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whillsjournal's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
This is a hit-or-miss compendium of one-off comic stories. Entrenched, Deep Forest, and The Eyes of Revolution were the standouts for me, though Old Wounds for the original Maul final showdown was very interesting to see. Worth the read for the standouts and the wonderful art, but not incredible as a whole.
ofclumsywords's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Some of the comics were great and others not so much. It definitely had good lead ups to Revenge of the Sith with Grievous’ origin story and how the Wookies joined the GAR because of the princes death. While also holding amazing stories after Revenge of the Sith when we get to see Obi-Wan and Maul have their final dual and also seeing Mon Mothma become a little more human in learning her son died on Hoth. The art was pretty cool, some of the stories had very strange art but most of them were interesting to see.
merlin_reads's review
3.0
A collection of short stories from the Star Wars universe that mostly take place before Episode 3. They were all very different from one another and none of them connected so that took a little getting used to as most comics I've read flow. There were a few that really confused me and I had no connection to them at all but there were also two standouts.
The first one being a tale between Obi-Wan and Darth Maul. Enemies from episode 1, you knew their tale was far from over, esp with the reveal that Maul was not dead in canon. These are two very powerful characters and to see them face off once more was on an epic level.
The other standout was the origins of General Grievous. In the live action films we barely get to know him. But if you watch Clone Wars, he's a much bigger part of the war. But one of my questions was always, how did he come to be this way? Well, in this tale we finally got it. So many questions answered and it was pretty fascinating.
I love how expansive the Star Wars universe has gotten and it's only going to continue to grow.
The first one being a tale between Obi-Wan and Darth Maul. Enemies from episode 1, you knew their tale was far from over, esp with the reveal that Maul was not dead in canon. These are two very powerful characters and to see them face off once more was on an epic level.
The other standout was the origins of General Grievous. In the live action films we barely get to know him. But if you watch Clone Wars, he's a much bigger part of the war. But one of my questions was always, how did he come to be this way? Well, in this tale we finally got it. So many questions answered and it was pretty fascinating.
I love how expansive the Star Wars universe has gotten and it's only going to continue to grow.
wyrmbergmalcolm's review
2.0
With the artistic talents behind this book, this truly is a feast for the eyes. It’s a shame, then, that the brain is left starved. All style and no substance, most of these stories are self-indulgent and nonsensical. They may well be sub textural meanings behind each pretty picture, but I'll leave that to the pontificating art critics. The standouts were the Darth Maul, Grievous and Hoth stories, which I enjoyed. This would have been better as a book of beautiful pictures.
tiedyedude's review
3.0
There were some interesting pieces in this collection. The Emperor's transformation is the most memorable at the moment. I consider myself a Star Wars fan, but there were several pieces I just didn't get and some that were a little too simplistic. Still, the art is beautiful and well worth checking out.
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