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Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Hidden Empire 3: Vader Fights Chanath Cha And Beilert Valance! Plus Aphra Learns More About The Spark Eternal (HE3, DA29 & BH31) – Ep 123

VADER FIGHTS TWO HIGH LEVEL BOUNTY HUNTERS; CHANATH CHA AND BEILERT VALANCE! For ep 123, Mike continues the final chapter of the Qi’ra trilogy along with the Bounty Hunters & Aphra comic crossovers! As Chanath Cha finally confronts Vader for 2 decades of revenge, Aphra learns even more from the Spark Eternal and gets more than she bargained for! Plus Beilert Valance also takes issue with Vader & The Empire’s lies so tries to fight the Sith Lord one-on-one in an act of pure anger, but as we know Vader’s fate, what will happen to those who challenge the Sith Lord – will they live to tell the tale?

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

Hidden Empire 3 was released February 8th 7th 2023, was written by Charles Soule, with Steven Cummings as penciller, Victor Olazaba as inker and Guru eFX as colour artist. The trade paperback of all 5 Hidden Empire issues is due for release July 4th 2023. Doctor Aphra 29 was released February 22nd 2023 and was written by Alyssa Wong with artist Natacha Bustos and colour artist Rachelle Rosenberg. Bounty Hunters 31 was released February 15th 2023 and was written by Ethan Sacks with Paolo Villanelli as artist and Arif Prianto as colour artist.

For Hidden Empire 1 & 2, check episodes 121 & 122. 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!

Last week’s episode was Mike’s review on The High Republic novel Convergence – written by Zoraida Córdova, it is the first “adult” novel in Phase 2 of The High Republic, where a forever war between Eiram & E’ronoh seems to come to an end… In the episode Mike provides his spoiler-free thoughts on the novel, speaks about characters and themes and gives the final spoiler-warning and talks in-depth about the book’s plot, connections to other content and more!

More Content:

4 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, so listen to their thoughts on seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 (for the #RoadToAhsoka) on any podcast app or watch 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

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

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

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:56 What To Expect & Prior Eps
02:15 HE3 Personnel & Crawl
3:43 Hidden Empire 3 Plot Overview
10:17 DA29 Personnel & Crawl
11:15 Doctor Aphra 29 Plot Overview
16:24 BH31 Personnel & Crawl
17:15 Bounty Hunters 31 Plot Overview
23:50 Coming Up
26:12 Star Wars Celebration
26:30 Mando S3 Weekly Discussion Shows
26:55 Pop Culture Collective Newsletter
27:07 Support & Patreon
29:15 Outro

Hidden Empire 2: The Fermata Cage Activates! Plus Sana Fights Domina Tagge & Valance Discovers The Truth (HE2, DA28 & BH30) – Ep 122

CRIMSON DAWN STARTS TO CRUMBLE UNDER THE MIGHT OF THE EMPIRE… OR DOES IT?! For ep 122, Mike continues the final chapter of the Qi’ra trilogy along with the Bounty Hunters & Aphra comic crossovers! As The Archivist & Kho Phon Farrus reactivate the Fermata Cage, Palpatine & Vader notice and take pursuit! Meanwhile, Sana Starros, Just Lucky & their crew attempt to kill Domina Tagge for her nephew Ronen and T’onga & the Bounty Hunter crew confront Beilert Valance with a truth the Empire has been harbouring from him for too long…

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

Hidden Empire 2 was released December 7th 2022, was written by Charles Soule, with Steven Cummings as penciller, Victor Olazaba as inker and Guru eFX as colour artist. The trade paperback of all 5 Hidden Empire issues is due for release July 4th 2023. Doctor Aphra 28 was released January 25th 2023 and was written by Alyssa Wong with artist Minkyu Jung and colour artist Rachelle Rosenberg. Bounty Hunters 29 was released January 18th 2023 and was written by Ethan Sacks with Paolo Villanelli as artist and Arif Prianto as colour artist.

Ep 121 was Hidden Empire 1 and 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 Fortress Vader episode featuring Momin is number 74 and the first volume of Bounty Hunters comics was tackled in episode 75.

