The stage for the Battle of Eriadu is now set! Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III # 13 brings the majority of our THRA set pieces back to the board and preps for the final fight.

Overconfident as always, the Warden thought that he would steamroll the planet Valo, regroup the Nihil forces in the area, and then launch a massive stack on Eriadu.

Things go sideways for the Warden when his plans are foiled, but the Nihil managed to escape with the Starhopper again. My prediction is that the Jedi will recover the ship in the final book of the series.

You can pick up the comic here.

I fist-punched when Maz Kanata, Dexter Jettster, Sav Malagan, and Lavalox Verzeen showed up.

Jedi padawan Sav Malagan joining up with Maz Kanata’s pirates was the focus of Phase III of The High Republic Adventures, so I loved when they showed up in this book. Dex looks so hilarious with his mustache.

The Battle of Eriadu is set.

I’ve been wondering for some time now about how they were going to get all of the pieces in place for the Battle of Eriadu which is set to end The High Republic Adventures. Wrapping up the big fight on Valo was key to that, but they also needed to not have it feel rushed. DJO nailed it.

The citizens of Valo rising up against the Nihil was perfection.

The panel where the Warden looks out at the Valo streets which are just full of citizens chanting “NO! MORE! NIHIL!” was tremendous. Caio Filipe crushed it. That was a fantastic image.

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Comic: Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III # 13

Publisher: Dark Horse

Writer: Daniel Jose Older

Artists: Caio Filipe

Colorist: Michael Atiyeh

Letterer: Comicraft’s Tyler Smith, Jimmy Betancourt

Cover Artist: Harvey Tolibao, Kevin Tolibao