Comics Jedi of the Republic: Mace Windu #1-5 (3/5 Released)

You know, come to think of it, I make fun of Coleman Kcaj all the time, but has Coleman Trebor ever actually done anything either?

(And is that the tuckerization issue, or just the fact that we don't have enough pre-AOTC stories in general?)

 

My personal impression, based solely on having heard him talk on Star Wars for a while in person just prior to TFA coming out, was that Ostrander was done with writing Star Wars and not really interested in coming back, especially without Duursema as a partner. But he also seems to be pretty much retired with writing in general, notwithstanding his weekly column on ComicMix.

 

This will give us a return of Phase 1 armored Clone Troopers.

I do enjoy Clone Wars year one, especially pre-TCW because of the freshness of the war for those that partake in it.

It's to bad they are not going to make anymore animated content in the clone wars. While TCW being finished would have been fantastic, I would have liked a miniseries (or short 1 season) that acts as a prequel to TCW.

But since that's just a wishful dream, bring on a Republic Commando story about their early days in the war in comic book format. Anakin getting knighted in comics and seeing him and Obwans first battle in the war. I also want to see some new padawns in this period, see how they deal with war while being a jedi apprentice. Maybe we could jump late into the war, and see more of the youngling crew after their got their lightsabers, but before Order 66.

 

I love Ostrander, primarily for as I see it the definitive version of Martian Manhunter he wrote during the 90s solo series. Great writer.

 

He did a great job dying in AOTC.

 

I'm kind of annoyed that they didn't go with "KNIGHT OF THE REPUBLIC".

But I guess they would have considered it and decided:

1) No, people are dumb and will get confused

2) No, people are dumb and will say "Actuuuuually, Mace Windu is a Jedi Master, omg I'm so smart and clever for catching Marvel out"

 

I always thought Mace was dull and unpleasant especially so in Shatterpoint wiht his macho-like behaviour and Stover droning on and on how powerful he is. So this is obviously a pass for me.

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He died like a graceful swan............after being shot repeatedly and toppled over a ledge.

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Wait you did not like Mace in Shatterpoint?

 

Unpopular opinion: I wish that new series wasn't set during the Clone Wars. Haven't we had enough CW-era material to last a lifetime?

 

I am inclined to agree. I am ok with more stuff in that era down the line but can we please flesh out some gaps that have not already have extensive stories set in them?

 

Mace Windu padawan stories please.

 

Although TCW is my favorite era, I agree with you. I really want to see some pre-AOTC material. Even in Legends the TPM/AOTC gap was largely unfilled. It's an era ripe with good storytelling potential. Personally I'd love a Dooku book by James Luceno set during that era showing how he trained as a Sith and formed the CIS.

 

I've been saying for a while that they should do a story about him meeting and training with the Shaman of the Whills, where he learns the secret of coming back as a Force Ghost.

 

This, as it would tell stories not covered in either Legends and canon.

 

That wouldn't work very well in comic form, seeing as how he didn't keep his body when he died.


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I do feel like there has been enough Clone Wars content (especially considering it's supposed to be a three-year war...By the Force I've always wished the Clone Wars was a conflict that lasted much longer). I've always like the era right before the Clone Wars, where the galaxy was at "peace."

 

That wouldn't fit in the new canon because he learned the secret of "becoming one with the force" from the Force priestesses. And he even couldn't come back as a force ghost because he didn't complete his training (he only could appear on Mortis).

 

Only about 15 years of CW material. Yet we had 40 years of GCW stuff. I love TCW era, and the more we get the better. There's so much that can still be explored, either from a different point of view, a different battle happening someplace else away from a major character...

 

Right now we only have two largely unrelated storylines for the Clone Wars era. That's a pittance compared to the five or so for the OT.

 

All I'm saying is that there hardly anything, even in Legends, that's set between TPM and AOTC. (Don't start listing counter-examples, please. I know there are some, but it's still MUCH less than CW-era material.)

 

True. I was hoping the Obi-Wan and Anakin comic would be an ongoing. There is a lot of potential for stories in that ten year time span, but it might not be a focus since, really, nothing major happened. They can make up some interesting stories, of course, but again, with nothing big occurring between the peaceful time, it's not that big of a thing for the Story Group I guess. But the Jedi of the Republic series might jump around the timeline and we'll get stories between TPM and AOTC.

 

While their is no galactic scale war pre-AoTC, I do want to see more local conflicts spring (beyond the one in Anakin and Obiwan) up in the story groups imagination. Further seeing Jedi being peace keepers. Since the Jedi Order loses the Clone Wars, and we haven't gotten nu ToR era material yet, I would like to have them restore peace in a terrible local conflicts pre-AoTC. See how this happens without a large Republic military to back them up.

Im sure their were also some wars that went beyond one solar system. If im remembering right, I think Trench participated in space battles pre clone wars.

 

The galaxy is enormous, and people are people, so yes, there MUST have been loads of localized conflicts in that ten-year span. Not everything has to be major as in "on a galactic scale." A world war is "major" in its own right though.

 

Ohhhh you would love Nomad, possibly my favorite Star Wars comic story ever*. For the very reason you just brought up -- local conflicts during the Clone Wars, so much so that you forget while reading it what era it's based in. It's basically one dude going around saving people. The catch is he's not a Jedi -- just acting like one, the irony being he's doing a better job saving the everyday folks than the real Jedi are at the same time.

Edit: Actually I think it's right before TCW's era.

*Except that one where San Hill tortures Ben Quadrinaros. Also I guess all of KOTOR, but that goes without saying.