Review: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic - War #1

This isa new series put out by Dark Horse Comics in the vast Star Wars stories out there.  The Republic Navy has been dealt defeat after at the hand of the Mandalorians and now the Jedi are getting involved totry and turn the tide of war.  What caughtmy attention to read this book is that it is a war with the Mandalorians whichthe only history I know is Bobba Fett’s armor that he wears.

             
The storybegins as the navy and the Jedi lead by master Kace are on the Outer Rim lookingand taking out Mandalorian strong holds. Master Kace and the Jedi head out before the rest of the navy lead by CaptainMorvis and a band of Phaeda militia as they hit the beach.  In this militia contains one person known asa Jedi washout Zayne Carrick.  Carrickand Captain Morvis butt heads as Morvis takes out all Mandalorians armed ornot.  Carrick rather be peaceful than warbut destruction and bad luck follows him. Master Kace comes back to report the Mandalorians are on the run and arein the mountains. He and the Jedi are heading to finish them there if the navywill help to clear them out of the forest.  Atthis point Carrick doesn’t believe in the fight and heads to the forest to warnthe Mandalorians.  This is where he findsa secret which leads to destruction and deceit.

Thestory is an interesting one.  Actually keepsyou reading and moving which sometimes can get lost in Star Wars due to a lotof background or history that can tie in with the story.  The characters are well written Captain Morvisis a "flat military destroy everything to win a war" type leader.  But Carrick has depth which is good for amain character as he tries to hard to do everything right.  The story keeps moving along well andprogresses to get to the twist with no hang ups.

             
The artis like most Star Wars book I have seen done very well with detail but onething seems missing and that's the detail of the Mandalorian armor. You can seethe basics of what we know about the armor, but it’s very basic.  This is where I was disappointed.  I know all the warriors don’t have to looklike Jango and Bobba Fett but a few would have been nice.  The art did capture the action and didn’t exaggeratethe characters features to show the action. Nothing really pops out for me in the art to be super impressed, but itfits the book.

             
Overallit’s a good book to read and if you’re looking for a new Star Wars series trythis one.  Me I may pick up the secondbook to see how it progresses.  It wasjust a very average book for me.  I’mwaiting for a Star Wars bounty hunter series out there which I hear there is onecoming out.

Score: 2/5


Writer: John Jackson Miller
Art: Andrea Mutti
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Price: $3.50