Sinopsis
Comics With Kenobi is a weekly podcast dedicated solely to contemporary Star Wars comics published by Marvel and IDW Publishing. It features views, reviews and news about Star Wars comics, along with the Saga's wider reach, too. We also feature writers, artists, colorists, letterers and editors involved with the titles to give you, the listener, more detail and context about these books that are part of Star Wars canon and lore.
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Episode #470 -- Something Just Like This
01/10/2025 Duración: 12minThe Clone Wars return! Our heroes surrounded! VIllainy abounds! OK, it's not as dramatic as an intro to a Clone Wars episode, but this week's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #6 captures the spirit of the Prequel Trilogy while melding the heroic aspects of the Original Trilogy.Comics Discussed This Week:Star Wars (Vol. 4) #6Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Legacy of Vader #5News: Saturday, Oct. 11 at 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. is the Lucasfilm Publishing panel and post-panel book signing at New York Comic Con.Marc Guggenheim unveiled four pages from Oct. 22's Jedi Knights #8 in his LegalDispatch newsletter. He calls it among the best issues he's ever written. Who are we to argue?Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Oct. 7 _ Legacy of Vader Vol. 1 -- The Reign of Kylo Ren TPB (Collects 1-6)Oct. 8 _ Han Solo — Hunt for the Falcon #2 (of 5), Tides of Terror #2 (of 4)Oct. 14 _ The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi TPB (Collects 1-5 and The High Republic -- The Finale one-shot)Oct. 15 _ Legacy
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Episode #469 -- The Kids Are Alright
24/09/2025 Duración: 15minDoctor Aphra finally gets to the core of the mystery: Who took her electro tattoos while Chewie and (Black) Krrsantan face off for a third time in the pages of Marvel's Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #4.Comics Discussed This Week:Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #4Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #1News: Saturday, Oct. 11 at 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. is the Lucasfilm Publishing panel and post-panel book signing at New York Comic Con.Caio Filipe, on Instagram, notes he's wrapped up his art on on Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories -- Grievous OGN that's due out Feb. 24.The Kickstarter for Dark Horse Comics' The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope -- The Manga has been fully funded and then some. As of now, it's at more than $271,323; the initial goal was $50,000.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Oct. 1 _ Star Wars #6Oct. 7 _ Legacy of Vader Vol. 1 -- The Reign of Kylo Ren TPB (Collects 1-6)Oct. 8 _ Han Solo — Hunt for the Falcon #2 (of 5), Tides of Terror #2
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Episode #468 -- Scars to Your Beautiful
17/09/2025 Duración: 36minBoba Fett's back in Marvel's latest Star Wars-inspired Black, White & Red (not blood). The start of the four-issue mini-series (Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #1 (of 4)) sees the erstwhile loner pitting rival factions -- the Rebellion and the Empire -- against one another in a way that leaves him better off than when he began.In Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #5, several plot threads are brought forward on multiple worlds as The Clone Wars era slams headfirst into the time between the Original and Sequel trilogies.Comics Discussed This Week:Star Wars (Vol. 4) #5Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #1 (of 4)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #5 (of 5)The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #5 (of 5)News: During Fan Expo Canada, The Tractor Beam podcast spoke with Star Wars comics writer Ethan Sacks and artist Paolo Villanelli about the duo's Bounty Hunters run and so much more. If you weren't there, you can listen to what you missed. (No Nexu were harmed.)Rea
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Episode #467 -- Because the Night
10/09/2025 Duración: 33minThe Nightlander breaks through the veil in Dark Horse's Star Wars: Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of 3), the latest Halloween-inspired Star Wars tale from Cavan Scott, with each issue of the three-part series set in the prequel, original sequel triology eras.In Marvel's Jedi Knights #7, it looks like Qui-Gon might survive to make it to The Phantom Menace, as an enormously large Star Wars creature makes a brief yet poignant return.Comics Discussed This Week:Jedi Knights #7Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of 3)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #5 (of 5)Jedi Knights #4News: The first Marvel Star Wars comics on Webtoon are Star Wars (Vol. 2) from 2015, reports Collider."Lucas Wars" details the story of George Lucas and the making of Star Wars and so much more. By Laurent Hopman and Renaud Roche and translated by Jeremy Melloul, the graphic novel is due out Sept. 16.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Sept. 17 _ Boba Fett -- Black, White &
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Episode #466 -- Wrathchild
03/09/2025 Duración: 30minIt's a week of sequel-trilogy inspired and related releases from Marvel this week.Tava Ren has wrested control of the Knights of Ren but to save them she must ... strike down Kylo Ren? Legacy of Vader #8 changes the focus to Tava from Kylo as we explore the machinations of the Knights Ren since Kylo assumed the supremacy of the First Order.Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #1 (of 5) helps add more lore to how and why Han Solo lost the Millennium Falcon as Rodney Barnes pens a story that mixes loss, longing and a hint of desperation about Han, Chewbacca and their mutual love: a hunk of junk.Comics Discussed This Week:Hyperspace Stories -- Codebreaker #3 (of 4)Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #4 (of 5)News: Dark Horse's Grievous OGN is delayed a couple of weeks to February.Still no word on Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #6Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Sept. 10 _ Jedi Knights #7, Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of
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Episode #465 -- Sci-Fi Wasabi
27/08/2025 Duración: 33minPoe Dameron, BB-8 and the erstwhile codebreaker contend with a brute from the Sequel Trilogy in Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories -- Codebreaker #3 (of 4).In Marvel's Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3, Han Solo pairs up to help DAAGR and a rather reluctant yet smitten Aphra recover a priceless artifiact from a Felucian gangster in a heist that goes every which way but loose.Comics Discussed This Week:Hyperspace Stories -- Codebreaker #3 (of 4)Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Legacy of Vader #4The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #4 (of 5)News: Marvel's November solicits are out and can seen on our Facebook and Bluesky feeds, yet there's one glaring omission: Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #6. That's not to say the book is done, given the TPB solicit features issues 1-10. It's likely that the book is skipping a month.Ethan Sacks, who is writing Dark Horse's Hyperspace Stories -- Codebreaker four-issue minii-series, is writing Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #3
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Episode #464 - That's What Friends Are For
20/08/2025 Duración: 19minA key face from the Battle of Jakku returns anew in Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #4 as Leia and Mon Mothma strive to make inroads to buttress the New Republic, while Luke and Rynn tackle their own mystery, partnering with Han Solo and Valance to try and make headway.Comics Discussed This Week:Star Wars (Vol. 4) #4Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Jedi Kinghts #3News: Dark Horse's Hyperspace Stories -- Grievous TPB is now set for release on Jan. 27 and not Jan. 13.By way of AIPT is an unlettered sneak peak of Sept. 17's Star Wars: Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #1 (of 4).Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Aug. 26 _ Star Wars: Kanan Modern Era Epic Collection (Collects 1-12)Aug. 27 _ Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3, Codebreaker #3 (of 4)Sept. 3 _ Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #1 (of 5), Legacy of Vader #8Sept. 10 _ Jedi Knights #7, Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of 3)Sept. 17 _ Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), Star Wars #5Sept. 24 _ Doctor Aphra — Chaos Ag
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Episode #463 -- Mystery Dance
13/08/2025 Duración: 21minThe mystery of Sinsara deepens in Marvel's Star Wars: Jedi Knights #6 as Qui-Gon Jinn takes on Corlis Rath mano-a-mano after a Jedi knight has been found murdered on an agrarian planet. Joining the nonconformist Qui-Gon are Mace Windu and Aayla Secura.Comics Discussed This Week:Jedi Knights #6Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Star Wars (Vol. 4) #1News: There's an unlettered preview of Marvel's Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #1 on the Facebook page. The issue is due out Sept. 3.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:Aug. 19 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III TPB Vol. 4 (Collects 14-16, Battle of Eriadu one-shot)Aug. 20 _ Star Wars #4Aug. 26 _ Star Wars: Kanan Modern Era Epic Collection (Collects 1-12)Aug. 27 _ Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #3, Codebreaker #3 (of 4)Sept. 3 _ Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon #1 (of 5), Legacy of Vader #8Sept. 10 _ Jedi Knights #7, Tales From the Nightlands #1 (of 3)Sept. 17 _ Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red #1 (of 4), Star Wars #5Sept. 2
