Star Wars Clone Wars Vol 6: On the Fields of Battle

Star Wars Clone Wars Vol 6: On the Fields of Battle 

By John Ostrander, Jan Duursema & various (Dark Horse Books)
ISBN 1-84576-106-5

This instalment of Star Wars wonderment comes as the ongoing battle against Count Dooku’s forces compel the Jedi into fighting on many fronts. Mace Windu leads a daring raid against a horde of killers in “Show of Force” by the ever reliable John Ostrander, with art by Jan Duursema and Dan Parsons. Aayla Secura and clone trooper Bly challenge her former master Quinlan Vos in a race to recover plans for a world-destroying weapon (also by Ostrander, Duursema and Parsons), whilst Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi aid the beauteous Tohno in a tale of tragedy and sacrifice by Randy Stradley and Brandon Badeaux entitled “Forever Young”.

A long-running sub-plot seemingly closes as Anakin and Obi-Wan join Jedi renegade Vos to prevent a fleet of warships from falling into enemy hands. Vos then returns to the Jedi, revealed as a deep-cover agent in Ostrander, Duursema and Parsons’ “Dreadnaughts of Rendili”. But all is not as it seems…

These tales, reprinted from Star Wars: Republic #65-71 are set between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, and are cracking space-opera adventures in the grand tradition. As is often the case, even when the films may disappoint, the comic spin-offs can offer a smidgen of hope for the fan and the casual browser alike.

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