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Star Wars Omnibus #15
Quinlan Vos: Jedi in Darkness
THE GALAXY WAS A DANGEROUS PLACE FOR A DEFENDER OF THE REPUBLIC...
...even before the start of the Clone Wars. For Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos--a mind-wiped amnesiac, a slave to the witches of Dathomir, and a spy for the Republic--the greatest peril came from the darkness, anger and doubt in his own heart.
Along with the early adventures of Quinlan Vos and his fellow Jedi Aayla Secura (who went on to appear in both Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, this 500-plus-page volume includes 132 pages of previously uncollected stories that have not been seen in over a decade.
509 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 1, 2010
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John Ostrander
2,087 books170 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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December 15, 2011
I am having trouble locating the TPBs of all the Republic series comics, so I thought it would be more efficient to just add the omnibuses, although I haven't technically read them...
At any rate, Quinlan Vos is one of my all-time favorite Star Wars character, and Jan Duursema does an amazing job of bringing him to life (since she uh, created him). He's kind of another Anakin/Vader character, but less whiny and way cooler. Yes, cooler. He has tattoos!
At any rate, Quinlan Vos is one of my all-time favorite Star Wars character, and Jan Duursema does an amazing job of bringing him to life (since she uh, created him). He's kind of another Anakin/Vader character, but less whiny and way cooler. Yes, cooler. He has tattoos!
June 1, 2020
I enjoyed this much less than I remembered, I have to say, and now that I’m done re-reading this volume, I think what I actually remember is enjoying Quinlan Vos as a character in the Clone Wars graphic novels, not in this omnibus.
The omnibus collects together six stories, all set just before or after The Phantom Menace (although one of them is a tale within a tale, featuring the reminisces of characters about events a good twenty years before that). And, for the most part, I just didn’t like that many of them, or it felt like their potential was wasted.
In Twilight, Vos wakes up with no knowledge of who he is or his life as a Jedi Knight, and must escape Nar Shadaa and begin to piece together what happened to him. The whole amnesia plot is tropey as heck, of course. I assume the writers went with it because it allows for everything to be explained to the readers right alongside the main character’s introduction, and provides an excuse to have a Jedi character dabble in the dark side because he doesn’t really know the implications of what he’s doing. The down side is that it comes off as very confusing, at least to this long-time Star Wars reader. Vos does come off as pretty unlikeable here; aggressive, selfish, and frustrating.
Infinity’s End is just plain a weird decision. Instead of Vos continuing the search for his apprentice, he’s sent on an unrelated mission. And, for this story, writers decided to delve into one of the huge background set pieces of the Star Wars universe – an ancient empire which used gates to travel to other worlds rather than starships and hyperdrives, technology which could wipe out star systems, perhaps the entire galaxy so we’re told. The place to explore a story of such grand scope is not in a short graphic one-shot story. It breaks my credulity that the powers that be would even decide to deal with such a threat by sending a single undercover Jedi who has only recently regained his memory and teeters dangerously close to the dark side. Dathomir itself feels overused in Star Wars given that it’s supposed to be remote, isolated, and exceptionally rarely visited by interstellar visitors, and then on top of that in this story the Dathomiri witches are written as camp sci fi tropes which feel old fashioned and about 30 or 40 years out of date, maybe more. Quin comes across as unlikeable again because even when he tries to make friends and allies you get the impression that he only does so for how these people can be useful to him, not because it’s the right thing to do or he actually cares.
Darkness was a story I felt had potential, sending Vos back to his home system and fighting a revived Anzati Jedi who’d fallen to the dark side centuries ago. Exploring a bit more of his history was interesting, the story gets back on track I the search for his apprentice, and the idea of a dark side Anzati was spooky and fascinating… or, it would have been, if this extremely powerful individual who has survived for centuries and who the Jedi receive a warning is exceptionally dangerous… wasn’t defeated in his first encounter with your standard, average Jedi Knight with a phobia of Anzati. That was disappointing in the extreme.
The next one explores, via the medium of Jedi Council members in flashback, the Stark Hyperspace War. I’ll be honest, I always pictured it differently. The story feels like it copies and pastes from other, better stories. It’s very similar to The Phantom Menace’s boring trade politics with a bunch of action we don’t care about, throwing in a Tarkin to try and increase reader investment, and cribbing from The Bacta War, which felt like a cheap move. It’s just a cobbled together mishmash with no real originality of its own. I didn’t really enjoy it.
The fifth story, The Devaronian Version, was actually the one I was most entertained by. Quinlan’s occasional ally and disreputable sort Vilmarh Grahrk often steals any scene he’s in with Quinlan, and here he’s the one telling the story. What follows is a blatantly absurd and as a result hilarious depiction of his own heroics, the petulance and incompetence of the Jedi Order, and the menacing but not quite so powerful mysterious hooded client known only as ‘Bobo’.
The last story, Rites of Passage, bring together Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura with their memories and identities as Jedi by now mostly restored, and some of the better side characters we’ve seen along the way so far – Villie, Quinlan’s old master Tholme – but, the problem is it felt like a lot of ground was being retrod as we return to Ryloth yet again, and, ultimately, the story didn’t seem to have much of an impact either on galactic events or on the personal tales of Quinlan or Aayla.
All in all: meh.
4 out of 10
December 14, 2023
this was an absolute acid trip tbh and also really startling????? pre-Disney the nightsisters enslave men and rape them for entertainment and the twi'lek sexism..... yikes. also the sheer number of times a woman is referred to as a "yum yum" is ridiculous. but huge bonus points for that one scene where Darth Maul makes Villie shit his pants and I did really love seeing Quinlan and Aayla's relationship.
April 25, 2020
A fun read for the fans who want to know more of the background of...background characters seen in the films. This volume adds to the cloak and dagger feel of this era of Star Wars.
Now, to nitpick here. Sorry. Wouldn't 2 persons of the same species speak their native language with each other and wouldn't they speak it with proper grammar? Why would they speak a foreign language that they don't know well with each other, making grammatical errors all along the way? I'm talking about the Morgukai here. Since they have a heavy accent while speaking Basic it would be logical for them to speak Basic with other peoples, as it is the common language of the universe, and naturally, fluently speak their native language with each other. This was not depicted. How very petty am I, I know.
Now, to nitpick here. Sorry. Wouldn't 2 persons of the same species speak their native language with each other and wouldn't they speak it with proper grammar? Why would they speak a foreign language that they don't know well with each other, making grammatical errors all along the way? I'm talking about the Morgukai here. Since they have a heavy accent while speaking Basic it would be logical for them to speak Basic with other peoples, as it is the common language of the universe, and naturally, fluently speak their native language with each other. This was not depicted. How very petty am I, I know.
