Tales of the Ellium : Graphic Novel

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• Tales of the Jedi: The Collection
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The characters are not as well developed as they could have been, and I think it could have worked better, if again, the narration didn't take me out of it. I will need to see these characters developed more in the next installments but Veitch does ok with introducing us to the overconfident and impulsive Ulic Qel-Droma, the easy-going and always-positive Cay Qel-Droma, and the skilled and resourceful Tott Doneeta, providing a decent dynamic between the three. The art is not the best I have ever seen but I like it enough. The characters, backgrounds, and action scenes look fine in most of the panels and it does a really good job of making the setting feel like it takes place thousands of years before the films.

Nomi and her husband Andur, along with their infant daughter Vima, are going on a journey to the edge of the galaxy to find the jedi master Thon. But a crime lord known as the Great Bogga is after Andur Sunrider's box of Adegan Crystals, and may complicate things for our heroine Nomi. An easy pick for my favorite story arc in this collection, "The Saga of Nomi Sunrider" is, for the most part, quite strong.

It still suffers from some of the same problems that the first arc had, namely the underdeveloped characters and iffy writing, but a strong story and decent artwork elevates this quite a bit.

Despite being relatively simple, I found Nomi Sunrider to be a likeable and relateable protagonist, and I was invested in her. Even with the narration in the backgroud, I was engaged in her journey and her struggle to become a Jedi. So far, Nomi Sunrider is my favorite Tales of the Jedi character, and she's the one I am looking forward to seeing the most in the coming issues. The situation on Onderon is falling apart, and Ulic Qel-Droma needs reinforcements. A group of five jedi knights, one of them being Nomi Sunrider, heads to Onderon to help out the trio of padawans.

They go to sort things out It moves quickly, and the action is decent. But the characters are bland and the story feels like its resolved a little too quickly. Not even Nomi Sunrider stood out in this one. Not only that, the narration was still disruptive to the reading experience of this comic, especially because it clashes directly with the fast pace required for action sequences. This collection is loaded with problems, and hasn't aged that well.

I don't have the highest expectations for the next installment, Dark Lords of the Sith. But, I still look forward to it, because I honestly like this series so far as a really big guilty pleasure. Is it well written? Absolutely not, Tom Veitch's writing still sucks like usual. Does this have great characters? Even my favorite character in this, Nomi Sunrider, is underdeveloped. Does it have great art?

Is the action exhilarating?

No- even without the narration getting in the way it is drawn only average at best. So why do I want to continue this story? First, I just love the Old Republic setting to much. It's just so whimsical and mythical, even for star wars as a whole. Maybe it's that the sweeping story, ancient setting, and simplistic but relateable characters gives it a children's bedtime fable or fairy tale feel to it, and the style is really interesting. Honestly, if this was written like a children's storybook with big pictures in it, I think it actually would have worked really well.

I could legitimately see these stories being told by the citizens of the Star Wars galaxy to their offspring, and just thinking about that is charming. It could also be my appreciation for this comic, in that it was integral to building to the incredibly rich and exciting world of the Old Republic era. Whatever it is, I know this comic isn't good, but I still want to read it again. Everybody has their guilty pleasures, and this is one of mine.

Aug 20, Jared rated it really liked it Shelves: Star Wars Legends Project 7 Background: Knights of the Old Republic was released in five issues from October '93 to February '94, and the trade paperback was released in August It was re-released the following year titled simply "The Collection," as seen above, but I have retained the original title.

Veitch was the primary creative force behind the Tales of the Jedi series at its beginning, and he wrote the first 13 issues of the series, fresh from the success of his Dark Empire series. After those 13 issues, Kevin J. Gossett did the art for about a third of the Tales of the Jedi and has gone on to work in video games and various independent comic projects, most notably The Red Star.

