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Mandatory Music and CD: The Real Thing by Faith No More Jun 08, 2023

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The Real Thing Review by Ned Raggett [-]

Starting with the careening "From Out of Nowhere" driven by Roddy Bottum's doomy, energetic keyboards, Faith No More rebounded excellently on The Real Thing after Chuck Mosley's was fired. Given that the band had nearly finished recording the music and Mike Patton was a last minute recruit, he adjusts to the proceedings well. His insane, wide-ranging musical interests would have to wait for the next album for their proper integration, but the band already showed enough of that to make it an inspired combination. Bottum, in particular, remains the wild card, coloring Jim Martin's nuclear-strength riffs and the Bill Gould/Mike Bordin rhythm slams with everything from quirky hooks to pristine synth sheen. It's not quite early Brian Eno-joins-Led Zeppelin-and-Funkadelic, but it's closer than one might think, based on the nutty lounge vibes of "Edge of the World" and the Arabic melodies and feedback of "Woodpeckers from Mars." "Falling to Pieces," a fractured anthem with a delicious delivery from Patton, should have been a bigger single that it was, while "Surprise! You're Dead!" and the title track stuff riffs down the listener's throat. The best-known song remains the appropriately titled "Epic," which lives up to its name, from the bombastic opening to the concluding piano and the crunching, stomping funk metal in between. The inclusion of a cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" amusingly backfired on the band -- at the time, Sabbath's hipness level was nonexistent, making it a great screw-you to the supposed cutting-edge types. However, all the metalheads took the song to heart so much that, as a result, the quintet dropped it from their sets to play "Easy" by the Commodores instead!

SWCIC: Hidden Empire Finale & The Spark Eternal: Qi’ra’s Reign Ends & Aphra Gets Stabbed (HE5 & Doctor Aphra 30 & 31) – Ep 129 Jun 03, 2023

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AS THE HIDDEN EMPIRE ENDS, WHAT ARE QI’RA AND DOCTOR APHRA’S FATES? For ep 129, Mike delves into the final issue of Hidden Empire; ending the Qi’ra trilogy, plus Aphra issues 30 & 31 bring an end to the Spark Eternal story arc! Mike delves into the plot of these final comic issues, while providing connections along the way, to provide the exciting conclusion to these comic issues, with hints of what’s to come!

Hidden Empire 5 was released April 5th 2023, was written by Charles Soule, with Steven Cummings as penciller, Victor Olazaba & Wayne Faucher as inkers and Guru eFX as colour artist. The trade paperback of all 5 Hidden Empire issues is due for release July 4th 2023. Doctor Aphra 30 was released April 12th 2023, DA 31 was released May 3rd 2023, the trade paperback collection for DA is due for release August 1st 2023 and both issues were written by Alyssa Wong with artist Minkyu Jung and colour artist Rachelle Rosenberg.

For Hidden Empire 1, 2, 3 & 4, check episodes 121, 122, 123 & 127. The comic episodes set between Crimson Reign & Hidden Empire are 114 for Bounty Hunters, 115 for Star Wars, 117 for Doctor Aphra, 119 for Darth Vader, and Crimson Reign 5 was tackled in ep 110!

Last episode, 128, was the 40th anniversary of Return Of The Jedi and Mike delves into the first 3 comics (of 8) that tie-in with Return Of The Jedi; Jabba’s Palace, Ewoks & Lando! Jabba’s Palace shows a conspiracy where someone tries to take over from Jabba, Ewoks features 3 stories without dialogue that Ewoks tell each other around the campfire while in Lando, he & Chewie attempt to find full schematics of Jabba’s Palace, so they can plan a break-in to save Han!

More Content:

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now (with episode/season 2 coming out soon), listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike spoke with High Republic author George Mann, watch the interview here: ⁠https://youtu.be/IWJBMb9OOT8⁠

To support Mike, you can rate/review the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & other podcast apps, you can share the show or support financially. You can give a one-off payment/donation at ⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/genuinechitchat or you can subscribe monthly at ⁠⁠https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – either option will give you access to the exclusive “Afterthoughts” episodes. Patreons get access to weekly episodes plus every past episode (even when paying £1 a month) while Ko-fi tippers will be able to choose some episodes, depending on how much they give – Afterthoughts includes several Star Wars Legends book reviews/plot overviews including Rogue Squadron, Shatterpoint, Revan, Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, the Darth Bane Trilogy and Darth Plagueis!

