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- "Stories. I nearly died fighting that bounty hunter on Tatooine, and all for what? All Ben left me was a book of stories. I don't know what I'm supposed to do with this. I don't see where this book tells me anything about fighting with a lightsaber or using the Force."
- ―Luke Skywalker
"The Journals of Ben Kenobi" were a set of journals written by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi during his exile on the desert world of Tatooine. After Kenobi's mortal death, Luke Skywalker visited Kenobi's home on Tatooine and discovered the journal kept in a case labeled "For Luke."[1]
Behind the scenes
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The Journals of Ben Kenobi were first introduced in the Marvel comic book Star Wars 6: Skywalker Strikes, Part VI.[1] The comic's author, Jason Aaron, revealed that stories from Kenobi's journal will be told as standalone comics between each arc of the Star Wars comic series. The first story from the journal was told in Star Wars 7: From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi: "The Last of His Breed".[2]
Although the transcribed title in the comic uses the word "journals," in the plural,[1] the Aurebesh on the cover actually reads "journal," in the singular.[1][3]
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars 7: From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi: "The Last of His Breed"
- Star Wars 15: From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi
- Star Wars 20: From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi
- "The Sand Will Provide"—Star Wars 37: Imperial Pride
- Star Wars 6: Skywalker Strikes, Part VI (First appearance)
- Star Wars 8: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part I
- Star Wars 11: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part IV
- Star Wars 12: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part V
- Vader Down, Part I (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Star Wars 14: Vader Down, Part V (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars 26: Yoda's Secret War, Part I
- Star Wars 27: Yoda's Secret War, Part II
- Star Wars 28: Yoda's Secret War, Part III
- Star Wars 29: Yoda's Secret War, Part IV
- Star Wars 30: Yoda's Secret War, Part V
SourcesEdit
- Interview: Jason Aaron on Star Wars #6's Big Darth Vader Moment and More on StarWars.com
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Disciples of Harmony
- Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars 6: Skywalker Strikes, Part VI
- ↑ Interview: Jason Aaron on Star Wars #6's Big Darth Vader Moment and More on StarWars.com
- ↑ Ghost Crew Identification Card (English) (PDF). Disney XD website. Retrieved on October 30, 2014. "Translate Aurebesh (official Lothal language) using the guide on the back side of the card"
