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Star Wars: Age of Republic #1-4
Star Wars: Age of Republic - Heroes
Collects Star Wars: Age of Republic - Anakin Skywalker 1, Star Wars: Age of Republic - Obi-Wan Kenobi 1, Star Wars: Age of Republic - Padme Amidala 1, Star Wars: Age of Republic - Qui-Gon Jinn 1; material from Star Wars: Age of Republic Special 1.
This is the Age of Star Wars — an epic series of adventures uniting your favorite characters from all three trilogies! Join the greatest heroes of the Old Republic. Witness the moments that define them, the incredible battles that shaped them — and their eternal conflict between light and darkness! Maverick Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn is known to bend the rules — but a mission gone awry forces him to confront his conflicting beliefs! Anakin Skywalker has a chance to strike a devastating blow to the separatist cause. Will he choose the darker path or hold true to the Jedi code? Padmé Amidala sets out on a secret mission! Obi-Wan Kenobi, Master Jedi, takes on an apprentice. Will his mission alongside his young Padawan bring them closer together or sow the seeds that will drive them apart? Plus: Mace Windu, Captain Rex...and Jar Jar Binks!
This is the Age of Star Wars — an epic series of adventures uniting your favorite characters from all three trilogies! Join the greatest heroes of the Old Republic. Witness the moments that define them, the incredible battles that shaped them — and their eternal conflict between light and darkness! Maverick Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn is known to bend the rules — but a mission gone awry forces him to confront his conflicting beliefs! Anakin Skywalker has a chance to strike a devastating blow to the separatist cause. Will he choose the darker path or hold true to the Jedi code? Padmé Amidala sets out on a secret mission! Obi-Wan Kenobi, Master Jedi, takes on an apprentice. Will his mission alongside his young Padawan bring them closer together or sow the seeds that will drive them apart? Plus: Mace Windu, Captain Rex...and Jar Jar Binks!
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First published May 14, 2019
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June 22, 2019
Could the prequels have been good without old Georgie boy at the helm? Maybe – but in the hands of writer Jody Houser, these new stories set within that age remain resolutely cancerous!
The standalone issues are heavily flavoured like each of the godawful movies. Qui-Gon’s issue is Phantom Menace-lite, Obi-Wan and Padme’s are Attack of the Clones and Anakin’s is Revenge of the Sith.
The stories are such pointless dull-in-one nothings. They don’t add anything to the characters or world and are just more useless and unentertaining filler for anyone wondering what happened in between the prequels (more of the same tedious guff that was in the movies apparently). Worse is Houser inserting quotes from those movies and – get the puke bucket – even Jar Jar makes an appearance!
Star Wars: Age of Republic – Heroes are boring comics for boring movies. Prequels fans deserve this book.
The standalone issues are heavily flavoured like each of the godawful movies. Qui-Gon’s issue is Phantom Menace-lite, Obi-Wan and Padme’s are Attack of the Clones and Anakin’s is Revenge of the Sith.
The stories are such pointless dull-in-one nothings. They don’t add anything to the characters or world and are just more useless and unentertaining filler for anyone wondering what happened in between the prequels (more of the same tedious guff that was in the movies apparently). Worse is Houser inserting quotes from those movies and – get the puke bucket – even Jar Jar makes an appearance!
Star Wars: Age of Republic – Heroes are boring comics for boring movies. Prequels fans deserve this book.
June 14, 2020
Some solid Age of Republic solo stories from the main characters of the prequels. Nothing earth shattering here, but solid stories nonetheless.
March 7, 2019
So recently Marvel launched this Age of Republic/Rebellion/Resistance series of one-shots, each focused on a different character from a different era of the Star Wars universe. Some of them are really good, some are meh. With the Age of Republic series (set in the prequel era) they're all written by Jody Houser, whose writing has been growing on me lately — I think she's becoming more skilled and capable, and she works quite well within the one-shot format. I am not really a fan of prequels (I don't really hate them, but I also wouldn't ever watch them), but I still admit that there are probably some good parts and interesting characters in there, and I'm glad this series is finally willing to explore them in at least somewhat more meaningful way for pretty much the first time since Marvel took over the license. Bigger prequels fans will probably enjoy this more. I think the Villains issues are overall slightly better than the Heroes in this series, but the Heroes ones have some solid moments, too.
