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Star Wars Legends: Comics
Star Wars: Legacy, Volume 11: War
It's an all-out war as the Sith emperor returns from the dead-stronger, more evil, more determined, and prepared to unleash a new secret weapon upon the galaxy! Roan Fel's loyalist Imperials, the Galactic Alliance, and the Jedi are all on the defensive-reeling from the attacks by the unified Sith.
But Cade Skywalker has his own plans for this war all this time spent running from his legacy has finally shown him that he can't run... and he must stand alone against Darth Krayt! Collects the six-issue miniseries.
"It's the sort of epic Star Wars story that you've come to expect from the comic run that introduced us to The Old Republic, only this time it's set in the far future of the Star Wars universe. Legacy: War is highly recommended." -Furious Fanboys
But Cade Skywalker has his own plans for this war all this time spent running from his legacy has finally shown him that he can't run... and he must stand alone against Darth Krayt! Collects the six-issue miniseries.
"It's the sort of epic Star Wars story that you've come to expect from the comic run that introduced us to The Old Republic, only this time it's set in the far future of the Star Wars universe. Legacy: War is highly recommended." -Furious Fanboys
144 pages, Paperback
First published October 11, 2011
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John Ostrander
2,082 books172 followersJohn Ostrander is an American writer of comic books. He is best known for his work on Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy, series he helped create.
Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986).
Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC.
Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986).
Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC.
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January 8, 2016
Darth Krayt lives.
Krayt has declared war on all his adversaries and he unleashes a carefully crafted weapon of his own design.
Meanwhile Cade Skywalker has had a vision that he will fight Darth Krayt, but he's unsure if he will win or live at the battle's end.
War is a strong ending to the Legacy series. The series was strong throughout touching on the many various aspects from the Jedi and Sith to the forces that they lead as well as the innocent who suffer most from war. Cade Skywalker was a great broken reluctant hero who steps up when he must. Darth Krayt was a memorable villain especially since they utilize a former Jedi from long ago to create him. I really enjoyed the whole series. There were a few threads that they left hanging perhaps if they ever desired to make a sequel. I'm OK with that overall. I really wanted to see Hando Karr and the Mandalorians again, but that wasn't meant to be.
The Star Wars Legacy series ended in the only way it truly could.
Krayt has declared war on all his adversaries and he unleashes a carefully crafted weapon of his own design.
Meanwhile Cade Skywalker has had a vision that he will fight Darth Krayt, but he's unsure if he will win or live at the battle's end.
War is a strong ending to the Legacy series. The series was strong throughout touching on the many various aspects from the Jedi and Sith to the forces that they lead as well as the innocent who suffer most from war. Cade Skywalker was a great broken reluctant hero who steps up when he must. Darth Krayt was a memorable villain especially since they utilize a former Jedi from long ago to create him. I really enjoyed the whole series. There were a few threads that they left hanging perhaps if they ever desired to make a sequel. I'm OK with that overall. I really wanted to see Hando Karr and the Mandalorians again, but that wasn't meant to be.
The Star Wars Legacy series ended in the only way it truly could.
August 14, 2020
(Review for entire series)
I have a ton of nostalgia for reading this as a kid, it was the first and only Star Wars comic I was inclined to read all of and I think it holds up pretty alright. The characters are interesting when they aren't being extremely edgy. Cade, the main character, is pretty much the most edgy and obnoxious but only sometimes and he gets better as the series goes on. I really loved the world building and how effortlessly they establish this as the Star Wars universe over a century after what we're used to. All the main players are there, Sith, Jedi, Empire, rogues, but they've clearly changed. There's a strong focus on the invisible, nonexistent lines between the groups. My interpretation from the beginning was that this is a story about individuality, Cade repeatedly rejecting his Skywalker legacy as a perfect Jedi was engaging and a really cool approach. The entire series was about his internal turmoil about whether he'll be a Jedi, Sith, or his own thing. His perspective is so understandable and I was rooting for him to embrace that it was right to go your own way and okay to reject these thousand year old labels. I also loved that the Empire became it's own entity that wasn't inherently tied to Sith or Jedi, this allowed them to shift around and added deeper political drama in the universe. The pacing was also very unique as several storylines feel like long continuing graphic novels apposed to comprising of specific issues. The character development left something to be desired, the changes are clear but don't always feel natural and the often terrible dialogue doesn't help. It really took me out of it and bored me several times. The nature of Cade and Blue's relationship wasn't really established until the 8th volume and it was so plainly explained to us it felt like it onlu happened so we could get their development in the following volume. Darth Krayt was a great villain with an understanding motivation for wanting to take over the universe, making the bad guys perspective clear and believable is an important part in making the fight against them more interesting. Especially when there's this drama of what side the main character will fall on. Jan Duursema's artwork was also a big plus, I loved how she shifted styles between panels to fit tonal shifts in the narrative. This last volume felt especially tight and concise with no wasted time. Despite that some characters don't get satisfying conclusions I like how open ended it was, it felt very poetic and peaceful while also keeping note that there will always be a struggle.
