Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 1: There Is No Fear
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- Author：Cavan Scott
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Summary
A new era of Star Wars storytelling begins！ Journey back to the High Republic — the golden age of the Jedi！ Centuries before the Empire and the Skywalker saga， the Jedi are at their height， protecting the galaxy as Republic pioneers push out into new territories。 But as the frontier prepares for the dedication of the majestic Starlight Beacon， Padawan Keeve Trennis faces the ultimate choice — will she complete her Jedi trials， or rescue the innocent from disaster？ And can she trust her closest ally？ Enter a rich and vast world of new Jedi！ New worlds！ New ships！ And new evils to fight — including the terrifying Nihil！
COLLECTING: Star Wars: The High Republic （2021） 1-6
COLLECTING: Star Wars: The High Republic （2021） 1-6
Reviews
Melvyn
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There Is No Fear is the first story arc from Star Wars: The High Republic comic book series。 And it definitely delivers an intense start to the visual universe of the High Republic！We have been introduced to a new threat in the galaxy far， far away: Drengir， sentient plant creatures。 They feed on the energy and nutrients from the bodies of their victims and seem to be indestructible。。。 Drengir are a perfect Star Wars "villain" to get in a comic book series。 Their vegetation-like bodies take over There Is No Fear is the first story arc from Star Wars: The High Republic comic book series。 And it definitely delivers an intense start to the visual universe of the High Republic！We have been introduced to a new threat in the galaxy far， far away: Drengir， sentient plant creatures。 They feed on the energy and nutrients from the bodies of their victims and seem to be indestructible。。。 Drengir are a perfect Star Wars "villain" to get in a comic book series。 Their vegetation-like bodies take over the bodies of other creatures or take the shape of viny creatures， which is amazing visuals to see in the artwork of the series。 The Nihil seem to be the prevalent threat in the novel arcs and the Drengir will be the threat in the comic book arcs， which I find is a great balance。 We do have recurring characters between these such as Jedi Masters Avar Kriss and Sskeer。 I'm starting to get a really good sense of the Jedi philosophy in this time period， the High Republic。Honorable mention goes to the Jedi brothers Terec and Ceret。 I find are a very unique duo that we got to meet in this comic arc， and I hope we get to see more of their adventures in the future of the comics。 。。。more
Frank Jarome
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Definitely not as good as the novels， and I had a different image in my head for the Drengir。 But still a part of the overall tapestry that is the High Republic， and not a bad read
Davie Green
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Really middle of the road stuff that doesn’t add anything significant to anything of the wider mythology as a whole。 The first few issues suffer incredibly from absolutely crammed in panels of dialogue， exposition and not very attractive art。Having a Tradoshan Jedi was the only real selling point for me here and they didn’t really do anything with him。
Nate Balcom
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Book #19 of my #30BookSummer Challenge！ An exciting tale that provides great visuals to the cast， vehicles， and settings from the High Republic novels。 Loving the multiple story lines and media that Star Wars The High Republic has utilized！ Every new issue or book brings further depth to the story and the characters。 It’s quickly becoming my favorite era of Star Wars （A spot formerly occupied by the now legends Tales of The Jedi series）。
Julie
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I'm enjoying this so far， both the characters and how the comic storyline weaves in and out of the High Republic novels。 I'm enjoying this so far， both the characters and how the comic storyline weaves in and out of the High Republic novels。 。。。more
Bryan
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-- read as issues #1-5 --While nothing overly spectacular， the High Republic comic series was a nice addition to the new canon after having read the novel Light of the Jedi。 It serves as a nice tie-in to the story， offering us familiar faces （like Avar Kriss）， and new focuses like Keeve Trennis， who serves as the lead。 The High Republic is a new era for all Star Wars fans， so exploring it in two different mediums has been fun。
Cervoni
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Def a 3。5。 What I love the most in the High Republic series is that they are showing us different sides of the Jedi experience and their relationships between one another and their connection with the Force。 It was okay but it felt a bit rushed， wished we could have more of the relationship between Keeve and Sskeer， the later being one of my favorite parts of this Volume。
Alan Castree
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Maybe I’ll warm up to this later but for now it just feels like nonsense。 It’s called the “High Republic” yet we learn nothing of the republic， and instead have a bunch of kinda bland Jedi chopping at a plant creature for the entire book… to be continued。I haven’t read any of the novels yet so that may also have affected my opinion of this comic。
Bruce Burhans
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This volume collects the first six issues， which isn't a complete arc either。 Cliffhanger aside， I really enjoyed the concept here。 A new villain while simultaneously connecting the overall High Republic universe。 You'll see characters from both the YA and adult novels being included， which is a nice touch for those completionists who are engaging in all the various forms of High Republic media。It's too early to say whether or not this will end up being a really great Star Wars run。 Right now， I This volume collects the first six issues， which isn't a complete arc either。 Cliffhanger aside， I really enjoyed the concept here。 A new villain while simultaneously connecting the overall High Republic universe。 You'll see characters from both the YA and adult novels being included， which is a nice touch for those completionists who are engaging in all the various forms of High Republic media。It's too early to say whether or not this will end up being a really great Star Wars run。 Right now， I'd say to start with the Darth Vader comics unless you want something that is more of a slower burn。 Clearly， the goal is to have this comic series go on for years during the entire High Republic run， and not just a 25 to 50 issue story like some of the other new Star Wars comics。 I prefer that， and I'm excited to follow this series regularly while waiting for the next wave of books to come out！As for reviewing the actual volume itself， make sure to take note of reviews here on Goodreads。 Some people read the first issue months ago and decided to give a one-star review on this page， but I've read all six that will be included in this volume。The High Republic is an interesting take on Star Wars that has some cool characters and there was a natural progression between issues one through five。 Issue six has a different artist， which is quite jarring， but my biggest issue is that it felt rushed。 There was a time skip that didn't seem natural but I still think the overall concept of Jedi trying to be peacekeepers against pirates or the threat that's seen in this comic is interesting！ We have characters who are trying to move onto the next stage in their life while attempting to deal with trauma and learning to become better Jedi。Overall， a fine start。 3 Stars on Goodreads says "liked it" and that's。。。 pretty much all I can say without spoiling it。 I liked it and didn't regret reading it。 。。。more
GrilledCheeseSamurai （Scott）
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Loved it。Every single issue had something cool af in it that made me pause and just think to myself 'fuck， I love Star Wars。'I don't care what anyone says - all I know is The High Republic， both the novels and these comics， have been an absolute blast to read so far。*read in single issues* Loved it。Every single issue had something cool af in it that made me pause and just think to myself 'fuck， I love Star Wars。'I don't care what anyone says - all I know is The High Republic， both the novels and these comics， have been an absolute blast to read so far。*read in single issues* 。。。more
Christy
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GAH I’m so stressed out waiting for the next issue！
Billy Jepma
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This started so strong， with compelling character dynamics and some of the better art we've gotten from one of Marvel's Star Wars comics。 But it gradually lost me as it went on。 The primary threat （which originated in one of the YA books from earlier in the year） didn't work for me the first time they showed up and worked for me even less here。 I like Scott's plotting well enough， but his writing has always felt a bit stiff to me， which continues to be the case here。 I never felt like the stakes This started so strong， with compelling character dynamics and some of the better art we've gotten from one of Marvel's Star Wars comics。 But it gradually lost me as it went on。 The primary threat （which originated in one of the YA books from earlier in the year） didn't work for me the first time they showed up and worked for me even less here。 I like Scott's plotting well enough， but his writing has always felt a bit stiff to me， which continues to be the case here。 I never felt like the stakes were all that high or that the characters were actually in much danger。 It's far from ideal。 It also sidelines the most interesting story beat （what happens when a Jedi Master has a crisis of faith？） by wrapping it up in derivative mind control stuff。 Even the mystery introduced in those first couple of issues quickly loses steam once we start getting answers。But the artwork is strong， and Anindito and Morales make a killer artist/inker combo。 I loved how dynamic， sharp， and clear their fight scenes were and loved how Leoni's bright color palette added new dimensions to them。 It's disappointing， then， that the final issue loses Anindito and Morales。 The replacement （interlude？） artists are。。。fine， but the detail and texture work takes a noticeable dip， especially when it comes to the character expressions。 It sapped even more energy out of a climax that very much didn't have much to spare。 This gets a 2。5 from me， but I will round up because it's Star Wars and I am a sucker。 。。。more
Ahdom
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What a smashing adventure this was！ I have loved this first wave of High Republic stories。 This comic was great！ I am counting down to the next one， honestly。 The artwork was absolutely top-notch in these too。 Don't hesitate to read this one。。。 There are some horror elements in this and plenty of thrills。 Man， I love Jedi action！ Keep them coming Cavan！ MTFBWY。。。 What a smashing adventure this was！ I have loved this first wave of High Republic stories。 This comic was great！ I am counting down to the next one， honestly。 The artwork was absolutely top-notch in these too。 Don't hesitate to read this one。。。 There are some horror elements in this and plenty of thrills。 Man， I love Jedi action！ Keep them coming Cavan！ MTFBWY。。。 。。。more
Anna
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As is the case for most Marvel imprints in recent years， the art is better than the writing。 I wanted to care about the characters - particularly Keeve - but found them to be somewhat devoid of depth and personality。 Hopefully more character development will occur over the next arc。
Tiag⊗
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From the company that invested 900 millions of dollars on a trilogy of movies without a long-haul plan to back it up， here's Star Wars: The High Republic， a new era of Star Wars without the wars， an era of Jedi without the Sith， starring a Padawan quickly turned Jedi with a trendy sidecut and a zoomer personality， wielding a double-bladed lightsaber as her weapon of choice， a Sith weapon。 You're really doing it Disney， step by step， you're killing George Lucas' vision for Star Wars， you do you， From the company that invested 900 millions of dollars on a trilogy of movies without a long-haul plan to back it up， here's Star Wars: The High Republic， a new era of Star Wars without the wars， an era of Jedi without the Sith， starring a Padawan quickly turned Jedi with a trendy sidecut and a zoomer personality， wielding a double-bladed lightsaber as her weapon of choice， a Sith weapon。 You're really doing it Disney， step by step， you're killing George Lucas' vision for Star Wars， you do you， I guess， it's your money。Is this book all that bad though， not really， the story and the art is alright， and some of the characters are cool， but the whole thing reads like the vegan version of Star Wars and reeks of Kathleen Kennedy's political agenda， so yeah， color me unimpressed。 。。。more
Paul Viebranz
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The first volume of Marvel's Star Wars: The High Republic， written by Cavan Scott with art by Ario Anindito， is a wonderful ride。 From the impromptu Jedi Trials of Keeve Trennis to the growing threat of the Drengir， there have been tons of thrills along the way， with a strong focus on character--particularly Keeve and her master， Sskeer--making for an excellent complement to the ongoing multi-format High Republic narrative that kicked off in January。The relationship between Keeve and Sskeer is t The first volume of Marvel's Star Wars: The High Republic， written by Cavan Scott with art by Ario Anindito， is a wonderful ride。 From the impromptu Jedi Trials of Keeve Trennis to the growing threat of the Drengir， there have been tons of thrills along the way， with a strong focus on character--particularly Keeve and her master， Sskeer--making for an excellent complement to the ongoing multi-format High Republic narrative that kicked off in January。The relationship between Keeve and Sskeer is tested across this arc in ways that really did surprise me。 Everybody doesn't just make it out in the end because they're Jedi， there's real tests of trust and strength。 And I love that it built off of events from Charles Soule's novel Light of the Jedi。 Indeed， the interconnectivity of this comic， bridging gaps between its own storylines and the other books， has been very rewarding as a fan of the whole era。 Star Wars media isn't always connected seamlessly， but the nature of The High Republic era， being drawn up together with a team of writers， seems to have really paid off in terms of metanarrative cohesion。The Drengir were introduced in a previous book， Into the Dark， but seeming them realized visually really makes them click for me in a way prose didn't 100% get to， and boy are they scary！ The threat they pose feels both more grand in scope and more visceral after reading the comic series， and I can't wait for the next wave of storytelling to start next week！Shout-out to Anindito's art， which is stellar every issue。 The action is clean and easy to follow， which is something I can't say for every Star Wars comic running。Compared to the other stories in the era so far， I think this comic is my third or fourth favorite。。。 Light of the Jedi is still my favorite for sure， followed by the YA novel Into the Dark by Claudia Gray。 And surprisingly， I think third and fourth place would be a toss-up between High Republic and High Republic Adventures--this surprises me because Adventures is by Daniel José Older， and the only other Star Wars fiction I've read from him （the novel Last Shot， and his Boba Fett-centered short from Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View） have been two of my least favorite Star Wars stories of all time。But back to the issues at hand （get it？）， Scott's High Republic has opened strong， and I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes from here。 。。。more
Robert
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Might have been ok if awful marketing hadn't destroyed expectations - putting on every single cover of every single issue some variation of 'the fate of the Republic rests on HER shoulders" when your main character is a newly minted knight with ZERO accomplishments we have seen and who is surrounded by more senior and more competent Jedi beggars belief and is a complete turnoff - particularly when nothing that happens seems to threaten the Republic itself。 Might have been ok if awful marketing hadn't destroyed expectations - putting on every single cover of every single issue some variation of 'the fate of the Republic rests on HER shoulders" when your main character is a newly minted knight with ZERO accomplishments we have seen and who is surrounded by more senior and more competent Jedi beggars belief and is a complete turnoff - particularly when nothing that happens seems to threaten the Republic itself。 。。。more
Jamie Connolly
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I don't understand how anyone could enjoy this book。 Don't bother。 Just don't。 The worst graphic novel I've read all year。 2 stars。 I don't understand how anyone could enjoy this book。 Don't bother。 Just don't。 The worst graphic novel I've read all year。 2 stars。 。。。more
Books_gang_
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3，5🌟/5🌟 Story is OK， I like Keeve and Sskeer， but I have problem with the drawing， which is little bit childish and too colourful for me。 But this is my personal problem。
Mathijs Breedveld
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Leuk verhaal in een nieuwe era van Star Wars。
Sebastian
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Kind of MEH。
Caleb Graham
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I am LIVING for this series so far。 The first 5 issues were action packed and also terrifying。 I love where they’re going with these High Republic stories！
Robby
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So far， between this set of comics and reading the first 100 pages or so of Charles Soule's Light of the Jedi， I have not been very impressed with the new High Republic line of Star Wars media。 The characters and situations seem very generic， and we are kind of just thrown into things without a lot of context or background。 While the comic book story at least has a bit more focus on a human padawan and her Trandoshan master， it still is hard to follow the narrative and keep track of the side cha So far， between this set of comics and reading the first 100 pages or so of Charles Soule's Light of the Jedi， I have not been very impressed with the new High Republic line of Star Wars media。 The characters and situations seem very generic， and we are kind of just thrown into things without a lot of context or background。 While the comic book story at least has a bit more focus on a human padawan and her Trandoshan master， it still is hard to follow the narrative and keep track of the side characters and many antagonists。 This is not the way to introduce a new era of Star Wars。 I am also baffled by the decision to have comics veteran Charles Soule write the main introductory novel while having lesser-known comics writer Cavan Scott write the main comic book series （though Soule's most recent Star Wars comics have also gotten a bit bland）。 This really needed a comics superstar like Kieron Gillen or Si Spurrier to kick it off。I may continue to read this story arc until it comes to more of a conclusion （issue 5 ends with a cliffhanger）， and I am interested in the Claudia Gray YA novel set in this era since I love her writing。 I may even pick up Soule's action-laden novel again。 For the most part though， I think I will be waiting for High Republic to get the TV or film treatment where it has to appeal to a general audience。 。。。more
Mario
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