Episode #398 -- Walk Unafraid

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Four books are out this week, including the return of a character from the Bounty Hunters series in Jango Fett #3, while The High Republic features a double dose of stories -- Saber for Hire #2 and The High Republic Adventures #6 -- and Darth Maul contends with another Palpatine-decreed threat (or is it?) in Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #2.
Comics Discussed This Week:

• Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #2 (of 4) (6:31)
• Jango Fett #3 (of 4) (17:38)
• Saber for Hire #2 (of 4) (34:17)
• The High Republic Adventures Phase III #6 (52:57)

Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:

• Star Wars (Vol. 3) #43
  The High Republic Phase III #4 and 5
  News:

• The TPBs for Obi-Wan Kenobi, Hyperspace Stories, Vol. 3 and The High Republic Phase III Vol. are all due out June 11.
• Traversing the Stars has an interview with writer Ethan Sacks about the Jango Fett mini-series and more.
• August solicits from Marvel reveal a light month, with no reveal of The Acolyte one-shot or the expected Doctor Aphra outing. The High Republic Phase III ends with #10.
  Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:
  June 5 _ Star Wars #47, The High Republic Phase III #8, Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #1 (of 4) 2nd Printing
  June 11 _ The High Republic Phase III Vol. 1 “Children of the Storm” TPB (Collects 1-4, Material from 2023’s Revelations One-Shot), Obi-Wan Kenobi Adaptation TPB (Collects 1-6)
  June 12 _ Darth Vader #47
  June 18 _ Hyperspace Stories Vol. 3 TPB "Light and Shadow" (Collects 9-12)
  June 19 _ Jango Fett #4 (of 4)
  June 26 _ Darth Maul: Black, White & Red #3 (of 4), Saber for Hire #3 (of 4),
  July 2_ Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus, Vol. 2 (Collects Star Wars: The Jabba Tape; Heir to the Empire 1-6, Dark Force Rising 1-6, The Last Command 1-6. Dark Empire 1-6, Dark Empire II 1-6), Empire's End 1-2, Boba Fett -- Twin Engines of Destruction, Bounty on Bar-Kooda, When the Fat Lady Swings, Murder Most Foul and Agent of Doom, Star Wars Handbook 3 and material from Star Wars Tales 1, 3-5, 10, 14, 20 and 22); Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion, Vol. 2 Omnibus (Collects Star Wars: River of Chaos (1995) 1-4; Star Wars: Empire (2002) 28-40; Star Wars: Rebellion (2006) 1-16; Star Wars: Boba Fett – Overkill (2006) 1; Star Wars: Boba Fett (1997) 1/2; Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye (1995) 1-4; material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion (2006) 0; Star Wars Tales (1999) 3, 15, 17, 21)
  July 3 _ Inquisitors #1 (of 4)
  July 10 _ Ahsoka #1 (of 8), The High Republic Adventures Phase III #7
  July 16 _ Star Wars Legends: The Thrawn Trilogy TPB
  July 17 _ Star Wars #48
  July 23 _ Star Wars Legends: Tales of the Jedi omnibus. (Collects Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Prisoner of Bogan 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force War 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi 0, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Golden Age of the Sith 0-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Fall of the Sith Empire 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Freedon Nadd Uprising 1-2, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Sith War 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption 1-5, material from Star Wars Tales 23 and Dark Horse Comics 7-9)
  July 24 _ Saber for Hire #4 (of 4), Darth Vader #48, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #8,
  July 30 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Skywalker Strikes (Collects Star Wars (2015) 1-14, 1 Director's Cut, Vader Down 1, Darth Vader 13-15)
  July 31 _ Darth Maul: Black, White and Red #4 (of 4)
  Aug. 7 _ Inquisitors #2 (of 4), The High Republic Phase III #10
  Aug. 13 _ The High Republic: The Edge of Balance Vol. 3
  Aug. 14 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #9, Darth Vader #49
  Aug. 20 _ Mace Windu TPB (Collects 1-4, Story from Revelations (2023)Aug. 21 _ The High Republic Adventures — Echoes of Fear #1 (of 4), Star Wars #49
  Aug. 27 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-5)
  Aug. 28 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III — Crash and Burn One-Shot, Ahsoka #2 (of 8)
  Sept. 3 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion Vol. 6, Star Wars, Vol. 8 “The Sith and the Skywalker” TPB (Collects 42-45, material from Revelations (2023) #1 and Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars)
• Sept. 4 _
  Sept. 10 _ Darth Vader, Vol. 9 “Rise of the Schism Imperial” TPB (Collects 42-45, The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Special and material from Revelations (2023) #1)
  Sept. 11 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III #10
  Sept. 17 _ Star Wars: Thrawn Alliances TPB (Collects 1-4)
  Sept. 25 _ The High Republic Adventures -- Echoes of Fear #2 (of 4)
  Oct. 1 _ 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. 29 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 8
  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
  Nov. 19 _ The High Republic Phase III Vol. 2, “The Hunted” TPB (Collects 5-8, Star Wars: The Acolyte #1)
  Nov. 26 _ Star Wars: Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: Shadows and Secrets (Collects 1-12, Director’s Cut 1, Darth Vader Annual 1); Saber for Hire TPB (Collects 1-4)
  Dec. 3 _ Star Wars Vol. 9 TPB (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. 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. 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)
  Feb. 18 _ Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon original graphic novel
  April 8 _ The High Republic: Edge of Balance: Premonition
  April 22 _ The High Republic -- Edge of Balance (Vol. 4)