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Star Wars (2015) (Single Issues)
Star Wars #29
A problem, Yoda has. A big problem.Strong with the stonepower, this problem is. But judge it not by its size, will he.
22 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2017
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Jason Aaron
2,360 books1,678 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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March 18, 2017
more interesting than the previous .. I'm excited to know what will happen to Luke
"Work you ears do. just not your brain." Oh Yoda, sarcastic as always
"Work you ears do. just not your brain." Oh Yoda, sarcastic as always
March 1, 2017
This is an absolutely SUPERB single issue of the Jason Aaron penned and Salvador Larroca rendered Star Wars (2015-) from Marvel Comics (and Disney, of course). The timelessly mythic story of this multi-issue arc is masterfully interwoven into the Star Wars mythos, the art is yet again, totally and completely without peer in the comic book industry - and that's just for starters. For this story, after all, is only part IV of book IV. And thank the Force for that!
Not only do readers get a thoughtful and surprisingly intimate glimpse into just one of the many layers of truly amazing stories that can seemingly endlessly be pealed away from the always fruitful, pop culture-mythic onion that George Lucas created, but in this particular case, we get to see the Jedi Master Yoda at his very best, in a story that may very well be the very finest that writer Aaron has yet to contribute to the franchise.
Now mind you, I'm not one to write reviews that are long on spoilers (in most cases), so let's just say that this is one very BIG chapter in the life of a certain physically diminutive-looking, little, green Jedi master, that one really should never ever judge by his size alone. Suffice it to say then, that in the story, Master Yoda has traveled to a mysterious, barren world where he climbs a massive, crystal blue mountain and interacts with a tribe of surprisingly young, bedraggled warriors who may certainly seem reminiscent of the wayward, warlike children shipwrecked on William Golding's remote island in his classic, "Lord of the Flies," but believe me, there's quite a lot more to this tale than even just that.
In fact, having read many of the disparaging reviews of the previous issues of this story arc, I am now very happy to report that this chapter of Aaron's latest tale (though, sure, it certainly did seem to get off to a somewhat slow and steady start), has obviously been remarkably well plotted from the very beginning. This therefore, is writer Jason Aaron at the very tip top of his game. And thankfully, in this case, there's no calling the rebels of the Star Wars universe "terrorists."
Oh sure, of course I get the misbegotten political subtext of having Imperials catcall their rebel foes "terrorists," but I really don't believe that any of that has EVER belonged in the Star Wars universe - despite how shamelessly mainstream it may in fact seem to some. Sorry, Mr. Aaron, but if you really want to get political while spinning your sci-fi/fantasy oriented stories, try writing Star TREK, and do leave Star WARS out of it. Please. After all, quite a few of us Star Wars fans have actually been around since the very beginning of the franchise, you know. Yes, since way, way back when it all got started in that misty, now long gone, but not forgotten, glorious summer of 1977. And yes, yes, yes, long, long before the current, post 911, hopelessly politically polarized generation of young, snot nosed upstarts began retro-styling Luke Skywalker as a "radicalized" youth, fighting an evil global empire.
Sorry, new young kids, but do you actually believe that any of that divisive political stuff really has any sort of place (sub-textually, or otherwise) in the myth inspired Star Wars universe? Really? Okay, fine. Whatever floats your politically propelled little boat, I suppose, but kindly remember, if you will, that the very much "escapist" Star Wars franchise that was actually birthed in the post-Vietnam War environment of the late 1970s, got along exceedingly well without all that bloated, self righteous hokum for literally DECADES before 911 was even a faint glimmer in the eye of Osama bin Laden. So... more than enough said on THAT matter. Hopefully, anyway.
But then, this really is supposed to be a very, very positive review of Star Wars (2015-) issue #29, isn't it? Mostly because, as I've already indicated above, the story of this particular installment of the series is actually delightfully on point when it comes to the Star Wars universe. Even better, is the fact that the art by Salvador Larroca and colorist Edgar Delagado is so darned gorgeous, it almost looks good enough to eat! And here, instead of snippets of lame, thinly disguised political commentary, we have a story of epic and clearly quite mythic proportions, very much befitting the grand Star Wars narrative. THIS time, my fellow friends of the Force faith, Jason Aaron and company have gotten it all down with absolute precision and stunningly creative aplomb. THIS then, is clearly, exactly what George Lucas was going for when he originally created this whole, big, beautiful, intergalactic shebang, and I for one, am so very glad that this is far from the final issue of the story!
