The Star Wars #5 Review


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Is there still enough magic left in this re-imagined intergalactic romp? Read on to find out.

The official description from Dark Horse:

Remember the scene in Star Wars where the Sith Knight traps General Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Annikin Starkiller, and the alien Han Solo—and they have to fight their way free and steal an Imperial starship? No? That’s because this is The Star Wars—based on George Lucas’s original rough-draft screenplay! Experience a Star Wars that never was!

The SStar Wars 5_CRight from the first entry on I knew that this series had it within itself to be something special, and as this latest outing proves, I was right. Thanks to the efforts of the creative team, an aged brand is given new life and purpose among a sea of ideas that were locked away. It’s a newly envisioned voyage that’s sure to capture the imagination of fanboys and fangirls who are just looking for an excuse to play among the stars.

I can’t say enough how much I’m enjoying the scripts by J.W. Rinzler. He has this knack for taking familiar sequences from the original and prequel trilogies and giving them just enough new bits to unleash a whole new animal. In this particular outing we see a lot of actions unfold as our heroes take the fight to their enemy, but sadly there isn’t a whole lot of personal introspection or player development. Still that’s a very minor gripe when compared with a book that had me grinning.

What can be said about the art found within these pages? Mike Mayhew is a talent that knows how to not only deliver on the visual side but do it in a way that only helps the text and never hinders it. His body of work is the heart and soul of the piece, as we get to see characters with familiar names and actions be given a breath of new life with an uncanny amount of detail.

The Star Wars #5 is everything it needs to be and just a little bit more. So by all means go grab yourself a copy! Recommended.

4/5

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