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4.5 stars.

I dinged this a 1/2 star because one event at the end of the trade happens much too quickly. Too say more would spoil it (I am very concerned about time and space issues). As with most of Marvel's Star Wars books, the art here is very nice and excellently depicts the characters, equipment, vehicles and worlds quite consistently with Lucas's (and now Disney's) vision.

There are two narratives in this story. The main one is that Obi-Wan and Anakin have traveled to a far off, non-republic planet in order to investigate a Jedi distress call in an ancient dialect/code. They immediately come across the two factions in a global fight that is still taking place many years after the world has been ripped asunder by unrestrained pollution (caused by business) and war. The other narrative is about Anakin's questioning of the Jedi order and the possibility that he might leave. Many conversations between Obi-Wan and Anakin, as well as Palpatine and Anakin, are given to us bit by bit throughout this trade (all of those conversations happened before the mission to investigate the Jedi distress call).

It's very well done. Star Wars fans will be most pleased.


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Star Wars ObiWan and Anakin Star Wars ObiWan Anakin Charles Soule Marco Checchetto Books Reviews

Set between Episodes 1 and 2, this miniseries tells the story Obi-Wan and Anakin's mission to the planet Carnelion IV in response to a distress call. Crash landing on the planet, the two are drawn into the war between two factions of the planet's local populace the Open and the Closed.

The art style is very detailed and does not suffer from off-model issues. However, I did have problems with it at the beginning. The second page is divided into four vertical panels with the first panel showing the Jedi's damaged ship descending, the back of the two's ejected seats deploying safety measures, the safety measures completed and the two landing safely, and finally, the ship crashing. However, with how small the ejector seats are in the first panel and with the view in the second panel being behind the seats and in mid-deploying and just slivers of the Jedi's robes being shown, I was confused on what was happening, thinking the seats were small cargo ships or escape pods or something. It isn't until I looked closer at the first panel did I realized that what I mistook as debris from the ship was, in fact, ejector seats.

The other problem I had with the art followed shortly after, with Obi-Wan pointing into the distance in response to Anakin's question. However, his hand is drawn in a way that suggests he is using the Force to dispense the fog/mist. But with Anakin moving forward and Obi-Wan's dialogue, it suggests that he isn't and that Obi-Wan is just pointing very weirdly in the direction of the ruins.

I also found the mechs the Open used near the end to be un-Star Wars in appearance. They look more like something out of Battletech.

The story is okay. It is split into the present and flashing back to a couple of days before the mission. The present segments follow the two Jedi as they are pulled into the conflict between the Open and the Closed, the two factions that are fighting on the planet for centuries, having destroyed their civilization and ability to leave their planet. The flashbacks show Anakin's doubts with his Jedi training and the start of Palpatine trying to worm his way into Anakin's life and manipulate him.

I did enjoy the twist near the end when Obi-Wan found the person who sent the distress call and how they were able to send it. I also enjoyed how the story didn't have Obi-Wan and Anakin not declaring one side better than the other, showing how the Open, Closed and the Scavenger as all being alike with just different names.

Overall, it was okay. The art is decent and detailed. The plot point of Anakin wanting to leave the Order is a foregone conclusion and forced conflict and wasn't really needed, though it was nice to see how the other padawans treated him for being emotional and coming into the Order later than the others. I also liked that we got to see the start of Palpatine and Anakin's "friendship". However, the fishers, members of the Open and Closed who were mutated by the poisonous gas that was used in the past and forms the Celadon Sea, just come and go; only coming into the story to separate Obi-Wan and Anakin halfway through. However, it was a nice change of pace that the two don't declare either side as good and evil, instead, both the Open and Closed, having raged war for so long, is shown as being the same thing with different names.
Obi-Wan and Anakin takes place after the events of the Phantom Menace film. Obi-Wan has taken young Anakin Skywalker under his wing which was the dying request of his master, Qui-Gon Jinn. Although Anakin's connection to the Force is strong, he has reservations about his Jedi training and is considering leaving the Jedi order. As he contemplates his decision, a distress call from a distant planet is received and he agrees to accompany Obi-Wan to Carnelion IV. Soon after arriving on the planet, the two witness a conflict between two dirigibles. They learn that the planet is host to a long-standing war between two factions,the Open and the Closed, and that much of the planet's surface has been destroyed or impacted due to the long-standing dispute. Upon brokering a small peace agreement between the survivors of the airship conflict, Obi-Wan, Anakin, and the survivors set off to discover the source of the distress beacon. The ensuing efforts go awry as expected leading Obi-Wan and Anakin to deal with the two factions; protect the source of the distress call; and face the difficult environment that the planet's surface has become as a result of the horrors of war. In addition, Anakin must deal with his inner turmoil regarding whether or not to continue his Jedi training.

Having read a number of these graphic novels/trade paperbacks from Marvel over the past several weeks, I found this one to be a decent read. It's certainly not one of the better stories, but Charles Soule is a very solid writer and certainly turned in a solid script. It's just that the story itself isn't that compelling and neither are any of the supporting characters. And while the flashback sequences do illustrate the beginnings of Anakin's relationship with Palpatine, they are only a small portion of the overall story. In addition, while the ending works fine, it mostly resolves Anakin's internal conflict and somewhat ignores much of the leadup in the first four chapters dealing with the warring faction on the Carnelion IV. The artwork is solid (particularly the coloring work), but there is a bit of an overuse of double-page spreads that make some of the action difficult to easily follow.
This is a great read and gives some good background into the relationship between Obi-Wan and Anakin, as well as showing how Palpatine's grooming of Anakin started at a very young age. The art is amazing as well.

My only gripe is that I feel like this is too short. This definitely should've been an ongoing series.
4.5 stars.

I dinged this a 1/2 star because one event at the end of the trade happens much too quickly. Too say more would spoil it (I am very concerned about time and space issues). As with most of Marvel's Star Wars books, the art here is very nice and excellently depicts the characters, equipment, vehicles and worlds quite consistently with Lucas's (and now Disney's) vision.

There are two narratives in this story. The main one is that Obi-Wan and Anakin have traveled to a far off, non-republic planet in order to investigate a Jedi distress call in an ancient dialect/code. They immediately come across the two factions in a global fight that is still taking place many years after the world has been ripped asunder by unrestrained pollution (caused by business) and war. The other narrative is about Anakin's questioning of the Jedi order and the possibility that he might leave. Many conversations between Obi-Wan and Anakin, as well as Palpatine and Anakin, are given to us bit by bit throughout this trade (all of those conversations happened before the mission to investigate the Jedi distress call).

It's very well done. Star Wars fans will be most pleased.