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The Tractor Beam: Star Wars Comics Reviews

Matthew Neugebauer and Chris Abbott

Your one-stop shop for in-depth commentary and discussion on this week’s comics from the Galaxy Far, Far Away.

Part of the Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network.

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  • #181
    Thursday · 1 hr 12 min

    Killing the Signal

    Issue 181 Meet Iza and Rike: a pair of lonely, overworked and (probably) under-fed comms engineers in a forgotten corner of the galaxy. Whatever will they do with themselves? Also, let’s gush about Zero Company! Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Catch the Video Variant Edition for Chris's gameplay footage!

  • #180
    August 20 · 1 hr 7 min

    Trust in the Force

    Issue 180 Even though Jedi aren’t supposed to seek out adventure and excitement, often it finds them anyways. Our intrepid Pathfinder Team gets closer to the bottom of their murder mystery. On Batuu, Luke and Leia – and decades later, Rey – get a surprising answer of their own! Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #179
    August 13 · 1 hr 39 min

    The Supreme Leader Returns!

    Issue 179 Kylo Ren. Charles Soule. Will Sliney. Need we say more? Well, yes if there’s some wild news to share about this crossover coming in January! Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Resident Sequelist Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.social Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #178
    July 30 · 1 hr 16 min

    Trains, Ships and Underground Caverns

    Issue 178 The Bad Batch finally tracks down their scientist, but Aurra might have something to…Sing about it. And Greef Karga gives Din, Grogu and the Jolly Band of Anzellan Mechanics™ a mission to save Nevarro City! Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775 P.S. That trademark is made up. No such intellectual property exists…though it should!

  • #177
    July 23 · 1 hr 28 min

    Han Solo Smells (Like) Danger

    Issue 177 Wherever Han goes, adventure and excitement just seem to find him. Even in the cozy confines of Black Spire Outpost, old grudges will always catch up to him. Speaking of old grudges, Jedi Knight Nagi Tsukumo seeks to evade the Empire after Order 66, shakeups abound at Marvel Comics, and Dark Horse seems loudly absent from those Lucasfilm panels at SDCC! Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #176
    July 9 · 1 hr 23 min

    Only the Force Can Judge Me

    Issue 176 That Saw Gerrera. Once he picks a target, he sure stays on it. So does Brander Lawson, descending as he does further and further into the mire. But those scrappy, innovative Pathfinder teams? Well they had multiple targets to deal with. Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #175
    June 25 · 1 hr 6 min

    There’s Always a Better Benefits Package

    Issue 175 Oga’s rise to power in Black Spire, like the cocktails in her cantina, is every bit as delicious as we thought. Also, glowing reviews for Galactic Racer are coming out, which means it’s time for another edition of Video Game Madness! Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Thumbnail art by Phil Noto Galactic Racer gameplay on Playstation UK Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #174
    June 11 · 49 min

    Rolling in the Deep

    Issue 174 Jyn Erso finds a spark of hope on Wobani, and Brander Lawson takes in an exciting and harrowing sporting match. Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #173
    May 28 · 1 hr 8 min

    Hyperspace Eggs of Power

    Issue 173 Pathfinders are all about braving the terrors of hyperspace to help people: what happens when hyperspace itself becomes the terror? And while visiting Batuu, 3PO calls Artoo a “Clumsy Camtono of Cogs,” which is a new low, even for him. Also, we chat about last week’s Fall of Kylo Ren news, and of course, MandoGrogu Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #172
    May 14 · 1 hr 9 min

    Keep Your Head Down

    Issue 172 A grizzled journalist emerges from his cave, Vario shows his tough side, and Maul finally makes his first moves on Janix. Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #171
    May 7 · 1 hr 35 min

    Orders and Graves

    Issue 171 The Rogue Clones plant the seeds of freedom for the Bad Batch, who still have a job to do. So do Cassian Andor and the Shadow Lord, who won’t let the Empire get in their way. Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #170
    April 30 · 1 hr 28 min

