New Characters Revealed For STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC Phase II and Cover Art
The second phase of Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The High Republic storytelling plan will launch in a few months. There will be several new comics coming along with an original audio drama titled Star Wars: The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha.
Phase II of The High Republic will tell stories that are set 150 years before Phase I, which is about 350 years before The Skywalker Saga begins. It will center around Jedha, “a planet rich in its connection to the Force and the focus of every major faith in the galaxy. The new flagship Star Wars: The High Republic comic series will introduce Jedi Vildar Mac, who arrives as Jedha's fragile peace begins to crumble and a nameless terror arrives.”
In a recent episode of Star Wars: The High Republic Show, host Krystina Arielle revealed two new characters that will be introduced in Phase II and there’s concept art for those characters. The first character is Axel Greylark, the chancellor’s son, and he will be introduced in Zorida Córdova’s Star Wars: Convergence. The art comes from MinJi Yoon.
Here’s the opening crawl for Convergence teasing some details on the story:
On the close orbiting planets of Eiram and E'ronoh, the growing pains of a galaxy with limited resources but unlimited ambition are felt keenly. Their hatred for each other has fueled half a decade of escalating conflict and now threatens to consume surrounding systems. The last hope for peace emerges when heirs from the two planets' royal families plan to marry.
Before lasting peace can be established, an assassination attempt targeting the couple tilts Eiram and E'ronoh back into all-out war. To save both worlds, Jedi Knight Gella Nattai volunteers to uncover the culprit, while Chancellor Kyong appoints her son, Axel Greylark, to represent the Republic's interests in the investigation.
But Axel's deep distrust of the Jedi sparks against Gella's faith in the Force. She's never met such a puffed-up, privileged party boy, and he's never met a more self-serious, relentless do-gooder. The more they work to untangle the shadowy web of the investigation, the more complicated the conspiracy appears to be. With accusations flying and potential enemies in every shadow, the pair will have to work together to have any hope of bringing the truth to light and saving both worlds.
The other character revealed is a Jedi Master character, Silandra Sho, who will appear in The High Republic: Quest for the Hidden City. "Jedi Master Silandra Sho shown here in an illustration by Jeff Thomas and based on concept art from Iain McCaig. Like her weapon of choice, Silandra views herself as a shield against evil in the galaxy."
We’ve also got our first look at variant covers from Marvel’s Star Wars: The High Republic issue #2, illustrated by Rachael Stott and Rod Reis.
I also just thought I’d include the opening crawl for Phase II that was previously released. If offers additional insight into what is coming in this next phase of stories.
Have you been reading following this story of The High Republic and are you looking forward to Phase II, which launches in November?
Source: StarWars