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Episode #462 -- Grandma's Hands
06/08/2025 Duración: 27minThe legacy of Order 66 returns in the pages of Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #7 as Kylo Ren, perhaps for the first time in a long time, is treated not as a peer, but as petulant tyrant by former Jedi Knight Grandea. What follows is a heartbreaking tale told in flashbacks about a life uprooted and then adjusted in the aftermath of Palpatine's rise.Comics Discussed This Week:Legacy of Vader #7Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #3 (of 5)The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #3 (of 5)News: New Bad Batch Hyperspace Stories is coming from Dark Horse and featuring the same creative time. Bad Batch -- Rogue Agents #1 (of 4) is due out Dec. 17. Cover artists for the first issue include Valeria Favoccia, Riley Rossmo and Reese HanniganBased on the solicit, Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent will run at least 10 issues. The TPB collecting 1-10 is due for release on May 19.The publish schedule has been updated in the show notes and on the Facebook page. Notable new addition
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Episode #461 -- The End Is the Beginning Is the End
30/07/2025 Duración: 31minThe High Republic's third phase draws to a close in a sentimental yet sturdy one-shot, The High Republic -- The Finale #1: The Beacon, as familiar faces comes together one last time and look forward rather than back. The mystery of Keeve Trennis' departure from the Jedi is revealed, even as she forges a new path.In Dark Horse's latest Hyperspace Stories mini-series, Tides of Terror, Kit Fisto is the singular focus in a rousingly fun start to the four-issue mini-series.Comics Discussed This Week:Tides of Terror #1 (of 4)The High Republic -- The Finale #1: The Beacon One-ShotStar Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:None this week.News: New Bad Batch Hyperspace Stories is coming from Dark Horse and featuring the same creative time. Bad Batch -- Rogue Agents #1 (of 4) is due out Dec. 17. Cover artists for the first issue include Valeria Favoccia, Riley Rossmo and Reese HanniganCheck the Facebook page for lots of previews of upcoming Dark Horse Star Wars comics that were revealed at last week's SDCC Luca
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Episode #460 -- Unlikely Friend
23/07/2025 Duración: 25minDoctor Aphra and Luke Skywalker are going door to door and club to club in their search for the maker of a renowned yet deady artifact in Marvel's Star Wars: Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #2. It's a story that emphasizes the quirky relationship the duo share, despite the dueling optimism and pessimism they each radiate.Comics Discussed This Week:Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #2Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Legacy of Vader #3News: The Lucasfilm Publishing Stories From a Galaxy Far, Far Away SDCC panel is set for Friday, July 25 from 1000-1100 (10-11 a.m.) local time and, so far, will include Tessa Gratton, Charles Soule and more.So far, Dark Horse Comics' SDCC schedule has one Star Wars comic-related entry and that's on Thursday, July 24 with a presentation focused on its Hyperspace Stories and The High Republic Adventures stories featuring Cavan Scott, George Mann and Harvey Tolibao from 6-6:50 p.m. local time.Writer Alex Segura spoke with the Comic Book Couples Counseling podcast about writi
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Episode #459 -- End of the Line
16/07/2025 Duración: 38minDark Horse Comics' brings The High Republic Adventures Phase III to a close with the series' 20th and final issue, capping a solidly stellar run and leaving the door open to more adventures and journey. It was an emotional issue, filled with resolution.The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #5 sees a mission completed and another one in the offing as as the mini-series, the latest under the Hyperspace Stories banner, concludes with a raucous time.In Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #3, an old friend and scoundrel from Han, Chewbacca and Lando's past returns for help, as the mystery deepens around potential forces marshaling to undermine the New Republic.Comics Discussed This Week:The High Republic Adventures Phase III #20Star Wars (Vol. 4) #3Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #5 (of 5)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Jedi Knights #2News: Marc Guggenheim, in his latest LegalDispatch, offers a pair of Madibek Musabekov-illustrated panels from October's Star Wars: Jedi Knights #8. He also answ