More Content:

4 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, so listen to their thoughts on seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 (as we get nearer to the Ahsoka series for the #RoadToAhsoka) on any podcast app or watch 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

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

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

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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
01:09 Hidden Empire Crossover’s Future
02:04 What To Expect In This Episode
03:04 HE2 Personnel & Crawl
04:31 Hidden Empire 2 Plot Overview
09:31 DA28 Personnel & Crawl
10:29 Doctor Aphra 28 Plot Overview
15:36 BH30 Personnel & Crawl
16:19 Bounty Hunters 30 Plot Overview
20:29 Mando S3 Weekly Discussion Shows
21:09 New Show; Rebels Reviewed
21:37 Pop Culture Collective Newsletter
22:05 Social Media
22:31 Coming Up On SWCIC
24:30 Star Wars Celebration 2023
24:52 Support & Patreon
25:39 Outro

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Bounty Hunters After Crimson Reign: Fighting The Knights Of Ren & Qi’ra, Plus Valance Again Clashes With Vader (Bounty Hunters Vol 5: Raid On The Vermillion #24-28) – Ep 114

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…

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

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

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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

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – War Of The Bounty Hunters 5: The End Of The Bounty Hunter War, Plus Qi’ra Meets Leia, Boba & Valance, Vader Punishes Hutts, Knights Of Ren & More (WoBH5>DA15> DV17>IG-88> SW18>BH17) – Ep 82

THE WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS ENDS! This week, Mike embarks on the final issues of the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover event. In this finale, Qi’ra meets Leia, Boba & Valance try to retrieve the carbonite-frozen Han Solo, Aphra finds an ancient dark side artifact, Vader punishes the Hutt Council, IG-88 is rebuilt and more! Plus Mike gives additional info on the Knights Of Ren, the various IG droids, a “Thought Dowser” as well as plenty of other connections!

This story is set just after Empire Strikes Back (& after the first runs of the Star Wars, Darth Vader & Doctor Aphra comics) and the reading order is WoBH5>DA15> DV17>IG88> SW18>BH17.

Please note this episode was first released in December 2021 on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion!

WoBH 5 was released 13th October 2021, it written by Charles Soule, Luke Ross with David Messina as artists and Neeraj Menon with Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artists. DA15 was also released 13th October 2021, it written by Alyssa Wong with Minkyu Jung as penciller, Victor Olazaba as inker and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. DV17 was released 27th October 2021, was written by Greg Pak with Raffaele Ienco as artist and Alex Sinclair as colour artist. IG-88 1 was also released 27th October, with writer Rodney Barnes, artist Guiu Vilanova and colour artist Antonio Fabela. SW18 was released 3rd November 2021 and was also written by Charles Soule, with Ramon Rosanas as artist and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. BH17 was also released 3rd November, written by Ethan Sacks with Paolo Villanelli as artist and Arif Prianto as colour artist.

In case you missed the War of The Bounty Hunters prelude and chapters 1, 2, 3 & 4, check episodes 60, 64, 68, 72 & 77 of SWCIC and check ep 43 for the Age of Rebellion Villains, which includes stories for Jabba, Boba, IG-88 and Vader, plus bio information.

In the last episode (ep 81), Mike embarked on the second volume of the 2020 Darth Vader comics; Into The Fire, where Palpatine tests Vader shortly after his failure in Empire Strikes Back, by sending him back to Mustafar to be hunted by the sith assassin; Ochi of Bestoon! In this story Vader battles many foes and even makes his way to Exegol (from The Rise Of Skywalker), plus Mike gives info on Coruscant, Mustafar, Sith homeworlds, the Eye of the Webbish Bog and more!

If you want to support Mike, you can rate/review the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & other podcast apps, you can share the show or go to Mike’s Patreon for 1 episode of “Afterthoughts” a week, plus there several Star Wars Legends book reviews (& plot overviews) and more; go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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

Mike is also the host of a podcast called Genuine Chit-Chat where he’s spoken with Star Wars authors Kevin Shinick, Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray and more! 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

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:56 Info & Personnel
02:28 Crawl
02:48 WoBH 5
12:43 Doctor Aphra 15
20:28 Darth Vader 17
27:00 IG-88
36:18 Star Wars 18
44:10 Bounty Hunters 17
48:53 Coming Up
51:52 Outro

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Bounty Hunters: Valance Fighting Pirates & Protecting Cadeliah, While Bossk Is Hunted In On Malastare (Bounty Hunters Vol 2: Target Valance #6-11) – Ep 80

BEILERT VALANCE IS HUNTED! In ep 80, Mike embarks on the second volume of the Bounty Hunters comics; Target Valance, set shortly after the end of Empire Strikes Back! Valance escapes being hunted while protecting Cadeliah, before helping some Rebels hunted by the Ohnaka Pirate Gang, meanwhile Bossk is being hunted in the Great Hunt Of Malastare! Mike also gives additional info on Battle Droids, 4-LOM, Zuckuss, the Gran species and more!

This story is set just after Empire Strikes Back (3ABY). The writer for these comics was Ethan Sacks, Paolo Villanelli was the artist and Arif Prianto was the colour artist. Issue 6 was released October 2020, Issue 11 was released April 2021 and the trade paperback collection was released June 2021.

