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Star Wars Visions Special: What Came Before The Duel? Prequel Comic: The Ronin, The Shogun & Battle Scars – Ep 124

WHAT DID THE WANDERING RONIN DO BEFORE THE DUEL? For ep 124 (& April Fool’s Day), this episode is technically not “canon” as it 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.

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

Star Wars: Visions 1 was released on October 12th 2022 and it was written by Takashi Okazaki, who also did the artwork and the colours. Aki Yanagi did the English translation and the book Ronin was written by Emma Mieko Candon.

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

Previously, in ep 123, Mike continued with 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?

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

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:57 Star Wars Visions
02:36 Personnel & Comic Info
03:41 What To Expect
05:29 The Crawl
05:39 Plot & Connections
15:11 Ending Interpretation
16:33 Final Thoughts
17:18 Coming Up
21:02 Support & Patreon
22:26 Outro

#194 – Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Reviewed: All 9 Episodes Broken Down & Discussed With Ria Carrogan & Megan

THE STAR WARS VISIONS ANTHOLOGY IS BACK! BUT HOW DOES THE SECOND VOLUME COMPARE TO THE FIRST? Megan & Ria return to discussion Star Wars Visions with Mike! The trio discuss the 9 new anthology episodes in Volume 2, which are from animation studios across the world – tune in for found easter eggs, episode reviews, thoughts on the themes & messages, animation-style discussions and so much more!

In more detail, the trio discuss the 9 episodes in release order; Sith, Screecher’s Reach, In The Stars, I Am Your Mother, Journey To The Dark Hand, The Spy Dancer, The Bandits Of Golak, The Pit and Aau’s Song. They dsicuss themes, characters, comparisons to Volume 1, voice-acting, animation and all other aspects are discussed, so strap-in for a second look into the more experimental side of Star Wars content!

Listen to Mike, Megan, Ria & JAC discuss Volume 1 of Star Wars Visions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://pod.fo/e/100f26

Ria’s Instagram: @RiaCarrogan & @FemmeOnCollective – Ria’s Show/Podcast Collective: https://femmeon.show

Megan’s Instagram is @GrittsGetsFit, but to hear more from her (& Mike), go to https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat, for at least 1 episode of “Afterthoughts” every week, plus there are unsplit full-length episodes of GCC and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, please check it out!

Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike & Ria’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com

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

The previous episode of GCC (ep 193) Mike spoke with Lisa Baker; author of 3 published children’s books (with more to come), who has also come back from 8 months of travelling around the world, to talk about her process and her travels! He duo talk about why Lisa wrote the books and how she got into her teaching career, the need for a “thirst for knowledge” and how teaching has impacted her life outside of her career. Halfway through, the conversation then shifts to how Lisa & her husband managed to travel for 8 months, how the travelling has changed their perspectives and how important it’s been for personal growth, her future in publishing and more!

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-126 are out now; ep 126 had Mike tackling the first volume of The High Republic’s Phase 2 comics, the episode before that was a review of Jedi: Battle Scars and the week prior was ep 125 which featured the second half of the Han Solo & Chewbacca series! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters & Crimson Reign crossovers, 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

Mike recently guested on:

Where I’m From by Alyson Shelton, where he read out a poem he wrote: https://youtu.be/kl-E9a-6XIo

Stevie B’s Star Wars Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM

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

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#174 Pt 1 – The Many Star Wars TV Shows: Live-Action & Animation, Ahsoka & Family, And Marvel & Lord Of The Rings With Ike’s Flame

It’s time for another Star Wars conversation and this week brings Ike’s Flame talking about what Star Wars means to him, the many TV series, how spirituality & religion connect with Star Wars and so much more!

This week is part 1 of Mike & Ike’s conversation (part 2 will be out next week but is already available for all Patreon supporters), Ike starts by saying why he created his podcast and what Star Wars means to his family, their conversation then turns to video games, before discussing The Clone Wars & Ahsoka. Their attention soon turns to the live-action series and Andor (no spoilers for Andor within) and the duo also discuss Visions! Ike then talks about his favourite non-Star-Wars fandoms (Marvel & LOTR), their favourite SW era and more!

