THE BOUNTY HUNTER CREW FIGHT THE KNIGHTS OF REN & CONFRONT QI’RA! In ep 114, Mike delves into the 5 issues of Bounty Hunters set after Crimson Reign, but before the Hidden Empire crossover event, where the Bounty Hunter crew attempt to raid the Crimson Dawn flagship; The Vermillion, in an attempt to “rescue” Cadeliah, fighting many Crimson Dawn thugs, including the infamous Knights of Ren. Meanwhile, Beilert Valance struggles with his new position in the empire, continuing to clash with Darth Vader…
This episode was first released on the feed of Comics In Motion, in November 2022.
This story is set after Empire Strikes Back & after the Crimson Reign & War Of The Bounty Hunters events, but before Hidden Empire & Return Of The Jedi.
Bounty Hunters 24-28 are written by Ethan Sacks, artwork is by Paolo Villanelli and the colour artist is Arif Prianto. Issue 24 was released June 15th 2022, issue 28 was released November 2nd 2022 and the trade paperback collection is due out on January 31st 2023.
Mike covered the prelude to Crimson Reign in episode 97 of SWCIC, and all volumes/crossovers 1-5 in episodes 102, 104, 106, 108 & 110 and for all War of The Bounty Hunters comics, check episodes 60, 64, 68, 72, 77 & 84.
Previously, for ep 113, Mike brings forward the final piece of High Republic content for Phase 1 – Starlight Stories; which are all set around non-Jedi characters on Starlight Beacon between Light Of The Jedi and The Fallen Star. Mike gives a brief overview of the High Republic & its first phase, before delving into the stories themselves; Go Together by Charles Soule which serves as a prologue and epilogue to Light Of The Jedi, while First Duty & Past Mistakes by Cavan Scott and Hidden Danger & Shadows Remain by Justina Ireland centre around Velko Jahen & Ghal Tarpfen; two security officers of Starlight Beacon as the looming threat of the Nihil unfolds…
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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
02:38 Personnel & Collection Info
03:30 Crawl
04:18 BH24
10:01 BH25
16:25 BH26
20:37 BH27
25:06 BH28
29:19 Coming Up
34:04 Support
35:33 Outro
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