June 21, 2015
Twilight:
Good start, my first experience with this story. I thought the storyline was pretty and the art was nice and smooth. I do like how the story was unpredictable and the character seemed familiar because of the species. In all the story is grounded in the true depth of the darkside. I give this story a 4.8 out of 5.0.
Infinity's End:
Talk about a great test, Quin being someone who has flirted with darkside and enjoyed it. The jedi put him in a tough situation but there will be some surprises. This is another well written story. I give this story a 4.5 out 5.0.
Darkness:
Great example of how trying something once could change or alter your life forever. This is a great look at the reality we face on a daily basis. The ending really depicted how when we over come our fears we can accomplish amazing feats. My overall rating for this story is 4.8 out of 5.0.
The Stark Hyperspace War:
This has got to be up there with one of the most creative stories I have ever read. I like the characters that were used and how they were integrated into the story. My rating for this story is 5.0 out of 5.0.
The Devaronian Version:
This was a kind of silly story about Vilmarh Grahrk and his destruction of several Jedi. I'm not sure how much truth is involved but for the most part the story appeared pretty cheesy. I was not a big fan but it did have some entertainment value. My rating for this story is 3.5 out of 5.0.
Rite of Passage:
Great ending to an already awesome omnibus. The story continued with most of the main characters and we also find out a little about the twlight culture. The fight sequences are very nice and the art is beautiful. The open ending leaves room for some sort of continuation which I can appreciate. I give this story a 5.0 out of 5.0. I give the complete omnibus a 4.5 out of 5.0.
Good start, my first experience with this story. I thought the storyline was pretty and the art was nice and smooth. I do like how the story was unpredictable and the character seemed familiar because of the species. In all the story is grounded in the true depth of the darkside. I give this story a 4.8 out of 5.0.
Infinity's End:
Talk about a great test, Quin being someone who has flirted with darkside and enjoyed it. The jedi put him in a tough situation but there will be some surprises. This is another well written story. I give this story a 4.5 out 5.0.
Darkness:
Great example of how trying something once could change or alter your life forever. This is a great look at the reality we face on a daily basis. The ending really depicted how when we over come our fears we can accomplish amazing feats. My overall rating for this story is 4.8 out of 5.0.
The Stark Hyperspace War:
This has got to be up there with one of the most creative stories I have ever read. I like the characters that were used and how they were integrated into the story. My rating for this story is 5.0 out of 5.0.
The Devaronian Version:
This was a kind of silly story about Vilmarh Grahrk and his destruction of several Jedi. I'm not sure how much truth is involved but for the most part the story appeared pretty cheesy. I was not a big fan but it did have some entertainment value. My rating for this story is 3.5 out of 5.0.
Rite of Passage:
Great ending to an already awesome omnibus. The story continued with most of the main characters and we also find out a little about the twlight culture. The fight sequences are very nice and the art is beautiful. The open ending leaves room for some sort of continuation which I can appreciate. I give this story a 5.0 out of 5.0. I give the complete omnibus a 4.5 out of 5.0.
November 10, 2024
(Read in 2020, review from 2024)
Quinlan Vos is one of my favorite Jedi, due in part to the excellent quality of his story arc in the Dark Horse comics I read about him growing up. Think of him like Anakin Skywalker but doing a better job stradding the light and dark side without murdering children and wiping out the Jedi. This collection was mostly comics about him before the Clone Wars that I didn't read growing up. The Clone Wars stories about him are better IMO but these were still solidly entertaining and showing the depth of his character. Few parts of the comics haven't aged as well (i.e., the depiction of the Nightsisters) but not enough to ruin anything.
Quinlan Vos is one of my favorite Jedi, due in part to the excellent quality of his story arc in the Dark Horse comics I read about him growing up. Think of him like Anakin Skywalker but doing a better job stradding the light and dark side without murdering children and wiping out the Jedi. This collection was mostly comics about him before the Clone Wars that I didn't read growing up. The Clone Wars stories about him are better IMO but these were still solidly entertaining and showing the depth of his character. Few parts of the comics haven't aged as well (i.e., the depiction of the Nightsisters) but not enough to ruin anything.
July 4, 2020
This contains a few different arcs, 2 of which are excellent, 3 of which are just alright.
Warning about this edition though: the binding is atrocious. In my one day of reading, it started to come undone. Beware.
Warning about this edition though: the binding is atrocious. In my one day of reading, it started to come undone. Beware.
July 19, 2020
This collection of small-scale stories with personal stakes showed a level of fun, inventiveness and growth that is just completely gone from Star Wars now. And doesn’t seem like it will come back. Reading it makes you realize how enjoyable and different Star Wars could be.
June 18, 2025
an omnibus driven by a compelling overarching arc; interconnected stories with more hits than misses (thank fuck ‘the devaronian version’ was only two issues)
loved the prominent characters in this (quinlan’s amnesia driven moral angst is so fun, and t’ra saa + tholme have always been some of my fav side characters)
2025 ratings
twilight - 4.5 stars
love!!
infinity’s end - 2 stars
darkness - 4.5 stars
the stark hyperspace war - 2.5 stars
the devaronian version 3.5 stars
okay this was actually a camp grand old time idk what i was on about in 2020
rite of passage - 4 stars
average of 3.5, rounding up to 4!
loved the prominent characters in this (quinlan’s amnesia driven moral angst is so fun, and t’ra saa + tholme have always been some of my fav side characters)
2025 ratings
twilight - 4.5 stars
love!!
infinity’s end - 2 stars
darkness - 4.5 stars
the stark hyperspace war - 2.5 stars
the devaronian version 3.5 stars
okay this was actually a camp grand old time idk what i was on about in 2020
rite of passage - 4 stars
average of 3.5, rounding up to 4!
September 7, 2016
Is it wrong to like the comic rogue semi-sidekick Villie better than the titular character? Because if so, I don't want to be right.
June 30, 2017
The Star Wars ominbus Quinlan Vos: Jedi in Darkness is a collection of comics from the Dark Horse Star Wars series (eventually retitled Republic). They all feature Vos, a Jedi who has had his mind erased and is working to find out who he is and where his Padawan Aayla went. There are 6 storylines in this collection and they are comprised of no less than 22 comics. These stories all take place after Episode 1 and before Episode 2 of the prequel trilogy.
The first storyline is "Twilight" and it begins Vos's story with him waking up in a burning room with amnesia. He escapes with the help of an infamous smuggler named Vilmarh Grahrk (if you read the Rise of the Sith omnibus/epic collection vol. 1, he's the one who helped trigger the events of JEDI COUNCIL: ACT OF WAR). They travel to another planet where he can begin to regain his memories and search of his Padawan. It's a good introduction to Vos and he's quite an interesting Jedi. He has a very dark side to him, something that is addressed at the end of this. Also Grahrk is a personal favorite character of mine and I love the constant back and forth of his bets with various people on whether Vos lives or dies. The final battle is really cool in this story.
"Infinite's End" finds Vos a few months later recovering from the events of the previous story. He travels to a planet called Dathomir to investigate a coven of witches and the mysterious disappearance of an entire nearby planet. I won't get into too much of the plot here because it would spoil it, but I will say it's not very good. It's doesn't feel like a Stars Wars story, there is a slight fantasy overtone to the whole thing. It was never collected together before this omnibus and I can kind of see why, it's just not essential at all to the overall story. In "Twilight" he was searching for Aayla and his memories, but suddenly he stops all that to infiltrate a coven of space witches? It's maybe the weakest of this collection.
Vos is sent to yet another planet to investigate a possible enemy attack, this time it's a planet full of prisoners in the storyarc "Darkness". When he gets there he finds that a tribe of vampires (that's the best way to describe them) are on the planet and killing anything they can get their hands on. They are working for a former Jedi who has turned to the dark side and Vos is very surprised to find out who is working with him. This one is okay at best, it does feature the return of Vilmarh, provides a lot of backstory for Vos, and has some really awesome fight scenes, but in between that is just some boring writing. It should also be noted at this point how incompetant the Jedi Council seems here, making Vos go to the planet in the first place. He's in a very weird place at this point in the comics, teetering between the Dark and Light side, and they whisk him off to this planet that is filled to the brim with dark force energy. I also want to address how weird it is that so far they've included aliens that are witches and vampires in this collection. Very odd choices all around.
The next arc is told via flashbacks and features a lot of familiar faces from The Phantom Menace including Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. "The Stark Hyperspace War" also is very reminiscent of The Phantom Menace in that it has some interesting action scenes in the middle of a bunch of boring political nonsense. We see Vos here as a young Padawan working alongside Obi-Wan who is also a Padawan in this story. They are accompanying members of the Jedi Council who are trying to stop a hostile takeover of the trade federation by a group of pirates and smugglers. It's not as terrible as The Phantom Menace and it's always cool to see the Council kicking ass instead of sitting around discussing stuff cryptically. I think it was a bit long though, especially for a story told in flashbacks.
"The Devaronian Version" is great. It's Vilmarh Grahrk telling the events of JEDI COUNCIL: ACT OF WAR from his point of view to a group of aliens in a cantina. It's short, only two comics long and contains a lot of humor, even some pop culture references. The artwork and tone in this are drastically different from all the other comics in the Republic series so far, it's a welcome pause from the overly serious tone of the previous 40 comics.
The final storyline in this collection is "Rites of Passage" and it finds Vos and Jedi Master Tholme investigating a political crisis happening on the homeworld of his former Padawan Aayla. Tholme gets kidnapped along with one of the royal heirs and Vos must rescue him. It's a very intense story that finds a nice balance between showing the political situation they are up against and the action scenes. Some excellent lightsaber battles here and really shows just how powerful a Jedi's powers can be.
As a collection of stories taking place during the Prequel eras, this isn't bad at all. Quinlan Vos is a great character to focus on, he isn't as obviously unJedi-like as Qui-Gon, but also recognizes where the Jedi might take the moral high ground too much. Recommended.
The first storyline is "Twilight" and it begins Vos's story with him waking up in a burning room with amnesia. He escapes with the help of an infamous smuggler named Vilmarh Grahrk (if you read the Rise of the Sith omnibus/epic collection vol. 1, he's the one who helped trigger the events of JEDI COUNCIL: ACT OF WAR). They travel to another planet where he can begin to regain his memories and search of his Padawan. It's a good introduction to Vos and he's quite an interesting Jedi. He has a very dark side to him, something that is addressed at the end of this. Also Grahrk is a personal favorite character of mine and I love the constant back and forth of his bets with various people on whether Vos lives or dies. The final battle is really cool in this story.
"Infinite's End" finds Vos a few months later recovering from the events of the previous story. He travels to a planet called Dathomir to investigate a coven of witches and the mysterious disappearance of an entire nearby planet. I won't get into too much of the plot here because it would spoil it, but I will say it's not very good. It's doesn't feel like a Stars Wars story, there is a slight fantasy overtone to the whole thing. It was never collected together before this omnibus and I can kind of see why, it's just not essential at all to the overall story. In "Twilight" he was searching for Aayla and his memories, but suddenly he stops all that to infiltrate a coven of space witches? It's maybe the weakest of this collection.
Vos is sent to yet another planet to investigate a possible enemy attack, this time it's a planet full of prisoners in the storyarc "Darkness". When he gets there he finds that a tribe of vampires (that's the best way to describe them) are on the planet and killing anything they can get their hands on. They are working for a former Jedi who has turned to the dark side and Vos is very surprised to find out who is working with him. This one is okay at best, it does feature the return of Vilmarh, provides a lot of backstory for Vos, and has some really awesome fight scenes, but in between that is just some boring writing. It should also be noted at this point how incompetant the Jedi Council seems here, making Vos go to the planet in the first place. He's in a very weird place at this point in the comics, teetering between the Dark and Light side, and they whisk him off to this planet that is filled to the brim with dark force energy. I also want to address how weird it is that so far they've included aliens that are witches and vampires in this collection. Very odd choices all around.
The next arc is told via flashbacks and features a lot of familiar faces from The Phantom Menace including Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. "The Stark Hyperspace War" also is very reminiscent of The Phantom Menace in that it has some interesting action scenes in the middle of a bunch of boring political nonsense. We see Vos here as a young Padawan working alongside Obi-Wan who is also a Padawan in this story. They are accompanying members of the Jedi Council who are trying to stop a hostile takeover of the trade federation by a group of pirates and smugglers. It's not as terrible as The Phantom Menace and it's always cool to see the Council kicking ass instead of sitting around discussing stuff cryptically. I think it was a bit long though, especially for a story told in flashbacks.
"The Devaronian Version" is great. It's Vilmarh Grahrk telling the events of JEDI COUNCIL: ACT OF WAR from his point of view to a group of aliens in a cantina. It's short, only two comics long and contains a lot of humor, even some pop culture references. The artwork and tone in this are drastically different from all the other comics in the Republic series so far, it's a welcome pause from the overly serious tone of the previous 40 comics.