July 28, 2019
Excellent flip side to the coin of Age of Republic: Villains, all four stories were pretty strong so we can overlook the not-so-great nature of the material collected from the Age of Republic Special.
Most compelling, perhaps, is the glimpse of the kind of force for good Anakin might have been.
Most compelling, perhaps, is the glimpse of the kind of force for good Anakin might have been.
September 8, 2020
Qui-Gon Jinn: 5/5. The art during the vision scene...beautiful-
Obi-Wan Kenobi: 4.5/5. This makes me want to read the Jude Watson series about Anakin and Obi-Wan even more now.
Anakin Skywalker: 4.5/5. I have a love-hate relationship with Anakin; the Anakin of the prequels annoys me a lot but the Anakin of the Clone Wars is a character I love. But hey, Anakin saving slaves never gets old.
Padme Amidala: 5/5. I love Padme and I want all Padme content directly beamed into my heart.
Mace Windu: 5/5. Okay that ending though-
Rex and Jar Jar: 4.5/5. Short and sweet story about Rex and Jar Jar taking on Separatists in the Battle of Mimban.
June 14, 2019
I liked this collection a little better than the Age of Republic: Villains volume, but I don't know if there's any particular reason. Probably just a different day, a different mood while reading it. Each story shows a glimpse of something we've already seen that character do, but set in a slightly different location. The stories affirm what we know, without adding anything new. It would have been interesting if the stories about Qui-Gon and Padme had had some connection to the recent novels about them (Master and Apprentice and Queen's Shadow), but there's nothing obvious that allows the stories to resonate with one another.
The story about Padme shows that some of Padme's handmaidens knew about her "secret" relationship with Anakin. It makes me wonder if we'll eventually learn that basically everybody in the galaxy knew about Padme and Anakin—which, in a way, would implicate everyone in all the mess that resulted from that relationship. Interesting idea.
The story about Padme shows that some of Padme's handmaidens knew about her "secret" relationship with Anakin. It makes me wonder if we'll eventually learn that basically everybody in the galaxy knew about Padme and Anakin—which, in a way, would implicate everyone in all the mess that resulted from that relationship. Interesting idea.
June 8, 2019
Actual rating is 2.5 stars.
This collection contains short stories of the characters Anakin, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, and Padme. Each story is a stand alone and has no connection with other stories.
This collection is your basic run of the mill collection that is just okay. I thought the stand out story was Anakin's story with Obi-Wan's being a close second. If you expecting to find additional information to these characters or the overall story arc, you might want to look somewhere else. Each story held true to each character. We get to see Anakin being impetuous because he wants to help, Padme taking charge in the name of democracy, Qui-Gon contemplating, and Obi-Wan self reflecting as his role of master. These stories were just other examples of stuff that we have seen before. Even the artwork was a bit of a step down from other collections from this universe. That being said, it is still very good especially the colors in the Qui-Gon issue. They popped out from the page.
After reading this collection, my opinion is that this collection exists just to milk the cow. There is nothing standout here. There is nothing bad here either. It is just plain and I will probably forget about this material by the end of the month.
This collection contains short stories of the characters Anakin, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, and Padme. Each story is a stand alone and has no connection with other stories.
This collection is your basic run of the mill collection that is just okay. I thought the stand out story was Anakin's story with Obi-Wan's being a close second. If you expecting to find additional information to these characters or the overall story arc, you might want to look somewhere else. Each story held true to each character. We get to see Anakin being impetuous because he wants to help, Padme taking charge in the name of democracy, Qui-Gon contemplating, and Obi-Wan self reflecting as his role of master. These stories were just other examples of stuff that we have seen before. Even the artwork was a bit of a step down from other collections from this universe. That being said, it is still very good especially the colors in the Qui-Gon issue. They popped out from the page.