This is definitely a very high 3, and I'd recommend it to people who want an interpretation of the future of the Star Wars universe, because everything about these books is way more interesting than the sequel trilogy.
I have a ton of nostalgia for reading this as a kid, it was the first and only Star Wars comic I was inclined to read all of and I think it holds up pretty alright. The characters are interesting when they aren't being extremely edgy. Cade, the main character, is pretty much the most edgy and obnoxious but only sometimes and he gets better as the series goes on. I really loved the world building and how effortlessly they establish this as the Star Wars universe over a century after what we're used to. All the main players are there, Sith, Jedi, Empire, rogues, but they've clearly changed. There's a strong focus on the invisible, nonexistent lines between the groups. My interpretation from the beginning was that this is a story about individuality, Cade repeatedly rejecting his Skywalker legacy as a perfect Jedi was engaging and a really cool approach. The entire series was about his internal turmoil about whether he'll be a Jedi, Sith, or his own thing. His perspective is so understandable and I was rooting for him to embrace that it was right to go your own way and okay to reject these thousand year old labels. I also loved that the Empire became it's own entity that wasn't inherently tied to Sith or Jedi, this allowed them to shift around and added deeper political drama in the universe. The pacing was also very unique as several storylines feel like long continuing graphic novels apposed to comprising of specific issues. The character development left something to be desired, the changes are clear but don't always feel natural and the often terrible dialogue doesn't help. It really took me out of it and bored me several times. The nature of Cade and Blue's relationship wasn't really established until the 8th volume and it was so plainly explained to us it felt like it onlu happened so we could get their development in the following volume. Darth Krayt was a great villain with an understanding motivation for wanting to take over the universe, making the bad guys perspective clear and believable is an important part in making the fight against them more interesting. Especially when there's this drama of what side the main character will fall on. Jan Duursema's artwork was also a big plus, I loved how she shifted styles between panels to fit tonal shifts in the narrative. This last volume felt especially tight and concise with no wasted time. Despite that some characters don't get satisfying conclusions I like how open ended it was, it felt very poetic and peaceful while also keeping note that there will always be a struggle.
This is definitely a very high 3, and I'd recommend it to people who want an interpretation of the future of the Star Wars universe, because everything about these books is way more interesting than the sequel trilogy.
September 27, 2025
3.5 stars
Very difficult to evaluate. To do so, you cannot ignore the terrible hand John & Jan were dealt by Dark Horse. Their highly successful ongoing series was inexplicably cancelled after 56th issues, these here final six entries getting a slight rebrand for marketing purposes. The reasons will have to remain one of the SWEU's great mysteries, but for now we can tell the effect they've had. As with its preceding few story arcs, Legacy: War suffers from a detrimentally fast pace which nevertheless paves the way for innovative storytelling.
Long story short: War is an overall satisfying conclusion. The main character arcs are wrapped up, the stakes reach the level they should, and Legacy sticks the landing as the "all-in-one" SW story it's always aimed to be. There are so many fun allusions and parallels to prior stories in here, primarily the Original Trilogy, The New Jedi Order series, and early Legacy, as it should. Perhaps the best example is Roan Fel, whose conflict evokes all three at once and brings the character to the end he deserves. Somewhat notably, Cade's story finally ends in a way the fan should find satisfying without it ever overreaching and resulting in just another Luke Skywalker. Much as his protagonist predecessor Jacen Solo never became just Luke Skywalker. The art certainly has its (time crunch-related?) drawbacks, and for the middle issues I would say Jan's artstyle had reached a state less appealing to me than where we started out. But, of course, the final issue is utterly gorgeous and makes the TPB's lesser moments worth it. Alongside that comes Ostrander's usual storytelling competence. He's just a master of the medium, one of the SWEU's greatest voices. Legacy: War is not a blemish on his record.
