Marvel Comics has announced the upcoming launch of
Star Wars: The High Republic – Trail of Shadows, a brand new limited series taking place in Lucasfilm’s High Republic era publishing initiative from the creative team of New York Times Bestselling author Daniel José Older and artist David Wachter.
Star Wars: The High Republic – Trail of Shadows is described as a noir-style mystery taking place after the shocking events of the Republic Fair and introduce new key High Republic players such as Sian Holt and Jedi Emerick Caphtor, two detectives tasked with uncovering the source of a strange new threat that could bring darkness to the Jedi Order’s golden age.
And here s the new IDW High Republic series as well, starting in August;
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures The Monster of Temple Peak #1 (of 4) GEM OF THE MONTH
Cavan Scott (w) • Rachael Stott (a & c)
Follow former Jedi turned saber-for-hire monster hunter Ty Yorrick in her first comic appearance in this all-new
High Republic miniseries by
Rachael Stott!
Ty is a brave yet superstitious monster hunter, traversing the galaxy with KL-03 and her trusty rune-stones fighting the deadliest monsters on any world. After dealing with an escaped Drewen being transported to the Republic Fair, Ty heads to Loreth, where local pioneers have tasked her with taking on the fearsome Gretalax that terrorizes them. She takes the mission but can t shake the feeling that something is amiss with the Force.
The new mini-series from Daniel José Older,
Star Wars: The High Republic: Trail Of Shadows, will introduce the mystery fiction genre into the new era of
Star Wars storytelling as the Jedi call upon one of their own, Emerick Caphtor, to investigate a strange mystery with ties to the Jedi Order. At the same time, Chancellor Lina Soh calls upon Sian Holt, a high-end, in-demand private detective to look into the same mystery. But will either solve this riddle before anyone else dies?
But first,
Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott arrives on June 29, with a Special Edition cover headed exclusively to Target. The cover features Stellan Gios, Bell Zettifar, Elzar Mann, Indeera Stokes, and Ember the Charhound.