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Star Wars Legends Epic Collection #15
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640 pages, Hardcover
Published January 17, 2017
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John Ostrander
2,080 books175 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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May 29, 2020
What an excellent volume! This details the events during the start of the Clone Wars. Most of these events take place 2-3 months after the Battle of Geonosis (in the movie Attack of the Clones). It is a dark time.
Quite a few Jedi have no desire to become generals, others view the Republic as corrupt and the Jedi tarnished for supporting it and a handful fall to the Dark Side and join with Count Dooku. I enjoyed this nuanced story. Not all the Jedi are dogmatists like the Council. It even shows that quite a few Jedi don't have positive feelings for the Council. In fact, some even decry the policies of the Republic-as the corruption and decadence have spread to many worlds. Even senior members of the Council, such as Yoda and Mace, have seconds thoughts about their actions, yet there seems to be a unstoppable impetus towards staying on the same course and fighting these Clone Wars. It shows just how deep Darth Sidious' planning was and how expertly he manipulated the hubris-laden Jedi into doing things that hardly fit their mandate as "Keepers of the Peace".
There are a great many awesome stories and from characters like Quinlan Vos, Sora Bulq and many others we see a great variety and disposition among the Jedi. The artwork is top notch and the stories are exciting. There is an all-pervasive feeling of Darkness and it is appropriate. As more Jedi die, we see the splits occurring in the Jedi Order and it helps to explain much of what drives Anakin away from them.
These are some truly great Star Wars stories and a must-read for any Star Wars fan.
Quite a few Jedi have no desire to become generals, others view the Republic as corrupt and the Jedi tarnished for supporting it and a handful fall to the Dark Side and join with Count Dooku. I enjoyed this nuanced story. Not all the Jedi are dogmatists like the Council. It even shows that quite a few Jedi don't have positive feelings for the Council. In fact, some even decry the policies of the Republic-as the corruption and decadence have spread to many worlds. Even senior members of the Council, such as Yoda and Mace, have seconds thoughts about their actions, yet there seems to be a unstoppable impetus towards staying on the same course and fighting these Clone Wars. It shows just how deep Darth Sidious' planning was and how expertly he manipulated the hubris-laden Jedi into doing things that hardly fit their mandate as "Keepers of the Peace".
There are a great many awesome stories and from characters like Quinlan Vos, Sora Bulq and many others we see a great variety and disposition among the Jedi. The artwork is top notch and the stories are exciting. There is an all-pervasive feeling of Darkness and it is appropriate. As more Jedi die, we see the splits occurring in the Jedi Order and it helps to explain much of what drives Anakin away from them.
These are some truly great Star Wars stories and a must-read for any Star Wars fan.
August 12, 2020
As usual for books such as this, the artwork and stories are excellent. Better yet, the profanity is kept to a minimum; a big surprise for a comic book omnibus. Even other ones set in "a galaxy far, far away" had at least a bit more language than this.
However, I did have one issue: the wardrobe choices of the female characters. If you were bothered by Leia's metal bikini, or Padmé's outfits in Attack of the Clones, you definitely won't like the way some of the ladies in this dress. As someone who has always hated seeing women being objectified, that was unfortunate.
However, I did have one issue: the wardrobe choices of the female characters. If you were bothered by Leia's metal bikini, or Padmé's outfits in Attack of the Clones, you definitely won't like the way some of the ladies in this dress. As someone who has always hated seeing women being objectified, that was unfortunate.
July 18, 2024
I liked the stories with Anakin and Obi-Wan, but too many of these were just characters I didn't particularly care for.
July 31, 2020
ANAKIN NAMING HIS FIRST CLONE, ANAKIN NAMING HIS FIRST CLONE, ANAKIN NAM-
March 29, 2023
Star Wars The Clone Wars Volume 1 collects 13 stories that begin one month after the Battle of Geonosis in Episode II and end nearly a year after. War has broken out across the galaxy and the Jedi struggle to figure out how, and whether they should, lead the clone army.
Sacrifice – Republic 49 (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: Sacrifice takes place one month after Episode II’s Battle of Geonosis. The Jedi lost 200 of their number in the battle and are trying to come to terms with the idea that they are no longer peacekeepers but war generals. The Council has put out the call to all Jedi to return to Coruscant in order to take command of the clone army. This was a good, strong first issue featuring both Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura. It was cool seeing Quinlan undercover and successfully working his ring. The few characters he has established relationships with are interesting as were the reveals we were left with.
Tides of Terror – Tales 14 (2003) (22 BBY) 1/5: Two months after Geonosis. The idea of a Kaminoan who sells out to the Separatists is interesting as Kit Fisto rightfully points out that they’re making an army for the Republic because they’re being paid, not out of loyalty. But it’s so short and due to it being a Tales story, it isn’t even part of The Clone Wars canon storyline. Which is good because the end with Aayla and Kit was so ‘what in the world is going on’ that it effectively ruined the bit of good in the storyline.
