The Acolyte Series Premiere Review: “Lost/Found” & “Revenge/Justice”

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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”” →

Canon Comic Review: Jango Fett #3

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Jango Fett #3 by Ethan Sacks and Luke Ross continues to be just plain fun to read, as its penultimate issue includes plenty of intriguing revelations presented in a high-energy way, leaving me eager to see how the team wraps it all up! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Jango Fett #3” →

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 by Chris: The High Republic – Temptation of the Force

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When temptation rises, who will succumb? The entire galaxy is faced with individual choices when the Nihil Stormwall hides even darker and more dangerous secrets than initially thought. Read Chris’s review of Temptation of the Force and see how the next chapter in The High Republic reads!

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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” →

Legendary Adventures: Fate of the Jedi – Conviction

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Abeloth has escaped – but have the Jedi finally found an avenue to do something about it? With the recent shift in leadership at the Galactic Alliance, the tide may have turned in the battle against the Lost Tribe of the Sith. Join us for this week’s Legendary Adventures with Fate of the Jedi: Conviction!

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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)” →