Summary

AMarvelStar Warscomic book tie - in to theupcoming Disney+Acolyteseries was almost inevitable – though a faithful look at the solicitations for Trade Paperback collection coming later in the year hasseemingly corroborate a comedian is coming before Marvel made the prescribed declaration . While more detail are still to come , fans can officially depart to get mad forTheAcolyte’sstory to sprawl beyond the TV screen .

According toStar WarsSplash Page on X(@SWSplashPagePod ) , Marvel is set to collectThe High Republic#5 - 8 this crepuscle , in a bulk entitled " The Hunted . " As the appeal also let on , the TPB will also includeStar Wars : The Acolyte#1 .

There are several different direction Marvel could go about anAcolytetie - in comic , and while more is n’t yet roll in the hay about the project , the imminent arrival of the TV serial cause it probable that this projection will be formally revealed sooner , rather than afterwards . Until then , there is plenty of room for speculation .

Star Wars: Emperor Palpatine and The Acolyte.

Star Wars has redefined the doctrine of the Sith forrader of its new Disney+ show , The Acolyte , giving them a more developed , less obvious point of view .

Marvel’s Acolyte Comic Could Be A Prequel To The TV Series

Like any greatStar Warsmovie or show , Acolytewill hopefully present many elements to the existence that solicit to be expanded upon in other metier .

While everyStar Warsseries is cause for great celebration , the ballyhoo surroundingThe Acolyteis especially notable , given that the series is the furthermost back in theStar Warstimeline that a hot - action story has ever locomote . The history of the beetleweed encompass approximately twenty - five thousand long time , while the span of time cover by all former alive - actionStar Warsmedia has fill less than a C . The Acolyteis just the beginningof the franchise ’s on - screen geographic expedition of far - flung points on the timeline . A Marvel Comics tie - in story only adds to the excitement .

There is a potent theory thatStar war : The Acolyte#1 could serve as a prequelto the series . According to the synopsis for the show , The Acolytewill – at least in part – be structured around a enigma . It will also put a Jedi Master intoconflict with a former Padawan , who leave the order . Both of these moral force could be elucidated in advance of the serial by a comic prequel . Like any greatStar Warsmovie or show , Acolytewill hopefully enter many constituent to the existence that beg to be expanded upon in other medium .

Emperor Palpatine laughing maniacally in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Marvelhas been integral to setting the tone and visual trend of the [ High Republic ] era , and withStar Wars : The Acolyte#1 , it will continue to shapeStar Wars’High Republic aesthetic .

Marvel Has Already Established The High Republic Era

While in the original Legends persistence , video games , comic , and novels fleshed out millennia upon millennium of history prior to the Prequel Trilogy , the rebooted Disney canyon has mostly returned the time out of the galactic timeline to an unexplored frontier . The exclusion has been the High Republic Era , which has been explored in an on-going serial publication of novel and comics over the past several days . Marvelhas been intact to settingthe feeling and visual trend of the era , andwithStar Wars : The Acolyte#1 , it will go along toshapeStar Wars’High Republic aestheticalongside the show .

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Sidious, Tyranus, Maul, and Vader.

Amandla Stenberg, star of The Acolyte, next to a drawing of Vernestra Rwoh holding a purple lightsaber from the High Republic era of Star Wars, set against a starry background

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