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows, the Femme On Collective and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find all of Mike's social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:35 What To Expect

02:43 Hidden Empire Personnel & Crawl

03:47 Hidden Empire 5 Plot

14:30 Doctor Aphra Personnel & Crawl

15:26 Doctor Aphra 30 Plot

19:23 Doctor Aphra 31 Plot

26:26 Star Wars Rebels Reviewed

27:13 Coming Up

29:48 George Mann Interview

30:29 Support, Ko-fi & Patreon

32:30 Outro

Indie Comics Spotlight: Knee Deep (Spoiler Free!) Jun 01, 2023

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Oni Press just dropped a great new book called Knee Deep. Please pick it up.

In the year 2223, a teenage girl must venture through underground tunnels and canals in search of her parents who disappeared while on a mining expedition.
Two hundred years in the future, refugees from an environmental cataclysm have fled underground. They survive, scrounging out a living in a twisted maze of tunnels and canals. Scavengers, mistitfs, bandits, renegades and mutants are among the citizens of this subterranean realm. They are sewerfolk, their home, the bowels of a utopian city that was never completed.
Life is hard enough, but an overzealous mining company, PERCH wants to get their claws on this new underground frontier and they don’t mind bulldozing any sewerfolk that get in their way.
Caught in the middle is a young girl, Cricket. She’s in a desperate search to find her family that fled underground. Join Cricket as she explores this savage new world, to find her parents and unlock the secrets of a past long forgotten, in the three-part graphic novel series for all ages, Knee Deep.

Also, if you are so inclined, please pick up my book.

Check out my website.

SWCIC: Return Of The Jedi 40th Anniversary Special 1: Ewoks, Lando & Jabba’s Palace, Plus Ithorians, Droids & Gorax – Ep 128 May 26, 2023

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IT’S THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF RETURN OF THE JEDI, AND A BATCH OF NEW COMICS GIVE NEW STORIES! For ep 128, Mike delves into the first 3 comics that tie-in with Return Of The Jedi; Jabba’s Palace, Ewoks & Lando! Jabba’s Palace shows a conspiracy where someone tries to take over from Jabba, Ewoks features 3 stories without dialogue that Ewoks tell each other around the campfire while in Lando, he & Chewie attempt to find full schematics of Jabba’s Palace, so they can plan a break-in to save Han! There will be 5 more comics released across the year, which Mike will delve into later in 2023.

Jabba’s Palace 1 was released on March 29th 2023 and was written by Marc Guggenheim, with Alessandro Miracolo as artist and Dee Cunniffe as colour artist. Ewoks was released April 12th 2023, was written by Alyssa Wong and had multiple artists; Lee Garbett, Java Tartaglia, Paulina Ganucheau, Kyle Hotz, Rachelle Rosenberg & Casper Wijngaard. Lando was released May 3rd 2023, was written by Stephanie Phillips, with Alvaro López as artist and Antonio Fabela as colour artist. Each of this comics, plus the remaining 5 to be released over the year, will be released in a trade paperback collection in November 2023, titled Scoundrels, Rebels & The Empire.

Mike’s conversation with Michael McCormick is on ep 128 of Genuine Chit-Chat: https://youtu.be/D4kz0jSVoj0

Mike’s conversation with Mary Kenney of Spider-Man Miles Morales & who has a story in From A Certain Point Of View, Return Of The Jedi: https://youtu.be/cXt63wQSs7w

If you enjoyed the Lando comic, listen to episode 18 for the Charles Soule Lando mini-series, set around A New Hope or episode 37 for Lando: Double Or Nothing, written by Rodney Barnes, which shows Lando a few days before his appearance in Solo!

In the last episode, Mike delved into the penultimate issue of the Hidden Empire, where the Archivist activates the Fermata Cage on Amaxine Station, as Vader & Palpatine see to it personally! Meanwhile, the Bounty Hunter crew is pursued by Inferno Squad through an asteroid field while Zuckuss is trapped in a vision of his past, meaning we get his backstory! Mike also gives more information on the Gand, Amaxine Station and more!

