- "Just did the letters pass on SHADOWS OF STARLIGHT #1, and holy heck this is a good comic. Ibraim Roberson drew the HECK out of it. Seriously. There's a reason the initials are SOS. High Republic fans will eat well with this one."
- ―Charles Soule
The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight 1 is the first issue of the 2023 comic miniseries Star Wars: The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Ibraim Roberson and Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, and published by Marvel Comics on October 4, 2023.
Publisher's summary[]
WHO LIVED? WHO DIED? ANSWERS TO THE GREATEST CATASTROPHE OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE JEDI! Little has been revealed about the year following the fall of STARLIGHT BEACON and the ultimate triumph of THE NIHIL…until now! THE JEDI COUNCIL, reeling from its losses, has recalled its JEDI KNIGHTS from across the galaxy and instituted the emergency measures. MASTER YODA has a plan to save the Order and the galaxy, but he must touch the dark side to achieve it…and the consequences will be grave indeed.
Plot summary[]
| THE GUARDIAN PROTOCOLS |
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Media[]
Final cover by Phil Noto
Reveal cover by Phil Noto
Variant cover by Lee Garbett
Variant cover by David Marquez
Variant cover by Takashi Okazaki
Virgin variant cover by Phil Noto
Virgin variant cover by Takashi Okazaki
Sketch variant cover by Takashi Okazaki
Development[]
Soule did a lettering pass for the comic in August, 2023.[4] He teased there were many details included in the comic and even revealed it would see the return of a major character, Kirak Infil'a.[5]
Appearances[]
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Sources[]
This Week! in Star Wars Ahsoka Release Date Announced, Hayden Christensen and Diego Luna Chat, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
The Fate of Burryaga Revealed, The High Republic Heads to San Diego Comic-Con, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away . . . | Panel | San Diego Comic-Con 2023 on the Penguin Random House YouTube channel (July 24, 2023) (backup link)
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 220
Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10
Star Wars: The High Republic — Shadows of Starlight (2023) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Marvel Preview: Star Wars: The High Republic – Shadows of Starlight #1 on AIPT (archived from the original)
- ↑ Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates the events of The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight 1 to 229 BBY.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Charles Soule (@CharlesSoule) on Twitter: "Just did the letters pass on SHADOWS OF STARLIGHT #1, and holy heck this is a good comic. Ibraim Roberson drew the HECK out of it. Seriously. There's a reason the initials are SOS. High Republic fans will eat well with this one." (backup link)
- ↑ Charles Soule (@CharlesSoule) on Twitter: "SHADOWS OF STARLIGHT is a four-issue Marvel comic covering the missing year after the fall of Starlight Beacon. There's so much packed into SOS #1 - so many awesome little beats and big-picture reveals for Phase III. I mean, hell, even *this* dude pops up." (backup link)
