Star Wars The High Republic 2022 005 Cover

The High Republic (2022) #5

Published February 8th, 2023

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The High Republic (2022) #5 is the fifth issue of the canon comic book series The High Republic (2022), set in the high republic era. It was published on February 08, 2023 by Marvel Comics.

Overview

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  • TypeComic book
  • FormatIssue
  • AudienceAdult
  • SeriesThe High Republic (2022)
  • Release StatusReleased
  • Release Date02/08/2023
  • Episode Number#5

Publisher's Summary

THE BATTLE OF JEDHA HAS BEGUN!

As the Herald of the Open Hand stokes the fires of Jedha, Vildar Mac and Matty Cathley are overcome by uncontrollable fear.
Tey Sirrek is a prisoner of the Guardians of the Whills. Can he use the chaos to escape?
And who are the mysterious strangers ransacking the Temple of the Kyber? Is nowhere safe?

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Opening Crawl

THE HIGH REPUBLIC
BALANCE OF THE FORCE
Chapter V: FALLING DOWN

The Path of the Open Hand has arrived on Jedha, their Herald demanding the Convocation ban all use of the Force in the Holy City.

But when the Herald is dismissed out of hand, he takes his anger to the streets, stirring up an angry mob with words of outrage and fear.

All the while, Tey Sirrek languishes in a prison in the Temple of the Kyber, under the watchful eye of the Guardians of the Whills, unaware that the city is about to burn.

As the Convocation attempts to calm the rioters, a nameless horro moves through the crowd, a wave of terror leaving Vildar Mac and Matty Cathley incapable of controlling the Force. And it’s not just the Jedi. Tarna Miak, the representative of the Sorcerers of Tund, is swamped with terrible visions and lashed out, unleashing his power on the crowd….