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Jedi Master Kelnacca might be a Wookiee of few growls, and in Cavan Scott and Marika Cresta’s The Acolyte: Kelnacca #1 he might not speak much either, but we do get a satisfying and emotional glimpse of what he was like as a Master. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The Acolyte – Kelnacca #1”
While fans at home missed out on Patton Oswalt’s hosting of Lucasfilm’s publishing-focused SDCC panel, there was still plenty of excitement to be had over the new reveals, from two The Acolyte tie-in novels, one featuring Vernestra Rwoh and Master Indara, the next Volume of The Art of The High Republic, Marvel’s Fear of the Jedi comic to close out The High Republic initiative, and Star Wars: Outlaws’ Art of book, and more! Continue reading “SDCC 2024 Publishing Panel: The Acolyte Tie-in Books, Kelnacca in High Republic Phase III, Star Wars: Outlaws Featurette, and More!”
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Sticking the landing, albeit in a sort of stumbling way, the season one finale of The Acolyte, “The Acolyte,” offers plenty of exciting promise for future seasons, as the story reconverges on Brendok with Osha, Mae, Master Sol, the Stranger, and Master Vernestra Rwoh coming to terms with what’s next. Continue reading “The Acolyte Season One Finale Review: “The Acolyte””
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Whether it’s a coven or the Jedi Order, individuals within still make choices and the consequences can have far reaching impacts, a truth we finally learn as the events on Brendok 16 years ago come to light in The Acolyte’s penultimate season one episode, “Choice.” Continue reading “The Acolyte Season One Review: “Choice””
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After the bloodbath of “Night,” The Acolyte‘s sixth episode “Teach/Corrupt” understandably slows things down, as Osha and Mae confront two very different Masters as their past and futures collide. Continue reading “The Acolyte Season One Review: “Teach/Corrupt””
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What follows “Day”? “Night,” of course, the fifth episode of The Acolyte, a breathtaking, action-packed, and utterly memorable entry where the masked Stranger is revealed in a deadly battle and the twins face an important decision. Continue reading “The Acolyte Season One Review: “Night””
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In “Day,” the fourth episode of The Acolyte‘s first season, the show returns to the series’ present, where Mae and Osha converge on Khofar to track down the Wookiee Jedi Master Kelnacca, but everyone involved gets far more than they bargained for, leading to a memorable cliffhanger that makes next week’s episode feel years away! Continue reading “The Acolyte Season One Review: “Day””
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The Acolyte’s third episode, “Destiny” takes us back to the pivotal events 16 years ago on Brendok, and while it lacks clarity on what it reveals, it’s interestingly all on purpose. Find out how and why in my review! Continue reading “The Acolyte Season One Review: “Destiny””
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After four long years, The Acolyte is finally here, taking us back 100 years before The Phantom Menace to explore the end of the High Republic era and what those in the shadows have been up to, as Jedi begin to die. Despite some pacing/editing issues, The Acolyte‘s season premiere, kicking off with Episode 1 “Lost/Found” and Episode 2 “Revenge/Justice,” is an often compelling, mysterious start, with arresting action, wonderful acting, and a great focus on a more personal situation than anyone imagined. Spoilers ahead in my review! Continue reading “The Acolyte Series Premiere Review: “Lost/Found” & “Revenge/Justice””
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!”
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