After reading this collection, my opinion is that this collection exists just to milk the cow. There is nothing standout here. There is nothing bad here either. It is just plain and I will probably forget about this material by the end of the month.
March 6, 2019
This is a fun collection of in canon one shots with heroes from the prequels. A couple, and Anakin and Padme issues, feel a bit like episodes of The Clone Wars. While the Qui-Gon story delves a bitter deeper into his relationship with the force, and the Obi-Wan story features his most famous line (and is also good).
May 18, 2019
These one shots are so good!!
May 7, 2024
"A chance is all we can ask for. A chance to prove that our hope for a better galaxy isn't unfounded."
December 9, 2019
A fine, largely forgettable collection of Star Wars one-shots. Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padme all have neat little adventures with some sort of lesson. Obi-Wan's is probably the best, although it was nice to see Qui-Gon again. The art is functional, not great, but also not photorealistic, so that's good. I would guess all of these "Age of XXX" collections will be like this - enjoyable enough, nothing to write home about.
November 27, 2021
*4.5
These comics are so good.
Age of Republic features four familiar faces from the prequels, with two bonus stories. The first one, focused on Qui-Gon, is an interesting introspective to how he views the role of the Jedi in times of war. Given how he disagrees with the Council, this was definitely a solid look into his character.
The second story in here was probably my favorite. Since Obi-Wan took in Anakin when he was so under-prepared, I really liked seeing the two of them interacting in between TPM and AotC. Anakin seems to be around 12 in here, and I loved his conflicts with Obi-Wan and their bonding.
Number three, Anakin's story, was another one I really liked. It's a snapshot of Anakin from TCW, reckless and brash but willing to do what he knows is right. It's only when Anakin is fighting for those he cares about that he truly delves dark - so this felt in character for him. I like this side of him, although I do wish we got to see Ahsoka somewhere in here.
I know that shouldn't be my main focus, but I didn't love the artwork in the fourth story. But I did really like seeing Padme doing her own thing and fighting with diplomacy as well as force. She's so fantastic in general.
One of the bonus stories is about Mace, who's always fun to read about. I liked the focus on his lightsaber and him being the true weapon, and that bittersweet ending - war isn't always easy, huh.
The other bonus story had Rex, which excited me, but for some reason he's paired up with Jar Jar here. Jar Jar isn't dealt with as badly as he was in TPM, but it's still annoying to see him alongside Rex of all people. I really liked that opening with Rex and Anakin, though.
4.5/5 stars. This was a very solid selection of stories, and I'm looking forward to the villains edition!
These comics are so good.
Age of Republic features four familiar faces from the prequels, with two bonus stories. The first one, focused on Qui-Gon, is an interesting introspective to how he views the role of the Jedi in times of war. Given how he disagrees with the Council, this was definitely a solid look into his character.
The second story in here was probably my favorite. Since Obi-Wan took in Anakin when he was so under-prepared, I really liked seeing the two of them interacting in between TPM and AotC. Anakin seems to be around 12 in here, and I loved his conflicts with Obi-Wan and their bonding.
Number three, Anakin's story, was another one I really liked. It's a snapshot of Anakin from TCW, reckless and brash but willing to do what he knows is right. It's only when Anakin is fighting for those he cares about that he truly delves dark - so this felt in character for him. I like this side of him, although I do wish we got to see Ahsoka somewhere in here.
I know that shouldn't be my main focus, but I didn't love the artwork in the fourth story. But I did really like seeing Padme doing her own thing and fighting with diplomacy as well as force. She's so fantastic in general.
One of the bonus stories is about Mace, who's always fun to read about. I liked the focus on his lightsaber and him being the true weapon, and that bittersweet ending - war isn't always easy, huh.
