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Star Wars, Vol. 5: Yoda's Secret War
Collects Star Wars #26-30 and Star Wars Annual (2015) #2.
With one member of the rebel crew captured and imprisoned, we turn once more to the journals of Ben Kenobi and a legendary adventure with Jedi Master...Yoda!
With one member of the rebel crew captured and imprisoned, we turn once more to the journals of Ben Kenobi and a legendary adventure with Jedi Master...Yoda!
145 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 18, 2017
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About the author
Jason Aaron
2,351 books1,680 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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September 28, 2018
Good this is not.
The idea of giving us a story about Yoda back in the day sounds OK, but there’s two problems with the execution of it here. First, the story seems more like one of those stinker episodes from the third season of the original Star Trek then Star Wars. Yoda goes to a planet destroyed by war with two primitive tribes still battling, and he uncovers a secret involving weird alien lifeforms. That really seems like something Jim Kirk should be doing, not Yoda.
The second problem is the inherent limit of doing prequel stories that this series keeps bumping its head against. Getting a solo Yoda adventure could be OK if it was a better story. But by using the framing device of Luke just after the events of A New Hope reading this in Obi-Wan’s journal means things have to get wonky because Luke doesn’t meet Yoda until Empire Strikes Back. So the text only describes Yoda as a ‘Jedi Master’ to explain how Luke could read a story about him but still not know his name.
And it’s just silly because why would Kenobi, who refers to Yoda as just ‘Master Yoda’ in the prequel movies, be so cryptic in this journal? It’s the things like this or having Luke fight Boba Fett but be blinded so he doesn’t recognize him later that highlight the limitations of trying to do a prequel that frequently relies on fan service rather than trying to actually do interesting things we haven’t seen before.
Which is why the second story here is much better because it involves Princess Leia being injured on a mission, and she has to be hidden by a woman who has suffered because of the war between the Empire and the Rebellion. Some good points get made about how Leia is responsible for a whole bunch of people dying, and she could be seen as a zealot who only cares about the cause, not the consequences.
The main Yoda story would be 1 star, but a solid character piece about Leia and great art work get it up to 2.
The idea of giving us a story about Yoda back in the day sounds OK, but there’s two problems with the execution of it here. First, the story seems more like one of those stinker episodes from the third season of the original Star Trek then Star Wars. Yoda goes to a planet destroyed by war with two primitive tribes still battling, and he uncovers a secret involving weird alien lifeforms. That really seems like something Jim Kirk should be doing, not Yoda.
The second problem is the inherent limit of doing prequel stories that this series keeps bumping its head against. Getting a solo Yoda adventure could be OK if it was a better story. But by using the framing device of Luke just after the events of A New Hope reading this in Obi-Wan’s journal means things have to get wonky because Luke doesn’t meet Yoda until Empire Strikes Back. So the text only describes Yoda as a ‘Jedi Master’ to explain how Luke could read a story about him but still not know his name.
And it’s just silly because why would Kenobi, who refers to Yoda as just ‘Master Yoda’ in the prequel movies, be so cryptic in this journal? It’s the things like this or having Luke fight Boba Fett but be blinded so he doesn’t recognize him later that highlight the limitations of trying to do a prequel that frequently relies on fan service rather than trying to actually do interesting things we haven’t seen before.
Which is why the second story here is much better because it involves Princess Leia being injured on a mission, and she has to be hidden by a woman who has suffered because of the war between the Empire and the Rebellion. Some good points get made about how Leia is responsible for a whole bunch of people dying, and she could be seen as a zealot who only cares about the cause, not the consequences.
The main Yoda story would be 1 star, but a solid character piece about Leia and great art work get it up to 2.
August 21, 2017
It’s nice to see a book featuring Yoda as the protagonist as he’s been largely absent during Marvel’s Star Wars relaunch. Unfortunately his adventure here is pretty damn boring!
In a mashup between Lord of the Flies and Mad Max, Yoda goes to some primitive planet full of warring kids who use rock magic in a seemingly unending war. O...k… but doesn’t sound very Star Wars-y to me!
Jason Aaron writes Yoda well, especially when he learns rock magic, humbling himself by becoming a pupil again. We never saw Yoda do that in the movies but Aaron’s right, that’s exactly the kind of action I believe he would do.
Besides that though, Aaron couldn’t make me care at all about this pointless war or these stupid new characters. There’s a couple of subplots involving Obi-Wan on Tatooine and Luke’s flying about in an X-Wing - like a Russian doll, the book has a story within a story within a story - but they don’t really go anywhere and serve mostly as filler.
Salvador Larroca’s art is as slick as it was on his Darth Vader run though his Han Solo looked weird, probably because he didn’t have photo references for some of the expressions the script called for.
Kelly Thompson and Emilio Laiso produce the Star Wars Annual #2 that closes out this volume and it’s the pantiest issue here. Leia’s injured on some planet and someone helps her escape back to the Rebels. Overlong and dull, I hope not to see either of these creators on any Star Wars comic again!
Like the last couple books, Jason Aaron’s Star Wars run continues to be uninteresting rubbish. Recommend Yoda’s Secret War, I do not.
In a mashup between Lord of the Flies and Mad Max, Yoda goes to some primitive planet full of warring kids who use rock magic in a seemingly unending war. O...k… but doesn’t sound very Star Wars-y to me!
Jason Aaron writes Yoda well, especially when he learns rock magic, humbling himself by becoming a pupil again. We never saw Yoda do that in the movies but Aaron’s right, that’s exactly the kind of action I believe he would do.
Besides that though, Aaron couldn’t make me care at all about this pointless war or these stupid new characters. There’s a couple of subplots involving Obi-Wan on Tatooine and Luke’s flying about in an X-Wing - like a Russian doll, the book has a story within a story within a story - but they don’t really go anywhere and serve mostly as filler.
Salvador Larroca’s art is as slick as it was on his Darth Vader run though his Han Solo looked weird, probably because he didn’t have photo references for some of the expressions the script called for.
Kelly Thompson and Emilio Laiso produce the Star Wars Annual #2 that closes out this volume and it’s the pantiest issue here. Leia’s injured on some planet and someone helps her escape back to the Rebels. Overlong and dull, I hope not to see either of these creators on any Star Wars comic again!