Really, I'm just glad the story works as well as it does. I'm thinking back to Legacy of the Force: Invincible and how that story finale ignored more or less everything its series had set out to do and brought it to the worst ending possible. It and its already terribly handled series made me lose interest in its era of storytelling. Legacy, meanwhile, had been my favorite SW story over the last c. two years and my main driving force for reading the EU after I'd finished the "early 2000s/early Del Rey" of publishing. I'm just glad I can safely say the journey was worth it, that Jariah and Shado Vao and Nei Rin and everyone else will remain some of my favorites of the entire setting. Whatever I'm about to say, that is ultimately what counts. Legacy came out looking rather well.
Legacy: War is still far from perfect. The authors simply didn't have the time to give everything the attention it deserves. I reckon this mostly has to do with how Legacy built itself up. There were dozens of different and concurring perspectives slowly being built up, and there's just no way they could have all been given the attention they deserved after the cancellation news. This also points towards why the KOTOR finale, conversely, was able to succeed: John Jackson Miller had to drop an entire planned storytelling third, but KOTOR was so much more limited in its focus to begin with. Legacy really should have been 100 issues, or at the very been allowed to go up to 70 with the cancellation news hitting at around the mid- to late 40s.
As is, there are so many smaller storytelling sites left begging to be finished. What about Konrad Rus, Astraal Vao, and the Imperial Mission? Whatever happened to Hondo Karr and his crusade against the new Mand'alor? What are Nei Rin and the Yuuzhan Vong up to following chapter 17 , and why didn't they just go with the Jedi? On the basis of character arcs, were the stories of Jariah Syn, Darth Nihl, Shado Vao, and Azlyn Rae & Ganner Krieg really meant to end where they did? On the other hand: what was the Sith's ending aiming for? I mean, John & Jan openly declared they were finished with the era, and the Legacy sequel series, I gather, barely works with this story's characters. So why end it on such an irresolute note? There's a difference between keeping a plot thread dangling with the promise of a resolution versus bringing in a completely new angle without any agency on the part of the protagonists being hinted at. I'm afraid this is the latter.
As well, a good many of the emotional moments here emphatically needed more time. So many character deaths take place - or are mentioned as having happened - without the story ever lingering on them. So many ideas are left underexplored simply because the authors had no logical opportunity to give them the needed attention. Bantha Rawk's passing is given solid build-up both thematically and emotionally, but the actual moment doesn't click; Morlish Veed has some agency early on, but is unceremoniously dropped as though a chess piece. War would have worked better as a ten-issue piece.
On the other hand, a group that should have found their death are the One Sith. We were introduced to Nihl, Maladi, and Talon as the main secondary OS; all three of them make it out of this alive. Krayt and Wyyrlok die, but that's by storytelling necessity. Darth Stryfe gets double-KO'd against Wolf Sazen, but Stryfe has always been this series' most unnecessary and bland addition. Legacy's primary antagonistic force was just mishandled, I must say now in retrospect. They're both underutilized as individuals within the group and yet too overpresent to be methodically killed off, as they should have been, to indicate storytelling progress. Ergo: drop Talon in Claws of the Dragon, let Stryfe meet his end at the climax of Vector if you really need him to exist, have Nihl be the primary enforcer from then on and let him take Stryfe's place against Krayt. On the other hand, Maladi was very effective, Wyyrlok did exactly what he needed to, and even Krayt, whom I've always found less interesting than his armor, generally lives up to his hype in this final arc. It's just a shame that the entire group never really developed much of a collective identity.
I can't help but look at this story with a feeling of ambivalence. Not just for the reasons mentioned, but also because it's over. I have a couple of interesting sounding smaller stories left, have a couple books and comics and the like I know are going to be at the very least decent to look forward to. But between the end of KOTOR and Legacy, the continuing dumpster fire of the post-NJO, and the resounding "meh" that stuff like TOR elicits from me, I think I've run my course in the SWEU. Legacy, at least from where I'm standing right now, was my last big project. From Bantam up to right here and now, we've at least had a good run.
