Saturday, February 27, 2021

Comic Talk: Star Wars Adventures #3


Comics are frustrating and never release on time or on schedule, especially Star Wars comics. We should be here today talking about Star Wars Adventures #4, but the release date changed (again) and so I am going to talk about Star Wars Adventures #3 instead, which released on February 3rd.  


Prerequisites:

When the anthology series "Star Wars Adventures" first released in 2017 it was told through the lens of Emil Graf, pilot of the Star Herald. Emil told stories and tales to his crew: CR-8rR, BB-00, and a Kowakian monkey-lizard named Noni. Each story was also meant to teach a lesson to one of his crew members. Star Wars Adventures was published by IDW and ran for 32 issues before it was rebooted last year.

The relaunched series is still an anthology series that can take place in any Star Wars era and feature any character, however it is no longer framed through the lens of Emil Graf or the Star Herald crew. 

It also now features a slogan "Tales of Villainy" 

Who wrote this?

Michael Moreci has been writing for Star Wars Adventures since 2018. Before that he worked on horror comics such as Stranger Things & Vampironica.


Sam Maggs is new to Star Wars comics but is a Canadian author most knows for her book "The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy"



Characters: 

The first tale "Life Day" sees Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice "Obi-Wan Kenobi" on planet Kashyyyk during the celebration of Life Day. 

The second tale "The Hostage" features Darth Maul captured and chained on planet Bahlah. 

Why Should I Read It?: 

Obviously these tales are marketed towards kids, but they don't have to be. The scripts would work just as well with an older target audience. The only part of these stories that is really "kid-ified" is the art itself.

The genius of the anthology format is that you could find yourself in any era of the Star Wars universe with characters that you love.  The tales are quick-burns and then you are onto something new.

Comics can be so frustrating because issues often release months apart and it is easy to lose the plot threads. When comics are suddenly cancelled mid-plot-thread it is even more frustrating. Star Wars Adventures does not run into this issue. A lot of these stories are one shots, and if not, the story is going to be resolved the very next week.

What's Next?

If it releases on schedule I will be back next week to review High Republic Adventures #2





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