Star Wars: Jedi Vs. Sith (Paperback)

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Star Wars: Jedi Vs. Sith

Authors: Darko Macan, Raul Fernandez, Ramon F. Bachs

 Average Customer Rating: 2.67/5.00
Amazon Sales Rank: 139,590
Paperback Release Date: 08 March, 2002
Manufacturer: Dark Horse Comics

 View on Amazon (ISBN: 1569716498)
Number of Paperbacks: 1
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 List Price: $17.95, Amazon Price: $12.57

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Amazon Customer Reviews of this item: (Average Rating is 2.67/5.00)

Rating: 1 [ One of the worst Star Wars story ]
This is supposed to relate the tale of how the Sith evolved into a one-master and one-disciple system. But frankly, it [wasn't good] even though the graphics were passable.

In this story, the distinction between the Jedi and the Sith became blurred. The stage was set for the showdown between the Jedi and the Sith, except that readers can't really tell the Jedi from the Sith. The Sith seemed to have diminished greatly in their dark stature from Tales of the Sith etc, while the Jedi were little better than lightsaber-wielding adventurers. The writers reduced both side to engage in purely physical combats without regards to their creeds. The Jedi-Sith showdown became a brawl in the mud.

Jedis were also depicted to be indiscriminate in who they kill, and even more foolish in bringing in untrained and undisciplined children who had little sense of right and wrong into the thick of battles, exposing them to anger, hatred and fear, fuels for the dark side.

This is one of the worst Star Wars story, totally unfit to be part of a critical tale of the Star Wars history.


Rating: 2 [ Goofy graphics and flying green puff-balls ]
This style of drawing is all wrong for the SW universe, especially for the important comic chronicling the final defeat of the ancient Sith. (Doesn't it seem like people ALWAYS thought they were defeated, and they came back about three times?) Round, cutesy faces with trembling eyes and strange facial expressions may be fine for weirdo Japanese cartoons, but they don't cut it for the high standard set by Star Wars. Anyway, the story centers around three sideline characters (kids) who have no bearing on the future galaxy. Why must we read about them, then? The Jedi recruit these three scrawny kids into their army of light. How hard up must they be for help? The young girl turns to the dark side. Why? Because a few Jedi accidentally kill this useless green puff-ball that's been following her around the comic book pages. I need not even comment on that. Darth Bane and Lord Hoth, the only two men relevant to anything, make this comic worth buying. I would buy this simply to own a critical piece of SW history, but its presentation is severely lacking.

Rating: 2 [ not so great ]
"Jedi vs. Sith" seemed pretty cool to me at first. It gives a little background on why there are only 2 sith, and why one is a master and the other an apprentice. But the story doesn't really fit with other Star Wars series', especiall the "Tales of the Jedi," and this makes it confusing. Darth Bane was pretty cool, but his character wasn't utilized enough. The artwork is anime style, which isn't typical of the Dark Horse that put out "Grendel" or even the other "Star Wars" series. And this made things a little bit more cartoony than a Star Wars story should be. Plus, the battles are pathetic and most characters are stupid. The ending was great, but aside from that, this was a little disappointing mostly due to the fact that the story doesn't really work if you follow Star Wars. I heavily recommend all "Tales of the Jedi" stories. These mesh well not only with each other, but with the rest of the expanded universe and even with the movies.