At last, The High Republic — The Nameless Terror #1 (of 4) is in comic shops. Was it worth the wait?
Yes, very much so.
Will it be difficult to wait almost two months until issue #2 is released?
Yes, if #1 is anything to go by, since George Mann, Eduardo Mello, Ornella Savarese, Studio RAM, Matt Dryer, Sanjay Dharawat, Stephen Reichert and Samantha Hummer have delivered a crackling debut issue that ties into The High Republic mythology with ease while creating an aura of suspense.
In Yoda #4 (of 10), writer Jody Houser returns to the galaxy a long time ago, reteaming with artist Luke Ross for a three-issue arc that features Yoda in a story set before the Prequel Trilogy and featuring Jedi Master Dooku. THey’re joined by color artist Nolan Woodard and letter Joe Caramagna of Virtual Caligraphy.
It’s a well-paced start that gives us more elements of the Count before his faith in the Jedi was lost and features a trio of young Padawans — a togorian, wookiee and trandoshan — that echoes Dooku’s own relationship with SIfo-Dyas. Astute readers will recognize a key event in this issue from the pages of Age of Republic: Count Dooku #1. That issue has more emotional heft now.
Finally, in Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) #29, Aphra finds herself in an unusual spot: Completely oblvious to the Spark’s dire plans. The story by Alyssa Wong, artist Natacha Bustos, color artist Rachelle Rosenberg and letter Joe Caramagna, blends long-ago history with the effort by Chelli’s friends to come to her rescue in a brisk story.
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