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Star Wars Omnibus: Clone Wars
Star Wars Omnibus: Clone Wars, Vol. 2: The Enemy on All Sides
Jedi Generals and their clone troops are dispatched to every corner of the galaxy to fight the rising tide of the Separatist movement and its deadly droid armies. On these far-flung battlefields, Anakin Skywalker commands a strategic, but fateful, retreat; Obi-Wan Kenobi becomes the prisoner of Asajj Ventress; and Master Yoda is forced to trade the life of an old friend for victory. Plus, a Jedi strike force is sent to vanquish General Grievous!
Collects Star Wars: Republic (1998) #55-60, 62, 64-66, 68, Star Wars: Jedi - Yoda #1, Star Wars: General Grievous #1-4.
Collects Star Wars: Republic (1998) #55-60, 62, 64-66, 68, Star Wars: Jedi - Yoda #1, Star Wars: General Grievous #1-4.
416 pages, Paperback
First published October 3, 2012
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John Ostrander
2,082 books173 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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June 10, 2020
This volume lives up to the name "Clone Wars". Warrior grit, battle formations, lightsaber slinging, blaster fire ripping, jet fuel burning, lucky star counting, we have made Rick Flair proud!, WOO!
August 30, 2013
The art in these is amazing. I actually collected the issues as they were being released for a couple of years.
December 31, 2013
The second volume of the series kept up as well as the first and bonus, it had Yoda on the cover. Yoda! More Yoda please! It was an enjoyable read and I found myself once again pleasantly surprised.
April 17, 2021
Really solid writing and art direction across the board here.
September 1, 2021
Something I realized is that the Clone Wars comics of this era, as well as the novels at the time, had a severe lack of Padme. The TV show did such a good job integrating her. But anyway, what these comics to best is show the horrors of war on places like Jabiim, and really flesh out the Jedi Knights and Masters, showing them even without the company of characters like Anakin and Obi-Wan. I feel that the TV show didn't show them on their own that much. They were always with familiar characters we knew very well. The clones in the TV show have much more personality than in these comics. Alpha is kinda boring, but Bly's loyalty and overprotectiveness of Aayla Secura make her death by his blaster in Revenge of the Sith all the more tragic. There's also a nice tie-in to Shatterpoint in a Mace story.
We also get to see Anakin really deal with some of the repercussions of his slaughtering of the Tusken people. A'Sharad Hett confronts him about his burden, and I really appreciate this form of introspection we didn't get on the show. The irony of Anakin saying he cannot imagine anyone living with a mask like Hett is not lost on me.
The volume ends with a General Grievous story that is lackluster in both the writing and the art. General Grievous vs padawans? The younglings arc of The Clone Wars was actually more entertaining. Weirdly, the idea of assassinating Grievous is something the Council is against, to the point where they banish the Jedi who tries. (Rather inconsequential since he's nobody and never appears again as far as I'm aware.) And yet in canon, the Council is fine with sending Quinlan Vos to assassinate Count Dooku.
We also get to see Anakin really deal with some of the repercussions of his slaughtering of the Tusken people. A'Sharad Hett confronts him about his burden, and I really appreciate this form of introspection we didn't get on the show. The irony of Anakin saying he cannot imagine anyone living with a mask like Hett is not lost on me.
The volume ends with a General Grievous story that is lackluster in both the writing and the art. General Grievous vs padawans? The younglings arc of The Clone Wars was actually more entertaining. Weirdly, the idea of assassinating Grievous is something the Council is against, to the point where they banish the Jedi who tries. (Rather inconsequential since he's nobody and never appears again as far as I'm aware.) And yet in canon, the Council is fine with sending Quinlan Vos to assassinate Count Dooku.
November 28, 2017
I only gave it four stars instead of five because I needed more Obi-Wan in this book, anytime his bearded face showed up with a sarcastic quip I was instantly sucked in. The plot of each story had me reading every page and most of the artwork was really well done. Only one or two stood out where I was thinking "My god what have they done to Yoda's face???". If you like Star Wars, especially the Clone Wars (and Obi-Wan) read it.
December 30, 2018
I think that the first volume was a lot better with a lot more information related to Anakin Skywalker though this did have some information on the other Jedi missions. Also a little bit more in-depth on the Quilan Vos and his slip into the dark side.
