I'm a late comer to Rebels but it's quickly coming one of my fav Star Wars shows. This comic gives us the background of how Kanan survived Order 66 and was pursued by two clone troopers who used to be loyal to the Jedi. It's a little basic - Kanan becomes a smuggler to hide his identity but it's very endearing. ( )

Spring 2020 (March Live Read):

And flashbacks while in a bacta-tank || I kind of really love Billaba in this series, and her glibness. || The 'don't call me kid’ and ‘never mind’ thing is way overdone at this point. || Her art is just so on point.

These things really like to end their story on the 5th of their 6th issue. Whhhat are you saving to last.

Oh, duces. This last issue references [b:A New Dawn|20262705|A New Dawn (Star Wars)|John Jackson Miller|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1516016790l/20262705._SY75_.jpg|41325215], too. I'm going to finish this issue, but I'll have to come back and re-read it after finishing S3-S4 of Revels & reading New Dawn. But at least it did help me place wherein The Rebels timeline this all takes place. ( )

Kanan Jarrus is the leader of a band of Rebels in the post-Order 66 Star Wars universe. But in the past he was named Caleb Dume, a Jedi Padawan (apprentice) to an unorthodox master. They fought together in the Clone Wars until the Emperor's Order 66 brought an end to all Jedi. Both Dume and his master Depa Billaba bonded with their clone troopers so their betrayal was all the more painful for Dume. Alone, he had to make his way in the universe. The story is well-paced and gives depth to the characters. It even makes the thin plot of 'Revenge of the Sith' look better by humanising the Jedi, Clones and separatists. ( )

A nice little primer for Star Wars Rebels. Who doesn't love reading about Padawans and Knights training together. I love reading about the weird quirky Jedi Masters from the before time. The writing is great. The art is pretty ok, a little shiny for my taste but that's what sells these days. Still there are some great landscape panels and some neat one page layouts with diagonal panels of moons depicting the passage of time. Overall, a decent addition to the new cannon. I will gladly pick up the next volume.

It's Kanan's fast-paced origin story. ( )