Like the last couple books, Jason Aaron’s Star Wars run continues to be uninteresting rubbish. Recommend Yoda’s Secret War, I do not.
January 1, 2018
Strong in this one the Force is!
I got this in its single comic book issues, but I've chosen this TPB edition to be able of making a better overall review.
This TPB collects "Star Wars" #26-30 plus Annual #2. This comic book title is set after the events of "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" and before "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back".
Creative Team:
Writers: Jason Aaron & Kelly Thompson
Illustrators: Salvador Larroca & Emilio Laiso
GREEN NOT EASY IS BEING
In this TPB, they are included two stories, the main one "Yoda's Secret War", which it happened some time before of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, but since the current title is set between Episode IV and Episode V, cleverly is managed to be presented as a reading of Luke Skywalker of the Journals of Ben Kenobi, but also, during the reading of this adventure, Luke doesn't get to know the name of the "powerful Jedi" mentioned in the reading, so he still don't know about Yoda to avoid a continuity trouble.
In the last storyarc, C-3PO was captured by the fearful Scar Squadron, made of Special Forces Stormtroopers, and while Luke wants to save the protocol droid, Han & Leia aren't that eager about it, but R2-D2 doesn't even wait the resolution of that discussion and the astromech droid takes a X-Wing fighter on its own to make a daring rescue mission, Luke finds out about it, but R2 mess with Luke's X-Wing to avoid to be followed, so meanwhile he is waiting assistance from the Rebel Alliance, he decides to read Ben Kenobi's Journal about a personal mission of Yoda...
...the great Jedi Master, member of the Jedi Council, feels a turmoil in the Force, and he goes alone to a planet where strange stones feel to be "alive" and connected to the Force, and there he finds two opposite bands of warrior children...
...there Yoda will uncover a very big mistery...
...and Luke should read fast since his own life may depend of it!!!
LEIA & PASH
The second story in the TPB is the second Annual of the title, telling about an adventure where Leia got badly hurt, separated from her friends, her only chance of getting out of a town full of Imperial Stormtrooper patrols and several bounty hunters is...
...a tall and very muscled woman, named Pash Davane, whom isn't enthusiast about the Rebel Alliance since them destroyed the source of work in her town, to interfere with Imperial operations.
Pash doesn't like Imperials or Rebels, but in war, one should choose a side to avoid ended crushed in between.
I got this in its single comic book issues, but I've chosen this TPB edition to be able of making a better overall review.
This TPB collects "Star Wars" #26-30 plus Annual #2. This comic book title is set after the events of "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" and before "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back".
Creative Team:
Writers: Jason Aaron & Kelly Thompson
Illustrators: Salvador Larroca & Emilio Laiso
GREEN NOT EASY IS BEING
In this TPB, they are included two stories, the main one "Yoda's Secret War", which it happened some time before of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, but since the current title is set between Episode IV and Episode V, cleverly is managed to be presented as a reading of Luke Skywalker of the Journals of Ben Kenobi, but also, during the reading of this adventure, Luke doesn't get to know the name of the "powerful Jedi" mentioned in the reading, so he still don't know about Yoda to avoid a continuity trouble.
In the last storyarc, C-3PO was captured by the fearful Scar Squadron, made of Special Forces Stormtroopers, and while Luke wants to save the protocol droid, Han & Leia aren't that eager about it, but R2-D2 doesn't even wait the resolution of that discussion and the astromech droid takes a X-Wing fighter on its own to make a daring rescue mission, Luke finds out about it, but R2 mess with Luke's X-Wing to avoid to be followed, so meanwhile he is waiting assistance from the Rebel Alliance, he decides to read Ben Kenobi's Journal about a personal mission of Yoda...
...the great Jedi Master, member of the Jedi Council, feels a turmoil in the Force, and he goes alone to a planet where strange stones feel to be "alive" and connected to the Force, and there he finds two opposite bands of warrior children...
...there Yoda will uncover a very big mistery...
...and Luke should read fast since his own life may depend of it!!!
LEIA & PASH
The second story in the TPB is the second Annual of the title, telling about an adventure where Leia got badly hurt, separated from her friends, her only chance of getting out of a town full of Imperial Stormtrooper patrols and several bounty hunters is...
...a tall and very muscled woman, named Pash Davane, whom isn't enthusiast about the Rebel Alliance since them destroyed the source of work in her town, to interfere with Imperial operations.
Pash doesn't like Imperials or Rebels, but in war, one should choose a side to avoid ended crushed in between.
March 4, 2018
The first dud Marvel has put out since taking over the Star Wars comics. We all but forget about the ongoing story after the opening few pages and focus on a story about Yoda taking place before Phantom Menace. He goes to some planet where rocks contain the force and kids are fighting in a Star Wars version of Lord of the Flies. I can't even say it was awful, just sooo boring. The whole thing just feels like filler. Also included is an annual showcasing Leia and Pash's first meeting.
This entire book can be skipped without missing a beat on the ongoing story.
This entire book can be skipped without missing a beat on the ongoing story.
April 17, 2023
Reread: 17/04/2023
Like I said last time its a story Ben heard from Yoda and in his journals telling it to Luke about how Yoda went to this strange planet "Vagadar" and meets warring children and learns the secrets of the stones after being banished by one of the factions while on a mission of peace and learning the way of the stone, initially I thought it'd be some new Force-users thing but it was interesting when they reveal what it is and how Yoda prevents the war there and brings about peace and how when Luke returns there in modern day, he ha to face off against someone Yoda saved and its interesting how about in a round about way Luke saved it too. Its kinda funny since is before episode 5 and so Luke hasn't even met Yoda but we get a foreshadowing of that. The more you think about it, the story is the padawan carrying on the legacy of his master and it also shows Yoda as this wise man and his padawan being the same way, a new hope as he was/is/will be and I love that for it! Aaron writes Yoda so well I just love it!
