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Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 5: Worst Among Equals by Simon Spurrier

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adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

Not my favourite Aphra adventure, but it ties nicely with the rise of the rebellion throughout the galaxy.

And I was very happy to see both of Aphra’s girlfriends alive and well 😊
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Star Wars Adventures: Defend the Republic! by Cavan Scott, Delilah S. Dawson, Nick Brokenshire

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

2.5

When even Cavan Scott and George Mann cannot redeem this, you know it’s bad.

Those short comic stories are just… not good. I know they’re supposed to be for kids, but some of the other children Star Wars stuff is amazing. There’s no excuse for the low quality dialogue (Jar Jar was borderline incomprehensible), the uninspired jokes and the crappy drawings in here. The Clone Wars Battle Tales volume was so much better than this.

I don’t think I’ll pick up any other Star Wars Adventures comics. They just don’t hold to more recent additions…
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Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars - Battle Tales by Michael Moreci

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Pretty good clones adventures. I feel the cover is a bit misleading as the Jedi are playing pretty backseat roles, but still an enjoyable read. I’m a sucker for anything clone wars era though 😅
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Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures--The Complete Phase 1 by Daniel José Older, Harvey Tolibao

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

I had already read volumes 1-2, so I only read vol 3 and the specials from this. And I have only one thing to say to Daniel José Older: how dare you?!?!?! This ending is absolutely devastating! I need answers!!

Adventures isn’t my fave THR comics but it’s absolutely essential imo if you want to understand Lula and Zeen.

Talking about those two, they were an obvious couple from the get go, but I’m glad the author acknowledged it.

Also how old is Maz??? Women’s as old as Yoda I swear 😅
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Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 3: Jedi's End by Cavan Scott, Charles Soule

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adventurous dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

5.0

Phase 1 felt like the story was already pretty well established when I was reading the novels, but from the comics I can clearly see this is just the beginning. And what a beginning that was! Not gonna lie, this for me rivals with the prequels. And I’m a prequel girlie!

I cannot wait to get into phases 2 and 3!
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Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 2: The Heart of Drengir by Cavan Scott

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

That ending was FIRE 🔥🔥🔥
It’s giving just enough of a glimpse to what eventually happens on Starlight. 

I really liked Keeve — and not just because we have the same haircut 😂 Seeing Reath was cool too. I really like the appearances here and there from Jedi we’ve seen in other books, alongside the ones introduced here.

Lourna!!!
I love her so much! Excited to read the next volume and see what happened when she clashes with Avar.
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Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 1: There Is No Fear by Cavan Scott

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

Finally I’ll get to see what’s happening with Avar and the Drengir!!

I really liked this first volume. The multi-media release of THR allows for some great deep dive into different characters despite the sheer number of those introduced. Cavan Scott does a great job tackling trauma with Skeer.

And Avar 🥰 I love her! Great to see glimpses of Vernestra and Imri too! Definitely a great way to start this
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Race To Crashpoint Tower by Daniel José Older

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adventurous informative tense fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I love the phase 1 middle grade novels. They’ve all been really good, and the illustrations give them a little plus I wish the YA and adult novels had too.

The story for this book is kind of a version of the Valo fair for younger readers. It’s not a retelling, but it takes place during the exact same time frame and includes some of the same characters. It’s interesting, if a little hard to follow at times because you’re trying to pinpoint where is everyone while this and that is happening.

I love Lula and Zeen a lot more now that I have the background for their relationship (they are a couple, change my mind).

Ram is 100% autistic-coded and you cannot convince me otherwise. I love this boy. He is my son. I shall protect him forever.

I’m always a tiny bit disappointed when I don’t get to see Elza – especially since we know he is there!!! – but I won’t hold it against the author. And considering DJO’s adult novel left me a little disappointed, maybe it’s better if he doesn’t touch my favourite…
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Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 1 by Cecil Castellucci, Michael Moreci, Amanda Diebert

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adventurous fast-paced

2.75

Ooof. That was… bad. The drawings don’t look at all like the characters (what the hell is that hairdo on Leia?!) and the further you get, the more dumbed-down the stories are. This feels like a comic written for 5 year olds. And even then, Young Jedi Adventures has better storytelling than whatever this is supposed to be.

The little thread bringing all 4 stories together is fine, I guess. It’s cute. But the first story (Anakin and Obi-Wan) is the only one that was remotely interesting. The other three were just filled with bad art and worse dialogue.
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The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure by Jason Fry

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adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0