Happy "graphic novel Sunday"! Today: volume 2 of the Clone Wars series.
The New Face of the War
It's been ten weeks since the Battle of Geonosis. When the planet Naboo loses contact with a gungan settlement on its moon, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker lead a team to investigate. They encounter a new Separatist chemical weapon (which has wiped out the settlement) and two formidable foes- dark Jedi Asajj Ventress and assassin Durge (a walking nerve cluster). Will they overcome?
Rating (art): B+
Rating (story): B+
Blast Radius
Obi-Wan and his Jedi team retrieve the antidote to the new chemical weapon from the planet Queyta, but at a terrible cost- for Ventress and Durge are waiting to stop them.
Rating (art): B+
Rating (story): A-
Catspaw
Five months after Geonosis, Jedi-led squads assault heavily-fortified Brentaal IV, a planet strategically located on a key trade route. Encountering fierce resistance, Shaak Ti gets unexpected aid from some escaped prisoners (who include Jedi Quinlan Vos and former Senate guard Sagoro Autem). Still, odds are heavily stacked against them, and there may be a traitor in their midst. Who will be victorious?
Rating (art): A-
Rating (story): A-
Overall
The second volume of the Clone Wars arc is solid. Not spectacular, but pretty good. The dialogue- especially in the first story- isn't great, but the stories are interesting enough. I enjoy Durge's character- his abilities, appearance, and attitude are amusing.* I like him so much, I'll conclude with a picture of him:
Rating: B+
*alliteration!
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