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Ty Yorrick provides some actual monster hunting in The High Republic Adventures — The Monster of Temple Peak #2, though what she finds forces her to forge connections and confront the past she’s so eager to hide from, as the mystery in the present and the past only deepens. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – The Monster of Temple Peak #2”
Normally December is a month of mid-winter celebrations, but Star Wars comics looks to be anything but joyous and cheerful, as the underworld is in chaos due to Crimson Dawn’s startling return, Vader’s leading a crew to take them down, Aphra and Sana find themselves dealing with an ancient cult (if they’re elves, that would at least be festive), while The High Republic era content doesn’t seem any more uplifting with murder investigations and the deadly Lourna Dee holding a lightsaber. Grab yourself some spiked eggnog, you’re going to need it, before checking out December 2021’s Star Wars comic solicitations! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics December 2021 Solicitations”
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After a delightful and intense side story where characters Qort and Farzala took center stage, The High Republic Adventures #8 brings the entire Padawan family together again, adding new friends and new conflicts, as the series goes back to its beginning conflict to forge ahead. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #8”
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Farzala, Qort, and the crew of the Vessel come together to right a grievous wrong that could spell doom for the Jedi/Hutt alliance in the fight against the Drengir in The High Republic Adventures #7, another great issue that keeps its focus on Farzala and gives him a chance to really come into his own. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #7”
By November 2021, Star Wars comics will be changed forever by the events of the War of the Bounty Hunters crossover, but one look at these solicitations and you’d wonder how it sounds much different than what’s come before…though of course they weren’t going to reveal how everything will change via these solicits! The official site’s post with the early preview suggests, “As the story ends, the…landscape will find a new status quo,” so it sounds like November will deal with the fallout from the crossover’s events. It sounds like an intriguing month anyways, with each series dealing with the fallout of Qi’ra and Crimson Dawn’s return while The High Republic era has some potentially big revelations. Head below for the November 2021 Star Wars comics solicitations now! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics November 2021 Solicitations”
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Saber-for-hire monster hunter and ex-Jedi Ty Yorrick takes a starring role in Cavan Scott and Rachael Stott’s IDW miniseries, The High Republic Adventures – The Monster of Temple Peak, which serves as a prequel to the character’s appearance in The Rising Storm that fills in a fateful mission she takes prior to Valo, while also digging into her mysterious past with the Jedi. It’s an excellent and intriguing start to the 4-part series! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – The Monster of Temple Peak #1”
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After the big conclusion to the opening arc, The High Republic Adventures #6 takes a step back from Lula Talisola and Zeen Mrala and brings Farzala and Qort to the forefront, alongside the wonderful and unique crew of the Vessel, for a funny, engaging, and memorable start to a quick two-part story. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #6”
October is set to be an eventful month, as my wife and I finally will have our postponed wedding ceremony and go on our honeymoon, and maybe celebrate my birthday in there somewhere! So it’s little anxiety inducing for me to see that it’ll also be an eventful month for Star Wars comics: The High Republic era deals with some shocking events in the most recent novel releases, while the months-long epic mega crossover event War of the Bounty Hunters comes to its conclusion in October, where it promises to change the status quo of Star Wars comics. Will it live up to such hype? What will this new status quo be? Will it involve Qi’ra?! Will I stop asking questions and just get to the October 2021 Solicitations for Star Wars comics below? YES! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics October 2021 Solicitations”
September is not a favorite month for many, as it means the return to school and the advent of colder weather here in the Northern Hemisphere. If there’s one thing to look forward to however, never count out another packed month of Star Wars comics! September’s solicitations for Star Wars comics include the penultimate issues in the giant War of the Bounty Hunters crossover, which sees Crimson Dawn’s true purpose for stealing the frozen Han Solo come clear, the secret history of Boushh, and Luke finding out big truths, Ghost of Vader’s Castle brings the fall haunts from IDW, while The High Republic comic find a Jedi…amongst the deadly Nihil?! Get excited for September with the Star Wars comics solicitations below! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics September 2021 Solicitations”
The new publishing venture, The High Republic, is about to move into a second round of books. Before that, I wanted to revisit all of the first round of releases, from comics to novels to picture books, and talk about some of the more unique aspects of the era, with reflections on what I really like from the series and what I’d like to see more of moving forward!
Continue reading “The High Republic Story So Far: Phase 1, Wave 1 Recap”
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