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annathecrow ([personal profile] annathecrow) wrote in [community profile] dreamwars2022-04-25 06:38 am

Chat corner 53: Before the Awakening

Welcome to this week’s chat corner!

Optional prompt

This week, the topic is “Before the Awakening”, an anthology of three stories that show what Finn, Rey, and Poe were doing before the movie.

It’s a junior readers’ book, but it’s also written by Greg Rucka and illustrated by Phil Noto, which are some very interesting names to see together!

Has anybody read this? What did you think?

Aside from that, this week it’s a year since Dreamwars started :) This is honestly so cool - and it’s all your work, folks, there would be no comm without the people who come and talk. So I want to say, you’re all awesome, whether you’re here every week or you commented exactly once.

And since I’m reminiscing, what has your “year in Star Wars” been like? Anything interesting that’s happened to you? New story you’ve found (be it canon, Legends, or fic), an event, a fandom interaction? Have you created something you’re proud of? I’m honestly curious!

 

fleurviolette: (padme | golden)

[personal profile] fleurviolette 2022-05-02 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello there!

What are your thoughts on the 2D animated Clone Wars micro series? I vaguely remember watching it on Cartoon Network back in the day.

I was growing out of the prequel era phase by the time the Clone Wars 3D animated movie and series came out.
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[personal profile] surferofdreams 2022-05-02 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
i think i only saw a few episodes while it was airing, but every time i tell myself i'm going to go back and do a rewatch i get distracted by something else or lose focus. however! i do really like the cartoon style.

tbh i think i may be more in love with the fandom and the space for interpretation with all the clone related media in general? and i did see some interesting meta on tumblr that supposed each version of the clone wars cartoon was propaganda for different sides of the war, with the 3d one humanizing clones for a republic audience and the 2d one making the republic army seem either scary or inhuman or both
fleurviolette: (hero of the rebellion)

[personal profile] fleurviolette 2022-05-02 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
That’s interesting! Didn’t know about that interpretation. I did like the last four episodes of season 7 and some episodes from earlier seasons, but it’s a lot to bingewatch.

Meanwhile with 2D micro series, the visual story telling is more condensed, which I prefer.