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duskvstweak's review against another edition
4.0
I love this series. It does what the game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed did and makes Star Wars cool and new all over again. Taking place 100 years after Episode VI, the story following Cade Skywalker is consistently entertaining, with new and classic elements mixing in the Star Wars universe. The look into the Sith political system is great and I actually enjoy the side stories that take place, especially the one in this volume featuring Mandalor. The main story was great, with Cade further losing his grip on playing both sides of the Force, and losing his touch on his crew. The art, as usual, is top notch and one of the best things about this series. I only have two volumes to go but I know I'm going to miss this series. Recommended to Star Wars fans without hesitation.
samurai_chris's review
5.0
An incredible story with action, politics, and engaging characters. Cade Skywalker is a fantastic character and this is an exciting beginning to his story.
samurai_chris's review against another edition
5.0
The amazing continuation of this fantastic series.
arturotuono's review
2.0
Quick Comments/Questions Raised:
I've never been much of a fan of the Star Wars expanded universe, although I admire and marvel at the attempt of maintaining such a multi-media,multi-decade spanning narrative. It's not been all bad. Some of it was good. There's still some good in the EU.
Although I admire the attempt to move the series forward, I found this story a bit clunky. There are many good arcs competing against one another (stories from the perspectives of the Stormtroopers and officers I found more compelling than those involving the characters established as our heroes).
Reading this, I kept wondering how often does this keep happening? They never really offered a satisfactory explanation as to why we keep repeating the same plotline of the Jedi rising and falling (and rising). If the Force has a will of its own or guides the destinies of its users as some Jedi continue to claim, it seems a cruel master.
I've never been much of a fan of the Star Wars expanded universe, although I admire and marvel at the attempt of maintaining such a multi-media,multi-decade spanning narrative. It's not been all bad. Some of it was good. There's still some good in the EU.
Although I admire the attempt to move the series forward, I found this story a bit clunky. There are many good arcs competing against one another (stories from the perspectives of the Stormtroopers and officers I found more compelling than those involving the characters established as our heroes).
Reading this, I kept wondering how often does this keep happening? They never really offered a satisfactory explanation as to why we keep repeating the same plotline of the Jedi rising and falling (and rising). If the Force has a will of its own or guides the destinies of its users as some Jedi continue to claim, it seems a cruel master.
nathaniel_1206's review
3.0
Probably 3.5, but not four.
I always have trouble reading Lucas-era Star Wars Expanded Universe comics, because of my unfounded belief Lucasfilm gave the comic book writers and comic companies, no guidance, except what to stay away from. Second because of the weird green rabbit in the 1970s Marvel, post-A New Hope comics, which kinda scarred me for years from Star Wars comics.
As a story this is a dense story that takes place post-Jedi. It works pretty well. It's a weird jumping on point, because while they work hard to separate their story from the movies and those characters, it made me wonder what I missed previously. There are some familiar Star Wars themes in the book, and in that way it feels like a Star Wars story.
I bought this years ago on Kindle and never finished it, mostly based on the strength of John Ostrander. But now reviewing his Wikipedia article, and the list of his works, even now I'm not sure what of Ostrander's work I have read then or now. (It's a fascinating, perhaps peripatetic career.) Regardless, Ostrander does a nice job, and as I said, despite characters being unfamiliar to readers, there is enough in the work to ground a Star Wars fan: movie adjacent characters, and themes fans will recognize. Perhaps the best compliment I can give the work is I want to read on.
Dates I took to read this are a lie. Took me about two weeks. I read it in chunks, and then put it down for a while.
I always have trouble reading Lucas-era Star Wars Expanded Universe comics, because of my unfounded belief Lucasfilm gave the comic book writers and comic companies, no guidance, except what to stay away from. Second because of the weird green rabbit in the 1970s Marvel, post-A New Hope comics, which kinda scarred me for years from Star Wars comics.
As a story this is a dense story that takes place post-Jedi. It works pretty well. It's a weird jumping on point, because while they work hard to separate their story from the movies and those characters, it made me wonder what I missed previously. There are some familiar Star Wars themes in the book, and in that way it feels like a Star Wars story.
I bought this years ago on Kindle and never finished it, mostly based on the strength of John Ostrander. But now reviewing his Wikipedia article, and the list of his works, even now I'm not sure what of Ostrander's work I have read then or now. (It's a fascinating, perhaps peripatetic career.) Regardless, Ostrander does a nice job, and as I said, despite characters being unfamiliar to readers, there is enough in the work to ground a Star Wars fan: movie adjacent characters, and themes fans will recognize. Perhaps the best compliment I can give the work is I want to read on.
Dates I took to read this are a lie. Took me about two weeks. I read it in chunks, and then put it down for a while.
noregrets4life33's review
4.0
4.5 !
This was probably the best graphic novel I've ever read. It read like a true book but had the amazing added bonus of pictures :P
The is set after the events of the movies, with a future generation of Skywalkers. This is a gritty novel though, with everything you love about Star Wars (the atmosphere, all the different creatures, the pretty women, bounty hunters, Sith, Jedi.. even R2 makes an appearance :D)
What this graphic novel has working for it that really sets it apart is a real, driven plot. It was so incredibly well written, with some off shoots that tied back into it. There were side stories that ended up just coming full circle. And even though the novel did break off into these, they were all super intriguing and thus kept your attention more then if it was just solely about Cade. The whole thing was superbly done.
The only reason I knocked off 1/2 star is because I did get somewhat bored at some of the meatier military strategy scenes. I did almost give this 5 stars though. Also, no Blue/Cade lovin! I was so hoping for that.
I really seriously enjoyed this. Only a couple times did my attention waver (this is a behemoth of a graphic novel too!)
I highly recommend this to any Star Wars fans. You don't have to have read every other book that's out there on this (because writers have been churning them out for awhile now). I slipped in very easily just having seen the movies. A non Star Wars fan may not be able to get into it because of all the lore though, but maybe try because this is an awesome graphic novel! And the artwork is SUPERB.
So happy I found this on a whim @ the library.
This was probably the best graphic novel I've ever read. It read like a true book but had the amazing added bonus of pictures :P
The is set after the events of the movies, with a future generation of Skywalkers. This is a gritty novel though, with everything you love about Star Wars (the atmosphere, all the different creatures, the pretty women, bounty hunters, Sith, Jedi.. even R2 makes an appearance :D)
What this graphic novel has working for it that really sets it apart is a real, driven plot. It was so incredibly well written, with some off shoots that tied back into it. There were side stories that ended up just coming full circle. And even though the novel did break off into these, they were all super intriguing and thus kept your attention more then if it was just solely about Cade. The whole thing was superbly done.
The only reason I knocked off 1/2 star is because I did get somewhat bored at some of the meatier military strategy scenes. I did almost give this 5 stars though. Also, no Blue/Cade lovin! I was so hoping for that.
I really seriously enjoyed this. Only a couple times did my attention waver (this is a behemoth of a graphic novel too!)
I highly recommend this to any Star Wars fans. You don't have to have read every other book that's out there on this (because writers have been churning them out for awhile now). I slipped in very easily just having seen the movies. A non Star Wars fan may not be able to get into it because of all the lore though, but maybe try because this is an awesome graphic novel! And the artwork is SUPERB.
So happy I found this on a whim @ the library.
jadejade's review against another edition
5.0
Re-read
Please note that this comic series is now part of Legends, and is no longer canon within the Star Wars expanded universe.
Hoo! That was good!! I live for boom.
Please note that this comic series is now part of Legends, and is no longer canon within the Star Wars expanded universe.
Hoo! That was good!! I live for boom.