SWCIC: After the Battle Of Jedha, Vildar Mac, Matty & Tey Fight The Path And Face-Off Against The Leveler! (High Republic [2022] Vol 2: Battle For The Force #6-10) – Ep 135

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English - August 19, 2023 04:30 - 29 minutes - 36.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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THE BATTLE OF JEDHA ENDS - IT WAS ALL A PLOY BY THE PATH… BUT FOR WHAT?! In ep 135, Mike delves back into Phase 2’s High Republic comics to finish them off, so we continue following Vildar Mac, Matthea Cathley & Tey Sirrek as they try to untangle the mess left by the Path Of The Open Hand from the Battle Of Jedha, all while avoiding the fearsome tendrils of The Leveler! As Mike takes you through this tale, he also provides information on the 3 Bogan Collections, Gloovians, the Enlightenment tap bar & more!

All of these comics were written by Cavan Scott and the colour artist was Frank William. Ario Anindito was the penciller for issues 6, 9 & 10 with Mark Morales as inker, while Andrea Broccardo & Marika Cresta were artists on issue 7 and David Messina was artist on issue 8.

Phase 2 book reviews were released; Path Of Deceit on 7th Jan, Quest For Hidden City on February 14th, Convergence on March 18th, The Battle Of Jedha on April 22nd, Cataclysm on June 17th & Quest For Planet X on July 15th. The first volume of phase 2 Marvel comics were tackled in episode 126 (out May 13th 2023) and the first vol of High Republic Adventures comic (Dark Horse) were released in ep 132 (7th July).

Mike has tackled every piece of the content from Phase 1 of the High Republic in 2021-2022. The first was Light Of The Jedi on March 2021 and the last was Midnight Horizon on November ’22. For Starlight Stories, check episode 113 - all episodes, including comic episodes, are in a YouTube playlist, found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8bsER_4sqfhNFfd5aoWT_YX

In the last episode, WE GO BACK FURTHER THAN EVER BEFORE IN CANON TO FIND THE POWER TO CONTROL THE NAMELESS! Ep 134’s focus is the only one-shot in Phase 2 of The High Republic; Quest Of The Jedi! This comic delves into the origins of the Echo Stone, which leads into the Rods of Daybreak & Seasons. The story is set almost 500 years before the Skywalker Saga, with two new Jedi and some extra information about Azlin Rell.