DAWN OF THE JEDI FORCE STORM SERIES

I like how she insets the panels for something a little different, and for whatever reason, I especially like her Wookies вЂ“ they actually look furry. Her art is detailed without being fussy, and everything looks thematically appropriate to the universe. SheвЂ™s clearly comfortable drawing the various denizens of the Star Wars universe, with the ability to render alien characters distinct and unique. Jan DuursemaвЂ™s art on this issue is solid. There are a lot of familiar things in the background вЂ“ Tatooine (albeit with an ocean), TwiвЂ™leks, Wookies, proto-lightsabers вЂ“ and they mesh comfortably with that long-winded intro, so any Star Wars fan will be at home.

Star Wars should be fun, and this was a fun read. But thatвЂ™s okay Star Wars has always been about archetypes, and OstranderвЂ™s script is peppy enough that the clichГ©s are noticeable but not overpowering. These two perform all the requisite Star Wars-y bits of badness вЂ“ killing subordinates, killing civilians, tossing around Force lightning before engaging in some internecine bickering вЂ“ and it is a bit familiar. The actual meat and potatoes of the issue introduces Xesh, an enigmatic вЂњForce HoundвЂќ clad in badass armor and his owner, all-around evil guy Predor TulвЂ™Kar, a Rakata muckety-muck in the Infinite Empire. WeвЂ™re told about the JeвЂ™Daii doings in the form of a story told to a couple of kids on Tython, get a half page of philosophizing and then thatвЂ™s all we see of the JeвЂ™Daii for the issue. That said, all the space given over to explicating the history of the planet Tython and its JeвЂ™Daii inhabitants leaves precious little time to introduce any memorable Tythan characters. Although this is a five issue miniseries, it is clear that Ostrander and Duursema intend to tell a lot more stories in this setting. The majority of this first issue is taken up with world-building, in a telling, not showing, sort of way. APOSTROPHES MAKE EVERYTHING READ MORE EXOTIC But it looks like their separation from the rest of the galaxy is at an end, as the Infinite Empire will soon come a-calling. Taken to a secluded star system by some enigmatic diamond thingies, the JeвЂ™Daii have developed in isolation a philosophy of balance regarding the dark and light sides of the force. The duo of John Ostrander and Jan Duursema looked forward a hundred years or so with Star Wars: Legacy, and now theyвЂ™re headed back to a long time ago (but in the same galaxy). Previously, in the Star Wars universe : this IS what happened previously.Дawn of the Jedi looks to tell the story of how the Jedi were formed, some 36,000 years before the Battle of Yavin. STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI вЂ“ FORCE STORM #1 (OF 5)

DAWN OF THE JEDI FORCE STORM SERIES

Will this series bring balance to the Force? What does that even mean? Force Storm is the first series in the Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi, a new setting illustrating the very beginnings of the Jedi Order, with the creative crew from Star Wars: Legacy at the helm.

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