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Episode #519 -- Take This Job and Shove It
The penultimate issue of Dark Horse Comics' The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #5 brings readers into the mouth of madness as Iza and Rike descend into personal hells as they strive to do their assigned tasks. George Mann and Vincenzo Riccardo, Michael Atiyeh and Comicraft delivered a striking look at madness and how it takes root. In Marvel's The Book of Boba Fett #1 (of 7), Rodney Barnes, Will Sliney, Rachelle Rosenberg and VC's Joe Caramagna deliver a solid summation of the the show's first episode, offering great artistic detail but no additional material from what was aired. Comics Discussed This Week: The Book of Boba Fett adaptation #1 (of 7) The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #5 (of 6) Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: Star Wars: Rogue One -- Jyn Erso #1 One-Shot News: It is official. Mad Cave Studios now has the all-ages license for Star Wars comics, with Dark Horse Comics' second run concluding with the publication of the Pathfinders TPB on Dec. 22. Speaking of Mad Cave, its next the Mandalorian and Grogu one-shot (Nightmare on Nevarro) is set for release on Oct. 21. It's written by Delilah S. Dawson, with art by Alessandro Ranaldi. A slew of variant covers for Marvel's October Star Wars comics are on the Facebook page and Bluesky feed. Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels, omnibuses and manga: Sept. 16 _ The Fall of Kylo Ren #2 (of 5) Sept. 22 _ Star Wars: Galactic Tales of Terror Library Edition (Collects Tales from the Rancor Pit, Tales from the Death Star and Tales from the Nightlands 1-3) Sept. 23 _ The Book of Boba Fett #2 (of 7) Sept. 29 _ Star Wars: Thrawn (The Manga) Vol. 1 Oct. 3 _ Star Wars Comics Library Vol. 1 1977-1979 (Collects Star Wars Vol. 1 1-23) Oct. 6 _ Smugglers & Scoundrels: The Race for Jabba's Bounty Original Graphic Novel Oct. 13 _ Boba Fett — Black, White & Red Treasury Edition (Collects 1-4) Oct. 14 _ Rogue One: Chirrut & Baze #1, Book of Boba Fett #3 (of 7) Oct. 20 _ The Mandalorian: Season One (The Manga) Vol. 1 and the Mandalorian: Season One (The Manga) Vol. 2 Oct. 21 _ The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #6 (of 6), Fall of Kylo Ren #3 (of 5), The Mandalorian and Grogu -- Nightmare on Nevarro #1 One-Shot Oct. 28 _ Rogue One: Darth Vader #1, Book of Boba Fett #4 (of 7) Nov. 3 _ The Bad Batch — Rogue Agents TPB (Collects 1-4) Nov. 11 _ Book of Boba Fett #5 (of 7) Nov. 18 _ Fall of Kylo Ren #4 (of 5) Nov. 24 _ Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: The Chosen One (Collects Darth Vader Vol. 2 1-12, Annual #2) Book of Boba Fett #6 (of 7) Dec. 1 _ Shadow of Maul TPB (Collects 1-5), Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Vol. 3 (Manga) Dec. 2 _ Fall of Kylo Ren #5 (of 5) Dec. 22 _ The High Republic Adventures — Pathfinders Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-6); Star Wars Legends: The Menace Revealed Omnibus Vol. 1 (Collects Star Wars: Jango Fett - Open Seasons (2002) #1-4, Star Wars (1998) #7-35; material from Star Wars Tales (1999) #8, 13, #21-24; Dark Horse Extra (1998) #35-37; Dark Horse Presents Annual 2000) Jan. 19 _ Star Wars Legends The Clone Wars Omnibus Vol. 1 (Collects Star Wars: Republic 49-67, Jedi -- Mace Windu, Jedi -- Shaak-Ti, Jedi --Aayla Secura, Jedi -- Count Dooku, Darth Maul: Death Sentence 1-4 and material from Star Wars Tales 14, 19 and 22, along with Star Wars: Visionaries) Jan. 26 _ Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Vol. 1 (US Manga); Galaxy’s Edge — Echoes of the Empire TPB (Collects 1-5) Feb. 2 _ Star Wars: Rogue One TPB (Collects Cassian Andor 1, Jyn Erso 1, Saw Gerrera 1, Chirrut & Baze 1, Darth Vader 1) Feb. 9 _ The Mandalorian: Season One (The Manga) Vol. 3 and The Mandalorian: Season One (The Manga) Vol. 4 Feb. 16 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Mutiny at Mon Cala (Collects Star Wars 44-61) March 9 _ Tales From the Outer Rim: The Legend of Beggar's Canyon Original Graphic Novel March 16 _ Star Wars: A New Hope The Complete Manga; Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1 (New Printing Collects 1-44, Annual 1) April 27 _ Star Wars Legends: Legacy Omnibus Vol. 2 (Collects Star Wars: Legacy 37-40, 42-50; Star Wars: Legacy - War 1-6; Star Wars: Legacy (2013) 1-18; material from Star Wars Tales 19 and Star Wars Visionaries) May 11 — Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 2 (New Printing, Collects Star Wars 45-78, Annual 2); The Fall of Kylo Ren TPB (Collects 1-5) May 18 _ Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection — Fortress Vader (Collects Darth Vader 13-25, Obi-Wan and Anakin 1-5) June 8 _ Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 3 (New Printing, Collects Star Wars 79-107, Annual 3, Return of the Jedi 1-4; material from Pizzazz 1-16; Star Wars Weekly 60, 94-99, 104-115; Empire Strikes Back Monthly 149, 151, 153-157; Star Wars Monthly; 159); The Book of Boba Fett Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-7); Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Vol. 2 (US Manga) June 15 _ Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red TPB (Collects 1-4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Star Wars Splash Page is a weekly podcast dedicated solely to contemporary Star Wars comics published by Marvel, Dark Horse and previously IDW, featuring views about the current week's comics, interviews with the writers, artists, colorists, letterers and editors who create them, as well as the latest details on publishing schedules, upcoming series and mini-series, so that you, the listener have more detail and context about the comics that are a vital part of Star Wars canon, lore and legends.