More Content:

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now (with episode/season 2 coming out soon), listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠⁠

Find all of Mike’s podcast shows & social media details here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

To support Mike, you can rate/review the show, share, or support financially. You can give a one-off payment/donation at ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/genuinechitchat⁠ or you can subscribe monthly at ⁠⁠⁠https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – either option will give you access to the exclusive “Afterthoughts” episodes. Patreons get access to weekly episodes plus every past episode (even when paying £1 a month) while Ko-fi tippers will be able to choose some episodes – Afterthoughts includes Star Wars Legends book reviews/plot overviews like Rogue Squadron, the Darth Bane Trilogy, Darth Plagueis & more!

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows, the Femme On Collective and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find all of Mike's social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:00 RotJ 40th Anniversary Releases

03:30 What To Expect

04:28 Future RotJ Episodes

05:01 Timeline

05:52 Jabba’s Palace Crawl & Personnel

06:53 Jabba’s Palace Plot

18:30 Ewoks Crawl & Personnel

19:58 Ewoks Plot

26:44 Lando Crawl & Personnel

28:47 Lando Plot

32:42 Recmmended Reads

33:53 Coming Up

35:17 Support, Ko-fi & Patreon

38:09 George Mann Interview

39:00 Outro

Indie Comics Spotlight: Decorum May 25, 2023

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There are many assassins in the known universe. This is the story of the most well-mannered one. Read the first issue online here.

Please check out Tony's book here.

You can reach him online.

SWCIC: Hidden Empire 4 & Zuckuss’ Backstory: The Fermata Cage Opens & The Edgehawk Among Asteroids (Hidden Empire 4 & Bounty Hunters 32) – Ep 127 May 20, 2023

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HIDDEN EMPIRE NEARS IT’S END, AS THE FERMATA CAGE OPENS AGAIN… For ep 127, Mike delves into the penultimate issue of the Hidden Empire, where the Archivist activates the Fermata Cage on Amaxine Station, as Vader & Palpatine see to it personally! Meanwhile, the Bounty Hunter crew is pursued by Inferno Squad through an asteroid field while Zuckuss is trapped in a vision of his past, meaning we get his backstory! Mike also gives more information on the Gand, Amaxine Station and more!

Hidden Empire 4 was released March 1st 2023, was written by Charles Soule, with Steven Cummings as penciller, Victor Olazaba & Wayne Faucher as inkers and Guru eFX as colour artist. The trade paperback of all 5 Hidden Empire issues is due for release July 4th 2023. Bounty Hunters 32 was released March 8th 2023 and was written by Ethan Sacks with Alessandro Miracolo as guest artist and Arif Prianto as colour artist – the Bounty Hunters trade paperback is due for release September 19th 2023.

For Hidden Empire 1, 2 & 3 check episodes 121, 122 & 123. The comic episodes set between Crimson Reign & Hidden Empire are 114 for Bounty Hunters, 115 for Star Wars, 117 for Doctor Aphra, 119 for Darth Vader, and Crimson Reign 5 was tackled in ep 110!

Last episode, Mike delved into the first volume of High Republic comics in the second phase, following Jedi Vildar Mac, padawan Matty, the Sephi Tey Sirrek, Guardians Of The Whills, The Path of The Open Hand and more! Mike explores this Jedha-based story, noting along the way how it connects to the rest of the High Republic while providing information along the way – this serves as a perfect prequel to The Battle Of Jedha audiodrama by George Mann (which Mike tackled on this show, weeks prior).

