Re: Expanded Universe - Tales Jedi Comic 2-Pack
Dark_Jedi said:
All in all, I am a sad Jedi. I was hoping for better. Why Hasbro?
Because they, sadly, gave the line very little in the way of resources early on, and failed to look to what 'old-timer' comic fans would want. Just about anyone who got into SW comics during the '90s EU boom was jonesing for some Dark Empire, Tales of the Jedi, and Rogue Squadron love. Well, we've got Rogue Squadron love in spades, thanks to all the handy pilot bodies, but did get a bit screwed over with Dress Uniform "low budget" Wedge, Too-Tall Can't Fly An X-Wing Hobbie, and "Gah! What happened?" Baron Fel.
Dark Empire... I'm kinda surprised it took so long for them to do just ONE set, and it was from DE2. But there was a cool Luke (hampered only by his action-stance legs & plastic cloak) and cool-yet-very-creepy half-naked Palpatine.
TOTJ though... been a long time coming.
Ideally we'd have had two Ulics & two Exars by now. One set of them as Jedi, one set of them as Sith... and, also ideally, only the Sith Lord set would have 'em packed together. Jedi Ulic could've been packed with Nomi Sunrider, and Jedi Exar with Vodo-Siosk Baas. Yes, many TOTJ fans would've perhaps complained a bit on having slots taken by 2nd Exar & Ulic that could've gone to Cay Qel-Droma, Arca Jeth, or any number of other characters... but ultimately that would've been a pretty great 6-pack of TOTJ love right there. Cool alien Jedi Master, two main heroes/villains of the series, and the main heroine.
Ah well. Maybe it's for the best? If they'd made these figures back in 2007, at least one would lack knees & ankles, and the other would have swivel shoulders