Star Wars #35: This issue isn't terrible, but the character of Dr. Cuata gets lost in a lot of exposition and foreshadowing. It's a shame because he's an interesting one, as he has a direct relationship with kyber crystals despite the fact that he isn't a Jedi or a Sith.
In exchange for fixing Luke's lightsaber, Cuata asks Luke to heal a red kyber crystal (through a ritual that Gretta's people, the Fallanassi, used in the days after the Sith's fall) and engage with a clear one. In the first case, Luke encounters a Sith in a throne room (a pretty spectacular scene due to Rosenberg's colors) and Vader. In the second one, he encounters Yoda, which turns the crystal green. Luke departs with both crystals and his repaired lightsaber. Gretta informs us that her debt to her family is discharged, though I can't for the life of me remember what said debt is or why her helping Luke would discharge it.
One of the issue's more interesting parts is when Cuata describes lightsabers as comprising only five parts: a power cell, the casing, the focusing lens, the emitter, and the crystal. The rest is just wiring and an on/off switch, though that seems pretty oversimplistic, unless the Force gives Jedis knowledge of electrical engineering. That said, Cuata highlights the fact that Luke found both his previous lightsabers so it's probably time for him to make his own. I hadn't entirely realized that before, so I'm intrigued to see where Luke's journey to make his own lightsaber takes him.
Star Wars: Yoda #8: This issue is the best of the series, as Yoda's experience serve as a great foil to Anakin's confidence (or, overconfidence, to Yoda's mind) and vice versa. Anakin's confidence is shaken when the Separatist droids on Golatha take out all of Company 326 before Yoda can stop them. But Anakin's plan to burst into the Megadroid factory still works, even if Anakin and Yoda are forced to face the final Megadroid on their own. Other Jedia Masters often dismiss Anakin due to his brashness, but it seems to intrigue Yoda, even if he has reservations. I'm glad we get at least one more issue of them together.
Also Read: Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - The Empire #1
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