Tag: Michael Atiyeh

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Crash Landing

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Picking up a thread from The High Republic Adventures #3 – Phase III, the series takes a detour to focus on Alys “Crash” Ongwa and her team’s investigation into the Nihil culprit behind the attack on Corellia. The High Republic Adventures – Crash Landing is a funny yet emotionally deep issue with a few surprises which push the larger story forward and easily leave readers begging for more. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – Crash Landing”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #4 – Phase III

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When missing and presumed Jedi are rumored to be alive and well on a Nihil prison ship, the Republic Defense Coalition and the Eriadu Jedi team up to uncover the truth in another fun yet so chillingly good The High Republic Adventures #4 – Phase III! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #4 – Phase III”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #3 – Phase III

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Lula Talisola’s friends rally around her as she works to remember who she is, but will she like the answer? The High Republic Adventures #3 – Phase III does wonders again with her return and moving the story forward, all with some brilliant usage of the comic medium thanks to the synchronized art teams. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #3 – Phase III”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #2 – Phase III

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The High Republic Adventures #2 – Phase III picks up the pieces from the bombshell opening issue, revealing how the moment came to be thanks to some intriguing flashbacks which helps make pushing the story forward even more interesting. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #2 – Phase III”

Canon Comic Review: Hyperspace Stories #12

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With issue #12, the Hyperspace Stories maxiseries from Dark Horse comes to an end, but not before it plays with expectations and answers the lingering, burning question about its connective story, all in a delightful and heartwarming fashion that might just have a holiday message for us all. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: Hyperspace Stories #12”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #1 – Phase III

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As Phase III of the High Republic era begins, Daniel José Older returns for more The High Republic Adventures, bringing back Phase I fan favorites and picking up their stories one year after the fall of Starlight Beacon. With The High Republic Adventures #1 – Phase III, Older whips up something anyone with a pulse should be cautious reading, as my heart and soul are still aching after finishing the tumultuous, funny, and mind-blowing issue. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #1 – Phase III”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #6, #7, #8 – Phase II

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With delays disrupting the surety of when we’d see the ending to The High Republic Adventures – Phase II, Dark Horse rallied the troops and set the final three issues to release all on the same day. This was quickly dubbed “The High Republic Adventures Day,” and rightfully so, and now said day is finally upon us! As far as endings go, these last three issues take the series long dominos and bring them crashing down in emotional and exciting fashion, all while adding a few more in there for good measure, letting both its characters and its readers experience important messages they can take with them and use in their lives ahead. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #6, #7, #8 – Phase II”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #5 – Phase II

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Begun, the Battle of Jedha, has! The High Republic Adventures #5 – Phase II drops its characters into the middle of the warzone but never losses sight of furthering their journeys. Also, welcome back to the series, artist Harvey Tolibao! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #5 – Phase II”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2023

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Free Comic Book Day is always a joyous occasion and a fun reason to go out to your local comic shops and show them love and support, but 2023’s took on a whole new meaning for Star Wars fans, especially The High Republic fans, as a short coda story was released by Dark Horse! The High Republic Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2023 returns us to the crew we all fell in love with during Phase I of the initiative, exploring their tumultuous time on Starlight Beacon as it falls, so as you can imagine, this is anything but a peaceful return but well-worth a read! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2023”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #4 – Phase II

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With Maz Kanata still in the hands of the dastardly Dank Graks, Sav Malagán makes a dangerous decision: try to join them to rescue the pirate captain! Will she be able to fool the group, join them, and help put a stop to their plans from the inside? And if she joins them, what secrets will she uncover? Find out what unexpected things Sav gets up to in my review of The High Republic Adventures #4 – Phase II! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #4 – Phase II”