It’s interesting to see Maz Kanata involved so heavily here too I wasn’t aware that the sequel character was so long-lived! The High Republic period is around 400 years prior to the prequels, so things are fairly different, though still recognisably Star Wars, than we’re perhaps used to. In any case, here we have a story about a young Jedi Padawan, Sav Malagán, who joins the crew of notorious pirate Maz Kanata – leading Malagán to question whether or not she even wants to remain part of the Jedi Order. I’m not sure of the ins and outs of what led to IDW losing the license and Dark Horse Comics picking it up – but it is good to see Star Wars back at Dark Horse, after they so carefully nurtured the license for over 20 years before the Disney/Marvel/Star Wars deal came to fruition. It was always a bit of a strange arrangement, given that Disney, who own Star Wars, also own Marvel – why not just keep the all ages-friendly High Republic spin-off in house? The High Republic Era continues to be expanded upon in books, comics and even audio dramas, with this new Dark Horse Comics series relaunching after previously having found a home at IDW Publishing.
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