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It was a fun book. We pick up with Yoda who goes to a planet in the Vagadarr system and there he meets children who are attacking but turns out they call themselves Muckwhackers and this whole planet is at war, there are two factions here: Muckwhackers and Rockhawkers. They sent him to Rockwhackers and there they capture him and exile him to find the heart of the mountain and there he goes deep into the mountain and meets Garro, learns about stone powers, how its connected to the force, stone giants and how he brings peace to the planet and how its upto Luke to go there once again and meet Garro in order to save C-3PO and learn about the stone power and more! It was a fun read and really enjoyed it a lot! We see more of Yoda and how his teachings still carry on in the journals of Kenobi and passed on to luke! The annual story was so bad though.
Like I said last time its a story Ben heard from Yoda and in his journals telling it to Luke about how Yoda went to this strange planet "Vagadar" and meets warring children and learns the secrets of the stones after being banished by one of the factions while on a mission of peace and learning the way of the stone, initially I thought it'd be some new Force-users thing but it was interesting when they reveal what it is and how Yoda prevents the war there and brings about peace and how when Luke returns there in modern day, he ha to face off against someone Yoda saved and its interesting how about in a round about way Luke saved it too. Its kinda funny since is before episode 5 and so Luke hasn't even met Yoda but we get a foreshadowing of that. The more you think about it, the story is the padawan carrying on the legacy of his master and it also shows Yoda as this wise man and his padawan being the same way, a new hope as he was/is/will be and I love that for it! Aaron writes Yoda so well I just love it!
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It was a fun book. We pick up with Yoda who goes to a planet in the Vagadarr system and there he meets children who are attacking but turns out they call themselves Muckwhackers and this whole planet is at war, there are two factions here: Muckwhackers and Rockhawkers. They sent him to Rockwhackers and there they capture him and exile him to find the heart of the mountain and there he goes deep into the mountain and meets Garro, learns about stone powers, how its connected to the force, stone giants and how he brings peace to the planet and how its upto Luke to go there once again and meet Garro in order to save C-3PO and learn about the stone power and more! It was a fun read and really enjoyed it a lot! We see more of Yoda and how his teachings still carry on in the journals of Kenobi and passed on to luke! The annual story was so bad though.
November 10, 2024
For those who know my preferences, it must be obvious that I prefer the Sith to the Jedi. However, this was a superb Jedi tale.
Ben Kenobi finds a journal belonging to Jedi Master Yoda. It recalls a tale where Yoda went to a strange planet that manifested odd Force abilities. Here he runs into a "Lord of the Flies" like setting where violent children run around with weapons and the adults have all "gone into the mountain".
It is around this mountain that the entire plot focuses. No more spoilers, but let's just say this issue was a perfect example of how a Jedi Master should act. Yoda's manner is always calm and deliberate, but his power is obvious. The part where Yoda must face the mountain is epic.
Great art, great story and a good understanding of how Star Wars works (before Disney SJW Wars fucked it all up) make for a superb story. Yes, it IS about the Jedi..but this is a great story nonetheless.
There is also a crappy Star Wars annual story thrown in to pad this out- at best this "gal pal" story merits a 2-star rating. The gist? Leia and a brawny engineer, who ostensibly hates Leia and the Rebels, work together to defeat legions of Stormtroopers and bounty hunters. Leia I can understand/forgive due to her background...but just how this brwany engineer turned cargo handler has the fighting skills to pull off I have no idea..and its rather dumb. Oh and BTW at the end of the story-brwany engineer chick now loves the Rebels and becomes one. Of course. So feel free to skip this crappy short story, you won't miss anything.
Ben Kenobi finds a journal belonging to Jedi Master Yoda. It recalls a tale where Yoda went to a strange planet that manifested odd Force abilities. Here he runs into a "Lord of the Flies" like setting where violent children run around with weapons and the adults have all "gone into the mountain".
It is around this mountain that the entire plot focuses. No more spoilers, but let's just say this issue was a perfect example of how a Jedi Master should act. Yoda's manner is always calm and deliberate, but his power is obvious. The part where Yoda must face the mountain is epic.
Great art, great story and a good understanding of how Star Wars works (before Disney SJW Wars fucked it all up) make for a superb story. Yes, it IS about the Jedi..but this is a great story nonetheless.
There is also a crappy Star Wars annual story thrown in to pad this out- at best this "gal pal" story merits a 2-star rating. The gist? Leia and a brawny engineer, who ostensibly hates Leia and the Rebels, work together to defeat legions of Stormtroopers and bounty hunters. Leia I can understand/forgive due to her background...but just how this brwany engineer turned cargo handler has the fighting skills to pull off I have no idea..and its rather dumb. Oh and BTW at the end of the story-brwany engineer chick now loves the Rebels and becomes one. Of course. So feel free to skip this crappy short story, you won't miss anything.
February 11, 2024
3.5 stars
November 25, 2024
In Marvel “Star Wars” volume 5, “Yoda’s Secret War”, C3-PO has been taken prisoner by SCAR Squadron; R2-D2 has hijacked an X-wing to go rescue his pal and disables Luke’s hyperdrive so he doesn’t follow him; floating alone in a disabled X-wing, Luke has some perfect reading time, so he picks up Obi Wan’s journal and reads a story about the great Jedi Master Yoda, who once discovered a planet that was run by warring children...
This may be my favorite volume of the “Star Wars” series yet. Written by Jason Aaron and drawn by one of my personal favorite artists within this series, Salvador Larroca, “Yoda’s Secret War” is a perfect little graphic novel mini-movie within the continuing series. It’s a brilliantly written story about humility, cowardice, and real power. And how, more often than not, the most powerful of things introduce themselves in the smallest and most unassuming of packages.
This may be my favorite volume of the “Star Wars” series yet. Written by Jason Aaron and drawn by one of my personal favorite artists within this series, Salvador Larroca, “Yoda’s Secret War” is a perfect little graphic novel mini-movie within the continuing series. It’s a brilliantly written story about humility, cowardice, and real power. And how, more often than not, the most powerful of things introduce themselves in the smallest and most unassuming of packages.
April 8, 2017
Part of me thinks the main Star Wars ongoing is losing a little steam. I think that shows here by the fact that a lot of this arc is told through flashbacks. However, when those flashbacks involve Yoda in a story that is set before The Phantom Menace, who are we to complain?
