Tag: The High Republic – Phase I: Light of the Jedi

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic #10

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The High Republic issue #10 brings the series back after what feels like a long break, even though it’s only been a month, as I’ve been waiting on pins and needles for what Keeve Trennis will do with the impossible situation before her on her undercover mission into the Nihil! Let’s just say, the results are far more surprising and shocking than I even imagined! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic #10”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic – Trail of Shadows #1

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The latest entry in the High Republic era, one of my most anticipated, is unlike anything before it, a creepy, dread-drenched noir mystery miniseries, Trail of Shadows. Written by Daniel José Older, with an art team of David Wachter, Giada Marchisio, and Joe Sabino, Trail of Shadows #1 is phenomenal, unforgettable opening issue which will worm its way into your brain, as a Jedi investigator digs into the death of *SPOILER* at end of The Rising Storm and a private eye finds herself on a dangerous investigation of her own. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic – Trail of Shadows #1”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #9

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When you have an issue as fun and refreshing as the previous The High Republic Adventures, it makes the wait for the next one so agonizing, especially as you know it’ll be worth it. The creative team of Daniel José Older, Toni Bruno, Rebecca Nalty, and Johanna Nattalie certainly delivered for The High Republic Adventures #9, bringing us the first appearance of Maz Kanata to the era and a cute yet tantalizing glimpse into Qort’s past! Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #9”

The High Republic Show 5: Wave III Covers Revealed, The High Republic Adventures Annual Announced, and More!

Arriving a bit unexpectedly, but totally welcomed is another entry in The High Republic Show, hosted by Krystina Arielle, who we are so damn lucky to have as a host of these wonderful videos! Episode 5 might not reveal any new details on the previously announced Wave III content for Phase 1: Light of the Jedi, but it does reveal covers for the upcoming titles, announces The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021, has a great chat with authors Justina Ireland and Cavan Scott plus Executive Editor Jen Heddle, and shows off a fan-made model of Starlight Beacon! Continue reading “The High Republic Show 5: Wave III Covers Revealed, The High Republic Adventures Annual Announced, and More!”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – The Monster of Temple Peak #2

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Ty Yorrick provides some actual monster hunting in The High Republic Adventures — The Monster of Temple Peak #2, though what she finds forces her to forge connections and confront the past she’s so eager to hide from, as the mystery in the present and the past only deepens. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures – The Monster of Temple Peak #2”

Canon Manga Review: The High Republic – The Edge of Balance Vol. 1

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The Edge of Balance, published by Viz Media LLC, is The High Republic’s first foray into manga. With a story by Shima Shinya and Justina Ireland, and art by Mizuki Sakakibara, The Edge of Balance Vol. 1 stars Lily Tora-Asi, a Jedi Knight helping relocate citizens affected by the Great Hyperspace Disaster to the remote planet of Banchii, and while she still works on her path as a Jedi, a menace tests Lily and friends like never before. Continue reading “Canon Manga Review: The High Republic – The Edge of Balance Vol. 1”

Canon Audiobook Review by Chris: The High Republic: Tempest Runner

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After the events of the Republic Fair, and the discovery of the Gravity’s Heart, Lourna Dee is the Republic’s number one target. When things go south for Lourna, she is pushed further than ever – in directions she couldn’t even imagine! Read my review of The High Republic: Tempest Runner now!

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Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #8

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After a delightful and intense side story where characters Qort and Farzala took center stage, The High Republic Adventures #8 brings the entire Padawan family together again, adding new friends and new conflicts, as the series goes back to its beginning conflict to forge ahead. Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic Adventures #8”

Canon Comic Review: The High Republic #9

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It’s hard to ignore the cover for this issue of The High Republic, as it depicts Jedi Knight Keeve Trennis, who helped end the Drengir blight, in the outfit of the Nihil, but nothing is ever as it seems…head below for our review of the excellent start to the latest arc, “The Shadow of the Nihil!” Continue reading “Canon Comic Review: The High Republic #9”

Canon Audiobook Review: The High Republic – Tempest Runner

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The High Republic: Tempest Runner, an audiobook original written by Cavan Scott and presented by a full cast, centers on Nihil leader Lourna Dee, peeling back her mask and exploring her past, present, and future. Despite some nitpicks with its production, it’s engagingly written and expertly paced, while the cast delivers some compelling and nuanced performances to make for another entertaining audiobook original. Continue reading “Canon Audiobook Review: The High Republic – Tempest Runner”