A return to the planet where it all began Tatooine!
One hundred and thirty-three years after the death of Darth Vader, the Skywalker line has reached another low point in the person of the last living heir, Cade Skywalker. Cade has abandoned his Jedi heritage for plans of quick wealth and a pirate's life. And his actions have attracted all of the wrong kinds of attention.
Tracked by Imperial agents and targeted by Black Sun assassins, Cade is run to ground on Tatooine, where his two most famous ancestors had roots. But even if he can evade those who are trying to kill him, Cade can't escape the family legacy. Before this adventure is over, Cade will be forced to think about who he is and who he wants to be helped along by his mother, his half sister, and the ghost of Luke Skywalker!
New York Times bestseller Star Wars: Legacy includes the uncharted future of Star Wars and the Skywalkers! This volume collects issues #37-#41.
John 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.
Cade is back to his old ways near Tatooine. He and his crew have been robbing the Black Sun after they've been robbing the Empire. This gets the attention of the Black Sun and the Empire. Even Morrigan Corde, Cade's mother and his half sister Gunner Yage come to investigate.
I know the story is building up again, but it needs to hurry up a little or find some different topics to focus on. I'm all done feeling bad for Cade because he acts like a spoiled Sith toddler when he's mad using Sith force powers while his eyes get all freaky. I do appreciate that Luke Skywalker keeps visiting him for chats. It's not clear which way Cade's story is heading and that's bothering me right now. The other guys are all doing their thing. Hondo Karr proves to be more interesting than I imagined though, I will have to keep an eye out for where he heads next.
I bought this graphic novel when amazon had a Star Wars graphic novel kindle deal and every single one of them cost $2.49 apiece. I think I bought five of them, which is actually very restraint for being me.
Anyway, I was a bit curious about this one, the others I bought was mostly Dark Vader centered. (what can I say I like my baddies, tall and dark! ;)).
The main story in this graphic novel was good, not brilliant good, but entertaining to read. Cade Skywalker is no Luke Skywalker, he is a bit more Han Solo kind of character. He is a space pirate so that isn't that surprising (hehe) But I liked him and I enjoyed reading about his troubled past. The story in itself was good, not extraordinary interesting, but I liked it and that he had visions of Luke Skywalker gave the story some extra spice.
In the end was an issue that felt very misplaced, it was as they needed to reach a certain number of pages and throw in an extra issue that had nothing to do with the rest of the story. I didn't like that story a bit!
It was a good graphic novel (90% of it at last) and I would without doubt read more about Cade Skywalker.
So Cade continues to be lowlife scum. In this book, he uses the force to go on a pirating spree.
Nice. What an asshole.
Our charming hero. Vader looked cool when he force choked people. Cade just looks like a dick.
Ugh. Just look at him. Look at his face. Don't you just want to throw a brick at it?
YES. THANK YOU. Even the other characters think this guy is slime! I feel validated.
...God, I love to hate this guy. I can't remember when I had so much fun with such a terrible, shitty character. It's almost brilliant. Was his loathsomeness calculated? Was he supposed to seem cool or appealing to anyone? And his design... his hair, his clothes... his leering, punch-able, douchebag face. What were they thinking. I'm not rooting for him.
In Volume 8 of Star Wars Legacy, “Tatooine”: Cade and his crew are back to their illegal shennanigans of piracy and pissing off the Empire; Captain Gunner Yage of Skull Squadron is sent on a mission to find and apprehend Cade; three other assassins have also been hired to kill Cade; Cade and his crew hole up on Tatooine, where Cade has a deep conversation with the ghost of his grandfather, Luke Skywalker; Cade’s mom shows up, too, for no apparent reason other than to create drama.
This series isn’t bad. It’s actually fairly well-written by John Ostrander and drawn beautifully by Jan Duursema and Kajo Baldisimo, but I am—-I hate to say it—-kind of getting bored with it. The only thing keeping me reading it is the action scenes and Duursema/Baldisimo’s tendency to make all of the female characters have huge breasts and the smallest, tightest outfits in which to put them. Seriously, they may as well be going topless.
