Star Wars Clone Wars: Light and Dark

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Summary: Best Clone Wars Graphic Novel
Review: A fantastic entry into the ever-growing plethora of SW novels and comics Jan Duurscema's LIGHT AND DARK is a must-have for Clone Wars fans. No.5 charts the dark side of the battles, primarily concerned with Count Dooku and Quinlan Vos. Deep, rich artwork, and some great writing from STAR WARS regular John Ostrander. A great read and essential for fans of the genre.

Rating:
Summary: awesome
Review: This is the fouth graphic novel in the clone wars series and it is amazing. No, their isn't a word to describe how I felt while reading it, so I'll make one up right now: fanamsome. this book is fanamsome.:) Featuring all time expanded universe jedi favorites Aayla Secura (yes!) and her former master light-to-dark-to-light Quinlan Voss (double yes)this book focuses on the rage that build up within a jedi who is "skirting the line" I would recommend this one to everyone. Jan Duurscema's artwork will rock you're world!

--T.R.

Rating:
Summary: Not the best...but certainly not the worst
Review: This volume collects the last two issues of the Jedi subseries, Aayla Secura and Dooku, alone with Republic 54 & 63. Most center on the character of Quinlan Vos, Aayla's former master.

The art of the comic is excellent, just what I would have expected from Duursema. Ostrander's story is good, but unfortunately suffers a bit from having the Aayla story thrust into the middle of what primarily focuses on Vos.

Granted, one of the reasons for Aayla's mission to Deveron relates to Vos's story, but only tangetally. I guess I would have rather seen it packaged in with one of the other collections.

Perhaps the best surprise of the volume is the reappearance of Jedi-killing bounty hunter Aurra Sing. We finally see that she did recover from her encounter with A'Sharad Hett, and is just as deadly as ever.

As I said, it's probably one of the better Clone Wars graphic novels, but the inclusion of Aayla's story detracts a bit from the overall plot of Vos's apparent treason.