The final storyline in this collection is "Rites of Passage" and it finds Vos and Jedi Master Tholme investigating a political crisis happening on the homeworld of his former Padawan Aayla. Tholme gets kidnapped along with one of the royal heirs and Vos must rescue him. It's a very intense story that finds a nice balance between showing the political situation they are up against and the action scenes. Some excellent lightsaber battles here and really shows just how powerful a Jedi's powers can be.
As a collection of stories taking place during the Prequel eras, this isn't bad at all. Quinlan Vos is a great character to focus on, he isn't as obviously unJedi-like as Qui-Gon, but also recognizes where the Jedi might take the moral high ground too much. Recommended.
July 2, 2016
Star Wars Legends Project #75
Background: Quinlan Vos: Jedi in Darkness, released in December 2010, collected half a dozen Republic storylines revolving around the Jedi of the title, but only a few of those series were not previously collected in a trade paperback of their own. This is a review of the 2 storylines not collected elsewhere: Infinity's End (4 issues, Republic #23-26, late 2000) and The Devaronian Version (2 issues, Republic #40-41). I will review the other series separately in connection with their trade paperbacks, and link to those reviews below.
Infinity's End was written by Pat Mills with art pencilled by drawn by Ramón F. Bachs. This is Mills only Star Wars work. He is best known as a major force in British comics going back to the 1970s. His most memorable collaboration was in the creation of Judge Dredd. Bachs has done the artwork for a smattering of random Star Wars titles, including Star Wars: Jango Fett - Open Seasons (my review).
The Devaronian Version was written by John Ostrander with art by Davide Fabbri. Ostrander, of course, wrote a large number of issues in the Republic run, along with a wide variety of other Star Wars comics. Fabbri has a few dozen Star Wars comics to his name, as well, including Star Wars: Jedi Council - Acts of War (my review) on which this story is based.
Infinity's End is set some time after Star Wars: Twilight (my review) 31 years before the Battle of Yavin, and the framing story of The Devaronian Version is set about a year after that, though it primarily recounts events that took place 3 years earlier (33 years before the Battle of Yavin). Infinity's End is mostly set on Dathomir, and features the Nightsisters pretty heavily. Quinlan Vos is, of course, the protagonist. The Devaronian Version revolves entirely around Vilmarh Grahrk and his account of events previously depicted in Acts of War.
Star Wars: Twilight (my review)
Star Wars: Darkness (my review)
Star Wars: The Stark Hyperspace War (my review)
Star Wars: Rite of Passage (my review)
Summary: In Infinity's End, the Jedi Council dispatch a newly-retrained Quinlan Vos to Dathomir to investigate the origins of a troubling disturbance that seems to have mysteriously swallowed a nearby planet. Infiltrating the Force-sensitive Nightsisters as a slave, Vos uncovers a (literally) long-buried secret that places the entire galaxy in jeopardy.
In The Devaronian Version, Vilmarh Grahrk finds that his sterling reputation as a scoundrel and ne'er-do-well among the scum of Nar Shaddaa is in doubt amid rumors that he has taken up with the Jedi. Determined to set the record straight, Villie helps himself to several rounds on his audience while he recounts the story of Acts of War from his point of view, telling how he single-handedly engineered a war on the Jedi in order to steal their secret treasure for fun and profit.
Review: Infinity's End, frankly, is kind of a disappointing mess, particularly as a follow-up to the excellent Twilight. It was exactly what I worried it would be when I saw that a different team was involved. They shouldn't have trusted Quin's storyline to anyone else . . . at least not until they'd gone a bit further with it. Now, that said, it starts off well enough, and I had some hope at that point. It drops us right into the middle of events in a very similar way to Twilight. Something exciting is happening, but it isn't quite clear what it means, and then the story naturally unfolds to catch us up to speed. The middle section, too, isn't great but also isn't terrible. But everything comes completely unglued at the end. The climax is just utterly nonsensical in almost every possible respect: Rushed, illogical, internally inconsistent . . . Just spectacularly dumb.
For the most part, though, the artwork is pretty solid, as I've come to expect from Bachs, with a few pretty notable exceptions: I don't care for the way he drew Vos himself, particularly his facial expressions. There was on particular moment that was supposed to be quite dramatic, and Quin is making a full-on pirate face. Very distracting. Way worse than that, though, was how this story dropped into broadly stereotypical comic book territory in its depiction of the Nightsisters. I felt like this wasn't very noticeable at the beginning, but got worse from issue to issue: What possible reason could there be for the powerful female Force warriors to be dressed in, essentially one-piece thong bathing suits? Ridiculous and annoying.
There were some really solid twists and turns in this story that I wish had been explored more, particularly with the power struggles among the Nightsisters. There was also some nice interplay between Quin and one of his fellow slaves that I wish they'd developed better. He takes up with a Givin, who is a great character, except that it feels like Quin is just using him because he's useful to the mission, not that he actually cares about him (and even less about any of the other slaves). Also, the idea behind the ancient Kwa and their super-advanced but anxious technology was kind of interesting, but ended up feeling like a combination of ripping off Stargate and being yet another generic Star Wars superweapon. Neither of those is a great option. Also, it was never clear what was going on with the Nightsisters modifying crashed starships into tunneling machines and then flying them around somehow in these giant underground spaces that seemed to never end. Kind of a neat idea, and very cool visually, but ultimately made no sense. The overall sense I was left with was that this story was forgettable except for where it was terrible.
The Devaronian Version, on the other hand, was just sheer joy. What a spectacular idea to take a previous story and retell it from another character's perspective. And then to have that character be Villie, who has quickly become the stand-out character of this series, totally upstaging Quin himself . . . Genius. It's a fantastic exercise in "from a certain point-of-view" storytelling with the most unreliable narrator ever, and stinking hilarious to boot. It feels like a bit of a throwaway, sure, but I'd rather read a story like this, full of character and flavor and action and humor but with very low stakes, over yet another humdrum galaxy-in-the-balance, taking-itself-too-seriously tale any day.
Infinity's End: C-
The Devaronian Version: A
Background: Quinlan Vos: Jedi in Darkness, released in December 2010, collected half a dozen Republic storylines revolving around the Jedi of the title, but only a few of those series were not previously collected in a trade paperback of their own. This is a review of the 2 storylines not collected elsewhere: Infinity's End (4 issues, Republic #23-26, late 2000) and The Devaronian Version (2 issues, Republic #40-41). I will review the other series separately in connection with their trade paperbacks, and link to those reviews below.
