Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic Vol. 8

by Tom Taylor

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel

488 pages, Paperback

Published October 29, 2024

About the author

Once a professional juggler and fire eater, Tom Taylor is a #1 New York Times Bestselling, multi-award-winning comic book writer, playwright and screenwriter.

Well known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel, Taylor is the co-creator of NEVERLANDERS from Penguin Random House, SEVEN SECRETS from Boom Studios and the Aurealis-Award-winning graphic novel series THE DEEP. Taylor is also the Head Writer and Executive Producer of The Deep animated series, four seasons of which is broadcast in over 140 countries.

He is perhaps best known for the DC Comics series, DCEASED (Shadow Awards Winner), NIGHTWING (nominated for 5 Eisner Awards), SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL (GLAAD Award Nominee), INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, SUICIDE SQUAD, EARTH 2 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN as well as Marvel's FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, ALL NEW WOLVERINE, X-MEN: RED, DARK AGES and SUPERIOR IRON MAN. Taylor is also the writer of many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES (Stan Lee Excelsior Award winner). Taylor has written for Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Boom Studios, Wildstorm, 2000 AD and Gestalt Comics.

He can be followed on twitter @TomTaylorMade.

Reviews

[Noah Vance · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve been outspoken about not being the biggest NJO fan, but I think this volume perfectly showcased the Vong done well, and highlighted something else missing from some of the large scale publishing initiatives coming out of Lucasfilm (cough The High Republic cough)…family drama.

Look, as much as it’s sometimes hard to admit, Star Wars is, at its core, a family soap opera set against a space western/samurai story backdrop.

So royal families, secret identities, weird Force abilities…it was all gravy to me. I was hoping for more conclusive answers to some questions, but it seems like this run of Invasion comics ended prematurely.

[Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this collection a lot more than I thought I would. Though I am not a huge fan of the New Jedi Order era or the Vong, the Invasion comics surprised me. I really enjoyed both the story and the artwork, especially the Revelations arc. I really am surprised that there weren't any more comics published in this part of the timeline.
The rest of the collections was just okay. The Tales comics rarely spark much interest from me, and the bulk of the ones included in this were the funny meta-blurbs included at the beginning of each issue.

[Thalia]

really fun to see the yuuzhan vong visualized! also loved the kaye and wish she appeared in other material. the ending was a little rushed and i still had a lot of questions after reading, but overall really good.

[Alain del Risco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Greater perspective tying in the New Jedi Order book series.