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A review by neilrcoulter
Star Wars Adventures Vol. 5: Mechanical Mayhem by John Barber, Nick Brokenshire
3.0
The stories in this volume are in the same style as all the previous volumes—short, pithy, focusing on a mix of major and minor characters, and all presented in vibrant, cartoony artwork.
But there's one thing I'll remember about this volume: it's the time I learned that Max Rebo has no arms! He plays the keyboard with his legs! How have I never known this?? It doesn't seem like a fact that would affect very much, and yet . . . it's quite a change to get into my head. I read the story about Max and his brother, and I just stared at those panels, like . . . "What? [peering closer at the page] No arms? But . . . " A search online brought me to this article at StarWars.com that confirms: Max was never intended to have arms. He's not sitting inside a circular keyboard; he's sitting on a cushion on top of the keyboard, playing with his feet.
Life is different today than it was yesterday, before I'd read this book.
But there's one thing I'll remember about this volume: it's the time I learned that Max Rebo has no arms! He plays the keyboard with his legs! How have I never known this?? It doesn't seem like a fact that would affect very much, and yet . . . it's quite a change to get into my head. I read the story about Max and his brother, and I just stared at those panels, like . . . "What? [peering closer at the page] No arms? But . . . " A search online brought me to this article at StarWars.com that confirms: Max was never intended to have arms. He's not sitting inside a circular keyboard; he's sitting on a cushion on top of the keyboard, playing with his feet.
Life is different today than it was yesterday, before I'd read this book.