One down flaw was that I didn’t like how for two issues in the volume they decided to switch the style of artwork so that kinda of threw me but nonetheless very good artwork and use of colors.
One down flaw was that I didn’t like how for two issues in the volume they decided to switch the style of artwork so that kinda of threw me but nonetheless very good artwork and use of colors.
February 13, 2024
Once again the Quinlan Vos stories are the standouts. The Battle of Jabiim is very good, and I especially like some of the character work we get done with Anakin there. But I’m left wondering where Vos was… just considering I’d always heard he was involved. Nowhere to be found.
Some of the villains here get a little forgettable to me, but I continue to like the art style these usually have during this period.
The General Grevious mini is pretty bad though.
Some of the villains here get a little forgettable to me, but I continue to like the art style these usually have during this period.
The General Grevious mini is pretty bad though.
August 6, 2023
Enthralling piece of work!!
This graphic novel is exciting and is illustrated well with lots of colour. The script is action packed, dramatic and compelling to read. The exploits of Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are revealed in this edition. Quinlan Vos featured as well. Very interesting and entertaining!!
This graphic novel is exciting and is illustrated well with lots of colour. The script is action packed, dramatic and compelling to read. The exploits of Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are revealed in this edition. Quinlan Vos featured as well. Very interesting and entertaining!!
May 20, 2025
This read was a lot harder than the previous omnibus as this collection had really high highs in the Windu-Fisto-Tiin-Kolar Arc, Vos-Secura, and Grievous arcs, but had extremely low lows in the Jabiim arc. The lows really seemed to drag with this collection and there was imbalance in the feel of the stories that felt very disjointed from one another. It's hard to have this critique of an omnibus as it's a collection of previously published stories, but the nature of the first omnibus set a precedent of cohesion.
Overall, by no means bad, but definitely not as strong as the first installment. 3.5/5
Overall, by no means bad, but definitely not as strong as the first installment. 3.5/5
October 11, 2025
4.5/5
improved on the previous vol. this vol. focused on narrower characters with bigger arcs and has better proses and writing. the thing made this vol. not 5 is episode yoda which is mid and grievous's episodes which are bad.
improved on the previous vol. this vol. focused on narrower characters with bigger arcs and has better proses and writing. the thing made this vol. not 5 is episode yoda which is mid and grievous's episodes which are bad.
February 15, 2018
Aayla, Quin, and Mace Windu remain my faves.
September 16, 2023
Not quite as good as vol. 1 in my mind, but they do create a complex character in Quinlan, which is commendable. This is still a solid entry of clone wars era stories that are well written and drawn.
August 2, 2017
This volume continues to collect the REPUBLIC comics (55-60, 62, 64-66, 68) as well as the GENERAL GRIEVOUS miniseries and JEDI: YODA one-shot.
The Republic comics continue the storyline of Quin Vos being undercover in Count Dooku's ranks trying to find out who the mysterious second Sith is. It also has Anakin and Obi-Wan leading Republic forces in a massive battle on the planet of Jabiim in a 4-part storyline. We see Obi-Wan taken to more extreme lengths than we've seen him go before and it gets quite dark, but it's very enjoyable.
JEDI:YODA has our favorite Jedi master going to a distant planet to negotiate peace for the Republic with a king who befriended him over 200 years before. He takes along a young Jedi to help learn the art of diplomacy, but they soon find themselves in a dangerous situation. It's a decent comic, but really the entire thing seems beneath someone of Yoda's stature.
The GENERAL GRIEVOUS miniseries has the popular Star Wars villain trying to take on an entire planet's population and steal their mining facilities for the Separatists. He meets resistance in the form a Jedi Knight who is sent to stop him. It's quite good and sort of gives a bit of context to an otherwise one-dimensional villain. Lots of good action in this.
All in all, a decent enough collection that is worth a read if you enjoyed the previous Clone Wars omnibus.
The Republic comics continue the storyline of Quin Vos being undercover in Count Dooku's ranks trying to find out who the mysterious second Sith is. It also has Anakin and Obi-Wan leading Republic forces in a massive battle on the planet of Jabiim in a 4-part storyline. We see Obi-Wan taken to more extreme lengths than we've seen him go before and it gets quite dark, but it's very enjoyable.