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Episode #458 -- The Final Countdown
09/07/2025 Duración: 08minCorellia is subdued and General Hux draws rare praise from Kylo Ren in Marvel's Legacy of Vader #6, yet the Supreme Leader is never satisfied. Vanee finds a survivor of Order 66 for his new master to hunt but will it lead Kylo Ren to serenity or more self-loathing?Comics Discussed This Week:Legacy of Vader #6Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:NoneNews: On Instagram, artist Caio Filipe is teasing some more of the work he's doing on Jan. 13's Hyperspace Stories -- Grevious original graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics.Both eight-issue adaptations of The Mandalorian from Marvel will be collected in a single TPB that's due out on April 7.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:July 15 _ 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
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Episode #457 -- The Cutter
02/07/2025 Duración: 40minIn Marvel's Jedi Knights #5, Yaddles come to the aid of Count Dooku, helping save his life in an issue that not only channels the recent Disney+ show Tales of the Jedi but adds to the Prequel Trilogy lore about the Jedi Order's demise.In Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories -- Codebreaker #2 (of 4), Poe Dameron is the man with a plan, even if it's questionable, as he strives to save the Codebreaker from the First Order, thanks in part (or a lot) to BB-8's driving skills.Comics Discussed This Week:Hyperspace Stories -- Codebreaker #2 (of 4)Jedi Knights #5Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #2 (of 5)The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #2 (of 5)News: On Instagram, artist Caio Filipe is teasing some of the work he's doing on Jan. 13's Hyperspace Stories -- Grevious original graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics.Dark Horse Comics' Hyperspace Stories -- Tides of Terror TPB, collecting the four-issue mini-series, is set for release on March 17.The Oct. 7 TPB collecti
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Episode #456 -- This Ain't No Picnic
25/06/2025 Duración: 37minSian and Zyle have each other's back, as the former discovers what it means -- and takes -- to love a Jedi in the pages of Dark Horse Comics' The High Republic Adventures Phase III #19, the series' penultimate issue.In Marvel's Legacy of Vader #5, Kylo Ren is an undercover boss of sorts as he strives for oblivion.Comics Discussed This Week:The High Republic Adventures Phase III #19Legacy of Vader #5Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:NoneNews: Marvel's September solicits are on the Facebook page, as are Dark Horse Comics' October solicits.Daniel José Older breaks down how he did his first-ever comic-book cover (for The High Republic Adventures #20 due out July 16) in his latest newsletter.StarWars.com has updated its galaxy map and it's incredible.Artist Kieran McKeown details another tussle betwixt Chewbacca and Krrsantan and more details from his upcoming issues of Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent on his Instagram.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:July 1 _ Dispatches From the
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Episode #455 -- You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
18/06/2025 Duración: 48minChelli Aphra has returned in the character's third namesake series, as new writer Cherish Chen takes the popular comic-created protagonist in a familiar yet remarkably original direction in Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #1. Artist Gabriel Guzman and colorist Michael Atiyeh join forces again, as they did when Dark Horse had the Star Wars license, bringing a clean and concise yet gritty visage to the book, with VC's Joe Caramagna's letters adding to the effect and pitching each page into the next.Set after the events of the Battle of Jakuu and well before the sequel trilogy, the series starts strong, with a "Monuments Men" vibe that sets the tone going forward as Aphra, always on the run and with a target on her back, may actually try to settle down, so to speak.Comics Discussed This Week:Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent #1Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Legacy of Vader #2News: Marvel's September solicits are due later this week and we've already gotten news of two mini-series, including Han Solo: H