Next week for part 2, the duo’s discussion continues with Ike’s rankings of the 3 Sequel Trilogy movies and they discuss some of the issues with the 3 movies, the briefly talk about Star Wars: Resistance before delving into Ike’s favourite books including the Thrawn & Queen’s trilogies, before delving into some of Mike’s comic recommendations and Ike then explains how Star Wars connects to his Christianity while also allowing him to escape into the galaxy far, far away!

Ike’s Site: https://podpage.com/ikes-flame

Find Ike’s Flame on Twitter & Instagram @IkesFlame

Find Ike’s Flame wherever you listen to podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1610227499

Ike’s podcast with Big T & Lil T: https://pod.fo/e/144b95

A few weeks ago, Mike went on Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/143ce4

Promo by Saturdays Are For Ghouls Podcast, part of the Podmoth network: https://saturdaysarefortheghouls.podbean.com

Last week, two of the creative minds behind the REBURN comic; creator/writer Alyson Shelton and artist Elise McCall, spoke with Mike about why Alyson decided to make Reburn and how Elise became involved, which leads onto how the two figured out how the many characters would look, what elements of the original Reburn screenplay were included in the comics (and why elements were omitted), they also discuss the importance of Elise’s artwork and facial expressions, and more!

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

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-110 are out now, in ep 110 Mike tackles the final batch of Crimson Reign comics, in ep 109 Mike delves into the Rise Of Kylo Ren comics where Ben Solo bleeds his lightsaber crystal and in ep 108 Mike tackled the penultimate collection of the Crimson Reign crossover comics! 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

Mike’s guest spots:

Mike & Megan recently joined Dan & Ria for another Disney Discussion, this time on the weird movies Disney don’t want you to see (which aren’t even on Disney+)! https://pod.fo/e/143657

Mike & Megan discussed She-Hulk Episode 7 on Comics In Motion’s Feed: https://pod.fo/e/143eaf

Mike appeared on Frank Burton’s I Like The Sound Podcast here: https://pod.fo/e/143cf0

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

Star Wars 100th Episode Spectacular – 20 Listener Questions; Canon & Legends, Theories & Series, Favourites, Facts & More!

IT’S THE 100TH EPISODE OF MIKE’S STAR WARS SHOW, SO HE & BEN (OF STAR WARS TIMELINE) ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS! Over the last few weeks, listeners of Star Wars: Comics In Canon have submitted their questions for Mike & Ben to answer; these questions range from favourite characters to theories to their wants of the future to downright silliness! Tune in for a wide range of topics all within the Star Wars universe, perfect for fans of any calibre! This has also been uploaded to the feed of Comics In Motion (where episodes of SWCIC usually airs but Mike has uploaded it here as it’s such a momentous occasion)!

Watch the full video version of their conversation here: https://youtu.be/x-uPb7Hs8hg

Find Ben at Star Wars Timeline: https://youtube.com/starwarstimeline – Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/starwarstimeline – Twitter: https://twitter.com/SWT_Channel

Mike talks about Star Wars Vision S1 with Megan, Ria & JAC here: https://pod.fo/e/100f26 & https://youtu.be/WinPBda605o

Mike’s appearance on Era Of Geek: https://spoti.fi/3nLumHS& https://youtu.be/r1o53g69Gi0

Ben’s appearance on Era Of Geek: https://spoti.fi/3nOrMRj

The Ralph McQuarrie Concept Art: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starwarsrebels/images/f/f8/Ralph_mcquarrie_concept_art_heroes.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140821023921

Mike has guested on Ben’s show Star Wars Timeline numerous times, check out this YouTube playlist to see all the times these two have collaborated: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8YrSCDRvJqyPJQ6X1f_StxT – please also subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel while you’re at it, so you can watch video versions of his conversations, playlists filled with episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: https://youtube.com/channel/UClQvgois9knDkFvjqcpoQtw

