion.

Thrawn was introduced into the canon in season 3 of the show Star Wars Rebels, he is also in the 3 Thrawn books (Thrawn; Alliances & Treason, all set before the season 4 finale of Rebels). In addition, the first book in the Ascendancy trilogy (set before the Thrawn trilogy & Rebels) is called Chaos Rising – it’s sequel, Greater Good will be released April 2021! Thrawn’s first appearance was in the legends Heir To The Empire trilogy, created by Timothy Zahn.

In the last episode of SWCIC (37), Mike tackled Lando – Double Or Nothing, which is set just before Solo: A Star Wars Story, featuring Lando, L3-37 and an undamaged Millennium Falcon! As well as Lando recording his adventures as the “Calrissian Chronicles”, the story includes a rebellion uprising, Lando buying a new cape and Mike also gives some information about the Falcon, L3-37 and of course, Lando himself!

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel to see video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: YouTube channel link

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Mike’s Guest Spots:

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

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

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Comics-In-Canon—Ep-38-Grand-Admiral-Thrawns-Ascent-In-The-Empire-And-Meeting-Pryce–Yularen-eo19nu

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Ep 34: Aphra & The Ancient Jedi Ordu Aspectu (2016 Doctor Aphra #1-6)

In this episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon, Mike delves into the first volume of the first run (2016) of Doctor Aphra comics, running alongside the main run of Star Wars comics and set just after the first run of Vader comics! For more detail, Mike gives a brief history of Aphra (in-case you hadn’t listened to previous episodes), before delving into the comics that show how she got her doctorate, her relationship with her dad Korin, exploring the ancient Jedi Ordu Aspectu & the Immortal Rur all while the Empire are in pursuit and more!

If you need an introduction to Aphra, you can listen to episode 30 of SWCIC where Mike & Tony talk about her character or you can listen to her full story in the Vader comics, which Mike tackles in episodes 15, 17, 19, 23 & 29! Alternatively, you can also listen to the Aphra audio drama, which shows her time in the Vader comics from Aphra’s perspective!

Please note this episode was originally released November 2020.

Kieron Gillen was the writer, with Kev Walker as the artist and Antonio Fabela as the colourist. The first issue was released in December 2016 and issue 6 was released April 2017, the trade paperback was out July 2017 and the volume 1 hardcover (including these and the Screaming Citadel) was released October 2018.

Last week, in episode 33, Mike tackled the Yoda’s Secret War comics, featuring Yoda saving a force sensitive child from pirates, learning a “new force power” from an unexpected master, living rock and how Yoda’s involvement in the secret war catches up to Luke nearly 35 years later!

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel as once we get 100 subscribers, we can change the YouTube channel link

To listen to one of Mike’s Patreon episodes for free, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Mike’s Guest Spots:
Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about Villains in each of the SW trilogies here: https://youtu.be/V7382WWkSP0 – they also discuss accents in the Star Wars universe; the original trilogy here: https://youtu.be/1X0PyXkQZGg & the prequel trilogy here: https://youtu.be/3L4qWeYOzhw

Check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases 1 or 2 episodes of his “Afterthoughts” a week, plus unsplit full-length episodes of GCC, additional photos (including early access to photos of comics) & more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check out http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

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

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Comics-In-Canon—Ep-34-Aphra–The-Ancient-Jedi-Ordu-Aspectu-2016-Doctor-Aphra-1-6-emfm6h

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Ep 29: Darth Vader’s First Finale And The End Of Games (Darth Vader #20-25)

In this episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon, Mike tackled the fourth and final volume of the first run of Darth Vader comics; End Of Games, for the conclusion to the 25-issue epic! Included in this episode is the clone Cylo’s betrayal of the Empire, Vader’s Mustafar-based force vision, whale ships, super star destroyers, an enhanced rancor, some background on the rancor trainer Malakili, Doctor Aphra meeting Palpatine and much more!

Please note this episode was originally released in October 2020 on the feed of Comics In Motion.

In case you haven’t listened to the previous Vader episodes, check out episodes 15, 17, 19 & 23, for the full details of the first run of Darth Vader comics (by Kieron Gillen)!

The 6 issues of vol 4 of Darth Vader were written by Kieron Gillen with the artist Salvador Larroca and colourist Edgar Delgado. Issue #20 was released May 2016, issue #25 was released October 2016, the trade paperback collection was released December 2016 and the full Darth Vader Omnibus was released September 2017.

Included within End Of Games are two “mini-comics” both also written by Kieron Gillen; “The Misadventures of Triple-Zero and Beetee” has Mike Norton as the artist and David Curriel as colourist and “Coda” has Max Fiumara as the artist and Dave Stewart as the colourist.

Last week, episode 28 brought the very first book review on Star Wars: Comics In Canon, all about Claudia Gray’s Master & Apprentice; a book set years before The Phantom Menace, focusing on Qui-Gon Jinn & Obi-Wan Kenobi’s relationship and their mission on Pijal, along with flashbacks giving insight into Qui-Gon’s relationship with his master Dooku and 6 prophecies including the infamous Chosen One prophecy!