Very difficult to evaluate. To do so, you cannot ignore the terrible hand John & Jan were dealt by Dark Horse. Their highly successful ongoing series was inexplicably cancelled after 56th issues, these here final six entries getting a slight rebrand for marketing purposes. The reasons will have to remain one of the SWEU's great mysteries, but for now we can tell the effect they've had. As with its preceding few story arcs, Legacy: War suffers from a detrimentally fast pace which nevertheless paves the way for innovative storytelling.
Long story short: War is an overall satisfying conclusion. The main character arcs are wrapped up, the stakes reach the level they should, and Legacy sticks the landing as the "all-in-one" SW story it's always aimed to be. There are so many fun allusions and parallels to prior stories in here, primarily the Original Trilogy, The New Jedi Order series, and early Legacy, as it should. Perhaps the best example is Roan Fel, whose conflict evokes all three at once and brings the character to the end he deserves. Somewhat notably, Cade's story finally ends in a way the fan should find satisfying without it ever overreaching and resulting in just another Luke Skywalker. Much as his protagonist predecessor Jacen Solo never became just Luke Skywalker. The art certainly has its (time crunch-related?) drawbacks, and for the middle issues I would say Jan's artstyle had reached a state less appealing to me than where we started out. But, of course, the final issue is utterly gorgeous and makes the TPB's lesser moments worth it. Alongside that comes Ostrander's usual storytelling competence. He's just a master of the medium, one of the SWEU's greatest voices. Legacy: War is not a blemish on his record.
Really, I'm just glad the story works as well as it does. I'm thinking back to Legacy of the Force: Invincible and how that story finale ignored more or less everything its series had set out to do and brought it to the worst ending possible. It and its already terribly handled series made me lose interest in its era of storytelling. Legacy, meanwhile, had been my favorite SW story over the last c. two years and my main driving force for reading the EU after I'd finished the "early 2000s/early Del Rey" of publishing. I'm just glad I can safely say the journey was worth it, that Jariah and Shado Vao and Nei Rin and everyone else will remain some of my favorites of the entire setting. Whatever I'm about to say, that is ultimately what counts. Legacy came out looking rather well.
Legacy: War is still far from perfect. The authors simply didn't have the time to give everything the attention it deserves. I reckon this mostly has to do with how Legacy built itself up. There were dozens of different and concurring perspectives slowly being built up, and there's just no way they could have all been given the attention they deserved after the cancellation news. This also points towards why the KOTOR finale, conversely, was able to succeed: John Jackson Miller had to drop an entire planned storytelling third, but KOTOR was so much more limited in its focus to begin with. Legacy really should have been 100 issues, or at the very been allowed to go up to 70 with the cancellation news hitting at around the mid- to late 40s.
As is, there are so many smaller storytelling sites left begging to be finished. What about Konrad Rus, Astraal Vao, and the Imperial Mission? Whatever happened to Hondo Karr and his crusade against the new Mand'alor? What are Nei Rin and the Yuuzhan Vong up to following chapter 17 , and why didn't they just go with the Jedi? On the basis of character arcs, were the stories of Jariah Syn, Darth Nihl, Shado Vao, and Azlyn Rae & Ganner Krieg really meant to end where they did? On the other hand: what was the Sith's ending aiming for? I mean, John & Jan openly declared they were finished with the era, and the Legacy sequel series, I gather, barely works with this story's characters. So why end it on such an irresolute note? There's a difference between keeping a plot thread dangling with the promise of a resolution versus bringing in a completely new angle without any agency on the part of the protagonists being hinted at. I'm afraid this is the latter.
As well, a good many of the emotional moments here emphatically needed more time. So many character deaths take place - or are mentioned as having happened - without the story ever lingering on them. So many ideas are left underexplored simply because the authors had no logical opportunity to give them the needed attention. Bantha Rawk's passing is given solid build-up both thematically and emotionally, but the actual moment doesn't click; Morlish Veed has some agency early on, but is unceremoniously dropped as though a chess piece. War would have worked better as a ten-issue piece.
On the other hand, a group that should have found their death are the One Sith. We were introduced to Nihl, Maladi, and Talon as the main secondary OS; all three of them make it out of this alive. Krayt and Wyyrlok die, but that's by storytelling necessity. Darth Stryfe gets double-KO'd against Wolf Sazen, but Stryfe has always been this series' most unnecessary and bland addition. Legacy's primary antagonistic force was just mishandled, I must say now in retrospect. They're both underutilized as individuals within the group and yet too overpresent to be methodically killed off, as they should have been, to indicate storytelling progress. Ergo: drop Talon in Claws of the Dragon, let Stryfe meet his end at the climax of Vector if you really need him to exist, have Nihl be the primary enforcer from then on and let him take Stryfe's place against Krayt. On the other hand, Maladi was very effective, Wyyrlok did exactly what he needed to, and even Krayt, whom I've always found less interesting than his armor, generally lives up to his hype in this final arc. It's just a shame that the entire group never really developed much of a collective identity.
