Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #4

Star Wars: Kanan (Single Issues)

by Greg Weisman, Mark Brooks (Illustrator), Pepe Larraz (Illustrator)

When being a Jedi makes him a target, what can a Padawan do? Betrayed by those he once called friends, young Caleb Dume learns to survive as a smuggler! Continuing the story of the secret origins of Star Wars Rebels' Kanan Jarrus!

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

22 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 22, 2015

About the author

Greg Weisman (BA Stanford, MPW U.S.C.) has been a storyteller all his life. His first professional work was as an Editor for DC Comics, where he also wrote Captain Atom.

Greg worked at Walt Disney Television Animation from 1989 through 1996. In 1991, Greg created and developed a new series for Disney: GARGOYLES, becoming Supervising Producer and Supervising Story Editor of that series.

In 1998, Greg became a full-time Freelancer. He wrote the new Gargoyles and Gargoyles: Bad Guys comic books for SLG Publishing, while producing, writing, story editing and voice acting for Sony’s The Spectacular Spider-Man. He then moved over to Warner Bros., where he produced, story edited, wrote and voice acted on the new series, Young Justice, as well as writing the companion Young Justice monthly comic book for DC.

Greg was a writer and Executive Producer on the first season of Star Wars Rebels for Lucasfilm and Disney, and he’s also writing the spin-off comic Star Wars Kanan: The Last Padawan. His first novel, Rain of the Ghosts, was published in 2013; its sequel, Spirits of Ash and Foam, arrived in bookstores in 2014.

Reviews

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Here, we see Caleb Dume becoming more and more like the Kanan Jarrus with whom viewers of Rebels are familiar. I like that Janus Kasmir even begins to warm up to him. Caleb Dume and General Kleeve also no longer view each other as enemies and seem to understand that they did not have all of the details of the Clone Wars (with which many fans were saturated). The issue ends with clone troopers finally catching up to Dume after hopping from planet to planet. There is not much suspense over Dume's fate since we know that he is Jarrus, and I predict that Kleeve and Kasmir will probably die.

[Chris Conley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This continues to be excellent.

[Solace Winter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Something felt a little offer about the story for some reason, and yet I still thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Andi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay issue. Definitely liked it better than previous one. Kanan moving further to become the character in Star Wars Rebels.

[Charisma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let me preface this by saying that I am 10 books behind my reading plan and I got this graphic novel collection from a show that I love that contains multiple "books" within it so am I cheating by counting each of those as a book? Probably. Will I count the entire collection as a book as well? Yup! Do I care? Nope. I loved these graphic novels and you want to know how else I will be "cheating"? I am going to be copy pasting this book into each of the review sections of the books and I will do it proudly and loudly.

I loved the show Star Wars Rebels and I wanted to read these comics since I found out that they existed which was when I was in ninth grade...I am going into senior year now so when I finally got this I was, needless to say, excited. And they did not disappoint and not that many people will read this review but that doesn't matter, not that many people watched Star Wars Rebels so it fits. I know that just like that show popularity didn't matter to them, quality did and I can appreciate that.

It had so many nods to the show but didn't rely on it, it made its own lore (which I love about the Star Wars universe). The art style wasn't AMAZING but it had a handful of panels that were stunning and I was impressed by this aspect of the comics. I liked it, and it brought me back to when this show first came out in 2014 and how I was always so interested in finding out about the WONDERFUL character Kanan Jarrus. I'm getting teary-eyed now and anyone who watched the show knows why...I am about to cry. I'm ending this review here, I need time to collect myself...like a loser.

[Elwin Kline · Rating 3 out of 5]

"It was okay / I liked it." - 2.5 star rating, with a round up to a 3.

What really made this issue for me is the Clone Troopers on the hunt for Caleb Dume aka Kanan. Their whole story arc about duty, execution of traitors, and the pursuit of the Jedi post Order 66 is very well done.

Kanan scumming as a scoundrel still feels off and unnatural. I suppose we all have made dumb mistakes when were young, and I do fully understand he was a lost, conflicted, hunted, and beyond desperate when Janus Kasmir took him in... its not like he had any other options. For that, I shall round up instead of down for this comic.

Looking forward to moving past this juvenile phase of Kanan and connecting the dots to who the man he becomes and as he is represented within Star Wars Rebels.

[Sophie Terrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel like this and the last issue could have been one as they felt more filler. Not sure how clones under the control of the empire were on a side mission to mind kanan. That said I do like the inclusion of how future anti empire forces include both republic and separatist forces.

[D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plot unfolded at a nice pace with just the right amount of suspense and turns.

Subtract one star for the manga-style artwork of Mr. Larraz (see my previous reviews in this series).

[Jay Gabler · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

ケイナンが裏街道で生き抜く術を信じた相手に裏切られたりと痛い思いをしながら学んでいき、その中で有能さタフさを発揮してかつての敵とすらも協力する交渉も持つようになったのにクローン兵に捕まってしまう。そうプログラムされているとはいえクローン兵ほんとひどいよおう。

[Nicholas Dehler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than the previous issue. Twists and turns that keep you on your toes, General Kleeve’s dope design, and some beautiful panels

[Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kanan begins to settle into his life as a thief and smuggler, but still has Imperial agents and clone troopers chasing him.

We begin to see Kanan using a blaster instead of a lightsaber, increasing his skills in the con, and begin to build actual friendships in his new "world." Truly the growth of the character is becoming apparent here.

This has been a fun read!