The other bonus story had Rex, which excited me, but for some reason he's paired up with Jar Jar here. Jar Jar isn't dealt with as badly as he was in TPM, but it's still annoying to see him alongside Rex of all people. I really liked that opening with Rex and Anakin, though.
4.5/5 stars. This was a very solid selection of stories, and I'm looking forward to the villains edition!
December 23, 2019
I expected the selection of heroes to be a poor one since I never really liked some of these guys and gals. Around the Clone War era I often found myself rooting for the clones rather than their generals. Then again, it might have been only Padme and Anakin that I thought were pussies. Everything those two touched went to hell.
April 13, 2019
Jody Houser is quickly becoming one of my favorite Star Wars writers. All 8-issues of the “Age of Republic” series that she wrote are nothing short of great, with these four focusing on the heroes being almost exclusively excellent.
The plots in each one-shot may be simple—they feel like truncated episodes of The Clone Wars—but these are introspective character studies, and the plot (rightfully so) is more of a backdrop for the way Houser explores these characters. And it works! These might not break the mold or introduce groundbreaking new insights into these four iconic characters, BUT Houser’s writing is tonally perfect, and the way she explores who these heroes are is really something special.
It also helps that the artwork from Wilton Santos and Cory Smith is consistently great as well. The character’s likenesses are spot-on (something the main Star Wars comic has often struggled with) and the sense of motion and energy in each page is just a lot of fun to read. Java Tartaglia’s colors are also perfect, and they give the comic a vibrantly classic Star Wars feel.
This comic might not bring anything wholly new to the table, but it does shine a spotlight on some wonderful Prequel-era characters and handles them with care, insight, and genuine excitement. Houser’s writing is fantastic and I really hope I get to read more Star Wars from her soon.
The plots in each one-shot may be simple—they feel like truncated episodes of The Clone Wars—but these are introspective character studies, and the plot (rightfully so) is more of a backdrop for the way Houser explores these characters. And it works! These might not break the mold or introduce groundbreaking new insights into these four iconic characters, BUT Houser’s writing is tonally perfect, and the way she explores who these heroes are is really something special.
It also helps that the artwork from Wilton Santos and Cory Smith is consistently great as well. The character’s likenesses are spot-on (something the main Star Wars comic has often struggled with) and the sense of motion and energy in each page is just a lot of fun to read. Java Tartaglia’s colors are also perfect, and they give the comic a vibrantly classic Star Wars feel.
This comic might not bring anything wholly new to the table, but it does shine a spotlight on some wonderful Prequel-era characters and handles them with care, insight, and genuine excitement. Houser’s writing is fantastic and I really hope I get to read more Star Wars from her soon.
November 12, 2020
Age of Republic collects six individual comic issues comprised of characters from the prequel era.
Qui-Gon Jinn is the best character in all of Star Wars (fight me) and his issue was by far and a way the best. It focuses on the quintessential question in Star Wars, balance, and how it's obtained. Qui-Gon is vastly more interesting than the entire Jedi order and I'd love to see him get a comic/book series.
Obi-Wan also had an excellent entry that deals with his doubts about being Anakin's master.
Anakin's issue tied into his past slavery and his defiance of the status quo, showcasing how his individuality is his greatest strength but one that can be exploited.
Padme (another favourite) had one of the weaker issues as it told us nothing new about her character as she tries to bring another world into the Republic via diplomacy.
Mace Windu is still pretty obnoxious here but the last panel gives a good incite into his character beyond his hardheadedness.
Rex and Jar-Jar Binks go on a pretty fun mission together, it's silly in all the right ways as-well as fuelling a well known fan theory.
Overall, this was a really enjoyable collection of short stories.
Qui-Gon Jinn is the best character in all of Star Wars (fight me) and his issue was by far and a way the best. It focuses on the quintessential question in Star Wars, balance, and how it's obtained. Qui-Gon is vastly more interesting than the entire Jedi order and I'd love to see him get a comic/book series.
