12 Star Wars Graphic Novels You Must Read Before You Die

11. Children Of The Force

Star Wars Darth Vader Comic
Dark Horse Comics

The multilayered subject of how the Jedi take Force-sensitive children from their families and indoctrinate them into the Jedi Order is finally put under the microscope in this intriguing short from Star Wars Tales.

Inside a Jedi Temple nursery, Depa Billaba struggles with questions about her own parents as Mace Windu tries to ease her concerns, but the entire process is put on trial when a Zeltron intruder seizes one of the children and has a physical (and verbal) throwdown with the famous Jedi badass.

This is a topic that rarely comes up in any of the actual Star Wars stories, so it's impressive how many sides of the debate are presented in a few short pages. Jedi training, unresolved feelings and connections with family, and even the idea of a black market for Force-sensitive children are all bandied about before Mace and the Zeltron reach an unexpected resolution.

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