![]() While the last issue was a little more scraggly in tone, this felt a bit cleaner. Tom Taylor has crafted a fantastic story arc, and in this issue, he brings in his full game as the stakes get raised again, and he builds it up with great attention to detail.Ĭolin Wilson’s art with Wes Dzioba’s colors works well. Framing Nina’s call to Bylsma for aid in parallel with the Vong communications preparing for the attack felt smart, with both sides preparing for battle, yet contrasting the differences between the technologies and objectives of the New Republic and the Yuuzhan Vong. Admiral Bylsma’s plea for help ranks right up there with military inspirational speeches on the scale of Admiral Adama from Battlestar Galactica or President Whitmore’s speech in Independence Day. There’s some great dialogue throughout the issue, with Finn attempting to mind trick his way past the guards, and failing, and with Kaye’s little barb to the Imperial junior officers about their doublespeak regarding the refugees. Will Finn use “aggressive negotiations” to change Fey’lya’s mind on aiding Shramar? With the secretly Vong order to not harm Shramar in their mission to retrieve the Heart of Artorias, is there a deal or a betrayal in the works, and by whom? While it is setting up for a huge battle, there is a lot of tension, and we finally see the two storylines (Kaye and Nina on Shramar, and Finn on Coruscant) start to intersect. I am really enjoying the Revelations story line – I don’t think I could put this issue down. Before she can explain, the Vong fleet arrives. As the evacuation commences, Bylsma comes to meet with the queen, only she’s bringing her ugly face. Out in the backwater, Bylsma puts out a call to any and all ships in the sector, calling on them to unite for a stand to defend Shramar, and a fleet of military, cargo, and even pirate-err private contracting ships assemble to fight for their galaxy against the invaders. When Fey’lya denies help, claiming that Shramar and Artorias are backwater, Finn activates his yellow blade. ![]() After Finn fails with Jedi mind tricks and brute force, he finally slips in, and overhears Fey’lya on the comm with the Bylsma asking for military assistance. ![]() Nope, it’s Chief of State Borsk Fey’lya’s private residence. On Coruscant, Kaye’s brother Finn, framed as an assassin, just wants to get his lightsaber and goggles back from a guarded New Republic facility. AAfter convincing Kaye that she’s still her mom with a “This isn’t what it looks like, and I was going to tell you later that I am a Vong” moment, Nina, back in her human guise, takes control of the local Imperial garrison, and alerts Admiral Bylsma of a nearby New Republic space station to their imminent Vong annihilation and the need to evacuate ASAP. ![]() The story in Invasion – Revelations picks up with Kaye Galfridian, refugee and princess of Artorias, and perfectly fine despite being shot, walks in on Nina, her step-mother the queen, unmasked as a Yuuzhan Vong, with the Imperial leadership of Shramar dead around her, and communicating to another Vong via villip. This week, there’s two new Star Wars comics from Dark Horse, and GONK is your power droid on the scene: GONK reviews this week’s Star Wars comics: Invasion – Revelations #3, and The Old Republic – The Lost Suns #4. REVIEW: Star Wars – Invasion – Revelations #3, The Old Republic – The Lost Suns #4 ![]()
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