Johnston drew a single issue for Tales of the Jedi , and has gone on to illustration work on a variety of projects, including Magic: The Gathering and Warhammer. Knights of the Old Republic takes place 1, years after Fall of the Sith Empire my review here , 4, years before the Battle of Yavin. It serves as the introduction to various characters who are referenced in the Dark Empire comics no surprise there , particularly the Jedi Knights Ulic Qel-Droma and Nomi Sunrider. This collection stitches together two story arcs: First is the two-issue "Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon," in which a Jedi Master dispatches his brash apprentice, Ulic, to lead his Jedi brother Cay and Twi'lek Jedi Tott Doneeta to bring peace to the war-torn world of Onderon, where all is not as it seems, and a centuries-old force of darkness is lurking.

Next is the three-issue "Saga of Nomi Sunrider," in which the murder of the Force-sensitive title character's Jedi husband leads her to take up his lightsaber and begin training as a Jedi herself, under the shadow of a Hutt crime lord's quest for vengeance and greed. This is what I wanted and expected from a comic series entitled Tales of the Jedi: I was so confused reading the previous two arcs which were actually the 5th and 6th series by publication order featuring a Sith Lord and a couple of mildly Force-sensitive nobodies, with the Jedi totally in the backseat for the entire story.

That wasn't a tale of the Jedi; "Tale of the Sith," maybe. But anyway, this is it. Veitch started the series off with a bang, and it's fascinating to realize what early days this was for the Expanded Universe as we know it now. This was readers' first glimpse into any era other than that of the classic trilogy, and the first major Star Wars stories that don't feature the major characters from the movies.

There are a host of other firsts here, as well, and I probably missed a lot of them because I'm so used to certain elements that I take them as a given. More importantly, though, these are just really solid stories with magnetic characters. Ulic Qel-Droma's story here is relatively short, but doesn't feel rushed and sets up the next major story arc.

It was definitely my favorite of the two, with excellent supporting characters and the very cool planet of Onderon. Really, my one minor complaint about the whole thing had to do with the Twi'lek Tott Doneeta.

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An otherwise cool character, he was saddled with a really goofy Force power: The comics trot out some really strange ideas sometimes. Nomi Sunrider's story was excellent, as well, though I have to admit I really had trouble getting into the first issue. The artwork, by Janine Johnston, was quite terrible in my opinion, and I was much happier with David Roach's work in the other two issues.

Of course, that also meant that a bunch of characters, including Nomi, had drastically changed appearances, which was very weird, but in Nomi's case in particular it was a welcome change. One of the major admittedly a bit silly distractions of the first issue was that she was saddled with the most hideous hairdo.

I mean, Ulic's hair is kind of dorky in every artist's rendition that I've seen thus far, but this was just unconscionably ugly for no good reason. I also found the "emotional" portions of the first issue to be a bit forced, but by the story's conclusion it had taken on a real weight that was even a little moving.

There are a couple of nice twists in both stories, including a reversal of expectations reminiscent of the introduction of Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back.

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Overall, a really strong effort that I would certainly recommend. Be prepared to roll your eyes at a few silly elements and misfires like the inexplicable lapse of a Jedi randomly referring to a lightsaber as a "lightsword," which is just unacceptable , but there's no reason for a Star Wars fan not to get plenty of enjoyment out of this collection. May 22, Alex rated it really liked it Shelves: If I have a criticism it's that the setting is perhaps, at this point, Simple? If I have a criticism it's that the setting is perhaps, at this point, a little under-developed and there's little yet that sets this era apart from the classic era Star Wars era that we know and love.

But that's a lot to ask from a comic book.. Mar 29, Walter rated it did not like it. The artwork was awful: The stories, dialogue, and character development were infantile. Aug 29, Juho Pohjalainen rated it really liked it. Disney wants to tell me that this comic series never happened, but I'd like to reject that reality and substitute my own. Tales of the Jedi is far better than anything Star Wars related to come out on this side of the turn of the millennium, certainly better than either of the new movie trilogies, and it's a shame to see it abandoned and forgotten while the unworthy continue to thrive.

You'll notice that I like neither the prequel trilogy nor the Disney sequels very much. In fact I used to like a Disney wants to tell me that this comic series never happened, but I'd like to reject that reality and substitute my own.

In fact I used to like a few things about the prequels, but this comic ended up changing my mind even of that. Float Left Float Right. Go to Link Unlink Change. Disable this feature for this session. Enter the URL for the tweet you want to embed. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Make sure this is what you intended.