Star Wars Bits: The Bad Batch, Andor, The High Republic, The Mandalorian, The Black Series, The Vintage Collection, And More!

In this edition of Star Wars Bits:

• "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" Returns
• The "Andor" Monologues
• "Star Wars: The Battle of Jedha (The High Republic)"
• The Best "Star Wars" Comics of 2022
• What to expect from "Star Wars" in 2023
• And More!

Season 2 of the Disney+ animated series "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" premiered on January 4 with not one but two episodes, "Spoils of War" and "Ruins of War." The series, which follows a squad of elite clone troopers with genetic mutations, consists of 16 episodes and will conclude on March 29. Check out the latest trailer above and the synopsis below:

"When the new season of 'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' opens, months have passed since the events on Kamino, and the Bad Batch continue their journey navigating the Empire after the fall of the Republic. They will cross paths with friends and foes, both new and familiar, as they take on a variety of thrilling mercenary missions that will take them to unexpected and dangerous new places."

Relive the magic of "Andor" with these monologues from the series. Above is Kino Loy's (Andy Serkis) and below are rousing speeches from Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) and Maarva Andor (Fiona Shaw). 

Season 2 of "Andor" is currently in production and will premiere on Disney+ in 2024.

Lauren at Cantina Cast has a review of "Star Wars: The Battle of Jedha (The High Republic)," the new audio drama written by George Mann.

On Force Connect, special guest Heather Antos looks back at all the great "Star Wars" comics from 2022 with hosts Chris Ryons, Nick Mielke, and Pete Fletzer. 

Moving on to this year, Star Wars Explained has a great new video on everything we can expect to see from that galaxy far, far, away in 2023!

Landspeeder Luke is looking at the 20 best "Star Wars: The Bad Batch" action figures from The Black Series, including some custom, 3D-printed pieces.

Bossk's Bounty has a new video crowning the Star Wars The Vintage Collection figure of the year!

Justin's Collection has an unboxing and review video of the Hot Toys The Mandalorian and Grogu (Deluxe Version) sixth-scale collectible figure.

Developed by LastJawa, "Force Combat" is a free "Star Wars" fighting game featuring characters from Legends, "The Clone Wars," "Star Wars Rebels," "Knights of the Old Republic," "The Mandalorian," and all Prequel, Original, and Sequel trilogies! 

Check out the new gameplay trailer for the Beta version, which features new characters like Han Solo, Boba Fett, Darth Revan, Darth Malak, Bastila Shan, Dark Trooper, Magna Guard, Finn, Thok and Darth Talon!

And finally, Mighty Jabba's Collection has a new video highlighting the most recent additions to his massive collection of all things Jabba.