Solid issue with an incredibly epic tale...
Admiral Gar Stazi... a freedom fighter... a visionary... and a natural leader. He's done quite a lot of stuff since the Galactic Alliance was disbanded. He's raided the Empire and rallied other freedom fighters across the galexy. Infact, he's become something of a symbol. Like Cade Skywalker, Gar Stazi has now become more than just a man, but an idea. A symbol which would help lead the forces of the Galactic Alliance against the Empire.
So this dude's quite the hot-shot. But after years of mere raids and small combat, it's time to turn the intrest elsewhere. It's time to begin the ultimate raid... the raid of one of the Empire's own vessels... the Imperious .
That was all last issue. In the previous issue, we saw the setup to this ultimate robbery and we saw the begining of a gigantic space battle. Ooh! Aah! Well anyway... where was I? Ah yes, well it turns out that this whole thing is a trap! Wow! But who is doing the trapping and who is being trapped?
Unfortunatally, it's our wonderful friend Gar Stazi who is being trapped. But luckily for him, he has learned from the past. He has forseen this trap being set and has brilliantally prepared countermeasures. In this case, he's got a plan and it's super nasty.
I don't want to give anything away becasue I know that people read reviews for one of two reasons. Either they want a second opinion on a story that they already read, or because they are debating whether or not to read it. Well if you just want a secon opinion, then you already know what's happening and if you want to read this story, I'll just tell you to quit reading this review and buy the damn book because it is EXCELENT.
But alas, here I go...
The battle plays out really well. Ostrander knows how to write this type of stuff. He moves the fleet and the different positions like pieces on a chess board. His way of displaying battle decisions is both inteligent and riveting.
But what's even more amazing is the way that the different characters respond to the motions and actions made by the other characters.
My final statement on the plot is coming up and then I'll start discussing the art...
The final parts of this story are astounding. Let's just say that a certain sacrifice is made to deliver a certain blow to the Empire. One person doesn't want a certain other person to make that sacrifice and sacrifices himself for this other person... wait... whaaaat? Well anyway, it's awsome. The ending is so good that it will make you feel something. Ostrander can dive into your emotions and that's true evidence of a strong writer.
But don't take it from me... read this book and see how much of a true genius Ostrander is. His writing is flawless and brilliant.
Okay, as promised, now it's time for art.
Unfortunatally, I'm not much of an art critic, but that doesn't mean that I don't have high expectations. Infact, I have very high expectations and often times turn down a comicbook for poor art, even if the writing of that book is exceptional.
In this case, the art was very good. Dursheema's art isn't present here, but the fill in artist does a very good job in terms of imitating her style. So that's a good thing.
All in all, here's my star rating...
Art - 7.5/10
Story - 9/10
