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abigail_reads06's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mythical_reads's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
neilrcoulter's review
2.0
The graphic novel format makes it a lot easier to keep track of all these characters. But the story still doesn't interest me much. Yoda shows up in this one, just long enough to say, "By the way, I'm leaving to go do...something...so you won't be seeing me around, even though it would be really helpful for me to pitch in."
jhstack's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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
3.0
yiyieereads's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
bookishshadeofmagic's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
disneyfreak627's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
twilliamson's review
2.0
Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 1 is the first print collection of the latest series from Marvel, tying in with Disney's ongoing effort to present a multimedia epic set in a previously unexplored era of Star Wars fiction. With Cavan Scott at the helm of this series, it explores the genesis of the Drengir, a new antagonist to the Jedi of the High Republic.
The series itself, though, doesn't do an especially good job of establishing its characters, its pace, or its storyline. One of the major issues of modern comic writing is that many authors don't really have a good sense of how to pace a story told serially in monthly installments. The result is that many comics rush through the story to get after its overarcing plot beats, sacrificing characterization and worldbuilding along the way.
Ostensibly, as a tie-in comic, Star Wars: The High Republic should serve to compliment stories told in the novels or YA novels being published concurrently, but the characters of the comic don't bear very heavily on the development of the other books. The result is that while this comic presents a whole lot of action and a whole lot of plot, it's missing most of what would otherwise make its story work. Nothing feels very grounded, and the stakes don't feel very important when there's no real connection to any of the characters or their lives. It just doesn't do enough to be compelling--it's a story that seems only to exist because Disney wants a multimedia tie-in comic for a big storytelling effort.
The series itself, though, doesn't do an especially good job of establishing its characters, its pace, or its storyline. One of the major issues of modern comic writing is that many authors don't really have a good sense of how to pace a story told serially in monthly installments. The result is that many comics rush through the story to get after its overarcing plot beats, sacrificing characterization and worldbuilding along the way.
Ostensibly, as a tie-in comic, Star Wars: The High Republic should serve to compliment stories told in the novels or YA novels being published concurrently, but the characters of the comic don't bear very heavily on the development of the other books. The result is that while this comic presents a whole lot of action and a whole lot of plot, it's missing most of what would otherwise make its story work. Nothing feels very grounded, and the stakes don't feel very important when there's no real connection to any of the characters or their lives. It just doesn't do enough to be compelling--it's a story that seems only to exist because Disney wants a multimedia tie-in comic for a big storytelling effort.
firezink5's review
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No