Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic

Tales of the Jedi

by Tom Veitch, Denis Rodier, Chris Gossett

Set between the Fall of the Sith Empire and Dark Lords of the Sith, this Tales of the Jedi installment provides more background to George Lucas' epic Star Wars saga.

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Comic Book, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics

136 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1994

About the author

Tom Veitch was an American writer, known for his work in the comic book industry. He was also a novelist and a poet. He was the brother of comics writer and artist Rick Veitch.

Reviews

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

After a couple of Sith themed graphic novel compilations, this volume touched on a few new Jedi that I am sure will be important in future editions. I enjoyed the story, however, as with all previous Star Wars stories I have read that do not feature the main characters of the original series, it takes a little while to get into the story and the people. Luckily, the force, the Jedi, some alien species, etc. are good points of reference that tend to stay close to the same from book to book to graphic novel.



My one complaint on this one is the artwork. I just didn’t really care for it much. I am sure there are those that like it just fine, but I felt that it was a little blah for the Star Wars universe. Also, at what I am guessing was a break between issues that was not well defined in the compilation, the artist changed and the characters looked different enough that I had to reorient myself.



If you are working your way through the series like me, be sure to check it out. If you are looking for a good stand alone, I don’t think you should go for this one.

[Ill D · Rating 3 out of 5]

In going along with my pre-KOTOR prep, I continued to (re-)read the sequential, yet, oddly enough, the first to be published, Tales of the Jedi #1. Even though it was produced before its chronological forerunner, there’s generally a far better product overall. Seeking to explain less and focusing more on plot development, the tales concerning predominantly Qel-Droma and Sunrider, remain fine offerings within the Old Republic Era.

Story #1 deals with the brash Jedi-work of the aforementioned and his warrior partners, brother Cay and tentacled Tott. This rookie-level triumvirate is appointed by their licensed Master, Arca, to go forth and accomplish their first diplomatic mission. Much like what I expected the prequel trilogy to be like (overall/even though they weren’t) the crew of para-military/warrior-scholars descend upon their assigned planet, only to discover their mission to be far more complicated than they expected.

Far from a bad story, disappointingly only a few sprinkles of twist and turn(s) save this first offering from ok-cardboard replicator produced crap to something only mildly more palatable. Bordering on comic book mediocrity, we must remind ourselves that as a Star Wars offering, it intrinsically can’t be anything beyond a simplistically dualistic Light Vs. Dark affair pursuant to just another good guys win bad guys lose strand. So (for now) the Republic prevails, we know what’s what.

Featuring far more details to reward the seen rather than the third eye’s unseen, the tale revels in it’s own meh-ness. Again, it’s not bad, it’s just another soon to be saturated platonic field of space setted fantasy where all figures fit their time-tested molds and the story plays out accordingly. Things get more fleshed out down the road, sure, but for now, Ulic and Co.’s yarn is o.k. at best.

Nomi’s story however, is generally better. Featuring a similarly predictable panoply of puerile twists and turns, however, useful modulation modifies their effects in a salutary direction. When her undeveloped martyr of a husband martyrs himself to protect his transient clan – our red-haired protagonist takes up the deceased’s saber not just to protect her family but, to figuratively take up the Jedi’s Way. Following the path set already, a speedy hyper speed blast surges toward the next upcoming Jedi Master and the ever unfolding umbrage of pirate assaults and Hutt scheming.

Even though dragged down by predictability, a solid dose of tragedy right off the bat, set’s up for a far more interesting arc that will become healthfully manifested issues down the road. And for all the vagueness and iffy-development, a clearly D&D inspired tale has been set down with all the fantasy, battles, and saving throws to be made – keep this comic semi-fresh two decades down the timestream.

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read the 5 issues that are collected within this trade paperback. This collection tells the story of Ulic Qel-Droma and Nomi Sunrider, two individuals who are being trained by Jedi Masters for them to become Jedis themselves. Each of their adventurers are fairly simple and straight-forward, but the magic lies in the artwork as it manages to capture the essence of the Star Wars universe. The creatures are easily recognized as Star Wars material and their designs are nothing short of disgusting, in a good way. The whole artwork draws upon the glorious beginnings of the modern age of comics and delivers an enjoyable tale of two Jedis. A couple plot twists are found, but the story is not new in the creativity department. What's quite fun to see is the stories about the Dark side of the force and its impact on the population. A lot of parallel can be made on the Star Wars fictional world and the real world, and that's just fun to recognize.

