This was an idea that I always wanted to do with Star Wars publishing, in that I wanted to tell a massive story, told across multiple formats over multiple years, for every type of fan. Michael Siglain : This started way back when. How did this start? How did this come to be? : Mike, you might be the one to speak to this. Following last summer’s summit, sat down Siglain and the entire group to talk about how they’re bringing Star Wars: The High Republic to our galaxy. To pull it off, Siglain assembled his Avengers, an all-star lineup of Star Wars writers if there ever was one: Soule (Marvel’s Darth Vader, Star Wars, and Poe Dameron), Scott ( Dooku: Jedi Lost, Tales from Vader’s Castle), Claudia Gray ( Master & Apprentice), Justina Ireland ( Lando’s Luck), and Daniel José Older ( Last Shot). It sounds incredible and promises to have ramifications across Star Wars storytelling for years to come.
Officially announced earlier this week, the story will take place 200 years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, at a time when the Jedi were in their prime. This was the scene last summer, in which Lucasfilm Publishing creative director Michael Siglain led a summit to craft Star Wars: The High Republic, formerly known as Project Luminous - the long-teased, multi-platform publishing initiative that will take Star Wars to brand-new ground. The tension breaks, replaced with an excited energy of This is really, really good. Heads around the table nod, and we’re at a consensus. From the back of the room, Pablo Hidalgo of the Lucasfilm Story Group speaks up, building on their ideas.
Cavan Scott, fellow Star Wars author, chimes in. He lays out how he thinks things should go. He approaches a whiteboard filled with scribbles of Star Wars words that I’m not at liberty to write here. He paces back and forth, a look that falls somewhere between concern and deep thought on his face, while others debate and throw out ideas. They're here to create a story and there are no seats left.Ĭharles Soule, one of comics’ most acclaimed writers, is standing now. It feels like anyone who has anything to do with Star Wars books and comics is here.
I’m sitting in the back of a Skywalker Ranch conference room. For more information, see 's official announcement of the revised release schedule. Note: Due to general marketplace delays, Star Wars: The High Republic will now launch in January 2021. speaks with the minds crafting the world’s next big Star Wars story.
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