Kanan the Last Padawan: A Story of Order 66

[ozaline]

Happy May the Fourth... I thought it was time to take another look at the Rebels spin-off comic by Greg Weiseman. Weiseman served as story editor and EP on the first season of Star Wars Rebels but the left. He did write a comic series to flesh out Kanan's origins... let's take a look at that.



Issue 1 - Jedi Master Deppa Bilaba and her Padawan, Caleb Dume, have successfully defeated the Separatist forces on the world of Kaller. Bilaba decides to to impose herself on the beleaguered people and roughs it for the night along with her command squad.















Issue 2







Issue 5

Ever since Grey and Styles failed to finish Caleb Dume they've been hunting him across the galaxy... during that time Caleb learns one valuable lesson... that he has to lie, cheat, and steal if he's to survive.















So... what I'm saying is. I liked the Bad Batch pilot, but I kinda feel bad for Greg Weiseman.

Comments

[mazway_75]

Read an interview with the showrunners, they wanted to do a bit of the Batch with some Jedi and the idea of letting a Padwan get away to establish things.

It was Filoni who suggested it be Kanan which makes sense and while a shift, not the first time it's happened (see the Ahsoka novel being different on her during Order 66 than Clone Wars) and was fun hearing Freddie Prinze Jr voice the role again.

[tripodeca113]

Definitely a lot more effective than the version in The Bad Batch.

[zachbeacon]

Man, everyone in Star Wars is so dramatic. I think Obi-Wan/Ben is the only Jedi who assumes a new identity and doesn't loudly proclaim that his old name is dead.

Then again, he held on to "Kenobi" so how hard was he really trying?

[1wordreaction]

Nostrils!