As Star Wars takes followers again earlier than the prequel trilogy, Qui-Gon Jinn is going through a risk that can change the Jedi Order without end - leaving them open to corruption and Palpatine's management. The overwhelming majority Star Wars properties cope with the Jedi at struggle, nevertheless this time the franchise is making an attempt one thing new, displaying how the Jedi Order labored earlier than the Clone Warsand what turned them into the group that Palpatine undermined and destroyed.
Star Wars: Jedi Knights is a brand new comedian collection debuting in March, exploring how the Jedi maintained order within the galaxy earlier than the return of the Sith. A current press launch from Wonder in relation to the collection asks the essential query, “Who's the mysterious new villain aiming for Qui-Gon Jinn’s demise, and the way will this power the Jedi Order to evolve into a brand new period?” Whereas a Jedi evolution looks as if a very good factor, followers already know that the Jedi Order's eventual forms and compromise will go away it open to Palpatine's machinations, culminating within the lethal Order 66.
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Star Wars: Jedi Knights #1 (2025) |
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March 12 |
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Marc Guggenheim |
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Madibek Musabekov |
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Rahzzah |
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FIRST EDITION OF THE PREQUEL ERA! Begin right here: MARVEL's first collection centered on the guardians of peace and justice within the galaxy: THE JEDI KNIGHTS! That includes your favourite JEDI like QUI-GON JINN, OBI-WAN KENOBI, YODA and MACE WINDU alongside NEW JEDI who're certain to turn into fan favorites! And who's the mysterious new villain concentrating on Qui-Gon Jinn? |
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Every situation of the collection will see a distinct Jedi duo going through a novel risk, with the collection constructing in direction of the reveal of the overarching villain that unites them. Author Marc Guggenheim explains that the collection is about seeing how the Jedi operated earlier than Palpatine used the Clone Wars to shatter their beliefs and safeguards, displaying them at their peak as galactic peacekeepers. Guggenheim states:
I really like the concept that the Jedi are the guardians of peace and justice within the galaxy. However there are surprisingly few examples of this on the market - primarily as a result of the Jedi get sucked into the Clone Wars. I'm as a lot of a Clone Wars fan as the subsequent man, however I actually longed to see the Jedi doing their factor beneath non-war circumstances. That's the massive enchantment of this new Jedi Knights collection: we actually get an opportunity to see what the Jedi did earlier than the Clone Wars and their eventual fall.
Qui-Gon Jinn's hidden enemy turns the Jedi order into one thing Palpatine can conquer
A Misplaced Return of the Jedi Character
Orchestrated by Sheev Palpatine, aka Darth Sidious, the Clone Wars had been used to sow chaos throughout the galaxy, with the battle intentionally designed to destroy Jedi philosophy. Preventing within the hellish struggle invited Jedi to indulge their darkest instincts and kind connections past the overall respect for all times anticipated of Jedi Knights. The Jedi went from non secular peacekeepers to generals... or at the least that's the transformation followers have attributed to Darth Sidious to date. It occurs Palpatine was basing it on a current 'evolution' attributable to Star Wars: Jedi Knights'mysterious villain.
With Star Wars: Jedi Knights promising to painting a Jedi evolution, followers are about to see how the Order went from its purist kind to a corporation ripe for corruption and destruction. That this occurs by the hands of a mysterious enemy who targets Qui-Gon Jinn - a Jedi who usually questioned the Order's strict software of Jedi philosophy - is the type of darkish irony that followers have come to count on from the franchise.
One more reason to get excited Star Wars: Jedi Knights is the debut of Atha Prime - a personality created in idea artwork for Return of the Jedi and used as an antagonist in Kenner's unreleased movie The epic continues toy line. It seems that Atha Prime shall be a major risk, teasing editor Mark Paniccia, “You've actually by no means seen a lot lightsaber motion in a comic book ebook!”
Atha Prime shall be introduced because the tyrannical chief of a mysterious planet – this would be the nice risk that can goal Qui-Gon Jinn and power the disastrous evolution of the Jedi Order, or simply one other piece of the puzzle? Followers will discover out when Star Wars: Jedi Knights #1 hits comedian ebook retailer cabinets.
Star Wars: Jedi Knights #1 will arrive on March twelfth from Marvel Comics.
Supply: Wonder