Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures: Galactic Bake-Off Spectacular (Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (IDW)

by Daniel José Older

Torban “Buckets of Blood” Buck and Kantam Sy face off in a brutal, intense, ruthless… bake-off! Lightsabers and Jedi robes are put aside in favor of whisks and aprons as the two competitors bake Master Yoda’s special pastry recipe. But the recipe requires one extra special a story! Buckets of Blood and Kantam recount the tale of an epic battle as they whisk away, both hoping to win the prize of Padawan approval. Daniel José Older and Vita Ayala team up in this heartwarming one-shot. Plus, bake Master Yoda’s pastries yourself with the recipe included in the back!

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction, Science Fiction, Canon, Fantasy

36 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 19, 2022

About the author

Daniel José Older is the New York Times bestselling author of the Young Adult series the Shadowshaper Cypher (Scholastic), the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series (Penguin), and the upcoming Middle Grade sci-fi adventure Flood City (Scholastic). He won the International Latino Book Award and has been nominated for the Kirkus Prize, the Mythopoeic Award, the Locus Award, the Andre Norton Award, and yes, the World Fantasy Award. Shadowshaper was named one of Esquire’s 80 Books Every Person Should Read. You can find his thoughts on writing, read dispatches from his decade-long career as an NYC paramedic and hear his music at http://danieljoseolder.net/, on youtube and @djolder on twitter.

Reviews

[Alexandra Elend Wolf · Rating 3 out of 5]

“All right, Padawans! It’s time for the great Jedi baking day of… baking… baked things! And Buckets of Blood is on the baking scene!”

If you are looking for something fluffy and to have a good time, this is the best place to find it. Especially because of the delicious food we get too.

As always, Buckets of Blood is a complete delight of a character that can brighten any room the moment he is there, I swear. Seeing him with all the younglings is quite the sweet treat. Pairing him with Master Katam really delivers a fun time.

There is a little story told, which I was not expecting, but it was pretty fun and easy to read. And I got to meet some characters that I know we'll never see again but that I totally loved.

Overall, I just had a great time reading this and it was exactly what I was looking for, that being, something cute to pass the time.

Having that recipe at the end was just really the cherry on top. I need to try to bake those sweets now.

“Empathy. The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. A core tenet of being a Jedi. But, without balance and discipline, even empathy can overwhelm us, and give rise to chaos!”

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Buckets of Blood is always such a delight to have and it was so good to see him again.

This was as delightful as I expected but it also had much more angst than the title let on.

RTC.
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Okay, this looks like it's going to be super fluffy and fun and that is exactly what I need right now after the ending of the last book and comics.

So, on we go with the fun!

[morgan ☽ · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The plant that stays hidden in the soil never bears delicious fruit!"

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

If this was part of the main series, I'd probably side-eye this issue for not progressing the plot in any way, but as a side story that is meant to give the characters a much needed break, it perfectly executed what it was trying to achieve. After all, this run is still aimed at kids, and with an adorable baking plot and a b-plot that teaches readers a heartfelt lesson, the Galactic Bake-Off certainly brought a smile to my face.

[John · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not wizard at all. But it’s for kids so whatever.

[rou · Rating 5 out of 5]

such a lovely story

[Holly (The GrimDragon) · Rating 4 out of 5]

"There is so much terror in the galaxy today. So much sorrow."

[Bianca · Rating 4 out of 5]

reading 100 books in 100 days
1/100

[Saimi Korhonen · Rating 4 out of 5]

"There is fear, there is death. But there is also life! – There is also hope. Even in the midst of terror. You must trust in the Force.”

3,5/5!

This is a cute little extra story about the HR Adventures characters, mainly Buckets of Blood and Kantam Sy, the two major Jedi masters of the series. There's baking, lessons about co-operation and the power of friendship, and many cute, funny moments!

Kantam Sy and Buckets of Blood have been part of the Adventures series for a long time and while we've gotten to know them both quite well, they have always been just supporting characters for the kids. It was nice to have a story just about them, their long-lasting friendship and how they operate as Jedi. I love them both a lot and so this was just great fun to read.

I'm only giving this a 3,5/5 however because while this was cute and all, it wasn't anything super remarkable. I don't feel like I learned anything new about Kantam or Buckets - although I don't think this issue was meant to be a super in-depth look into either of them. I would recommend picking this up if you like the HR Adventures comic - it's more cute fun with some of our heroes!

[Steven Shinder · Rating 2 out of 5]

Somewhat silly.

[Lance Shadow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Is it essential reading? No. It doesn't advance any of the ongoing storylines of the High Republic, and doesn't add any new insights into any of the characters.

But did I care? Kriff no. This was still a fun and wholesome story about selfless and daring jedi who will do anything to save and enrich the lives of those around them. There's actually a recipe at the end showing you the reader how to make for yourself what the characters made in this one-shot for the Bake-off. And even this little inclusion (ESPECIALLY this little inclusion!) highlight everything that I have loved about the High Republic as an era. as well as the thematic elements that pretty much every story in this project is working to convey.

[Fiona Knight · Rating 3 out of 5]

"BUCKETS OF BLOOD HAS PUT THE DELICIOUS PASTRY TREATS IN THE PRE-HEATED OVEN!!!"

The above is said by Buckets of Blood, but when you have a name like that, how could you not constantly talk in the third person?

This was cute - I'm not a particular fan of this franchise, but it stood alone pretty satisfactorily. I wouldn't have minded a bit more of the baking, but it did raise the question of what happens to aged Jedi, and that interested me. Art is good. All round absolutely fine and a nice diversion.

[[boredom.is.overrated] · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Good: the artwork of these kids comics is so vibrant and fun. I REALLY like how the art changes between the A story (baking) and the B story (flashback).

The Bad: the ending. I’m just not sure what happened in the B story. Where did they jump to? It just seemed a bit lazy... as if the artists had to finish up the story in an hour.

The Annoying: “Wizard.” If you read it, you’ll understand. Even as a “joke” for children, it’s immature.

[William Bogard · Rating 1 out of 5]

I refuse to write because this comic gave me a headache. I ... it's for kids but the original trilogy was too. I....I just can't do this without my blood boiling. This is not good Star Wars.

[devyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute

[David Beer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, not the most gripping but I enjoy anything High Republic and after all that’s gone on in recent releases so light relief was nice

[eclipse · Rating 5 out of 5]

everybody say thank u ram jomaram inventer of the word “wizard”

[Dante Rivera · Rating 4 out of 5]

Buckets of Blood and Kantam Sy the dynamic duo

[Cristina GC · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una historia muy tierna y con receta incluida al final del cómic.

[Audrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story, needed more baking.

[Candice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a cute one-off comic that tells a story of friendship and trust in the midst of the Great Disaster.

[Jackson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun one shot. Sometimes it's nice to see characters just be friend rather than have some high-stakes conflict always going on.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story and with a custard tart recipe in the back.

[R. Archer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kantam Sy and Torban Buck my beloveds