Obi-Wan also had an excellent entry that deals with his doubts about being Anakin's master.
Anakin's issue tied into his past slavery and his defiance of the status quo, showcasing how his individuality is his greatest strength but one that can be exploited.
Padme (another favourite) had one of the weaker issues as it told us nothing new about her character as she tries to bring another world into the Republic via diplomacy.
Mace Windu is still pretty obnoxious here but the last panel gives a good incite into his character beyond his hardheadedness.
Rex and Jar-Jar Binks go on a pretty fun mission together, it's silly in all the right ways as-well as fuelling a well known fan theory.
Overall, this was a really enjoyable collection of short stories.
January 12, 2021
The stories were just OK. The Obi-Wan one was (perhaps unsurprisingly) my favourite. I like seeing a glimpse of him young and anything that fills in the gaps of his years training young Ani are appreciated (especially when done well).
The weird attempts to cram in mentions of the sequel movies in the write up about each of these prequel-era characters was incredibly off putting. It was clearly an attempt to force (No pun intended) connections where there are literally none.
Qui-Gon story: 2/5 - a dull story for a concept that deserved more.
Obi-Wan story: 3/5 - best story, but not enough to it.
Anakin story: 2.5/5 - nice to see Yularen and some tie to TCW, but having him be the foil was weird...
Padme story: 1.5/5 - The plot was sparse and illustrations were not great - Padme rarely looked like herself and neither did Dorme. Really hard to tell between her and Motee.
Mace story - 2/5 - Seemed like there should’ve been more to it.
Rex and Jar Jar - 2.5/5 - Very short, but a little sweet. I always like stories where Jar Jar gets to be helpful and having Rex as the straight man was a good choice.
Overall: 2.25/5
The weird attempts to cram in mentions of the sequel movies in the write up about each of these prequel-era characters was incredibly off putting. It was clearly an attempt to force (No pun intended) connections where there are literally none.
Qui-Gon story: 2/5 - a dull story for a concept that deserved more.
Obi-Wan story: 3/5 - best story, but not enough to it.
Anakin story: 2.5/5 - nice to see Yularen and some tie to TCW, but having him be the foil was weird...
Padme story: 1.5/5 - The plot was sparse and illustrations were not great - Padme rarely looked like herself and neither did Dorme. Really hard to tell between her and Motee.
Mace story - 2/5 - Seemed like there should’ve been more to it.
Rex and Jar Jar - 2.5/5 - Very short, but a little sweet. I always like stories where Jar Jar gets to be helpful and having Rex as the straight man was a good choice.
Overall: 2.25/5
January 10, 2023
4 heroes, 4 stories, all combined in this phenomenal graphic novel. Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Padme and Anakin, each with their own tale that clearly demonstrates how they earned the mantle hero. Each story was also tailor made in a sense, it described, and brought to life, the essential elements of the character, that make them who they are.
Qui-Gon's was a perfect example. It showed off his prowess as a Jedi Master, but also showed his more philosophical side. How he wrestled with questions regarding the nature of the Force, how he was always seeking answers. His trip to that lush world, with the heavy Dark Side presence, reminded me about Luke entering the Dark Side cave on Dagobah.
The art was astonishing as well. I particularly loved it in Padme's story. Vibrant, rich colors. The action was wonderfully portrayed, as was emotion and life.
Fantastic collection.
Qui-Gon's was a perfect example. It showed off his prowess as a Jedi Master, but also showed his more philosophical side. How he wrestled with questions regarding the nature of the Force, how he was always seeking answers. His trip to that lush world, with the heavy Dark Side presence, reminded me about Luke entering the Dark Side cave on Dagobah.
The art was astonishing as well. I particularly loved it in Padme's story. Vibrant, rich colors. The action was wonderfully portrayed, as was emotion and life.
Fantastic collection.
