Fun week this week with three new Star Wars comics and 2 new Star Wars books hitting stores near you next week on March 7th and 8th.
Let’s start with the comics.
Star Wars: Sana Starros #2 – I posted the official preview for this book yesterday. You can check that out here. The short version is that we know 100% that a new Bounty Hunter named Marl Jibs will appear in the issue and has a history with Sana Starros and Doctor Aphra. Apparently, Doctor Aphra stole his girlfriend from him and he’s mighty butt hurt about it. The Peach Momoko Women’s History Month Variant is the first cover appearance of Grammy Thea Starros a.k.a Sana’s grandma.
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #32 – This will likely be considered the first full appearance of Iden Versio and Inferno Squad. I’ve seen early preview pages of the issue and they are 100% a big part of the issue.
The obvious choice for me is the Rachel Stott “Inferno Squad” variant as it’s beautiful and prominently features all three of the main members of Inferno Squad from the Star Wars Battlefront II video game. While this issue is a no-brainer key issue for me it will also likely be ordered heavily.
Star Wars: High Republic #6 – REALLY excited about this comic. You may or may not know that The Mother of the Path of the Open Hand briefly appeared in Star Wars: The High Republic #5. Though she didn’t speak, wasn’t named, and was only in 2 panels. It was also confirmed in that issue that The Mother is literally the mother of Oliviah Zeveron, a Jedi knight who first appeared in Star Wars: The High Republic #1 (2022).
While nothing is confirmed, I’d bet that she shows up as a much bigger character in High Republic #6 as she finally confronts/is confronted by her daughter. If that is the case then I’d anticipate that this issue will be considered her first full appearance. The Mother is one of the main antagonists of the phase and is heavily featured in the novels.
Now onto the books coming out next Tuesday, March 7th…
Star Wars: The High Republic Chronicles of the Jedi – This is an in-universe history book of the key players, events, artifacts, etc. of the High Republic. It’s a very cool idea and I hope it lives up to my high expectations for it.
Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars – This book acts as a bridge between the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor video games. I posted my spoiler-free review of the book here the other day. It’s a fun read and does a good job of breaking down the dynamics of the characters who appear in the games.
Check out everything new coming up below and get your pre-orders in over at TFAW.
Quick Shortcuts: (not just Star Wars)
Star Wars: Sana Starros #2
JUSTINA IRELAND (W) • PERE PEREZ (A) • Cover by Ken Lashley
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS! The Starros clan are on a collision course of a lifetime!
What mysteries from Sana’s past are coming home to roost? And whose party are they about to crash?
RATED T
In Shops: March 08, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
- Lashley Cover A (Deva Lompop on the cover!)
- Bustos Variant
- Momoko Women’s History Month Variant
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #32 – Mar 08, 2023
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(W) Sacks, Ethan (A) Alessandro Miracolo (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli
Zuckuss is teetering between life and death… A mysterious event has put the Gand bounty hunter in a deep coma reliving his past. Can T’onga and 4-LOM save Zuckuss before his mind is lost? And before the Empire’s most lethal unit hunting Valance catches up to them…
Rated T
In Shops: Mar 08, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Variants:
Star Wars The High Republic 6 | Phase II
W) Cavan Scott (A) Ario Anindito (CA) Yanick Paquette
THE BATTLE OF JEDHA CONTINUES!
As Tey Sirrek defends the Temple of the Kyber, Vildar Mac is buried alive, with only his belief in the Force to keep him alive. But Vildar is a Jedi beset by doubts, a man scarred by a past he should’ve forgotten years ago.
Who can come to his aid as the Holy City tears itself apart? The Force is with Vildar, but is he one with the Force?
Rated T
In Shops: March 08, 2023
Variants
- Paquette Cover A
- Reis Variant
- Women’s History Month Momoko Variant
- Noto 1:25 Variant
Star Wars: High Republic Chronicles of the Jedi HC
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(W) Cole Horton
For light and life. This illustrated, in-universe guide will immerse you in the golden age of the Jedi, making it a must-have for fans of Star Wars: The High Republic, as well as new readers looking for an exciting entry point into the epic saga. Set centuries before the Skywalker Saga, this book is the ultimate in-universe guide to The High Republic, providing fascinating insight into a time of valiant heroes, terrifying monsters, and daring exploration. Featuring stunning original illustrations, this striking book is an essential collectible that will transport you to the galaxy’s golden age.