No longer safe in the Inner Core and looking to get away from everything with ties to the Jedi and his pass, Cade Skywalker heads out to the Outer Rim and finds himself on Tatooine, the planet that has played a major role in his family's history. Along for the ride, he has brought his reliable sidekicks Deliah Blue and Syn. Unfortunately, they are not as alone as they thought they were.
Moff Nyna Calixte has decided to take an interested in what he has been doing, particularly in light of the assassination attempt he made against Emperor Darth Krayt. In order to get her hands on him, she sends her own daughter Gunn Yage, a pilot in the Skulls fighter pilot team, to Tatooine to locate and capture Cade. When Gunn arrives, she is supposed to connect with Morrigan Corde, a long-time Imperial secret agency who has a lot to teach Gunn.
Morrigan has her own interests in Cade. While she is dedicated to the Empire, she is also his mother and would like to keep an eye out for him. This is not something that is known by her Imperial superiors. Because of this she is particularly frustrated when Gunn decides to get started on the hunt before she connected with Morrigan.
The two Imperial ladies are not the only people looking for Cade. The Black Sun, a long-lasting and evil group of smugglers, are also out for our hero, though they would be just as happy if he turns up dead. To achieve that goal, they have sent a trio of assassins after the not-quite Jedi.
As they are being hunted, Cade and his team find themselves trapped on the planet when a part on their ship, the Mynock needs to be replaced. They don't have the funds to do it. Cade and Syn set out to try and rustle up some funds, while Deliah decides to pretend to be a mendicant of the faithful in the hopes of collecting enough alms to buy the part. She finds herself alone until she gets help from a senior member of the organization.
This leads to an increasing level of fun for our heroes and a surprising reveal for one of the characters tied to them. All-in-all, this was a fun volume that is clearly setting up the quickly approaching conclusion in volume 10.
The final portion of the book is dedicated to a short story surrounding a Mandalorian warrior Chanon Ordo who has been serving as part of the Rogue Squadron. What role will he play in all of this?
I have been really intrigued by the mysterious familial background of Cade. We know who he is descended from over time, but his more immediate relatives are a bit of a mystery. This book provides some interesting insight that really twists how the reader views some of the characters.
These volumes are more than just action/adventure tales. There is quite a bit of character development involved.
Tatooine: The big one, and sadly the lesser story. It reminds me of earlier Ostrander, a story you might have seen in Republic: More wavering on the part of our protagonist, a bevy of functionally decent but ultimately forgettable one-off characters, perhaps a sense of questionable cohesion compared to the rest of the series. Cade... learns things, as he tends to do, but then a reminder of his past comes to bite him and we're back to square one. I've liked Cade as a protagonist so far, but now I'm worried his arc'll fizzle out into a rushed finale like Quin's more or less did. I suppose John & Jan didn't know about Randy's cancellation-related machinations yet at this point? I mean, 4 issues - I can already think of so many other things in this comic that deserve that type of page time, considering we're moving towards the finale.
For positives, I think, you can see a shift in Jan's artstyle here quite well compared to where we started. New outfits aside, Jariah especially has developed quite well beyond his glum first outing. Ultimately, though, a relative weak story arc propelled by J&J's usual baseline of quality. Better than Vector, though.
Rogue's End: Oh no, I already know how this one'll end. Or rather, won't: Hondo Karr's continued adventures will never be picked up from here because, again, Dark Horse shenanigans. Obviously, this stings. Especially because this issue is so clearly just set-up for a future story. Decent - and I do mean decent - art mixed with some - yes, just some - Rogue Squad fun... and it's over. I liked Noob better.