The Battle for Kamino - Issue 50 (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: Two months after Geonosis. This interestingly has three different viewpoints during one battle. The first is Obi-Wan and Anakin, who have drifted apart after Geonosis and are having trouble communicating. The first tentative steps are taken to breach the gap and this is definitely where the duo start truly becoming brothers. The second introduces Arc troopers, who were specially trained by Jango himself and are very much like him. It was great seeing the first generation of clones, who have had so little social interaction, are very stiff and don’t talk much. It’s very different then later on after months and years of time with their brothers and the Jedi. The third is with a group of Mon Calamari and their captain, fighting with the CIS. It’s a crazy battle culminating in a startling revelation for the captain. The end conversation between Dooku and Sidious is dark and truly shows what the war is all about for Sidious.
The New Face of War – Issues 51 & 52 (2003) (22 BBY) 4/5: 10 weeks after Geonosis. This one sees the introduction of a certain dark side warrior which was awesome as I never knew how they first appeared. There’s also a bounty hunter that I had heard of but never actually got to see before. In this issue we see how the Jedi are simply calling clones ‘The Clone’ but Anakin does not like that. Of course, he’s the one to first start naming them. The battles that take place are crazy as more than just blasters and lightsabers are being used.
Jedi: Mace Windu – Schism (2003) (22 BBY) 4/5: 3 months after Geonosis. This was great. This was the complete opposite of the Mandalorian Wars. The Jedi have completely entered war and become generals but there are other Jedi who want nothing to do with the war and see it as a complete breach of the Jedi way. I like that Mace went to meet with them and was willing to listen to their side of the story. But I wish it hadn’t ended the way it did with one of the Jedi because I felt it took away from the powerful negotiations that could have taken place.
Blast Radius – Issue 53 (2003) (22 BBY) 4/5: 4 months after Geonosis. A continuation of the story first established in ‘The New Face of War’. Obi-Wan is on a mission to find an antidote to the deadly toxin and joins up with four nomadic Jedi Masters who rarely come to Coruscant. Once again it was really excellent seeing new Jedi that operate in completely different ways than others we normally see.
Jedi: Shaak Ti – Catspaw (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: 5 months after Geonosis. It was great having a story from the viewpoint of Shaak Ti and finding out that she had a Padawan who was murdered. Sagoro Autem is back from Republic 46-48, now working as a mercenary and bitter about the Republic. The Republic pilots right into a trap and the Jedi have to figure out how to survive and try to win. Shaak Ti is left with many questions at the end of day, wondering what the right thing is, especially considering how they left the planet. I love these closer looks at the Jedi generals, they’re not just willingly fighting, but also questioning the war and what it will do to them.
Double Blind – Issue 54 (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: 6 months after Geonosis. This one is back to Quinlan after the events in Issues 49 and Jedi: Shaak Ti. This was a really good story that had me on the edge of my seat and had a really amazing twist. To say more would spoil its ending.
Jedi: Aayla Secura – (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: 6 months after Geonosis. This story shows how competent a Jedi Knight Aayla has become as the Jedi Masters must depend on her to all get out alive. We also get to see Aayla having formed a friendship with Kit Fitso, as he understands Twi’lek quite well. Following after ‘Double Blind’, the Jedi Council are very cruel to Aayla after everything her and Quin went through together. But a sweet little ending that ties into ‘The Hunt for Aurra Sing’ and ‘Heart of Fire’.
Jedi: Count Dooku – (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: 7.5 months after Geonosis. Wow there is so much in this issue! We finally get to see more of the Jedi who left the Order to join Dooku and what that really means; what they’re tasked to do, how they’re treated. A really great story, I just wish that, as it was named ‘Count Dooku’ we could have had more story from his point of view. It would be great to hear his thoughts and see his reasons on the war.
Rather Darkness Visible – Tales 19 (2004) (21 BBY) 3/5: Not a bad story; an interesting look at what regular people will be forced to do when the Republic ignores their cries for help.
Jedi: Yoda – The Best Blades (2004) (22 BBY) 4/5: This story showed why it is bad to let kids be in charge in a war, especially Jedi Padawans. They haven’t seen enough of the world yet, and believe everything is best solved with a weapon. I wanted to strangle the two Padawans in this comic, who were so dense and never once trusted that Yoda knew what he was doing. The story was good though, truly emphasizing what the Jedi are losing in this war and showing how far they’d have to come back from at the end of it.
The Artist of Naboo – Visionaries (2005) (Between 22 and 19 BBY) 1/5: What a wild trip of a ‘story’. The images are far out as is whatever the story was. I don’t know if any of this was real or just happened in the artist’s head as he painted. Can definitely be skipped.
