Published: June 4, 2025
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Written by: Marc Guggenheim
Artist: Madibek Musabekov
Colour Artist: Luis Guerrero
Letterer: VC’s Clayton Cowles
Cover Artist: Rahzzah
The synopsis;
THE GALACTIC CHASE TO END ALL CHASES!
• PHAEDRA (from HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA) has stolen thousands of credits from JABBA THE HUTT and now AURRA SING, ZAM WESELL, BANE MALAR and the entire galaxy is after her…
• …including JEDI KNIGHTS QUI-GON JINN and SHAAK TI!
• Guest-starring: JANGO FETT!
The review;
My mind has kept coming back again and again to the previous issue. Having each page as a full-page panel was unexpected but absolutely delightful. Artist Madibek Musabekov really showed readers what he could do given the chance, and he did not disappoint. ain’t was a different sort of comic that we are used to in a galaxy far, far away but it really sets Jedi Knights apart. Writer Marc Guggenheim has shown us that there is an overarching story to be told here yet it is not going to hold the series down. Much like the television shows of the nineties, this arc will show itself very now again while for the most part, issues will be more of a one-shot type. I actually love this. It feels different, refreshing and allows for comics like we got last month. What can we expect from this duo for issue four? No one can really say, but in Star Wars, that in and of itself is something rather special.
Straight away, this feels different from any issue we have read so far in this series. The main character is Phaedra, who has stolen some money, money that is in fact Jabbas. Not a sensible thing to do. With a very quick start, it then leads to a who’s who of cool characters and places that we all know. Jango, Zam, Aurra, Bane Malar, Malastare, Nar Shaddaa, the list keeps going and going. I never felt like it was getting overcrowded, I enjoyed seeing some of these characters who don’t get as much focus in the expanded stories as they should. Yet I couldn’t help thinking that even Guggenheim was bringing in a lot of links. With a writer as good as Guggenheim, of course, there’s a reason. This is a heist. he is laying down lots of moving parts so as a reader, we get misdirected, that we don’t see or guess what is happening before our eyes.
For the most part it works very well, with perhaps one exception: Jango. I loved seeing Jango doing what he does. There hasn’t been near enough stories about him. To see him being an actual bounty hunter is what I think we need more of. When the start of the story sees Jango trying to capture Phaedra, I immediately wondered how she escapes him. It’s the loose end that gives the ending somewhat away. Yet not too much. Boba Fett would never have done what Jango did. Boba always stayed true to his customer. This story shows that Jango is very different in that respect and that part does keep the story on its toes.
Obviously, the title of this series is Jedi Knights, so they have to be somewhere. For this comic, it’s Qui-Gon and Shaak Ti. I was surprised to see Qui-Gon again, and I’m sure Guggenheim has deliberately picked him to make us think that this comic might link to the overarching story. I’m glad it didn’t! What we do see is Jedi Knights working together. During this timeframe it’s very easy to think that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are inseparable. They aren’t. Just like The Clone Wars, the Jedi are a group who are rather dynamic in their team ups, and I really like seeing Qui-Gon working with others. It allows the Jedi to feel like a close community, one where everyone knows everyone else. The Jedi do play a significantly lesser role in this issue than they have in offers but because of how well written this story is, I never minded. When they don’t show up, Guggenheim really shows us their chart after. I loved that Qui-Gon was able to identify the rare species that Phaedra is, demonstrating to his wide knowledge of planets. Shaak Ti on the other hand doesn’t have a clue about what he is on about.
The artwork in this comic is the standard that I have come to expect from Musabekov. In other words, stunning. He creates such an atmosphere with his images. While the Jedi aren’t seen too much in the issue, it is these scenes that really caught my eye. When Jinn and Ti are talking to the Banking Clan, the pensive looks on the Jedi is superb. On the complete opposite scale, Musabekov gives us a full panel of the Jedi igniting their lightsabers. The detail and the motion captured on each Jedi’s pose is stunning. That’s not to say his other parts aren’t great. Jango has never looked so good, nor his ship. Musabekov, as always, has a wonderful range that just begs to be stared at.
What I think this comic doesn’t better than any other so far, is that it feels meaty, Guggenheim is able to get a huge amount of story into the confines of a single issue. It’s interesting, it’s different and it suckers you in. Throw some incredible artwork into the mix as well and you have the formula for a great comic. This is really starting to feel like The Clone Wars television show. The format, the amount of story involved and how the characters are dealt with. I am really starting to enjoy this series. If you have not yet started, I suggest you do – quickly – as I think Guggenheim and Musabekov have found their stride very quickly, and they’re not slowing the pace down anytime soon.
Availability;
Star Wars: Jedi Knights is an ongoing series published by Marvel Comics. This issue retails at $4.99 and is available online from Amazon (comiXology) and your local comic book store.
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