The Clone Wars : Cold Snap " The Clone Wars : Cold Snap " is a six - page webcomic in the , posted on StarWars . com on January 29 , 2009 . " Cold Snap " leads directly into " Trespass " , an episode in the . The comic was written by Pablo Hidalgo , illustrated and colored by Jeffery Carlisle , and lettered by Grant Gould . It tells the story of a clone cold assault trooper nicknamed " Shiv " writing a letter to a fellow trooper , Flanker , telling him about the problems he is facing while stationed at Glid Station on the ice planet of Orto Plutonia , including the dangerous and mysterious creatures the clones call the " ice men . " Plot summary . A clone cold assault trooper nicknamed " Shiv " serving in the Grand Army of the Republic is writing a letter on a datapad to Flanker , a fellow clone trooper and hatchmate of his , telling him about being stationed at the Glid Station outpost on the ice world Orto Plutonia . Shiv jokes about how he and Flanker always thought that due to all the desert training they received , the two of them would be stationed on a water world , but , instead , Shiv is now on Orto Plutonia , which he believes is even colder than space . Shiv tells Flanker that his squad has been tasked with testing an assortment of subzero gear , and that not all of it works . Also , the clones ' food rations were not shipped in insulated canisters , and the low temperature is freezing them solid . Now , the clones have to boil their food , taking away what little flavor the rations had to start with . Shiv mentions to Flanker that his squad has not come across any Confederate battle droids , but has stayed in fighting shape by building snowmen and using them as target practice . Shiv goes on to write that things got a lot worse when his squad started to encounter a very dangerous and mysterious species that they nicknamed the " ice men . " He says that all of the station ' s patrols who have apparently seen the " ice men " were killed . Shiv tells Flanker that things are not going well for him right now and reveals that he is on patrol with his commander , Mag . Mag and Shiv ' s CK - 6 swoop bikes have frozen up , leaving the two stranded until dawn , when Glid Station can send out a gunship to pick them up . The two have built a small camp and set up a tent , and while Shiv is finishing up his letter in the tent , Mag walks in , wondering why Shiv is not resting for when it is his turn to take guard duty . Curious , Mag takes the datapad from Shiv ' s hands and , after looking it through , asks who Flanker is . Reluctantly , Shiv tells Mag that Flanker died during the Battle of Christophsis . As soon as Shiv says this , the " ice men " attack their camp , ripping open the clones ' tent and killing Mag . As Shiv reaches for a blaster pistol , the " ice men " kill him as well , leaving the now - destroyed camp — along with Shiv ' s letter — to be covered up by the snow . Conception . " The Clone Wars : Cold Snap " is a six - page webcomic in the that ties into the of the same name . " Cold Snap " leads directly into " Trespass " , an episode in the of " The Clone Wars " television series . The comic establishes the " ice men " and their attacks on Glid Station , both of which were further elaborated upon in " Trespass " . The episode reveals that the " ice men " were actually a peaceful tribe of Talz who had been attacked by the Separatist battle droids stationed on Orto Plutonia , and in the resulting conflict , the Republic base had been caught in the middle . " Cold Snap " — along with the rest of " The Clone Wars " events — takes place in 22 BBY . Production . The comic was posted on StarWars . com on January 29 , 2009 , and was written by Pablo Hidalgo , drawn and colored by Jeffery Carlisle , and lettered by Grant Gould . Special thanks were also given to Leland Chee , the keeper of the Holocron continuity database ; Sue Rostoni , the executive editor at Lucas Licensing ; and Dave Filoni , the supervising director of " The Clone Wars " TV series .