C&C Review - Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin #1
Old School Jedi Tales
By Alex Burns
Marvel's reign over Star Wars comicbook titles got off to a pretty successful start in the first year. Whilst the first collections all shared a great focus on the events surrounding the characters in the original film trilogy, now we're in for something a little different as along comes 'Obi-Wan & Anakin' #1 to give the prequel years some love. While that might not sound too exciting to a large core of the Star Wars fanbase, don't run off just yet because this new mini-series has something pretty special to offer.
writer Charles Soule delves deeper into the relationship between Obi-Wan Kenobi and teenage Padawan Anakin Skywalker. The dynamic between these two iconic characters is the ultimate appeal of the mini-series, giving us more insight into Anakin's frustrations and of course his ultimate fall to the dark side. Though the performances of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen as Obi-Wan and Anakin in the prequels divided the fanbase, the comicbook opens no such debate as Soule gives us a series of excellent exchanges between the pair and bears light on an often overlooked friendship.
All in all this is one of the better Star Wars books I've come across recently and is certainly the best looking. I'm looking forward to more off the cuff adventures with this Jedi duo, while the book also continues to shed more light on the beginnings of Darth Vader. Anakin Skywalker is seriously well realised, as headstrong and arrogant as you'd expect but there's a bit more nuance behind it here than we saw in the movies. This is one mini series to keep an eye on, as much like the chosen one himself; there's tons of potential. Let's just hope it stays true to the force.
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