Welcome back to another Star Wars new comic book day preview! On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, there are FIVE new Star Wars comics and a few trade paperbacks hitting comic shops.
Let’s take a look…
Star Wars: Darth Vader – Black, White, & Red #3 comes out this week and I don’t have too much to say about it. The “Hard Shutdown” story by Jason Aaron that continues through each issue has been fun. Watching people who think they have the upper hand on Vader find out just how wrong they are never gets old.
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #33 will continue Aphra and Luke’s adventure through a long forgotten jedi temple that somehow has Aayla Secura and Shaak Ti. Now, I don’t believe the author is resurrecting these two. They both died during Order 66.
It’s more likely some sort of force vision or imprint that allows Luke and Aphra to interact with what they believe are two Jedi.
Two notable things about this issue are that the cover David Marquez Aalya Secura variant is amazing and that this COULD be the first introduction of the Starweird into canon. They’re a crazy monster looking species that can interact with the Force and were first introduced in the original Marvel run.
The Starweird on on covers for Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #34 but they could get a sneaky intro here to set up next issue.
Then lastly we are getting the final 3 issues of Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures this week from Dark Horse Comics. High Republic Adventures issues 6, 7 & 8 will wrap up phase II and Sav Malagan’s rescue of Maxz Kanata.
I’ve read these and can’t do spoilers. But I will say that the story has a proper ending that satisfies the arc but I wish it connected more to the rest of the phase.
Trade Paperbacks for Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol 6 by Greg Pak and Star Wars: The High Republic – The Blade by Charles Soule are also out this week.
As for the Star Wars comics with a FOC deadline this Monday, there are 6.
- Star Wars: Darth Vader – Black, White, & Red #4 (of 4)
- Star Wars: Yoda #10 (of 10)
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 #2
- Star Wars: Sana Starros TPB
- Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #6
- Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #7
See all of the covers with pre-order links below.
Check out everything new coming up (including all variants) below and get your pre-orders in over at TFAW.
Quick Shortcuts: (not just Star Wars)
Star Wars: Darth Vader – Black, White & Red #3
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(W) Marc Bernardin, Various (A) Leonard Kirk, Various (CA) Mike Del Mundo
LIFE LIKE NEVER BEFORE! MARC BERNARDIN brings us along with Vader on a mission you won’t soon forget! PLUS: The penultimate chapter of JASON AARON & LEONARD KIRK’s Vader deconstruction!
Rated T
In Shops: Jun 28, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Star Wars: The High Republic – The Blade TPB – Trade paperback
CHARLES SOULE (W) • MARCO CASTIELLO (A) • Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Hundreds of years before the Skywalker saga, witness the birth of a Jedi legend! Porter Engle is perhaps the most skilled lightsaber wielder in the High Republic. With his sister and fellow Jedi Knight Barash Silvain, he travels the galaxy, serving as a guardian of peace and justice. As the two Jedi journey to a planet far on the Republic frontier in response to a desperate request for aid, they are certain they will succeed. Because no one in the galaxy fights like Porter Engle. No warrior can stand against him. No one even comes close. They are sure of victory… until they see what awaits them!
Collecting STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – THE BLADE #1-4.
In Shops: June 28, 2023
Star Wars The High Republic Adventures #6 (2022) | Phase 2
Format: 8 Part Series
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(W) Daniel Jose Older (A) Tony Bruno (CA) Harvey Tolibao
As the Battle of Jedha rages around her, Sav struggles to keep her identity hidden as she tries to find a way to free Maz Kanata from the clutches of the Dank Graks. The only problem is, running with the Graks is the only thing keep Sav safe! Don’t miss the next thrilling chapter of Fire in the Holy Heart!
In Shops: June 28, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Variants:
Star Wars The High Republic Adventures #7 (2022) | Phase 2
Format: 8 Part Series
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(W) Daniel Jose Older (A) Tony Bruno (CA) Harvey Tolibao
While Jedha burns, Arkik Von’s plot to usurp Maz Kanata races towards its terrible conclusion. As the galaxy seems bent on descending into chaos, Sav Malagan must make a difficult choice; return to the Jedi and learn the ways of the Force, or stay and fight beside her new friends?