Please note this episode was first released in December 2021 on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion!

Beilert Valance first appeared in the canon in Han Solo: Imperial Cadet, which Mike tackled in ep 10 of SWCIC, the prequel to the Bounty Hunters comics is the Target Vader mini-series, which Mike tackled in ep 49 and the first volume of BH was in episode 75.

Check out yesterday’s episode where Mike, Ra & Megan discussed Visions Volume 2!

In the last standard episode (ep 79), Mike embarked on the first volume of the 2020 run of Darth Vader comics; Dark Heart Of The Sith, also set shortly after the end of Empire Strikes Back! Vader searches for answers surrounding Padmé’s death over 20 years after it happened, travelling back to Tatooine, Naboo and even Polis Massa, all while being entangled with The Amidalans! Mike also tackles the short story found in Empire Ascendant and gives additional info on Death Troopers, Gregar Typho, Padmé’s handmaidens, Naboo’s aquatic creatures and more!

If you want to support Mike, you can rate/review the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & other podcast apps, you can share the show with your friends or you can check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases at least 1 episode of “Afterthoughts” a week, plus there several Star Wars Legends book reviews (& plot overviews) and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, go to ⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠

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

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

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. 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

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:56 Info & Personnel
04:35 Prologue & Crawl
05:46 Issue 6
11:13 Issue 7
16:49 Issue 8
23:17 Issue 9
27:02 Issue 10
31:29 Issue 11
41:04 Coming Up
42:41 Outro

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – Bounty Hunters: The Galaxy’s Deadliest Crime War Begins & The Cyborg Beilert Valance Returns! Plus Bossk, Boba Fett, Nakano Lash & More (Bounty Hunters Vol 1 #1-5) – Ep 75

BEILERT VALANCE IS BACK! After his mutilation from imperial service, the cyborg bounty hunter returns in a new comic series, joined by many famous bounty hunters including Bossk, Boba Fett & more! Listen as Mike takes you through the plot of this first volume, showing how a job that went wrong has caused a war between two syndicates; The Mourner’s Wail & The Broken Clan, but things are not how they seem… Plus Mike gives background information on Bossk (including his beliefs in the “scorekeeper”), featured planets, species and more!

This story is set just after Empire Strikes Back (3ABY). The writer for these comics was Ethan Sacks, Paolo Villanelli was the artist and Arif Prianto was the colour artist. Issue 1 was released March 2020, Issue 5 was released September 2020 and the trade paperback collection was released November 2020.

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

Beilert Valance first appeared in the canon in Han Solo: Imperial Cadet, which Mike tackled in ep 10 of SWCIC and the prequel to this Bounty Hunters run is the Target Vader mini-series, which Mike tackled in ep 49.

Mike’s spoke with Paolo Villanelli on his other podcast; Genuine Chit-Chat: ⁠https://youtu.be/NMmzZlsNdo4⁠

Check out the last episode of SWCIC where Mike embarked on Fortress Vader: the finale of Mike’s favourite Star Wars comics ever, with Vader creating his immortal castle on Mustafar with the help of the Sith Momin to try and open up a portal to Padmé all while fighting off native Mustafarians and many other hurdles along the way in this exciting finale! In addition, Mike provides information on many other Jedi that appear in this comic, the history of Mustafar and more!

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

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

Guest spots Mike has recently been involved in:

On Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/143ce4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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
#VALANCENATION⁠⁠⁠

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:37 Personnel & News
06:28 Crawl
07:02 Issue 1
18:15 Issue 2
20:48 Issue 3
25:17 Issue 4
30:43 Issue 5
37:50 Coming Up
41:37 Outro

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – War Of The Bounty Hunters 3: Vader Vs Qi’ra, Boba Vs Chewie & Zuckuss vs 4-LOM (BH15>4LOM&Z>WoBH3>SW16>DV15>DA13) – Ep 72

EVERYONE IS BRAWLING! Ep 72, brings the third full chapter in the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover, with a ton of action, characters & connections! Join Mike as he takes you through the 6 issues where Valance & Dengar are hunted by Deathstick, Zuckuss gets more canon backstory, Qi’ra takes on Darth Vader, Boba Fett fights everyone’s favourite wookiee and Luke reflects on his time against the dark lord all while Aphra & Sana Starros try to hide from the action while stealing some high-value artifacts – all of this plus many facts & connections from Mike as he takes you on this journey!

This story is set just after Empire Strikes Back (& after the first runs of the Star Wars, Darth Vader & Doctor Aphra comics) and the reading order is BH15>4LOM&Z>WoBH3>SW16>DV15>DA13.