It's good and I also like how Jason Aaron limited the amount Yoda uses his lightsaber in his story. It's a small irk of mine, but I always prefer Yoda when he's the old wise zen type Jedi, and not the Jedi charging in with his saber, and that's more of a last resort for when he's taking on Sith Lords.
The artwork is usual Larocca. It's fine but you can tell some of it has been straight traced from movie stills.
Still enjoying this book but it needs some kind of shake up. Maybe the crossover story with Doctor Aphra will help, or maybe we should jump ahead in time a little?
It's good and I also like how Jason Aaron limited the amount Yoda uses his lightsaber in his story. It's a small irk of mine, but I always prefer Yoda when he's the old wise zen type Jedi, and not the Jedi charging in with his saber, and that's more of a last resort for when he's taking on Sith Lords.
The artwork is usual Larocca. It's fine but you can tell some of it has been straight traced from movie stills.
Still enjoying this book but it needs some kind of shake up. Maybe the crossover story with Doctor Aphra will help, or maybe we should jump ahead in time a little?
July 4, 2025
this was pretty good.
April 1, 2019
This series has leveled off in quality, but at least it's consistent.
Collects: issues 26-30
Annual #2
First off this whole volume feels like a side story, and not the usual fast flowing action you would expect from a SW title. But hey we get the backwards talking Yoda who is often confused with being some sort of over-sized frog. Once again Aaron utilizes Obi-wans journal to tell a story as Luke reads it somehow seeking guidance.
This one is about a lesson old Ben learns from Yoda. It was an O.K read but it doesn't really make sense or seem plausible the leader of the Jedi order would have wasted his time on such an adventure.
The #2 Annual was actually quite engaging this was penned by Kelly Thompson who is seemingly gaining popularity in the marvel universe and seems to be coming into her own. I really liked the annual and would rate it 4.5 🌟. However once again it seemed dis-jointed from the actual story arc I still enjoyed the musings of War and it's affects on the innocent by-standers.
I really enjoyed the Vader series and the first 3 volume of Dr. Aphra. Kieran Gillen writes like a boss. The main reason I picked this series up is because he takes over the reigns at some point I think Vol.7 I hope this gets better.
Collects: issues 26-30
Annual #2
First off this whole volume feels like a side story, and not the usual fast flowing action you would expect from a SW title. But hey we get the backwards talking Yoda who is often confused with being some sort of over-sized frog. Once again Aaron utilizes Obi-wans journal to tell a story as Luke reads it somehow seeking guidance.
This one is about a lesson old Ben learns from Yoda. It was an O.K read but it doesn't really make sense or seem plausible the leader of the Jedi order would have wasted his time on such an adventure.
The #2 Annual was actually quite engaging this was penned by Kelly Thompson who is seemingly gaining popularity in the marvel universe and seems to be coming into her own. I really liked the annual and would rate it 4.5 🌟. However once again it seemed dis-jointed from the actual story arc I still enjoyed the musings of War and it's affects on the innocent by-standers.
I really enjoyed the Vader series and the first 3 volume of Dr. Aphra. Kieran Gillen writes like a boss. The main reason I picked this series up is because he takes over the reigns at some point I think Vol.7 I hope this gets better.
February 12, 2019
This wasn't the worst Star Wars comic. The idea behind the story of Yoda's mission, and the glimpse of a different manifestation of the Force, was interesting. It fits into the tone of the original 2D-animated Clone Wars series. The problem is that I have no idea what the connection is between Yoda's story and Luke's mission to rescue C-3PO. I see no relation at all between the frame story and the flashback. Also, is Luke reading only the parts that are written as Obi-Wan's journal? If so, then he's missing most of the story that we see in the panels. But if he's reading the whole story, then doesn't that mean he knows something about Yoda before The Empire Strikes Back? That doesn't make sense to me.
April 10, 2021
Yoda is to the Star Wars universe what Kirby is to the Super Smash Bros. games: small, yet powerful. For that reason, the infamous backwards-talking green dude has been among my favorite characters in the franchise. To see him in a story that takes place prior to The Phantom Menace was a blast.
The last story was also fun, too; wonder if we'll see more of Bash/Dash?
The last story was also fun, too; wonder if we'll see more of Bash/Dash?
April 13, 2018
Pretty good stuff. Focusing away from the resistance for a bit.
October 7, 2017
A Yoda book? alright! oh wait... marvel once again puts the shackles on how much story can be used... Starts off cool but it's just one big side story. So Yoda flies to some unknown planet to look into a mysterious energy on the planet. The story is just OK it lets Yoda flex his force a bit which is cool to see, and honestly Aaron does a good job at writing the story with the rock people but I keep getting the feeling Marvel says " hey you can the characters but don't write anything that interferes with our movies" The second half of the book is an annual book and it is worse than the yoda story. It intros a character called Pash who rescues Leia. I REALLY hope that was just a tease with Yoda and we get more
December 29, 2019
Yoda..How Timely!
Maybe not the best of the 2015 volumes, but overall good stories. Nice to read about a solo Yoda adventure!
Maybe not the best of the 2015 volumes, but overall good stories. Nice to read about a solo Yoda adventure!
December 5, 2018
This collection kind of picks up from the cliffhanger in the last collection. It shows us the cliffhanger but really doesn't do anything with it. This collection has two different parts. The first is with Leia as she is stranded on a planet and she is hurt. A woman doesn't like either side of the war decides to help her. The second is about Luke reading Obi-Wan's journals and this journal tells a story about Yoda visiting a planet inhabited by children.
I really enjoyed the part with Leia. She has made sacrifices during this war and this issue shows if she regrets what she has chosen to do. It was a nice insight into her character. I did not like Yoda's story and might be the first misstep in this series run. It was boring and basically not needed. I liked the message it conveyed but not how it was shown. It never felt like Star Wars to me. Once again, the artwork is terrific and still a highlight in this series.
This collection was the first collection in this series that I felt was not worth reading. The Leia story saved this collection and that part is worth the read. Yoda's story didn't add anything to the arc and one could skip it and probably not miss anything in this series.