I can't help but look at this story with a feeling of ambivalence. Not just for the reasons mentioned, but also because it's over. I have a couple of interesting sounding smaller stories left, have a couple books and comics and the like I know are going to be at the very least decent to look forward to. But between the end of KOTOR and Legacy, the continuing dumpster fire of the post-NJO, and the resounding "meh" that stuff like TOR elicits from me, I think I've run my course in the SWEU. Legacy, at least from where I'm standing right now, was my last big project. From Bantam up to right here and now, we've at least had a good run.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 23, 2024
The end of this story arc was bound to have some let downs - there's just no way to wrap this up in a totally satisfying way... or maybe I'm just pouting because the Legacy comics are at an end and I very much enjoyed it overall. I was glad to have the focus mostly on the main characters as opposed to some of the side stories we got along the way, and I also enjoyed that there are a few questions still lurking - some relationships not just neatly summed up or ended or brought to a conclusive end. There's still some ambiguity in how Cade will relate to the rest of his family, and a little bit in his relationship with the Jedi Order, for example. We didn't have a Sia/Antares wedding. And the situation with Sia's uncle is still unresolved. I like this because tying up everything is too neat and too unrealistic, but I also like that there's a definite end to this story arc. A real conclusion. I'll be excited to see what Duursema and Ostrander come up with next - they have been doling out the best of the EU for years. Great stories, writing, and art work as usual in this series.
Upping my review to 5* 8 years later. This was such a great series. I think I will always prefer it to the ST and anything else outside Legends.
Upping my review to 5* 8 years later. This was such a great series. I think I will always prefer it to the ST and anything else outside Legends.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 18, 2013
Longer review possibly coming later.
CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: C plus to B minus; STORY/PLOTTING/PANELS: C plus;
STAR WARS MYTHOLOGY: B minus to B; ARTISTIC PRESENTATION: B to B plus;
ACTION SCENES: B; WHEN READ: mid November 2013; OVERALL GRADE: B minus to B.
CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: C plus to B minus; STORY/PLOTTING/PANELS: C plus;
STAR WARS MYTHOLOGY: B minus to B; ARTISTIC PRESENTATION: B to B plus;
ACTION SCENES: B; WHEN READ: mid November 2013; OVERALL GRADE: B minus to B.
November 30, 2013
Well I'm very glad they ended it, but I found it a bit shallow and by the numbers.
December 30, 2019
All right, I very much enjoy Legacy. I like the leap far into the future of the Star Wars universe, I like the Empire-as-status-quo part of the backstory, and I think the Imperial Knights are cool. At the time, it was probably the most inventive thing going on in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
But hoo boy, did this not age well.
To start, Cade Skywalker is your standard drug-using, foul-mouthed Nineties anti-hero, which was tiresome by 1999, let alone 2012. While his desire to avoid the extremes of his family's history as a light-side paragon or a dark-side villain is interesting, it's handled in the least interesting way possible. Then again, the amount of whining he does is pretty on-brand for a Skywalker.
The Fel Empire, while visually interesting, is a little bit too... fashy in this day and age. Like I said, the Imperial Knights are cool, but the story does a little too much to convince the reader that a military authoritarian government is actually the best option, really, it's a total fluke that they were vulnerable to being taken over by the Sith. Speaking of which, that's another reason I was happy to see Legends get the boot: too much of a focus on the Jedi vs. Sith stories, not enough exploring the larger galaxy.
And, of course, there's Deliah Blue. They tried really hard to make a sexually-aware female character with plenty of agency, but somehow they still ended up with... a pouty damsel-in-distress type. Which is a shame, because she has a lot of potential as her own character. If she'd just stopped carrying such a torch for Cade, the whole galaxy could have been open to her.
All that said, the overall experience is still a fun adventure across the Star Wars galaxy, where things have changed just enough that you can't count on the status quo you know from the films. It just has a lingering aftertaste of trying to be too different, without the substance to back it up. I would actually recommend this, both for Star Wars fans and for anyone who enjoys science fiction comics.
But hoo boy, did this not age well.
To start, Cade Skywalker is your standard drug-using, foul-mouthed Nineties anti-hero, which was tiresome by 1999, let alone 2012. While his desire to avoid the extremes of his family's history as a light-side paragon or a dark-side villain is interesting, it's handled in the least interesting way possible. Then again, the amount of whining he does is pretty on-brand for a Skywalker.
The Fel Empire, while visually interesting, is a little bit too... fashy in this day and age. Like I said, the Imperial Knights are cool, but the story does a little too much to convince the reader that a military authoritarian government is actually the best option, really, it's a total fluke that they were vulnerable to being taken over by the Sith. Speaking of which, that's another reason I was happy to see Legends get the boot: too much of a focus on the Jedi vs. Sith stories, not enough exploring the larger galaxy.
And, of course, there's Deliah Blue. They tried really hard to make a sexually-aware female character with plenty of agency, but somehow they still ended up with... a pouty damsel-in-distress type. Which is a shame, because she has a lot of potential as her own character. If she'd just stopped carrying such a torch for Cade, the whole galaxy could have been open to her.
All that said, the overall experience is still a fun adventure across the Star Wars galaxy, where things have changed just enough that you can't count on the status quo you know from the films. It just has a lingering aftertaste of trying to be too different, without the substance to back it up. I would actually recommend this, both for Star Wars fans and for anyone who enjoys science fiction comics.
May 24, 2021
Despite a few minor problems I’ve had with the series (Cade Skywalker is a douche, all the woman have huge boobs and really skin-tight outfits, difficulty keeping track with a plethora of characters), John Ostrander and Jan Duursema’s Star Wars Legacy series from Dark Horse Comics (2006-2011) was an action-packed, well-written series that extrapolated the series almost 140 years beyond the events of Episode IV. Sadly, it’s considered “old canon” now, but it’s definitely still worth a read.
In the final volume, “War”: Darth Krayt is back!; Cade Skywalker wants to kill him!; we find out Morrigan Corde’s (Cade’s mom) secret origins!; Emperor Roan Fel makes a deal with the devil, unknowingly!; Space battles!; lightsaber duels!
Sorry about all those exclamation points. This finale was just so exciting!..
In the final volume, “War”: Darth Krayt is back!; Cade Skywalker wants to kill him!; we find out Morrigan Corde’s (Cade’s mom) secret origins!; Emperor Roan Fel makes a deal with the devil, unknowingly!; Space battles!; lightsaber duels!
Sorry about all those exclamation points. This finale was just so exciting!..
September 2, 2025
Concluded Cade's story and the Legacy saga as a whole on a pretty satisfying note, but didn't tie up every single loose end, leaving room for more potential stories in this era of Star Wars (which will sadly never happen thanks to Disney).
February 21, 2019
3,5 rounded up. Beautiful art.
December 25, 2020
This is it, the big finale to the 56 issue run of Legacy. This is a six issue collection making for the largest of the Legacy volumes. The front cover is kind of a spoiler regarding Darth Krayt, so I’ll mention him, but try to avoid divulging any other spoilers.
For the most part, I did enjoy this volume with its intense action, pivotal scenes and great characters. Unfortunately, as this was written as a six-part mini-series following on from the main fifty issues, there was a lot of redundant reminders of who was who and how they were related to the plot so far in an attempt be be a volume that could stand on its own. It really can’t and all that this did was make most of the second issue in this series largely nonsensical. Lots of action was taking place, but I wasn’t sure why or where or with whom. A real shame there. I would also like to have seen a little more resolution with the Jokers who feature, but not very much. With a few stories centered on them over the series, it would have been nice to see where they end up.
Apart from that, the rest of this was a first-rate conclusion to my all-time favourite Star Wars story. The resolution took place much earlier in the volume than I would have expected, but then there was quite a bit of fallout to play out too. There are a few significant character deaths on both sides of the war, but at the same time not everything is nicely wrapped up in a tidy bow either. There is still scope for more in this era of the galaxy not quite such a long time ago, but still far, far away.
As usual the artwork was fantastic.
