Author: Head Butler Ryan

Comic News: Kelnacca Headlines The Acolyte Tie-in Comic, Out September!

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Chewbacca has delighted fans for decades, his fierce loyalty and huggable appearance making him an easy favorite, brought to life first by Peter Mayhew and later Joonas Suotamo. Legends stories had Wookiee Jedi and lately canon has brought in the emphatic, also fan-favorite Burryaga in The High Republic, and now we’ll get our first live-action lightsaber wielding Wookiee Jedi in The Acolyte: Kelnacca! To celebrate the character, and tie The High Republic era to The Acolyte, which takes place towards its final years, io9 has revealed Marvel has a special one-shot comic all about Kelnacca coming in September, written by THR mastermind Cavan Scott with art from Marika Cresta! More details below! Continue reading “Comic News: Kelnacca Headlines The Acolyte Tie-in Comic, Out September!” →

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Saber for Hire #2

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In The High Republic Adventures – Saber for Hire #2, Ty Yorrick does her best to track down the Nihil and the children they stole, while her apprentice Drewen, bristling at her treatment, looks to do something drastic. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Saber for Hire #2” →

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #6 – Phase III

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The High Republic Adventures #6 – Phase III follows a time-honored tradition for the series: a well-deserved calm before the storm moment! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #6 – Phase III” →

Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Temptation of the Force

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Tessa Gratton’s The High Republic: Temptation of the Force starts Wave II of The High Republic’s Phase III with plenty of heart, pulse-pounding action, and hair-raising developments in the Republic and Jedi’s struggles against the Nihil, leaving readers as hungry as the Nameless for more! Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Temptation of the Force” →

Star Wars Comics August 2024 Solicitations

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Our look at the August 2024 Star Wars comics have arrived, with the solicitations feeling a little light, and getting even lighter, as one series comes to a close. The end for The High Republic – Phase III is coming, though it doesn’t look like it could be the happiest of endings given Nihil mad scientist Baron Boolan has Sskeer in his grasps! Elsewhere, the two main Marvel series, Star Wars (Vol. 2) and Darth Vader (Vol. 3) sound like they’re building towards some big endings for stories as the era looks to wrap up sooner than later, while Dark Horse has some intriguing options for The High Republic fans with plenty of Phase III stories (and is that a Sith?!?). So head below for the August 2024 Star Wars comic solicitations now to hear all about them!

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Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #46 (Vol. 2)

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In Star Wars #46 (Vol. 2), Lando Calrissian’s trial takes a pause in the proceedings as he joins the team following his lead on the kidnapped Mon Mothma’s location, though as this arc has proven already, it’s the conversations within which make this story sing. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Star Wars #46 (Vol. 2)” →

High Republic News: Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone and Echoes of Fear Revealed, June 2025 Phase III Ends, and More!

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The High Republic Adventures series from Dark Horse looks to be the incubator for a lot of stories in Phase III of the High Republic, as while there’s already some one-shots and a miniseries, TWO new miniseries have been officially announced/revealed recently: Echoes of Fear and Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone! While one was revealed due to advanced comic solicitations, both got the grand reveal at the Portsmouth Comic Con, where the team also showed off some covers and interiors for other upcoming works, as well as setting a hard date on when the entirety of Phase III will end: June 2025! It might seem sooner than we’d all hope, but it’s sort of nice to know to plan ahead with tissue purchases. Head below for all the new reveals and details! Continue reading “High Republic News: Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone and Echoes of Fear Revealed, June 2025 Phase III Ends, and More!” →

Canon Comic Review: Mace Windu #4

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Mace Windu #4 might be the finale to the miniseries, but it not only comes with a satisfying ending, it also leaves readers chomping for more thanks to the introduction of its main villain. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Mace Windu #4” →

Tales of the Empire Review: “Barriss Offee”

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The last time we saw Barriss Offee, she’d been radicalized and under arrest for her efforts, her fate left unknown to fans for over 10 years now, but Tales of the Empire’s final three episodes reveal the fascinating and surprising journey which comes next. Continue reading “Tales of the Empire Review: “Barriss Offee”” →

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic #7 – Phase III

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While the Nameless is dead, the Child of the Storm still lurks nearby, but is the real enemy of Keeve Trennis and company from without or within? Find out in our review of the intriguing, thought-provoking The High Republic #7 – Phase III! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic #7 – Phase III” →