I really enjoyed the part with Leia. She has made sacrifices during this war and this issue shows if she regrets what she has chosen to do. It was a nice insight into her character. I did not like Yoda's story and might be the first misstep in this series run. It was boring and basically not needed. I liked the message it conveyed but not how it was shown. It never felt like Star Wars to me. Once again, the artwork is terrific and still a highlight in this series.
This collection was the first collection in this series that I felt was not worth reading. The Leia story saved this collection and that part is worth the read. Yoda's story didn't add anything to the arc and one could skip it and probably not miss anything in this series.
September 16, 2017
First story was Lord of the Flies-boring, though Yoda's always a treat. Everyone else in the story--snore. The second story was more interesting, though awfully predictable. Leia and Pash Davane, a former underwater engineer, have to work together to get an injured Leia off-planet. In the process, Pash rediscovers her lost hope.
August 13, 2017
The Journals Of Old Ben Kenobi collide with the ongoing plotline as Luke discovers a secret history regarding Yoda and a planet of Force-wielding children.
The plot that was introduced in the previous volume is kind of forgotten about in favour of the flashbacks, but I expect it'll come back with a vengeance next time. Instead we get a kind of fairy tale with Yoda - Aaron's narration changes speed here and is extremely effective. The plot's a little predictable until about midway through, and then once the two plotlines collide it's not clear how they're going to be resolved at all until they are, which is nice. Salvador Larroca makes a jump from Darth Vader to the main Star Wars book, and his work is as you'd expect - the movie characters look perfect because they're lightboxed, but you can't deny that he's a good artist for a book like this.
Also included is an annual by Kelly Thompson and Emilio Laiso that focuses on Princess Leia - it's kind of a compacted form of the Mark Waid/Terry Dodson mini-series from a few years back, as Leia teams up with someone that's had their life ruined by the Empire/Rebellion war and has to get back to Han, Luke, and Chewie with vital information. Laiso's art isn't quite as polished as I've seen it, but I think it's more to do with the choice of colourist here, which makes his work a lot more flat.
I'd call this a filler volume, but I really enjoyed the Yoda story so I don't really mind. The annual's a little over-long, but it's good fun too.
The plot that was introduced in the previous volume is kind of forgotten about in favour of the flashbacks, but I expect it'll come back with a vengeance next time. Instead we get a kind of fairy tale with Yoda - Aaron's narration changes speed here and is extremely effective. The plot's a little predictable until about midway through, and then once the two plotlines collide it's not clear how they're going to be resolved at all until they are, which is nice. Salvador Larroca makes a jump from Darth Vader to the main Star Wars book, and his work is as you'd expect - the movie characters look perfect because they're lightboxed, but you can't deny that he's a good artist for a book like this.
Also included is an annual by Kelly Thompson and Emilio Laiso that focuses on Princess Leia - it's kind of a compacted form of the Mark Waid/Terry Dodson mini-series from a few years back, as Leia teams up with someone that's had their life ruined by the Empire/Rebellion war and has to get back to Han, Luke, and Chewie with vital information. Laiso's art isn't quite as polished as I've seen it, but I think it's more to do with the choice of colourist here, which makes his work a lot more flat.
I'd call this a filler volume, but I really enjoyed the Yoda story so I don't really mind. The annual's a little over-long, but it's good fun too.
August 10, 2017
Even by Star Wars standards, Yoda's Secret War is bad. I mean laughably bad. I mean like even worse than some of the "Legends" crap bad. I had worries that this series might be starting to veer off course with the previous Flight of the Harbinger collection but holy crap, I didn't think it would be as horrible as this latest entry.
How bad is it? Well, you got Yoda, probably one of the franchise's most famous and bad ass characters, relegated to a wimpy cut out of himself, taking lessons from a little boy on some Lord of the Flies-esque planet, on how to, get this, fight against a mountain. Yes, a mountain. I know Star Wars has had some pretty out-there ideas, but never this uninspired, especially under the "canon" umbrella. I have a very bad feeling that Disney has reigned in Aaron and forced him to write this weird fantasy mash up crap because, even though its absolute garbage, it's safe, and doesn't rock the boat too much.
And that's really too bad. This series started out so good, on par with Gillem's Vader and some of the old Dark Horse stuff, but Disney's meddling and fear of taking risks has clearly begun to show. First it was the god-awful Han Solo idea and now this...It's strike 2 and things definitely arent looking too promising for a pitch right down the middle, if you know what I mean
How bad is it? Well, you got Yoda, probably one of the franchise's most famous and bad ass characters, relegated to a wimpy cut out of himself, taking lessons from a little boy on some Lord of the Flies-esque planet, on how to, get this, fight against a mountain. Yes, a mountain. I know Star Wars has had some pretty out-there ideas, but never this uninspired, especially under the "canon" umbrella. I have a very bad feeling that Disney has reigned in Aaron and forced him to write this weird fantasy mash up crap because, even though its absolute garbage, it's safe, and doesn't rock the boat too much.
And that's really too bad. This series started out so good, on par with Gillem's Vader and some of the old Dark Horse stuff, but Disney's meddling and fear of taking risks has clearly begun to show. First it was the god-awful Han Solo idea and now this...It's strike 2 and things definitely arent looking too promising for a pitch right down the middle, if you know what I mean
July 29, 2017
One of Yoda's secret adventures are detailed and at first it has an intriguing mystery but I'm not sure if I like the introduction of some special stones. Sure Yoda is cool, just being Yoda, but in the end the whole thing seems like filler. The second Annual is included in this trade, and there's a nice moment with Leia where she reveals her feelings about the fate of Alderaan. That's not an easy burden to bear and is something that hasn't really been examined before. The rest of her story is also filler.
August 26, 2017
For me, the worst Star Wars comic that Marvel has put out. The Yoda storyline just goes on and on, and of course it doesn't and can't mean anything. If it had been a two issue arc, it would have been infinitely stronger. Instead, it's the entire flipping book. The annual, on the other hand, is pretty good work. It focuses on a (probably) one off character, and gives some pretty rare perspective into how the Rebellion would affect normal people, plus a really good scene with Leia talking honestly about Alderaan. It's a good issue in a crummy book.
April 23, 2019
Innanzitutto un grazie alla biblioteca che su mia richiesta lo ha comprato.
