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kellylynnthomas's review against another edition
4.0
As a Star Wars nerd who loved NJO to death, Invasion is the best thing since sliced bread. Seriously. It's got a nice mix of new and old characters, and the new characters are compelling (which doesn't always happen, though I can usually count on Dark Horse for great original characters).
As a literary critic, like all Star Wars books, there are some issues (all main characters are human, treatment of aliens, some subtle gender stuff). The issues weren't really all that bad here -- certainly no worse, and probably even better, than anything you might see on TV.
As a literary critic, like all Star Wars books, there are some issues (all main characters are human, treatment of aliens, some subtle gender stuff). The issues weren't really all that bad here -- certainly no worse, and probably even better, than anything you might see on TV.
wyrmbergmalcolm's review against another edition
5.0
This first volume sees the Galfridian family being split up with the king left defending his home planet, his son attending the new Jedi Academy and his wife and daughter being captured by the Yuuzhan Vong - bad news for the Yuuzhan Vong. There's minor supporting roles for the main Star Wars characters but the focus of the story is very much on the Galfridians.
I enjoyed the portrayal of the Yuuzhan Vong as the almost unstoppable menace sweeping mercilessly across the galaxy. The Galfridian family were an idea accompaniment to this story where each family member brought their own significant contribution to the narration. There is a constant sense of urgency as mass exodus away from the fighting rapidly loses the little time left. Prince Finn, had an interesting enough story regarding his Jedi training, but his sister Kaye completely subverts expectations and is seriously bad-ass.
The artwork was pretty gritty and when not featuring any of the screen characters was pretty good. Unfortunately the depictions of known faces was pretty weak - I only knew Luke was Luke because other characters referred to him as such.
A great start to a series that has left me wanting more.
I enjoyed the portrayal of the Yuuzhan Vong as the almost unstoppable menace sweeping mercilessly across the galaxy. The Galfridian family were an idea accompaniment to this story where each family member brought their own significant contribution to the narration. There is a constant sense of urgency as mass exodus away from the fighting rapidly loses the little time left. Prince Finn, had an interesting enough story regarding his Jedi training, but his sister Kaye completely subverts expectations and is seriously bad-ass.
The artwork was pretty gritty and when not featuring any of the screen characters was pretty good. Unfortunately the depictions of known faces was pretty weak - I only knew Luke was Luke because other characters referred to him as such.
A great start to a series that has left me wanting more.
blancwene's review against another edition
3.0
New Jedi Order-era comic that ran from 2009-2011. I was very interested in Kaye and Nina's storyline, but much less so in Finn's.
My YouTube review: https://youtu.be/NZEmYjvOyUM
My YouTube review: https://youtu.be/NZEmYjvOyUM
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