Infinity's End was written by Pat Mills with art pencilled by drawn by Ramón F. Bachs. This is Mills only Star Wars work. He is best known as a major force in British comics going back to the 1970s. His most memorable collaboration was in the creation of Judge Dredd. Bachs has done the artwork for a smattering of random Star Wars titles, including Star Wars: Jango Fett - Open Seasons (my review).
The Devaronian Version was written by John Ostrander with art by Davide Fabbri. Ostrander, of course, wrote a large number of issues in the Republic run, along with a wide variety of other Star Wars comics. Fabbri has a few dozen Star Wars comics to his name, as well, including Star Wars: Jedi Council - Acts of War (my review) on which this story is based.
Infinity's End is set some time after Star Wars: Twilight (my review) 31 years before the Battle of Yavin, and the framing story of The Devaronian Version is set about a year after that, though it primarily recounts events that took place 3 years earlier (33 years before the Battle of Yavin). Infinity's End is mostly set on Dathomir, and features the Nightsisters pretty heavily. Quinlan Vos is, of course, the protagonist. The Devaronian Version revolves entirely around Vilmarh Grahrk and his account of events previously depicted in Acts of War.
Star Wars: Twilight (my review)
Star Wars: Darkness (my review)
Star Wars: The Stark Hyperspace War (my review)
Star Wars: Rite of Passage (my review)
Summary: In Infinity's End, the Jedi Council dispatch a newly-retrained Quinlan Vos to Dathomir to investigate the origins of a troubling disturbance that seems to have mysteriously swallowed a nearby planet. Infiltrating the Force-sensitive Nightsisters as a slave, Vos uncovers a (literally) long-buried secret that places the entire galaxy in jeopardy.
In The Devaronian Version, Vilmarh Grahrk finds that his sterling reputation as a scoundrel and ne'er-do-well among the scum of Nar Shaddaa is in doubt amid rumors that he has taken up with the Jedi. Determined to set the record straight, Villie helps himself to several rounds on his audience while he recounts the story of Acts of War from his point of view, telling how he single-handedly engineered a war on the Jedi in order to steal their secret treasure for fun and profit.
Review: Infinity's End, frankly, is kind of a disappointing mess, particularly as a follow-up to the excellent Twilight. It was exactly what I worried it would be when I saw that a different team was involved. They shouldn't have trusted Quin's storyline to anyone else . . . at least not until they'd gone a bit further with it. Now, that said, it starts off well enough, and I had some hope at that point. It drops us right into the middle of events in a very similar way to Twilight. Something exciting is happening, but it isn't quite clear what it means, and then the story naturally unfolds to catch us up to speed. The middle section, too, isn't great but also isn't terrible. But everything comes completely unglued at the end. The climax is just utterly nonsensical in almost every possible respect: Rushed, illogical, internally inconsistent . . . Just spectacularly dumb.
For the most part, though, the artwork is pretty solid, as I've come to expect from Bachs, with a few pretty notable exceptions: I don't care for the way he drew Vos himself, particularly his facial expressions. There was on particular moment that was supposed to be quite dramatic, and Quin is making a full-on pirate face. Very distracting. Way worse than that, though, was how this story dropped into broadly stereotypical comic book territory in its depiction of the Nightsisters. I felt like this wasn't very noticeable at the beginning, but got worse from issue to issue: What possible reason could there be for the powerful female Force warriors to be dressed in, essentially one-piece thong bathing suits? Ridiculous and annoying.
There were some really solid twists and turns in this story that I wish had been explored more, particularly with the power struggles among the Nightsisters. There was also some nice interplay between Quin and one of his fellow slaves that I wish they'd developed better. He takes up with a Givin, who is a great character, except that it feels like Quin is just using him because he's useful to the mission, not that he actually cares about him (and even less about any of the other slaves). Also, the idea behind the ancient Kwa and their super-advanced but anxious technology was kind of interesting, but ended up feeling like a combination of ripping off Stargate and being yet another generic Star Wars superweapon. Neither of those is a great option. Also, it was never clear what was going on with the Nightsisters modifying crashed starships into tunneling machines and then flying them around somehow in these giant underground spaces that seemed to never end. Kind of a neat idea, and very cool visually, but ultimately made no sense. The overall sense I was left with was that this story was forgettable except for where it was terrible.
The Devaronian Version, on the other hand, was just sheer joy. What a spectacular idea to take a previous story and retell it from another character's perspective. And then to have that character be Villie, who has quickly become the stand-out character of this series, totally upstaging Quin himself . . . Genius. It's a fantastic exercise in "from a certain point-of-view" storytelling with the most unreliable narrator ever, and stinking hilarious to boot. It feels like a bit of a throwaway, sure, but I'd rather read a story like this, full of character and flavor and action and humor but with very low stakes, over yet another humdrum galaxy-in-the-balance, taking-itself-too-seriously tale any day.
Infinity's End: C-
The Devaronian Version: A
February 1, 2024
When a collection isn't really supposed to be a collection it seems unfortunate to star rate it or even comment about the contents in a good/bad way. Contained within this omnibus are a bunch of disparate stories penned about famed flirting-with-thedark-side Jedi Quinlan Vos and not all of them are written by John Ostrander or drawn by Jan Duursema. But those are categorically the best ones.
Ultimately then this volume introduces Quinlan Vos and his ex-padawan Aayla Secura (as well as Devaronian Villie), both of whom have had their memories wiped. In the first, and best story Twilight Vos is on the quest to find out why and ultimately to track down Secura with the Devaronian as sidekick - it's a pacy, exciting story that reveals a lot of thrilling character traits (Vos can glean visions from objects and this later becomes important for elucidating why he's such a force of nature that the Jedi both trust and worry about), adventure, double crossing and comedy and really showcases how good Ostrander can be when he's working towards something. "Darkness" is the other good story here as Vos comes face to face with Secura and an old enemy, whilst Duursema's superlative artwork elevates the final otherwise disappointing "Rite of Passage" (A Twi'lek is captured and they must go rescue!) The 2 part quickie Devaronian Version in which Villie tells a version of events on how he killed a Jedi, is really funny, though, and surprisingly cleverly thought through.
