Published: 10 September, 2025
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Written by: Marc Guggenheim
Artist: Madibek Musabekov
Colour Artist: Luis Guerrero
Letterer: VC’s Clayton Cowles
Cover Artist: Rahzzah

The synopsis;

QUI-GON JINN IS DEAD!
• Or he will be…if JEDI KNIGHTS MACE WINDU and AAYLA SECURA can’t find the antidote to the poison that is killing him.
• The antidote can only be found on SINSARA…the most dangerous planet you’ve never heard of!
• But what is the mysterious connection Sinsara has with Qui-Gon Jinn’s past?

The review;



Qui-Gon is dead! I mean, no-one is being fooled by that for a minute. We all knew he would die in Episode One before we saw the film thanks to the release of the soundtrack, so don’t think we’ll be fooled again! The last issue saw us ‘seeing’ Qui-Gon dead and obviously, we know he’s not. But the characters within the story do not. It’s one of those ticking time bomb situations, we as the reader know the truth and we must wait to see that fact explode onto the other characters. I must admit, I have been craving this comic more, and more. It is hands down, my favourite comic out for Star Wars at the moment.



Most of the comics, with this exception are standalone, with a few, that add something to an overarching story that somehow focuses on Qui-Gon. It is like the television series of the nineties, and I am absolutely enthralled by it. Leading this wonderful endeavour is writer Marc Guggenheim who is yet to put a foot wrong in this series. Joining him and seemingly smashing every expectation I have with every issue is artist Madibek Musabekov. The pair together make an unstoppable duo. All I can do is sit back and enjoy this ride!


We know Qui-Gon isn’t dead, and Guggenheim immediately admits to that right at the start of the story, and in a way I’m glad about that. Mace Windu and Aayla Secura are on the same page as the readers but what they don’t know is that they will succeed, there is no other outcome. The adventure takes is to the planet of Sinsara. I like seeing another culture but there is a far bigger story here than we get to see. The planet is anti-Jedi, with a group that have been banished who are even more anti-Jedi. An event happened called the Horomeeda, but this is never expanded on. Now while this is frustrating, I mean who doesn’t like a good mystery, Guggenheim clearly has his reasons for this.


This issue we already know the outcome; we know that Qui-Gon will live. Rather than try and create superficial tension, Guggenheim makes this issue all about action. It’s not quite the craziness of issue three, where each page was a full screen panel, but it comes close. The action is what is here to tell the story. Not the politics of the planet Sinsara, not the fake worry about Qui-Gon, the action. Step in Musabekov. From the third panel in this comic, I knew he was starting to raise the high bar he had already set. The sunset and the lighting on Mace and Aayla is simply stunning, you can almost feel the heat in the rays. But this is Musabekov just getting started. There are a lot of panels with Aayla that just shine, she is so close to lifelike I could feel my jaw drop. It gets replicated in even more faces, the detail in them is stunning. The action then draws you in, panel after panel with minimal words, the art flowing from one panel to the next, providing all the narrative the reader needs. It is simply astonishing what Musabekov achieves in each issue yet this one, like issue three, is going to stay with me.
Now I can say how amazing Musabekov is – because he is – but I also think it also says a lot about Guggenheim. I don’t think I have seen a writer but so much trust and confidence in an artist they are working with before. Guggenheim doesn’t try to create all the narrative with words, he knows when Musabekov can do the job – heck – do a better job than simple words. It’s this sort of trust, this sort of partnership that is really letting this series shine.
‘In my experience, there is no such thing as luck’. I’m sure we all can quote it and yet Guggenheim is almost tongue in cheek when Aayla is able to convince the population of Sinsara to allow them to land. Nothing more than luck. I couldn’t help but chuckle at this and although the timeline is different from Legends, I like that Aayla is still not quite falling in line with Jedi. You can almost see the look on Mace’s face of shock and that he thinks Aayla was rather ruthless! In Legends, Aayla is trained by Quintana Vos, a Jedi not known for following the rules, for taking risks and yes, relying on a bit of luck. Here we can see Aayla is like that and get to know her just a little bit more.
The Kaijura are back, and I like that they return. These are the creatures from issue three. I almost laughed when I saw them, because I keep referring to issue three all the time, to the incredible comic that it is. I like Guggenheim brings them back so Musabekov can once again show his craftsmanship with these beasts.

‘Luis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship’. It is becoming more, and more apparent as this series continues just how perfectly matched Guggenheim and Musabekov are. They compliment each other very well and Guggenheim knows when the story can be told purely by the art. And what incredible art it is. The bar Musabekov has set just keeps getting higher. Sometimes a comic focused on action can lack depth, yet here the depth is provided by the art. With so many questions left about Sinsara, I’m sure this is not the last we shall see of it, but I also like that next issue seems to be about something completely different, another standalone issue. I have said it, and I’ll say it again, this is my favourite Star Wars series that Marvel are releasing. It is one to make sure that you are reading.

Availability;

Star Wars: Jedi Knights is an ongoing series published by Marvel Comics. This issue retails at $4.99 and is available online from Amazon (comiXology) and your local comic book store.

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