DiscoverStar Wars Splash PageEpisode #417 -- Faster Than The Speed of Night
Episode #417 -- Faster Than The Speed of Night

Episode #417 -- Faster Than The Speed of Night

Update: 2024-10-09
Share

Description

Plenty of tales from The High Republic this week, with Dark Horse's Saber for Hire #4 (of 4), Echoes of Fear #2 (of 4) and Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #1 (of 4), while Marvel released Ahsoka #4 (of 8) and the debut of the four-issue Ewoks mini-series.

Comics Discussed This Week:
  • Ahsoka #4 (of 8) (6:17 )
  • The High Republic Adventures -- Saber for Hire #4 (of 4) (9:03 )
  • The High Republic Adventures -- Echoes of Fear #2 (of 4) (17:40 )
  • The High Republic Adventures Phase III -- Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #1 (of 4) (18:12 )
  • Ewoks #1 (of 4) (35:14 )
Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week:
  • The High Republic Phase III #9 (of 10)
  • Inquisitors #1 (of 4)
News: 
  • The High Republic Adventures Phase 3 #11 now due out Oct. 30 (not Oct. 16) and Echoes of Fear #3 due out Nov. 27, instead of Oct. 30.
  • The Battle of Jakku -- Urgency Rising #1 (of 4) is getting a 2nd printing that's due out Nov. 20. The cover is likely to be the same as the first printing that Phil Noto did.
  • The solicit for Jan. 22's The High Republic Adventures Phase III -- Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #4 (of 4) was released after being omitted from January solicits. Despite the solicits, Cavan Scott is writing the book, not illustrating it. The art's by Vincenzo Riccardi.
Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:

Oct. 16 _ Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #2 (of 4)

Oct. 23 _ Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #2 (of 4) Federico Sabbatini Variant Cover

Oct. 29 _ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic, Vol. 8

Oct. 30 — Echoes of Fear #3 (of 4), Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #3, The High Republic Adventures Phase III #11

Oct. 31 _ Age of Resistance — Kylo Ren #1 (Trick or Read Reprint)

Nov. 6 _ Battle of Jakku -- Insurgency Rising #4, Ahsoka #5 (of 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; The Prequel Trilogy Graphic Novel

Nov. 13 _ Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #2 (of 4), Echoes of Fear #3 (of 4), Ewoks #2 (of 4)

Nov. 19 _ The High Republic Phase III Vol. 2, “The Hunted” TPB (Collects 5-8, Star Wars: The Acolyte #1)

Nov. 20 _ Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Seige #1 (of 4), The High Republic Adventures Phase III #12

Nov. 26 _ Star Wars: Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: Shadows and Secrets (Collects 1-12, Director’s Cut 1, Darth Vader Annual 1)

Nov. 27 _ Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Seige #2 (of 4), Echoes of Fear #3 (of 4)

Dec. 3 _ Star Wars Vol. 9 TPB “The Path of Light” (Collects 46-50)

Dec. 4 _ Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Seige #3 (of 4)

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. 11 _Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Seige #4 (of 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. 18 — The High Republic Adventures — The Wedding Spectacular One-Shot, Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #3, Ahsoka #6 (of 8), Ewoks #3 (of 4) , The High Republic Adventures Phase III #13

Dec. 25 _ Battle of Jakku — Last Stand #1 (of 4)

Dec. 31 _ Darth Vader (Vol. 3) Vol. 10 TPB “Phantoms” (Collects 46-50, Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars #1 Darth Vader Story)

Jan. 1 _ Ahsoka #7 (of 8)

Jan. 8 _ Battle of Jakku — Last Stand #2 (of 4), Echoes of Fear #4 (of 4)

Jan. 15 _ Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Ghost Agents 1 (of 5), The High Republic Adventures Phase III #14

Jan. 21 _ The High Republic Adventures Phase III TPB Vol. 2 (Collects 6-10)

Jan. 22 _ The High Republic Adventures 2025 Annual, Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone #4 (of 4)

Jan. 28 _ Jango Fett TPB (Collects 1-4, Revelations (2023) story), Saber for Hire TP (Collects 1-4)

Jan. 29 _ Star Wars: A New Legacy One-Shot

March 4 _ Star Wars: Inquisitors TPB (Collects 1-4), Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon original graphic novel

March 18 _ Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Omnibus Vol. 1 (New Printing) (Collects Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2006) 1-50, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - War (2012) 1-5, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Handbook (2007) 1, material from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Rebellion (2006) 0)

April 8 _ The High Republic: Edge of Balance: Premonition; The Battle of Jakku TPB (Collects Insurgency Rising 1-4, Republic Under Seige 1-4 and Last Stand 1-4), Crimson Reign Omnibus (Collects 1-5, Star Wars 19-25, Bounty Hunters 18-24, Darth Vader 18-24 and Doctor Aphra 16-21)

April 15 _Echoes of Fear TPB (Collects 1-4)

April 22 _ The High Republic -- Edge of Balance (Vol. 4), Crash Zone TPB (Collects Crash Landing, Crash and Burn and the 2025 The High Republic Adventures Phase III Annual)

April 29 _ Star Wars: Ahsoka — Season One TPB (Collects 1-8)

May 6 _ Darth Maul: Black, White & Red Treasury Editions (Collects 1-4)

June 3_ The Battle of Jakku TPB (Collects Insurgency Rising 1-4,  Republic Under Seige 1-4, Last Stand 1-4)

June 10 _ Ewoks TPB (Collects 1-4)

June 17 _ Star Wars Legends: The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 3 (Collects Star Wars: Shadow Stalker (1997) 1, Star Wars: Rebel Heist (2014) 1-4, Star Wars: A Valentine Story (2003) 1, Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) 1-6, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Mini-comic (1996) 1-2, Star Wars: Tales From Mos Eisley (1996) 1, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters – Scoundrel’s Wages (1999) 1, Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead (2001) 2, Star Wars: Tag & Bink II (2006) 1, Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars (2000) 1, Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back (2002) 1-4, Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi (2003) 1-4; material from Star Wars Kids (1997) 12; Star Wars Visionaries (2005); Star Wars Tales (1999) 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 15-17, 20)

June 24 _ Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: Yoda’s Secret War (Collects Star Wars 15-30, Annual 1-2); Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone TPB (Collects 1-4)
Comments 
loading
00:00
00:00
1.0x

0.5x

0.8x

1.0x

1.25x

1.5x

2.0x

3.0x

Sleep Timer

Off

End of Episode

5 Minutes

10 Minutes

15 Minutes

30 Minutes

45 Minutes

60 Minutes

120 Minutes

Episode #417 -- Faster Than The Speed of Night

Episode #417 -- Faster Than The Speed of Night

Jeff McGee and Matt Moore