More Content:

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠⁠

Mike hosts Star Wars: Comics In Canon every week on Comics In Motion & YouTube and you can find all of Mike’s podcast shows & social media details here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠

To support Mike, you can rate/review the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & other podcast apps, you can share the show or support financially. You can give a one-off payment/donation at ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/genuinechitchat⁠ or you can subscribe monthly at ⁠⁠⁠https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – either option will give you access to the exclusive “Afterthoughts” episodes. Patreons get access to weekly episodes plus every past episode (even when paying £1 a month) while Ko-fi tippers will be able to choose some episodes, depending on how much they give – Afterthoughts includes several Star Wars Legends book reviews/plot overviews including Rogue Squadron, Shatterpoint, Revan, Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, the Darth Bane Trilogy and Darth Plagueis! Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows, the Femme On Collective and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

Find all of Mike's social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:27 What To Expect

02:04 HE4 Personnel & Timeline

02:46 HE4 Crawl

03:48 Hidden Empire 4 Plot

10:13 BH32 Personnel

10:47 BH32 Crawl

11:50 Bounty Hunters 32 Plot

18:29 Return Of The Jedi 40th Anniversary

19:05 Coming Up

22:46 Visions Volume 2

23:03 Ahsoka Series

23:18 Support & Patreon

26:25 Outro

Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 Reviewed: All 9 Episodes Broken Down & Discussed With Ria Carrogan & Megan May 15, 2023

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THE STAR WARS VISIONS ANTHOLOGY IS BACK! BUT HOW DOES THE SECOND VOLUME COMPARE TO THE FIRST? Megan & Ria return to discussion Star Wars Visions with Mike! The trio discuss the 9 new anthology episodes in Volume 2, which are from animation studios across the world – tune in for found easter eggs, episode reviews, thoughts on the themes & messages, animation-style discussions and so much more!

In more detail, the trio discuss the 9 episodes in release order; Sith, Screecher’s Reach, In The Stars, I Am Your Mother, Journey To The Dark Hand, The Spy Dancer, The Bandits Of Golak, The Pit and Aau’s Song. They dsicuss themes, characters, comparisons to Volume 1, voice-acting, animation and all other aspects are discussed, so strap-in for a second look into the more experimental side of Star Wars content!

Listen to Mike, Megan, Ria & JAC discuss Volume 1 of Star Wars Visions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://pod.fo/e/100f26

Ria’s Instagram: @RiaCarrogan & @FemmeOnCollective - Ria’s Show/Podcast Collective: https://femmeon.show

Megan’s Instagram is @GrittsGetsFit, but to hear more from her (& Mike), go to https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat, for at least 1 episode of “Afterthoughts” every week, plus there are unsplit full-length episodes of GCC and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, please check it out!

Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike & Ria’s many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com

The previous episode of GCC (ep 193) Mike spoke with Lisa Baker; author of 3 published children’s books (with more to come), who has also come back from 8 months of travelling around the world, to talk about her process and her travels! He duo talk about why Lisa wrote the books and how she got into her teaching career, the need for a “thirst for knowledge” and how teaching has impacted her life outside of her career. Halfway through, the conversation then shifts to how Lisa & her husband managed to travel for 8 months, how the travelling has changed their perspectives and how important it’s been for personal growth, her future in publishing and more!

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-126 are out now; ep 126 had Mike tackling the first volume of The High Republic’s Phase 2 comics, the episode before that was a review of Jedi: Battle Scars and the week prior was ep 125 which featured the second half of the Han Solo & Chewbacca series! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters & Crimson Reign crossovers, every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more - https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

Mike recently guested on:

Where I’m From by Alyson Shelton, where he read out a poem he wrote: https://youtu.be/kl-E9a-6XIo
Stevie B’s Star Wars Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM

Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about The High Republic here: https://pod.fo/e/143ce4

Find all of Mike's social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat

Mandatory Music and CD: Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses May 14, 2023

Show notes

Appetite for Destruction Review

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Guns N' Roses' debut, Appetite for Destruction was a turning point for hard rock in the late '80s -- it was a dirty, dangerous, and mean record in a time when heavy metal meant nothing but a good time. On the surface, Guns N' Roses may appear to celebrate the same things as their peers -- namely, sex, liquor, drugs, and rock & roll -- but there is a nasty edge to their songs, since Axl Rose doesn't see much fun in the urban sprawl of L.A. and its parade of heavy metal thugs, cheap women, booze, and crime. The music is as nasty as the lyrics, wallowing in a bluesy, metallic hard rock borrowed from Aerosmith, AC/DC, and countless faceless hard rock bands of the early '80s. It's a primal, sleazy sound that adds grit to already grim tales. It also makes Rose's misogyny, fear, and anger hard to dismiss as merely an artistic statement; this is music that sounds lived-in. And that's exactly why Appetite for Destruction is such a powerful record -- not only does Rose have fears, but he also is vulnerable, particularly on the power ballad "Sweet Child O' Mine." He also has a talent for conveying the fears and horrors of the decaying inner city, whether it's on the charging "Welcome to the Jungle," the heroin ode "Mr. Brownstone," or "Paradise City," which simply wants out. But as good as Rose's lyrics and screeching vocals are, they wouldn't be nearly as effective without the twin-guitar interplay of Slash and Izzy Stradlin, who spit out riffs and solos better than any band since the Rolling Stones, and that's what makes Appetite for Destruction the best metal record of the late '80s.

