The Jedi are back in action—well, sort of. Fear of the Jedi #5 is dropping like a Vektor out of hyperspace, and it’s as intense, eerie, and absolutely bonkers as you’d expect from the latest installment in Marvel’s High Republic series. The Republic is cornered, the Nihil are wreaking havoc, and something gigantic (and possibly psychic) is floating in space like your worst fever dream made real. Order your copy now on Amazon and buckle up for a Force-filled mind-bender. A Battle Above Eriadu and a Nightmare Below the Surface The opening crawl of issue #5 wastes no time reminding us that Keeve Trennis and the Stormwall Defense Fleet are having a very bad day. The frontier planet Eriadu is the stage for a massive clash between the Jedi and the Nihil. Except there’s more than just lasers flying—there are psychic hallucinations, a creepy Child of the Storm, and something…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker #4 – The Comic Adaptation Strikes Back (With Better Dialogue)
Marvel’s adaptation of The Rise of Skywalker is cruising toward its finale, and issue #4 just dropped like a Force vision you didn’t see coming. If you’ve ever wanted a clearer, more visually dramatic version of Episode IX—with fewer “somehows” and more focused storytelling—this comic continues to be a surprisingly good time. And thanks to Marvel’s preview pages, we’ve got a front-row seat to the emotional confrontations and lightsaber duels that made the movie such a wild ride… only now, there’s more nuance, better pacing, and actual inner thoughts from our heroes (imagine that!). What Happens in Issue #4? Let’s talk about the preview first: This issue centers on two parallel arcs—the grounded emotional goodbye between General Leia Organa and Maz Kanata, and the ferocious lightsaber battle between Rey and Kylo Ren on the wreckage of the Death Star. The opening pages take us to Ajan Kloss, “Yesterday,” where Leia…