BH15 was released 4th August 2021, it written by Ethan Sacks with Paolo Villanelli as artist and Arif Prianto as colour artist. 4-LOM & Zuckuss was also released 4th August, with writer Daniel José Older, artist Kei Zama and colour artist Felipe Sobreiro. WoBH 3 was released 8th August 2021, it written by Charles Soule, Luke Ross with David Messina as artists and Neeraj Menon with Guru eFX as colour artists. SW16 was released 18th August 2021, also written by Charles Soule with Ramon Rosanas as artist and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. DV15 was released 25th August 2021, was written by Greg Pak with Raffaele Ienco as artist and Jason Keith as colour artist. DA13 was also released 25th August 2021, it written by Alyssa Wong with Minkyu Jung as penciller, Victor Olazaba as inker and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist.

In case you missed the War of The Bounty Hunters prelude and chapters 1 & 2, check episodes 60, 64 & 68 of SWCIC and check ep 43 for the Age of Rebellion Villains and episodes 67 & 71 to show how Aphra got into this mess!

Check out the last episode of SWCIC where Mike embarked on the second volume of 2020 Doctor Aphra comics (that leads straight into War Of The Bounty Hunters); The Engine Job! In it Aphra searches for hyperspace 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!

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

Other SW Content:

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

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

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Reading Order
02:06 Bounty Hunters 15
09:42 4-LOM & Zuckuss
18:15 WoBH 3
24:01 Star Wars 16
29:55 Darth Vader 15
35:34 Doctor Aphra 13
40:04 Coming Up
48:32 Outro

Star Wars Celebration 2023 – Day 4: Bad Batch, Marvel Comics, Closing Ceremony, Convention Recommendations & More!

MIKE & MEGAN DISCUSS ON THEIR FOURTH & FINAL DAY AT STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2023!

This is a continuation of the two previous SWC episodes – M&M talk their experience of Day 4 of SWCE, where they attended the Bad Batch & Marvel Comics panels and discuss the news, they talk about the closing ceremony, their Celebration experience as a whole, meeting “internet friends”, merchandise they bought and so much more, including their suggestions for any people wanting to go to future conventions!

Mike met up with Hayden (@MCUwaititi) and Liv (@oliviamidala) of #ValanceNation.

To hear more from Megan & Mike, they recorded their thoughts on S3E6 of The Mandalorian (Guns For Hire) on the way to London for SWC, listen or watch here; https://pod.fo/e/1724b2 – https://youtu.be/WcovXZMoOG0

If you want even more from Megan & Mike, you can hear their Afterthoughts episodes reviewing movies, TV shows, live shows and even holidays (at least 1 episode released every week) AND you can hear Mike’s exclusive the Legends book reviews (including Shatterpoint, the Darth Bane Trilogy, Darth Plagueis, Rogue Squadron & Revan) plus you’ll be supporting the show for only £1 a month, check out http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

Mike, Megan, Ria & JAC discussed all 9 episodes of Star Wars Visions Season 1 here: https://pod.fo/e/100f26

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

Last week, in ep 124 of SWCIC, Mike released an episode that is technically not “canon” as it’s a comic that takes place in a Star Wars Visions continuity, more specifically, The Duel. This comic is a prequel to The Duel animated episode, which is also linked to the Ronin novel. Mike explores The Ronin’s story, confirms connections along the way and gives his interpretations to the ending.

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

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

Guest spots Mike has been involved in:

On Stevie B’s YouTube to talk Star Wars: https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM

Indie Comics Spotlight to talk Miracleman Books 1-4: https://pod.fo/e/156d91

Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic here: https://pod.fo/e/143ce4

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

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

Mike & Hayden (cosplaying as Valance) – #ValanceNation!

Star Wars: Comics In Canon – War Of The Bounty Hunters Alpha: Boba Fett Loses Solo In Carbonite And Now Vader, Aphra, Valance, Luke, Chewie & More Are In Pursuit (WOBH Prelude: SW13, BH12, DV12 & DA10) – Ep 60

For ep 60 of SWCIC, Mike embarks on the first 5 issues of the War Of The Bounty Hunters 34-issue crossover event, which this month form “the prelude”! This story takes place just after Empire Strikes Back; carbonite-frozen Han Solo is stolen from Boba Fett on his way to collecting the bounty from Jabba The Hutt and now the whole galaxy is after Solo, including Luke & Chewie, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra, Beilert Valance, Dengar and many other bounty hunters – this is the crossover event of the decade, so is not one to be missed!

This story is set just after Empire Strikes Back (& after the first runs of the Star Wars, Darth Vader & Doctor Aphra comics) and the reading order is WoBH Alpha>SW13>BH12>DV12>DA10.