I believe this is the point at which Legacy joined KOTOR in the ridiculousness of its early cancellation first showing its face. There's still time for solid storytelling, and KOTOR managed to maneuver itself into a good position despite it all in just a few issues. But will this comic manage to do the same?
Not the best volume in the series so far. The "Tatooine" story arc fails to deliver the excitement that three assassins looking for Cade should bring, the undercover on the Imperial Mission is pretty much wasted, and the tone feels lazy and lacking interest. As for "Rogue's End", despite a promising start, you don't really have much time to connect with the characters, and the drawing, though not bad, isn't great either. There's just an awesome moment in "Tatooine: Part 3" with Cade lightsaber fighting Luke's ghost, but other than that, mostly a mediocre reading.
This volume was incredible. It gave cade some much n needed Character development, the Luke Skywalker scene was absolutely incredible and the twist towards the end had me shocked beyond belief. The artwork was top notch as always and Ostranders writing never dissapoints. Definitely a recommend. Rating: 9/10
Coming up on the end of this run, it���s beginning to feel a bit cyclical in storylines. The *big* things that happen appear to all Be temporary, there’s no real risk or permanence.
I absolutely adore the Legacy comics. The conversation between Cade and the force ghost of Luke in the ruins of the old Lars Homestead instantly became one of my favorite moments in all Star Wars.
I was hoping Cade would have an epic journey discovering his roots as a Skywalker descendant. His time with the ghost of was interesting enough, but was short lived. The rest of the time we follow Blue on a boring con job, and watch Syn do what Syn does.
Cade teams up with, , (which he doesn't know) and eludes a team of assassins. After some of the remarks he makes, he has never been more of a sleazeball. I was hoping his connection to her would be reveled to him at the end of the book.
The last arch of the trade needed more time to develop. It took me awhile to figure out how Karr got to where he was midway through this arc. Obviously time had passed during a couple occasions, but this was not clear in the story.
This was a quick and entertaining read, because unlike the previous collection this storyline was action packed and brought back a lot of themes from the original trilogy. Cade and company are stranded on Tatooine with a busted ship (starting to sound familiar) after their escapades stealing from Black Sun start getting them into trouble, and they face off against not only a trio of assassins (the soul-sucking abilities of which are kind of alarming), but a duo of Imperials led by none other than Cade's mother. The major theme of this story arc is bringing Cade right to the edge of his dabbling with the Dark Side - as if his stint with the Sith wasn't enough - but he barely manages to pull back, even with the influence of Luke's Force ghost. Maybe the faux-lightsaber battle was a bit much, even for Cade, and it's just more proof that he's losing his mind.
I love this series. It does what the game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed did and makes Star Wars cool and new all over again. Taking place 100 years after Episode VI, the story following Cade Skywalker is consistently entertaining, with new and classic elements mixing in the Star Wars universe. The look into the Sith political system is great and I actually enjoy the side stories that take place, especially the one in this volume featuring Mandalor. The main story was great, with Cade further losing his grip on playing both sides of the Force, and losing his touch on his crew. The art, as usual, is top notch and one of the best things about this series. I only have two volumes to go but I know I'm going to miss this series. Recommended to Star Wars fans without hesitation.
I did like the feeling of coming full circle when Cade stumbles upon the long-deserted Lars' homestead where Luke grew up. That he also encounters his sister, but neither are aware of this connection is another fun nod to the Skywalker way of doing things. The story itself of another low-key affair as, once again, Cade struggles with what he wants to do, verses his destiny. A lot of fun. The volume finishes off with a stand-alone story Rogue's End which follows Hondo Karr (introduced in Noob near the beginning of the series) and how he came to be part of Joker Squad. The story was okay, but so distant from anything else going on that it merely serves to flesh out this era a little more.