Preso per curiosità, perchè si tratta di una storia di Yoda da "giovane" prima che iniziasse tutto.
In realtà leggendo, ho scoperto che si la storia è di Yoda ma è incastrata in alcune vicende di durante l'addestramento di Luke, che legge questi appunti per trarre degli insegnamenti su come comportarsi durante una missione.
Bello perchè oltre a conoscere meglio le origini di Yoda, troviamo Luke, Leia, Solo e Chewbacca.
Ma niente di indimenticabile.
Preso per curiosità, perchè si tratta di una storia di Yoda da "giovane" prima che iniziasse tutto.
In realtà leggendo, ho scoperto che si la storia è di Yoda ma è incastrata in alcune vicende di durante l'addestramento di Luke, che legge questi appunti per trarre degli insegnamenti su come comportarsi durante una missione.
Bello perchè oltre a conoscere meglio le origini di Yoda, troviamo Luke, Leia, Solo e Chewbacca.
Ma niente di indimenticabile.
April 8, 2022
The annual was great. The rest was mediocre
August 25, 2017
"A jedi must humble himself if he is to become powerful".
The flagship comic book in the star wars canon continues. This time, Jason Aaron, seeing that the only good part of the previous volume was the journal story about Obi-Wan on Tatooine, decides to use Kenobi's journal to spend the entire next volume on a story about Yoda that takes place before The Phantom Menace.
The flagship Star Wars series has seen better days. The first 3 volumes and the crossover Vader Down ranged from solid to awesome. But then "Last Flight of the Harbinger" happened and has taken a place as one of the worst comic story arcs the canon as released so far.
And Yoda's Secret War is.....
...eh?
THE STORY: C-3PO is in imperial custody after being captured by Scar Squadron (why???). Ok, this isn't the fault of this volume so I can KIND of forgive it, but still stupid. anyway, moving on. Luke Skywalker wishes to rescue him but Han and Leia decide that he isn't worth the risk. However, during a different mission, R2-D2 breaks ranks, steals and X-Wing, and goes off to rescue his friend. To Jason Aaron's credit, this is probably the best way he could have handled such a misfire of a plot point.
However, Luke Skywalker decides that he is not skilled enough to pursue R2, so he seeks guidance from Ben Kenobi's Journal. In the next entry, Obi Wan tells a tale of a great Jedi master who learns humility during a mission to a planet with very strange creatures.
The jedi master, we know of course is Yoda, but the comic does a great job in establishing that Luke doesn't actually know that the person in the story is Yoda.
THE BAD: Most of the good and bad in this comic is consistent with whether it's specifically for the Yoda Story or meant to advance the main storyline.
And most of what doesn't work is the stuff that advances the main storyline. First off, the Yoda story is incredibly shoehorned in. The transition between Luke in the present and the impetus for him to start reading it is almost as lazy as that exposition sequence that opened the 4th volume of the Vader series, "End of Games". Not only that, the ending is so abrupt that this plotline feels unfinished. It felt like Jason Aaron was reaching the limit for the number of pages but he didn't get the chance to just cut other material to make it all fit better.
Not only that, I was constantly reminded in the beginning about how lame the ending of Last Flight of the Harbinger was. To his credit, Jason Aaron does the best he can to address his mistakes but it was still a bit painful.
I also found myself confused alot with the character of Garro. In concept he isn't a bad character, but in execution I was left confused by many of his character motivations and decisions, especially when we see Garro as and adult.
THE GOOD: There is just enough good in this comic to balance out the bad and solidly give it a barely passing 3 stars.
First, Yoda's character was excellent here. Not only do I love seeing him grounded by being placed in a situation where he stands no chance, I also think being forced to be a student to Garro in order to learn about the stonepower and solve the mysteries of the planet he is on adds alot to his character.
I also think the character of Garro worked when it was specifically the child version of Garro. I thought he was an interesting character (even if not always the best done) and really loved the interactions he has with Yoda.
Speaking of stonepower and mysteries, I also really like the weirdness of this story arc. I definitely will understand if others don't like that aspect, but after how aggressively bland and safe Last Flight was, I welcomed how different and out there this was, and I think Aaron did a fantastic job making this scenario believably take place in the star wars universe.
Luke's character, like expected, is done wonderfully. Aaron understands that this is still a character that is naive and untested, and still does not know how to wield a lightsaber. His adventures following his reading of the story mostly work well in reinforcing the message.
Finally, as expected, Salvatore Larroca and Edgar Delgado confirm their talents from the Vader series and do a great job with the artwork in Yoda's Secret War. What particularly looks great are the action scenes and the highly emotive facial expressions on the characters
THE ANNUAL: a special section dedicated to the Star Wars Annual II, also included in this TPB.
It follows a buff woman named Pash and her droid who she calls Bruce as she nurses a wounded Princess Leia back to health. It was pretty good. While the story I have seen before an the art was ok, I really enjoyed the characters.
Pash will probably end up being one of the more overlooked characters created in the Star Wars canon. She is surprisingly well rounded and has a pretty uplifting story arc. Even though you won't worry about Leia's survival, I like the philosophical discussions she has with Pash about the nature of the rebellion and why she is fighting.
I also enjoyed seeing Luke with a blaster at the end, as it shows how even after these adventures where we see Luke trying to use a lightsaber he still isn't very confident with one, and it does a good job keeping the character restrained so we believe that this is more than the farmboy from A New Hope but not quite the burgeoning jedi in Empire Strikes Back.
Han Solo is also handled nicely as we see the steady progress his dynamic with Leia is undergoing.
the more I think on it, the more I like this annual. The first annual about Eneb Ray was solid, but this one was even better.
THE CONCLUSION: It's better than "Last Flight of the Harbinger". That's about the best I can say for Yoda's Secret War. I like the weirdness, and Yoda and Luke were well done, but the story itself made some confusing turns and the connection to the main storyline of the flaghsip series felt forced.
I remember saying how Jason Aaron was lost after reading the previous volume, and here he proves that he continues to have no idea what he's doing by stretching out a journal entry to make a full story arc, even if the story in that journal entry has some really interesting aspects.
At least the annual was good.
