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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was certainly gripping. I love the High Republic, I love the characters, and after Reading Path of Vengeance, I am so glad I'm finally getting a chance to get to know these key characters.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So plot-driven that there wasn’t enough time to really get to know the characters (Tey being the exception). I’m hoping the next arc is more character-driven.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Murder
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I split this volume in half reading the first 3 issues before The Battle of Jedha audiodrama and the remainder after which I would advise for anyone yet to dive in.
This book actually adds some much desired colour to the events on Jedha. The scenes towards the end with the Herald were mentioned in the audiodrama and I really appreciate the scope the High Republic initiative gives in showing perspectives of each event.
The volume also introduces some great new characters I'm excited to see more from. Solid addition to the High Republic here.
This book actually adds some much desired colour to the events on Jedha. The scenes towards the end with the Herald were mentioned in the audiodrama and I really appreciate the scope the High Republic initiative gives in showing perspectives of each event.
The volume also introduces some great new characters I'm excited to see more from. Solid addition to the High Republic here.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
A decent read, but a clunky one. Scott’s comic work had yet to impress me, which is odd, considering how much I enjoyed what he did with The Rising Storm book. He’s got some decent ideas—using Jedha as a tense hotbed of different sects that use the Force in various ways is so cool on paper—that he doesn’t develop enough. I like the conflict he’s setting up, and it’s neat seeing some setup for stuff we saw in Phase 1 of The High Republic; the issue is how surface-level it all is. The characters are two-dimensional at best, annoying at worst (which happens more often than it should), and have so little connection to the plot so far that it’s hard to care. At least the art is better than the usual stuff from Marvel’s Star Wars lines.
This is the first volume, so there’s room to grow, but an introductory arc should leave you wanting more, and this barely qualifies for that. The sudden ending doesn’t help, either. I wish Scott would get better about pacing his storytelling because he regularly ends “arcs”—if you can even call them that—on unceremonious twists or cliffhangers that feel shallow and leave the plot on an unfinished note. It’s weird how the Marvel comics for The High Republic have been such a clear low point for the series so far. The YA comics are easily better, too, because at least those have solid character work.
All that said, I do sound harsher than I feel. I would still give this 2.5 stars, but I’ll round up because going lower feels too negative. These five issues are perfectly readable, have some decent ideas, and the art has some impressive moments, but it lacks the dramatic heft I want. Hopefully that improves moving forward.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence
Minor: Gaslighting
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes