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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”
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The High Republic Adventures #2 – Phase III picks up the pieces from the bombshell opening issue, revealing how the moment came to be thanks to some intriguing flashbacks which helps make pushing the story forward even more interesting. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #2 – Phase III”
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Lourna Dee on the run and news of Sskeer’s potential survival pull at Jedi Master Keeve Trennis’ priorities…which will she choose?! Find out in my review of the exhilarating The High Republic #3 – Phase III! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic #3 – Phase III”
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For its final issue, Charles Soule’s The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight changes perspective and focuses on the Nihil, exploring its enigmatic leader and those around him as they adjust to the new normal of winning and all the responsibilities and change of plans that come with such a role. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight #4”
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Keeve Trennis captured by Lourna Dee?! The more things change, the more they stay the same…or is this time different? The High Republic #2 – Phase III sees Keeve carving a new path, though a surprising return in the cliffhanger ending looks to upend everything. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic #2 – Phase III”
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After checking in with Yoda’s plans to figure out the Nameless, Elzar Mann & Avar Kriss’ star-crossed feelings, The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight #3 picks up with Bell Zettifar and his own struggles following the events of Starlight’s fall. Giving us a glimpse at the ways this era of the Jedi Order differs from the prequels and sets the stage for the character’s Phase III mindset, it’s another fantastic issue and makes one anxious for its final, Marchion Ro-focused one. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight #3”
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As Phase III of the High Republic era begins, Daniel José Older returns for more The High Republic Adventures, bringing back Phase I fan favorites and picking up their stories one year after the fall of Starlight Beacon. With The High Republic Adventures #1 – Phase III, Older whips up something anyone with a pulse should be cautious reading, as my heart and soul are still aching after finishing the tumultuous, funny, and mind-blowing issue. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #1 – Phase III”
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Keeve Trennis returns to the forefront of The High Republic comic from Marvel in its Phase III iteration, this time a Jedi Master following the events of Phase I, but does being a Master ever prepare anyone for what’s still to come? Find out in The High Republic #1 – Phase III, where Trennis and her crew are thrust into stalling the Nihil helping the Hutts in a thrilling and action-packed, yet somewhat too fast issue! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic #1 – Phase III”
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Charles Soule’s next entry in Shadows of Starlight, which is filling in the year between Phase I and Phase III of The High Republic, takes an emotional turn as it focuses on the fallout of Stellan Gios’ death on his closest friends, Avar Kriss and Elzar Mann! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight #2”
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The High Republic’s final Phase’s first adult novel is George Mann’s The High Republic – The Eye of Darkness, which lives up to its title, and then some, by giving the Nihil their Light of the Jedi moment. It’s a rousing adventure of a novel blasting right into the new Phase, never relenting in its tension while still catching up readers on the new, deadly status quo, plus diving deep with favorite characters for the journey ahead, leaving readers eager to see where and how this Phase will wrap it all up. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – The Eye of Darkness”
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