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High Republic #13
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This issue has amazing action and the storyline is really coming to a head here. No new first appearances, however.
Let’s do a rundown of the key issues for those characters that are in the book for a refresher, though.
- Avar Kriss- First cameo in Rise of Kylo Ren #3; first full appearance in High Republic #1
- Keeve Trennis- First appearance in High Republic #1
- Sskeer-First appearance in High Republic #1
- Marchion Ro-First cameo in High Republic Adventures #1; first full appearance in High Republic Adventures #2; First cover is tied between High Republic #3 Mayhew and Sliney variant
- Lourna Dee-First cameo High Republic #9; First full appearance High Republic #10; first cover High Republic #1 Kenny Blanche Concept variant
- Zeetar- First appearance High Republic #9
- Muglan-First cameo High Republic #10
- Quin-First cameo High Republic #10
Doctor Aphra #16
Variants:
No new first appearances here. We have a lot of players who have already previously appeared, so here’s a rundown of their firsts:
- Beol De’Rruyet-Doctor Aphra #6 (2020)
- Di’Reni-Doctor Aphra #9 (2020)
- Kho Phon Farrus- made a hooded, unnamed cameo in Doctor Aphra #16 (2020) and a first full appearance in Doctor Aphra #17 (2020)
- Just Lucky-Doctor Aphra #1 (2020)
- Ariole-Doctor Aphra #8 (2020)
- Bar’Leth (university)-Doctor Aphra #1 (2016)
High Republic Adventures Galactic Bake-Off (One-Shot)
Variants:
This book seems to be overlooked this week. Many are writing it off as a joke, but there are some gems in here and I think this book might actually be the winner of the week in terms of importance.
The comic starts out with Torben “Buckets of Blood” Buck and Kantam Sy, headed to the kitchen to bake a famous dish by Yoda. Buckets of Blood first appeared in High Republic Adventures #1 and the Nathan cover of that issue is his first cover. Kantam Sy first appeared in High Republic Adventures #3.
An ingredient in the dish is that the baker has to tell a story of cooperation. The two bring some familiar Jedi in tow, along with the first appearance of Jedi younglings Gabino and Kaimo.
The baking acts as the framing story for the flashback which is a rescue of elderly retired Jedi from a meditation retreat aboard the Voyager Dawn. Pieces of debris from the Great Hyperspace Disaster from Charles Soule’s Light of the Jedi are threatening the ship. This if the first appearance of the Voyager Dawn. This is where it gets interesting. Kantam is helping elderly Jedi get to the escape crafts. We have a Jedi named Master Fambola and also a Jedi named Master Griswal.
Why this is interesting is because the High Republic authors revealed that the next phase of High Republic stories will take place as prequels 150 years prior to the current comics. Could some of these elderly Jedi play a role in Phase 2?
We also get the first appearance of a Republic Captain, Captain Kardo.