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SWCIC: Before The Battle Of Jedha, Vildar Mac, Matty & Tey Search For Stolen Artifacts (High Republic [2022] Vol 1: Balance Of The Force #1-5) – Ep 126 May 13, 2023

Show notes

AS THE PHASE 2 COMICS COMMENCE, TENSIONS ON JEDHA ARE RISING… For ep 126, Mike delves into the first volume of High Republic comics in the second phase, following Jedi Vildar Mac, padawan Matty, the Sephi Tey Sirrek, Guardians Of The Whills, The Path of The Open Hand and more! Mike explores this Jedha-based story, noting along the way how it connects to the rest of the High Republic while providing information along the way – this serves as a perfect prequel to The Battle Of Jedha audiodrama by George Mann (which Mike tackled on this show a few weeks prior).

These comics are in Phase 2, Wave 1 of The High Republic, which is 150 years before Phase 1, making it 350 years before The Phantom Menace (382BBY).

All of these comics were written by Cavan Scott and the colour artist was Frank William. Ario Anindito was the penciller for issues 1-3 with Mark Morales as inker, while Andrea Broccardo was artist for issues 4 & 5 and the Peace & Unity mini-comic.

Other Phase 2 High Republic content Mike has released are book reviews, all in 2023, are; Path Of Deceit on 7th Jan, Quest For Hidden City on February 14th, Convergence on March 18th and The Battle Of Jedha on April 22nd. A review for Cataclysm & the other phase 2 books will follow, as will THR comics, The Blade and other phase 2 content.

Mike has tackled every piece of the content from Phase 1 of the High Republic in 2021-2022. The first was Light Of The Jedi on March 2021 and the last was Midnight Horizon on November ’22. For Starlight Stories, check episode 113 - all episodes are in a YouTube playlist, found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8bsER_4sqfhNFfd5aoWT_YX

Mike spoke with fellow High Republic architect Cavan Scott in April 2022 which can be found on this very feed or on YouTube, where their conversation has video!

Last week, Mike answers the question; WHAT DID CAL KESTIS & THE MANTIS CREW DO BEFORE JEDI SURVIVOR? In this book review/plot overview, Mike delves into Jedi: Battle Scars – set between the games Jedi: Fallen Order & Jedi: Survivor. Mike gives his spoiler-free thoughts, reads the publisher’s summary and then gives a spoiler warning before delving into the book’s plot while providing his in-depth thoughts on the book itself and how it connects to the two Jedi video games – a perfect listen for fans of Fallen Order and Survivor!

Mike, Maff & Dave’s new show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, listen on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/166659⁠ - ⁠https://youtu.be/oVXItTYLe68⁠

Mike hosts Star Wars: Comics In Canon every week on Comics In Motion & YouTube and you can find all of Mike’s podcast shows & social media details here: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠

If you want to support Mike, consider going to ⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠, where Mike has released several exclusive Star Wars Legends book reviews & overviews AND at least 1 episode of “Afterthoughts” is out each week, with over 160 in the back-catalogue, the majority are Megan & Mike’s reviews with some solo book reviews from Mike, plus there are unsplit full-length episodes of his Genuine Chit-Chat podcast and more!

Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows, the Femme On Collective and plenty of other incredible creators, here: ⁠⁠⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠⁠⁠

Find all of Mike's social media & links at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:07 What To Expect

01:51 Phases & Timeline

04:05 Personnel & Release

04:51 Crawl

06:05 Issue 1

12:37 Peace & Unity Mini-Comic

15:14 Issue 2