Star Wars The High Republic Adventures #2 suffers from a slender perspective. As we dive in deeper to the prequel period of The High Republic, this situation reveals the hazard of introducing so many new characters once more. We have simply emerged from an period of storytelling the place we knew all of the characters and had the enjoyment of seeing them work together and develop. We have been then abruptly reduce off and shuffled to a brand new period with no clear connection to the tales we learn in part 1. This means the creators must be on the prime of their craft in introducing the brand new characters and making us care about all of them.
Daniel Jose Older introduces a pleasant cadre of rogues on this collection. Unfortunately we’re solely seeing them channeled by means of the dullest of them. That mixed with the rather more restricted creative talents of Toni Bruno make this arc really feel uninteresting. It can’t be overstated how a lot creativity and life cowl artist Harvey Tolibao injected into the interiors of the final part of this collection. The depth, element and delight of that collection is totally missing right here.
The story is a fundamental one, Maz Kanata and her Pirates determine to analyze the evil Dank Graks’ ship whereas they’re away. The Dank Graks determine to take over Maz’s ship in flip. Sav Malagan is our hero, an undercover Jedi Padawan on the hunt for journey. He learns extra concerning the crew. Coromont sings of his personal heroics, gossips about Alak’s misplaced love and carry’s Officer Rado on his again. Officer Rado is a Jiminy Cricket of types, assigned to hold on Coromont’s again and guarantee he stays throughout the legislation. Dexter Jettster from the traditional prequel movies helps Maz take over the ship at the same time as they’re attacked by the Danks in Maz’s ship. Alak hangs a droid head round his neck that tells Maz just one who makes use of the Force can function the Danks’ ship.
Of course that is Sav’s alternative to secretly step up and use the ship’s weapons. The battle is interrupted by Inspector Raf earlier than each crews escape. The finish result’s that the crews switched ships and Maz is now depending on Sav and his use of the Force to assist her with the brand new ship.
Rather than permitting us to get to know Kanata’s crew by means of their actions and unbiased conversations, we’ve got to undergo every of them them spitting out character traits and details to Sav. This means everyone seems to be centered round one very uninteresting character’s perspective. It’s Alice in Wonderland in house however with not one of the character growth for our hero. Maz additionally comes off as a cardboard character, right here to push Sav alongside on his journey reasonably than having any depth. All of this might change in points to come back, however except these characters are allowed to work together extra with one another we’re left with a bunch of descriptions of loopy characters reasonably than an precise Star Wars e book.
Writing: 2.7 of 5 stars
Art: 2.3 of 5 stars
Colors: 2.5 of 5 stars
Overall: 2.5 of 5 stars
Writer: Daniel Jose Older
Art: Toni Bruno
Colors: Michael Atiyeh
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
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