The Monster of Temple Peak #1 Review [SPOILERS!]

IDW Star Wars The High Republic Adventures: The Monster Of Temple Peak #1

Written By Cavan Scott

Art By Rachel Stott, Vita Efremova, Nicola Righi

I was excited to get my hands on this new limited run comic from Cavan Scott, set before the events of The Rising Storm, the central character is Ty Yorrick, Saber-For-Hire. Ty was one of favorite new characters from wave two of the books so the chance to get to know her better was something I was really looking forward to, and Cavan did not disappoint.

She has been hired to capture a prize Gundark, but her old training comes out when it threatens an alien child and she kills it, although she is now a mercenary, Ty still retains her Jedi instinct to protect. There are also flashbacks to her days as a padawan in the order, her cocky friend Klias Teradine leading her astray, and we meet her teacher Master Cibaba.

She takes another job, from a group of settlers on the planet Loreth whose livestock have been attacked by a Gretalax. The client, Layton Wyke, says the creature lives on Temple Peak a mountain the settlers named after a Temple on their home planet, and Ty shares a look with Wyke’s mute traumatised daughter Pela that seems foreboding. In the second flashback, Klias wants Ty to go with him to explore the Temple of a Dark Side sect called the Yallow, our second reference to a Temple - a coincidence? I doubt it.

This comic has a different feel, in part down to the layout style which comes from the fact this series was originally intended to be a graphic novel before it was decided to break it down into a four issue comic run. It’s a solid start to this story and I can’t wait to find out more about Tylera Yorrick.

🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 /5

Jonny O

If you liked this review, then check out these High Republic reviews;

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