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel as once we get 100 subscribers, we can change the YouTube channel link

Mike’s Guest Spots:
Mike was on the fourth episode of the Comics In Motion Book Club, featuring the first volume of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, listen on the feed of Comics In Motion, here: https://spoti.fi/36esba4
Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about accents in the Star Wars universe here: https://youtu.be/1X0PyXkQZGg – Also check out Mike & Ben’s discussion on Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about The Force Awakens here: https://youtu.be/c4VMXeBU3W4 The Last Jedi here: https://youtu.be/7dGEsdfSMkY and The Rise of Skywalker here: https://youtu.be/9fZWXji7_Jo

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

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

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Comics-In-Canon—Ep-29-Darth-Vaders-First-Finale-And-The-End-Of-Games-Darth-Vader-20-25-eks0or

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Ep 17: Vader Steals From The Empire (Darth Vader #7-12)

In this episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon, Mike talks about the second volume of the Darth Vader series, named “Shadows And Secrets”, featuring Vader plotting against his own Empire while Thanoth the investigator follows all while intertwined with rogue archaeologist Doctor Aphra and the homicidal droids BT-1 & Triple-Zero!

If you haven’t already, we recommend listening to ep 15 of SWCIC to hear about volume 1 of Darth Vader, plus it’s worth listening to episodes 9 & 13 to hear what Luke & the others are doing at the same time, as Mike will be tackling the Vader Down Star Wars/Vader crossover comic soon too!

The second volume of Darth Vader was written by Kieron Gillen, the artist is Salvador Larroca and the colourist is Edgar Delgado. Issue #7 was released July 2015, issue #12 was November 2015 and the trade paperback collection was released January 2016.

Please note this episode was originally released in July 2020 on the feed of Comics In Motion.

Last week Mike spoke about the Mace Windu comic, the week before was the first volume of Darth Vader comics, before that was the Princess Leia mini series, and shortly before that was the main run of Star Wars comics. Previous episodes have been about the Jedi Fallen Order Comic, how Obi-Wan & Anakin almost left the Jedi order, the Rogue One & Solo comics, Captain Phasma, Operation Cinder, how C-3PO got his red arm, Darth Maul beyond The Phantom Menace, Kylo Ren’s red lightsaber crystal and more!

If you want to hear Mike and a bunch of others speak about The Book Of Boba Fett weekly, episode-by-episode, then check out the feed of Comics In Motion, or Mike’s YouTube channel!
https://spoti.fi/3mIwaRG

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Mike’s guest spots:
Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about accents in the Star Wars universe here: https://youtu.be/1X0PyXkQZGg – Also check out Mike & Ben’s discussion on Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about The Force Awakens here: https://youtu.be/c4VMXeBU3W4 The Last Jedi here: https://youtu.be/7dGEsdfSMkY and The Rise of Skywalker here: https://youtu.be/9fZWXji7_Jo

Mike’s appearance on the Beernuts Productions podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3jpLjpD

Mike was on the Talking Dad podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3pmI6Jm

Mike appeared on the Hall of Mears podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3bxgXwS or watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/K5epyHW-TPs

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

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

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Comics-In-Canon—Ep-17-Vader-Steals-From-The-Empire-Darth-Vader-7-12-egjvh2

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Ep 4: After The Battle Of Endor & Operation Cinder

In this episode of Star Wars: Comics In Canon, Mike delves one of the first comics released under the new canon (from April 2014) set in the final moments of the Battle of Endor (in Return Of The Jedi) giving an insight into what the characters did directly after the second Death Star was destroyed, with an introduction to Poe Dameron’s parents, some details of Operation Cinder (including its other mentions) and more!

Please note this episode was originally released on April 2020 on the feed of Comics In Motion.

Shattered Empire is written by Greg Rucka with Andres Mossa as colourist and the artists Marco Checchetto, Angel Unzueta & Emilio Laiso. Issue #1 released in September 2015 and issue #4 was released in October 2015 – the mini-series is part of the “Journey To The Force Awakens” line of comics & books released. For more details of Operation Cinder & more detail into what happened to the Imperial Remnant after Return Of The Jedi, Mike recommends playing Battlefront II’s campaign mode and reading the Aftermath Trilogy books by Chuck Wendig.

Last week Mike spoke about how C-3PO got his red arm, in episode 2 he talks about Darth Maul beyond The Phantom Menace and the week before that The Rise Of Kylo Ren comic mini-series was talked about.

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel as once we get 100 subscribers, we can change the YouTube channel link

Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about The Force Awakens here: https://youtu.be/c4VMXeBU3W4 The Last Jedi here: https://youtu.be/7dGEsdfSMkY and The Rise of Skywalker here: https://youtu.be/9fZWXji7_Jo

Mike was on the Talking Dad podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3pmI6Jm

Mike appeared on the Hall of Mears podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3bxgXwS or watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/K5epyHW-TPs

Mike was recently on the Beernuts Productions podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3jpLjpD

Find Mike @GenuineChitChat on Twitter, @Genuine_ChitChat on Instagram & /GenuineChitChat on Facebook!

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

https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast/embed/episodes/Star-Wars-Comics-In-Canon—Ep-4-After-The-Battle-Of-Endor–Operation-Cinder-eekpil