P.S. A full review to come.

P.S.S. Thank you so much to Luke Taylor for this wonderful gift. You have bestowed upon me some wonderful and rare treasures! May the Force be with you.

Yours truly,

Lashaan

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[Sud666 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I freely admit that a 4 star rating may be a wee bit of personal bias, as I truly believe this is a 3 star story. But, since I am familiar with some of the soon-to-be famous, or infamous, characters introduced I have an appreciation for how this sets the foundation for what is to come.

4,000 years before Luke (um..real Luke, not SJW Wars version of Luke) Skywalker, the Old Republic had a time of great development. The Jedi were numerous and strong. In this setting a young Jedi Knight named Ulic Qel-Droma and his Jedi brother Cay are sent on a mission to Onderon. What they find is a civil war and the nefarious influence of the Dark Side.

This story also has an origin story for Nomi Sunrider, a powerful Jedi knight. But I really appreciated this story due to the origin of Ulic Qel-Droma and I see his head-strong ways, as well as his deep connection to the force.

An older story, and the art shows, but still quite good. Any Star Wars fan will appreciate this look at the old Republic.

[Lance Shadow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tales of the Jedi has been on my radar for a while. It was an important milestone for the Star Wars Expanded Universe: it was the pioneering storyline for the Old Republic Era, which has become my favorite era in Star Wars, and a rightfully beloved subfranchise of the Star Wars universe. Without this comic, we wouldn't have my favorite video game and favorite Star Wars story of all time, Bioware's phenomenal Knights of the Old Republic.

However, I tempered my expectations of this series going in after reading Dark Empire I, which I found to be one of the worst pieces of Star Wars media I have ever come across. The writer behind this comic, Tom Veitch, was the same writer behind Dark Empire, and I was worried that this may not be that great either.

After finally reading this, I am happy to say that it is light years better than that other garbage I keep mentioning, but it still has problems. I can see why people got excited about this storyline in the early 1990s when it came out but while it holds up better than *some stories*, it still has not aged that well.

I will be reviewing "The Freedon Nadd Uprising" along with the two story arcs collected in this trade paperback, and rather than going into "THE BAD" and "THE GOOD", I'm going to do a review for each story arc separately.

ULIC QEL-DROMA AND THE BEAST WARS OF ONDERON: 3 stars
The first story arc in this collection starts off the series, and introduces the main character: Ulic Qel-Droma. The story starts with Ulic, his brother Cay Qel-Droma, and a fellow Twi'lek padawan named Tott Doneeta as they train under their Jedi Master, Arca Jeth. The trio of young jedi are sent by Master Arca to Onderon, a planet that has just joined the Republic. They intend to settle a dispute between the sprawling city of Iziz and a tribe of outcast beast riders, only to find greater forces at work there.
The biggest problem with all these story arcs is Tom Veitch's writing. I can't stand his writing style and his constant need to narrate everything that is going on. Now it wasn't as pointless and awful as the narration in *that other comic* because it provided some good backstory and worldbuilding, but it still frequently distracted me and broke my immersion into the story. If you want to provide these details, let it either come out through the artwork or concise character dialogue. It is quite a shame because this is actually a good setup that results in some pretty interesting plot twists.
The characters are not as well developed as they could have been, and I think it could have worked better, if again, the narration didn't take me out of it. I will need to see these characters developed more in the next installments but Veitch does ok with introducing us to the overconfident and impulsive Ulic Qel-Droma, the easy-going and always-positive Cay Qel-Droma, and the skilled and resourceful Tott Doneeta, providing a decent dynamic between the three.
The art is not the best I have ever seen but I like it enough. The characters, backgrounds, and action scenes look fine in most of the panels and it does a really good job of making the setting feel like it takes place thousands of years before the films.

THE SAGA OF NOMI SUNRIDER: 4 stars
The second set of strips in this collection is about Nomi Sunrider's journey to jedi knighthood. Nomi and her husband Andur, along with their infant daughter Vima, are going on a journey to the edge of the galaxy to find the jedi master Thon. But a crime lord known as the Great Bogga is after Andur Sunrider's box of Adegan Crystals, and may complicate things for our heroine Nomi.
An easy pick for my favorite story arc in this collection, "The Saga of Nomi Sunrider" is, for the most part, quite strong. It still suffers from some of the same problems that the first arc had, namely the underdeveloped characters and iffy writing, but a strong story and decent artwork elevates this quite a bit.
Despite being relatively simple, I found Nomi Sunrider to be a likeable and relateable protagonist, and I was invested in her. Even with the narration in the backgroud, I was engaged in her journey and her struggle to become a Jedi.
So far, Nomi Sunrider is my favorite Tales of the Jedi character, and she's the one I am looking forward to seeing the most in the coming issues.

