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sterlingprimerius's review against another edition
3.0
The comic book adaptation of Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn. I thoroughly enjoyed the novel, but I felt the comic fell a bit short. What the description should really say is: “A comic book adaptation of an average summary of Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn.
I wonder genuinely if anyone not having read the novel can make a lot of sense of this adaptation, because I feel it cuts out so much from the original novel. This adaptation is at least 6 issues too short to truly capture the story of the novel. The comic takes snapshots of certain moments in the novel, but without some of the background it just doesn’t click as well as it did in the origin.
The biggest problem with the summary? They actually cut out many of the elements that show off Thrawn tactical prowess.
If I hadn’t read the original novel this might have gotten 2 stars, but as I know the background and what goes on in the blanks, I can warrant giving it 3 stars.
I wonder genuinely if anyone not having read the novel can make a lot of sense of this adaptation, because I feel it cuts out so much from the original novel. This adaptation is at least 6 issues too short to truly capture the story of the novel. The comic takes snapshots of certain moments in the novel, but without some of the background it just doesn’t click as well as it did in the origin.
The biggest problem with the summary? They actually cut out many of the elements that show off Thrawn tactical prowess.
If I hadn’t read the original novel this might have gotten 2 stars, but as I know the background and what goes on in the blanks, I can warrant giving it 3 stars.
tessasophiewillemsen's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
fast-paced
4.0
A pretty good summary of the novel. My only complaint is that this format deprived us of Eli's internal dialogue. And Thrawn without the homoerotic angsty subtext isn't quite as good 😅
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: War
featherkayla's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
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? No
5.0
jvance525's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
eddasm's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.5
zare_i's review
5.0
Thrawn was one of the most badass characters in Star Wars universe ever. Ever calculating, cool, under control and clear minded even when everything else is falling apart Thrawn was only figure that could single-handedly defeat the New Republic. No Dark Jedi's, no numerous Palpatine clones, no hidden armies and tyrannical Moffs could achieve anything - single alien in the Empire ranks was a thorn in the NR's backside for so long that its very existence was brought under question.
In this comic book TPB we are given comic book adaptation of Timothy Zahn's Thrawn novel (waiting for me on the ever growing TBR pile :)). And what a story it is. This is not action oriented tale but more of a story of political intrigue, backstabbing and strategy (more in vein of Miles Vorkosigan stories then your usual Star Wars comic). Ending was truly a wonderful one and I cannot wait to dive deep into Timothy Zahn's new series of books to get more details on Thrawn's true goals.
Recommended to all fans of Star Wars and greatest strategist of them all.
In this comic book TPB we are given comic book adaptation of Timothy Zahn's Thrawn novel (waiting for me on the ever growing TBR pile :)). And what a story it is. This is not action oriented tale but more of a story of political intrigue, backstabbing and strategy (more in vein of Miles Vorkosigan stories then your usual Star Wars comic). Ending was truly a wonderful one and I cannot wait to dive deep into Timothy Zahn's new series of books to get more details on Thrawn's true goals.
Recommended to all fans of Star Wars and greatest strategist of them all.
lkthomas07's review against another edition
3.0
I honestly didn't know that this was a graphic novel adaption of the book Thrawn until I sat down to write the review, lol. I like this one more than others seem to - not sure if it's bc I haven't read the book and so the storyline was new and interesting to me? The art was well done and there was actually a legit story (which now, I'm not surprised, since it was a full book, lol). I've been told I should read Thrawn Alliances, and now I feel a little better about (perhaps) skipping Thrawn and going right to Alliances. We shall see. Overall, a good read!