The High Republic: A more civilized age...
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They read like those "personality tests" that trend every once in a while.
The beginning of The High Republic is being delayed until next year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Light of the Jedi and A Test of Courage will now being coming out on January 5th, and Into the Dark will now be coming out on February 2nd. New release dates for the comics will be announced later. The StarWars.com story in the link features a letter from Lucasfilm Publishing creative director Micheal Siglain.
I'm disappointed and a little surprised to see them waiting to move it until now, as comics and things like that are actually starting to come out again. I can't recall any other book releases being delayed.
I'm disappointed and a little surprised to see them waiting to move it until now, as comics and things like that are actually starting to come out again. I can't recall any other book releases being delayed.
A shame, but understandable. At least they'll come out close together.
There've been a few. Off the top of my head the collection of Doctor Who novelizations that was due out in the summer has been delayed until next spring, as have a few other novels I've had my eye on. Actually, now that I think about it, books I was interested in due out in July and August have mostly been delayed to the spring. Perhaps an indication of how the publishing industry works that the earliest they were impacted by these Corona times is four months after the outbreak hit?
For my part, this doesn't bother me too much. While I'm looking forward to these books, I'm in a unique situation where these Corona Times have in fact left me with significantly less free time then I had in normal times, and my pile of unread books have been stacking up, so I could do with a few books releases being postponed.
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IGN has posted the first chapter of The Light of The Jedi, along with an some comments from it's author, Charles Soule.
I didn't read the whole excerpt, but I read a little bit of it, and it was good.
I didn't read the whole excerpt, but I read a little bit of it, and it was good.
I think it's important world building since the reader needs to appreciate that this is 1) a BIG ship 2) has a ton of detachable modules, and 3) understand that it's filled with passengers.
The first point is important because it means a *lot* of debris is going to be generated and spread far and wide by the wreck. The second because some of those modules might survive intact, and third because some might still contain survivors.
Honestly, this is the kind of attention to detail I wish they'd employed (though not spelled out in the movie) for why Holdo's suicide run is not common; because it can royally bugger up the hyperlanes across half the damn galaxy. Wars come and go, but the galaxy goes on and there's no point winning a battle if your ships are stuck in one system for a century while new routes have to be plotted every time you weaponize a hyperjump.
The first point is important because it means a *lot* of debris is going to be generated and spread far and wide by the wreck. The second because some of those modules might survive intact, and third because some might still contain survivors.
Honestly, this is the kind of attention to detail I wish they'd employed (though not spelled out in the movie) for why Holdo's suicide run is not common; because it can royally bugger up the hyperlanes across half the damn galaxy. Wars come and go, but the galaxy goes on and there's no point winning a battle if your ships are stuck in one system for a century while new routes have to be plotted every time you weaponize a hyperjump.
StarWars.com has posted the second edition of their Inside Star Wars: The High Republic series. This one reveals a Trandoshan Jedi Master named Sskeer, and reveals a bit more information about Avar Kriss, who was introduced in the first article. It also revealed that the San Tekka family were very rich and powerful in this era. They don't specifically mention him, but I think it's pretty safe to assume that these are ancestors of The Force Awaken's Lor San Tekka.
The article also shows Sskeer and Kriss in their newly revealed mission attire.
The article also shows Sskeer and Kriss in their newly revealed mission attire.
Trandoshan Jedi just became my new favourite character.
I'm kind of digging the saber holsters they seem to be going with. I think we've all just taking the standard belt clips as a given so it's both a subtle and surprising change, that is both cool looking, and a very subtle way to say with it's impracticality that these are peacetime Jedi.
Those aren't weapons that get drawn often and they're mostly ceremonial and symbolic, much like the katanna became after the Samurai had their teeth pulled. Indeed even the positioning and angle of it on Avar Kriss's design seems deliberately reminiscent of how and where a saya would by tied to the waist.
Those aren't weapons that get drawn often and they're mostly ceremonial and symbolic, much like the katanna became after the Samurai had their teeth pulled. Indeed even the positioning and angle of it on Avar Kriss's design seems deliberately reminiscent of how and where a saya would by tied to the waist.
StarWars.com has revealed the design for The High Republic era Yoda, and that he will be featured in Daniel Jose Older's The High Republic Adventures comic series from IDW.
He's still 700 years old, so other than a wardrobe change, and a few small changes, he's not drastically different from how he looked in The Phantom Menace.
He's still 700 years old, so other than a wardrobe change, and a few small changes, he's not drastically different from how he looked in The Phantom Menace.
StarWars.com has posted a preview of the first few pages of the first issue of Marvel's The High Republic series.
Seems like a pretty good start to me.
Seems like a pretty good start to me.
StarWars.com has given us our first look at the lightsaber of Higher Republic era Jedi Master Stellan Gios.
I think it's a really cool design, it's very elegant, and I love the crossguard blades going into the metal crossguard.
I think it's a really cool design, it's very elegant, and I love the crossguard blades going into the metal crossguard.
High Republic 'opening crawl' https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsLeaks/comments/j5rd4h/high_republic_opening_crawl/
Io9 has posted a fairly in depth interview with Cavan Scott, the author of the Marvel High Republic comic. The article also features some new pre-color and text pages from the first issue.
It definitely sounds like it has a lot of potential.
It definitely sounds like it has a lot of potential.
