The sixth issue for the Star Wars Poe Dameron comic ends the
second story arc for the series. We see the resolution of how Black Squadron
escapes the prison with Grakkus the Hut. I’ve have enjoyed the last three issues
of the Dameron comic, but this issue makes me a little worried about the series
going forward. One of the main reason I didn’t care for the first three issues
of the series was it seemed too campy for a Star Wars comic, and the sixth issue
had this same feel. This story arc was more entertaining than the first three
issues, but maybe I am warming to the tone of the comic.
The Poe Dameron comic is starting to feel like a Saturday
morning cartoon adventure series. This isn’t a bad thing if executed well, and while
this issue is still a little rough it is getting better. Maybe I am just realizing
what type of story they are trying to tell with this group of characters. I
would prefer more of a serious tone, but I have the books and other comics for
this. If the writers and the story group think it is a good idea for this comic
to be light hearted and fun, then I can get behind it. For the most part this
three issue arc is fun, but at times it doesn’t seem to fit into Star Wars.
The main issue I had with this installment was how the
droids save the day. I don’t really have an issue with the droid and BB-8 in particular
helping save the day, just make it plausible within the overall Star Wars
universe. Having BB-8 fight another giant droid just didn’t seem to fit. It was
the same issue I had with the first three issue run and having a giant lizard
creature hatch out of the egg. It just doesn’t feel like Star Wars. I am all
for having fun campy action adventures, but it still needs to connect to all of
the other stories.
I did enjoy how Black Squadron escaped. Turning off the
gravity field for a high gravity planet was cool to see, and funny. This is
what prompted me thinking about the overall tone the comic is shooting for.
They want to make it a fun adventure series. This was interesting and I enjoyed
how different the escape was from anything we have seen before. This event to
counter the lizard and robot still felt like something that could happen within
the Star Wars universe.
The ending of the issue was also a little out of place for
me. I didn’t understand why Agent Terex would have made the decision to stick
around if he knew he couldn’t stand up to X-Wings. He purposefully drew them in
for an attack and then didn’t have a plan to actually defeat them. For the
character they have been setting him up to be, it was an odd choice. From the
first few issues he seems like a planner and someone who is always is in
control, and the last part of the issue was a departure from the person
portrayed. They seemed to be making him a nuanced villain, but changed to more
mustache twirling one for the last part of the comic.
I still have high hopes for this comic. We don’t have much
material coming out between Jedi and Force Awakens and I want this to be good.
I do think expecting a different tone from now on will help my enjoyment. I do
hope they drop some of the outlandish story concepts, and focus more on the
team dynamic of Black Squadron. This should be one way to grow and expand on
characters in the new cannon. Black Squadron should and could take the place of
the old Rogue Squadron from legends. Hopefully it starts to move more towards
this.
Let me know if you are enjoying the Poe Dameron comic and
the tone or think it is a bit too campy.
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