THE FREEDON NAD UPRISING: 2.5 stars
This final arc has the characters of "Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon" and "The Saga of Nomi Sunrider" coming together in a rushed action fest that will eventually be done much better in Vader Down.
The situation on Onderon is falling apart, and Ulic Qel-Droma needs reinforcements. A group of five jedi knights, one of them being Nomi Sunrider, heads to Onderon to help out the trio of padawans. They go to sort things out... an awkward romance begins... an this thing needed to be more than two issues.
It moves quickly, and the action is decent. But the characters are bland and the story feels like its resolved a little too quickly. Not even Nomi Sunrider stood out in this one. Not only that, the narration was still disruptive to the reading experience of this comic, especially because it clashes directly with the fast pace required for action sequences.

THE CONCLUSION: This collection is loaded with problems, and hasn't aged that well. I don't have the highest expectations for the next installment, Dark Lords of the Sith. But, I still look forward to it, because I honestly like this series so far as a really big guilty pleasure.
Is it well written? Absolutely not, Tom Veitch's writing still sucks like usual. Does this have great characters? No. Even my favorite character in this, Nomi Sunrider, is underdeveloped. Does it have great art? Not really. Is the action exhilarating? No- even without the narration getting in the way it is drawn only average at best.
So why do I want to continue this story? First, I just love the Old Republic setting to much. It's just so whimsical and mythical, even for star wars as a whole. Maybe it's that the sweeping story, ancient setting, and simplistic but relateable characters gives it a children's bedtime fable or fairy tale feel to it, and the style is really interesting. Honestly, if this was written like a children's storybook with big pictures in it, I think it actually would have worked really well. I could legitimately see these stories being told by the citizens of the Star Wars galaxy to their offspring, and just thinking about that is charming. It could also be my appreciation for this comic, in that it was integral to building to the incredibly rich and exciting world of the Old Republic era.
Whatever it is, I know this comic isn't good, but I still want to read it again. Everybody has their guilty pleasures, and this is one of mine.

[Martin Christopher · Rating 1 out of 5]

As much as I like the era of the Knights of the Old Republic, these first stories aren't really very good by any standard. Judging by its literary merits, the writing does not even feel like a draft for a story, it's more of an outline at the most. There is barely any plot to fill 30 pages and nothing really happens. And even worse, the entire story is almost entirely told by the narrator in boxes instead of the characters actually saying things themselves. Or doing anything!

I am not usually a reader of American comics but I've read plenty of French and Japanese ones and storytelling in comics can be done so much better. This is really very cheap and half-arsed. And to add insult to injury, the first storyarc on Onderon also has really ugly art with barely any backgrounds. The second arc with Nomi Sunrider is several steps up, but it's still not looking good by any means and you only recognize people by their colors. Their faces look like completely different people in every picture.

A rather sad start for this really quite amazing era of the Star Wars universe. If you're a fan and want to know the whole backstory you probably want to read it just to know who Ulic Quel-Droma and Nomi Sunrider are, but so very little actually happens that you shouldn't have any trouble by just starting with the next one and not missing anything.

[Kamil Bryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wątki młodych, nieopierzonych jeszcze adeptów mocy, którzy popełniają błędy były ciekawie napisane, a postać Nomi Sunrider i jej droga do zostania Jedi, są zaskakująco dobre. Szkoda tylko, że Nomi została w drugim zeszycie totalnie zesmalcowana i przekształcono ją w blond bimbo - jakoś PRZYPADKIEM złożyło się, że za rysunek odpowiadał facet, podczas gdy pierwotnie Nomi narysowała kobieta xd. Na szczęście w kolejnych częściach powrócono do oryginalnego wyglądu, i dobrze, bo Nomi to jedna z najciekawszych postaci w uniwersum i byłoby to straszne marnotrawstwo, gdyby zniszczył ją male gaze

[Jared · Rating 4 out of 5]