But mixed bag this is and the Infinity's End and Stark-Hyperspace War are both a little lacklustre. The former is the only Vos story not penned by Ostrander but does also feature the Witches of Dathomir being quite witchey and cultivating a brood of male slaves. It's a messy story, oddly paced and inconsequential but hey it's only 4 issues. The latter has a great premise about starting a war with the Jedi around limiting the supply of Bacta and making prices tumble. There are lots of good characters, including a Tarkin who damn well wants a Republicly run fleet (a conceit cribbed for another Star Wars book I just read, The Rising Storm. Possibly a coincidence) and smooth bad guy Stark himself, but it just fades into nothing as Ostrander, again, realises he only has 4 issues to play with.
Ultimately the long game is better than the short with these Star Wars stories and what makes to Vos saga so great (at least, I hope it's still great, since I haven't read it in over 10 years) is that the character is so strongly defined, so when the series hits its conclusion we're invested. As with all long-running comic sagas or epic novel series though one has to take a little rough with the smooth. This is a perfectly fun omnibus which I enjoyed immensely, and yet as a collection I never quite found my stride with its inconsistencies. In some ways this probably wasn't one to binge but a collection to savour the little things that work slowly.
Ultimately then this volume introduces Quinlan Vos and his ex-padawan Aayla Secura (as well as Devaronian Villie), both of whom have had their memories wiped. In the first, and best story Twilight Vos is on the quest to find out why and ultimately to track down Secura with the Devaronian as sidekick - it's a pacy, exciting story that reveals a lot of thrilling character traits (Vos can glean visions from objects and this later becomes important for elucidating why he's such a force of nature that the Jedi both trust and worry about), adventure, double crossing and comedy and really showcases how good Ostrander can be when he's working towards something. "Darkness" is the other good story here as Vos comes face to face with Secura and an old enemy, whilst Duursema's superlative artwork elevates the final otherwise disappointing "Rite of Passage" (A Twi'lek is captured and they must go rescue!) The 2 part quickie Devaronian Version in which Villie tells a version of events on how he killed a Jedi, is really funny, though, and surprisingly cleverly thought through.
But mixed bag this is and the Infinity's End and Stark-Hyperspace War are both a little lacklustre. The former is the only Vos story not penned by Ostrander but does also feature the Witches of Dathomir being quite witchey and cultivating a brood of male slaves. It's a messy story, oddly paced and inconsequential but hey it's only 4 issues. The latter has a great premise about starting a war with the Jedi around limiting the supply of Bacta and making prices tumble. There are lots of good characters, including a Tarkin who damn well wants a Republicly run fleet (a conceit cribbed for another Star Wars book I just read, The Rising Storm. Possibly a coincidence) and smooth bad guy Stark himself, but it just fades into nothing as Ostrander, again, realises he only has 4 issues to play with.
Ultimately the long game is better than the short with these Star Wars stories and what makes to Vos saga so great (at least, I hope it's still great, since I haven't read it in over 10 years) is that the character is so strongly defined, so when the series hits its conclusion we're invested. As with all long-running comic sagas or epic novel series though one has to take a little rough with the smooth. This is a perfectly fun omnibus which I enjoyed immensely, and yet as a collection I never quite found my stride with its inconsistencies. In some ways this probably wasn't one to binge but a collection to savour the little things that work slowly.
August 30, 2021
In the year 2000, when the prequel era of Star Wars was still new, whether one liked The Phantom Menace or not, it must've been exciting to read about characters like Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura, who were unfamiliar and not really film characters. Vos' design is based on a background character in TPM, and it was explained in one of these stories that he and Secura were undercover. The explanation still leaves a lot to be desired, but the point is Vos was not a major film character and essentially a blank slate.
And that's really how he starts, as he has amnesia throughout the "Twilight" arc, as does Secura. As such, you have Vos using his lack of Jedi code knowledge as an excuse to touch the dark side and even use Force lightning, which I found REALLY surprising. Then in "Infinity's End," there's some mystical stuff that goes on on Dathomir. Reading all this felt like watching The Clone Wars TV show, which goes to show that that series really nailed down the feel of the era.
In the "Darkness" arc, we see Secura still flirting with the dark side and wanting revenge against Vos, not having regained her own memories yet. It makes for an interesting dynamic, and Vos' master Tholme is brought into the mix. As she gets retrained later, members of the Jedi Council recall a pre-TPM conflict in "The Stark Hyperspace War." TCW gave me massive appreciation for Plo Koon, so I loved seeing him featured heavily in this. I could hear his voice clearly. And it was cool seeing that he had a Wookiee master named Tyvokka, which sounds very much like it'd be a Wookiee name. The use of Wilhuff Tarkin's cousin Ranulph Tarkin may be an eye-roller. And Nute Gunray seeing the Jedi in action and even getting help from them both subverts expectations and kinda contradicts what he tells Rune Haako when asked if he's dealt with Jedi before. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are even present.
The Devaronian known as Villie provides some comic relief, though he is also sexist when it comes to Twi'lek women and racist when it comes to Neimoidians. One of the stories, "The Devaronian Version," is his retelling of the events of "Jedi Council - Acts of War." The story overall is silly and not quite as funny as I expected.
With "Rite of Passage" rounding out the volume, it feels like we get a complete story for Vos and Secura. It begins with a flashback to when young Vos met kid Secura. As adults, they deal with a crisis on Ryloth. With the release of Attack of the Clones, Ostrander was able to include Count Dooku as the person working behind the scenes. At the end, we see Secura becoming a knight and Vos becoming a master.
Overall, this was a fun read that kept me wanting to come back and read the next arc. The art wasn't as janky as other stuff I'd read that took place pre-TPM but came out after that film. And even when the art was a little subpar, I was very engaged with the storytelling.
And that's really how he starts, as he has amnesia throughout the "Twilight" arc, as does Secura. As such, you have Vos using his lack of Jedi code knowledge as an excuse to touch the dark side and even use Force lightning, which I found REALLY surprising. Then in "Infinity's End," there's some mystical stuff that goes on on Dathomir. Reading all this felt like watching The Clone Wars TV show, which goes to show that that series really nailed down the feel of the era.
In the "Darkness" arc, we see Secura still flirting with the dark side and wanting revenge against Vos, not having regained her own memories yet. It makes for an interesting dynamic, and Vos' master Tholme is brought into the mix. As she gets retrained later, members of the Jedi Council recall a pre-TPM conflict in "The Stark Hyperspace War." TCW gave me massive appreciation for Plo Koon, so I loved seeing him featured heavily in this. I could hear his voice clearly. And it was cool seeing that he had a Wookiee master named Tyvokka, which sounds very much like it'd be a Wookiee name. The use of Wilhuff Tarkin's cousin Ranulph Tarkin may be an eye-roller. And Nute Gunray seeing the Jedi in action and even getting help from them both subverts expectations and kinda contradicts what he tells Rune Haako when asked if he's dealt with Jedi before. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are even present.
