THE BATTLE OF JEDHA ENDS - IT WAS ALL A PLOY BY THE PATH… BUT FOR WHAT?! In ep 135, Mike delves back into Phase 2’s High Republic comics to finish them off, so we continue following Vildar Mac, Matthea Cathley & Tey Sirrek as they try to untangle the mess left by the Path Of The Open Hand from the Battle Of Jedha, all while avoiding the fearsome tendrils of The Leveler! As Mike takes you through this tale, he also provides information on the 3 Bogan Collections, Gloovians, the Enlightenment tap bar & more! All of these comics were written by Cavan Scott and the colour artist was Frank William. Ario Anindito was the penciller for issues 6, 9 & 10 with Mark Morales as inker, while Andrea Broccardo & Marika Cresta were artists on issue 7 and David Messina was artist on issue 8. Phase 2 book reviews were released; Path Of Deceit on 7th Jan, Quest For Hidden City on February 14th, Convergence on March 18th, The Battle Of Jedha on April 22nd, Cataclysm on June 17th & Quest For Planet X on July 15th. The first volume of phase 2 Marvel comics were tackled in episode 126 (out May 13th 2023) and the first vol of High Republic Adventures comic (Dark Horse) were released in ep 132 (7th July). 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, including comic episodes, are in a YouTube playlist, found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8bsER_4sqfhNFfd5aoWT_YX In the last episode, WE GO BACK FURTHER THAN EVER BEFORE IN CANON TO FIND THE POWER TO CONTROL THE NAMELESS! Ep 134’s focus is the only one-shot in Phase 2 of The High Republic; Quest Of The Jedi! This comic delves into the origins of the Echo Stone, which leads into the Rods of Daybreak & Seasons. The story is set almost 500 years before the Skywalker Saga, with two new Jedi and some extra information about Azlin Rell. More Content: 4 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, so listen to their thoughts on seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 (as we get nearer to the Ahsoka series for the #RoadToAhsoka) on any podcast app or watch on YouTube: https://pod.fo/e/1defff - https://youtu.be/BrZrvENUlTM Mike spoke with Thomas Rochester of Reckless Rebellion to talk about the 3 Thrawn book trilogies: https://pod.fo/e/1df29c Mike also appeared on Star Wars Timeline to talk about Ahsoka, as part of the #RoadToAhsoka: https://youtu.be/-qo3tVHyC1U To support Mike, you can rate/review the show, 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! Subscribe to the Pop Culture Collective Newsletter for weekly updates on both of Mike’s shows 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 01:40 What To Expect 02:20 Timeline 03:17 Personnel & Release 03:55 Issue 6 Crawl 04:54 Issue 6 Plot 09:23 Issue 7 Plot 13:53 Issue 8 Plot 16:51 Issue 9 Plot 20:15 Issue 10 Plot 24:01 Final Thoughts & Path Of Vengeance 25:57 Coming Up & Guest Spots 28:16 Support & Outro