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Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars #2

Today I’ll be talking about Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales #2. To remind folks, this is a younger target audience book by IDW Publishing. But it promises some great Clone Wars action, so I am in! this issue is written by Michael Moreci, Artists are Derek Charm (main story) and Megan Levens for the flashback.

SPOILER WARNING: This review/summary may contain spoilers for this issue, as well as any previously released Star Wars media (Films, TV Shows, Novels, Comics, Video Games) released to date, including #NotCanon. Also, this post may CONTAIN ADULT CONTENT!

The path to unity is guided by trust

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As the number of systems falling into Separatist control grows, Republic forces launch an aid mission on Hisseen, determined to halt their enemy’s progress. But as the Jedi pursue Count Dooku and Asajj Ventress, the clone arm is left to wage war without their generals…

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This issue picks up back on the planet Hisseen. Obi-wan and Anakin are engaging Dooku and Ventress while Plo Koon is trying to get a transmission to Commander Wolffe.

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The transmission is unstable, but the coordinates Plo Koon sent arrive. Commander Cody tells Wolffe it’s his General, his decision. “Do I think the general would trust us clones to execute a mission on our own? Yeah…”

LOST FLASHBACK SOUND

The Nexus. A Trading Outpost floating above the planet Quarmendy.

Plo Koon and Commander Wolffe discuss their mission. The Wolfpack will be trying to take control of the outpost back, and save any hostages, while Plo Koon and other clone pilots provide a distraction.

Wat Tambor is here directing the battle droids. He sends Vulture Droids after the ships. He then brings in the one hostage, the Custodian of the Nexus, Orkle. She has managed to evacuate her people from the outpost. Tambor says the people hold no value, however, she may as a hostage.

We then see the Wolfpack jet over to the floating outpost. When discovered, they are attacked by D-Wing air support droids.

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Wolffe manages to place a detonator on one and throw it back at Tambor and the droids. Tambor decides to flee, and destroy the outpost as he leaves. The clones manage to save Orkle and all return safely.

Upon returning to the LAAT, Wolffe apologizes to Plo Koon for failing. Plo Koon notes that he rescued the hostage and all his men returned. The destruction of the outpost was not his squad’s doing. And in war, you can’t hope for much greater.

Back to the story on Hisseen. Cody and Rex and their troopers get to the coordinates. There, they discover that the Separatists are holding the parliament hostage. They may not get another chance to rescue them, but it will be risky. They need to move on them now….

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To Be Continued.

Master Shast LeLow’s Thoughts

This series has already established a pattern. A few pages at the beginning and end of the book for the A story, and a B plot in flashback form for the majority of the book. This also allows for the primary artist (Charm) and the artist of the week. I am enjoying this so far, as I dig any Clone focused story.

It also seems as though there will be a lesson each week, which, again, since this is a younger focused book, makes perfect sense.

I should point out that though Anakin has the bit longer hair from earlier The Clone Wars episodes, but the clones are in their Phase I armor. So no Ahsoka yet. But I think we will eventually get there.

Until next time, May the Force be with you!

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hello. my name is k, and this is my first comic. i have never done anything like this before, making ocs and stories about them. only fandom art. but i’ve decided to leave said fandoms and focus on this. no i do not aspire to go to college for art- but it will be a backup plan. but for now, as a hobby, i enjoy art. im sure my style will change throughout the continuation of the comic, and i will probably make more than just this one. this is called high tension. i will not be drawing in this style, it is only for the cover. i want to go simpler for the comic itself. the comic wont be on a set storyline- most likely random things that come to mind. i dont want to feel stressed about this. i want to go with the flow and take this as it comes and take my time. thank you for reading this overview of who i am and my ideas. the characters- their personalities will be explained and portrayed throughout the comic itself but from left to right- a slight rundown. freddy, male, hes 17. he looks like a trouble maker but he really isnt. he has such a big heart and protects the younger kids with everything he has. he lives on his own in an apartment, but visits the other 3 often. he smokes and he doesnt know how to take care of himself. he tries his best, hes really just misunderstood. next, mary ann. mary ann is a hopeless romantic who just loves with all she has. she is so sensitive and carefree, often seen as bossy and demanding. she hangs out with freddy a lot. she is 14 and looks up to him. she wants to be a princess one day, and treated like one, and she always gets what she wants. she likes it like that. at a young age, a very young age, her parents left on a vacation. their plane crashed and they died- and mary was left in the hands of hanna (the girl to the right of her), because she was her baby sitter at the time. she now lives with hanna and taylor. next, hanna. hanna is 16 and she is nosy and protective. she does not like freddy. she thinks he is a troublemaker and refuses to get to know him. she thinks he is a bad influence on the younger kids and doesnt want them being around him. she doesnt like how mary looks up to him, she thinks they would not match well. she also doesnt like how mary changes her fashion influenced by him- because she thinks “hes cool”. she doesnt want mary to get hurt again, but her brother taylor is much easier to control. she is seen as a pushover and suckup at many times. and finally, taylor. he is also 14 and loves his sister , following most of her every word. but, he has a secretive side to him that he wont let anyone see. its even very surprising. he is seen as sensitive and a crybaby, taking things to heart very easily. his sister is always there to comfort him. they live on their own because hanna decided to move out of her parents house and take taylor with her. they were constantly away and had no time for them, so she works restlessly just to pay for taylor, mary, and their bills. freddy helps however. taylor likes playing board games, but theres usually no one around to play with him, so freddy gladly plays with him. he likes freddy, but cant trust him due to the things hanna has said about him around the house, he just doesnt know who to believe yet.

