Calling all Yoda fans! This week's comic titles are just for you! We get a double dose of the Jedi Grand Master is the first of two manga out in April as well in the only single issue out this week. Don't let that bum you out as the title is bringing back a villain that's been a long time coming. Let's get into it!
This Week in Star Wars Comics, it's The High Republic: The Edge of Balance: Premonition and Jedi Knights #2.
The High Republic: The Edge of Balance: Premonition
The planet of Banchii is under attack! The villainous Nihil push the Jedi and their younglings to their limits. While Grand Master Yoda is there to protect these young Force students, the tides begin to turn as a horrific weapon is unleashed against the Jedi. The Nihil leader Marchion Ro releases the Great Leveler, a beast that eats the Force and has already killed many Jedi. Will Yoda and the younglings be able to stop this threat and protect the people of Banchii?
The High Republic: The Edge of Balance: Premonition is a manga volume written by Daniel José Older, and the illustrator and cover artist is Haining.
Jedi Knights #2
It's time. After months of promotion and hype, Atha Prime is making his canon debut.
Atha Prime was a villain from a scrapped animated Star Wars series called The Epic Continues that was co-created by Kenner Toys to, you know, sell more Star Wars toys. The series never saw the light of day, but its villain now arrives in Jedi Knights #2. You can read more about Atha Prime and his history here!
In this issue, Prime faces down Yoda, teaming up with a new Jedi named Vetna Mooncrest, who made her debut in the first issue of the series. Together, the Jedi must uncover the horrors that Prime is creating before he unleashes it on the galaxy.
Jedi Knights #2 is written by Marc Guggenheim, the illustrator is Madibek Musabekov, and the cover artist is Rahzzah.
That's is for This Week in Star Wars Comics! See you in the splash pages!