Star Wars: The High Republic — The Blade is a comic miniseries featuring Jedi Porter Engle published as part of Phase II of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project. The series was written by Charles Soule and the first issue was published by Marvel Comics on December 28, 2022. Set around 382 BBY, it focuses on the involvement of Jedi Masters Porter Engle and Barash Silvain in the attack on Firevale, a conflict that occurred on the planet Gansevor.
Media
Issues
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| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback | Omnibus |
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| 1 | Part I | December 28, 2022[6] | ![]() The High Republic - The Blade June 27, 2023[9] |
![]() The High Republic Phase II – Quest of the Jedi Omnibus November, 2024 |
| 2 | Part II | January 25, 2023[10] | ||
| 3 | Part III | March 1, 2023[11] | ||
| 4 | Part IV | March 29, 2023[7] |
Sources
Star Wars: The High Republic Show: The High Republic Anniversary Special! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
10 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: The High Republic Anniversary Special on StarWars.com (backup link)
The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic Announced and New Concept Art Revealed on Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link)Marvel Comics Enters Phase II of 'Star Wars: High Republic' with Two New Series on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
Star Wars Celebration LIVE! – DAY 1 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (original link is obsolete)
Star Wars: The High Republic For Light and Life Panel | Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
SWCA 2022: 10 Things We Learned From the Star Wars: The High Republic Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
Star Wars: The High Republic Show: The High Republic at New York Comic Con, Phase II Begins Now, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
Sav Malagán Returns and More Concept Art on Star Wars: The High Republic Show on StarWars.com (backup link)
Sana Starros Strikes Out on Her Own and More from Marvel's February 2023 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
Star Wars: The High Republic Show: Phase II Exclusive Reveals, a Visit to Dark Horse Comics, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
"Star Wars: The High Republic: Phase II Companion" — Star Wars Insider 221
Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: Reunite with the Jedi and the Nihil in Phase III on StarWars.com (backup link)- Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: New Faces of the Nihil on StarWars.com (backup link)
What is the Barash Vow? on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 228- Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection
"Charles Soule: Luminous Legacy" — Star Wars Insider 231
Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)- The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic: Volume II
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
10 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: The High Republic Anniversary Special on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Marvel Comics Enters Phase II of 'Star Wars: High Republic' with Two New Series on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5
Star Wars: The High Republic — The Blade (2022) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Star Wars: The High Republic — The Blade (2022) #2 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ The High Republic — The Blade 1
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC - THE BLADE 1 on Penguin Random House's Comics Retail website (backup link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC - THE BLADE 4 on Penguin Random House's Comics Retail website (backup link)
- ↑ The first issue of Star Wars: The High Republic — The Blade is set "a century and a half" before the fall of Starlight Beacon, dated to 230 BBY by Star Wars: Timelines, and the second issue takes place after the ceasefire of the Eiram and E'ronoh War, dated to 382 BBY by Timelines. Furthermore, Porter Engle is dispatched to the siege of Bardotta in the fourth issue, and
Jedi Master Porter Engle: Characters of Star Wars the High Republic on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com) states that the siege earned him the nickname "Blade of Bardotta," an event dated to 382 BBY by Timelines. Therefore, The Blade series is set in 382 BBY.
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STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – THE BLADE on Penguin Random House's official website (original link is obsolete)
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STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC - THE BLADE 2 on Penguin Random House's Comics Retail website (backup link)
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Star Wars: The High Republic — The Blade (2022) #3 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)