For the most part, I did enjoy this volume with its intense action, pivotal scenes and great characters. Unfortunately, as this was written as a six-part mini-series following on from the main fifty issues, there was a lot of redundant reminders of who was who and how they were related to the plot so far in an attempt be be a volume that could stand on its own. It really can’t and all that this did was make most of the second issue in this series largely nonsensical. Lots of action was taking place, but I wasn’t sure why or where or with whom. A real shame there. I would also like to have seen a little more resolution with the Jokers who feature, but not very much. With a few stories centered on them over the series, it would have been nice to see where they end up.
Apart from that, the rest of this was a first-rate conclusion to my all-time favourite Star Wars story. The resolution took place much earlier in the volume than I would have expected, but then there was quite a bit of fallout to play out too. There are a few significant character deaths on both sides of the war, but at the same time not everything is nicely wrapped up in a tidy bow either. There is still scope for more in this era of the galaxy not quite such a long time ago, but still far, far away.
As usual the artwork was fantastic.
January 10, 2016
And here comes the final showdown between Darth Krayt and all those who oppose the Sith rule of the galaxy, led by none other than Cade Skywalker! I can't imagine reading this as it came out in single magazine issues, since they totally set the reader up for the final battle to happen when the Sith attack the hidden Jedi temple, but then have the Allies barely manage to escape from the Sith Troopers. It was pretty obvious while reading the collected edition though that things were far from over, since there was still 2/3rds of the book to go! As much as this was a really entertaining conclusion, there was far too much of it that was taken from the original trilogy to make it truely interesting. Cade goes up against Darth Krayt in single combat, as his friends fight what seems to be a losing battle against the Sith Troopers, but he survives the manipulations of the Dark Side to emerge triumphant and having found his place in the Galaxy as a Jedi. I'm kind of surprised that they didn't continue the story though, since many of the Sith are still alive, and are basically forming a plan to take over the galaxy through chaos... Oh well, fodder for some other author, I guess!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 9, 2015
This is where it all ends - all of the threads from the previous issues are tied together, with the faces that have been representing each side of the various factions moving into play in a massive final battle (two, in fact), culminating in the final facedown between Cade and Krayt. The action is on a massive scale, but intercuts to powerful character moments as well. Heroes fall, villains succeed, and leaders make foolish decisions. It is not all happy endings, but it plays out in a way that is very true to the entire Legacy collection. There are some very touching moments, and, while some of the battle moments are a bit confusing in their storytelling, all of it really does reach a culmination that is as true to the spirit of Star Wars as anything else I've seen in the (now-defunct) canon. Managing that while working with almost entirely original characters is quite an achievement, and is worth the time to read.
January 12, 2013
When I reviewed the last volume of Legacy, I commented on how the series could use a real ending. Thankfully, "War" has come out to give fans of the series what they wanted. The only question is: does it deliver? The answer is yes. The entire volume goes in a way that the reader would expect, but it feels so Star Warsy with the different factions allying together (the good guys feel like a band of misfits like the Rebels did in the original trilogy) and several plot threads going on like Return of the Jedi. The characters also get their moments to shine which is probably ultimately what we as readers craved even more than a resolution. And yet, I think there will be more Legacy in the future. I will certainly be looking forward to it as this is undoubtedly one of the best Star Wars comics that Dark Horse has released.
July 22, 2013
Voici la finale tant attendu de la série Legacy. On a appris dans le tome précédent que Darth Krayth est toujours vivant. Skywalker connait maintenant son destin et sait que c'est lui qui devra essayer d'éliminer l’infâme Sith. Toute la BD se concentre donc sur l'ultime choc entre l'Empire des Sith et le pouvoir légitime.
C'est une bonne fin pour cette série que j'ai bien apprécié. Certaines BD étaient de trop et n'ajoutaient rien à l'histoire mais en général, j'ai passé un agréable moment à lire cette série. De plus, je suis content car une suite est prévue. Elle tournera cette fois sur une descendante de la famille Solo. Ce sera des auteurs et dessinateurs différents qui feront cette histoire. J'ai bien hâte de voir ce que ça va donner.
C'est une bonne fin pour cette série que j'ai bien apprécié. Certaines BD étaient de trop et n'ajoutaient rien à l'histoire mais en général, j'ai passé un agréable moment à lire cette série. De plus, je suis content car une suite est prévue. Elle tournera cette fois sur une descendante de la famille Solo. Ce sera des auteurs et dessinateurs différents qui feront cette histoire. J'ai bien hâte de voir ce que ça va donner.