Frankly the only reason I pick this up is John Ostrander's writing. Sure, I wish he was working on his creator owned characters (Grimjack) but I understand the need to get paid for your writing also (end of digression). Ostrander turns in another strong tale of Cade, arguably the black sheep and the one who has the most screwed up on family of any Skywalker (father is a dead Jedi mother is a black ops agents for the Empire). The Sith are trying to hide that their leader is out of commission, and trying to play factions of the Empire against each other. If anything this Star Wars ST:DS9 (which might have been the best ST ever).
Much like the last volume, Cade is still willing to lie, cheat, and steal so long as he doesn't have to become a Jedi. Even though I skipped reading Vector (though I might like to someday), I could easily piece together what I had missed. I appreciated the visit to Tatooine and the nods to A New Hope in this story arc. Duuresma's art continues to its excellence as well. Now that I've read volume eight and I know that the story ends in volume ten, I'm very curious to say the least to see how everything wraps up. If anything, this story feels like it needs to start moving in that direction though it is not clear how it will do so.
Dans ce tome, Cade continue à ne pas vouloir assumer le fait qu'il soit un descendant des Skywalker et continue son travail de pirate. Il se rends sur Tatooine pour faire réparer son vaisseau. Sa demi-soeur (ils ne le savent pas encore) se trompe de mission et va capturer Cade. Dès cet instant, il y aura de la tension entre les deux mais ils devront faire équipe pour survivre.
Ce n'est pas du tout le meilleur de la série. J'ai bien aimé la discussion entre Cade et son ancêtre Luke Skywalker à propos de la destinée. Sinon le reste était par moment un peu ennuyeux. J'ai bien hâte que la série redémarre vraiment car ça commence à être un peu long.
This is actually a review of the first 8 volumes of the Legacy series. I found the story enjoyable and appreciated the ties to the earlier eras of the Star Wars universe. the artwork is well done (though is there a female character in the story that is not incredibly busty?). I'm not a huge fan of Cade as a skywalker or of Emperor Fel. Neither of them seems to be someone you really want to cheer for. The stories are fun and enjoyable if lacking in character development, especially of the supporting characters (not surprising for comics).
This is probably my favorite in the series, so far. It's got a very simple clear-cut goal, but at the same time gets all mucked up because of Corde and those "stang" Imperial entanglements. I love the scene where Luke takes Cade to the old Lars homestead and shows him what he'll become if he follows the dark side, and the very intriguing message he gives on it. Even the break-away plot of the Mandalorians was just as entertaining, and I'd like to see where that leads later in the series. You definitely don't want to miss out on this installment.
Page 12 has a beautiful picture of Blue, Cade, and Syn.
I hate how Cade treats Blue and that he asks her to do things that hurt her inner being. But the character development in this GN is fantastic. Cade grows. Others grow. And we get Mandos.
Nyna is not a good woman. She's a poodoo wife; she's awful with relationships. Her story does drive the main plot though, so it's interesting.
We get Black Sun, Tatooine shenanigans, Imperial information, and good art.
This volume does a good job of telling a Star Wars story on the small scale. Cade and friends end up stuck on Tatooine trying to earn money to repair their ship. But they become embroiled in an imperial corruption case that manages to bring many of the big players from previous arcs into play. It captures the personal level of action and adventure that previous volumes had lost track of. Although Cade still comes off as a jerk throughout, it's an enjoyable read.
Another great volume to the series. As from the title this volume takes place on Tatooine the home world of two of the most famous Skywalkers. Much is revealed and even a cameo from Luke Skywalker force Cade to make a decision that will effect this life and those around him. A lot of action and a lot of what makes Star Wars Star Wars.
"Tatooine" is a strong continuation of the Cade Skywalker tale returned to a familiar locale. However the "Rogues' End" story that continues the volume didn't seem to make a lot of sense. Too many peoples and places that I didn't know who were.
Cade and the crew go to Tatooine to sell their pirate loot. People are after them. There's nothing really new in this story that hasn't been done before earlier in this series. Cade keeps skirting the line behind light and dark. Delilah shows how nice she is. An ok read.