Star Wars: De los diarios de Obi Wan-Kenobi

Star Wars (2015) (Single Issues) #7, 15, 20, 26-30

by Jason Aaron, Salvador Larroca, Various

Lost tales of the Jedi revealed! Obi-Wan has slowly adjusted to his life of exile on Tatooine, secretly protecting young Luke Skywalker. But now, injustice reigns as villainous scum run rampant, extorting moisture farmers and wreaking havoc. Will “Old Ben” risk revealing himself to do what’s right? And when Jabba the Hutt hires a bounty hunter to find out who’s been thwarting his men, Obi-Wan must take on the galaxy’s deadliest Wookiee, Black Krrsantan! Plus, years earlier, when Obi-Wan was still a Padawan, Master Yoda found himself trapped on a savage world with a hidden power. Yoda must learn the secret of the stones — and his struggle in the past will affect Luke in the present! And can Obi-Wan save a young Tusken Raider?

Collects Star Wars (2015) #7, 15, 20, 26-30; material from Star Wars (2015) #37.

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

200 pages, Hardcover

First published May 25, 2022

About the author

Jason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.

Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.

In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.

Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.

In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.

In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.

After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.

Reviews

[Eva B. · Rating 2 out of 5]

If this had actually been about Obi-Wan instead of diverting to a Yoda story halfway through, it would've been a 3 or 4 star read.

[Sophie_The_Jedi_Knight]

I really don't know how to rate this.

Because it was pretty good, but I've seen most of these comics before. This volume is really just a collection of other comics from the Star Wars, Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes series. The first three issues are great, focused on Obi-Wan looking out for Luke on Tatooine as best he can and his tenuous relationship with Owen, and I loved seeing Black Krrsantan. But the rest of the book is a lengthy excerpt from Star Wars, Vol. 5: Yoda's Secret War, which, as the title would suggest, is not very connected to Obi-Wan. The last short story in here, "The Sand Will Provide," is fantastic but, as I said, I've read these before. I don't think combining this specific issues was the best idea, but at least it was easy to reread them for the Kenobi show!

[Mols · Rating 2 out of 5]

incredibly disappointed that only half of it was actually about obi-wan. the yoda story was boring and dragged on far longer than it should have. that being said the obi-wan part was beautifully written and absolutely heartbreaking. i’m excited to read the legends book alongside it to see which aspects they bring into the show.

[Adam M · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of stories about Obi-Wan (and Yoda apparently) take from the larger Star Wars series Jason Aaron did a couple years ago.
This was a safe bet for a comforting, familiar feeling read to break in the new year. I like SW and I like Jason Aaron. I hadn't read this full series so there was no disappointment that this was a collected volume of previously published stories. I'm ready of the Obi-Wan show to debut, but this was a nice hold over in the mean time.

[SzaraReadsComics · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5
I loved the first half as it focused on Obi-Wan some years into his life on Tattooine: how he settled into this kind of life - or how he's still struggling to truly settle. I enjoy the 'journal left for Luke' idea as the narrative choice. The second half was more about Jedi teachings and mostly about Yoda - I'm not gonna lie, I went for this comic for Obi-Wan content so while I always enjoy some interesting Jedi lore, it wasn't as compelling of a read to me as the first half of this volume ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heard some criticisms about how half of this focuses on Yoda more than Obi Wan but I have no complaints…this felt nostalgic to read and got me really hyped for the Disney+ series coming out :)

[Chalupa Batman · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Obi Wan story was very good, starting with a couple of back stories as to how he protected Luke while being a hermit.

The Yoda story that followed was not so much.

[Adam Kiewel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was pleasantly surprised. It had its down moments, and started a lot better than it ended, but overall very enjoyable. The art was fantastic, and while Ben's face looked a bit off (you'd think the minimum requirement would be to make the main character look like himself) everything else about the art was near perfect. The early Ben stories were also very well told. They serve as a good reminder that good stories CAN actually be told while he's in his exile (yea, I'm looking at you kenobi the show) actually, if you're a good writer, it can be the most interesting setting of all. It's not just a hero with a sword fighting something. It's far more complex and deep. The problems started when they brought in black krrstanan. A terrible character who had no business being In this story. He felt forced, and served zero purpose. His appearance served only to create continuity issues with Ben's hiding it seems. Then eventually we start focusing on two other characters? In a collection meant to focus on Ben and his exile? Very odd choice. Not the greatest story either, with a very odd concept. Still overall very well written and enjoyable, and again, the art was fantastic.

