Star Wars #20

Star Wars (2020) (Single Issues)

by Charles Soule, Carlo Pagulayan (Cover Art), Marco Castiello (Artist)

DANGEROUS LESSONS! LUKE SKYWALKER has found a key piece of instruction in his journey along the JEDI path - the voice of his teacher, JEDI MASTER YODA. But the lesson Luke must learn will not be taught by Yoda, and it will take - and give - more than the young Skywalker could ever have imagined.

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Marvel, Science Fiction

22 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 12, 2022

About the author

Charles Soule is a #1 New York Times-bestselling novelist, comics author, screenwriter, musician, and lapsed attorney. He has written some of the most prominent stories of the last decade for Marvel, DC and Lucasfilm in addition to his own work, such as his comics Curse Words, Letter 44 and Undiscovered Country, and his original novels Light of the Jedi, The Endless Vessel, The Oracle Year and Anyone. He lives in New York.

Reviews

[Brad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elzar Mann. that's it. that's my review.

[Patricia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still don't know what exactly mister Mann is doing there or when and how he got there but at this point I'm just here to vibe and appreciate his lessons and beautiful chanel boots.
Okay, on a serious note, this is top tier Star Wars and top tier storytelling. To connect the main Star Wars run with The High Republic through one of our favorite heroes is unique, smart, and works out perfectly. This is how you enrich a story! I love it.

[Brayden Raymond · Rating 5 out of 5]

As you've probably noticed I added a bunch of the comics I've caught up on to my Goodreads now specifically I'll make sure they don't count towards my reading goal don't worry.

Anyways this series has been fantastic and this latest arc that has gotten away from the "War of the Bounty Hunters" crossover has only improved it( WotBH was distracting imo) but this latest comic was top notch. Luke "meeting" Elzar Mann was unexpected and thrilling, loving the tie ins to the High Republic as time progresses in the comics and novels.

[Paige Hernandez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This issue came very close to being my favorite single issue of any comic series ever. Soule is a master storyteller in the Star Wars universe and the way he linked the High Republic in this is mind blowing. Just WOW!

Do yourself a favor and dive into the High Republic era of Star Wars because it’s obviously going to continue to be woven into the canon of Star Wars we already love and know!

100 stars. For light and life 🔥

[David Dalton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay issue. These are my Star Wars characters, from the late 70's and early 80's. None of this new stuff. More background on Luke and his desire to to learn to be a Jedi.

[Saimi Korhonen · Rating 5 out of 5]

“The more I learn, the harder it gets. A monster who says he’s my father chopped off my hand. I almost died getting a new lightsaber. My teachers abandoned me. The closest I’ve gotten to learning more was from that woman Verla and she told me the Force will use and manipulate me. Maybe I should just… Let it all go.”

If I could give this a thousand stars I would. This was one of the best things I've ever read in SW comics, genuinely. Luke Skywalker continues his mission to learn more about the Jedi and the Force, and he ends up on a strange planet called Gazian. What unfolds is one of the most beautiful, mystical and moving issues in this whole series.

As a huge Luke fan, this issue and this arc has been a gift. This period of Luke's life is very interesting and I like how Soule is writing about his struggles with his destiny, his father and the Force. I also just adore stories about the Force, what it means and how it manifests, and I love it when writers and storytellers get weird with it - and this issue was Force weirdness at its finest.

But now, I must get to some spoilers cause HOLY FUCK THERE IS SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT. ELZAR FUCKING MANN IS HERE. I did not see that coming at all and I literally gasped when I realised who Luke met on Gazian. The conversation the two have about the Force, the Order, the path of a Jedi and what choices Luke should make was FABULOUS AND BRILLIANT. Elzar is probably my fave from the High Republic, so seeing him talk and interact with my favorite SW character of all time was everything to me. I also loved the flashbacks during Elzar's dialogue - seeing him as a young boy with Avar and Stellan - and the art in general during that sequence was amazing. Seeing the Jedi of the past, seeing how the Order has changed over the years, and Elzar telling Luke the masters and Jedi of the past are there for him if he chooses the path of a Jedi made me so fucking emotional.

Ugh, I loved this so much. This series has had some issues that I've not liked as much but it's issues like these that remind me what a great author Charles Soule is. He is, without a doubt, one of the best authors working on Star Wars at the moment.

[Jeremy J Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the Best ‘Star Wars’ Issues Yet

This may just a single issue, but it feels like the storyline that unfolds within it should comprise several. The narrative is dense with intriguing ideas and discoveries, as Luke receives pieces of knowledge of the Jedi Order from a Force-attuned consciousness that dwells within a planetary ocean of such sentiences.

[Tyler Leto]

When in doubt, add mushrooms

One of the funnier ideas in these comics is taking a single line of dialog from a Star Wars movie and interrogating it. This breezy issue has Luke searching the galaxy for more Jedi wisdom only to literally revisit some wisdom from Jedi Master Yoda. Good fun.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

So...Luke is just acting like he never met Verla earlier in this comic series?

[Greg Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome issue

My first issue from this team and this is excellent. I will be checking out previous issues. Great great issue.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

#20 – DANGEROUS LESSONS - “In this lesson, discuss the Force and the vision it gives us, we shall.” – Yoda’s holocron

[Rafaela · Rating 5 out of 5]

This must be the best Star Wars issue I’ve ever read. It totally works as a single issue, but it will be so much better if you read The High Republic books first. Thrust me, just focus on the main three books of phase 1 if you don’t wanna to catch up with everything released up to this point, and this comic will be even more meaningful.

[Dennis Brock · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than what was previously being offered. 4/5