In Shops: June 28, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Variants:
Star Wars The High Republic Adventures #8 (2022) | Phase 2
Format: 8 Part Series
(W) Daniel Jose Older (A) Tony Bruno (CA) Harvey Monticillo
The Jedi Order tries desperately to bring peace to the streets of the Holy City as the Battle of Jedha nears its climax. Meanwhile, Sav Malagan tries to keep Maz Kanatas crew together long enough to rescue their captain from the clutches of Arkik Von.
Padawan and pirates, working together.
May the Force be with us all.
In Shops: June 28, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Variants:
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #33
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(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Minkyu Jung (CA) Jung-Geun Yoon
LUKE SKYWALKER! A LOST JEDI TEMPLE! AND A GRAVE MISCALCULATION! APHRA has convinced LUKE that she can help him find long-lost secrets of THE JEDI! But she has other plans for him that include… DARTH VADER!!!
Rated T
In Shops: Jun 28, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Variants:
- Yoon Cover A
- Sprouse ROTJ Variant
- Marquez Variant
- Jimenez Pride Variant
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, the best bet is to order it before FOC. Final Order Cut Off is Monday 6/26/23 this week.
Star Wars: Yoda #10
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(W) Cavan Scott (A) Ibraim Roberson (CA) Phil Noto
THE FINAL LESSON! After years in exile on DAGOBAH, legendary JEDI MASTER YODA is visited by a ghost of his past. Plagued by painful memories, he must enter the CAVE OF EVIL to face his ultimate fear. But will the Jedi’s greatest teacher recall the most important lesson of all?
In Shops: Aug 02, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Variants
Star Wars: Darth Vader – Black, White & Red #4
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(W) Steve Orlando, Frank Tieri (A) Paul Davidson (CA) Taurin Clarke
TRAPPED ON THE FROZEN PLANET HOTH! FRANK TIERI sends VADER to HOTH. STEVE ORLANDO goes cerebral with THE CORRUPTION OF DARTH VADER’S MIND! PLUS: The Final Chapter of JASON AARON & LEONARD KIRK’s dark tales!
Rated T
In Shops: Jul 26, 2023
Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 #2 Comic
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(W) Rodney Barnes (A) Steven Cummings (CA) Dike Ruan
THE PASSENGER! The Mandalorian must ferry a passenger with precious cargo on a dangerous journey. STEVEN CUMMINGS (CRIMSON REIGN, HIDDEN EMPIRE) joins RODNEY BARNES for issue #2 of this galaxy-spanning series!
Rated T
In Shops: Jul 26, 2023
SRP: $4.99 (40 pgs)
Variants:
Star Wars Hyperspace Stories #6
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(W) Cecil Castellucci (A) Eduardo Mello (CA) Tom Fowler
Long before his infamous run-in with Han Solo, Greedo was a rookie crook trying to rise through the ranks of Jabba the Hutt’s gangster organization. But his young ambitions are quickly derailed when a big deal goes south, and Greedo is set up to take the fall by Jabba’s latest romantic companion. Can Greedo make it out alive, or will he find himself the latest offering to Jabba’s pet Rancor!
In Shops: Jul 26, 2023
Final Orders Due: Jun 26, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Star Wars Hyperspace Stories #7
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(W) Michael Moreci (A) Andrea Mutti (CA) Tom Fowler
The name strikes fear across the galaxy; the most skilled and ruthless bounty hunter alive, who always gets his prey. But on the planet Ridley, Fett finds a job unlike any he’s taken in his long career. But other bounty hunters have taken notice, and soon the Mandalorian finds himself defending himself and his client from Bossk and his gang of ruthless Trandoshan hunters!
In Shops: Aug 02, 2023
Final Orders Due: Jun 25, 2023
SRP: $3.99
Star Wars: Sana Starros Trade Paperback TPB
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(W) Justina Ireland (A) Pere Perez (CA) TBA
Breakout Star Wars character Sana Starros stars in her first ever series!
Sana Starros stars in her first ever series! Fresh off of a string of disappointments, Sana returns to her family’s ancestral home for some downtime. But family time is far from relaxing for a scoundrel and her family of ne’er-do-wells…especially when Stormtroopers attack during dinner! The Starros clan is on a collision course of a lifetime! But what mysteries from Sana’s past are coming home to roost? And whose party are they about to crash? It’s Sana, solo – and she has a bad feeling about this.
COLLECTING: Star Wars: Sana Starros (2023) 1-5
Rated T
In Shops: Sep 13, 2023
SRP: $17.99
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