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Episode #454 -- Relics of a Small Town
11/06/2025 Duración: 59minLore from the "Force and Destiny" RPG figures prominently in this week's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #2 as Luke embarks on a search for Jedi relic while Leia and Mon Monthma strive to ensure the fragile New Republic's standing amid a potential gathering storm.In Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #4 (of 5), the crew strikes a deal with one bounty hunter in a bid to stem another.The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #5 (of 5) brings readers Lando's stirring speech that helped rouse the galaxy and bring down the First and FInal Orders.Comics Discussed This Week:Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #4 (of 5)The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #5 (of 5)Star Wars (2025) #2Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:NONENews: The original solicit for Jan. 6's Star Wars (Vol. 4) TPB collecting issues 1-6 has been removed, for now, from PRH, yet over at Amazon and Target, it's now due out either in May or June and is going to collect the series' first 10 issues at a price of $29.95.Also missing from
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Episode #453 -- Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
04/06/2025 Duración: 43minA speech is made across the galaxy as The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #5 (of 5) brings one part of the Battle of Eriadu to its final close, for now, as sacrifices are made and dear companions are lost yet remembered.In Jedi Knights #4, a trio of bounty hunters -- Aurra Sing, Zam Wessel and Bane Malar -- are in focus as they're tracked by Qui-Gon Jinn and Shaak-Ti, both of whom are seeking a greater, more valuable prize.Comics Discussed This Week:Jedi Knights #4The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #5 (of 5)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:The Rise of Skywalker adaptation #1 (of 5)News: Dark Horse will collect the Star Wars sequel trilogy adaptations into a single volume for release on Nov. 11. These are the editions that were already published and creatives on the book(s) include writer Alessandro Ferrari and artists Ingo Römling, Matteo Piana, Andrea Parisi, Davide Turotti, cover artist Eduardo Francisco and letterer Gruppo Edizioni BDUpcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omni
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Episode #452 -- Heartlight
28/05/2025 Duración: 27minKylo Ren gets a much-needed message from his mother, Leia, while readers of Marvel's Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker adaptation #4 (of 5) are treated to an illuminating conversation between heroine and Maz Kanata that sheds some intriguing light on the resistance's past.Comics Discussed This Week:The Rise of Skywalker adaptation #4 (of 5)Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:Ahsoka #8 (of 8)News: No covers, yet, but Star Wars: Revenuge of the Sith will get a series of 20th anniversary variant covers by Chris Sprouse, Karl Story and Neeraj Menon.Solicits for Marvel's August Star Wars comics are on the Facebook page, as are Dark Horse Comics' September solicits.Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:June 3 _ The Battle of Jakku TPB (Collects Insurgency Rising 1-4, Republic Under Seige 1-4, Last Stand 1-4)June 4 _ Jedi Knights #4, The High Republic — Fear of the Jedi #5 (of 5)June 11 _ Star Wars #2, The Rise of Skywalker adapation #5 (of 5), The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents #4 (of 5)
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Episode #451 -- King of Pain
21/05/2025 Duración: 57minThe Battle of Eriadu unfolds in the pages of Dark Horse Comics' The High Republic Adventures Phase III #18 (of 20) as Farzala leans on his fallen comrades to make the ultimate decision. Meanwhile, in Marvel's The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #4 (of 5), Keeve, Ssskeer and Lourna contend with Nameless never seen before as Tey Sirrek battles a ghost and finds his footing.In Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #4, Kylo Ren visits Naboo and is reminded of why the past must die and why he's the one to kill it.Comics Discussed This Week:The High Republic Adventures Phase III #18 (of 20)The High Republic -- Fear of the Jedi #4 (of 5)Legacy of Vader #4Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:None released this weekNews: A 2nd printing of Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 4) #1 is set for release on June 25. Ken Lashley's initial foil variant cover is the 1:25 variant second printing cover.Writer Cherish Chen spoke with ComicBook about the upcoming Doctor Aphra -- Chaos Agent series that debuts June 18.On Amazon, Marvel's