Darkhorse Comics
Script: John Jackson Miller
Art: Dustin Weaver, Brian Ching, and Harvey Tolibao
Colors: Michael Atiyeah and Jay David Ramos
Lettering: Michael Heisler
Cover Art: Brian Ching and Michael Atiyeah
144 pp
ISBN: 1-59307-761-0
The story takes place during the era of the video game,
Knights of the Old Republic. The Old Republic lasted from 25,000 to
1,000 years before the Battle of Yavin (Luke Skywalker's victory over the Deathstar)
and it was a time of peace and justice, where the Jedi where numerous. The
particular events in
Flashpoint take place 3,963 years before the battle
of Yavin.
As someone who doesn't read comics often, but is a huge Star Wars fan, I was
really pleased with the story and found that this volume was hard to put down,
even though the events have little to do with the video game. The story follows
a young fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick who has allegedly killed a class of Jedi
trainees. He is fleeing the Republic with his troupe of other scoundrels which
include his partner in crime Gryph, and inventor Camper and his protector
Jarael, and a droid Elbee. While scavenging a rimworld for supplies, they are
attacked by Mandalorians and Jarael is mistaken for a Jedi and captured. I
found that the eclectic mix of characters formed a great group and watching
them reach their victories as a team was well worth the read. the characters
were very believable and each had their own strengths and weaknesses. There are
a few plot-twists and "to-be-continued"s that leave you wanting more
but I view this a good thing because I am seriously wanting to find out what
happens in the next volume. What does Zayne's former master have in plan? Why
does he want Zayne alive so badly? Will Zayne escape the trap?
As a professional artist I thought the artwork was awesome. There are some very
cool pages showing the full costume of specific characters and using this sort
of composition just adds to the drama of the situations. For the most part, the
inking was clean and looked very good. At some points the inking was a little
messy but I still felt like it looked really good, perhaps it's just a
preference of style. The colors that were used were full, bright and dramatic.
The artists made good use of lighting effects to convey the atmosphere and
mood.
Overall I thought the text and artwork meshed well together and that this
volume of
Knight of the Old Republic
is a very entertaining read. A must have for Star Wars and comic book fans
alike.
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