Overall, this is an excellent volume that starts out the stories of The Clone Wars. The story is deep and poses many questions for the Jedi, exactly what I was hoping to see. The art and coloring are also good, the characters actually look like themselves rather than cartoony. I would definitely recommend this volume for anyone wanting to bridge the gap between Episodes II and III and even the gap between Episode II and The Clone Wars animated show!
Sacrifice – Republic 49 (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: Sacrifice takes place one month after Episode II’s Battle of Geonosis. The Jedi lost 200 of their number in the battle and are trying to come to terms with the idea that they are no longer peacekeepers but war generals. The Council has put out the call to all Jedi to return to Coruscant in order to take command of the clone army. This was a good, strong first issue featuring both Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura. It was cool seeing Quinlan undercover and successfully working his ring. The few characters he has established relationships with are interesting as were the reveals we were left with.
Tides of Terror – Tales 14 (2003) (22 BBY) 1/5: Two months after Geonosis. The idea of a Kaminoan who sells out to the Separatists is interesting as Kit Fisto rightfully points out that they’re making an army for the Republic because they’re being paid, not out of loyalty. But it’s so short and due to it being a Tales story, it isn’t even part of The Clone Wars canon storyline. Which is good because the end with Aayla and Kit was so ‘what in the world is going on’ that it effectively ruined the bit of good in the storyline.
The Battle for Kamino - Issue 50 (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: Two months after Geonosis. This interestingly has three different viewpoints during one battle. The first is Obi-Wan and Anakin, who have drifted apart after Geonosis and are having trouble communicating. The first tentative steps are taken to breach the gap and this is definitely where the duo start truly becoming brothers. The second introduces Arc troopers, who were specially trained by Jango himself and are very much like him. It was great seeing the first generation of clones, who have had so little social interaction, are very stiff and don’t talk much. It’s very different then later on after months and years of time with their brothers and the Jedi. The third is with a group of Mon Calamari and their captain, fighting with the CIS. It’s a crazy battle culminating in a startling revelation for the captain. The end conversation between Dooku and Sidious is dark and truly shows what the war is all about for Sidious.
The New Face of War – Issues 51 & 52 (2003) (22 BBY) 4/5: 10 weeks after Geonosis. This one sees the introduction of a certain dark side warrior which was awesome as I never knew how they first appeared. There’s also a bounty hunter that I had heard of but never actually got to see before. In this issue we see how the Jedi are simply calling clones ‘The Clone’ but Anakin does not like that. Of course, he’s the one to first start naming them. The battles that take place are crazy as more than just blasters and lightsabers are being used.
Jedi: Mace Windu – Schism (2003) (22 BBY) 4/5: 3 months after Geonosis. This was great. This was the complete opposite of the Mandalorian Wars. The Jedi have completely entered war and become generals but there are other Jedi who want nothing to do with the war and see it as a complete breach of the Jedi way. I like that Mace went to meet with them and was willing to listen to their side of the story. But I wish it hadn’t ended the way it did with one of the Jedi because I felt it took away from the powerful negotiations that could have taken place.
Blast Radius – Issue 53 (2003) (22 BBY) 4/5: 4 months after Geonosis. A continuation of the story first established in ‘The New Face of War’. Obi-Wan is on a mission to find an antidote to the deadly toxin and joins up with four nomadic Jedi Masters who rarely come to Coruscant. Once again it was really excellent seeing new Jedi that operate in completely different ways than others we normally see.
Jedi: Shaak Ti – Catspaw (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: 5 months after Geonosis. It was great having a story from the viewpoint of Shaak Ti and finding out that she had a Padawan who was murdered. Sagoro Autem is back from Republic 46-48, now working as a mercenary and bitter about the Republic. The Republic pilots right into a trap and the Jedi have to figure out how to survive and try to win. Shaak Ti is left with many questions at the end of day, wondering what the right thing is, especially considering how they left the planet. I love these closer looks at the Jedi generals, they’re not just willingly fighting, but also questioning the war and what it will do to them.
Double Blind – Issue 54 (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: 6 months after Geonosis. This one is back to Quinlan after the events in Issues 49 and Jedi: Shaak Ti. This was a really good story that had me on the edge of my seat and had a really amazing twist. To say more would spoil its ending.
Jedi: Aayla Secura – (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: 6 months after Geonosis. This story shows how competent a Jedi Knight Aayla has become as the Jedi Masters must depend on her to all get out alive. We also get to see Aayla having formed a friendship with Kit Fitso, as he understands Twi’lek quite well. Following after ‘Double Blind’, the Jedi Council are very cruel to Aayla after everything her and Quin went through together. But a sweet little ending that ties into ‘The Hunt for Aurra Sing’ and ‘Heart of Fire’.
