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<blockquote data-quote="Richard_H" data-source="post: 457363" data-attributes="member: 3919"><p>SW Main Title Issues #13-18</p><p></p><p>This starts with part 3 of Vader Down which was a cross over story with some issues of the first Darth Vader series. It's initially a little confusing for those who've only been following the main title.</p><p></p><p>We start with Luke who looks unconscious having been captured by Dr Aphra, Triple Zero and Beetee who are Vader's new team. The two droids work very well in that they are extremely vicious and have no qualms with torture or attacking other droids. There's no way that Beetee could hide the astonishing arsenal of guns and rocket missiles in its body though! Luke is rescued with a fantastic little interaction when Han and Chewie arrives and they beat Aphra. Triple Zero looks utterly destroyed as a droid but is still functional so may make a come back later. On a side quest Leia is leading a group of Rebels in the hope of defeating Vader once and for all. Vader captures Leia just as a group of Stormtroopers arrive who are led by a Mon Calamari who is working for the Empire and looks like a rival to Vader. He sends the Troopers to find Luke by Vader uses his truth strength and defeats them showing no mercy. However the Mon Cal has robotic arms similar to General Grievous and has four sabers :roll: Not sure how Han and Chewie are battling a Black Wookiee - this must be as the series jumped back to the Vader comics for an issue or two and then back again. Luke is ambushed by the Stormtroopers but the recently fixed Triple Zero and Beetee defeat the Troopers as they want Luke for themselves under Vader's orders. Luke, Chewie and Han are all in danger. Leia has Vader in her crosshairs and is ready to shoot as he is battling the rival. We then move to another standalone story from Ben's journal.</p><p></p><p>We meet young Luke and Biggs (aged 10-12 or so) who are racing through Beggar's Canyon. Luke isn't successful and Owen is furious with his wrecked Landspeeder and grounds Luke - literally!. Ben recognises the need for Luke to practise his flying skills so he makes a deal with the Jawas - he'll protect them from Sandpeople in return for the parts to fix Luke's speeder. The Jawa gifts the parts to Luke but Owen finds them and returns them to Ben later. I like this, a great part of the story. The exchange between Ben and Owen is very good and hard hitting.</p><p></p><p>We move back to present day as the Black Wookiee arrives on Tatooine and promises Jabba to hunt the person who is hiding in the dunes and causing so much trouble.</p><p></p><p>We don't know how (without reading the Vader books) how Luke, Han and Leia escape or have captured Aphra but they have done and escaped from Vader. Aphra proves problematic and has escaped from her binders several times as the ship tries to deliver her to a secret prison which I guess houses dangerous criminals and imperials. Sana Solo is with Leia as esort - it seems that her and Aphra have had history. Han and Luke are supposed to be buying supplies but Han loses the money when he is caught chearing at Sabacc (well it's been a few issues!) Despite being super secret and secure the prison is broken into a group of droids led by a mysterious character kill some prisoners who are deemed to murderous to Leia. Leia is unhappy with the 'justice' and then is forced to kill some prisoners herself after they are released from their cells by the droids. She manages to capture then and send them back to their cells before the mysterious character kills them all. Leia sees no choice but to free Aphra so that she, Aphra and Sana can hunt the madman. They send a message for help.</p><p>Han and Luke are forced to take a smuggling job to replace the lost money (Kessel Run speech again... :roll: ) Han isn't happy they are flying Nerfs. The Imperials are suspicious and ask to board the Falcon. Luke takes them out and they deliver the cargo. They pick up Leia's message and arrive at the prison to help. We end with the madman's mystery still a secret and i guess all prisoners are killed.</p><p></p><p>Good - some good writing and the cross over story is a good idea to introduce characters from the Vader series. I think the prison is a good idea although it is too easily found, broken into and taken over. Some of the Aphra/Sana dialogue is fun and it is clear there was a boy between them at one point.