November 1, 2013
In many ways I think it is a shame that Dark Horse Comics didn't let writer John Ostrander continue with the characters and plot threads he laid out throughout this 11 volume series. Yes, Ostrander does wrap up Cade Skywalker's storyline, and rather tightly so I might add. Ostrander also introduces some small plot threads for continuing the story past this volume if he or the publisher so chose.
But, the war between the Sith, Galactic Alliance Imperials and Jedi is over. Both sides have lost much and out of the main and major supporting characters no one came out of this story unchanged.
If you are a Star Wars fan this is a series that I believe you should check out.
But, the war between the Sith, Galactic Alliance Imperials and Jedi is over. Both sides have lost much and out of the main and major supporting characters no one came out of this story unchanged.
If you are a Star Wars fan this is a series that I believe you should check out.
March 17, 2015
Finally. This was a decent series, I just feel like it dragged on too long. I grew tired of the black/red tattooed sith. I think George Lucas once said if fans had their way every villain would look like Darth Maul. This didn't work for me. Cade didn't have a whole lot of character development throughout the series, but at least in the finale he finally comes to terms with his destiny.
In the finale I was hoping many of the plot threads would be tied up. Many were, but others were left open. Darkhorse maybe hoped to carry some of these threads into a future series. I was under the assumption that Legacy II was a seperate story, so maybe this never happened.
In the finale I was hoping many of the plot threads would be tied up. Many were, but others were left open. Darkhorse maybe hoped to carry some of these threads into a future series. I was under the assumption that Legacy II was a seperate story, so maybe this never happened.
May 24, 2015
Burdened with much recapping in its early pages, the miniseries collected in this volume still does a surprisingly good job of roosting all the pigeons that flapped around in books one to ten. Cade Skywalker confronts the dark side of the force, the new alliance goes for broke, and the sith reveals its terrible new weapon. I never grew to love this series, but I read one volume after another, and that tells its own story. It's essentially a thousand-page Star Wars graphic novel. How could I not enjoy it, at least a bit?
April 18, 2012
Pretty damn satisfying conclusion to the Legacy series and much, much better than the Fate of the Jedi novel series. Nice to see the timeline starting to congeal a bit and that there is some type of unified plan to the development of the EU after all. The series is over ("officially"), but there's certainly room to continue the storyline and it's worth continuing too. Ostrander and crew have actually introduced dynamic characters that change over time to the SW universe...what a novel concept.
September 7, 2012
Great ending to the series. This was one of the most satisfying conclusions to an ongoing I've read in a long time and I felt like it did a better job at ending a Star Wars series than either Episode III or VI. The way Ostrander leaves the characters is rewarding and natural and I hope this timeline is explored someday soon. One of the best Star Wars stories out there.
July 11, 2013
I love this series, I haven't read every one of them, but I love the main characters, I love the story, and it is amazing! So much goes on in this one, with so many sub-plots and smaller character stories, and yet it doesn't detract from the main story, and you get that epic feel of a Star Wars movie with the evil Sith moving in for the kill. I loved it!
February 13, 2015
A thrilling, wonderful finale to all the excellent build-up that's come before. The characters each shine in their own moments, all stories are brought to a close, and the overall climax is very gripping. Overall, this series is great for any big fans of the SW universe, that want a well-done story in that same universe.
July 13, 2012
I would say a good payoff to a decent series. Overall the series had us struggle between light and darkness and this final volume shows that struggle and has a little to say about fighting destiny.
August 21, 2012
I'm pretty sure I stopped reading this series at about volume 7 or 8. I always enjoyed the series and this is a fitting end. Pretty much every character gets a moment to shine, friends and foes fall and a conclusion is reached, with a little seed for something more at the end.
March 28, 2012
Holly crap I finally finshed the series it was a pretty good end Im glad that they left some room for another series :p
August 13, 2012
This was by far the best comic book series I've read this year. Absolutely fantastic.
February 24, 2013
An enjoyable and satisfying end to a surprisingly good series. This coming from a someone who isn't much of a fan of the Extended Universe of Star Wars.
April 1, 2013
Great conclusion to a fantastic series.
August 11, 2013
Jumped in with my knowledge of backstory which is why I felt meh about this book. What threw me off was the language and names of characters. I need to start from the beginning
July 4, 2015
A great ending to a great series :)
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