So whatever you do, don't give up on amazingly gifted writer Jason Aaron or Marvel's ever amazing Star Wars comic. Just when you (or rather some of the meanest, most off the cuff reviewers) thought this book was heading off to parts unknown (or certainly unfamiliar), we are in fact treated to this wonderfully imaginative and extremely cleverly told tale that not only conveniently takes place between the events seen in Star Wars: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, but it also ingeniously incorporates characters, situations and locales from other periods in the history of Star Wars lore. Oh, and we've even got Salvador Larroca, too! Who could possibly EVER say enough good about the man's painstakingly detailed artwork? Good stuff all around here, folks. So, as cliche as it may sound, and as other reviewers have said perhaps far too often, far too many times before, "The Force is strong with this one." And it really, really is. Believe it.
Not only do readers get a thoughtful and surprisingly intimate glimpse into just one of the many layers of truly amazing stories that can seemingly endlessly be pealed away from the always fruitful, pop culture-mythic onion that George Lucas created, but in this particular case, we get to see the Jedi Master Yoda at his very best, in a story that may very well be the very finest that writer Aaron has yet to contribute to the franchise.
Now mind you, I'm not one to write reviews that are long on spoilers (in most cases), so let's just say that this is one very BIG chapter in the life of a certain physically diminutive-looking, little, green Jedi master, that one really should never ever judge by his size alone. Suffice it to say then, that in the story, Master Yoda has traveled to a mysterious, barren world where he climbs a massive, crystal blue mountain and interacts with a tribe of surprisingly young, bedraggled warriors who may certainly seem reminiscent of the wayward, warlike children shipwrecked on William Golding's remote island in his classic, "Lord of the Flies," but believe me, there's quite a lot more to this tale than even just that.
In fact, having read many of the disparaging reviews of the previous issues of this story arc, I am now very happy to report that this chapter of Aaron's latest tale (though, sure, it certainly did seem to get off to a somewhat slow and steady start), has obviously been remarkably well plotted from the very beginning. This therefore, is writer Jason Aaron at the very tip top of his game. And thankfully, in this case, there's no calling the rebels of the Star Wars universe "terrorists."
Oh sure, of course I get the misbegotten political subtext of having Imperials catcall their rebel foes "terrorists," but I really don't believe that any of that has EVER belonged in the Star Wars universe - despite how shamelessly mainstream it may in fact seem to some. Sorry, Mr. Aaron, but if you really want to get political while spinning your sci-fi/fantasy oriented stories, try writing Star TREK, and do leave Star WARS out of it. Please. After all, quite a few of us Star Wars fans have actually been around since the very beginning of the franchise, you know. Yes, since way, way back when it all got started in that misty, now long gone, but not forgotten, glorious summer of 1977. And yes, yes, yes, long, long before the current, post 911, hopelessly politically polarized generation of young, snot nosed upstarts began retro-styling Luke Skywalker as a "radicalized" youth, fighting an evil global empire.
Sorry, new young kids, but do you actually believe that any of that divisive political stuff really has any sort of place (sub-textually, or otherwise) in the myth inspired Star Wars universe? Really? Okay, fine. Whatever floats your politically propelled little boat, I suppose, but kindly remember, if you will, that the very much "escapist" Star Wars franchise that was actually birthed in the post-Vietnam War environment of the late 1970s, got along exceedingly well without all that bloated, self righteous hokum for literally DECADES before 911 was even a faint glimmer in the eye of Osama bin Laden. So... more than enough said on THAT matter. Hopefully, anyway.
