Star Wars without Karen Traviss

Karen Traviss bid au revoir to the Star Wars galaxy in 2009. One of the most popular and polarizing authors in the history of Star Wars literature, Traviss remains a sticky subject for fandom. Here’s a refresher on the Star Wars novels that have been published since Karen left.

Star Wars Novels 2010 – Present
Novel Author
Crosscurrent Paul S. Kemp
Clone Wars Gambit: Sheath Karen Miller
Fate of the Jedi: Backlash Aaron Allston
Fate of the Jedi: Allies Karen Miller
Clone Wars Gambit: Siege Christie Golden
The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance Sean Williams
The Force Unleashed II Sean Williams
Fate of the Jedi: Vortex Troy Denning
Red Harvest Joe Schreiber
Knight Errant John Jackson Miller
The Old Republic: Deceived Paul S. Kemp
Fate of the Jedi: Conviction Aaron Allston
Choices of One Timothy Zahn
Fate of the Jedi: Ascension Christie Golden
Riptide Paul S. Kemp
The Old Republic: Revan Drew Karpyshyn
Shadow Games Michael Reaves and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Darth Plagueis James Luceno
Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse Troy Denning
Scourge Jeff Grubb
X-Wing: Mercy Kill Aaron Allston
The Old Republic: Annhilation Drew Karpyshyn
Scoundrels Timothy Zahn

Look over this list real quick. How many of these novels would you rather have over any Star Wars material from Karen Traviss? All of them? Just a few? Only a handful of these titles stick out to me, and honestly, I had completely forgotten about the existence of Scourge. I saw the title and I was a tad bit confused before I realized that they had actually published an adult novel about Hutts. HUTTS.

Karen Traviss holds a degree in writing military fiction (totally a real thing). I think a novel from her might have done somewhat better on the market than the tale of an unfair battle between immobile slugs and superhuman Jedi. What do you think?

Oscar Winning Arndt Writing Episode VII Screenplay

George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy were interested in an established screenwriter who also held a preexisting interest in the Star Wars franchise, and they seem to have found their man.

Michael Arndt has been pegged to write the screenplay for Star Wars: Episode VII. Arndt won an Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay for writing Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for writing Toy Story 3 (2010).

Review: Knights of the Old Republic – War #5

Written by John Jackson Miller
Pencils by Andrea Mutti
Inks by Pierluigi Baldassini
Colors by Michael Atiyeh
Lettering by Michael Heisler
Cover Art by Benjamin Carré

From my experience, writing a good ending to a comic story arc is difficult, and I found the ending to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: War #5 to have this difficulty. John Jackson Miller and team wrap up all the loose ends, even slipping in commentary on why these comics are told in miniseries instead of ongoings, but it comes across anticlimactically.

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Story: John Ostrander & Jan Duursema
Script: John Ostrander
Pencils: Jan Duursema
Inks: Dan Parsons
Colors: Wes Dzioba
Lettering: Michael Heisler
Cover: Jan Duursema

The Dark Side of the Force has descended on the Je’daii Order and the planet Tython. A Force Storm is building. One with a strength that has not been seen in 10,000 years, fueled by the dark side energies of the crashed Rakatan Empire ship and its lone survivor; the Force Hound Xesh.

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Review: Knights of the Old Republic – War #5

Written by John Jackson Miller
Pencils by Andrea Mutti
Inks by Pierluigi Baldassini
Colors by Michael Atiyeh
Lettering by Michael Heisler
Cover Art by Benjamin Carré

From my experience, writing a good ending to a comic story arc is difficult, and I found the ending to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: War #5 to have this difficulty. John Jackson Miller and team wrap up all the loose ends, even slipping in commentary on why these comics are told in miniseries instead of ongoings, but it comes across anticlimactically.

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