Captain Untouchable
Jan 3rd, 2016, 11:56:14 AM
Anyone been reading any of these?
If not, I would definitely recommend them, if you're the kind of person who likes comic books. Star Wars and Darth Vader are a really nice pair of series that run in parallel. One follows Vader as he tries to make up for his "failure" at the Death Star, and discover the identity of the mystery pilot who destroyed it. It's a lot of Vader being an absolute badass, and being 100% done with the Empire's shit. The other follows Luke as he fumbles around in the dark trying to work out what being a Jedi means, and also follows Leia/Han/Chewie/Threepio on their ongoing Rebel adventures. I especially like how much these comics (and others) shore up the part that Leia actually plays in the Rebellion. There's also some fun/cool moments, like starting to find out why Chewie is so inexplicably fond/protective of 3PO. Also, the Darth Vader comic has R2 and 3PO's evil murder-bot twins, who are pretty funny.
There's the Journey to The Force Awakens miniseries, which is a four-part adventure that happens immediately after Endor, and focuses on Poe Dameron's parents, who are awesome. There are some cool little "this is how the Empire reacted to Endor" tidbits as well, and some other stuff (ominous spoiler avoidance vagueness) that feels like it might end up being relevant in the future. I am especially fond of Poe's mother, who has much better taste in fighters than her son does (she's an A-Wing pilot). Hopefully Poe will see the error of his ways, and start flying around in his mother's vastly superior fighter in Episode VIII. ;)
If you're a fan of Star Wars Rebels, there's Kanan - The Last Padawan which charts how Kanan survived the Clone Wars and became the kind of person he is. I've only read the first five issues so far (after that, the series seems to have shortened it's name to just "Kanan"), but it's awesomely bittersweet, and it makes a fantastic companion to Season 2. There's a lot more to Kanan's feelings towards clones and the Rebellion and change and such than the show has touched on.
And lastly (of the ones I've read so far), there's Obi-Wan & Anakin, which literally only started in the last day or so. It's set before Episode II, so Obi Wan is still his sassy younger self, but Anakin hasn't become an emotional teenager yet. Only one issue so far, but it seems promising.
For all of the above though, I've got to say: the story, and the artwork, are fantastic. They're the perfect kind of gap-filling story - it doesn't matter that you didn't know this stuff already, but it adds a lot once you do. Little tidbits like explaining why the Emperor waited twenty years to dissolve the Senate, why Vader gets along with bounty hunters so well, and all of that stuff is really cool; and the art captures the characters really well, and even has panels that deliberately echo moments from the movies.
If you are still riding high on your Star Wars hype, and you want to spend some of your money on something other than cinema tickets (or ships for the X-Wing miniatures game :uhoh), I would definitely recommend checking some of these out.
If not, I would definitely recommend them, if you're the kind of person who likes comic books. Star Wars and Darth Vader are a really nice pair of series that run in parallel. One follows Vader as he tries to make up for his "failure" at the Death Star, and discover the identity of the mystery pilot who destroyed it. It's a lot of Vader being an absolute badass, and being 100% done with the Empire's shit. The other follows Luke as he fumbles around in the dark trying to work out what being a Jedi means, and also follows Leia/Han/Chewie/Threepio on their ongoing Rebel adventures. I especially like how much these comics (and others) shore up the part that Leia actually plays in the Rebellion. There's also some fun/cool moments, like starting to find out why Chewie is so inexplicably fond/protective of 3PO. Also, the Darth Vader comic has R2 and 3PO's evil murder-bot twins, who are pretty funny.
There's the Journey to The Force Awakens miniseries, which is a four-part adventure that happens immediately after Endor, and focuses on Poe Dameron's parents, who are awesome. There are some cool little "this is how the Empire reacted to Endor" tidbits as well, and some other stuff (ominous spoiler avoidance vagueness) that feels like it might end up being relevant in the future. I am especially fond of Poe's mother, who has much better taste in fighters than her son does (she's an A-Wing pilot). Hopefully Poe will see the error of his ways, and start flying around in his mother's vastly superior fighter in Episode VIII. ;)
If you're a fan of Star Wars Rebels, there's Kanan - The Last Padawan which charts how Kanan survived the Clone Wars and became the kind of person he is. I've only read the first five issues so far (after that, the series seems to have shortened it's name to just "Kanan"), but it's awesomely bittersweet, and it makes a fantastic companion to Season 2. There's a lot more to Kanan's feelings towards clones and the Rebellion and change and such than the show has touched on.
And lastly (of the ones I've read so far), there's Obi-Wan & Anakin, which literally only started in the last day or so. It's set before Episode II, so Obi Wan is still his sassy younger self, but Anakin hasn't become an emotional teenager yet. Only one issue so far, but it seems promising.
For all of the above though, I've got to say: the story, and the artwork, are fantastic. They're the perfect kind of gap-filling story - it doesn't matter that you didn't know this stuff already, but it adds a lot once you do. Little tidbits like explaining why the Emperor waited twenty years to dissolve the Senate, why Vader gets along with bounty hunters so well, and all of that stuff is really cool; and the art captures the characters really well, and even has panels that deliberately echo moments from the movies.
If you are still riding high on your Star Wars hype, and you want to spend some of your money on something other than cinema tickets (or ships for the X-Wing miniatures game :uhoh), I would definitely recommend checking some of these out.