[Scott Rhee · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Star Wars: From the Journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi" is a compilation reprint volume of issues interspersed throughout the main title "Star Wars" series by Marvel Comics, issues that have appeared already in those compilation volumes. So, basically, this is nothing more than an attempt by Disney/Marvel/Lucasfilm to make you give them more money for stuff you already have and have probably already read.

That said, the stories in this volume are really good, including issues #15 and #20, drawn beautifully by Simone Bianchi, and issues #26-30, illustrated by Salvador Larroca (one of my favorite artists in this series). Both stories are written by Jason Aaron.

If you already own the "Star Wars" compilation volumes, I don't see the point of buying this, but, hey, whatever, it's your money...

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was hoping for more Obi-Wan, but this is mostly about Yoda. The Yoda storyline seemed to be the inspiration for the new Padawan novel, which I just finished before reading that, so it was interesting in that respect. And the Obi-Wan parts were good, and in line with what I was hoping this would be.

However, there is not a single female character with a line other than a handful of comments from Leia. What the hell, honestly.

[Christopher Desruisseau · Rating 3 out of 5]

Story takes place between A New Hope and Empire Strikes back with flashbacks to clone wars era and between Revenge of the Sith and a New Hope. Only read if you're a die hard Star Wars fan, definitely don't use to introduce the Star Wars universe to a newbie.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed Yoda and the Mountain.

A Jedi must humble himself before he can ever be powerful.

[Fernanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

arte feia ou bizarra e do nada, no meio do livro muda pra uma aventura do YODA e o subplot do luke acaba em nada? quem fez essa coletânea senhor

[Brit · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid 3.5. Some of the art was really good, but other panels not so much. Sometimes Obi Wan looked a little too much like Kyle Katarn.

[Dariusz Płochocki · Rating 3 out of 5]

W pierwszej części mamy przedstawionego starego Bena Kenobiego na Tatooine, gdy Luke jest jeszcze młody, bandyci jeszcze silni a łowcy głów z najdalszych rubieży gotowi ścigać za garść kredytów każdą zleconą im ofiarę. Aaron postawił na formę dziennika pisaną przez starzejące się mistrza. Mam nadzieję, że serial choć trochę pójdzie w tą stronę, chociaż nie narzekałbym specjalnie gdybyśmy dostali także pojedynek z pewnym czerwonym, rogatym jegomościem.
Druga część skupia się bardziej na Yodzie, mierzącemu się przez kilka pokoleń z pewną żyjącą skałą i grupą dzieciaków.

Rysunki Simona Bianchiego <3

[Eros La Spina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prima lettura a tema comics sul mondo di Star Wars che affronto e, nonostante Obi-Wan possa sembrare protagonista delle vicende perché proprietario del diario, così non è.
Tolto il primo racconto che lo vede protagonista in prima persona, nel resto del volume svolge il ruolo di narratore.
Disegni carini, anche se lo stile che ho più preferito è quello sull’ultima storia, sfortunatamente molto breve, a tema Sabbipodi.

[MarcMiccia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dai diari di Ben Kenobi ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
La guerra segreta di Yoda ⭐⭐
La sabbia provvederà ⭐

Sono molto deluso: questo fumetto - rilegato egregiamente ma dal costo molto alto - racconta solo per metá le avventure di Obi-Wan su Tatooine. La seconda storia, dove il protagonista è Yoda, è abbastanza lenta e si trascina piú del dovuto (tra l'altro è una storia vecchia, ripubblicata in questo volume)
Trovata commerciale sull'hype dell'uscita della serie Disney.

Peccato, il voto sarebbe stato molto piu alto se l'intero albo fosse stato incentrato su Obi-Wan.

[Dakota Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cash grab alert! I'll admit to enjoying this Star Wars comic collection, but it is 100% already-published material. The first three issues are Obi-Wan's journals from the first few volumes of the main Star Wars series. The next five issues are a republication of Star Wars, Vol. 5: Yoda's Secret War. These issues are very loosely related to Obi-Wan (the story comes from his journals, but it's really Yoda-centric content).

All that bitching and moaning about capitalism aside, there's fine stuff in here. It felt fresh to me because it's been a few years since I read the original material. Obi-Wan's journal is the strongest content; Yoda's secret war features far too much inexplicable Force hooey. Particularly with Obi-Wan's journals, the collection has made me eager for Disney+'s Obi-Wan series.

[Charlos · Rating 3 out of 5]

All reprints of the main Star Wars graphic series.

[RumBelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

It has been mentioned in several sources that Obi-Wan Kenobi had a journal that he left for Luke, and that Luke found when he returned to Tatooine to build a new lightsaber after Cloud City. The Luke in this book is younger than that, but the journal still exists, waiting for him. Entries from that journal are what make up this graphic novel collection. We see a brief interlude of Luke reading the journal in his X-wing as well. Also, in Yoda's secret war, we see Luke reading the journal again, when he is trying to decide how to save C3PO from Darth Vader's clutches.

Luke is about 8 or 9 in most of these stories, and we see Obi-Wan struggling with trying to hide his Jedi abilities, and also trying to look out for Luke and make his life a little more enjoyable and safe. Obi-Wan has a lot of doubt, he knows he can't advertise he's a Jedi, but at the same time people are getting hurt. Eventually he does emerge and challenge villains and try and defend the people of Tatooine who cannot help themselves.

One of my favorite stories was the one where Obi-Wan encounters Krrsantan, the Wookie Bounty Hunter. Krrsantan was ruthless, cruel and downright despicable. He was written very well. The fight between the two really showed what Obi-Wan was capable of. Taking down an adversary while trying to save Owen Lars, who had inadvertently gotten into the middle of the conflict.

In Yoda's Secret War we get to see brief glimpses of Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan around the age he was during the Phantom Menace. Yoda feels a call through the Force and follows it. He encounters a world whose only inhabitants are tribes of children, one much nicer than the other. When Yoda is captured he is forced on a quest to recover a treasure wanted by the crueler tribe. What he discovers is so much more dangerous. Years later Luke follows in his footsteps and tries to teach one of the now grown children the same lesson Yoda tried to.

A fantastic collection of tales.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Star Wars: From the Journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi (9781302925284)
Star Wars (2015) #7,15,26-30,37

#7 - “Years spent alone. I wasn’t General Obi-Wan Kenobi anymore. I was no longer a Jedi Master. I was only Ben.”
#15 - “I wasn't very good at keeping out of trouble … And if there was one thing I'd gotten surprisingly good at over the years, other than finding trouble … it was NOT DYING.” - Obi-wan
#20 – Kenobi vs Krrsantan!
#26 - "Find this humorous, I don't not. Come for the boy, I have."
Ok, rather slow and dull, but with interesting moments.
#27 - “Trust in that great and mysterious force. As I do.”
Ok, rather slow and dull, but with interesting moments.
#28 - “The Jedi Master climbed the rest of the way alone. More than the climb .. it was the silence that pained him. .. That is why stories must be preserved and passed on. So the learning never stops.”
Ok, rather slow and dull, but with interesting moments.
#29 - “Work, your ears do. Just not your brain.”
Ok, rather slow and dull, but with interesting moments.
#30 - “No more killing will there be.
Only LEARNING.
Much learning.
Painful will the lesson be.”
“A Jedi must humble himself before he can ever be powerful.”
Ok, rather slow and dull, but with interesting moments.
#37 – IMPERIAL PRIDE.
“C’mon, you soft-bellied bastards. I haven’t got all day.” – captain of Scar Troopers unit.
The Sand Will Provide – The sand will provide, the Tuskens say. As it has for centuries.

[Cale · Rating 3 out of 5]

While part of me worries about continuity issues arising due to this series, the stories here are ultimately small enough that they can be worked around.
Obi Wan is chafing over his role as Luke's protector, coupled with his conflict with Lars over what that role entails. There's some Hutt issues as well, and some events that seem a bit... eventful... for a young Luke's life to not mention them. But they're fairly enjoyable.
Less enjoyable is Yoda's multi-issue story. The ideas are interesting and relatively unique, but the way they play out, and especially the way they conclude and intersect with Luke makes very little sense. Aside from decent art, I found the Yoda story unpleasant to read on multiple levels, which is a rare occurrence for a Star Wars tale in any medium. This definitely isn't Aaron's best work.

[Pamela · Rating 3 out of 5]

The actual Obi-Wan/Ben parts are amazing (4/5), the Luke/OT parts are good enough to frame the story (3/5) and the Yoda parts are… nonsensical (1/5). The fact it’s a journal of Obi-Wan’s, it’s very weird that it digresses into this random mission of Yoda’s.

The Lord of the Flies thing the kids had going was really irritating and also why would a Jedi Master - the most powerful Jedi Master of the time - need a random child to teach HIM how to interact with something that’s so strong in the force? And wouldn’t Yoda have wanted to do something more about these children with this really weird connection to the force rather than just leave them be… It was all very confusing.