    Caves and Tunnels

    Issue 170 Look what the Tractor Beam hauled in! A pair of Maul: Shadow Lord episodes! Maul lets the power of his painful past drive his fight for the future, while Devon learns the hard way that killing what you hate probably won’t save anyone. Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Resident Animated Show Correspondent Joel Davis https://jid20234.bsky.social Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #169
    April 23 · 1 hr 19 min

    Heroes in Black Spire

    Issue 169 Leia, Luke and Vader all walk into a bar on Batuu… Ok that’s not what happened but it sounds like a fun joke, right? This week we travel back to Black Spire to find out just what our legacy heroes and villains were up to. As always, Dok Ondar finds himself right in the middle of it. Oh and we’re definitely talking more Maul: Shadow Lord too! Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #168
    April 9 · 53 min

    Monsters in the Shadows

    Issue 168 This Shadow of Maul comic is everything a tie-in should be. Within days of seeing Janix’s crime lords on screen, we see the mounting tensions in the planet’s underworld that give Lawson such a headache, and Maul such a glorious opportunity. Going back to the Clone Wars, another monster lurks in the shadows- is General Grievous merely Dooku’s killing machine, or can he be a master of his own destiny? Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #167
    March 26 · 1 hr 5 min

    Back to the High Republic

    Issue 167 We’re right into “Phase More” of the High Republic! George Mann and co. take us back to that intriguing idea that didn’t get much air time: Pathfinder teams! What dangers and struggles confront these adventurous bands of Jedi and engineers far from the safety of the Republic? Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #166
    March 5 · 59 min

    Maul’s Shadow Grows

    Issue 166 Maul’s reign of darkness continues! But not before Captain Lawson has something to say about it. This week we’re breaking down the opening issue of Marvel’s awesome tie-in to next month’s animated series, Maul: Shadow Lord. We also catch up with the Bad Batch and their Clone Wars adventures in Rogue Agents! Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #165
    February 26 · 1 hr 28 min

    This Week on the Star Wars Comic Book Show…

    Issue 165 Star Wars (2025) has come to an end. Luke, Rynn, Han, Beilert, Leia and Mon Mothma make a final plea for the Nagai soul. Of course, Reyna Oskure has lots to say about that! This week we talk about that final issue, as well as the whole 10-issue run. Was it too short, too long, or too…complicated? What worked, and what showed potential? Oh and in more exciting news…we have news! Rogue One at Ten news! Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #164
    February 12 · 59 min

    Jar Jar Binks, Hero of the Rebellion

    Issue 164 Yes, you read that title right. Ahmed Best and Marc Guggenheim have finally given our favourite Gungan his due. *And* in a team-up with Best’s tyranny-kicking Jedi character, Kelleran Beq. We neeeeeds to knowsa what happens next, okeyday?!?! Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #163
    February 5 · 1 hr 12 min

    Newsflash!

    Issue 163 We’re back and ready to chat about Star Wars comics…news! Author Benjamin Percy reveals fresh details about the upcoming Shadow of Maul tie-in comic, we get an update on the state of the all-ages license, and Charles Soule’s newsletter hints at the “always-in-motion” future. We’ll also join the podcastariat with thoughts on the leadership transitions at Lucasfilm and Disney. Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

  • #162
    January 22 · 59 min

    Acolyte of the Beyond, Jedi of the Here and Now

    Issue 162 The Nagai conflict comes to a head as our main crew finally arrives on the embattled species’ ruined homeworld. Will Luke, Rynn, Han and Beilert catch up with Reyna Oskure once and for all? Hosted by Matthew Neugebauer https://instagram.com/mneug1138 and Chris Abbott https://x.com/starrapter⁠ https://youtube.com/starrapter Star Wars Underworld Podcast Network ⁠https://thetractorbeam.bsky.social https://instagram.com/theswu https://discord.com/invite/xhbXgRuuGx Audio Variant Editions Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sVv2fmqzkyclijjQvUPDo?si=9396ce32c6074687 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tractor-beam-comics-reviews/id1780928775

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