It has been confirmed that Kieron Gillen will be taking over the writing responsibility for this series after issue #37, starting with issue #38. I think the choice of Gillen can go either way. On the one hand his Darth Vader series ended up being kind of a mess, but his Dr. Aphra series has started out pretty good. My biggest worry, however, is that he will be writing both the flagship and the Aphra comics, and I worry that time constraints on his part may be a detriment to both comics.
Regardless of who the new writer is, perhaps Jason Aaron has truly lost his way. Quite sad, actually, because this series started great and had so much promise. But perhaps a fresh writer is exactly what the Star Wars flagship comic series needs to get back on track and return to form.
The flagship comic book in the star wars canon continues. This time, Jason Aaron, seeing that the only good part of the previous volume was the journal story about Obi-Wan on Tatooine, decides to use Kenobi's journal to spend the entire next volume on a story about Yoda that takes place before The Phantom Menace.
The flagship Star Wars series has seen better days. The first 3 volumes and the crossover Vader Down ranged from solid to awesome. But then "Last Flight of the Harbinger" happened and has taken a place as one of the worst comic story arcs the canon as released so far.
And Yoda's Secret War is.....
...eh?
THE STORY: C-3PO is in imperial custody after being captured by Scar Squadron (why???). Ok, this isn't the fault of this volume so I can KIND of forgive it, but still stupid. anyway, moving on. Luke Skywalker wishes to rescue him but Han and Leia decide that he isn't worth the risk. However, during a different mission, R2-D2 breaks ranks, steals and X-Wing, and goes off to rescue his friend. To Jason Aaron's credit, this is probably the best way he could have handled such a misfire of a plot point.
However, Luke Skywalker decides that he is not skilled enough to pursue R2, so he seeks guidance from Ben Kenobi's Journal. In the next entry, Obi Wan tells a tale of a great Jedi master who learns humility during a mission to a planet with very strange creatures.
The jedi master, we know of course is Yoda, but the comic does a great job in establishing that Luke doesn't actually know that the person in the story is Yoda.
THE BAD: Most of the good and bad in this comic is consistent with whether it's specifically for the Yoda Story or meant to advance the main storyline.
And most of what doesn't work is the stuff that advances the main storyline. First off, the Yoda story is incredibly shoehorned in. The transition between Luke in the present and the impetus for him to start reading it is almost as lazy as that exposition sequence that opened the 4th volume of the Vader series, "End of Games". Not only that, the ending is so abrupt that this plotline feels unfinished. It felt like Jason Aaron was reaching the limit for the number of pages but he didn't get the chance to just cut other material to make it all fit better.
Not only that, I was constantly reminded in the beginning about how lame the ending of Last Flight of the Harbinger was. To his credit, Jason Aaron does the best he can to address his mistakes but it was still a bit painful.
I also found myself confused alot with the character of Garro. In concept he isn't a bad character, but in execution I was left confused by many of his character motivations and decisions, especially when we see Garro as and adult.
THE GOOD: There is just enough good in this comic to balance out the bad and solidly give it a barely passing 3 stars.
First, Yoda's character was excellent here. Not only do I love seeing him grounded by being placed in a situation where he stands no chance, I also think being forced to be a student to Garro in order to learn about the stonepower and solve the mysteries of the planet he is on adds alot to his character.
I also think the character of Garro worked when it was specifically the child version of Garro. I thought he was an interesting character (even if not always the best done) and really loved the interactions he has with Yoda.
Speaking of stonepower and mysteries, I also really like the weirdness of this story arc. I definitely will understand if others don't like that aspect, but after how aggressively bland and safe Last Flight was, I welcomed how different and out there this was, and I think Aaron did a fantastic job making this scenario believably take place in the star wars universe.
Luke's character, like expected, is done wonderfully. Aaron understands that this is still a character that is naive and untested, and still does not know how to wield a lightsaber. His adventures following his reading of the story mostly work well in reinforcing the message.
Finally, as expected, Salvatore Larroca and Edgar Delgado confirm their talents from the Vader series and do a great job with the artwork in Yoda's Secret War. What particularly looks great are the action scenes and the highly emotive facial expressions on the characters
THE ANNUAL: a special section dedicated to the Star Wars Annual II, also included in this TPB.
It follows a buff woman named Pash and her droid who she calls Bruce as she nurses a wounded Princess Leia back to health. It was pretty good. While the story I have seen before an the art was ok, I really enjoyed the characters.
Pash will probably end up being one of the more overlooked characters created in the Star Wars canon. She is surprisingly well rounded and has a pretty uplifting story arc. Even though you won't worry about Leia's survival, I like the philosophical discussions she has with Pash about the nature of the rebellion and why she is fighting.
I also enjoyed seeing Luke with a blaster at the end, as it shows how even after these adventures where we see Luke trying to use a lightsaber he still isn't very confident with one, and it does a good job keeping the character restrained so we believe that this is more than the farmboy from A New Hope but not quite the burgeoning jedi in Empire Strikes Back.
Han Solo is also handled nicely as we see the steady progress his dynamic with Leia is undergoing.
the more I think on it, the more I like this annual. The first annual about Eneb Ray was solid, but this one was even better.
THE CONCLUSION: It's better than "Last Flight of the Harbinger". That's about the best I can say for Yoda's Secret War. I like the weirdness, and Yoda and Luke were well done, but the story itself made some confusing turns and the connection to the main storyline of the flaghsip series felt forced.
I remember saying how Jason Aaron was lost after reading the previous volume, and here he proves that he continues to have no idea what he's doing by stretching out a journal entry to make a full story arc, even if the story in that journal entry has some really interesting aspects.
At least the annual was good.
It has been confirmed that Kieron Gillen will be taking over the writing responsibility for this series after issue #37, starting with issue #38. I think the choice of Gillen can go either way. On the one hand his Darth Vader series ended up being kind of a mess, but his Dr. Aphra series has started out pretty good. My biggest worry, however, is that he will be writing both the flagship and the Aphra comics, and I worry that time constraints on his part may be a detriment to both comics.
Regardless of who the new writer is, perhaps Jason Aaron has truly lost his way. Quite sad, actually, because this series started great and had so much promise. But perhaps a fresh writer is exactly what the Star Wars flagship comic series needs to get back on track and return to form.
