Star Wars The High Republic 005 Cover

The High Republic #5

Published May 12th, 2021

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The High Republic #5 is the fifth issue of the canon comic book series The High Republic (2021), set in the high republic era. It was published on May 12, 2021 by Marvel Comics.

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ATTACK OF THE HUTTS!

The HIGH REPUBLIC JEDI clash with HUTT forces. GAMORREANS! NIKTO! BATTLE RANCORS!
STARLIGHT BEACON over-run by a creeping alien horror! Can VERNESTRA RWOH and her Padawan IMRI CANTAROS find a way to save Starlight’s infected masses?
Plus, KEEVE TRENNIS learns the terrible secret MASTER SSKEER has been carrying for so long. Can she ever trust him again?

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THE HIGH REPUBLIC
THERE IS NO FEAR
CHAPTER V: Attack of the Hutts

A derelict Hutt ship. A Nihil incursion. Missing colonists. Starlight’s Jedi hunt for answers leads them into a deadly trap set by the monstrous DRENGIR.

On Sedri Minor, Sskeer managed to break free from the Drengir’s control, saving Keeve Trennis and their fellow Jedi.

While the Drengir assault Starlight Beacon, the HUTTS arrive on Sedri Minor to protect their holdings. The Jedi now face impossible odds in a three-front war….