And here it is. The conclusion of the story arc started in issue one of this monthly, as we get the final confrontation between Zayne, Lucien and Haazen.
Its no secret that I love this series. Its one of my favourite monthlies (only slightly behind the GL titles) and its currently the only one of the Dark Horse Star Wars books I’m getting (budget cuts meant Legacy got dropped). For me, its got a great combination of action, mystery and, most importantly, humour that really give it a great Star Wars feeling. Sometimes I think the humour of the films gets lost in some of the expanded universe stuff, but its in this book in force (pun unintended).
I found this a really satisfying end to the main driving arc of the series thus far. Lucien and Zayne’s fight was great to see (and showed how far Zayne’s come in terms of his Jedi abilities since the early issues), and I loved Lucien’s final fate (and the fact that the Darth Sion comment appears to have been a red herring). Zayne turning his back on the Jedi Order (as they’d turned their backs on him) in order to stick with Griff rang true to me, and I’ll be really interested to see what direction this series takes now. They’ve been careful to keep some plot threads on the back burner (Rholan, Jarael), and they’ve still got the backdrop of the Mandalorian war with the Republic, and the Revanchanist movement to play with.
A brilliant series, and I’m glad they didn’t drag out the Covenant plotline past its due date. If you like Star Wars, you should really be checking this series out, and next month’s issue should be the perfect jumping on point.
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