Jedi: Count Dooku – (2003) (22 BBY) 5/5: 7.5 months after Geonosis. Wow there is so much in this issue! We finally get to see more of the Jedi who left the Order to join Dooku and what that really means; what they’re tasked to do, how they’re treated. A really great story, I just wish that, as it was named ‘Count Dooku’ we could have had more story from his point of view. It would be great to hear his thoughts and see his reasons on the war.
Rather Darkness Visible – Tales 19 (2004) (21 BBY) 3/5: Not a bad story; an interesting look at what regular people will be forced to do when the Republic ignores their cries for help.
Jedi: Yoda – The Best Blades (2004) (22 BBY) 4/5: This story showed why it is bad to let kids be in charge in a war, especially Jedi Padawans. They haven’t seen enough of the world yet, and believe everything is best solved with a weapon. I wanted to strangle the two Padawans in this comic, who were so dense and never once trusted that Yoda knew what he was doing. The story was good though, truly emphasizing what the Jedi are losing in this war and showing how far they’d have to come back from at the end of it.
The Artist of Naboo – Visionaries (2005) (Between 22 and 19 BBY) 1/5: What a wild trip of a ‘story’. The images are far out as is whatever the story was. I don’t know if any of this was real or just happened in the artist’s head as he painted. Can definitely be skipped.
Overall, this is an excellent volume that starts out the stories of The Clone Wars. The story is deep and poses many questions for the Jedi, exactly what I was hoping to see. The art and coloring are also good, the characters actually look like themselves rather than cartoony. I would definitely recommend this volume for anyone wanting to bridge the gap between Episodes II and III and even the gap between Episode II and The Clone Wars animated show!
November 24, 2018
4.5 stars, rounded up to 5 stars
I’ll be the first to admit that I hated Attack of the Clones. Aside from the cringe fest that was Anakin Skywalker and Padme, the entire story just felt half assed and anti climactic, leaving a ton of things unsaid and unexplained. I had zero issue claiming it as the worst Star Wars film and easily the weakest point of the entire franchise.
Then came Karen Traviss’s Clone Wars, and a slew of other novels (by Karen Miller) set in that era and my thoughts on the matter changed.
Clone Wars, vol. 1 continues in that tradition. Expanding on Miller and Traviss’s work as well as offering many of the storylines the 2 authors worked on. ARC troopers are explained. The Battle of Kamino (that’s frequently mentioned but never expanded upon) is shown. Hell, basically the entirety of the beginning of Clone Wars is finally explained and written in a way that Lucas was unable to do in the film.
A lot of the credit goes to John Ostrander’s fabulos story telling, which, if we’re being honest here, shouldn’t be a huge surprise since basically anything he touches (except for the whole Rise of the Jedi or whatever that series was called) is pure gold. Couple that with Jan Duursema (easily my favorite artist in all of Star Wars comics), and some other great writers and illustrators, and this entire collection ranks among some of the best.
Don’t skip over this one like I almost did.
I’ll be the first to admit that I hated Attack of the Clones. Aside from the cringe fest that was Anakin Skywalker and Padme, the entire story just felt half assed and anti climactic, leaving a ton of things unsaid and unexplained. I had zero issue claiming it as the worst Star Wars film and easily the weakest point of the entire franchise.
Then came Karen Traviss’s Clone Wars, and a slew of other novels (by Karen Miller) set in that era and my thoughts on the matter changed.
Clone Wars, vol. 1 continues in that tradition. Expanding on Miller and Traviss’s work as well as offering many of the storylines the 2 authors worked on. ARC troopers are explained. The Battle of Kamino (that’s frequently mentioned but never expanded upon) is shown. Hell, basically the entirety of the beginning of Clone Wars is finally explained and written in a way that Lucas was unable to do in the film.
A lot of the credit goes to John Ostrander’s fabulos story telling, which, if we’re being honest here, shouldn’t be a huge surprise since basically anything he touches (except for the whole Rise of the Jedi or whatever that series was called) is pure gold. Couple that with Jan Duursema (easily my favorite artist in all of Star Wars comics), and some other great writers and illustrators, and this entire collection ranks among some of the best.
Don’t skip over this one like I almost did.
April 15, 2019
John Ostrander did write good star wars storylines!
Honestly, this comic makes Episode 2 more interesting and deeper than what George Lucas tried to explain in his movies. Maybe they should let Ostrander write the Disney storyline...
Honestly, this comic makes Episode 2 more interesting and deeper than what George Lucas tried to explain in his movies. Maybe they should let Ostrander write the Disney storyline...
June 11, 2025
I've been reading and rereading the Clone Wars novels from the early 2000s while I wait for the 20th anniversary Revenge of the Sith novel rerelease. And then I figured I should probably start reading the comics, especially when the books keep throwing out references to stuff like Jabiim. So I've picked up the Legends Epic Collections and jumped in.
