Star Wars: Republic and the series of SW: Jedi one-shots are excellent. far and away the best Expanded Universe (EU) material and just solid comics all around.
SW: R used to just be Star Wars, and it was more hit-or-miss there, but basically anything written by Ostrander is the shit. you should pick up the following trade paperbacks first:
Twilight
Darkness
Rite of Passage
these three set up the major characters of the Prequel Era comics (Quinlan Vos, Aayla Secura, Tholme, the Anzati, Sheyf Tinte, etc) and lay down backstory for the epic of the Clone Wars.
once you've read those, move on to the Clone Wars series, which collects the Republic and Jedi issues from the CW timeframe. not to be confused with Clone Wars Adventures, which is based on the animated microseries).
basically, the Prequel Era is excellent for EU materials, even though the movies suck. the Classic Era and afterwards are kind of dull in the EU, even though the movies are better.
also, Stark Hyperspace War is pretty good, as is Jango Fett: Open Seasons (which tells Jango's backstory and covers his recruitment by Dooku).
as far as novels go, look for anything by James Luceno, Troy Denning, or Matthew Stover (though Traitor won't make much sense unless you've got a good understanding of the NJO time period). Aaron Allston's Wraith Squadron series is pretty good, too, in a goofy sort of way. |