March 25, 2020
Star Wars loves their collection of one shots. This volume collects one shots about the heroes of the Prequel Trilogy. I actually thought most of these stories were pretty interesting (Particularly Qui Gon's) other than Padme's. I generally find the villain's stories more interesting but I felt for the Age of The Reublic series, the heroes's stories were better.
July 8, 2019
Sadly, this was a waste of time. Completely sappy and crappy. Don’t bother with this one.
June 24, 2020
The republic era was the best Star Wars era and I stand by that.
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February 6, 2020Not entirely sure why I expected enough from the prequel trilogy saps – and yes, even Senator Binks is here, gods help us – to bother reading this, quick as these collections are to get through. Still, Jody Houser does her best (even if there is one sentence where Yoda, appallingly, uses a perfectly sensible word order), and the art has a brightness and colour appropriate to the property, and so sorely missing in the Abrams films. I was also quite amused by the afterword suggesting that Qui-Gon Jinn was right after all about Anakin, because in the end Vader did bring balance to the Force by killing Palpatine. So yeah, that was yet another point where Abrams' determined retro gestures in fact ended up invalidating key points from the original films. Nice one, mate. Although also deserving of special mention in this is the essay whose writer insists that Padme inspired a whole generation of girls. Writers generalising from their own experience generally irks me, but that one must deserve some kind of award.
July 21, 2019
This is a fun series of one shot stories that were all really well done. The only downside is that it’s hard to do much in so few pages for each character so the stories aren’t super impactful. Still really good though! 4 out of 5.
September 10, 2022
Fun stories of probably my favorite part during the timeline. Al though the “age of” comic series are not as fun as actual comic runs of a single story or single timeline, its fun go in depth on all these different characters close to my heart.
June 10, 2019
Obi-wan's and Qui-gon'S stories were amazing. The rest was meh.
December 30, 2019
An interesting take on the prequel era!
May 28, 2022
Not great, not awful
Some good stories and added depth to established characters, but nothing game changing.
I could definitely use more stories on Qui-Gon and Mace Windu.
Some good stories and added depth to established characters, but nothing game changing.
I could definitely use more stories on Qui-Gon and Mace Windu.
May 12, 2025
I wasn't expecting jar jar to hold a light saber but he did look pretty cool
also the 2nd story of bby Ani and obi was pretty cute
also the 2nd story of bby Ani and obi was pretty cute
March 12, 2024
Short stories about Qui-Gon Jinn, Kenobi, Anakin, Padmé, Mace Windu, Rex and even Jar Jar:) it was amazing, I think these characters needed these stories to be told. I think I will start to read more comic books about Star Wars
April 8, 2020
Some good stories about Obi-wan & Anakin.
August 6, 2022
An enjoyable collection of short stories, however I think it suffers from being an anthology as there isn't nearly enough room to expand on the characters much beyond what's already known.
Qui-Gon - 3/5
I was disappointed with this one. There's no real story, just Qui-Gon and Yoda chatting about Jedi things and him having a vision on some planet that I think appears in the Clone Wars but I can't remember. Anyway, basically nothing happens, as the vision can't amount to anything without affecting the overall story. However, the art was breathtaking and the best of the lot.
Obi-Wan - 5/5
Incredible. We finally see the seeds of PTSD and doubt in Obi-Wan while training Anakin between Episodes 1 and 2 (and now I want MORE! in Emo Ren's voice).
I'm so glad I read this just days before the show starts because it's made me even more hyped (though I know I'll be an emotional wreck afterwards :-/).
The art was more than serviceable. Obi-Wan looked great but some of young Anakin's panels were a bit strange.
Anakin - 3.5/5
Shoddy artwork ruined this one for me unfortunately. Anakin looks like a different person every panel and scarcely like his live-action (or even animated) self. Many times he's just Luke with a darker colour palette - yes they're father and son but their features aren't identical. Other times, he's OT Han Solo, which is off-putting since Han is thirty years old while Anakin is supposed to be barely twenty.