This first volume has a mix of stuff I definitely read at the time and some things I'm much less sure about. Star Wars is what really got me into comic books as a kid, so of course I was getting the Star Wars Republic ongoing every month. And I was really hyped when the Clone Wars stuff started, especially when it also did stuff like reference the old Marvel comics with an appearance of The Wheel. Plus the extra large 50th issue for the Battle of Kamino felt like the coolest thing ever, and as soon as I saw the pile of dead Gungans in issue 51 I vividly remembered reading that for the first time. On the other hand, I honestly can't remember if I read any of the Jedi oneshots collected here. I feel like I have to because some of the plot of the ongoing wouldn't make sense otherwise but I really don't remember and I'm not going to go digging through my collection to see if I have them.
Coming back to this as an adult was therefore an interesting experience. Well, coming back as an adult and also coming back knowing exactly where things are going in Episode III. So on the one hand it's still kinda cool to see the ARC troopers debut in the Battle of Kamino, I can also cynically recognize it as a moment designed to help sell a new set of action figures not based on stuff from the movies. Which makes it hilarious that the ARC troopers get a badass intro and then a couple of them get killed instantly. It's also harder for me to cheer all of the victories all the time. Some things like stopping the Separatist death virus are obviously good, but the Republic forces defeating a rebellion on a random planet feel a lot less positive. Though of course I suspect that's how we're meant to feel - it's just that stuff goes over your head if you're ten. And I'm a lot more sympathetic to the Jedi who don't want to fight in the Clone Wars and wish that had been explored more. A schism in the Order could've been a pretty interesting plot, though obviously there'd never be time to more than briefly reference it in the films.
It's also funny reading these and realizing there's a lot of context and backstory I'm missing because I'm basically jumping into a story partway through. I mean I've read a lot of the stuff set before this previously, but only as a kid years and years ago. I'm sure there was a time in my life when I knew all about Quinlan Vos and had read all his adventures and struggles with everyone's favorite trope, amnesia. But here I'm meeting him in the middle of his arc, and the same is true of a lot of the other Jedi characters. Some are completely new for these stories but a lot of them existed in previous arcs of the Star Wars comics. It's an interesting contrast to the books, which are generally focused on big characters from the films or just don't do a ton of references to previous stories in a way that makes me feel like I'm missing out by having jumped in at this point in time.
The actual stories are generally pretty good - I'd say the collection is a solid 3.5 stars. The stories mostly take place over the early months of the Clone Wars. The Battle of Kamino is the main big event, with the subsequent stuff involving smaller skirmishes and to some extent focused more on moving along things like Quinlan Vos's character arc. Aurra Sing shows up in one story, and these comics also include early appearances of Asajj Ventress and Durge. I'd honestly forgotten they appear first in the comics rather than in the cartoon. But it makes sense because General Grievous didn't exist yet and there's an obvious need to have somebody to do lightsaber fights with other than Dooku, because the inevitable rematch in Episode III suffers if you've spent three years watching his ass get handed to him by every two-bit Jedi dredged up from the depths of Wookiepeedia.
So yeah, this was a pretty fun collection, and it was interesting to see that I think I have even more nostalgia for these comics than I do for the novels. Some of the later epic collections do contain some Darth Maul stuff from the CGI show, which I'm probably going to skip because I've never really gotten into that side of things. But still, I'm having fun rereading these comics and I have the feeling I'm going to end up reading some of the Empire volumes as well so I can revisit my fond memories of the subsequent Dark Times comic.
This first volume has a mix of stuff I definitely read at the time and some things I'm much less sure about. Star Wars is what really got me into comic books as a kid, so of course I was getting the Star Wars Republic ongoing every month. And I was really hyped when the Clone Wars stuff started, especially when it also did stuff like reference the old Marvel comics with an appearance of The Wheel. Plus the extra large 50th issue for the Battle of Kamino felt like the coolest thing ever, and as soon as I saw the pile of dead Gungans in issue 51 I vividly remembered reading that for the first time. On the other hand, I honestly can't remember if I read any of the Jedi oneshots collected here. I feel like I have to because some of the plot of the ongoing wouldn't make sense otherwise but I really don't remember and I'm not going to go digging through my collection to see if I have them.
Coming back to this as an adult was therefore an interesting experience. Well, coming back as an adult and also coming back knowing exactly where things are going in Episode III. So on the one hand it's still kinda cool to see the ARC troopers debut in the Battle of Kamino, I can also cynically recognize it as a moment designed to help sell a new set of action figures not based on stuff from the movies. Which makes it hilarious that the ARC troopers get a badass intro and then a couple of them get killed instantly. It's also harder for me to cheer all of the victories all the time. Some things like stopping the Separatist death virus are obviously good, but the Republic forces defeating a rebellion on a random planet feel a lot less positive. Though of course I suspect that's how we're meant to feel - it's just that stuff goes over your head if you're ten. And I'm a lot more sympathetic to the Jedi who don't want to fight in the Clone Wars and wish that had been explored more. A schism in the Order could've been a pretty interesting plot, though obviously there'd never be time to more than briefly reference it in the films.
