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COMICS: MACE WINDU

MASTER

This summer, Marvel’s latest comic-book miniseries,
Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic: Mace Windu, sheds new
light of the fan-favorite Jedi Master and clone army general.
AND Insider spoke to writer Matt Owens to fi nd out more.

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e’s the man who relationship going in the future.
took out Jango One day he called me to say that he
H Fett and almost had a couple of new opportunities
he wanted to discuss and one of
bested Palpatine
in battle. First them was a Mace Windu series. He
seen in 1999’s The asked me to come up with an idea,
Phantom Menace, Mace Windu was so I did and here we are!
one of the breakout characters of
the prequel movies, and went on to What’s the comic about?
cement his popularity in The Clone Mace Windu is a fi ve-issue Marvel
Wars animated show television. miniseries in which the title
Now he’s back, fronting his own character finds himself in the midst

comic series, written by Matt of a galactic war at the same time
Owens (Elektra), with art by Denys that he’s having a crisis of faith.
Cowan (Black Panther, The He believes devoutly in the Force,
Question). We asked Matt but now he’s in a dangerous new
PROFILE what Mace Windu has in role of army general. So we see him
MATT OWENS store for the much-loved fulfilling his duties on the front

Having started Jedi Master. lines, and questioning the role of
out writing for the Jedi at this time. That struggle
TV on shows like
Marvel’s Agents How did you come to is front and center in the story.
of S.H.I.E.L.D. write Mace Windu?
and Netfl ix’s Luke Matt Owens: Ever since we So we’re joining him in the
Cage, Matt Owens
is a newcomer to started working together heart of the Clone Wars?
comics. His debut, on the Elektra comic, Axel Yes, just after the Battle of Geonosis
Elektra, was pub-
lished by Marvel in Alonso [Marvel’s editor- from Attack of the Clones. The
February, with art by in-chief] has told me he Clone Wars animation explored
Alec Morgan. enjoyed working with me that period really well on TV, but
and wanted to keep the there’s still so much great stuff

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