Episode #412 -- Let It Down

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This is quite a week for masterful storytelling in Star Wars comics, with The High Republic Adventures Phase III Crash and Burn delivering a juggernaut of a story that meshes splendidly with events in The High Republic Adventures.
In Echoes of Fear #1 (of 4), Sith legend and lore mix with The High Republic-era Jedi as mystery deepens in the hunt to ward off the Nameless.
Finally, in Marvel's The Acolyte -- Kelnacca #1 one-shot, a somber yet stirring story about the Wookiee master unfolds with care and grace, providing the perfect example of a comic expanding the lore of a story borne from the moving image.
Comics Discussed This Week:

• Crash and Burn #1 One-Shot (7:45)
• Echoes of Fear #1 (of 4) (17:13)
• The Acolyte -- Kelnacca #1 One-Shot (24:20)

Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

• Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #2 (of 4)
• Jango Fett #3 (of 4)

News:

• Unlettered preview pages from Oct. 2's The Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #1 (of 4) are on the Facebook page.
• The TPB collecting the four-issue Echoes of Fear mini-series is set for release on March 25.

Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:
Sept. 10 _ Darth Vader, Vol. 9 “Rise of the Schism Imperial” TPB (Collects 42-47, material from the 2024 Free Comic Book Day and Revelations (2023) #1); Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion Vol. 6
Sept. 11 _ Star Wars #50, Inquisitors #3 (of 4)
Sept. 17 _ Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances TPB (Collects 1-4)
Sept. 18 _ Darth Vader #50, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #10
Sept. 25 _ Ahsoka #3
Oct. 2 _ The Battle of Jakku: Insurgency Rising #1 (of 4), Inquisitors #4 (of 4)
Oct. 8 _ Star Wars: Vader's Castle The Deluxe Library Collection (Collects Tales From Vader's Castle, Return to Vader's Castle, Shadow of Vader's Castle, Ghosts of Vader's Castle and 2019 FCBD Issue story "Droid Hunters”)
Oct. 9 _ Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #1 (of 4), Ewoks #1 (of 4), Ahsoka #4 (of 8), Echoes of Fear #2 (of 4), Saber for Hire #4 (of 4)
Oct. 16 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #11, Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #2
Oct. 29 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 8
Oct. 30 — Echoes of Fear #3 (of 4), Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #3
Nov. 6 _ Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #4
Nov. 12 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years — Droids & Ewoks; Star Wars: The High Republic Phase II — Quest of the Jedi Omnibus; The Prequel Trilogy Graphic Novel
Nov. 13 _ Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #2, Echoes of Fear #3 (of 4), The HIgh Republic Adventures Phase III #12
Nov. 19 _ The High Republic Phase III Vol. 2, “The Hunted” TPB (Collects 5-8, Star Wars: The Acolyte #1)
Nov. 20 _ Battle of Jakku: Republic Under Seige #1 (of 4)
Nov. 26 _ Star Wars: Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: Shadows and Secrets (Collects 1-12, Director’s Cut 1, Darth Vader Annual 1)
Nov. 27 _ Battle of Jakku: Republic Under Seige #2 (of 4)
Dec. 3 _ Star Wars Vol. 9 TPB “The Path of Light” (Collects 46-50)
Dec. 10 _ Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus, Vol. 3 (Collects Jabba the Hutt - The Gaar Suppoon Hit 1, Jabba the Hutt - The Hunger of Princess Nampi 1,Jabba the Hutt - The Dynasty Trap 1, Jabba the Hutt - Betrayal1, Free Comic Book Day 2012: Star Wars, Boba Fett - Enemy of the Empire 1-4, Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse 1-5, Agent of the Empire - Hard Targets 1-5, The Force Unleashed, The Force Unleashed II, Star Wars: Blood Ties 1-4, Star Wars: Blood Ties - Boba Fett Is Dead 1-4, Star Wars: Empire 1-4; material from Star Wars Tales 7, 11, 15-16, 18-20; A Decade of Dark Horse 2); Darth Vader: Black, White Red TPB (Collects 1-4)
Dec. 11 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #13, Echoes of Fear #4 (of 4)
Dec. 17 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 2 New Printing (Collects Dark Times 6-17, Dark Times - Blue Harvest 0 and Out of the Wilderness 1-5)
Dec. 18 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III -- The Wedding Spectacular One-Shot, Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #3
Dec. 31 _ Darth Vader (Vol. 3) TPB (Collects 46-50, Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars #1 Darth Vader Story)
Jan. 21 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III TPB Vol. 2 (Collects 6-10)
Jan. 28 _ Jango Fett TPB (Collects 1-4, Revelations (2023) story), Saber for Hire TP (Collects 1-4)
Feb. 18 _ Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon original graphic novel
March 4 _ Star Wars: Inquisitors TPB (Collects 1-4)
March 18 _ Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Omnibus Vol. 1 (New Printing) (Collects Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2006) 1-50, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - War (2012) 1-5, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook (2007) 1, material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion (2006) 0)
March 25 _ Echoes of Fear TPB (Collects 1-4)
April 8 _ The High Republic: Edge of Balance: Premonition; The Battle of Jakku TPB (Collects Insurgency Rising 1-4, Republic Under Seige 1-4 and Last Stand 1-4), Crimson Reign Omnibus (Collects 1-5, Star Wars 19-25, Bounty Hunters 18-24, Darth Vader 18-24 and Doctor Aphra 16-21)
April 22 _ The High Republic -- Edge of Balance (Vol. 4)
April 25 _ Star Wars: Ahsoka — Season One TPB (Collects 1-8)
June 3 _ Battle of Jakku TPB (Collects Insurgency Rising 1-4, Republic Under Seige 1-4 and Last Stand 1-4)
June 10 _ Ewoks TPB (Collects 1-4)
June 17 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 3 (Collects Star Wars: Shadow Stalker (1997) 1, Star Wars: Rebel Heist (2014) 1-4, Star Wars: A Valentine Story (2003) 1, Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) 1-6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Mini-comic (1996) 1-2, Star Wars: Tales From Mos Eisley (1996) 1, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters – Scoundrel’s Wages (1999) 1, Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead (2001) 2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink II (2006) 1, Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars (2000) 1, Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back (2002) 1-4, Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi (2003) 1-4; material from Star Wars Kids (1997) 12; Star Wars Visionaries (2005); Star Wars Tales (1999) 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 15-17, 20)
June 22 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda’s Secret War (Collects Star Wars 15-30, Annual 1-2)