It's also funny reading these and realizing there's a lot of context and backstory I'm missing because I'm basically jumping into a story partway through. I mean I've read a lot of the stuff set before this previously, but only as a kid years and years ago. I'm sure there was a time in my life when I knew all about Quinlan Vos and had read all his adventures and struggles with everyone's favorite trope, amnesia. But here I'm meeting him in the middle of his arc, and the same is true of a lot of the other Jedi characters. Some are completely new for these stories but a lot of them existed in previous arcs of the Star Wars comics. It's an interesting contrast to the books, which are generally focused on big characters from the films or just don't do a ton of references to previous stories in a way that makes me feel like I'm missing out by having jumped in at this point in time.
The actual stories are generally pretty good - I'd say the collection is a solid 3.5 stars. The stories mostly take place over the early months of the Clone Wars. The Battle of Kamino is the main big event, with the subsequent stuff involving smaller skirmishes and to some extent focused more on moving along things like Quinlan Vos's character arc. Aurra Sing shows up in one story, and these comics also include early appearances of Asajj Ventress and Durge. I'd honestly forgotten they appear first in the comics rather than in the cartoon. But it makes sense because General Grievous didn't exist yet and there's an obvious need to have somebody to do lightsaber fights with other than Dooku, because the inevitable rematch in Episode III suffers if you've spent three years watching his ass get handed to him by every two-bit Jedi dredged up from the depths of Wookiepeedia.
So yeah, this was a pretty fun collection, and it was interesting to see that I think I have even more nostalgia for these comics than I do for the novels. Some of the later epic collections do contain some Darth Maul stuff from the CGI show, which I'm probably going to skip because I've never really gotten into that side of things. But still, I'm having fun rereading these comics and I have the feeling I'm going to end up reading some of the Empire volumes as well so I can revisit my fond memories of the subsequent Dark Times comic.
April 5, 2023
A real mixed bag for me, with more stories being boring than not. Maybe it's because I come to these stories much after the various Clone Wars media (both the long-running television show and the massively underrated Tartakovsky miniseries) that I found most of these to be underwhelming stories.
Perhaps the strongest recurring plot in this volume is the stuff dealing with Quinlan Vos, a Jedi playing on the edge of morality. Star Wars often finds itself playing too far into the absolutes, so Vos serves as an interesting insight into a more morally complex Jedi Knight. It isn't a unique take, but nonetheless it was pretty good. Mace Windu's lightsaber form being something that serves as a catalyst to the fall of some Jedi has been seen before in novels I've read previously, but it's still a cool premise that I wish made it into more of the mainstream comics/films/shows.
Unfortunately, most else was lackluster. I was hoping this would serve to flesh out the early Clone Wars a bit better, but alas it does not. The clones (particular ARC troopers) also feel uncharacteristically different than the interpretations as seen in the various TV shows, but I can't be too harsh since these comics largely came out before the Clone Wars started getting more thorough adaptations.
I'm not sure if I'll continue reading down this line of Legends comics since this first volume did not impress, but maybe I'll check it out if the future volumes are easily found at my library.
Perhaps the strongest recurring plot in this volume is the stuff dealing with Quinlan Vos, a Jedi playing on the edge of morality. Star Wars often finds itself playing too far into the absolutes, so Vos serves as an interesting insight into a more morally complex Jedi Knight. It isn't a unique take, but nonetheless it was pretty good. Mace Windu's lightsaber form being something that serves as a catalyst to the fall of some Jedi has been seen before in novels I've read previously, but it's still a cool premise that I wish made it into more of the mainstream comics/films/shows.
Unfortunately, most else was lackluster. I was hoping this would serve to flesh out the early Clone Wars a bit better, but alas it does not. The clones (particular ARC troopers) also feel uncharacteristically different than the interpretations as seen in the various TV shows, but I can't be too harsh since these comics largely came out before the Clone Wars started getting more thorough adaptations.
I'm not sure if I'll continue reading down this line of Legends comics since this first volume did not impress, but maybe I'll check it out if the future volumes are easily found at my library.
November 4, 2023
Eu tenho implicância com prequelas no geral, não acho que elas não trazem nada novo para a mitologia e deixam uma história que já é complicada, ainda pior. O melhor exemplo disso é Star Wars, quanto mais explicação tem, pior fica.
O Darth Vader era muito mais legal quando eu não sabia nada sobre ele, hoje que eu sei que ele é só um guri de bosta, cheio de midchlorians, que não soube lidar com um fora da gatinha é difícil de respeitar.