The Devaronian known as Villie provides some comic relief, though he is also sexist when it comes to Twi'lek women and racist when it comes to Neimoidians. One of the stories, "The Devaronian Version," is his retelling of the events of "Jedi Council - Acts of War." The story overall is silly and not quite as funny as I expected.
With "Rite of Passage" rounding out the volume, it feels like we get a complete story for Vos and Secura. It begins with a flashback to when young Vos met kid Secura. As adults, they deal with a crisis on Ryloth. With the release of Attack of the Clones, Ostrander was able to include Count Dooku as the person working behind the scenes. At the end, we see Secura becoming a knight and Vos becoming a master.
Overall, this was a fun read that kept me wanting to come back and read the next arc. The art wasn't as janky as other stuff I'd read that took place pre-TPM but came out after that film. And even when the art was a little subpar, I was very engaged with the storytelling.
August 30, 2017
Infinity's End - 1 star.
This is one of the worst ends of EU writing. The plot revolves around an ancient alien artifact, stretching out the scale of galactic history without much context; it takes place on Dathomir, with garish and tasteless Nightsisters spouting bland villainisms; and its stakes scale up to be the entire population of Coruscant, much higher than anything in the Galactic Civil War--yet the story is barely a blip in the grander scheme. The ancient aliens stuff can be interesting, but again, a four-arc save-the-world arc isn't able to do it any justice even if they had tried.
Star Crash - 1 star
Unlike Infinity's End, this kind of schlock feels too cheeky and irrelevant to be really brand-tarnishingly bad. It's just kind of forgettable. But it is extremely dumb and I can't imagine why they let things like this get published. It's a confluence of the worst fantasy tropes--beautiful princess damsel in distress, the castle, the evil lord, the forced marriage to an ugly evil lord, etc--smashed into Star Wars for no reason. Even the aesthetic is medievalist. It's bizarre. But not intentionally so like Jedi v Sith.
The Devaronian Version - 2 stars
Lots of cheeky metafictional bits in here, most of which feel pretty dumb to me. I can see how some might have fun with it but I'm just not amused by this sort of thing (Yoda says 'my precious', eg). It's a clever way to tell this story, though, and I'm interested enough to try to track down the more accurate version.
This is one of the worst ends of EU writing. The plot revolves around an ancient alien artifact, stretching out the scale of galactic history without much context; it takes place on Dathomir, with garish and tasteless Nightsisters spouting bland villainisms; and its stakes scale up to be the entire population of Coruscant, much higher than anything in the Galactic Civil War--yet the story is barely a blip in the grander scheme. The ancient aliens stuff can be interesting, but again, a four-arc save-the-world arc isn't able to do it any justice even if they had tried.
Star Crash - 1 star
Unlike Infinity's End, this kind of schlock feels too cheeky and irrelevant to be really brand-tarnishingly bad. It's just kind of forgettable. But it is extremely dumb and I can't imagine why they let things like this get published. It's a confluence of the worst fantasy tropes--beautiful princess damsel in distress, the castle, the evil lord, the forced marriage to an ugly evil lord, etc--smashed into Star Wars for no reason. Even the aesthetic is medievalist. It's bizarre. But not intentionally so like Jedi v Sith.
The Devaronian Version - 2 stars
Lots of cheeky metafictional bits in here, most of which feel pretty dumb to me. I can see how some might have fun with it but I'm just not amused by this sort of thing (Yoda says 'my precious', eg). It's a clever way to tell this story, though, and I'm interested enough to try to track down the more accurate version.
June 9, 2023
Some years ago, I started collecting the EU (now Legends) comics and was so frustrated to discover how difficult it was to piece together Quinlan Vos' adventures. Then I saw the Dark Horse omnibus collections begin to appear. I waited. I bided my time. And finally they delivered - this was certainly worth the wait! How excited I was to read these stories for the first time. None of that excitement has faded, even now.
The Quinlan Vos omnibus contains some of the best storytelling in the entire Legends canon. I do not say this lightly. It is no surprise that Vos was ported over to the Disney canon, such is his popularity - and such is the quality of the comics that gave us his story. I wasn't even put off by Villie's comedic "point of view" being included in this collection. In fact, I actually quite enjoyed it!
The Quinlan Vos omnibus contains some of the best storytelling in the entire Legends canon. I do not say this lightly. It is no surprise that Vos was ported over to the Disney canon, such is his popularity - and such is the quality of the comics that gave us his story. I wasn't even put off by Villie's comedic "point of view" being included in this collection. In fact, I actually quite enjoyed it!
February 13, 2024
While there are lulls, there are dips, and there are occasional artists I’m not the biggest fan of… this is a spectacular volume. Just a straight shot of around 26 issues of Republic, most of it stellar. It took me a couple issues to find the footing of this, I admit, but once it gets rolling, it doesn’t stop. Though I’ll further admit this isn’t the volume that convinced me why so many people love Quinlan Vos as much as they do. It did require the rest of the story for me, which continues into the Clone Wars. But nevertheless, this is a must-read for Prequel-Era fans and most Legends fans at large.
February 18, 2017
Much of the Omnibus I thoroughly enjoyed, namely all written that was written by Ostrander. The Quinlan Vos story line is essentially backstory filler however it is for the most part a complete work and not simply outtakes like some of the other Star Wars lore characters. Read my individual TPB reviews for a look at each section carried within.
July 24, 2022
i like learning more about the lore and i enjoy quintan vos as a character, i don’t love the art style changes in here but i know that’s not really controllable
i like the characters and concepts more than i actually like these graphic novels
i like the characters and concepts more than i actually like these graphic novels
May 29, 2018
villie mvp
November 24, 2018
A really enjoyable story line, interesting characters, and both funny and moving at times.
May 23, 2020
Quinlan Vos is a great character and the stories collected in this omnibus are fun, but the real star is Villie, the backstabbing Devaronian.
May 17, 2021
Basically the Star Wars version of Wolverine from the X-Men. Plus Aayla Secura is an awesome character.
December 27, 2022
Interesting arc of stories with Quintana Vos
February 15, 2025
My favorite Jedi - just good fun from the Legend timeline.
December 25, 2025
okay well I guess I like Vos a lot more than I used to.
July 8, 2019
I'd say 3.5 stars. The art was decent - not spectacular, but far from the worst, at least mostly. Some of the stories though were awful.
Twilight:
-Quinlan Vos wakes up in a burning room with no memory of how he got there. Wherever there is. Whomever he is.
