If you like seeing AT-ATs and X-Wings in action, Colin Wilson gave a lot to please you in these scenes – imagine the Battle of Hoth, but with Rebels and Imperials on the same side against an even more dangerous foe. The storytelling device of a journalist reporting in on the battle works well to recap the story so far, and gives the hulking Arbeloa a hero little moment in the midst of combat. The battle scenes ooze with action and danger, especially once the Vong hit the ground with their amphistaffs. She and Finn make a good team, and there’s a funny awkward moment (with some well done facial expressions) when Finn’s master, Dray, makes a lecherous comment over the comm. Kopri, Finn’s nemesis from last issue, turns into an unlikely ally as she is more concerned about the Vong threat than her boss, Chief of State Fey’lya, and those flutter pack wings are awesome (think dragonfly wings in a backpack), yet kinda whimsical for a galaxy where personal flight is more commonly done with jetpacks.
While most of the story’s action takes place on Coruscant, a good chunk of the pages showcase the battle of Shramar. Tom Taylor does a great job of balancing out the story on Shramar with the developments on Coruscant. We see a bigger picture of what the Vong were up to with their Imperial collaborators on Shramar, and we also discover that things are not as they seem on Coruscant. The revelations keep on coming in this storyline.
It turns out that Finn, with his unique ability to sense Vong in the Force, is wanted by Tsalok, and that the Vong don’t want to assassinate the cowardly Fey’lya after all – but someone else crashes the party with a revelation of their own. As they confront the ambassador, a second Vong grabs Kopri as a hostage. Back on Coruscant, after Kopri catches Finn, he convinces her that he’s not an assassin, and that the Imperial ambassador is really a Vong in disguise. The battle shifts from the skies to the ground when the Vong soldiers land and take on the Imperial units and Kaye Galifridian’s ragtag troops defending the evacuation. Over on Shramar, the New Republic admiral who defied orders to call for a defensive position for the planet learns the truth about Nina’s nature as a Vong, and has to trust her as she reveals what she thinks the Vong want the planet for growing Vong biotech. The pursuit takes to the air, with Finn riding on his droid Prowl and the Twi’lek security chasing with her flutter pack. Holding the New Republic’s leader at saberpoint, Finn argues for the taking the Vong threat seriously, but is forced to escape when Kopri, head of palace security charges in. As a mixture of forces called together by Queen Nina Galfridian to defend the world of Shramar starts battling a Vong invasion fleet, Finn confronts Chief of State Fey’lya over his decision to not send military support to Shramar and the Artorian refugees. The story of Invasion – Revelations boils over into battle with issue #4.
I’m going to try to not spoil too much of these comics, but be warned anyway. This week, I am reviewing Invasion – Revelations #4 and The Old Republic – The Lost Suns #5. GONK! It’s time to power up with this week’s Star Wars comics. GONK reviews this week’s batch of Star Wars comics: the finale to The Old Republic: The Lost Suns (#5), and the continuing Vong plot in Invasion: Revelations #4. REVIEW: Star Wars: Invasion – Revelations #4 and The Old Republic – The Lost Suns #5
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