Enfim, essas histórias se passam no início da Guerra dos Clones; entre o episódio 2 e 3, acho; e, na sua maioria, são bem feitas, o Ostrander sabe fazer uma história nos lados cinzas de uma dicotomia luz e sombra como a Força parece ser, a arte é bacana com alguns altos e baixos dependendo do artista; eu não sou um especialista em SW, mas achei alguns personagens meio mal caracterizados, mas nada demais.
Na realidade, tudo é bem OK, o problema é que eu sei como termina.
Todo mundo morre, a imensa maioria dos jedis apresentados vão morrer no fim da Guerra dos Clones, e é bem difícil simpatizar com o Anakin porque eu sei que ele é um bosta que vai matar criancinhas no final; outra coisa, só pode haver dois Siths, mano do céu, tem uns 150. Essas contradições me atrapalharam muito ao ler a história.
Se tu não te importa com isso e curte bonequinhos espaciais, vai de boas.
Eu só fui por causa da promoção.
O Darth Vader era muito mais legal quando eu não sabia nada sobre ele, hoje que eu sei que ele é só um guri de bosta, cheio de midchlorians, que não soube lidar com um fora da gatinha é difícil de respeitar.
Enfim, essas histórias se passam no início da Guerra dos Clones; entre o episódio 2 e 3, acho; e, na sua maioria, são bem feitas, o Ostrander sabe fazer uma história nos lados cinzas de uma dicotomia luz e sombra como a Força parece ser, a arte é bacana com alguns altos e baixos dependendo do artista; eu não sou um especialista em SW, mas achei alguns personagens meio mal caracterizados, mas nada demais.
Na realidade, tudo é bem OK, o problema é que eu sei como termina.
Todo mundo morre, a imensa maioria dos jedis apresentados vão morrer no fim da Guerra dos Clones, e é bem difícil simpatizar com o Anakin porque eu sei que ele é um bosta que vai matar criancinhas no final; outra coisa, só pode haver dois Siths, mano do céu, tem uns 150. Essas contradições me atrapalharam muito ao ler a história.
Se tu não te importa com isso e curte bonequinhos espaciais, vai de boas.
Eu só fui por causa da promoção.
June 7, 2023
Stars: 3.5
The core of this one was pretty enjoyable. The rest were either somewhat laughable (like a samurai looking ancient robot) to ridiculous (like a young padawan being completely dismissive of Yoda and screaming in his face).
The stories that followed Quinlan Vos were pretty good, and the artwork was generally excellent throughout. The outfits of the women were hilariously provocative; they basically wore bikini tops and short shorts usually. I usually scoff at the people who whine about this kind of thing, but it was ridiculous enough that you are wondering why the women hardly have any clothes. The men are also over the top like the women (The women are extremely fit, with big exposed boobs. The men are generally very buff with their muscles exposed).
I'm not a huge fan of these graphic novels, but I'll continue for now.
The core of this one was pretty enjoyable. The rest were either somewhat laughable (like a samurai looking ancient robot) to ridiculous (like a young padawan being completely dismissive of Yoda and screaming in his face).
The stories that followed Quinlan Vos were pretty good, and the artwork was generally excellent throughout. The outfits of the women were hilariously provocative; they basically wore bikini tops and short shorts usually. I usually scoff at the people who whine about this kind of thing, but it was ridiculous enough that you are wondering why the women hardly have any clothes. The men are also over the top like the women (The women are extremely fit, with big exposed boobs. The men are generally very buff with their muscles exposed).
I'm not a huge fan of these graphic novels, but I'll continue for now.
April 29, 2021
With the chances to Quinlan’s Vos’ story in the TCW show and Dark Disciple book, he does come off quite different here, BUT his struggles and story are compelling nonetheless.
I think most odd and off-putting for me was the demeanour of the ARC Troopers and some of the clones. They’re way more gruff, opinionated and have a lot more attitude than what they became. That was odd to see.
Sometimes the stories about unknown Jedi lagged a little, but the ones about Jedi we know of were quite good.
3.5/5
I think most odd and off-putting for me was the demeanour of the ARC Troopers and some of the clones. They’re way more gruff, opinionated and have a lot more attitude than what they became. That was odd to see.
Sometimes the stories about unknown Jedi lagged a little, but the ones about Jedi we know of were quite good.
3.5/5
July 29, 2024
Some good stuff. A little too “space politics” heavy at times, but overall enjoyable. A little confusing at times since this is Volume 1 of this set yet collects issues of a series that are around 50 issues in, but that’s to be expected in the industry. The ongoing distrust of the Republic and the self-doubt of the Jedi is interesting to see developing, knowing what is to come within the universe.
August 13, 2019
Some stories were good, others were not.
I've never read anything Star Wars. This was interesting to see some of the stories beyond what is in the movies. However, some of the stories in this collection of comics were not good,poorly written, confusing, and moved too fast.
