Quell, pilot and leader of Alphabet Squadron, deserted the Imperial army and joined the New Republic in the canon novel series by Alexander Freed released in 2019. She s joined by the original series s iconic character Lando Calrissian, as well as Doctor Aphra, a rogue archaeologist; Rae Slone, an Imperial commander; Sana Starros, a bounty hunter and smuggler; and Jedi twins Terec and Ceret all LGBTQ+ characters illustrated by LGBTQ+ artists.
“Being invited to portray these two amazing characters was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I couldn’t let slip away,” Javier Garrón, the cover artist for “The High Republic #6,” told StarWars.com. “It’s a chance to highlight what I love about them and Star Wars: it’s an endless universe, immensely diverse and inclusive. With each story its limits are shattered and it becomes richer, more interesting and more fun to explore. So I wanted to draw Terec and Cerec as the powerful characters they are, filled with determinat
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Brandon Wainerdi about the phone call that spawned
Heir to the Empire and introduced the world to Grand Admiral Thrawn.
“It was a chance to jumpstart my career in a way that I’d never thought possible, but it was also a chance for me to fall flat on my face in front of millions of Star Wars fans (laughs). On top of that, I had never written a trilogy before: a single story told in three volumes, in 300,000 words. But by the next morning, I had enough of a germ of an idea that I thought it could be possible. The big question was whether I could capture the atmosphere of Star Wars, but I knew I needed to at least try. I went ahead and said yes, and it seems to be working out so far.”
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