Quote Originally Posted by WebLurker View Post
I liked it, and I'm not the biggest Kanan fan in the world (good character, but I like other members of the Rebels cast more). It ran for 12 issues, so to read it, you either get the hardcover that has everything or two trade paperbacks (The Last Padawan and First Blood). It was written by Greg Weisman (of Gargoyles, Spectacular Spider-Man, and Young Justice fame), so it's well-written. Weisman was also a producer during the first season of Rebels, so he was also an insider on this branch of the franchise.

Kanan is a tie-in to the Rebels cartoon, so I'm not sure how accessible it is to readers who've never watched it (it kind of assumes that you know who's who). The structure is a framing story that supports flashbacks. The framing story is set during Rebels season one and has the Ghost running a mission. As it progresses, Kanan gets reminded of his past, which is then used to segue into flashback stories about Kanan's past. The first is about how he survived Order 66, the second is about his early Clone Wars experiences.

Good art and it fleshes out a lot of stuff just mentioned in passing on the show. We also get to see Kanan's master, Depa Bilaba, for the first time as a character in canon as opposed to just a cameo in Phantom Menace (albeit Legends did give her a different biography before the reboot), which was a good thing, IMHO.
Thanks for the detailed response! I may have to look into watching the Rebels cartoon now. I would like to get the hardcover but it can always sit on the shelf until I'm more informed with the Rebels cartoon.

Funny you should mention the cameo in Phantom Menace because I watched that today for the first time in about 10 years!