NIGHTMARES PLAGUE LINA GRAF & HER CREW WHILE VANÉE PERFORMS A RITUAL TO RESURRECT DARTH VADER! In ep 112, Mike delves into the final 5 “Vader’s Castle” horror stories; Ghosts Of Vader’s Castle, each story shows familiar faces from the original & prequel eras along with plenty of references, shocks and even a surprise appearance or two! This is a must-listen for any horror fans, or those wanting to hear the finale of Lina Graf’s entanglement with the iconic Sith Lord & his Fortress on Mustafar!
This episode was first released on the feed of Comics In Motion, in October 2022.
The continuous story is set just after Return Of The Jedi (around 4-5ABY). The writer for these comics was Cavan Scott and Francesco Francavilla is the artist & colour artist for the continuous story. For issue 1, Megan Levens is the flashback artist and Charlie Kirchoff is the flashback colour artist. Derek Charm, Robert Hack and Chris Fenoglio each did artwork & colours on the flashbacks of issues 2, 3 & 4 respectively. Issues 1-5 were released in September/October 2021, the trade paperback collection was released January 2022.
The first batch of Vader’s Castle stories was tackled in episode 76 of SWCIC and the second batch was in ep 103. Mike delved into all four volumes of 2017 Vader in ep 62, 66, 70 & 74 of SWCIC. For the 2015 Vader run (set after A New Hope), check out episodes 15, 17, 19, 23 & 29 of SWCIC, for the 2020 run of Vader comics, check episodes 79 & 81 of SWCIC and check ep 41 for the Vader: Dark Visions anthology mini-series and ep 49 is the Target Vader mini-series.
In ep 110, Mike delved into the 5 Obi-Wan comics, where each issue delves into a different part of his life; from when he was a youngling in the Jedi temple, to going on missions with Qui-Gon as a padawan to two Clone Wars incursions to saving the life of a stormtrooper – this is a must-listen for all fans of this iconic Jedi Master!
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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 & Recommended Reading
02:50 Timeline
04:20 Personnel & Release
04:55 Dawn Of The Droids
11:22 Attack of The 50ft Wookiee
18:44 Danger On Dagobah
23:12 Beware The Chosen One
26:34 The Evil’s End
31:24 Shadow Of The Sith Reference
32:18 Shadow Of Vader’s Castle
33:11 Andor Discussion
34:30 Coming Up
36:20 Support
38:36 Newly Released Comics
39:34 Outro
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