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marielaloo's review against another edition
4.0
Trying to get caught up on all the new Star Wars canon. My rating is probably a little biased because I love Darth Maul, ESPECIALLY during the Clone Wars.
mossss123's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Ultimately, it's just a fun little piece of connective tissue between mauls appearances in clone wars. The art and action are pretty engaging, and it fleshes out maul's character , his hatred of count dooku, and his connection to the night sisters. However, where this story falls short is dialogue, often feeling generic and stunted.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture
wesleyboy's review against another edition
3.0
Neat.
Standard issue, more in depth story of a Star War’s character that deserved more than what the movies gave them.
Standard issue, more in depth story of a Star War’s character that deserved more than what the movies gave them.
clintoon's review against another edition
3.0
Darth Maul goes from here to there, trying to defeat the Emperor. Would have been better if it had been produced as Clone Wars eps as originally intended.
tommykeenan1's review
5.0
Super important to any fan of the clone wars! Does a great job of tieing the final season together with an exciting story
stormblessed4's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
3.25
neilrcoulter's review against another edition
3.0
As with almost all Star Wars graphic novels, Darth Maul is entirely unnecessary and inconsequential. But it's not as obnoxious as most of Marvel's new-canon books have been, and the art is appealing.
The story takes place sometime before The Phantom Menace, and the problem is that it doesn't convey anything new about Maul, Palpatine, or the Sith in general. What you learn from this story is that Maul is an angry young fellow who longs to kill as many Jedi as possible. That's not very new. One doesn't expect a Maul story to be dialogue-heavy, and that's true here. Much of the writing is Maul's internal thoughts, and here are a few representative samples:
The story is rather lightweight, and is not as intense or graphically violent as one would expect from a story about Maul--which is partly relieving, and partly odd and out of place. There isn't a lot of connection to Maul as he appears in the Rebels series, other than a brief visit to the underground Sith temple on Malachor. Its appearance in this graphic novel adds little to the fantastic ambience created in the TV episode.
Against all odds, Darth Maul has become one of the more interesting characters from the prequel era, but there is always one main problem with any story about him: He obviously died at the end of The Phantom Menace in a really stupid way! I can't believe he was the galaxy's greatest killer when he was cut down like that, and I certainly can't believe he survived being cut in half and thrown down a deep chasm. Sometimes Lucas's missteps can't be corrected, no matter how sincerely everyone else desires to do so.
The story takes place sometime before The Phantom Menace, and the problem is that it doesn't convey anything new about Maul, Palpatine, or the Sith in general. What you learn from this story is that Maul is an angry young fellow who longs to kill as many Jedi as possible. That's not very new. One doesn't expect a Maul story to be dialogue-heavy, and that's true here. Much of the writing is Maul's internal thoughts, and here are a few representative samples:
"Fear."Well, you get the idea. It's a lot of that sort of thing."Anger."
"Hate."
"My desire to test myself against the Jedi only deepens."
"For so long, I have watched the Jedi from the shadows."
"Anxiousness . . . anger . . . hatred . . . flowing through me."
"But my rage . . . my hatred . . . has only intensified."
The story is rather lightweight, and is not as intense or graphically violent as one would expect from a story about Maul--which is partly relieving, and partly odd and out of place. There isn't a lot of connection to Maul as he appears in the Rebels series, other than a brief visit to the underground Sith temple on Malachor. Its appearance in this graphic novel adds little to the fantastic ambience created in the TV episode.
Against all odds, Darth Maul has become one of the more interesting characters from the prequel era, but there is always one main problem with any story about him: He obviously died at the end of The Phantom Menace in a really stupid way! I can't believe he was the galaxy's greatest killer when he was cut down like that, and I certainly can't believe he survived being cut in half and thrown down a deep chasm. Sometimes Lucas's missteps can't be corrected, no matter how sincerely everyone else desires to do so.
divyareads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
they should’ve let mother talzin win
eddasm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
isabellarobinson7's review against another edition
3.75
Rating: 3.5 - 4 stars
It good. The illustrations were cool. I needed to write a review but I literally have nothing to say so this is it.
It good. The illustrations were cool. I needed to write a review but I literally have nothing to say so this is it.