I've never read anything Star Wars. This was interesting to see some of the stories beyond what is in the movies. However, some of the stories in this collection of comics were not good,poorly written, confusing, and moved too fast.
September 29, 2025
I should know better by this point to follow the comic authors you like because especially with any kind of serial IP like Star Wars or Marvel, the good ones will take those characters you might already love, cherish, or respect and make them REAL people.
March 28, 2021
I loved the storylines. Especially Vos. I have always been interested in his back story and this mentioned a few pieces of his life.
I did not like the artwork. It seemed...a little too similar....
I did not like the artwork. It seemed...a little too similar....
August 18, 2021
Maravillosa colección de 9 volúmenes que narran lo sucedido durante las Guerras Clon y el final de éstas con respecto a la Orden 66.
January 25, 2022
5 stars, enough said!!!!
Best of the legends volumes so far. Ostrander develops his characters with great care and really ropes you in and I vests you in their continued journey through the war.
Best of the legends volumes so far. Ostrander develops his characters with great care and really ropes you in and I vests you in their continued journey through the war.
May 1, 2023
When it’s continuing adventures of Quinlin Voss and Ayala Secura by Ostrander and Duursema it is great story telling.
When it has stories written by others it is subpar both in tale and art.
When it has stories written by others it is subpar both in tale and art.
October 25, 2023
Creo que no es lo mío.....
June 21, 2024
What is this, some kind of Star War?
December 24, 2024
Absolutely amazing. I’m so happy I finally read these stories. I love Quolin Vos. I love that last Yoda story.
February 17, 2025
I think the whole legends saga of the clone wars captures a more adult view of the clone wars that the series wasn't able to quite capture. Also shout-out to Quinlan Vos for being a badass.
March 20, 2025
This is ok. Star Wars Extended Universe or whatever they call this is a funky place. Would only recommend to serious die-hard fans of Star Wars comics.
February 20, 2026
this was fine. the art is think holds me back, maybe the inking. it's not bad but it's not the visual spectacle that star wars needs to be.
January 13, 2022
I feel like this is kind of foreshadowing for the future of the Jedi. As Star Wars fan, we all know that the Jedi purge is coming in the movies and this is like a reminder to us what does it mean to be a Jedi as there’s separating and war in the galaxy. I’m getting hints of Aayla & Kit and then Quinlan and Khaleen romance. Aurra Sing’s backstory. Jedi is divided as one group is against/question the Republic and the other is still loyal serving the Republic
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 26, 2023
Collecting Star Wars: Republic issues 49-54 as well as a couple Star Wars Tales stories and the original Star Wars: Jedi one-shots, this collection sees the early months of the Clone Wars and was collected as Volumes 1, 2 & 4 of the original Clone Wars trade paperbacks. Unfortunately, these stories are part of the Legends timeline and not part of the current Disney canon.
Within these pages, we see Quinlan Vos slide towards the Dark Side as he works to insert himself into Dooku's camp as a Jedi spy, we see the attack on Kamino, we learn about a Seperatist bioweapon and are introduced to Seperatist powerhouses Asajj Ventress and Durge. As good as The Clone Wars got, especially at the end, these are my favorite Clone Wars stories. The team of John Ostrander and Jan Duursema is one of the best in Star Wars for both story and art. Quinlan Vos and Ventress are some of the best arcs in Star Wars. A must-read for Star Wars fans, or just fans of good storytelling and character arcs.
Within these pages, we see Quinlan Vos slide towards the Dark Side as he works to insert himself into Dooku's camp as a Jedi spy, we see the attack on Kamino, we learn about a Seperatist bioweapon and are introduced to Seperatist powerhouses Asajj Ventress and Durge. As good as The Clone Wars got, especially at the end, these are my favorite Clone Wars stories. The team of John Ostrander and Jan Duursema is one of the best in Star Wars for both story and art. Quinlan Vos and Ventress are some of the best arcs in Star Wars. A must-read for Star Wars fans, or just fans of good storytelling and character arcs.
December 4, 2023
Creo que lo único que puedo comentar acerca de ésta novela gráfica es:
Gracias Dave Filoni por darnos la serie animada de Clone Wars.
Honestamente no se, ni me interesa saber si fue primero el cómic o la serie, pero el primero está repleto de personajes medio hechos, con tramas medio hechas y la ilustración no salva nada, al contrario, afecta infinitamente, es tosca y sin sentido.
Simplemente detestable esta forma de representar las Clone Wars.
Gracias Dave Filoni por darnos la serie animada de Clone Wars.
Honestamente no se, ni me interesa saber si fue primero el cómic o la serie, pero el primero está repleto de personajes medio hechos, con tramas medio hechas y la ilustración no salva nada, al contrario, afecta infinitamente, es tosca y sin sentido.
Simplemente detestable esta forma de representar las Clone Wars.
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