Episode #258 -- Headhunter V3.0 Star Wars Splash Page

A trio of Star Wars comics today, spanning from The High Republic into the Age of Rebellion and setting up the reign of Crimson Dawn, too. Darth Vader features revenge and betrayal while in the IG-88 one-shot, writer Rodney Barnes has scripted the perfect paen to perfection rendered irrelevant, for now. Cavan Scott and Rachael Stott continue their tail of deception and realization in the pages of The Temple of Monster Peak #3 (of 4).

In news, we talk about the fluctuating publishing schedule and what that portends for readers, along with a breakdown of January's comics from Marvel and IDW.

Upcoming Star Wars comics include:

(UPDATED NOV. 1, 2021)

Nov. 3 | Star Wars #18, Bounty Hunters #17

Nov. 10 | The High Republic #11, Star Wars Legends Boba Fett: Blood Ties TPB (Collects Blood Ties #1-4, Blood Ties — Boba Fett Is Dead 1-4, Empire #7, 28, Boba Fett 1/2, Boba Fett — Twin Engines of Destruction, Boba Fett — Agent of Doom and material from Star Wars Tales #7)

Nov. 17 | Doctor Aphra #16, Star Wars Adventures #12, The High Republic Adventures #10, The Monster of Temple Peak #4 (of 4), Darth Vader (Vol. 2) Omnibus (Collects #1-25, Annual #2), The High Republic Adventures (Vol. 1) TPB (Collects #1-5), Star Wars Episodes IV-IX Adaptation Box Set (IDW)

Nov. 24 | Star Wars: Life Day #1 (One-Shot), The Trail of Shadows #2 (of 5), Star Wars #19, Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021, War of the Bounty Hunters TPB (Collects Alpha #1, War of the Bounty Hunters 1-5), War of the Bounty Hunters Companion TPB (Collects Jabba, IG-88, Boushh, 4-LOM & Zuckuss)

Nov. 30 | Nothing scheduled

Dec. 1 | Crimson Reign #1 (of 5), The High Republic #12, Darth Vader #18, The High Republic Adventures #11, Star Wars Adventures (Vol. 2), Vol. 1, “The Light & the Dark” TPB (Collects #1-5)

Dec. 8 | Star Wars #20, Darth Vader #19, Trail of Shadows #3 (of 5), The High Republic, Vol. 2, “The Heart of Drengir” TPB (Collects #6-10)

Dec. 15 | Doctor Aphra #17, The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021, Attack of the Clones Graphic Novel Adaptation from IDW, Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2), Vol. 3, “War of the Bounty Hunters” TPB (Collects #11-15)

Dec. 22 | Star Wars Adventures #13, The Weapon of a Jedi TPB (Collects #1-2), Darth Vader (Vol. 3), Vol. 3 TPB (Collects #12-17)

Dec. 29 | Bounty Hunters, Vol. 3, TPB (Collects #12-17), Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 3, “War of the Bounty Hunters,” TPB (Collects #12-18)

Jan. 5 | Trail of Shadows #4 (of 5)

Jan. 12 | Eye of the Storm #1 (of 2)

Jan. 19 | Doctor Aphra #18, The Halcyon Legacy #1 (of 5), The High Republic #13

Jan. 24 | Bounty Hunters #18

Jan. 26 | The High Republic — Edge of Balance Vol. 2

Feb. 2 | Crimson Reign #2 (of 5)

Feb. 9 | Star Wars Legends: Rise of the Sith Omnibus (Collects Star Wars: Jedi -- The Dark Side #1-5, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan -- Last Stand on Ord Mantell 1-3, Jedi Council -- Acts of War 1-4, Star Wars (1998) 0-6, Darth Maul 1-4, Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1/2, 1-4, Anakin Skywalker, Queen Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi and material from Star Wars Tales 1, 3, 5, 7, 9-10, 13-14, 20 and 24)

Feb. 16 | Star Wars #21

March 2 | Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Collects Republic #78-80, Purge, Purge — Seconds to Die, Purge — The Hidden Blade, Purge — The Tyrant’s Fist #1-2, Darth Vader and the Lost Command #1-5, Dark Times #1-17, Dark Times — Blue Harvest #0, Dark Times — Out of the Wilderness #1-5 and Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1-5)

March 16 | Star Wars Legends: Legacy, Vol. 4 ( Collects Legacy (2013) #1-18 and material from Star Wars Tales #19 and Star Wars Visionaries)

April 13 | Darth Vader (Vol. 1) Omnibus (New Printing) (Collects #1-25, Annual #1, Vader Down and Star Wars (Vol. 1) 13-14)

April 27 | Star...