Star Wars Legends Project #7

Background: Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic was released in five issues from October '93 to February '94, and the trade paperback was released in August 1994. (It was re-released the following year titled simply "The Collection," as seen above, but I have retained the original title.) It was written by Tom Veitch, with art by Chris Gossett, Janine Johnston, and David Roach. Veitch was the primary creative force behind the Tales of the Jedi series at its beginning, and he wrote the first 13 issues of the series, fresh from the success of his Dark Empire series. After those 13 issues, Kevin J. Anderson (who co-wrote the last 6) took over writing Tales of the Jedi while Veitch turned Dark Empire into a trilogy with Dark Empire II and Empire's End. Gossett did the art for about a third of the Tales of the Jedi and has gone on to work in video games and various independent comic projects, most notably The Red Star. Johnston drew a single issue for Tales of the Jedi, and has gone on to illustration work on a variety of projects, including Magic: The Gathering and Warhammer. Roach did two issues of Tales of the Jedi, and has done Batman work for DC and illustrated Dungeons & Dragons books for Wizards of the Coast.

Knights of the Old Republic takes place 1,000 years after Fall of the Sith Empire (my review here, 4,000 years before the Battle of Yavin. It serves as the introduction to various characters who are referenced in the Dark Empire comics (no surprise there), particularly the Jedi Knights Ulic Qel-Droma and Nomi Sunrider.

Summary: This collection stitches together two story arcs: First is the two-issue "Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon," in which a Jedi Master dispatches his brash apprentice, Ulic, to lead his Jedi brother Cay and Twi'lek Jedi Tott Doneeta to bring peace to the war-torn world of Onderon, where all is not as it seems, and a centuries-old force of darkness is lurking. Next is the three-issue "Saga of Nomi Sunrider," in which the murder of the Force-sensitive title character's Jedi husband leads her to take up his lightsaber and begin training as a Jedi herself, under the shadow of a Hutt crime lord's quest for vengeance and greed.

Review: This is what I wanted and expected from a comic series entitled Tales of the Jedi: action-packed stories of drama and adventure starring Jedi Knights during the heyday of the Old Republic. I was so confused reading the previous two arcs (which were actually the 5th and 6th series by publication order) featuring a Sith Lord and a couple of mildly Force-sensitive nobodies, with the Jedi totally in the backseat for the entire story. That wasn't a tale of the Jedi; "Tale of the Sith," maybe.

But anyway, this is it. Veitch started the series off with a bang, and it's fascinating to realize what early days this was for the Expanded Universe as we know it now. This was readers' first glimpse into any era other than that of the classic trilogy, and the first major Star Wars stories that don't feature the major characters from the movies. There are a host of other firsts here, as well, and I probably missed a lot of them because I'm so used to certain elements that I take them as a given.

More importantly, though, these are just really solid stories with magnetic characters. Ulic Qel-Droma's story here is relatively short, but doesn't feel rushed (and sets up the next major story arc). It was definitely my favorite of the two, with excellent supporting characters and the very cool planet of Onderon. Really, my one minor complaint about the whole thing had to do with the Twi'lek Tott Doneeta. An otherwise cool character, he was saddled with a really goofy Force power: the ability to converse with animals. Yeah, he's Dr. Dolittle, Jedi Knight. The comics trot out some really strange ideas sometimes.

Nomi Sunrider's story was excellent, as well, though I have to admit I really had trouble getting into the first issue. The artwork, by Janine Johnston, was quite terrible in my opinion, and I was much happier with David Roach's work in the other two issues. Of course, that also meant that a bunch of characters, including Nomi, had drastically changed appearances, which was very weird, but in Nomi's case in particular it was a welcome change. One of the major (admittedly a bit silly) distractions of the first issue was that she was saddled with the most hideous hairdo. I mean, Ulic's hair is kind of dorky in every artist's rendition that I've seen thus far, but this was just unconscionably ugly for no good reason.

I also found the "emotional" portions of the first issue to be a bit forced, but by the story's conclusion it had taken on a real weight that was even a little moving. There are a couple of nice twists in both stories, including a reversal of expectations reminiscent of the introduction of Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back. Overall, a really strong effort that I would certainly recommend. Be prepared to roll your eyes at a few silly elements and misfires (like the inexplicable lapse of a Jedi randomly referring to a lightsaber as a "lightsword," which is just unacceptable), but there's no reason for a Star Wars fan not to get plenty of enjoyment out of this collection.

B+

[Ian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Glorious and epic. Set thousands of years before the Star Wars everyone knows, the authors were given remarkable reign to write whatever they wanted. And what they wrote is weirdly vivid.

