Once again, George Mann has delivered with Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures: Echoes of Fear # 3. It’s another fantastic venture for investigating the past of a famous Jedi, Barnabas Vim.
Jedi Reath Silas and Amadeo Azzazzo continue their investigation into the past of Barnabas Vim, but they’ve hit a roadblock. Nobody knows what happened to the legendary Jedi after he disappeared when looking for what we now know is the home planet of the Nameless.
However, they’re smart fellas, and with the help of former Jedi Master (and Reath’s master) Cohmac Vitus, they figure out where the Rod of Ages could be.
It turns out that being a nerdy Jedi who loves researching books and old Holocrons is a worthwhile pursuit.
You can pick up the comic here.
I can’t wait for stories about adult Reath Silas.
Reath is another one of these characters (like Ram Jomaram) who started in Phase I of the High Republic publishing initiative as a padawan, and we’ve been able to watch him grow into an independent Jedi Knight.
In a way like with Ram, I love that Reath isn’t your “typical” Jedi. While Ram is the tinkerer, Reath is the thinker in that he lived the research aspect of being a Jedi. It’s a fun dynamic that has really been pushed through this process that the Jedi are more than just going out and using a lightsaber.
As Reath grows and matures into a full-fledged adult, I hope we get more stories. I hope Reath is doing crazy research on their ancient past.
Even when he’s not physically present, Barnabas Vim is a huge deal.
The Jedi overshadowing this entire series has been the legendary Vim. In particular, Reath and Amadeo are trying to figure out if he ever found the Nameless home planet, how the Echo Stones are related, and what happened to him.
I truly hope we get more of Vim’s escapades in the future, as I have grown really fond of him in a short time.
This comic series will have huge repercussions for the final wave of Phase III.
It looks like with the fourth book in this series that we’ll get an answer, at least, into whether or not the Jedi can recover the Rod of Ages and use it to their advantage. I love the fact that this all-ages, comic mini-series will potentially impact the overarching plot of the High Republic in such a way.
Comic: Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures: Echoes of Fear # 3
Publisher: Dark Horse
Writer: George Mann
Artists: Vincenzo Federici, Giorgia Sposito
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh, Francesco Segala
Letterer: Comicraft’s Tyler Smith, Jimmy Betancourt
Cover Artist: Eduardo Mello, Valentina Taddeo