The story was good. It definitely handled Anakin's reaction to slavery much more sensitively and realistically than TCW did. I also think it closed off really well without feeling rushed.
Padmé - 2.5/5
Should've been called Padmé's Handmaidens. Another disappointment that required at least another couple of pages runtime for proper closure.
I think a lot of us forget that most of Padme's handmaidens aren't her body doubles so they don't look exactly like her. Dormé is played by Rose Byrne who looks nothing like Natalie Portman, but the artist's interpretation of her here looks more like Portman than Padmé herself (who reminds me of Breha Organa). The other handmaiden, Moteé, is identical to Dormé for some reason. Apart from being jarring there were many times I was confused because I couldn't distinguish them from each other.
The story with the senator did help showcase Padme's compassion and desire to help others, but it wasn't interesting at all because these are things that we already know. The handmaidens' conversation about her relationship with Anakin was probably the best part, annoyingly because Padmé wasn't even present when it happened (it's supposed to be HER story right?)
Mace Windu - 5/5
Now this is how you create a short story. The art was good and I could actually imagine the dialogue and mannerisms coming from Samuel L. Jackson.
Rex & Jar Jar - 4/5
I should not have found this as funny as I did. But Rex and Jar Jar are the duo I never knew I needed to see together. Oh, and the Anakin panel was better than any of the ones in his own story.
Overall rating - 4/5
Qui-Gon - 3/5
I was disappointed with this one. There's no real story, just Qui-Gon and Yoda chatting about Jedi things and him having a vision on some planet that I think appears in the Clone Wars but I can't remember. Anyway, basically nothing happens, as the vision can't amount to anything without affecting the overall story. However, the art was breathtaking and the best of the lot.
Obi-Wan - 5/5
Incredible. We finally see the seeds of PTSD and doubt in Obi-Wan while training Anakin between Episodes 1 and 2 (and now I want MORE! in Emo Ren's voice).
I'm so glad I read this just days before the show starts because it's made me even more hyped (though I know I'll be an emotional wreck afterwards :-/).
The art was more than serviceable. Obi-Wan looked great but some of young Anakin's panels were a bit strange.
Anakin - 3.5/5
Shoddy artwork ruined this one for me unfortunately. Anakin looks like a different person every panel and scarcely like his live-action (or even animated) self. Many times he's just Luke with a darker colour palette - yes they're father and son but their features aren't identical. Other times, he's OT Han Solo, which is off-putting since Han is thirty years old while Anakin is supposed to be barely twenty.
The story was good. It definitely handled Anakin's reaction to slavery much more sensitively and realistically than TCW did. I also think it closed off really well without feeling rushed.
Padmé - 2.5/5
Should've been called Padmé's Handmaidens. Another disappointment that required at least another couple of pages runtime for proper closure.
I think a lot of us forget that most of Padme's handmaidens aren't her body doubles so they don't look exactly like her. Dormé is played by Rose Byrne who looks nothing like Natalie Portman, but the artist's interpretation of her here looks more like Portman than Padmé herself (who reminds me of Breha Organa). The other handmaiden, Moteé, is identical to Dormé for some reason. Apart from being jarring there were many times I was confused because I couldn't distinguish them from each other.
The story with the senator did help showcase Padme's compassion and desire to help others, but it wasn't interesting at all because these are things that we already know. The handmaidens' conversation about her relationship with Anakin was probably the best part, annoyingly because Padmé wasn't even present when it happened (it's supposed to be HER story right?)
Mace Windu - 5/5
Now this is how you create a short story. The art was good and I could actually imagine the dialogue and mannerisms coming from Samuel L. Jackson.
Rex & Jar Jar - 4/5
I should not have found this as funny as I did. But Rex and Jar Jar are the duo I never knew I needed to see together. Oh, and the Anakin panel was better than any of the ones in his own story.
Overall rating - 4/5
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