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thewoollygeek's review against another edition
5.0
Bold, bright and inviting. Wonderfully illustrated and a great feel. This is a must for all Star Wars fans. A profile book of the galaxies most notorious villains as recorded by three generations of law enforcers. Great facts and tons of content, wonderful book.
quirkycatsfatstacks's review against another edition
4.0
I received a copy of Scum and Villainy through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Scum and Villainy: Case Files of the Galaxy’s Most Notorious is sort of exactly what you’d expect, and thus hope for, from a novel of this title. The book contains images, excerpts, document files, and other things like that pertaining to the…less scrupulous sorts in the Star Wars Universe.
Now obviously a description of ‘less scrupulous’ could apply to dozens, if not hundreds, of characters here. This novel chose to focus on some of the most famous and infamous ones, naturally. Some are pretty well known, others more obscure. The balance was perfect, in that it was interesting (and not repetitive) the whole way through.
Did I mention that the book is fully illustrated? That certainly brought things to a whole new level here. The artwork was fantastic. I loved the color choices, and honestly, it was really helpful to be able to put a face to some of the names I didn’t recognize.
I really enjoyed the use of different media styles to try and convey all the information here. It wasn’t dry, which it had the potential of being (say if it was all wanted posters – that would get dull after a few dozen pages). The variety kept things fresh. And even better – I got to learn more about a bunch of characters at the same time.
Scum and Villainy: Case Files of the Galaxy’s Most Notorious is sort of exactly what you’d expect, and thus hope for, from a novel of this title. The book contains images, excerpts, document files, and other things like that pertaining to the…less scrupulous sorts in the Star Wars Universe.
Now obviously a description of ‘less scrupulous’ could apply to dozens, if not hundreds, of characters here. This novel chose to focus on some of the most famous and infamous ones, naturally. Some are pretty well known, others more obscure. The balance was perfect, in that it was interesting (and not repetitive) the whole way through.
Did I mention that the book is fully illustrated? That certainly brought things to a whole new level here. The artwork was fantastic. I loved the color choices, and honestly, it was really helpful to be able to put a face to some of the names I didn’t recognize.
I really enjoyed the use of different media styles to try and convey all the information here. It wasn’t dry, which it had the potential of being (say if it was all wanted posters – that would get dull after a few dozen pages). The variety kept things fresh. And even better – I got to learn more about a bunch of characters at the same time.
graypeape's review against another edition
5.0
A must for Star Wars fans. This is a fun book encompassing the case files of three generations of galactic law enforcers, including warrants, surveillance images, lists of stolen artifacts, etc. Nice artwork, and lots of nerdy trivia!
jedi_indyjones's review against another edition
4.0
I love Star Wars reference books, but I especially books like these that have the unique prose of being presented as being written by someone within the Galaxy. This book spans the three eras of Star Wars and covers the case files of all the villains in Star Wars as seen through the eyes of three generations of Divos, starting with Tan Divo. I was not a fan of his character in The Clone Wars, but this book does make him a more interesting character. This book has some incredible original art that reminds me a lot of the artwork you might find in an RPG book. This is one for your personal shelf, because it's great to revisit those images. I also love all the tidbits in this book that really give more context to characters not yet fully fleshed out, but also compliments the world building in Star Wars. Honestly, Pablo is the best at this.
nerdybynatureblog's review against another edition
3.0
This book is full of great artwork and information on various bad guys in the galaxy far, far away. It reads sort of like a cross between a recruitment pamphlet and a crime dossier. It's split up into three different parts, and within these parts you have everything from warrants for the arrest of everyone's favorite scoundrel and rebel princess, Han Solo and Princess Leia, to surveillance footage and mugshots from notable bounty hunters like Boba Fett to the slightly lesser known IG-88. This is such a cool perspective on the Star Wars universe. Usually, everything is about the good guys and this shines a spotlight on the bad guys who're the underbelly of the Galaxy. While this book doesn't necessarily bring anything new to the table, it is a really fun read for any Star Wars fan.
etienne02's review against another edition
4.0
Original book that present «criminals» of the Star Wars universe. Between case files, archives, visual surveillance and more we go through some important even of the saga and cover some holes, or less explore, part of it too. No great storyline, just a good amount of well illustrated and «document» files. Funny and original this would probably please the young, and many not so young, reader who loves Star Wars!
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