JEDI:YODA has our favorite Jedi master going to a distant planet to negotiate peace for the Republic with a king who befriended him over 200 years before. He takes along a young Jedi to help learn the art of diplomacy, but they soon find themselves in a dangerous situation. It's a decent comic, but really the entire thing seems beneath someone of Yoda's stature.
The GENERAL GRIEVOUS miniseries has the popular Star Wars villain trying to take on an entire planet's population and steal their mining facilities for the Separatists. He meets resistance in the form a Jedi Knight who is sent to stop him. It's quite good and sort of gives a bit of context to an otherwise one-dimensional villain. Lots of good action in this.
All in all, a decent enough collection that is worth a read if you enjoyed the previous Clone Wars omnibus.
August 23, 2019
Bloodlines
The art was okay and the colors are great
Ronhar Kim is friends with Palpatine and dies. I suspect Palps. This was about their past. And...Pellaeon?
Last Stand on Jabim
The art was realistic and had great colors.
It looked as if the first AT-ATs were presented here.
- On Jabim, the Separist Commander wants freedom from the Republic. A group of Padawans are forced to work together ,but Anakin is called away by Palpatine.
- The comic shows how gritty and dangerous constant battle is to a person's mind and soul. Anakin leaves the people of Jabim to save his troops...others fall into near-darkness...Padawans kiss (that was odd for me to see).
- Page 98, as Padawans died, was heartbreaking. Everyone thinking Obi-Wan was dead was also sad. Him being under Ventress' hand is creepy.
Enemy Lines
The art was realistic and had great colors.
Anakin gets cranky with A'Sharad Hett because he's a Tuskan Raider and the Aargonar desert reminds them both of home. Hett learns of Anakin's Tusken revenge and shows his face to help Anakin through the anger.
No Man's Land>
THE COVER IS BEAUTIFUL! The actual art is okay but the colors good.
Obi-Wan and ARC Trooper Alpha escape Asajj and Anakin is the only one who believes his master is alive. He and Ki-Adi save Alpha and Obi-Wan.
Yoda
The digital art was flat, fake, and anime-like. I was honestly nauseated by the art. It was horrible ad while the story was good, the art really distracted me. One of the Padawans was wearing shorts. SHORTS! IN STAR WARS!
- Yoda goes to help Padawans Pax and Cal on Thustra. Cal's uncle is being manipulative; the other politicians of the planet are even worse, trying to force their hand to get Thustra to leave the Republic.
- Yoda knows Cal's uncle but sometimes, even friends can't get through to people they once knew.
But seriously, the art was horrific.
Show of Force
The art was realistic and had great colors.
Mace, Kit, Saesee and Agen try to close the Bounty Hunter's Guild. Their scenes were phenomenal. It was GREAT to have a story where the fight is for justice and freedom.
- Aayla learns that Quinlan is undercover and many believe him to be under the power of the dark side
- The end scene in the meditation gardens with Mace visiting T'ra Saa who's taking care of Depa was bittersweet. And aesthetically beautiful.
Armor
The art was realistic and had great colors.
-"1138" is the name of a disease, for short. A ship crashed on Honoghr, home of the Noghri, carrying 1138. Aayla and a clone (Bly) go to recover the package containing it.
- This is from Bly's point of view, and it's very interesting to see how a clone views the Jedi and the Force.
- Quin doesn't believe he's falling even though all signs point to it being the truth.
where are an individual's flaws in the armor they wrap themselves in?
General Grievous
The art was decent and very colorful.
Grievous captures a ship that has young Padawans, and he holds them hostage. Many unknowns are after him - Jedi and civvies alike. He tries to kill all the Ugnaughts on the planet they're on, but some escape him and free the young ones.
The story was better than I'm making it seem. I really enjoyed it, especially because of the strength seen in the Force. The Force doesn't discriminate with age or size.
The art was okay and the colors are great
Ronhar Kim is friends with Palpatine and dies. I suspect Palps. This was about their past. And...Pellaeon?
Last Stand on Jabim
The art was realistic and had great colors.
It looked as if the first AT-ATs were presented here.
- On Jabim, the Separist Commander wants freedom from the Republic. A group of Padawans are forced to work together ,but Anakin is called away by Palpatine.
- The comic shows how gritty and dangerous constant battle is to a person's mind and soul. Anakin leaves the people of Jabim to save his troops...others fall into near-darkness...Padawans kiss (that was odd for me to see).
- Page 98, as Padawans died, was heartbreaking. Everyone thinking Obi-Wan was dead was also sad. Him being under Ventress' hand is creepy.
Enemy Lines
The art was realistic and had great colors.
Anakin gets cranky with A'Sharad Hett because he's a Tuskan Raider and the Aargonar desert reminds them both of home. Hett learns of Anakin's Tusken revenge and shows his face to help Anakin through the anger.
No Man's Land>
THE COVER IS BEAUTIFUL! The actual art is okay but the colors good.
Obi-Wan and ARC Trooper Alpha escape Asajj and Anakin is the only one who believes his master is alive. He and Ki-Adi save Alpha and Obi-Wan.
Yoda
The digital art was flat, fake, and anime-like. I was honestly nauseated by the art. It was horrible ad while the story was good, the art really distracted me. One of the Padawans was wearing shorts. SHORTS! IN STAR WARS!
- Yoda goes to help Padawans Pax and Cal on Thustra. Cal's uncle is being manipulative; the other politicians of the planet are even worse, trying to force their hand to get Thustra to leave the Republic.
- Yoda knows Cal's uncle but sometimes, even friends can't get through to people they once knew.
But seriously, the art was horrific.
Show of Force
The art was realistic and had great colors.
Mace, Kit, Saesee and Agen try to close the Bounty Hunter's Guild. Their scenes were phenomenal. It was GREAT to have a story where the fight is for justice and freedom.
- Aayla learns that Quinlan is undercover and many believe him to be under the power of the dark side
- The end scene in the meditation gardens with Mace visiting T'ra Saa who's taking care of Depa was bittersweet. And aesthetically beautiful.
Armor
The art was realistic and had great colors.
-"1138" is the name of a disease, for short. A ship crashed on Honoghr, home of the Noghri, carrying 1138. Aayla and a clone (Bly) go to recover the package containing it.
- This is from Bly's point of view, and it's very interesting to see how a clone views the Jedi and the Force.
- Quin doesn't believe he's falling even though all signs point to it being the truth.
where are an individual's flaws in the armor they wrap themselves in?
General Grievous
The art was decent and very colorful.
Grievous captures a ship that has young Padawans, and he holds them hostage. Many unknowns are after him - Jedi and civvies alike. He tries to kill all the Ugnaughts on the planet they're on, but some escape him and free the young ones.
The story was better than I'm making it seem. I really enjoyed it, especially because of the strength seen in the Force. The Force doesn't discriminate with age or size.
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July 18, 2020• Volume 3: Last Stand on Jabim - 2.5 STARS ★★
* "The Battle of Jabiim, Part 1 - The Rainmaker" ★★ General Kenobi Anakin Skywalker fight on the rain-soaked planet Jabiim where their war machines are bogged down!
* "The Battle of Jabiim, Part 2 - Blood and Rain" ★★ Kenobi killed?!?! Anakin is assigned to a squad "orphaned" Padawans. They all have chips on their shoulders and are looking for either revenge… or a way to follow their dead masters into death.
* "The Battle of Jabiim, Part 3 - Thunder" ★★ Anakin receives new orders to report to a rear echelon position—just as the "Padawan Pack" is commanded to hold an indefensible position!
* "The Battle of Jabiim, Part 4 - Lightning " ★★ Jabiim is falling to the Separatist will Ani die alongside the loyalist or live to fight another day?
* "Enemy Lines" ★★★★ In the aftermath of a battle on the desert moon of Aargonar, Ani and finds himself stranded behind enemy lines with Jedi A'Sharad Hett struggle to make their way back to Republic's lines. But Hett was raised a Tusken Raider, a clan native to Tatooine. Can Anakin work with him? Or will he reveal the shameful secret of the last time he meet Tuskens.
