Moreci, Michael

About the Author:

Michael Moreci lives outside Chicago, Illinois with his family.

AVERAGE REVIEW SCORE:

3 out of 5

(1 book)

Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars - Battle Tales

(Art by Derek Charm, Arianna Florean, Mario Del Pennino, Megan Levens, Valentina Pinto, Davide Tinto and Philip Murphy)

22 BBY, just before the beginning of the first season of The Clone Wars.  As the Jedi and clones fight for control of the planet Hisseen, the Clone Troopers recall earlier battles of the conflict, fighting alongside Jedi like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker against villains such as Count Dooku, Asajj Ventress and General Grievous.

This book quickly began to remind me of the 'Clone Wars Adventures' series of digest anthologies (tying-in to the older 2D animated Clone Wars show) in that it's aimed at a slightly younger audience and tells a variety of largely-inconsequential mini-adventures.  The difference I did like here, however, was the Moreci gathers the various vignette stories together under a framing story, making the book as a whole feel more cohesive than it otherwise would have done.

Ultimately, these stories are pretty short and shallow but there's definitely a bit of fun to be had in reading them.  I also particularly liked seeing Rex, Cody and Wollfe all fighting side-by-side.

3 out of 5

Collaborations & Anthologies:

Star Wars Adventures: The Light And The Dark (here)

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories - Rebels And Resistance (here)

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories - Scum And Villainy (here)

Star Wars: Stories Of Jedi And Sith (here)

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - From A Certain Point Of View (here)

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Star Wars (here)