FIRE CARRIER part THREE (of five)
JHoping to wipe the Jedi from the face of the galaxy, Darth Vader trains a former assassin—now his prisoner—to help in his obsessive quest…
Far away, under dark of night, Jedi Master K’Kruhk, Master Zao, and a group of younglings escape a refugee camp on Arkinnea, hoping to distance themselves from the local militia, as well as Imperial forces.
When they are found missing, a frantic search begins. As the Masters and younglings make their way into the wilderness, they discover why they sensed such darkness in the camp. Horribly, they have stumbled upon a valley covered with the lifeless bodies of refugees…
That’s your opening ‘scroll up’ as writer Randy Stradley, artist Gabriel Guzman, colourist Garry Henderson, letterer Michael Heisler and cover artist Doug Wheatley present the third issue of Dark Times and the 108th issue of Dark Horse’s Star Wars comic.
The Review
Dark Times #3 was a pretty good issue, and was definitely long awaited, after that grisly cliffhanger from last issue. As thought, the children are horrified, and the trauma only continues, as our Jedi friends are forced to watch helplessly as more refugees are dropped to their deaths from the height of the ore carrier.
I really enjoyed the chase scene of this comic, it was sloppy and believable, as they escape not so in style, and K’Kruhk heroically tries to lead them away, riding on a beast of burden that looks like it could be his non-sentient cousin.
The artwork for this series is not as good as others, and lightsabers look a bit drab. Zao and K’kurk’s expressions are usually pretty believable, but for a Whipid, expression is difficult to convey. We are also treated to Falco Sang’s continued forced training under Darth Vader, and when he gets fresh, Admiral Gregg has a wrestling match for him, in the form of a goofy four armed droid, which was quite amusing to see indeed.
We also learn two new things about K’Kruhk. He has friends in unusual places, and the Empire might actually turn out to be the good guys in this situation, and while they are no strangers to genocide, what the Arkinea militia is up to, can hardly sit well with anyone. We also learn that K’Kruhk’s survival of Order 66 is hardly a stretch of the imagination, as he is essentially a Starkiller lite, ripping an ore carrier out of the air with the Force, and having it crash to the ground. Don’t mess with this Jedi Master.
All I all, this was a good issue, and a satisfying edition to this series, which from the get- go, I was interested in reading. Will K’Kruhk face Vader, what role will the Imperial military play, and where in the moons of Bogden is Falco Sang going to come in! Hopefully all these questions will be answered in the penultimate edition of Fire Carrier.
Coming next – The Valley of Death!
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