One of my resolutions for 2013 was to read one “fun” book a month. Re: ANYTHING other than my course texts. January is over and done with, and though I started several books with the best intentions, I have yet to finish any of them. Unless you count comic books! So without further ado, here’s what I thought of my January Read, Star Wars Legacy: War with story by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema, and script by Ostrander.
For almost as long as I can recall, I have loved Star Wars. For almost as long as I have been reading, I have loved comic books. But until a friend turned me on to Legacy, I had never really read any Star Wars comics. It’s just as well, I suppose, since none of them are canon, but canon or not, I have enjoyed Legacy, and was excited for the final issues to be available as a trade paperback. War is the eleventh and final volume of the series and while I’m happy to know how it ended, the ending itself was rather anticlimactic. Everything about War just seemed rushed: the art, the plot, and the ending. This easily could have been stretched into multiple volumes, but at least as a single volume, minimal time was devoted to space battles. Dogfights in space are GREAT on screen, but on the page they fall flat and become confusing all too quickly. Ostrander worked hard to wrap up multiple sub-plots, which resulted in too many mini-endings, Return of the King style.
Despite the anticlimactic nature of the final volume, I enjoyed the Legacy series in its entirety. The story of Cade Skywalker, a conflicted jedi turned pirate, and the struggle for power between the Jedi, Imperials and Sith Empire often had me at the edge of my seat. The artists take the dirty space aesthetic Lucas pioneered to a new level in this dystopian post-Rebellion era future. The writers populated the universe with flawed, gritty anti-heroes, who despite their heavy-handed use of fictitious alien slang, are still endearing to the reader. I would recommend Star Wars Legacy for any one who loves Star Wars, loves comics, and is looking for a fresh read.
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