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Star Wars: Crimson Reign #3
Star Wars: Crimson Reign #3
ODYSSEY OF THE ARCHIVIST! LADY QI'RA'S ultimate plan to reshape the galaxy continues as we focus on one of her most key operatives – the mysterious SAVA MADELIN SUN, former expert in the DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE, now known only as THE ARCHIVIST. Qi'ra has given this woman a crucial task and put all the resources of CRIMSON DAWN at her disposal. The Archivist's search will find answers to mysteries at the very heart of the EMPIRE'S formation…and the ultimate fall of THE JEDI ORDER.
23 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 9, 2022
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Charles Soule
1,537 books1,700 followersCharles 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.
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March 19, 2022
Wow! This really laid everything out so clearly and concisely. The Jedi disappeared from memory due to fear. First logical thing I’ve heard. Also The Archivist is a fascinating character. So much power due to diligence and research! Also finally ties in The Ascendant technology more firmly in Qi’Ra’s plans.
March 10, 2022
”No one is who they were. The person you were a moment ago is already gone. What you were seeing, thinking, feeling… That precise configuration of brain activity and cells… lost forever. Time remakes us all.”
This issue of the spectacular comic Crimson Reign follows the Archivist, the narrator of the story, and her past. We get to know who she is, what happened to her, why she serves Qi'ra and what drives her.
This comic continues to be a blast to read. The Archivist is a fascinating character and I loved getting to know her better. As an aspiring historian and academic it's always fun to see historians and researchers in Star Wars - I loved the idea of her having devoted her life to studying the dark side of the force, its artefacts and ideologies. I also just think her story was very well done.
A big theme in this issue is the Jedi purge, its aftermath and effects on the galaxy. The conversation between the Archivist and Qi'ra about how the Jedi have been so forgotten even though it hasn't been long since they were a huge, powerful organization was super cool and interesting. It's a question I've thought about a lot, often thinking that it's a bit unrealistic, but the explanation the Archivist offered was actually quite convincing. I also liked seeing Qi'ra's cleverness come out once again in the way she is able to manipulate the Archivist perfectly into joining her.
Little connections to the High Republic Soule puts in his work are great, as are the connections to other current comics, such as Doctor Aphra.
I can't wait for issue four!
This issue of the spectacular comic Crimson Reign follows the Archivist, the narrator of the story, and her past. We get to know who she is, what happened to her, why she serves Qi'ra and what drives her.
This comic continues to be a blast to read. The Archivist is a fascinating character and I loved getting to know her better. As an aspiring historian and academic it's always fun to see historians and researchers in Star Wars - I loved the idea of her having devoted her life to studying the dark side of the force, its artefacts and ideologies. I also just think her story was very well done.
A big theme in this issue is the Jedi purge, its aftermath and effects on the galaxy. The conversation between the Archivist and Qi'ra about how the Jedi have been so forgotten even though it hasn't been long since they were a huge, powerful organization was super cool and interesting. It's a question I've thought about a lot, often thinking that it's a bit unrealistic, but the explanation the Archivist offered was actually quite convincing. I also liked seeing Qi'ra's cleverness come out once again in the way she is able to manipulate the Archivist perfectly into joining her.
Little connections to the High Republic Soule puts in his work are great, as are the connections to other current comics, such as Doctor Aphra.
I can't wait for issue four!
April 30, 2023
The Archivist's storyline was far better than I ever expected.
"It was amazing." - 5 out of 5 star rating.
Dedicated scholar to the Dark Side, the Archivist transformation from a somewhat normal human, to what she becomes... all of which that unfolds here is superb.
Qi'ra continues to be the marionette, giving the Archivist a very cool mission that was 100% unexpected.
It's all about finding Yoda (I thought about putting his name behind a spoiler shield... but I mean, he is on the cover... c'mon now...) and everything that took place with him after Order 66 went down. Things you will not find anywhere else, which greatly enriches not only this overwhelmingly popular character, but the main Star Wars storyline as a whole.
100% a 5/5 comic right here.
"It was amazing." - 5 out of 5 star rating.
Dedicated scholar to the Dark Side, the Archivist transformation from a somewhat normal human, to what she becomes... all of which that unfolds here is superb.
Qi'ra continues to be the marionette, giving the Archivist a very cool mission that was 100% unexpected.
It's all about finding Yoda (I thought about putting his name behind a spoiler shield... but I mean, he is on the cover... c'mon now...) and everything that took place with him after Order 66 went down. Things you will not find anywhere else, which greatly enriches not only this overwhelmingly popular character, but the main Star Wars storyline as a whole.
100% a 5/5 comic right here.
March 16, 2022
I didn't really look at the cover before reading, so I was kind of surprised by the direction it went. What could've been an eye-rolly journey to Dagobah actually turned out to be compelling. I also totally knew Jeremoch Colton was going to be the prisoner visited by the Archivist. And this issue touches upon how fear under the Empire wiped away the collective belief in the Jedi's existence.
August 14, 2023
Another Sava character!! The Archivist is the most intriguing to me of all of Qi'ra's recruits, so I particularly enjoyed this issue. It is fascinating to see scholars of the Force and how she used her research skills to track down Yoda. I'm so curious what kind of vision Yoda caused her to see, but I suppose we will never know.
September 2, 2023
Still not buying Jedi were completely erased in a generation. Diminished yes, erased not likely. Better storyline than other 2 books, but it doesn't tell enough. I guess that is the appeal, we have to fill in the blanks.
March 12, 2022
3 out of 5 stars
Yet another setup issue. Soule's writing here was rather uninspired...
Yet another setup issue. Soule's writing here was rather uninspired...
March 23, 2022
Fantastic issue. Love the new info that fills in gaps of time. Soule is so masterful with linking literally every era of Star Wars. Bravo!
May 15, 2022
Long may Star Wars continue deepening and expanding its universe
May 22, 2022
…in which we learn the a fairly reasonable explanation of why the majority of the galaxy seems to have forgotten the Jedi in a short number of years. Compelling stuff here.
August 2, 2023
#3 – THE ARCHIVIST – “That us my question. WHY HAS THE FORCE DISAPPEARED FROM THE GALAXY?” – Qi’ra to Madelin [later to be The Archivist]
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