Republic 60, 62, 64-66, 68
Star Wars: Jedi - Yoda 1
Star Wars: General Grievous 1-4
* "The Battle of Jabiim, Part 1 - The Rainmaker" ★★ General Kenobi Anakin Skywalker fight on the rain-soaked planet Jabiim where their war machines are bogged down!
* "The Battle of Jabiim, Part 2 - Blood and Rain" ★★ Kenobi killed?!?! Anakin is assigned to a squad "orphaned" Padawans. They all have chips on their shoulders and are looking for either revenge… or a way to follow their dead masters into death.
* "The Battle of Jabiim, Part 3 - Thunder" ★★ Anakin receives new orders to report to a rear echelon position—just as the "Padawan Pack" is commanded to hold an indefensible position!
* "The Battle of Jabiim, Part 4 - Lightning " ★★ Jabiim is falling to the Separatist will Ani die alongside the loyalist or live to fight another day?
* "Enemy Lines" ★★★★ In the aftermath of a battle on the desert moon of Aargonar, Ani and finds himself stranded behind enemy lines with Jedi A'Sharad Hett struggle to make their way back to Republic's lines. But Hett was raised a Tusken Raider, a clan native to Tatooine. Can Anakin work with him? Or will he reveal the shameful secret of the last time he meet Tuskens.
Republic 60, 62, 64-66, 68
Star Wars: Jedi - Yoda 1
Star Wars: General Grievous 1-4
June 30, 2020
As the Clone Wars get grimmer, so do the stories being told. What this series does, that the movies fail to, is show the moral plight the Jedi are in.
They are defending the Republic, at the request of the Senate, but in doing so they are getting pulled into a conflict-filled with moral issues. Many of the Separatist planets have good reasons for pulling away. And the whole time we see the way this conflict is being manipulated to keep killing Jedi, corrupting their accountability, and fracturing their order.
There is a particularly compelling, but tragic arc in this volume where Anakin and a group of Jedi get whittled down to just Padawan and Clones making a last stand. It's grim, we see the leadership-less Padawan make tough choices in horrific conditions, and it solidifies the true purpose of this conflict.
They are defending the Republic, at the request of the Senate, but in doing so they are getting pulled into a conflict-filled with moral issues. Many of the Separatist planets have good reasons for pulling away. And the whole time we see the way this conflict is being manipulated to keep killing Jedi, corrupting their accountability, and fracturing their order.
There is a particularly compelling, but tragic arc in this volume where Anakin and a group of Jedi get whittled down to just Padawan and Clones making a last stand. It's grim, we see the leadership-less Padawan make tough choices in horrific conditions, and it solidifies the true purpose of this conflict.
October 16, 2014
This was okay mostly, far less Duresma than I would have liked. Best story was where Anakin is a horrible racist. Would've given it 3 stars if the general grievous story at the end wasn't there. Sooo good!!! Young kids fighting and escaping grievous, written by chuck Dixon and with Dixon style art? Yeeesssssssssssssss. Best art in a sw comic so far. Just pretty and entertaining and light while dishing out some pretty hefty plot.
January 19, 2026
the republic issues maintained an excellent standard throughout, and really understand the core themes of what this era of Star Wars was created to explore (war, american nationalist hypocrisies, etc) but character-specific one-shots (particularly the grevious arc) left a lot to be desired. the republic issues can be some of the most biting satire of american democracy i've ever read though.
April 4, 2014
I suppose this was okay. The clone wars are not my favorite star wars era and several of these stories just seemed like outlets to kill off large numbers of random jedi. Some of the artwork was decent but some of it was mediocre(the general grievous story). Good for the star wars completist.
August 30, 2016
In this omnibus version, various stories telling tales of the Jedi, the Sith and a galaxy torn apart by war are culled together to produce this fascinating volume that stars many of the names we have to come know in the Star Wars saga.
December 26, 2015
Great book
I love the era of the Clone Wars and Dark Horse continues its great work. While the art may look a little odd at some points, it makes up with deep characters and gripping story arcs. I definitely recommend it to any hardcore Star Wars fans.
I love the era of the Clone Wars and Dark Horse continues its great work. While the art may look a little odd at some points, it makes up with deep characters and gripping story arcs. I definitely recommend it to any hardcore Star Wars fans.
May 14, 2014
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