Everything seems fresh and new, despite retaining that Star Wars feel. The lightsabers (sometimes just called lightswords) are all unique and intricate. Instead of the glowing tube you see in the movies, these blades burn with flickering power that seems to spark and spit. The skies are filled with fleets of ships with bizarre, asymmetrical configurations, the planets filled with horrible monsters. Everything is as powerful and vivid as anything Robert E. Howard wrote.

These are tales of Jedi KNIGHTS, before Lucas turned them into emotionless Monks who turn evil the moment they feel something. They charge into battle lustfully and with youthful passion. One is married. None of this would fly in the current cannon AND IT IS GLORIOUS.

Truly some of the best material to ever have the Star Wars name on it. It gleefully captures the vivid nature of the sci-fi pulp that the inspired it, but does so soulfully. It makes the bulk of the EU feel like reprocessed cardboard.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple? Cliched? Maybe, but this is Star Wars and the types and ideas are all present and correct that anyone who enjoys Star Wars would *want* to see and it's all executed stylishly with a brisk place and in an intriguing new setting. I love the new Jedi and I particularly like the introduction of newly widowed Nomi Sunrider (how *did* they come up with that name) as a proper injection of feminism into the Star Wars Universe.

If I have a criticism it's that the setting is perhaps, at this point, a little under-developed and there's little yet that sets this era apart from the classic era Star Wars era that we know and love. But that's a lot to ask from a comic book .. this story plays to the strengths of the format.

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was ok.

Either the Jedis were dumber back then than they are now, or I don't know what to think.. the plot is nice and interesting, the Sith feel so powerful and evil and all that, but the Jedis look like dumb naive pawns.

The main idea of the story is nice but the execution and the dialogue are dull.

Nice 90s style artwork!

[Walter · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was terrible. The artwork was awful: it looked like sketches from some high school kid's physics notebook. The stories, dialogue, and character development were infantile.

[Zare · Rating 5 out of 5]

After initial portrayal of war between Sith and Republic this book skips few centuries and introduces us to two major Jedi characters that will carry the story arc in follow up volumes.

First is Nomi Sunrider. Married to reknown Jedi knight she is aware if her force ralents but does not want to train as a Jedi because she does not like violence. All of this will change when great tragedy strikes at her family and she finds herself fighting the notorious Hutt crime cartel.

Second is Ulic Qel-Droma, Jedi knight under training of master Arca of Arkania. Strong headed and reckless he will be sent, leading other Arca's apprentices, to help government of distant planet of Onderon defeat the Beast Riders rebellion. But here they will come across great threat that will test them as both Jedi's and persons.

Art is again mix. First part is truly wonderfully drawn - there are beautiful action sequences with great beasts of Onderon - and then last acts are more in vein of quickly drawn action comics - at some point you wont be able to recognize the characters introduced in the first part of the book.

Nevertheless book still has that feeling of technology and magic mix that gives Tales of the Jedi that unique signature.

Recommended to fans of Star Wars and SF/Fantasy in general.

[Alternate Lore · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are very early Star Wars comics from 1994, and it shows. The art style feels inconsistent and doesn't hold up all that well by modern standards. That said, since we're thousands of years before the original trilogy, I appreciate that these comics do a great job of presenting visually a genuinely different era of Star Wars.

Story-wise, you can tell these are early entries into the original Expanded Universe canon. We're treated to some wonderfully unique ideas—the worldbuilding has real creativity behind it��but there's also an apparent over-reliance on tropes from the original trilogy. This both helps the story feel undeniably "Star Wars," but also creates an awkward sense of déjà vu that undermines the freshness.

This volume is basically two stories in one, the first focusing on Ulic Qel-Droma and the second on Nomi Sunrider. It ends just as the two storylines are about to intersect, giving us a decent setup for what could be an epic saga. If the aim here is to introduce the characters, at least that feels like a success—both Ulic and Nomi are compelling enough to carry future stories.

Not a story I would revisit on its own merit, but one that keeps me interested in what comes next. As a foundation for the broader Tales of the Jedi series, it does its job, even if it feels a bit rough around the edges.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part 3 of the series, but the stories work perfectly well on their own as they introduce two characters who are key in the old-canon early history of the Jedi. We get to understand the early lives of Ulic Qel-Droma and Nomi Sunrider, who will play major roles in the rest of the series. The stories also show a nice contrast - one is trained in the conventional Jedi fashion, the other is a widowed mother of a young child, not sure about her Force abilities and not keen on becoming a warrior.

It works as a good alternative starting point to the Tales of the Jedi series - you don't need to have read volumes 1 and 2. Now I just have to see if I can find part 4 onwards!

[Taka · Rating 4 out of 5]

I give it a 7/10.

This is basically two short stories, one about Ulic Qel Droma and one about Nomi Sunrider, as a prologue to the next book: The Freedon Nadd Uprising.

Personally I found this story to be a clear step up from the Daragons' saga (The Golden Age of the Sith, Fall of the Sith Empire) but it's still a generic Star Wars action tale. Limbs will be cut off, hutts will be crime lords, padawans will learn the ways of the force, good will fight evil. But there's nothing more to it. Dialogues are standard, characters are underdeveloped, the story has no moral.

Recommended for people who fell in love with the video game Knights of the Old Republic.

[Books_gang_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Konečně jsem měla z Tales of the Jedi komiksu takový pocit, že to nebyl šedý průměr. Ano, příběh a kresba vlastně nejsou moc inovativní a někoho můžou naštvat rámečky s textem, ale ono to prostě funguje. Hlavně ty rámečky- není to tam pro nic za nic, příběh má totiž vyznít jako pohádka, nebo mýtus, kde se prostě vyprávění navíc hodí. To souvisí s tím, že si tento komiks konečně na nic nehrál jako první dvě volume. Uvědomuje si, že nejde o komplexní a prolomový koncept a tak to i zpracuje. Mám ale výtky ke kresbě, která sice nebyla extra špatná, jenom to nebylo ono jako v prvních dvou volume. Snad budu s dalším dílem spokojená, jako s tímhle 🙂.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This volume collects the first two stories from the main Tales of the Jedi series. I can't say I was that impressed with either story.

The first story was very silly with some odd morals - all your ancestors were evil actually?? - but had the expected lack of nuance I've come to expect from Star Wars comics.

The second story was far better, with some actual hard decisions made by the characters, although again being Star Wars there is ultimately a "good" and a "bad" choice.

The art was mostly ugly, not even my love of the 90's style was able to stop me cringing at points.

Far from the worst Star Wars comic I've read, but that's damning with faint praise.

[I. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a solid meh. The art varied wildly from decent to borderline terrible with particular notice given to how the Nomi character design completely changed from semi bald alien woman to halter top model from one issue to the next. Essentially you just get slightly different versions of what you’ve already seen, with another hutt, another weird alien Jedi master, etc. At least the first story of two warring clans was a little different but felt rushed in a way that prevented you from caring about anything or anyone. This isn’t really worth tracking down.

[melotato · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is just… okay. The plot line is meh, the characters aren’t super interesting and the few that are aren’t very developed, and the art is pretty inconsistent. Nomi Sunrider seems interesting and I’d like to learn more about her but I don’t really care about Ulic Qel-Droma and his fellow apprentices. I liked the Boma beasts and the concept of the Ithullan ore-haulers. Overall, a pretty mediocre comic.

[Oliver · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tales of the Jedi isn't going to win any prizes for its story or characters but it's still a fun, pulpy 90s Star Wars romp that I recommend to anyone who's a fan of the old Expanded Universe and/or wants to know how the SW world looked like before even the Knights of the Old Republic video game.

[BIGnick BIGnick · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars because there aren’t 6!
Tales of the Jedi is one of the closest attempts to capturing the spirit and imagination of the original trilogy. The story is archetypal, the illustrations colorful, gritty and highly detailed. Star Wars comics never looked so good. If you read only one Star Wars book this year; this is it!

[Alana · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was ok. The stories are a bit overdramatic, although the Nomi Sunrider bit picks up some near the end (at this point I haven't read the Freedon Nadd portion since it wasn't included in the Omnibus I got from the library). It's interesting to fill out some of the historical Jedi lore.

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

6: just ok

[Andreas Acevedo Dunlop Strom · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nope, still not liking these comics. This was far better than the first ones, but still pretty bad.

[Bill Koester · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best of the Dark Horse-era Star Wars comics.

[Ekenedilichukwu Ikegwuani · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is kind of week and I'm not really a huge fan of the art style. Also Nomi Sunrider is annoying.

[Kevin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cool early Star Wars lore. Really digging this stuff! Leans into wild fantasy visuals.

[hielianthos · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 * it's not bad, just mediocre

[liv · Rating 4 out of 5]

Closer to 3.5 but camp