Star Wars: The High Republic - Fear Of The Jedi (2025) #1

by Cavan Scott, Marika Cresta (artist), Phil Noto (cover_art)

WHAT SCARES THE JEDI? New York Times Best-selling author Cavan Scott ( Zombiotes, Union Jack the Ripper) returns with artist Marika Cresta (DOCTOR APHRA, CAPTAIN CARTER) for the galaxy-shattering final arc of Star The High Republic. As fighting within the Nihil Occlusion Zone intensifies, Jedi Master Keeve Trennis is set upon a path that will change her life forever. Guest-starring The Acolyte's Wookiee Jedi Master Kelnacca alongside fan-favorite characters from Star The High Republic novels, audio dramas and comics.

Genres: Comics, Star Wars

Kindle Edition

Published February 19, 2025

About the author

is a freelance comic writer and author. He is best known for his work on a variety of spin-offs from both Doctor Who and Star Wars, as well as comics and novels for Vikings, Pacific Rim, Sherlock Holmes, and Penguins of Madagascar.

Cavan Scott, along with Justina Ireland, Claudia Gray, Daniel Jose Older, and Charles Soule are crafting a new era in the Star Wars publishing world called Star Wars: The High Republic. Cavan's contribution to the era is a comic book series released through Marvel Comics titled Star Wars: The High Republic.

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25
Surprisingly good. I am waaaay behind on Star Wars stuff. Especially the High Republic.

[Phillip Quinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

We’re in the end game now. With the release of Star Wars: The High Republic: Fear of the Jedi # 1, the end of the High Republic publishing initiative is nigh.

Marvel’s Fear of the Jedi miniseries will bring Cavan Scott’s wildly impressive run from the High Republic Era comics mountain to an end. It will also, almost certainly, bring to an end our journeys (for now) with Keeve Trennis, Lourna Dee, Sskeer, Tey Sirrek, and Orba Lin.

What is coming that will make Keeve Trennis walk away from the Jedi Order?

We know it’s coming at some point, and I assumed that we would see it as part of the High Republic publishing initiative. So, at some point, it’s still coming.

They’ve been seeing Keeve’s … not so much her disagreements but more of her frustrations with the Jedi Council. It’s been building, but I don’t feel as though we’ve seen the moment that breaks her, and I’m afraid for what it will be.

I really like the development of Keeve and Sskeer over the last five years, and I can’t wait for it to come to a bittersweet conclusion.

This book benefits from some excellent seed-planting in previous comics.

I’ve been a High Republic completionist, and it’s always been a huge benefit to see characters pop up here and there to increase the depth and breadth of the story for me. Cavan Scott is in the end game here, and he’s not wasting a page.

I knew that Kelnacca from The Acolyte was going to be in this final stretch, because he’s on the cover. I don’t know if I was expecting his padawan Yarzion Vell to show up. Their story in Scott’s previous one-shot Kelnacca was very touching, so I’m glad that they’re back.

The big shock was the return of Ty Yorrick’s former master Cibaba. He was captured by Baron Boolan and experimented on becoming one of his Children of the Storm. I was not expecting his appearance in this story.

Will Lorna Dee’s story overshadow the Jedi or will she be an accessory to their “winning” this war?

One of the most interesting characters in all of the High Republic has been Lourna Dee. After her full pardon from the Republic for her previous life as a member of the Nihil, she’s now started her own bounty hunter guild the “Tempest Breakers”.

When this is completed, am I going to love Lourna’s story more than the story of the Jedi overcoming the Nihil? She’s been a star.

[Gaspar Machado · Rating 4 out of 5]

This final part of High Republic has a lot of *point at the screen* "oh my god it's that guy" moments, but ultimately it feels to see these characters come together, evolve and survive the catastrophic events that are currently happening. Keeve being a marshal, Skeer being back, Tey overcoming his grief, Lourna Dee comandeering her own crew and not looking back, Kelnacca from hit series The Acolyte being there. So good.

[Madison · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far so good!
I’m so glad I’ve read most of the high republic main storyline. I’m not fully caught up yet but I’m getting there. I’m like two books behind.
But so far so good! Very intrigued by the ending!
Loved seeing Avar and Kelnacca!!

[Jason Holtzman · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fun read. It does a good job as a first issue for the most part, establishing character motives and a couple of different plots.

[Jazmin Castro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, interesting, scary, Lourna Dee flirting wasn’t on my bingo card
ALSO YAY KELNACCA AND AVAR LITTLE APPEARANCE

[Jay DeMoir · Rating 3 out of 5]

We’re in the End Game now

[Candice · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not ready for this to end! 😭