</p><p>Bad - again too much lazy writing such as the 4 armed Mon Cal / General Grievous copy. Also, if a reader does not wish to read the Vader series then it is confusing and the story could have been developed better. </p><p></p><p>Overall - still a strong series and I'm enjoying it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard_H, post: 457363, member: 3919"] SW Main Title Issues #13-18 This starts with part 3 of Vader Down which was a cross over story with some issues of the first Darth Vader series. It's initially a little confusing for those who've only been following the main title. We start with Luke who looks unconscious having been captured by Dr Aphra, Triple Zero and Beetee who are Vader's new team. The two droids work very well in that they are extremely vicious and have no qualms with torture or attacking other droids. There's no way that Beetee could hide the astonishing arsenal of guns and rocket missiles in its body though! Luke is rescued with a fantastic little interaction when Han and Chewie arrives and they beat Aphra. Triple Zero looks utterly destroyed as a droid but is still functional so may make a come back later. On a side quest Leia is leading a group of Rebels in the hope of defeating Vader once and for all. Vader captures Leia just as a group of Stormtroopers arrive who are led by a Mon Calamari who is working for the Empire and looks like a rival to Vader. He sends the Troopers to find Luke by Vader uses his truth strength and defeats them showing no mercy. However the Mon Cal has robotic arms similar to General Grievous and has four sabers :roll: Not sure how Han and Chewie are battling a Black Wookiee - this must be as the series jumped back to the Vader comics for an issue or two and then back again. Luke is ambushed by the Stormtroopers but the recently fixed Triple Zero and Beetee defeat the Troopers as they want Luke for themselves under Vader's orders. Luke, Chewie and Han are all in danger. Leia has Vader in her crosshairs and is ready to shoot as he is battling the rival. We then move to another standalone story from Ben's journal. We meet young Luke and Biggs (aged 10-12 or so) who are racing through Beggar's Canyon. Luke isn't successful and Owen is furious with his wrecked Landspeeder and grounds Luke - literally!. Ben recognises the need for Luke to practise his flying skills so he makes a deal with the Jawas - he'll protect them from Sandpeople in return for the parts to fix Luke's speeder. The Jawa gifts the parts to Luke but Owen finds them and returns them to Ben later. I like this, a great part of the story. The exchange between Ben and Owen is very good and hard hitting. We move back to present day as the Black Wookiee arrives on Tatooine and promises Jabba to hunt the person who is hiding in the dunes and causing so much trouble. We don't know how (without reading the Vader books) how Luke, Han and Leia escape or have captured Aphra but they have done and escaped from Vader. Aphra proves problematic and has escaped from her binders several times as the ship tries to deliver her to a secret prison which I guess houses dangerous criminals and imperials. Sana Solo is with Leia as esort - it seems that her and Aphra have had history. Han and Luke are supposed to be buying supplies but Han loses the money when he is caught chearing at Sabacc (well it's been a few issues!) Despite being super secret and secure the prison is broken into a group of droids led by a mysterious character kill some prisoners who are deemed to murderous to Leia. Leia is unhappy with the 'justice' and then is forced to kill some prisoners herself after they are released from their cells by the droids. She manages to capture then and send them back to their cells before the mysterious character kills them all. Leia sees no choice but to free Aphra so that she, Aphra and Sana can hunt the madman. They send a message for help. Han and Luke are forced to take a smuggling job to replace the lost money (Kessel Run speech again... :roll: ) Han isn't happy they are flying Nerfs. The Imperials are suspicious and ask to board the Falcon. Luke takes them out and they deliver the cargo. They pick up Leia's message and arrive at the prison to help. We end with the madman's mystery still a secret and i guess all prisoners are killed. Good - some good writing and the cross over story is a good idea to introduce characters from the Vader series. I think the prison is a good idea although it is too easily found, broken into and taken over. Some of the Aphra/Sana dialogue is fun and it is clear there was a boy between them at one point. Bad - again too much lazy writing such as the 4 armed Mon Cal / General Grievous copy. Also, if a reader does not wish to read the Vader series then it is confusing and the story could have been developed better. Overall - still a strong series and I'm enjoying it. [/QUOTE]
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