Invasion #1: Refugees, part 1 (of 5)

Off topic, but LCS bagging and boarding for customers can have benefits. It costs the LCS a little more, but protects the merchandise from being man-handled. If someone wants to flip through to see if they are interested, they can always ask permission, or the LCS can have a 'display' copy unbagged and boarded for perusal. Also, faithful readers and collectors like myself appreciate the effort. While modern comics don't carry much investment value, keeping them nice is certainly still important. This is easier to do when bagged and boarded. When I lived in Texas, my LCS bagged and boarded. I loved it. My current LCS in Indiana doesn't, and I wish they would, but considering the economy in the area, they most likely can't afford to.

I'm off to pick up my copy of Invasion #1, which after several readings, will be bagged, boarded, and boxed for later enjoyment.

 

spoilers, spoilers, spoilers; Now !!!

 

Very good issue. I like Luke's entrance. It's a nice gauge of his power. That little reveal at the end was pretty good as well. Definitely liking it and can't wait for more.

 

I am ok with readers b&b-ing their copies, just not ok with a store not having new books out on Wednesday because they have to b&b their new stock.

Anyway, I am ready to dive into the Invasion!

 

What a wonderful first issue. The horror of the Vong really resonates in visual form. I hope this series reaches its potential.

And I had no idea Luke was going to appear -- what an entrance!

 

Man, I'm really excited about this. It's giving me all of those happy New Jedi Order middle school nostalgia vibes.

 

Very nice issue. The writing's sharp, if a little fast-paced; it's excusable for a first issue, though. I'm not sure of the timeline placement, beyond the 25 ABY listed on the opening page; Luke comments how the NR is spread thin, but the #0 issues suggest it's still early enough that most people don't know about the Vong. Maybe between the Dark Tides, though I'm not sure if that works out.

Wilson's art is good. I particularly love the shot of the Vong slave ship taking on passengers; it's got a real sense of looming alien menace. I'm not sure, but I think the ship is also an original design. Nice visual reference on the evacuation ships; they're the C-3 liners from the X-wing/TIE Fighter games.

 

Man this issue made me giddy with excitement in a way I haven't been in a long time.

First page, just seeing that massive Vong fleet really set the mood. And the way the Vong are introduced makes them especially scary (and mysterious). The Galfridians are all great so far. I loved the reveal about them being royalty and with Finn having to take up the mantle, it had a very Dune-esque feel to it. I liked Finn too, I'm really looking forward to his training with Luke. The part with Kaye stabbing the Vong was sorta funny, if twisted, but that's the Vong for ya. Overall I was very impressed, this series looks like it's going to go very strong. Colin Wilson's art has also improved exponentially since his work in Legacy, he's the perfect artist for this series. All in all, a 10/10.

 

Well, I just got to read this (ran into Xicer in the process lol) Thought it was good, but was too fast paced. A LOT happened in very little time. Would have been better as 2 issues with a little more development of each scene. I guess they wanted to hit the ground running tho so I expect things to slow down. I hope they REALLY cover Finn's training thoroughly. So anyway, nobody was supposed to know the Vong were coming, then suddenly Luke is on the planet with evac shuttles and a pile of dead Vong? and at this point they should still be a little more difficult to kill because they don't know about the weak points in the crab armor. Also I can't say that I approve of making Finn a Prince and his father King of the planet. I see other's like it but I was looking forward to Finn becoming a new fixture in the Jedi order. Someone we can read about in FotJ maybe. Not someone who will eventually have to leave to lead his people like Tenel Ka did. Other minor points, Finn's mouth disappeared in a few panels and Luke should have asked "you can sense them?" instead of "you can see them?" other than that, my hopes are high for this series.

 

Sucked.












Oh, who am I kidding? It was exactly what I'd hoped it would be. Loved the King reveal, loved the C-3s, loved Luke's line about faking leadership - exactly how Luke would think, and reminded me a lot of Mindor. I was a little concerned at first that they'd overdo the surprise element despite this being after VP, but sure enough, Luke shows up and overtly acknowledges that yes, the NR knows what's happening and they'd tried to warn Artorias.

Gonna see if Tom will consent to a few more questions.

Happy to have fed your terror.

 

It was OK. I'm more interested in the capture and internment of the sister and the mother than Finns jedi training at this point.
So, will #2 be out next month, or is it going to pull a Dark Times...

 

Wasn't bad. Didn't really blow me away, to be honest, but it's got potential. I'd say it's set shortly before, during, or shortly after the Agents of Chaos duology, although I'd have to double-check a couple things.

Wilson's art was pretty slick, especially that slave-ship, which might be the one that nabbed captives on Gyndine in Agents of Chaos II.

Two of the ships had tentlike hulls fashioned from some sort of diaphanous material, from which protruded a dozen or more lightning-forked arms, as if dendrites from an insect-spun nest.

[...]

One of them-a mesh tent pierced by crooked sticks-was hovering over the embassy grounds now.

If that was the intent, then sweet; if not, then... sweet. (It's a great design either way).

And the New Republic soldiers! Great armor design; I like how it ever-so-subtly recalls the ANH fleet trooper design while still being something brand new.

The C-3 liners were also a nice touch, although I always assumed the rings were only hexagons because of the low polycount.



Believe it or not, my chief (really, only) complaint is that Wilson's too good with the visual continuity-- he's obviously (and understandably) used existing Vong War art for reference, but the problem there is that most of it is a pretty terrible match to what's described in the books. I kinda wish he'd have started from scratch, using only the novels as a guide, especially after seeing how great his own designs (the slave ship, the NR troopers) are. Though he does draw a pretty great amphistaff.

 

This issue had to walk a fine line between intriguing new readers and satisfying people that have read the entire NJO novel line. Invasion was sold out in my LCS besides the pull boxes. That never happens with SW comics.

As a result, it might have seemed a little meh for the Star Wars ubergeeks like us TFNers. Everyone else is playing catch up while we are ready for the advanced class.

-The Rebel Gngan

 

Wish I saw that yesterday. I spent all day going around different comic book stores trying to find it, but no luck! Also half of them were closed due to Canada Day. I'm definitely going back today and try to grab a copy

 

The lack of public knowledge makes me suspect that this is early, perhaps even between Vector Prime and Dark Tide: Onslaught: Artorias could be the first place to meet the main fleet (led by Shedao Shai at this stage)...

Sounds funky.

Agreed, although I can see the logic in using the designs. I'm vaguely making a note of descriptions in the novels. I hope we'll at least get a Vergere who matches her description rather than looking like a flamenco Bomo.

- The Imperial Ewok

 

True. Good point.

 

Wait...so does it look like this:
[image=http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/5/53/Rebel_battle.jpg]

I have always thought the above design looked really cool and wished someone would use it outside of Galaxies. Though, if not, it sound like a pretty cool new design.

 

I really enjoyed the first issue. The New Jedi Order saga is my favorite in the Star Wars Universe, so it is just a treat to be returning there again. Finn and his family are great characters, and the issue had some great surprises, like Finn's sister killing the Vong, Luke showing up and being a badass, and that the family is royalty. Great stuff and the art was outstanding.

Really excited about this series.

 

When did Finn know he was Force-sensitive? He seemed surprised when Luke said it, but he was doing that handstand at the beginning.

Interesting, even if a bit too fast. I'm not actually very thrilled with the idea of Finn being royalty, but at least it's royalty on a seemingly unimportant planet.