- "Just checked the PDF of Star Wars: The High Republic issue 5 and it WILL make you cry! Sorry!"
- ―Cavan Scott
The High Republic 5 is the fifth issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars: The High Republic. The issue was written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Ario Anindito, Marika Cresta, Mark Morales, and Jim Campbell, and published by Marvel Comics on March 20, 2024.
Ahead of release, Scott told fans that it would make them cry as a public warning.[3] The issue is also Anindito's last contribution to The High Republic comic line. He described the issue as his farewell and a story that brought his work full circle: after having drawn Keeve Trennis and Sskeer in The High Republic (2021) 1, his goodbye to the series saw their reunion.[4]
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MONSTER AND APPRENTICE! An exciting new arc begins! Lightsabers clash as KEEVE TRENNIS finally finds what she's been searching for in the NIHIL OCCLUSION ZONE! What is the secret of the ancient ruin? And can Keeve trust LOURNA DEE when she needs her the most? The JEDI'S deepest fears manifest as a face from the past makes a SHOCKING appearance!
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THE HIGH REPUBLIC CHILDREN OF THE STORM CHAPTER 5: MONSTER & APPRENTICE |
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- The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight 1
- The High Republic Authors on Authors: George Mann and Cavan Scott on StarWars.com (backup link)
- New 'Star Wars' Women's History Month Covers Celebrate Icons of a Galaxy Far, Far Away on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- This Week! in Star Wars Dispatch: Sskeer Returns? on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Star Wars: The High Republic [Phase III] (2023) #5 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Burryaga's Fate and More Reveals on Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link) establish that the events of Star Wars: The High Republic take place one year after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 230 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 (@cavanscottwriter) on Instagram: A public warning! (screenshot)
- ↑ Ario Anindito (@arioanin) on Twitter: "This is my last issue for @starwars the High Republic comic series. My farewell 😢 It all comes full circle.. I draw the first issue where we first see Keeve and Sskeer together, and now I draw the issue where they're reunited. Thank you all. #starwarsthehighrepublic #starwars" (backup link)