SPOILER MARVEL'S STAR WARS #15

Great review, @LadyMusashi !

As an Obi-Wan fan I was thrilled to have this addition. Seems Marvel just can't get enough of their Wookies with the cliffhanger. It's nice to see Obi-Wan keeping himself busy. I wonder how far they are going to take us in the timeline. My big hold out since I heard of the Disney sale two years ago has been an Obi-Wan film. It would be cool if they used this series to lead in.

I guess the next time jump in the Obi-Wan journals won't be as far, but I can't wait!

 

Mike Mayhew is one of my favorite artist. He uses Adobe Photoshop, pictures, and stock photos to create his amazing art. If you attend a comic convention where he is appearing he doesn't draw for fans like other artists do, because he uses Photoshop to create his fantastic images. Therefore, I feel that we should give credit to all the other artists that draw the Star Wars comics traditionally by hand. Although, Mayhew is talented in his own right. He has the aid of a computer to create life like images. So as an aspiring artist myself, I give the traditional artist allot of credit for their renditions of facial features even though it might not be as accurate as they should be. It takes practice, confidence, and allot of hard work to render facial features. I hear this complaint allot so I think this is the right time to address it. This review was very good yet, I had to comment because I usually just lurk, on the Mike Mayhew's gorgeous art..., because I was shocked when I found out that he doesn't actually draw but uses Photoshop. And I know allot of artist use Photoshop to correct or enhance art after scanning but I was looking forward to seeing Mayhew draw live and getting a personal hand drawn piece, anyway great review!

 

Tremendous Art Work on this issue.

Besides that a nice background builder story and the continuity of the black wookie mercenary.

 

This issue was great! I think it really hit all the points I wanted it to. The art, and the characterisation especially. I really like the encounter between Owen and Obi-Wan (though yeah... Owen went a bit far).
There is one thing I absolutely hate (okay... maybe not really. But let me my hyperbole here). You're gonna give me a cliffhanger? For a story that I won't get a resolution to for months? That's a low blow Marvel.

 

Beautiful art! I wish this artist would illustrate a marvel Star Wars book.

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My favorite character is old Ben Kenobi. My favorite episode is A New Hope. I look forward to all the Kenobi issues.

 

Great review!!

I just read it and I truly enjoyed having another glimpse of the period between ROTS and ANH. I agree, Uncle Owen is a d-bag, who does not want Luke to ever leave Tatooine, and as sad as the "Burning Homestead" scene might be, he had it coming in how he treated Obi-Wan. He was the first Jedi to kill (or well, defeat at least) a Sith in a long time. The man deserves respect!!!

The timing was kind of interesting, I found this issue quite endearing and reading it after watching the new episode of "Star Wars Rebels" yesterday, where we see young Leia in her first steps as a Rebel whereas we read about young Luke with his piloting skills is sort of spot on.

Agree, the issue felt like it was so short with the cliffhanger and the Black Wookie but hope they add more info about Obi-Wan before he was the "old Ben" that could be the same from the hologram ("Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope.")

 

Yes! I forgot to mention how amazing the artwork! I was so thrilled to see the treatment of the classic characters, but at the same time, have them look fresh and with mannerisms we have never seen.

More of this please...

 

I think the sucess of everything coming from the Obi-Wan exile period should point out to the big guys that we need more Obi-Wan stories, i don't mean a running series but a couple of minis would be great.

During Obi-Wan exile he doesn't need to be all the time in Tattoine, he could easily jump around just making sure to end in Tattoine for "A New Hope" and by the way is wereabouts are know to some, because Leia knew exactly were to find him, so he might even could get a few visitors asking for aid.

Just a thought, but i would buy/read that.

 

Intriguing, however would'nt that hinder his initial task of looking over the homestead and Luke?

 

Great review @LadyMusashi! I gotta admit, I was always skeptical about Obi-Wan not training Luke, and I still am, but seeing how the Obi-Wan of the PT became Ben of the OT, and how it affected Luke's life, is really fun to watch and read. I like Obi-Wan looking like a blend of Ewan and Alec especially! And the contrast to how Anakin slaughtered the Tusken Raiders vs Obi-Wan using their gaffe sticks to fight was very nice.

 

One of the best SW issues thus far.

 

Really? I didn't catch that. Why change it when it's been established for 30+ years as a Krayt Dragon call? So does this mean they have to go back to the SE and change the call in audio and sub title?

 

I noticed this when I was watching ANH a few weeks ago and it really threw me. I thought the reference in this book may have actually been a tongue-in-cheek reference not just to the call itself, but to all the various replacements its had since release.

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One for the true fans so to speak. Us.