Category: The High Republic

The Acolyte Sets June 4 Premiere, Teaser Poster Released

Posted on March 18, 2024March 19, 2024 by Head Butler Ryan

Now THAT is how you set the tone! Ahead of The Acolyte’s first public trailer (one premiered at Celebration Europe 2023 but only grainy camera footage exists) on 3/19/2024 at 10am CST, the official site and related social media accounts revealed a grisly intriguing teaser poster, release date (June 4), and brief synopsis for the highly anticipated show. Check out the full teaser poster and the synopsis below, and return to the Manor after 3/19 for our The High Republic loving hearts reactions to the trailer! UPDATE: here’s all the details on the thrilling trailer!
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Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #4 – Phase III

Posted on March 14, 2024April 23, 2024 by Head Butler Ryan

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When missing and presumed Jedi are rumored to be alive and well on a Nihil prison ship, the Republic Defense Coalition and the Eriadu Jedi team up to uncover the truth in another fun yet so chillingly good The High Republic Adventures #4 – Phase III! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #4 – Phase III” →

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic #4 – Phase III

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Head Butler Ryan

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With the notorious Lourna Dee in custody and the Ataraxia in hand, Jedi Master Keeve Trennis and her team jump behind the deadly Nihil Stormwall to try and find Sskeer, her former Master, but will they like what they uncover? Familiar faces and strange alliances make for an entertaining The High Republic #4 – Phase III! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic #4 – Phase III” →

High Republic News: Next Audiobook, Tempest Breaker, Out December 3

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Head Butler Ryan

Every Phase of The High Republic gets an audiobook original and Phase III: Trial of the Jedi’s is finally revealed: Tempest Breaker, written by Cavan Scott and featuring a full cast again! By the title and cover alone, Scott returns to the dastardly Lourna Dee again, but this time she’s joined by…friends? Who are Jedi?! What is going on here?! Reading Scott’s current The High Republic – Phase III run for Marvel will offer the biggest hints on how we get to this point, but there’s no doubts Tempest Breaker will be quite the story if it stars Lourna Dee and Jedi Masters Keeve Trennis and Avar Kriss! Check out more details below from the interview with Scott, but The High Republic – Tempest Breaker is out December 3, with the script book a few months later (unfortunately). Continue reading “High Republic News: Next Audiobook, Tempest Breaker, Out December 3” →

Canon Novel Review by Chris: The High Republic – Defy the Storm

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Chris

The galaxy is reeling from the destruction of Starlight Beacon and the creation of the Nihil Stormwall. But when Avon Starros brings good news to the Jedi, will the Jedi find a new avenue of help in defeating the nefarious Nihil and freeing the galaxy from their tyranny? Read Chris’s review of The High Republic: Defy the Storm!

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Book News: High Republic’s Edge of Balance Vol. 3 Cover & The Living Force’s Map, First Excerpt Revealed

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Head Butler Ryan

Sometimes, it’s the simple things which build up excitement for a book, one usually being the cover, another being an excerpt, and lastly a special poster or something like that. With this week’s news, we get a great cover and additional details on the upcoming The High Republic – The Edge of Balance Vol. 3, while with April’s The Living Force novel…WE GET A MAP!!! Which, I get might not sound that exciting, but given how prevalent maps used to be in Star Wars novels, it’s a welcomed return! And hey, there’s a great new poster and the novel’s first excerpt too! Head below to see it all! Continue reading “Book News: High Republic’s Edge of Balance Vol. 3 Cover & The Living Force’s Map, First Excerpt Revealed” →

Star Wars Comics May 2024 Solicitations

Posted on February 22, 2024February 23, 2024 by Head Butler Ryan

May is a rather joyous around the Manor and in Star Wars fandom overall, as the always growing celebrations of May the Fourth provide much to enjoy! This year it falls on Free Comic Book Day and there are two special FCBD issues to enjoy then, while that same weekend The Phantom Menace returns to theaters to celebrate 25 years! The comics are joining in on the film’s anniversary with a special one-shot and a series of anniversary covers, plus other prequel-set stories including Maul-centric chaos, but fans of all eras will have plenty to look forward to with plenty of big The High Republic moments and the Rebellion trying to rescue Mon Mothma (?!), to name a few things. Check out what May 2024’s Star Wars Comics Solicitations to see what they all have in store!

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High Republic News: Temptation of the Force Cover & Blurb Revealed

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Head Butler Ryan

After artist Grant Griffin’s moody Phase III opening cover for The Eye of Darkness, he returns with a moody in whole different way cover for the second and penultimate adult novel of the Phase: June 11’s Temptation of the Force! Dropping this cover, which sees Elzar Mann and Avar Kriss sharing a rather intimate look now they’ve been reunited, as well as the blurb, which only doubles down on their growing feelings, on Valentine’s Day was a wonderfully calculated move; we see what you’re doing! Head below for the full angsty cover and to hear some teases of what’s to come in June with Tessa Gratton’s Temptation of the Force! Continue reading “High Republic News: Temptation of the Force Cover & Blurb Revealed” →

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #3 – Phase III

Posted on February 14, 2024March 19, 2024 by Head Butler Ryan

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Lula Talisola’s friends rally around her as she works to remember who she is, but will she like the answer? The High Republic Adventures #3 – Phase III does wonders again with her return and moving the story forward, all with some brilliant usage of the comic medium thanks to the synchronized art teams. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #3 – Phase III” →

Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Escape From Valo

Posted on February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 by Head Butler Ryan

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Combining the strengths of both Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong into one novel is almost too much to handle in the best way possible, so it means The High Republic: Escape from Valo, the era’s latest Phase III novel entry, is brimming with complex and engaging characters (new and old), a whip-smart pace, meaningful representation, and a great mixture of hope and darkness. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Escape From Valo” →