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jaredkwheeler's review against another edition
3.0
Star Wars Legends Project #69
Background: Episode I: The Phantom Menace Adventures came out in 4 issues from May to July 1999. The trade paperback was released in March of 2000. Each issue consists of a stand-alone story created by a different writer/artist pair.
Anakin's story was written by [a:Timothy Truman|58984|Timothy Truman|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1370835244p2/58984.jpg] and drawn by [a:Steve Crespo|285269|Steve Crespo|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. Truman wrote several issues of the Star Wars: Republic comic series, and a huge number of Conan comics for Dark Horse, as well as work for many other comic publishers, most notably Hawkworld for DC. Crespo also did art for the Rogue Squadron series. Outside of Star Wars, he worked for Nickelodeon for several years, producing art for quite a few of their animated series.
Amidala's story was written by [a:Mark Schultz|2401|Mark Schultz|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] and drawn by [a:Galen Showman|153691|Galen Showman|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. Schultz also wrote a storyline for Star Wars: Republic, and wrote several Aliens comics for Dark Horse, plus a large number of Superman comics for DC and a variety of other things. Showman has an interesting and unusual body of work, including quite a few comics of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon stories, and some issues of things like Hellboy.
Qui-Gon's story was written by [a:Ryder Windham|17735|Ryder Windham|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1317014865p2/17735.jpg] and drawn by [a:Robert Teranishi|153692|Robert Teranishi|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. Windham has written a ton of Star Wars stuff, mostly children's, gaming, and reference. As an editor at Dark Horse, he also oversaw a large number of Star Wars comics. Teranishi also did the art for Star Wars: Union and a few miscellaneous one-offs. He's done a lot of other sci-fi and space-based comics, including Star Trek, Farscape, and Green Lantern . . . but also a variety of other things.
Obi-Wan's story was written by [a:Henry Gilroy|153690|Henry Gilroy|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] and drawn by [a:Martin Egeland|400795|Martin Egeland|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png]. Gilroy has written a number of Star Wars comics, but is more heavily involved in animated television shows (Star Wars and non-Star Wars). Egeland has done a couple other Star Wars things, including the infamous "Skippy the Jedi Droid." Outside of Star Wars, he is best known for his work on Aquaman for DC.
The Phantom Menace Adventures are, of course, set during the events of The Phantom Menace, 32 years before the Battle of Yavin.
Summary: Each of the 4 major characters of The Phantom Menace (Anakin, Amidala, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan) are featured in a one-shot story mostly happening in the margins of the eventsof the main plot. Anakin goes through a typical day in the life of a Tatooine slave boy leading up to the arrival of Qui-Gon and company in Watto's junk shop. Amidala chases after Jar Jar when he takes off to stop a mysterious thief who has just stolen an important component from Anakin's pod just before the start of the Boonta Eve Podrace. Qui-Gon takes care of unfinished business while Obi-Wan installs the new hyperdrive, and learns that Watto is even more of a sore loser than he thought. Obi-Wan discusses the momentous events of the previous few weeks with Master Yoda on Naboo.
Review: I more or less enjoyed this despite myself, I have to say. I didn't expect anything at all from it, and so was pleasantly surprised that it was mildly enjoyable, though inconsequential. I particularly liked the different artwork for each story. My favorite of the four was probably Amidala's story, even though it was objectively the dumbest (and the most Jar Jar-heavy) because it seemed to try the hardest to tell a story. Granted, that story made very little sense, either within the continuity of the movie or in its own right, but it was amusing. I'm not sure what the deal is with the race of sentient furry wasps running a moisture farm on Tatooine, but . . . it certainly wasn't boring.
The other three didn't have nearly as much going on. I did really like Anakin's story, although there wasn't much of a story element to it. It gives an interesting window into how he spent the day of Qui-Gon's arrival on Tatooine, which seemed to be a pretty typical day for him. Again, the artwork and the dialogue were a big part of why I enjoyed it. Qui-Gon's story didn't really amount to much, but we did get to see him deal with a few interesting problems in his own unique way.
The major dud here was decidedly Obi-Wan's story, which was stunningly lazy and uninteresting. I can't help but notice that it was the one written by Gilroy, who "wrote" the comic adaptation of [b:Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace|359856|Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace|Henry Gilroy|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403204910s/359856.jpg|349973] (my review) by apparently copying and pasting in all of the dialogue straight out of the script. Here, he "writes" Obi-Wan's story by literally having Obi-Wan just recount everything that happened to him in Episode I, with some lame additional commentary by Yoda. That's pretty weak, man.
