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neilrcoulter's review against another edition
3.0
Vader and Palpatine being Vader and Palpatine. It's not a new formula, but it usually works. This one has Vader returning to Mustafar to restart from where Palpatine found him at the end of Revenge of the Sith. Ochi of Bestoon confronts him, then accompanies him to Exegol, where Vader sees a bunch of Snokes (the reader thinks: Wow, I bet that's going to be awesome when Snoke is revealed! I can't wait!), the enormous fleet of planet-destroying Star Destroyers (should they be renamed "Planet Destroyers"?), and Luke's hand in a jar (if Palpatine somehow retrieved Luke's hand, wouldn't he also have the lightsaber somewhere, too?).
If you ever need a panel of Vader saying "Hnh!" or "Arrrrgh!"—this book has a whole lot of them.
If you ever need a panel of Vader saying "Hnh!" or "Arrrrgh!"—this book has a whole lot of them.
vezreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Great story but a little confusing in places. The art is top tier
isabellarobinson7's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 3 stars
This one tries to justify Rise of Skywalker. No. Nothing can justify that dumpster fire. Abrams himself has said that he didn’t plan out the trilogy before starting the first movie, so no, there is no way you can make any of that stupid excuse of a plot make even the remotest version of sense.
But up until they tried explaining away the lunacy of “Exegol” that idiot Abrams attempted to make plausible (it’s not, never will be. Same goes for the crap Chibnall is trying to put forth on DW) this graphic novel was pretty good. Made me hate Palpatine, but I was born hating him. So was more like the 1000000th reinforcement of that hatred.
This one tries to justify Rise of Skywalker. No. Nothing can justify that dumpster fire. Abrams himself has said that he didn’t plan out the trilogy before starting the first movie, so no, there is no way you can make any of that stupid excuse of a plot make even the remotest version of sense.
But up until they tried explaining away the lunacy of “Exegol” that idiot Abrams attempted to make plausible (it’s not, never will be. Same goes for the crap Chibnall is trying to put forth on DW) this graphic novel was pretty good. Made me hate Palpatine, but I was born hating him. So was more like the 1000000th reinforcement of that hatred.
maja_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
the_grimdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
"Have you...searched...your feelings?"
When the apprentice becomes the master...
DUN DUN DUNNNNN
When the apprentice becomes the master...
DUN DUN DUNNNNN
torireadsagain's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.25
A very interesting way to try to make sense of episode IX. Lucasfilm somewhat acknowledging that they messed up and trying to fix their mess by way of Vader. It’s a good take, even if it doesn’t solve the biggest problems with Rise of Skywalker.
Seeing the Vader/Luke and Anakin/Obi-Wan standoffs next to each other give new depth to the character, and I love it.
Seeing the Vader/Luke and Anakin/Obi-Wan standoffs next to each other give new depth to the character, and I love it.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse