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Tales of the Jedi #1-7
Star Wars Legends: Tales of the Jedi Omnibus
Tales from the Legends continuity of Star Wars, taking place millenia before the films, during the origins of the Jedi!
The origin and early days of the Jedi order! Thousands of years before A New Hope, before lightsabers and hyperspace, a group of beings on a distant planet strive to balance the mysterious Force -- until a stranger arrives, and the doors to the galaxy are thrown open! Millennia later, in the wake of the Sith Empire's reign, two Jedi legends emerge: Nomi Sunrider and Ulic Qel-Droma! But when Exar Kun covets the secrets of the Sith, will dark knowledge corrupt both him and Ulic? Only Nomi may have the answer to their fates! As war turns Jedi against Jedi, who will survive...and who will be lost to history?
COLLECTING: Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm (2012) 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Prisoner of Bogan (2012) 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force War (2013) 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi (2012) 0, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Golden Age of the Sith (1996) 0-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Fall of the Sith Empire (1997) 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (1993) 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Freedon Nadd Uprising (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith (1994) 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Sith War (1995) 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption (1998) 1-5, material from Star Wars Tales (1999) 23, Dark Horse Comics (1992) 7-9
The origin and early days of the Jedi order! Thousands of years before A New Hope, before lightsabers and hyperspace, a group of beings on a distant planet strive to balance the mysterious Force -- until a stranger arrives, and the doors to the galaxy are thrown open! Millennia later, in the wake of the Sith Empire's reign, two Jedi legends emerge: Nomi Sunrider and Ulic Qel-Droma! But when Exar Kun covets the secrets of the Sith, will dark knowledge corrupt both him and Ulic? Only Nomi may have the answer to their fates! As war turns Jedi against Jedi, who will survive...and who will be lost to history?
COLLECTING: Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force Storm (2012) 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Prisoner of Bogan (2012) 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi - Force War (2013) 1-5, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi (2012) 0, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Golden Age of the Sith (1996) 0-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Fall of the Sith Empire (1997) 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (1993) 1-5, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Freedon Nadd Uprising (1994) 1-2, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith (1994) 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - The Sith War (1995) 1-6, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption (1998) 1-5, material from Star Wars Tales (1999) 23, Dark Horse Comics (1992) 7-9
1336 pages, Hardcover
First published July 2, 2024
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John Ostrander
2,082 books173 followersJohn Ostrander is an American writer of comic books. He is best known for his work on Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy, series he helped create.
Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986).
Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC.
Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986).
Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC.
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February 28, 2025
This omnibus collects a LOT and is a really high-quality collection. The comics are in a great order, and most of them are brilliant.
Dawn of the Jedi is an underrated and fascinating read, even if sadly cut short by the Disney sale, with nice art and a solid story and characters.
Tales of the Jedi as a whole is something I have a more controversial opinion on. It is a milestone comic and one of the most important and influential in the entire franchise, but I didn't care much for it, sadly. The art is really nice, and the characters are solid, and even the story is good, I just have a real strong distaste towards Tom Veitch's writing style, and even struggled with most of Kevin J. Anderson's writing.
However, there is one that fucking blew me away.
Tales of the Jedi: Redemption is a sort of epilogue set a decade after the finale of the other Tales of the Jedi comics. The art is gorgeous, the characters are much more mature and interesting than they ever were in the other comics, and the writing is beautiful and profound. It is a rather introspective comic dealing with the events of the other comics on an emotional level, with tiny scales that only really matter to the individual people involved rather than the galaxy as a whole. This makes it far more impactful, as we follow Vima Sunrider, the daughter of Nomi Sunrider, and Ulic Qel-Droma. It's a true deep dive into Ulic, dealing with suicide and grief, and it's such a hard-hitting comic that it genuinely made me emotional after finding the other comics such a slog. It's honestly worth it just for this arc, which is worth this omnibus alone!
I'd strongly recommend this omnibus to any omnibus collectors who are Star Wars fans looking for something a little different to read.
Dawn of the Jedi is an underrated and fascinating read, even if sadly cut short by the Disney sale, with nice art and a solid story and characters.
Tales of the Jedi as a whole is something I have a more controversial opinion on. It is a milestone comic and one of the most important and influential in the entire franchise, but I didn't care much for it, sadly. The art is really nice, and the characters are solid, and even the story is good, I just have a real strong distaste towards Tom Veitch's writing style, and even struggled with most of Kevin J. Anderson's writing.
However, there is one that fucking blew me away.
Tales of the Jedi: Redemption is a sort of epilogue set a decade after the finale of the other Tales of the Jedi comics. The art is gorgeous, the characters are much more mature and interesting than they ever were in the other comics, and the writing is beautiful and profound. It is a rather introspective comic dealing with the events of the other comics on an emotional level, with tiny scales that only really matter to the individual people involved rather than the galaxy as a whole. This makes it far more impactful, as we follow Vima Sunrider, the daughter of Nomi Sunrider, and Ulic Qel-Droma. It's a true deep dive into Ulic, dealing with suicide and grief, and it's such a hard-hitting comic that it genuinely made me emotional after finding the other comics such a slog. It's honestly worth it just for this arc, which is worth this omnibus alone!