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted questions: @Dan_bores (Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores), Tony Farina (https://arfarina.com), @BlakeByles, @MsTonyaTodd, @MaxyByrne (Mandatory Marvel&DC/Music&CD), @IAmJACsMusings (Back To Filmography, Seasons Greeting & Pop Guerrillas), @PaulDaMac (Era of Geek), @Andy_Review, @RealBrettScott (Marvel Plus), @Testmonkey6k (Brian Ivanhoe), @TCRochesterACT (Thomas Carter Rochester), @RecklessRebels (Reckless Rebellion)

In last week’s episode of SWCIC, Mike released spoiler-free book review from the High Republic era; the junior novel Mission To Disaster by Justina Ireland! As with all of Mike’s book reviews, he starts by giving his spoiler-free thoughts, then provides some minor plot details and confirms the book’s themes, then nearer the end he provides a brief description of the whole plot, confirming characters who appear and more spoiler-y details! This review is perfect for any fans of The High Republic!

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 episode of GCC & SWCIC and more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQvgois9knDkFvjqcpoQtw

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

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:

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-41-Vader-As-Saviour–The-Obsessed-Woman–Other-Strange-Tales-Vader-Dark-Visions-epc00g

#145 – Star Wars Visions Series Discussion: Kyber Crystals, Eastern Cultures, Various Opinions & Nine Episodes With Ria Carrogan & JACS Musings

Four Star Wars fans discuss the 9-part anime anthology series set broadly around the Star Wars universe: Visions! JAC, Ria, Mike & Megan all have their own views on anime and on Star Wars; this episode brings forth a great many opinions & perspectives so be prepared!

In a bit more detail, the group discuss their first impressions of the trailer & announcement of Visions before delving into the 9 episodes in release order; The Duel, Tatooine Rhapsody, The Twins, The Village Bride, The Ninth Jedi, TO-B1, The Elder, Lop & Ochô and Akakiri – themes, characters, comparisons, voice-acting, animation and all other aspects are discussed including how each episode could fit into the canon (to confirm, none are canon, but some *could* be), so strap-in for a look into the more experimental side of Star Wars content, and to answer the question; is this the SW content we’re looking for?

Ria’s Twitter: @RiaCarrogan – https://Riasquestions.com – Find JAC’s movie blog here: https://iamjacsmusings.wordpress.com – His Twitter handle: @IAmJACsMusings

Ria’s new show; Femme On Film currently has two episodes out with more to come and is found on the feed of Comics In Motion, along with the shows Ria & JAC do with Tony Farina: Pop Guerrillas, Indie Comics Spotlight and Seasons Greetings, found here: https://anchor.fm/comics-in-motion-podcast

Find Megan on Instagram @GrittsGetsFit.

Promo by Spider-Dan: https://spiderdanandthesecretbores.com/

For other Star Wars-centric episodes of GCC, check out 110 for author Claudia Gray, 121 for actor Dominic Pace (from The Mandalorian), 138 for Alex & Molly of Star Wars Explained and 143 for Star Wars comic artist Paolo Villanelli!

Please subscribe to Mike’s YouTube channel which has episodes of GCC & SWCIC, as once we get 100 subscribers, we can change the YouTube channel link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQvgois9knDkFvjqcpoQtw

In the last episode of GCC, number 144, Mike spoke with returning guest; author, publisher and friend of the show, Frank Burton! The pair discuss Frank’s latest book; Getting Away With It, the process of recording an audiobook, the changes to his show; the Ragbag podcast, coming up with ideas, his plans for an audio sitcom, the 100^th episode of Ragbag and more!

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-78 are out now, in ep 78 Mike delves into the second volume of 2020 Star Wars Comics, in 77 Mike tackled the fourth full chapter of the War of The Bounty Hunters, and in ep 76 Mike tackled the horror stories Tales From Vader’s Castle for Halloween! Previous episodes topics include Lando comics, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, Kanan Jarrus, Count Dooku, Kylo Ren, Darth Maul, numerous book reviews & more – https://spoti.fi/3sOtqCw

Intro & Outro reads by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com/

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 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

Mike along with 5 other members of Comics In Motion discussed Art Spiegelman’s Maus in the 2nd CiM Book Club: https://bit.ly/BC2Maus

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