We return to the world of comics with STAR WARS: SHOWDOWN ON THE SMUGGLER’S MOON (issues 8-12) by Jason Aaron and DARTH VADER: SHADOWS AND SECRETS (issues 7-12) by Kieron Gillen. We discuss how these issues dive deeply into the histories of and relationships between characters old and new, particularly Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Doctor Aphra, and, of course, Darth Vader.

This podcast is NOT spoiler-free and discusses plot points from “The Holocron Heist” arc of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (episodes 2.1-2.3).

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