I'd strongly recommend this omnibus to any omnibus collectors who are Star Wars fans looking for something a little different to read.
March 14, 2026
Tales of the Jedi is an awesome collection of Star Wars comics. As a child, I had a copy of the Star Wars encyclopedia, which opened my eyes to how expansive the Star Wars universe was. That encyclopedia taught me about heroes and villains such as Nomi Sunrider, Ulic Qel-Droma, Master Thon, Freedon Nadd, and Exar Kun. I have been familiar with the characters of these collections for decades but alas I was never able to afford them. So it was nice to finally come across this omnibus as a grown-up with grown-up money. Spoiler alert: Most of the stories are pretty good! I’m not a huge fan of the art from the 90’s Dark Horse comics (I really hated the Dark Empire comics which were illustrated by the same people). But I guess I am used to the art style by now. I think these would have been better as novels to flesh out the characters more but I guess you get what you get.
PS: This also contains the Dawn of the Jedi comics, which had better illustrations and a weaker story than Tales of the Jedi. It also has a short story about Vima Sunrider and Ulic, which I loved both the art and story.
PPS: These collections also introduce planets like Ryloth, Tython, and Onderon. They are so much better here than when they appear in The Mandalorian, Clone Wars, and other Disney Star Wars media. The planets are given their own personalities and unique traits that make them so much more memorable than in the current canon where they are pretty generic.
PS: This also contains the Dawn of the Jedi comics, which had better illustrations and a weaker story than Tales of the Jedi. It also has a short story about Vima Sunrider and Ulic, which I loved both the art and story.
PPS: These collections also introduce planets like Ryloth, Tython, and Onderon. They are so much better here than when they appear in The Mandalorian, Clone Wars, and other Disney Star Wars media. The planets are given their own personalities and unique traits that make them so much more memorable than in the current canon where they are pretty generic.
December 24, 2024
There's fun to be had with these stories. I'm giving this book 3.5 stars.
So, in a chronological reading order, this would the very first omnibus to read, because part of this takes place even before the old republic. It's also very new reader friendly, as almost all the characters in this book are introduced here for the first time.
This omnibus covers basically two parts:
The Dawn of the Jedi: This storyline spans 15 issues and was published in the 2010s. As such, the artwork is amazing, but the story feels very rushed. It starts out with a lot of world building and history. Then the story focuses on a few characters and slowly builds to a massive war. The early beginngs of jedi lore is intriguing, but I could still ask: 'And what came before this?'.
I really like the design of the antagonists here, the Rakatans look creepy, but very cool. The story has some problems, as there's a huge war, but no characters die. As usual, Jedi Masters are not very competent. The story ending feels rushed, and some threads are left unexplored.
The Tales of the Jedi - Sith Prelude: This spans 10 issues, all of it published in the 90s. It functions as a prelude, that only loosely ties into the main story. This prelude is entertaining, but also feels quite rushed. The artwork is great for it's time and it focuses a lot on the Sith side of things. It is a bit inconsequential to the main ongoing, however.
The Tales of the Jedi - Sith Prelude:: Then there's the main attraction of this omnibus, spanning a total of 19 issues plus a few extras here and there. The writing is very dense, so this really feels like the main part of the book.
It starts of quite slow and does a lot of world building and introduces the reader to the characters. It is well written and engaging, but it progresses very slowly. From the very beginning, it becomes obvious that the established Jedi order is an incompetent bunch, ready to be toppled.
I do like, that this story seems to have 2 main characters and a lot of side characters, and it jumps back and forth and keeps things engaging and interesting. The dark side steadily grows and takes hold of more than one jedi. The transformation to the dark side is very reminiscent of the prequel trilogy, even though it was published before these movies came out.
As things escalate, the pace of the story becomes quicker and the reading experiences much more enjoyable. The artwork started out quite rough, but it looks great in the later issues.
I think I would have preferred a smaller omnibus of just the Tales of Jedi, as the other stories really dilute this collection.
Overall I can recommend this omnibus, but it's not a quick read.
So, in a chronological reading order, this would the very first omnibus to read, because part of this takes place even before the old republic. It's also very new reader friendly, as almost all the characters in this book are introduced here for the first time.
This omnibus covers basically two parts:
The Dawn of the Jedi: This storyline spans 15 issues and was published in the 2010s. As such, the artwork is amazing, but the story feels very rushed. It starts out with a lot of world building and history. Then the story focuses on a few characters and slowly builds to a massive war. The early beginngs of jedi lore is intriguing, but I could still ask: 'And what came before this?'.
