Star Wars: Knight Errant: Escape Book 1 of 5

Star Wars: Knight Errant: Escape Book 1 of 5
Dark Horse Comics
Written by John Jackson Miller
Art by Marco Castiello

Dark has given another angle of the time of Star Wars where the Sith and Jedi’s were battling it out. Here we have two brutal leaders who happen to be brothers are fighting each other, one thinks he’s a god-like figure who created the universe. The other is a leader of a suicide cult who wants to destroy anything that is controlled by his brother. In the middle we have Kerra Holt, and orphaned Jedi who is trying to save and rescue as many innocent people out of the battles and away from this area of space. Yeah, I know, fun job.

This was a different twist on what I’ve grown to expect from the Star Wars universe. Looking at the art, it is very clean and well drawn. With the colors they used, each frame can draw you in and lead you to the next frame with no problem. The paneling was well laid out. Sticking to the basics with simple squares, you had no problem and it was easy on the eyes. As for the writing, because the story is dealing with subterfuge, I got a little lost on who Kerra was and where she was going. It could have been written in of time change. Other than that, everything else flowed well on the page.

As I read this, I kind of expected to get the ending I did. Being a book one, I’m not going to get a full story. I like the fact that we, as the reader, were given a backdrop before the story unfolded. Yet, as I pointed out, when a time changed occurred, we had to figure it out as we read. That’s not for me. But I did like what they where the story was going and would like to see what happens in the coming issues. If you like the Star Wars lines, pick this up. If you don’t this could be something to introduce you, in my humble opinion. I give this 3.5 caps out of 5.