But then, this really is supposed to be a very, very positive review of Star Wars (2015-) issue #29, isn't it? Mostly because, as I've already indicated above, the story of this particular installment of the series is actually delightfully on point when it comes to the Star Wars universe. Even better, is the fact that the art by Salvador Larroca and colorist Edgar Delagado is so darned gorgeous, it almost looks good enough to eat! And here, instead of snippets of lame, thinly disguised political commentary, we have a story of epic and clearly quite mythic proportions, very much befitting the grand Star Wars narrative. THIS time, my fellow friends of the Force faith, Jason Aaron and company have gotten it all down with absolute precision and stunningly creative aplomb. THIS then, is clearly, exactly what George Lucas was going for when he originally created this whole, big, beautiful, intergalactic shebang, and I for one, am so very glad that this is far from the final issue of the story!
So whatever you do, don't give up on amazingly gifted writer Jason Aaron or Marvel's ever amazing Star Wars comic. Just when you (or rather some of the meanest, most off the cuff reviewers) thought this book was heading off to parts unknown (or certainly unfamiliar), we are in fact treated to this wonderfully imaginative and extremely cleverly told tale that not only conveniently takes place between the events seen in Star Wars: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, but it also ingeniously incorporates characters, situations and locales from other periods in the history of Star Wars lore. Oh, and we've even got Salvador Larroca, too! Who could possibly EVER say enough good about the man's painstakingly detailed artwork? Good stuff all around here, folks. So, as cliche as it may sound, and as other reviewers have said perhaps far too often, far too many times before, "The Force is strong with this one." And it really, really is. Believe it.
March 1, 2017
I didn't like this issue much, whilst the story picked up a bit in the last issue, it's quality has dropped again. The story just isn't very engaging, it's not very well written and doesn't feel like it fits in to the larger Star Wars universe. I'm also not much of a fan of Salvador Larrocas art style which to me looks too digital.
July 20, 2021
En este número parece que han aunado la filosfía de Tich-Naht Hahn, el maestro de la no violencia y la de Yoda. ¿Aaron habrá leído el magnífico Construir la paz? Y con un final que hace que la historia que empezó hace tantos años no pueda terminar sin Luke. Por que la vida de Luke no es si no allanar el camino.
May 14, 2017
So the slightly predictable truth about the mountain.
November 24, 2017
The living mountain really is bizarre. And it really annoys me that Luke didn't finish reading the whole story before landing in the Vagadarr system.
August 31, 2019
Star Wars 29
“Work, your ears do. Just not your brain.”
Ok, rather slow and dull, but with interesting moments.
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“Work, your ears do. Just not your brain.”
Ok, rather slow and dull, but with interesting moments.
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November 27, 2020
yoda secret war #3, Semakin seru!
November 23, 2022
Groundbreaking, extremely creative, never before seen angles within Star Wars.
Absolutely loved it.
Absolutely loved it.
March 15, 2017
This issue was amazing. Solid dose of Yoda with a little Luke sprinkled in. The untold saga of Luke continues and this is one ride any Star Wars fan should want to be a part of.
March 3, 2017
The Following is an Excerpt from NerdEnt.Net (http://www.nerdent.net/2017/03/02/sta...)
You are either a fan of the changes Aaron is infused in the latest arc or you aren’t. Many are on the latter’s side, but it is a welcome change to see some differing within the storytelling. The reason many may knock this arc is due to exploring weird topics and furthering the force with the giant mountain. The only thing I am bummed about it is that we weren’t able to see Yoda go up against the mountain…the ONE scene that would make this issue more than just alright.
You are either a fan of the changes Aaron is infused in the latest arc or you aren’t. Many are on the latter’s side, but it is a welcome change to see some differing within the storytelling. The reason many may knock this arc is due to exploring weird topics and furthering the force with the giant mountain. The only thing I am bummed about it is that we weren’t able to see Yoda go up against the mountain…the ONE scene that would make this issue more than just alright.
April 17, 2017
This story feels like it's taking a long time to get to a point. It's been good, but I feel, if this never shows up again as meaning anything, it's dragging on.
September 4, 2017
The living, bipedal humanoid-looking mountain... really killed what was looking to be a decent story.
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