August 17, 2025
If nothing else, it’s cool see the Force manifest in different ways
March 14, 2021
I’ve been curious about Yoda’s Secret War for a while now. Why wouldn’t I be? I love me my favourite space frog, that ancient green lad of fine repute. The war itself, alas, is not altogether my cup of tea. Someone must’ve pointed out the Mad Max/Earthbender nonsense going on here, and if they did, they’re right on the money. Master Yoda hears a disturbance in the Force and follows it to another one of those planets that do not appear on any star maps, which confirms my suspicions that star maps ain’t worth a buck; once he lands, he discovers himself in the middle of a conflict between two tribes of children. He agrees to help one, is summarily captured by the other and–how is the greatest living Jedi captured by children, you ask? Something about glowing blue rocks he can’t control.
The children send Yoda into the sacred mountain of blue rock, where he humbles himself before a new master who teaches him to Rockbend. This, I liked – it’s true to character. The rest of it is–there’s no way getting past this–bland. Despite the occasionally interesting moments and character interactions, there’s a lot here I read through not because I was hooked but because I wanted to be done faster, to “get to the good part”. I suppose the ending is okay, something about a character learning a lesson, which is very textbook, but executed well enough. Yoda's characterization is the best part of an otherwise forgettable story-as I'm updating this on Goodreads, I already find I've lost more than a few details.
Oh, I enjoyedthe annual! Leia’s in trouble and badly hurt–thankfully, she is saved by Pash, a capable engineer on the planet Skorii-Lei. Pash, affectionately called “Bash” by her fellow workers, wants nothing to do with the rebels or the Empire. All she desires is to live her life–but she’s too decent a person. What follows is a fun little romp that shows Leia at her most vulnerable, and introduces a side character I hope Aaron will use in future volumes. It’s a tight enough story and after I got over my usual reluctance to read annual stories (they’re usually a let-down) I found myself enjoying it more than I did the secret war itself.
Aaron’s writing is Strange-levels bland, as I mentioned. Larroca’s art is great here, and that alone makes browsing through the pages worth it. Yoda’s look is recognizably Prequel trilogy in the best ways possible. Kelly Thompson pens the annual, and I enjoyed Emilio Laiso does the art for the annual; I liked it plenty, and hope to see Laiso do more Star Wars in the future (I mean, he probably has, I’m just abysmally behind and too lazy to check).
The verdict? It was okay, could’ve been better, if you live near a library that offers it, get it. Don’t waste your money otherwise.
The children send Yoda into the sacred mountain of blue rock, where he humbles himself before a new master who teaches him to Rockbend. This, I liked – it’s true to character. The rest of it is–there’s no way getting past this–bland. Despite the occasionally interesting moments and character interactions, there’s a lot here I read through not because I was hooked but because I wanted to be done faster, to “get to the good part”. I suppose the ending is okay, something about a character learning a lesson, which is very textbook, but executed well enough. Yoda's characterization is the best part of an otherwise forgettable story-as I'm updating this on Goodreads, I already find I've lost more than a few details.
Oh, I enjoyedthe annual! Leia’s in trouble and badly hurt–thankfully, she is saved by Pash, a capable engineer on the planet Skorii-Lei. Pash, affectionately called “Bash” by her fellow workers, wants nothing to do with the rebels or the Empire. All she desires is to live her life–but she’s too decent a person. What follows is a fun little romp that shows Leia at her most vulnerable, and introduces a side character I hope Aaron will use in future volumes. It’s a tight enough story and after I got over my usual reluctance to read annual stories (they’re usually a let-down) I found myself enjoying it more than I did the secret war itself.
Aaron’s writing is Strange-levels bland, as I mentioned. Larroca’s art is great here, and that alone makes browsing through the pages worth it. Yoda’s look is recognizably Prequel trilogy in the best ways possible. Kelly Thompson pens the annual, and I enjoyed Emilio Laiso does the art for the annual; I liked it plenty, and hope to see Laiso do more Star Wars in the future (I mean, he probably has, I’m just abysmally behind and too lazy to check).
The verdict? It was okay, could’ve been better, if you live near a library that offers it, get it. Don’t waste your money otherwise.
March 25, 2021
(3,5 of 5 for an interesting story but somehow not that engaging as the ones before)
The moment has come. Aaron's SW shooted hight and unbelievably raised the bar. It was only a matter of time when it starts to lose to itself. That moment started in the previous book and now it's very obvious. The main story of Yoda has a nice idea, but the execution is lacking. It's slow, in a boring way, not balanced and even the Obi-Wan flashback helps it. I looked forward to the continuation of the Scar Squadron storyline, but I just got some intermezzo. I hope it will be properly developed in future.
Considering art, dropping from Molina to Larroca is a step-down, that's obvious.
The bottom line: Yoda's stories usually bring wisdom and moral and less (but not none) action. The balance of that is important and the execution is crucial. The part with pirates is promising, but then the story just goes downhill, lacking all the mentioned compounds. And that's disappointing.
The moment has come. Aaron's SW shooted hight and unbelievably raised the bar. It was only a matter of time when it starts to lose to itself. That moment started in the previous book and now it's very obvious. The main story of Yoda has a nice idea, but the execution is lacking. It's slow, in a boring way, not balanced and even the Obi-Wan flashback helps it. I looked forward to the continuation of the Scar Squadron storyline, but I just got some intermezzo. I hope it will be properly developed in future.
Considering art, dropping from Molina to Larroca is a step-down, that's obvious.
The bottom line: Yoda's stories usually bring wisdom and moral and less (but not none) action. The balance of that is important and the execution is crucial. The part with pirates is promising, but then the story just goes downhill, lacking all the mentioned compounds. And that's disappointing.
December 6, 2022
I loved the deep dive into one of Yoda’s earlier missions as a Jedi. Maybe I’m just a fan of the prequel era movies, but anything involving that timeline always captivates my attention a bit more. I thought the way Yoda’s story was told through Kenobi’s journal, read by Luke was executed very well with progression told along all three of those aspects. I also enjoyed the annual included in this one and hope to maybe see more of Bash in the future!
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