In Shops: Mar 07, 2023
SRP: $45.00
Sold out on TFAW but you can still get them on Amazon.
Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars HC
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(W) Sam Maggs
Cal Kestis leads the Stinger Mantis crew on an adventure set between Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and the highly anticipated Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
Cal Kestis has built a new life for himself with the crew of the Stinger Mantis. Together, Cal’s crew has brought down bounty hunters, defeated Inquisitors, and even evaded Darth Vader himself. More important, Merrin, Cere, Greez, and faithful droid BD-1 are the closest thing Cal has had to a family since the fall of the Jedi Order. Even as the galaxy’s future grows more uncertain by the day, with each blow struck against the Empire the Mantis crew grows more daring.
On what should be a routine mission, they meet a stormtrooper determined to chart her own course with the help of Cal and the crew. In exchange for help starting a new life, the Imperial deserter brings word of a powerful, potentially invaluable tool for their fight against the Empire. And even better, she can help them get to it. The only catch—pursuing it will bring them into the path of one of the Empire’s most dangerous servants, the Inquisitor known as the Fifth Brother.
Can the Imperial deserter truly be trusted? And while Cal and his friends have survived run-ins with the Inquisitors before, how many times can they evade the Empire before their luck runs out?
In Shops: Mar 07, 2023
SRP: $29.99
Sold out on TFAW but you can still get them on Amazon.
Star Wars Comic Book FOC Deadlines
For those who aren’t familiar, FOC, or Final Order Cut Off, is when publishers and distributors require retailers to get their orders in. Printers then print according to that number (sometimes with overages). So, if you want to absolutely guarantee you get a book, best bet is to order it before FOC. Final Order Cut Off is Monday 3/06/23 this week.
Let’s dive in…
Star Wars The High Republic Adventures: Quest of The Jedi #1 | Phase 2 | One-Shot
(W) Claudia Gray (A) Fico Ossio (CA) Fico Ossio
On the ancient world of Angcord, the Force works in mysterious ways . . .
When a pair of Jedi arrive on the mysterious world, seeking ancient artifacts of the Force, they quickly find more than they were bargaining for.
But just what is the mysterious Echo Stone, and what does its existence mean for the continued survival of all those who call Angcord home?
In Shops: April 05, 2023
MSRP: $5.99
Variants:
- Cover A
- Cover B
Star Wars The High Republic Adventures #5 (2022) | Phase 2
Format: 8 Part Series
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(W) Daniel Jose Older (A) Tony Bruno (CA) Harvey Monticillo
Jedi Padawan Sav Malagán remains torn between her devotion to The Force and adventurous spirit of youth. But to save her new-found pirate friends, led by the infamous Maz Kanata, she must delve deeper into the murky underworld and infiltrate a dangerous gang of marauders, known as the Dank Graks. But will her Jedi training be enough to help her save them in time, or with the Graks discover her true identity!
In Shops: April 05, 2023
Variants:
Star Wars: Hidden Empire #5 – April 05, 2023
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(W) Charles Soule (A) Steven Cummings (CA) Paolo Siqueira
CHAOS REIGNS!
The epic conclusion to the trilogy begun with WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS and CRIMSON REIGN!
At last, Qi’ra will reveal herself to the Sith.
At last, she will have her revenge.
Rated T
In Shops: Apr 05, 2023
SRP: $5.99 (40 Pages)
Variants:
Star Wars #33 – April 05, 2023
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(W) Charles Soule (A) Madibek Musabekov (CA) Stephen Segovia
UNTETHERED!
Luke Skywalker’s connection to the Force has been disrupted; one of his most powerful tools in his journey to become a Jedi is gone.
He must undertake an epic quest to find what he has lost… or he, and the galaxy, will fall to darkness.
Rated T
In Shops: Apr 05, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Variants:
