Star Wars : The High Republic

The pacing of this volume is crazy - a lot happens over a very short read, every event feels weirdly sudden, and characters just kind of pop up as being important without a lot of context. 

Despite that, I really enjoyed this volume, even though it's been far too long since I read the first one. I feel like a lot of the weirdness around Lily's relationships with others has dissipated, since we see her guiding the younglings and Keerin a bit more while seeking advice from other masters, not simply being lost without them. She is growing, but she no longer feels like a padawan with her own padawan.

It is a good reminder that I really need to read the other High Republic books, though, since this takes place concurrent with the end of Phase I... but oh well. Still enjoyed this a lot, still waiting for volume …

This is a decent enough start to the series. The relationships among the Jedi feel a bit odd, with the main character seeming like a padawan but being a Knight with her own padawan, but generally that's easy enough to look past. The plot and action scenes feel more manga-y than Star Wars typically is, but it's a manga, hard to find much fault in that.

This isn't going to blow anyone's minds or anything, but it's entertaining enough. I'll pick up the next volume when I'm able.

Star Wars's steps into manga have been there, but for some reason the High Republic seems like the perfect time-period of the franchise to have an ongoing story unfold in the medium. It's more fantastical elements look absolutely gorgeous on these pages to introduce us to these characters and this new part of the galaxy. Events from other projects are mentioned and have a role to play, while we get introduced to a newer cast. Lily Tora-Asi is a capable Jedi Knight with a lot of doubts on her mind. Her padawan and youngling Jedi students look to her for help and advice, but she has difficulty with this that will for sure be explored in later stories.

After they were introduced in The High Republic comic series from Marvel, the Drengir have taken a place among one of the more terrifying elements of Star Wars. The insatiable plant monsters …