I’ll say this for Volume 1 of “The High Republic Adventures” (for Phase II): it’s better than Volume 1 of Phase I. I will say that I strongly believe children will enjoy this with the group of different characters and the nature of the story. But just being four issues was an injustice that really affected my rating. This being for kids and me reading it through my adult eyes did not help the cause. I have not been a fan of The High Republic series as I believe it has gone on for way too long. I am not really surprised as it had several things working against it. This is not my favorite collection from this universe. They really could have done another issue. I know this a running series but four issues gives of the impression that this is a more of a money grab than adding to the lore. We just stop in the middle of the story with no conclusions to anything. My major issue with this collection is that it is only four issues combined. Speaking of the target audience the artwork is especially geared towards them as it is bright and displays an atmosphere of the previously mentioned lightheartedness. Like I said this is geared towards children so that can be forgiven. It is there just to get everyone together. The reason for the team up with the common aspect is nothing special. It is your basic story of a group of eclectic beings joining up together to put a stop to the baddies. As for the story there is nothing new here. I enjoyed this as it shows her adventurous lighthearted side and this was a nice contrast as how we see her in the first phase. It is lighthearted and not serious in its content. Like the series run in the first phase this collection is really geared towards children and it shows. She wants more excitement to her life than the boring lifestyle of a padawan. We first saw her in the first phase as a Jedi. In this one we visit Sav Malagan as a padawan. However, I’d be truly grateful for any support that you could offer – and it’s easy to do so at either of these links: /geekmid or PayPal.Īny donations are truly appreciated – and I also appreciate you taking the time to read my articles.This is a collection that is part of the second phase of The High Republic series. There’s certainly nothing wrong with the art, which is pretty strong throughout, but the writing just struck me as pedestrian here, unfortunately.Įnjoyed what you’ve read? Want to support my blog? There’s no pressure of course, but every penny helps to keep this site running, as I earn no income from my writing here (though I may earn small fees from affiliate links posted on my pages). I can’t say I was particularly involved or interested in the fate of any of the characters, especially the thinly sketched protagonist.Īs to whether or not I’ll pick up the second issue, that’s a resounding ‘probably not’, unless I hear that it improves massively upon this one. Though the setting is fairly intriguing and the inclusion of Maz Kanata is not unwelcome, it’s a bit of a dull start to the story, full of exposition and not particularly interesting in terms of its events by the end of the issue. It’s interesting to see Maz Kanata involved so heavily here too I wasn’t aware that the sequel character was so long-lived! The High Republic period is around 400 years prior to the prequels, so things are fairly different, though still recognisably Star Wars, than we’re perhaps used to. In any case, here we have a story about a young Jedi Padawan, Sav Malagán, who joins the crew of notorious pirate Maz Kanata – leading Malagán to question whether or not she even wants to remain part of the Jedi Order. I’m not sure of the ins and outs of what led to IDW losing the license and Dark Horse Comics picking it up – but it is good to see Star Wars back at Dark Horse, after they so carefully nurtured the license for over 20 years before the Disney/Marvel/Star Wars deal came to fruition. It was always a bit of a strange arrangement, given that Disney, who own Star Wars, also own Marvel – why not just keep the all ages-friendly High Republic spin-off in house? The High Republic Era continues to be expanded upon in books, comics and even audio dramas, with this new Dark Horse Comics series relaunching after previously having found a home at IDW Publishing.
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