C
Background: Episode I: The Phantom Menace Adventures came out in 4 issues from May to July 1999. The trade paperback was released in March of 2000. Each issue consists of a stand-alone story created by a different writer/artist pair.
Anakin's story was written by [a:Timothy Truman|58984|Timothy Truman|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1370835244p2/58984.jpg] and drawn by [a:Steve Crespo|285269|Steve Crespo|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. Truman wrote several issues of the Star Wars: Republic comic series, and a huge number of Conan comics for Dark Horse, as well as work for many other comic publishers, most notably Hawkworld for DC. Crespo also did art for the Rogue Squadron series. Outside of Star Wars, he worked for Nickelodeon for several years, producing art for quite a few of their animated series.
Amidala's story was written by [a:Mark Schultz|2401|Mark Schultz|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] and drawn by [a:Galen Showman|153691|Galen Showman|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. Schultz also wrote a storyline for Star Wars: Republic, and wrote several Aliens comics for Dark Horse, plus a large number of Superman comics for DC and a variety of other things. Showman has an interesting and unusual body of work, including quite a few comics of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon stories, and some issues of things like Hellboy.
Qui-Gon's story was written by [a:Ryder Windham|17735|Ryder Windham|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1317014865p2/17735.jpg] and drawn by [a:Robert Teranishi|153692|Robert Teranishi|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. Windham has written a ton of Star Wars stuff, mostly children's, gaming, and reference. As an editor at Dark Horse, he also oversaw a large number of Star Wars comics. Teranishi also did the art for Star Wars: Union and a few miscellaneous one-offs. He's done a lot of other sci-fi and space-based comics, including Star Trek, Farscape, and Green Lantern . . . but also a variety of other things.
Obi-Wan's story was written by [a:Henry Gilroy|153690|Henry Gilroy|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] and drawn by [a:Martin Egeland|400795|Martin Egeland|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_50x66-82093808bca726cb3249a493fbd3bd0f.png]. Gilroy has written a number of Star Wars comics, but is more heavily involved in animated television shows (Star Wars and non-Star Wars). Egeland has done a couple other Star Wars things, including the infamous "Skippy the Jedi Droid." Outside of Star Wars, he is best known for his work on Aquaman for DC.
The Phantom Menace Adventures are, of course, set during the events of The Phantom Menace, 32 years before the Battle of Yavin.
Summary: Each of the 4 major characters of The Phantom Menace (Anakin, Amidala, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan) are featured in a one-shot story mostly happening in the margins of the eventsof the main plot. Anakin goes through a typical day in the life of a Tatooine slave boy leading up to the arrival of Qui-Gon and company in Watto's junk shop. Amidala chases after Jar Jar when he takes off to stop a mysterious thief who has just stolen an important component from Anakin's pod just before the start of the Boonta Eve Podrace. Qui-Gon takes care of unfinished business while Obi-Wan installs the new hyperdrive, and learns that Watto is even more of a sore loser than he thought. Obi-Wan discusses the momentous events of the previous few weeks with Master Yoda on Naboo.
Review: I more or less enjoyed this despite myself, I have to say. I didn't expect anything at all from it, and so was pleasantly surprised that it was mildly enjoyable, though inconsequential. I particularly liked the different artwork for each story. My favorite of the four was probably Amidala's story, even though it was objectively the dumbest (and the most Jar Jar-heavy) because it seemed to try the hardest to tell a story. Granted, that story made very little sense, either within the continuity of the movie or in its own right, but it was amusing. I'm not sure what the deal is with the race of sentient furry wasps running a moisture farm on Tatooine, but . . . it certainly wasn't boring.
The other three didn't have nearly as much going on. I did really like Anakin's story, although there wasn't much of a story element to it. It gives an interesting window into how he spent the day of Qui-Gon's arrival on Tatooine, which seemed to be a pretty typical day for him. Again, the artwork and the dialogue were a big part of why I enjoyed it. Qui-Gon's story didn't really amount to much, but we did get to see him deal with a few interesting problems in his own unique way.
The major dud here was decidedly Obi-Wan's story, which was stunningly lazy and uninteresting. I can't help but notice that it was the one written by Gilroy, who "wrote" the comic adaptation of [b:Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace|359856|Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace|Henry Gilroy|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403204910s/359856.jpg|349973] (my review) by apparently copying and pasting in all of the dialogue straight out of the script. Here, he "writes" Obi-Wan's story by literally having Obi-Wan just recount everything that happened to him in Episode I, with some lame additional commentary by Yoda. That's pretty weak, man.
C
barbarakaterina's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
1.5
There's very little it adds to the film, except the final scene.
dragonsickle's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
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