My Star Wars Entertainment Update for September 2025

Hello friends! Lots of Star Wars stuff to go over this month, so let’s get started.

I’ve recently decided to do a Legends reading challenge, and I’ve finished the first two books in the timeline and posted my reviews. Check out my thoughts on Dawn of the Jedi: Into the Void, by Tim Lebbon here, as well as my thoughts on The Old Republic: Revan, by Drew Karpyshyn here.

Comics:

Han Solo: Hunt for the Falcon #1, by Rodney Barnes (Marvel). In “Celebrating 10 Years of The Force Awakens,” (wow) Marvel has our favorite smuggler on the search for the missing Millenium Falcon. In TFA, we see Rey, Finn, and BB-8 run into Han and Chewie in the Falcon after they escaped Jakku (stolen from Unkar Plutt), and we find out the ship had been missing for years. In this new series, Han, along with Lando Calrissian, is in the racing business while Chewbacca is home on Kashyyk with his family. It’s hard to pin down the timeline here, but clearly the Falcon is missing, and his relationship with Leia and Ben is on the rocks. He feels he’s failed as a husband and father and misses the good ol’ days when he was just Han Solo, Captain of the Millenium Falcon.

He decides to leave racing and find his ship. But he needs help, so he travels to Kashyyk and enlists the help of his old friend, Chewie. Chewie is living happily with his family-his wife, Malla, and his son Lumpawaroo (“Lumpy” in the Holiday Special, but he insists on being called “Waroo” here, lol). Han watches them wistfully, seeing how happy they are (compared to his own broken family), but still has no problem asking his friend to leave them to go on an adventure to find their old ship. And of course, Chewie agrees. As Han knew he would. Han comes off as a little selfish here, and I’m trying to decide if it’s out of character for him at this point. Sure, young Han was a selfish rogue with a heart, lol, but by this age, I feel like he knows better. Anyway, off they go to find the first of the Falcon’s thieves, Ducain.

Legacy of Vader #8, by Charles Soule (Marvel). This one starts off with the Knights of Ren with a new leader, Tava Ren. They tell her the story of how Kylo Ren came to be their leader and then abandoned them when Snoke came around for his new apprentice. Tava decides to go to Kylo and pledge her service, but I’m sure she has something else in mind. That’s about all that happens here, flashbacks to when Kylo led them, but I’m hoping the next issue will be more interesting as she inevitably faces off with him.

The Jedi Path, by Daniel Wallace. I’ve had my eye on this one since it came out and finally decided to get it. It’s presented as a Jedi manual for Padawans, with chapters written by Jedi Masters of the past. There are sections on what’s expected of a Padawan, proper dress, lightsaber forms, Force abilities, the Jedi Trials; and because it was written during the Legends era, the various branches of the Jedi, including Consulars, Sentinels, and where Jedi go if they don’t pass their trials (services like the Agricultural Corps, the Medical and Educational Corps, and the Exploration Corps).

What’s fun about this book is that there are handwritten notes in the margins of the pages by various Padawans through the years, including Dooku, Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Ahsoka, as well as Yoda and even Darth Sidious, who apparently had the book in his possession at some point. Luke is the last to make notes in here and comments on his students in his new Jedi Academy. These notes (in different handwriting) are little snippets into these various characters and their personalities shine through, as well as show some foreshadowing. For example, on the page describing a lightsaber form against a foe with many limbs, Obi-Wan writes: “I shudder at the thought of facing that many sabers at once.” Of course, he later does in ROTS when he fights General Grievous and his many-limbed lightsaber attack. Anakin makes quite a few snarky comments, where little hints of his darkness come through. In response to a page talking about finding nonviolent solutions, Anakin states: “If you never use your saber, then why have one?” Ahsoka is preoccupied with the Clone Wars and what will best serve in that situation. Ahsoka has been a soldier since becoming a Padawan, so her experience has been very different from all the other Padawans. Really fun book.

Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance #1, Manga by Justina Ireland and Shim Shinyo. Now that the High Republic is officially “over,” I thought I’d go back and check out some stories that I didn’t get around to outside of the books. There are a ton of comics, but what stood out to me was this manga series that looked cool. It centers on Jedi Knight Lily Tora-Asi, who is on the planet Banchii with her former Master, the Wookiee Arkoff. They are resettling people who have been displaced by the Nihil, but soon discover another threat: the Drengir. Along with her Padawan Keerin and two younglings, they fight off the Drengir. I love the art in this book, and also the fact that my daughter’s name is Lilly, lol. There are several books in this series, but I only have this one and Precedent right now. I’m working on getting the others.

Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance: Precedent, Manga by Daniel Jose Older. This one centers on Arkoff in the past, during Phase 2 of the High Republic. Specifically, during the “Night of Sorrows” on the planet Dalna, where the Path of the Open Hand (which later morphs into the Nihil) fight the Jedi with their Nameless. Arkoff loses his Master to the Nameless, but with the help of their droid and a young Azlin Rell (who is driven mad by the Nameless), he survives. There’s also a Harch bounty Hunter named Vol Garat (who looks like Admiral Trench from the Clone Wars, so I hear his voice whenever Vol speaks, lol) who is working with the Nihil for…some reason. I like the insight we get into Azlin Rell in this one, as he’s a very interesting character in the Phase 3 books.

Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy: Pieces of the Past. The Star Wars Lego specials are a fun treat, and this one was no exception. In this one, Sig Greebling must work with his dark side brother Dev to stop the villain Solitus from reducing the galaxy to a whole bunch of nothing. The thing about Rebuild the Galaxy is that all of the characters we know are flipped or changed in some way: there are the darksiders–Darth Rey, Darth Rose, and Darth Jar Jar, lol. There’s even a scene with dark side Obi-Wan and Darth Revan (who doesn’t speak, preserving the gamer’s option of gender, which is pretty cool). And the lightsiders: Palpatine, Maul, white Vader, etc. Leia is in love with Greedo, not Han Solo, and Luke is a surfer dude. In this one, we meet “new” characters: The Landolorian with Grogu, Giant Chewbacca, blocky Ahsoka, Pirate Queen Padme, the BB8-Wing (a ship based on BB-8 and which I adored, lol), and a deep-cut appearance by Jaxon the green rabbit from one of the first Star Wars comics (voiced by Ben Schwartz, whose voice I recognized instantly as the racer droid Tay-O from The Bad Batch episode Faster in Season 2). The point is, everything is all mixed up in this galaxy; Sig is a “builder” in the Force, and Dev is a “destroyer” in the Force, building and destroying all manner of things from Legos. Sig and Dev work with Jedi Bob, Yessi, and Sig’s droid Servo, along with all of these characters, to defeat Solitus. It’s a super-fun ride, and I’m definitely here for the jokes and laughs.

Oh, and we got a couple of teaser trailers: one for The Mandalorian and Grogu movie (May 22, 2026), and the other for Visions Vol. 3 (October 29, 2025). I’m not going to go into my thoughts on them yet, only that they look great and I can’t wait for both! Here are the trailers:

That’s it for this month. What’s been entertaining you? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!