Binge on Star Wars: Purge

Posted by Luke Arnott Nov 14, 2009

Out recently: Star Wars: Purge – Seconds to Die. This one-shot is written by prolific Star Wars comics scribe John Ostrander, with pencils by Jim Hall and inks by Alex Lei and Mark McKenna.

It's a serviceable tale of how Plo Koon's niece (also a Jedi) gets done in by Darth Vader in the aftermath of Order 66. The art is a bit tepid, which is unfortunate. Since there isn't much meat to the script – it should have been called Seconds to Read – some exceptional drafting would have helped with the pacing and overall effect.

Seconds to Die is a sequel of sorts to Star Wars: Purge from 2006, another one-shot by Ostrander. The original Purge had a better story, as well as outstanding art from Doug Wheatley. Wheatley is also the artist behind Star Wars: Dark Times, probably the best current Star Wars title, and easily on the short list of my all-time favorites from a galaxy far, far away.

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