TUCWS exclusive: "Omega Squad: Targets": info and art

Thanks to author Karen Traviss and the people at Insider, we at The Unofficial Clone Wars Site have exclusive information and artwork from the short story Omega Squad: Targets, appearing in Insider #81!

http://www.starwarz.com/clonewarseu/news/index.shtml#03112005.2

 

Kal Skirata!!!

And there's no way I'll be able to read this.

There better be a Tales From the Clone Wars.

 

If the UK magazine doesn't run this story then I will break down and cry. It looks awesome. Can't wait to meet Kal.

 

Hehe, this looks like a great story!

 

Bumping for those who haven't seen this yet...

 

Sounds very interesting, but I'll probably not be able to red it in Germany
Maybe someone can scan it and load it up... - or even Laren Traviss herself can put it on web...
I'm really lookin' forward to "meet" Kal

 

Sounds more interesting than HC ever was (the setting is on Coruscant man not on some backwater planet!).

 

I've read it and it's fantastic. Karen's done it again.

And that's all I will say.

 

I got my Insider today. Haven't had a chance to read the story yet. I'll post my thoughts once I've read it.

 

I've been to two bookstores this past week and neither have any issues of Insider

 

It'll be a little while before it hits stores.

 

When is this story set?

TC

 

"It's a few weeks after the squad returns from Qiilura. Enough time for Procurement to have sorted out some of those problems with their kit. " - Karen Traviss, OS Boards

 

this was a good story.. my only beef was that they printed it so tiny! tiny print is fine for paperbacks, but on a magazine page, it's tougher on the eyes!

 

Yeah, the text was a bit small. But I'm willing to pay that price to fit in a larger, longer story.

 

well, they could have easily cut some of the other stuff in the magazine to make room -- like those episode III spoiler pix.

 

Well, I guess we can't really talk about it since some people haven't read it yet...

but I'm interested to know your reactions to a certain new character, his designation, and his interactions with the other clones... ? I'm talking about N-11, aka Ordo, Karen's ARC

Also, I'm a huge Kal Skirata fan now. He's so cool. I'm also a fan of his new "partner"-- I think the two could have some interesting adventures of their own.

 

i am interested more in that character, especially where he picked up that name, which is certainly a connection to the others of that same name throughout history.

i can imagine that commandos and ARCs may not think much of each other, but at the same time, they all know that they are brothers as clones.. it would interesting to see how that conflict plays out.

 

In real life, I suggested the name to Karen, and she liked it because of its Mandalorian cultural heritage.*

So I'm imagining that Kal Skirata gave it to him. Skirata, if you've read Hard Contact, is a huge proponent of the clones having some sort of shared culture, even if it's inherited second-hand.

The culture helps define them, and gives them an identity they might not otherwise have-- poor test-tube zeroes.

Karen, you can correct me if I'm wrong here...

*For those who haven't played Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) or read Abel Pena's excellent Mandalorian history, Canderous Ordo is part of a proud clan and eventually becomes Mandalore himself.

 

I'm still lagged, folks, so don't expect much sense for another 48 hours.

What Ryan said.

If you're finding the print small, then I'll need my guide dog to read it to me.

Um...any questions?

 

<< I've read it and it's fantastic. Karen's done it again. And that's all I will say. >>

Aw, shucks...

Now you've given in and said that, I'll loosen my grip on your... er...anatomy, then.

 

<< but I'm interested to know your reactions to a certain new character, his designation, and his interactions with the other clones... >>

Stirrer!

 

Interesting...

Karen, remember the thing we thought the fans would latch on to and debate...?

I don't think they've noticed it... or they're okay with it.

Hmmm....

[how's that for stirring?]

 

Gr... still haven't found a copy anywhere...

 

I read it in B&N. Great short story, Karen. Almost enough to make me pay 6 bucks for an Insider. But not quite. Esp. considering the potential spoilers. *points at sig*