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SPOILER REVIEW: Marvel's Star Wars #3

Discussion in 'Star Wars: Books & Comics + Legends' started by Kyle, Mar 11, 2015.

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  1. Darth Zloi

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    Alright, with Star Wars #4 coming up ... it seems we'll find Luke at some point soon, exploring Obi-Wan's hut.

    We know from Heir to the Jedi that Kenobi hasn't communicated with Luke through the Force since the Battle of Yavin (at that point).

    In Star Wars # 1 ... Ben talks to Luke (albeit very briefly) in an extreme circumstance, to avoid Vader.

    So far, in the comics we've had just that brief and urgent piece of advice (no Force Ghost reveal yet).

    Watching ESB ... I always got the feeling that Luke was shocked to see Ben in spector form. To me, it seems like a first contact scenario (though this isn't set in stone).

    I'm wondering which of the following scenarios will play out when Luke visits OBW's dwelling ...

    1) Luke only receives correspindence with Ben via the "mysterious box."

    2) Luke has a conversation with Ben through the Force (no visuals).

    3) Luke sees Ben as a Force ghost for the first time.

    I don't necessarily have a preference, myself. It was thought originally that Cloud City was the first encounter between Luke and Vader. But the narrative left room for a meeting in between.

    I feel the same goes with the Force ghost thing. It does seem that Luke is surprised to see Ben's spirit on Hoth. I always assumed that was because it was the first time he'd seen this. Perhaps, his reaction was just because he was out of it, after being stuck in the cold for such a long time.

    I have a feeling it will just be a conversation via the Force. Perhaps Obi-Wan is only capable of the Qui-Gon / Yoda balls of light form we've seen in TCW and Rebels, at this point.

    What do you think?
     
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    I think Luke is going to start hearing Obi Wan more in his thoughts, but I don't think we will see the Force ghost. That would really undercut ESB, but I see your point. Maybe Luke sees a Force ghost Kenobi and thinks it's his imagination. In Heir to the Jedi he seems pretty uncertain as to what he heard during the attack on the Death Star. Maybe they will set it up so that by the time he sees Kenobi in ESB he will be convinced that he is real.
     
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    Great points and observations. I have been going back and forth with the timeline considering Heir to the Jedi vs the new comic series. Does it come before or after? You brought up the point that Luke hadn't heard from Ben since the Death Star in HTTJ. I had forgotten that Obi-Wan's voice tells Luke to run in the first issue of Star Wars. I am now confident to say the events in that book occur prior to the Star Wars comic. Thanks for your post.
     
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    Heir to the Jedi takes place before the comic. So far the sequence is Princess Leia series, Heir to the Jedi, Star Wars series, Darth Vader series. At some point I think the Darth Vader and Star Wars series have coincided as far as the timeline, I think with the last issue of Star Wars or this upcoming one
     
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    They definitely overlap some. Darth Vader #1 takes place after the events of Star Wars #3... Vader #3 comes out this week...then in 2 weeks Vader #4...before Star Wars #4 comes out, so I agree that Vader will probably follow the timeline along with the Star Wars series, giving us the story from both point of views simultaneously. I think they will continue to feed off of one another.
     
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    I agree. I feel it would be better for Obi-Wan to just talk with the disembodied voice for now. It would take a little bit away from the reveal in ESB otherwise. That being said, I won't be the kind of fan to go off the deep end about it. Many didn't want an early Luke / Vader confrontation (myself included). Yet, I thought they pulled it off pretty well and didn't ruin the ESB showdown.

    It woulad also be cool if he appeared like the array of golden light balls we've seen from Qui-Gon and Yoda. It seems like a natural progression for this Force skill ... 1) voice 2) light balls 3) full-fledged Force Ghost

    Heir to the Jedi does take olace first in the timeline. The Force stuff with Obi-Wan lines up. The one confusing thing is that Luke uses the Force telekinetically in the novel. Yet he seems surprised at Vader's usage of this power in Star Wars comic # 1.

    It's not a huge contradiction, but there does seem to be a bit of one.
     
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    I pondered on this also...in his defense...all Luke could move in HTTJ is a dinner fork and some noodles and not without some struggle. Vader's pulling the lightsaber in to his hand with such effortlessness may have warranted that reaction in the comic.
     
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    I agree. It's not truly a contradiction. Perhaps not tied up in a knot seamlessly ... but well enough. Considering some of the other issues (just talking the two current trilogies) ... it's not a big deal and logically reasonable.
     
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    Star Wars #3 audio comic book! Next up Darth Vader #3, although I was hoping to do Princess Leia #3 today.
     
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