WoBH Alpha was released 5th May 2021, it written by Charles Soule with Steve McNiven as artist and Laura Martin as colour artist. SW13 was released 12th May 2021, it was written by Charles Soule with Ramon Rosanas as artist and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist. BH12 was released 19th May 2021, it written by Ethan Sacks with Paolo Villanelli as artist and Arif Prianto as colour artist. DV12 was released 26th May 2021, it written by Greg Park with Guiu Vilanova as artist and Dean White as colour artist along with Giada Marchiso. DA10 was released 26th May 2021, it written by Alyssa Wong with Ray-Anthony Heigh as penciller, Victor Olazaba as inker and Rachelle Rosenberg as colour artist.

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

Check out the last episode of SWCIC where Mike embarked 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, the Empire’s Gallery Of Peace and more!

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

The first & second episodes of the weekly Mandalorian discussion shows are out now on the podcast feed of Comics In Motion and the video version is on YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/16b5dd – https://youtu.be/ux9JpP6VDmM

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

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

Guest spots Mike has been involved in 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

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starwarscomicsincanon/embed/episodes/War-Of-The-Bounty-Hunters-Alpha-Boba-Fett-Loses-Solo-In-Carbonite-And-Now-Vader–Aphra–Valance–Luke–Chewie–More-Are-In-Pursuit-WOBH-Prelude-SW13–BH12–DV12–DA10—Ep-60-e20ehvk

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 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

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

#165 P2 – Girl Bosses In Star Wars: Queen’s Trilogy, Fave Clones & Filoni’s Untouchable Characters With Klaudia Amenábar

It’s still time to talk about Star Wars! Mike is joined by Klaudia Amenábar the RuPalp’s Podrace podcast and The Mystery Spotcast! As both Mike & Klaudia are Star Wars podcasters, they have a 2+ hour long conversation on all things Star Wars including Thrawn, Padmé, books, the force, comics, the movies, the stupidity of it all (in the best way) and so much more!

This week is part 2 where Mike & Klaudia talk about the Queen’s Trilogy by E.K. Johnston which all centers around Padmé & her handmaidens, they then discuss the Thrawn books and his character in the canon, certain characters created by Filoni who seem “untouchable” by other content creators, they also discuss #ValanceNation, the importance of John Williams’ contribution to Star Wars and more!

If you enjoyed this conversation, check out Mike’s conversations with other Star-Wars-related individuals including Cavan Scott, Claudia Gray, Paolo Villanelli & Dominic Pace!

Last week was part 1; the duo discuss how RuPalp’s Podrace got started, how Star Wars is stupid & camp but that’s what makes it so enjoyable, they then discuss the live-action TV series, how The Book of Boba Fett, Mandalorian & Kenobi compare. Mike & Klaudia then discuss Maul & Thrawn, the canon comics & novels that relate to them, the audiobooks they listen to, plus a ton of other Star Wars related topics!

Klaudia mentioned the Newcomers podcast with Nicole Byer & Lauren Lapkus, the Star Wars Music Minute podcast, as well as the animated shows Infinity Train and Dead End Park!

Rupalp’s Site: https://rupalps-podrace-a-queer-star-wars-podcast.simplecast.com – Social Media: @RuPalpsPodrace & TikTok

Klaudia Twitter: @kaludiasays

Mystery Spotcast: https://the-mystery-spotcast-a-supernatural-rewatch.simplecast.com

To listen to a completely free Patreon episode, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

In the last episode of GCC, number 165, Mike spoke with Jeremiah about his chronic illness Cystic Fibrosis, how and why he co-created the charitable organisation Heroes For Causes, the inspiration for the characters featuring in H4C’s comics, how the superhero comics they create help those who desperately need it, the day to day life of someone afflicted with Cystic Fibrosis, tattoos, comic books and much more.

Make sure you check out the weekly Obi-Wan Kenobi discussion show hosted by Mike where he is joined by various guests to talk about each episode of the new series, you can listen on Mike’s YouTube channel, or on the feed of Comics In Motion!

Check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases at least 1 episode of his & Megan’s “Afterthoughts” a week, plus there are unsplit full-length episodes of GCC and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check it out at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion & on GCC’s YouTube. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-99 are out now, in eps 98 & 99 Mike delved into two volumes of the first original canon Star Wars manga; The Edge Of Balance (set during the High Republic), in ep 97 Mike started on the Crimson Reign crossover event and in ep 96, Mike tackled the High Republic investigation mini-series Trail Of Shadows! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover (all 34 tie-in issues), every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

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

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

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