I really like the design of the antagonists here, the Rakatans look creepy, but very cool. The story has some problems, as there's a huge war, but no characters die. As usual, Jedi Masters are not very competent. The story ending feels rushed, and some threads are left unexplored.
The Tales of the Jedi - Sith Prelude: This spans 10 issues, all of it published in the 90s. It functions as a prelude, that only loosely ties into the main story. This prelude is entertaining, but also feels quite rushed. The artwork is great for it's time and it focuses a lot on the Sith side of things. It is a bit inconsequential to the main ongoing, however.
The Tales of the Jedi - Sith Prelude:: Then there's the main attraction of this omnibus, spanning a total of 19 issues plus a few extras here and there. The writing is very dense, so this really feels like the main part of the book.
It starts of quite slow and does a lot of world building and introduces the reader to the characters. It is well written and engaging, but it progresses very slowly. From the very beginning, it becomes obvious that the established Jedi order is an incompetent bunch, ready to be toppled.
I do like, that this story seems to have 2 main characters and a lot of side characters, and it jumps back and forth and keeps things engaging and interesting. The dark side steadily grows and takes hold of more than one jedi. The transformation to the dark side is very reminiscent of the prequel trilogy, even though it was published before these movies came out.
As things escalate, the pace of the story becomes quicker and the reading experiences much more enjoyable. The artwork started out quite rough, but it looks great in the later issues.
I think I would have preferred a smaller omnibus of just the Tales of Jedi, as the other stories really dilute this collection.
Overall I can recommend this omnibus, but it's not a quick read.
February 26, 2026
This omnibus compiles many comics. I wanted to start from the beginning of Star Wars, so I bought this one and was not disappointed. The omnibus begins with the Dawn of the Jedi comics, which explain the origins of the Jedi Order, which at that time was called the Je'daii. The art is really cool and the plot is engaging.
Then you move on to the comics from the Golden Age of the Sith, with Naga Sadow and the Hyperspace War, and then to the Great Sith War, where several Jedi are introduced: Ulic Qel Droma, Nomi Sunrider, Exar Kun... And I have to say that in all these comics, the plot is interesting and has a good pace. The art in The Golden Age of the Sith and The Great Sith War is less impressive than in The Dawn of the Jedi comics, but that makes sense, since the first ones I mentioned were published in the 90s, while The Dawn of the Jedi comics were published in 2012.
A lot of lore is introduced here that helped me understand and connect some events that happen, for example, in the KOTOR video game and in the Darth Bane trilogy of novels.
I have to say that if you're a Star Wars fan, it's a must read, totally recommended.
PS: My wife gave it to me as a gift, which makes it even more special to me.
Then you move on to the comics from the Golden Age of the Sith, with Naga Sadow and the Hyperspace War, and then to the Great Sith War, where several Jedi are introduced: Ulic Qel Droma, Nomi Sunrider, Exar Kun... And I have to say that in all these comics, the plot is interesting and has a good pace. The art in The Golden Age of the Sith and The Great Sith War is less impressive than in The Dawn of the Jedi comics, but that makes sense, since the first ones I mentioned were published in the 90s, while The Dawn of the Jedi comics were published in 2012.
A lot of lore is introduced here that helped me understand and connect some events that happen, for example, in the KOTOR video game and in the Darth Bane trilogy of novels.
I have to say that if you're a Star Wars fan, it's a must read, totally recommended.
PS: My wife gave it to me as a gift, which makes it even more special to me.
October 19, 2024
I’m a sucker for ancient Sith and Jedi’s lore, so I was pretty thrilled at the prospect of this omnibus. Here we have different tales settled in different epochs, collected in chronological order for this collection. The quality varies in writing and art, and there are some inconsistencies between authors (for example the details about Naga Sadow), but one gets the sense of an overreaching development in the plot. The first saga about the origin of the Jedi (or better said Je’ daii) and the Infinite Empire and the last tales are the best part of the omnibus; it’s fascinating to explore the pre-Sith darkside forces and the way the idea of light and darkness was different in the early days. Overall an ok reading like many Star Wars comics
November 8, 2025
Dawn of the Jedi series is a fun series that explores a completely different era for the franchise but had to cut itself short due to the Disney merger
Tales of the Jedi is the usual slop that Kevin J Anderson writes in his star wars material.
The only part of this Anthology that had any true emotion behind it was Redemption arc of the Tales series.
Tales of the Jedi is the usual slop that Kevin J Anderson writes in his star wars material.
The only part of this Anthology that had any true emotion behind it was Redemption arc of the Tales series.
March 3, 2025
Not impressed don’t like 90s art. Don’t like there is no connection to ep. 1-6 but separate stories are cool
April 19, 2025
Character: 4
Setting: 4
Plot: 4
Writing: 4
Emotional: 4
Enjoyment: 4
Overall: 4
Setting: 4
Plot: 4
Writing: 4
Emotional: 4
Enjoyment: 4
Overall: 4
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