The High Republic Returns to Comics With a Brand-New Mystery

The High Republic is not done yet. A new Dark Horse miniseries, Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Pathfinders, launches this week and sends a fresh team of Republic Pathfinders into the far edges of the galaxy to investigate the death of a Jedi Master. Lucasfilm first revealed the project at New York Comic Con last year, confirming that writer George Mann is leading the series alongside artists Partha Pratim, Jagdish Kumar, Michael Atiyeh, and Comicraft.

A New High Republic Story, Set After Phase II

What makes Pathfinders interesting is where it sits in the timeline. Lucasfilm says the story takes place about 20 years after Phase II, which gives it room to explore a different corner of the era instead of just replaying familiar beats. The official setup follows a brand-new Pathfinder team dispatched to a distant region to investigate the strange death of a Jedi Master, with the mission slowly turning into something darker and stranger than expected.

That setup also lines up with the collected edition description from Penguin Random House, which names the dead Jedi as Master Atticus Cale and teases a new cast including Jedi Master Temesh, Padawan Anula, medic Harby, pilot Pol, and their flying companion Ezal. The trade paperback is listed at 160 pages, priced at $19.99, and scheduled for December 22, 2026, collecting all six issues.

Why This One Could Matter

There is a reason this comic feels worth watching. George Mann has already become one of the most reliable names in High Republic storytelling, and Pathfinders looks like it is leaning into mystery, outer-rim danger, and weird corners of the setting rather than just Jedi-vs-bad-guys routine. That is usually where this era works best. Lucasfilm’s reveal and the official issue preview both frame the series as a six-issue mystery with room for new characters, unfamiliar threats, and at least a few possible cameos.

Yes, You Can Already Preorder It

If you want to jump in now, issue #1 is out this week, and if you prefer to wait for the full run, you can already preorder the collected edition on Amazon. The High Republic may be further along in its publishing life than it was a couple of years ago, but Pathfinders makes it pretty clear Lucasfilm still sees room for new stories in this era.

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