- A Devaronian named Grahrk helps Quinlan escape, find Bib Fortuna, and learn where Aayla is. Grahrk is quite a humourous character.
- We really see the corruption of power and gread that lead people to turn against family.
Infinity's End:
- It's very weird to see 'Quinlan' shortened to 'Quin'
- He's sent to Dathomir on a mission that goes wrong. Mace Windu worries that Quinlan's been sent to his death. But he is able to save the witch leader's daughter, despite her resistance to being saved.
- I felt that this was too Marvel-esque and ridiculous. Mace and Saesee just KNEW that the issues on Coruscant were from Dathomir. There's all sorts of random Force stuff going on. It was a little too much.
- What the heck is Ros wearing?! Why is she wearing a thong almost the entire time?!
Darkness:
- Quinlan meets his former Master, even though he forgets Tholme at first. The Master reopens Quin's mind to his past, informing him that he must face his newfound fear (one he eliminated before he lost his memory) before he can defeat the darkness within.
- Even though the darkness is a part of Quin, he knows that he must control it with the Anzati or else he will never be able to bring Aayla back to the Jedi.
The Stark Hyperspace War:
-Plo Koon, Adi Gallia, Mace Windu and some other Masters tell Aayla the story of the Stark Hyperspace War, which she vaguely remembered in her modified memory.
- This is a story of when Quinlan and Obi-Wan were apprentices (who became friends which isn't in the novels but whatever, the novels can't cover all) during a battle that involved Valorum and some of the Trade Federation.
- I enjoyed seeing more of Plo Koon's telepathic powers.
The Devaronian Version:
- This is an absolute spoof on....something. Grahrk tells a story as to how he helped [Palpatine] get a Jedi treasure. He enlists the help of the Yinchorri brothers and his own family to lure the Jedi into a trap.
- You could tell from the start that this isn't meant to be taken seriously, at all. I can't even tell if any part of the story is legit (although Maul is in there, so maybe Sidious DID ask for Grahrk's help. But there's a panel on page 398 where Yoda goes "Treasure...my preciousss" and that hysterical.
Rite of Passage:
- How did Quinlan and Aayla meet? Quin saved young Aayla's life (from slavery) when he was a Padawan on a mission.
- The beginning was confusing (earlier...later...earlier...later). Once it got to the present, it was better.
- The Secura clan was definitely up to its elbows in crazy for many years before Aayla's mind was wiped.
- This was a great cumulation to Aayla's healing.
- The colouring was the best here of them all.
Twilight:
-Quinlan Vos wakes up in a burning room with no memory of how he got there. Wherever there is. Whomever he is.
- A Devaronian named Grahrk helps Quinlan escape, find Bib Fortuna, and learn where Aayla is. Grahrk is quite a humourous character.
- We really see the corruption of power and gread that lead people to turn against family.
Infinity's End:
- It's very weird to see 'Quinlan' shortened to 'Quin'
- He's sent to Dathomir on a mission that goes wrong. Mace Windu worries that Quinlan's been sent to his death. But he is able to save the witch leader's daughter, despite her resistance to being saved.
- I felt that this was too Marvel-esque and ridiculous. Mace and Saesee just KNEW that the issues on Coruscant were from Dathomir. There's all sorts of random Force stuff going on. It was a little too much.
- What the heck is Ros wearing?! Why is she wearing a thong almost the entire time?!
Darkness:
- Quinlan meets his former Master, even though he forgets Tholme at first. The Master reopens Quin's mind to his past, informing him that he must face his newfound fear (one he eliminated before he lost his memory) before he can defeat the darkness within.
- Even though the darkness is a part of Quin, he knows that he must control it with the Anzati or else he will never be able to bring Aayla back to the Jedi.
The Stark Hyperspace War:
-Plo Koon, Adi Gallia, Mace Windu and some other Masters tell Aayla the story of the Stark Hyperspace War, which she vaguely remembered in her modified memory.
- This is a story of when Quinlan and Obi-Wan were apprentices (who became friends which isn't in the novels but whatever, the novels can't cover all) during a battle that involved Valorum and some of the Trade Federation.
- I enjoyed seeing more of Plo Koon's telepathic powers.
The Devaronian Version:
- This is an absolute spoof on....something. Grahrk tells a story as to how he helped [Palpatine] get a Jedi treasure. He enlists the help of the Yinchorri brothers and his own family to lure the Jedi into a trap.
- You could tell from the start that this isn't meant to be taken seriously, at all. I can't even tell if any part of the story is legit (although Maul is in there, so maybe Sidious DID ask for Grahrk's help. But there's a panel on page 398 where Yoda goes "Treasure...my preciousss" and that hysterical.
Rite of Passage:
- How did Quinlan and Aayla meet? Quin saved young Aayla's life (from slavery) when he was a Padawan on a mission.
- The beginning was confusing (earlier...later...earlier...later). Once it got to the present, it was better.
- The Secura clan was definitely up to its elbows in crazy for many years before Aayla's mind was wiped.
- This was a great cumulation to Aayla's healing.
- The colouring was the best here of them all.
July 3, 2016
A collection of stories telling the adventures of Jedi Master Quinlan Vos. Given his minimal on-screen time in the movies and Clone Wars animated series, it was welcoming to learn more about this Jedi.
In this collection of 5 graphic short stories, all taking place before Episode IV, we learn of Vos' struggle to regain his memory, training on Coruscant, struggles against the dark side, search for Aayla Secura and his involvement in a galactic wide hyperspace war. A side character, Vilmarh Grark, a Devaronian is the Jedi's ally and provides some context and background to most stories.
I found the character drawings to be accurate and capture the action adequately. The writing and storytelling was detailed enough without too much exposition to make it boring. I particularly enjoyed Quinlan Vos' origin story and his challenges with his power (the ability to read memories off objects).
I'd recommend this for any Star Wars newbie but predict that the fanboy or fangirl would get a little more enjoyment from it.
In this collection of 5 graphic short stories, all taking place before Episode IV, we learn of Vos' struggle to regain his memory, training on Coruscant, struggles against the dark side, search for Aayla Secura and his involvement in a galactic wide hyperspace war. A side character, Vilmarh Grark, a Devaronian is the Jedi's ally and provides some context and background to most stories.
I found the character drawings to be accurate and capture the action adequately. The writing and storytelling was detailed enough without too much exposition to make it boring. I particularly enjoyed Quinlan Vos' origin story and his challenges with his power (the ability to read memories off objects).
I'd recommend this for any Star Wars newbie but predict that the fanboy or fangirl would get a little more enjoyment from it.
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