this is their story and how they grow together

thank you so much for reading and i hope you enjoy my dumb little comics.

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Star Wars (2020) #2

HELLO!  YEEAAAHHHHH!

Welcome to This Week in Comics – Star Wars Style!

Today, I will be catching up on the reboot of the primary Star Wars ongoing title, and cover Star Wars (2020) #1-#4. Tomorrow sees the release of the third issue in the ongoing Darth Vader (2020) title, so I will review that later in the week. I will then work to catch up on Bounty Hunters (2020) and Doctor Aphra (2020).

Star Wars (2020), by Charles Soule, illustrated by Jesús Saiz is the reboot of the primary Marvel Star Wars Canon title. This title takes place between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi. It primarily focuses on the Rebel side of things.

SPOILER WARNING: This review/summary may contain spoilers for this issue, as well as any previously released Star Wars media (Films, TV Shows, Novels, Comics, Video Games) released to date, including #NotCanon. Also, this post may CONTAIN ADULT CONTENT!

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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….

The Destiny Path – Part II

The Rebel fleet had been scattered following the Battle of Hoth. After losing Han Solo to Darth Vader's bounty hunter, Princess Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian returned from Clout City aboard the Millennium Falcon to find a rebel fleet under attack.

But Leia's daring plan allowed the fleet to escape. In the battle, a wounded Luke tapped deep into the Forde to destroy an entire squadron of enemy fighters.

And after learning that Darth Vader is his father, Luke now questions his destiny as a Jedi....

Leia and Lando discuss whether Lando can be trusted. Luke, still missing his hand, an Leia discuss with Lando how they can find Han. Lando and Chewie prepare to leave to head to find out if Jabba yet has Han.

Han and Chewie, in the space above Tatooine, encounter a squad of Tie Fighters. The Ties are defeated by another squad of ships looking for Solo, assuming he is on the Falcon.

We learn that these are pirates, looking for Solo to settle a score. Lando strikes up a deal with them.

Back at the Rebel Fleet, discussions on how to move forward occur. The Damerons are once again in this briefing room and they discuss how to go about communicating under the assumption the Empire has their codes.

Lando is now meeting with Jabba to sell Jabba on some Tibana Gas. Jabba isn't biting, because he knows Cloud City is now under Imperial control. This was all a ruse to see if Jabba had Han.

Back at the fleet, we get a little history lesson, courtesy of Commander Grek Dameron. He talks of the time of the HIGH REPUBLIC (I didn't, obviously, pick up on this in my first reading back in January) and how the galaxy wasn't as settled, and the outer rim was more dangerous. They briefly discuss how beacons were used to communicate. That they can use this method for now. That there was a huge space station, and the station had an inspiring name. He then goes on to discuss Operation Starlight.

Back at Jabba's Palace, it is discovered that Lando arrived in the Falcon. He is threatened with being fed to the Rancor, unless he has something to offer. He tells them Han was frozen in carbonite and agrees to pass on any information he thinks would be of interest to Jabba from the Rebels. He is allowed to leave. Back on the Falcon, he tells Chewie that he is no use to the Rebellion and to drop him off.

We then see Luke training with a blaster and his new hand. Lando comes in and tells Luke he wants to return to Cloud City, but that Luke should be the one to say he wants to return. When Luke asks why he would ever want to go back, Lando indicates he may be able to help Luke locate his lost lightsaber.

We then cut to a black gloved hand, the person in what appears to be Jedi Robes, and black gloved hands. The hand reaches out to the falling lightsaber and grabs it and reaches out to Luke to "Follow your destiny."

Master Shast LeLow’s Thoughts

Since I plan to post all four issues at the same time, I will save my thoughts for the Issue 4 review, and make it a cumulative Thoughts.

‘Til the Spires.