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Twilight (Star Wars: Ongoing, Volume 4)

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Twilight is simply one of the best Star Wars comics out there, and for damn good reason. Which is what you'd better have for passing over this.

The quality of art is not just excellent, it's outstanding. This is as close to three-dimensional material as there was at the time it came out---and there's more comics by the artistry team that's just as comparable. Colours are sharp, tone vibrant, texture and shadowing detailed. Illustrator Duursema shows what comics are supposed to one, and it's the cynical frog who decides to hop past her future SW works.

Dialogue is slick, Villie the Devaronian slicker still. The shifty dealer's quixotic manner of speech takes some getting used to, about as long as why he never stops grinning. Ostrander is quite adept at scripting his work and ensuring readers have just enough info; the short bio when visiting the Kiffu and Ryloth systems are particularly helpful for those unfamiliar with such locales or just to refresh memories.

Quinlin Vos takes the spotlight, a Jedi that cameos briefly in the previous comic Emissaries to Malastare. And waking up inside a burning room on the lawless environs of Nar Shardda with goons gunning for your hide, you know you have the premise of a hand-slap plot that's just too good to put down. Vos must regain his memory while partnering with a two-timing Devaronian that can be trusted as far as his sorry carcass can be thrown. The search to work out what in tarnation happened to him is only the beginning, a quest that will lead him to a sinister narcotic operation, corrupt politicians and his own apprentice, that blue-skinned Twi'lek you saw in AOTC Aayla Secura.

The very characters are creative and nothing generic. Vos looks North American native Indian, a unique appearance previously unseen in SW comics; inspired from the brief snapshot you see of him in Phantom Menace, when Selbulba threatens Binks. His Guardian heritege lets him pull psychic images off objects, quite handy for detective use. Villie is not your typical rogue either, though he gets a bit indignant when you question his loyalty. "Of course you can trust Villie. Is money involved, isn't it?"

Read those energy spiders in the Jedi Search novel? Well, see them here, as long with guest star appearances from Bib Fortuna, Mace Windu and of course Sidious himself. You also get an assortment of aliens unseen before along with the familiar.

All comics from the Ostrander-Duursema team are aptly titled: Twilight's double meaning reflects Vos's skirting the dark side as he attempts to reeducate his understanding of the Force, and the illicit business conducted on Ryloth's narrow twilight surface, where night and day exist together from a world's slow rotation.

Overall, Twilight is one of the best you can get, with better yet still to come from this pair.

Another excellent graphic novel by John Ostrander. Twilight introduces the Jedi Quinlan Vos, his Padawan Aayla Secura, and Villie the Devaronian. (fans of Villie might want to read The Devaronian Version, or Star Wars #40 and 41) Twilight begins with Quinlan Vos on Nar Shaddaa. He finds that he has no idea who he is and what he's doing there. He then meets Villie and goes on to his homeworld, Kiffu, I think it's called. From there, he goes looking for answers about what happend to him and his Padawan, Aayla Secura. A great story with lots of twists and turns along the way. Of course, the end is slightly outdated what with Mace Windu's lightsaber being blue, but it dosen't detract from the plots value at all. Another good side to Twilight is Villie and his rather dark humor. The first bad thing about this book is the binding, but I'm not sure if all are this way. After reading it once (gently), it showed some wear. Also, the art was above-average. Vos looked like he does in Clone Wars vol. 4 (I use this as a reference due to its fantastic artwork, of not just Vos, but everybody). And at times, Mace Windu looks a lot taller than he really was in the films. Still, a very good start to the story of Quinlan Vos. Hopefully upcoming graphic novels about him will be this good.

Villie does it for the money! Jedi knight Quinlan Vos (his introduction) and Villie are teamed in a story that features them and their search to find Quinlans Padawan Aayla Secura. Question is, should Quinlan trust Villie, a notorious Devaronian. This story reminds me a little of the teaming of nick nolte and eddie murphy in the movie 48 hours... and i mean that is the most complimentary way.

I have been critical of dark horse for the short cuts it has taken in the past. But here they have a solid winner. This is my current favorite comic. It was a blast to read it with my 6 year son. We have read through it 3 times. The next comic in the series is DARKNESS which also features Quinlan and Villie.

I love the star wars novels, even the child oriented ones. I started buying the comics mostly because my ADHD son needs the pictures and the action presented in the medium of a comic. This made it possible for me to share and read with him. I don't want to get sappy, but these two TPB's starring Quinlan and Villie are just what I hoped that i would find. We have enjoyed others together, but these are the best. Thankyou!!!

Word of caution about the bindings. The new production procedures that are creating such great looking comics, are also making for comics that fall apart much more easily than they used to. So... either handle with great care or never touch or read them.

2 thumbs up for the comic story and artwork. 2 thumbs down for the binding.

This was the very first SW comic that I read. I had been into the novels very enthusiastically for quite a while but had never read a SW comic. Then one day I picked this comic up in (...) and started reading it to have something to do, not really expecting to buy it. After the first few pages I was completely hooked. I immediately bought it and have been into SW comics ever since.

This story is about the Jedi Quinlan Vos who has lost his memory at the beginning of the story. As the comic progresses, Vos and the reader also learn that he has lost his Padawan Aayla Secura (who is present during the Arena Battle on Geonosis in Episode II). Vos must survive in a galaxy out to get him with no memory and aided only by a Devaronian who has a monetary stake in Vos's life. Mace Windu comes looking for Vos and has to convince him to refuse the dark side, which he had been falling to, and come back to the light.

This is a great comic with great art and I reccomend it to any fan of Star Wars.

Definitely do read this volume if you are a fiend for Star Wars comics or can manage to come across a copy for cheap. Otherwise, I think for most readers you could easily do without this book. Yes, the artwork is slightly above average and certainly easy on the eyes but aside from introducing the Jedi - Quinlan Vos to the series, the story is average at best and offers little in terms of further fleshing out the Star Wars universe.

Fans of Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura will be quite pleased, Mace Windu fans will not be. Quinlan has no memory, except for AWOL Aayla. As he attempts to both remember who he is and collect Aayla he finds himself drifting in and out of the shadows. He is neither 'light' nor 'dark' but what he requires to accomplish his goals. The role that attachment plays is worked very well into the story.

I think Star Wars Twilight is one of the best comics I have ever read. It introduces for the first time two very popular Jedi, Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura. Quinlan Vos lost his memory and with a Devaronian named Villie he must find his padawan Aayla Secura. I really enjoyed Twilight and if you want to know more read Darkness also by John Ostrander.

The beginning is very attractive, so are the story events, but there isn't much of the real action that makes a (Star Wars) interesting. There is also the absence of a long story line, the thing which makes me angry!
For true Star Wars fans, I suggest having this one.

The beginning is very attractive, so are the story events, but there isn't much of the real action that makes a (Star Wars) interesting. There is also the absence of a long story line, the thing which makes me angry!
For true Star Wars fans, I suggest having this one.