The early part of it was great, BUT wasn’t a fan of the art - the OT art was good, but Ben, Owen, Beru and young Luke all looked very odd and nothing like themselves in the journal entry scenes.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had actually read this a few years ago, but somehow never logged it in Goodreads, so I gave it a re-read now that the Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+ has just ended. It's interesting how much from this comic was used in the series (including Owen's sarcastic and meme-ified comment about how well Kenobi trained Luke's father). There's also an appearance by Black Krrsantan who's hired by Jabba to find out who took out a gang of his enforcers near the Lars homestead. The last part of this book is a strange tale of Yoda investigating a planet not on any star charts that has had an unusual connection with the force. What he finds is two rival groups of children waging war against each using odd blue rocks which resist Yoda's force powers somehow. He soon discovers the truth about those rocks and the people of this world.

[Rubber Duck Ry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Star Wars: From the Journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi is a reprint collection of earlier comic book issues. As a new reader, I didn't find this to be a problem.

The collection starts strong with a poignant and brief tale of Obi-Wan's exile on Tatooine, where he watches over a young Luke from afar. This first story is a fantastic footnote in Obi-Wan's backstory, offering a compelling glimpse into his character.

Unfortunately, the second story featuring Yoda, while not bad, pales in comparison. It's longer but lacks the impact and memorability of the first tale. This disparity makes the collection feel somewhat lopsided.

Overall, this collection is worth reading for the first story alone, especially if you're a Star Wars fan. Otherwise, it's not particularly remarkable. I give it 3 light sabers out of 5.

[Joey Nardinelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn’t actually reread this book so much as slim it when I realized it’s all reprints of selects stories about Obi-Wan taken from the first 6-7 TPBs of the 2015 Marvel Star Wars run. My aggregate score for at least the TPB weights for volume of Kenobi stories was well over a 4 (I really liked most of those stories in the basically Rebellion arc), but the parallel narratives surrounding Luke and Yoda’s journeys to the planet with the giant crystal monsters and the clans of children of the corn just was very uneven for me. I really can’t believe there’s NOTHING new in this though, which is why I’m tempted further to lower this to a 3 star rating we’re it not for the broad quality of the work within. Just not quite sure why this exists...

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just stumbled on this collection of stories where looking for comics on Hoopla. I had not heard of it before then even though it is an older collection. The book pulls together a couple of vinnettes with one story tying into the big picture wrapper. The stories fit in with the larger Star Wars Series that was ongoing around ~2015.

The Obi Wan stories were solid, I really enjoyed them. It fleshed out a time in Obi Wan's life that is mostly a blank in the cannon. The Yoda story was kind of weird. I didn't love it. There were a lot of parts to it that just didn't make sense at all. It felt like there were a host of interesting ideas there but the threads were half finished and just didn't come together.

[Rocky Sunico · Rating 4 out of 5]

This had somehow slipped by me during the first run of Marvel's Star Wars comic line - I guess because it didn't follow the main story but instead focused on side adventures involving the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda while Luke was growing up on Tatooine. I figure there were sort of bonus stories published after the main arc but then compiled into a separate volume instead of alongside the main stories. Tricky, tricky Marvel.

The adventures on their own were pretty solid and I particularly loved Obi-Wan's encounter with THAT bounty hunter. The way things went down totally made sense and I loved this bit of back story. It certainly helped flesh things out a bit more in a classically Star Wars manner.

[Bradley · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m not holding back. I gave the Kenobi novel props for handling Obi-Wan in a respectful way. Its approach to this time on Tatooine was thoughtful and paid homage to the movies. This comic here, walks, stomps and pisses its way all over the place, like a dog that’s not trained and somehow gets shit on the walls.

And, who’d have guessed, way too much emphasis on Qui-Gon, Jabba, bounty hunters, Yoda, and very little inclusion of the Tuskens.

The Sand Will Provide was a fantastic story and a worthy installment. It had unique paneling and interesting art. It was very much a short story in the comic. Perhaps that’s all this should have been, I feel like the majority of this comic stepped way over its bounds.

[Alfredo Torres · Rating 2 out of 5]

Se podría decir que el tomo es un timo o algo decepcionante. Uno va con la idea de saber sobre qué hizo Obi Wan en su exilio y lo vemos... Por dos números, el resto es una historia de Yoda y un número corto de los Tusken con pequeños cameos de Kenobi. Creo que se tomaron muy enserio el título de "diarios de Obi Wan" porque en todos los números de este tomo el quién más aparece. No son malas historias es solo que repito: uno va con esa idea, de conocer más al viejo Ben Kenobi pero termina obteniendo solo sus cameos. Los dibujos de Larroca casi no me llaman la atención pero lo compensan otros dibujantes.