This Weeks Publications – 25th November 2024

Welcome to this week’s publications breakdown.

The scheduled releases for this week will be;

Tuesday 26th November 2024
Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection Vol. 1 Shadows and Secrets (TPB)
(Marvel – ISBN 978-1-302-96010-0)
One of the greatest antagonists in all of fiction returns to Marvel in his very first solo ongoing series!Fresh from a stinging defeat at the hands of the Rebel Alliance, Darth Vader must rise again to reassert the Empire’s iron grip on the galaxy. But will his personal desire for vengeance against the young Jedi who destroyed the Death Star distract from Vader’s duty to the Emperor? As a fateful quest begins, the Dark Lord of the Sith will face a fresh threat to his power. And as other villains old and new play their parts — from Boba Fett and Jabba the Hutt to diabolical debutant Aphra, as well as the killer droids Triple Zero and Bee Tee — how long until Vader’s dangerous alliances blow up in his face? Join Darth Vader and feel the power of the dark side!
COLLECTING: Darth Vader (2015) 1-12, 1 Director’s Cut; Darth Vader Annual (2015) 1
Available from Amazon UK and Amazon US
Wednesday 27th November 2024
The Battle of Jakku: Republic Under Siege #2 (of 4)
(Marvel Comics)
LUKE AND DOCTOR APHRA JOIN FORCES TO FIGHT OFF A SURPRISE ATTACK AS THE REMAINING IMPERIALS PLOT THEIR NEXT ATTACK!• Luke Skywalker must battle his way through a gang of Force-focused zealots!• A faction of Imperial survivors plot to return the Empire to its past glory – and hint at a huge struggle to come!• Can Luke survive against a giant…swamp rat?!• As the defiant Imperial consolidates his power and allegiances – he discovers a traitor!
Direct – Clarke Variant – Barends
A – Bartok The High Republic Adventures: Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone #2 (of 4)
(Dark Horse Comics)
When an important Republic droid is captured by the ruthless Nihil commander called the Warden, Crash Ongwa sends Jedi Padawan turned freedom fighter Ruu to rescue it from the Warden’s clutches. Meanwhile, teenage Nihil member Driggit Parse is tasked with hacking the droid, but she just might have her own ideas about how to use it…
A – Mello The High Republic Adventures: Echoes of Fear #3 (of 4)
(Dark Horse Comics)
Jedi Knight Reath Silas and Jedi Padawan Amadeo Azzazzo continue researching the Echo Stones. In doing so, they learn of the daring mission of a Republic Pathfinder team as they attempt to discover what happened to the famous Jedi Barnabas Vim, who went missing decades earlier, and whose fate appears inexorably tied to the mysterious Echo Stones.

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Steve Galloway
Steve was 5 years old when he saw Star Wars for the first time during its first UK cinema release. He considers himself a first generation Star Wars fan and in his own words is a ‘Child of 77’.