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cjcoleynz's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ccaitlinranae's review against another edition
1.0
picked this up on a whim today as an og triology diehard and wow. like most reviewers say, it was absurdly over ambitious to try and fit three movies into a single 200 page graphic novel. important scenes were scrapped, nothing had time to emotionally settle, and the dialogue felt incredibly stunted. the comedy was gone. the characterization was gone- hell, entire CHARACTERS were gone.
if you have never seen star wars before, i can’t imagine how terrible this would be. with so much cut out, the characters being flat and baseless and the tone of the story changing every other page- even i was confused. nothing got the chance to settle. not alderaans explosion, not luke learning vader is his father, not obiwans death- nothing. it all moved so fast and was so nonsensical it felt like it was made to have a screen recording of someone playing subway surfers playing next to it.
i have so many specific things i want to complain about- certain scenes and dialogue choices- but i can’t even be bothered. i got this and the prequel graphic novel from the same team but im returning both back to the library asap.
also i hated the art style a LOT. but that’s a a personal preference so take that with a grain of salt.
if you have never seen star wars before, i can’t imagine how terrible this would be. with so much cut out, the characters being flat and baseless and the tone of the story changing every other page- even i was confused. nothing got the chance to settle. not alderaans explosion, not luke learning vader is his father, not obiwans death- nothing. it all moved so fast and was so nonsensical it felt like it was made to have a screen recording of someone playing subway surfers playing next to it.
i have so many specific things i want to complain about- certain scenes and dialogue choices- but i can’t even be bothered. i got this and the prequel graphic novel from the same team but im returning both back to the library asap.
also i hated the art style a LOT. but that’s a a personal preference so take that with a grain of salt.
svnz's review against another edition
4.0
3.5*
It probably won't be much fun if you haven't already watched the trilogy as the pacing of the plot suits a movie better than a comic book. It doesn't bring anything new to the table as it is just an adaptation, but it's pleasant enough to read if you want to refresh the story of the movies fast.
It probably won't be much fun if you haven't already watched the trilogy as the pacing of the plot suits a movie better than a comic book. It doesn't bring anything new to the table as it is just an adaptation, but it's pleasant enough to read if you want to refresh the story of the movies fast.
whitneymouse's review against another edition
5.0
I liked this quite a bit. I haven't seen the original movies in a while, but from what I could tell, the script for this novelization is pretty accurate. All the famous lines that people would know are in there. They take out the creepy kiss between Luke and Leia, which was nice. I can see from some research that may be something they've now taken out of the movie, as well, but for purposes of the movie as it originally aired, that is removed.
The art can be inconsistent. It's usually quite enjoyable, but Luke develops some more feminine features in The Empire Strikes Back section that made him hard to recognize, even knowing the story. Luke is shown passed out in the snow from the Wampa attack with very full and shiny lips. I asked a longtime Star Wars fan of mine who the character was and he said he had no idea. My sister thought it might be Rose Tico. Throughout that chapter, his facial structure and mouth are drawn more delicately than they were in the A New Hope section and the one from Return of the Jedi. You get used to it, but it was jarring at first.
I would highly recommend this and would like to add it and the previous book to my personal collection. 4.5/5
The art can be inconsistent. It's usually quite enjoyable, but Luke develops some more feminine features in The Empire Strikes Back section that made him hard to recognize, even knowing the story. Luke is shown passed out in the snow from the Wampa attack with very full and shiny lips. I asked a longtime Star Wars fan of mine who the character was and he said he had no idea. My sister thought it might be Rose Tico. Throughout that chapter, his facial structure and mouth are drawn more delicately than they were in the A New Hope section and the one from Return of the Jedi. You get used to it, but it was jarring at first.
I would highly recommend this and would like to add it and the previous book to my personal collection. 4.5/5
amber_nic's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
3.0
kensuds's review against another edition
4.0
This was super cute! It left out a couple parts of the original trilogy, but it was still fun and cute to read! It was fast and enjoyable, and the art was darling.
taegen's review against another edition
4.0
Star Wars in any format is generally a good time and this was no exception.
As per the movies, majority of this original trilogy dialogue is oh so cringe worthy but all the iconic lines were included and I particularly loved the illustrations.
As per the movies, majority of this original trilogy dialogue is oh so cringe worthy but all the iconic lines were included and I particularly loved the illustrations.
neilrcoulter's review against another edition
2.0
An odd and pointless Star Wars publication. This "graphic novel" is in many ways the opposite of Hong Jacga's absolutely brilliant adaptation of the original trilogy as a web comic last year. In Hong's version, intriguing new scenes were added, characterization was explored in different and deeper ways, and every familiar scene was depicted from an angle or perspective different from the movies. It was everything that a graphic novel adaptation of Star Wars should be.
But this one? I don't understand it at all. The writing abridges the life out of the original trilogy. Most humor is gone, and major plot points often don't fare much better. It's like watching the three movies at double or triple speed. As for the art, I don't have a problem with the cartoony style of the characters, but the artists seem, strangely, to have ignored the distinctive lighting of most of the scenes. Instead, everything is lit almost the same: neutral, plain, and usually too bright. This gives the book a bland, monotonous look, which is disappointing for what ought to be a visually interesting story.
There are occasional flubs in both the art (on page 59, Luke is wearing stormtrooper armor at the Yavin battle briefing) and the text (page 127, the somewhat unidiomatic "Shortly later"). While the book itself feels like a nice production--nice size, pleasant feel--the contents are really disappointing. I wonder if this is an example of "too many graphic novel designers" spoiling the book. Disney Books obviously assumes you won't care who actually created this book, because the creative team is relegated to the very end of the book, and even then it's a little difficult to figure out who did what. I imagine it would have been far better for Disney to choose a normal-sized graphic novel team (writer, artist, inker, letterer), and give them the freedom to realize this adaptation in whatever way they'd like. As it is, the "corporate team" approach has not been ideal for this book.
But this one? I don't understand it at all. The writing abridges the life out of the original trilogy. Most humor is gone, and major plot points often don't fare much better. It's like watching the three movies at double or triple speed. As for the art, I don't have a problem with the cartoony style of the characters, but the artists seem, strangely, to have ignored the distinctive lighting of most of the scenes. Instead, everything is lit almost the same: neutral, plain, and usually too bright. This gives the book a bland, monotonous look, which is disappointing for what ought to be a visually interesting story.
There are occasional flubs in both the art (on page 59, Luke is wearing stormtrooper armor at the Yavin battle briefing) and the text (page 127, the somewhat unidiomatic "Shortly later"). While the book itself feels like a nice production--nice size, pleasant feel--the contents are really disappointing. I wonder if this is an example of "too many graphic novel designers" spoiling the book. Disney Books obviously assumes you won't care who actually created this book, because the creative team is relegated to the very end of the book, and even then it's a little difficult to figure out who did what. I imagine it would have been far better for Disney to choose a normal-sized graphic novel team (writer, artist, inker, letterer), and give them the freedom to realize this adaptation in whatever way they'd like. As it is, the "corporate team" approach has not been ideal for this book.