Tag: Claudia Gray

Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Into the Light

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– Spoiler Review –

Claudia Gray returns to The High Republic era one last time in the final young adult novel of Phase III, The High Republic: Into the Light! A delectable mirror of her first entry, Phase I’s Into the Dark, Gray returns to favorites new and old in a harrowing and emotional story of the battle against the Blight and how the Nihil conflict has affected everyone’s souls, leaving me wishing there’d been more from Gray before this all ended. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Into the Light” →

NYCC ’24 Lucasfilm Publishing Panel: High Republic Phase 3 Covers, Jedi Knights Comic, and More!

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While it didn’t unveil what Marvel’s big Star Wars plans are, the NYCC 2024 Lucasfilm Publishing Panel did feature much anticipated covers for The High Republic’s final wave of stories, new armored Jedi concept art for the era, and a tango-y poster for the upcoming audiobook Tempest Breaker, while there was one big Marvel Comics announcement: the Jedi Knights on-going series! Head below for all the great new artwork and details on the new series! Continue reading “NYCC ’24 Lucasfilm Publishing Panel: High Republic Phase 3 Covers, Jedi Knights Comic, and More!” →

Canon Novel Review by Chris: The High Republic – Tales of Light and Life

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The High Republic is back, and Tales of Light and Life is leading the charge into Phase III by bringing together the past, present, and future of the initiative into one bound volume. And what a volume it is. If you’re a frequent reader here at the Manor, you know I absolutely loved Phase I of THR: I bought every variant of the novels (so, uh, four editions of Light of the Jedi and The Rising Storm; three editions of The Fallen Star, Out of the Shadows, and Midnight Horizon, etc.) and a lot of the comic variants, but Phase II fell rather flat to me. Thankfully, Tales of Light and Life comes in blasters blazing, creating new, exciting possibilities for the initiative and getting me excited again for the future. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review by Chris: The High Republic – Tales of Light and Life” →

Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Tales of Light and Life

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– Minor Spoiler Review –

With Phase II done and Phase III on its way, the luminous beings behind The High Republic offer up Tales of Light and Life, a well-prepared treat of a dessert, full of complexity, heart, flavor, and all the toppings you’ve come to expect from them, all while melding together layers of Phases for a scrumptious bite of light and life of the era. Continue reading “Canon Novel Review: The High Republic – Tales of Light and Life” →

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Quest of the Jedi #1

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The High Republic Adventures – Quest of the Jedi #1, written by Claudia Gray with art by Fico Ossio, takes us further back in the overall era than ever before, but what’s hidden in the past might hold big answers for the future. A riveting one-shot, I left this issue wishing for 12 more immediately, as I didn’t want it to end, so fascinating where the characters, world, story, and implications for the initiative’s story thanks to Gray’s writing and Ossio’s brilliant artwork. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Quest of the Jedi #1” →

High Republic Panel: Alyssa Wong Joins Luminous Team, Vernestra Appears in The Acolyte, Phase III Titles and Timelines Revealed, and More! {Updated} (SWCE 23)

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With Phase II nearing its end, much of Celebration Europe 2023’s High Republic panel focused on teasing what was ahead for Phase III: Trials of the Jedi, as we got a ton of title reveals and a general timeline for its length, with Phase III ending in 2025! Pair all the reveals with Alyssa Wong (Doctor Aphra) joining the team and the big news a fan favorite character appears in The Acolyte (!!!), it means The High Republic keeps on winning. Head below for all the new details! Continue reading “High Republic Panel: Alyssa Wong Joins Luminous Team, Vernestra Appears in The Acolyte, Phase III Titles and Timelines Revealed, and More! {Updated} (SWCE 23)” →

High Republic Anthology Titled Tales of Light and Life, Celebration London Panel Revealed

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The High Republic’s Phase II: Quest for the Jedi is barreling towards it end in May, leavings fans to wait for Phase III to start in November, though thankfully there’ll be content to tide everyone over, like the much-anticipated YA Anthology featuring all the initiative’s authors! Entertainment Weekly revealed the anthology’s title is Tales of Light and Life, alongside showing off its cover and featuring an excerpt from Claudia Gray’s short story, so head below for more details on the anthology book and when to expect the High Republic panel at Celebration London in April! Continue reading “High Republic Anthology Titled Tales of Light and Life, Celebration London Panel Revealed” →

NYCC ’22: New The High Republic Phase 2 Covers, Titles Announced!

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With The High Republic’s Phase II beginning just this week with the release of Path of Deceit, the opening YA novel by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland (and our reviews you can read here!), the New York Comic Con panel easily could’ve been simply covers for some of the remaining Phase II content and fans (me!) would’ve been happy. But thankfully they love to bring more than that, as while plenty of covers were revealed for upcoming Phase II releases, we learned about some new content as well, like an intriguing YA Anthology which will span all THREE Phases of the era. Learn all about the newest reveals for The High Republic below! Continue reading “NYCC ’22: New The High Republic Phase 2 Covers, Titles Announced!” →

SDCC 2022 Publishing Panel: New Details on High Republic Phase 2, Dark Horse’s Return, And More

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While Lucasfilm’s SDCC 2022 panel was light on announcements, it had a lot to say about upcoming releases and The High Republic Phase 2! On the non-THR side, authors shared tidbits on upcoming stories like The Princess and the Scoundrel, Hyperspace Stories by Dark Horse, and non-fiction content like 100 Objects. Phase 2 High Republic reveals include some new covers, new Jedi, and more hype for its October start. Head below for more! Continue reading “SDCC 2022 Publishing Panel: New Details on High Republic Phase 2, Dark Horse’s Return, And More” →

Star Wars Comics October 2022 Solicitations

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October is always an exciting month for me since it’s my birthday, but it’s now also the anniversary of my wedding! Though when I tell you I’m doubly excited for THIS October, it’s because Phase Two of The High Republic launches!! We get some more great covers for the launch of Phase 2’s Marvel comic in the October solicitations for Star Wars comics, alongside some more beautiful covers for Sabé’s meeting with the Empire (oh boy!), Magna Tolvan’s glorious return to Aphra’s dysfunctional life, and more. Check out Star Wars comics’ October solicitations for 2022 now! Continue reading “Star Wars Comics October 2022 Solicitations” →