Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (Phase III) #11

Set a century before The Acolyte, this 2024 Dark Horse entry in Phase III of The High Republic Adventures brings readers back to Valo with a cover that promises an unlikely alliance. Harvey Tolibao's artwork presents a young Jedi wielding a glowing yellow lightsaber alongside a weathered elder figure, a masked warrior, and a ragtag group of smaller companions, all framed against an ominous red-eyed mechanical presence looming in the background. "Meet Valo's Dubious Defenders!" the cover boldly declares — and with Daniel José Older writing and Caio Filipe on art, this "Return to Valo" looks like exactly the kind of scrappy, spirited adventure the High Republic era does so well.