Here we are at Issue #2 of the comic book adaption of George Lucas's first draft of Star Wars. Last issue laid the foundations for a familiar yet different story than the one we're all accustomed to. Though much time was spent simply setting up the story, it promised an action-packed second issue. And it did deliver.
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Cover A
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The Empire certainly did strike this issue, with a large battle between the Rebels and the Death Star taking place. Still, it feels as though this comic suffers from the same problems as the Star Wars prequels did; poor writing and too much politics. A considerable amount of time in this issue is spent on intergalactic political issues that are very hard to care about, let alone understand. Some of the dialogue is also extremely cheesy, and sometimes even pointless. Now, whether Rinzler is to blame or George Lucas himself is unclear to me.
Mike Meyhew's art continues to be incredible. His hyper-realistic, cinematic style works perfectly, considering this comic almost was a movie. All in all, I'm still tuned in, but with 25% of the story over with I'd like to see some improvement and for some of the sub-plots to take off already. However, it's very likely that won't happen if this story was written over 40 years ago. We shall see.
Also, I much preferred the concept art pages to the letter column. Hoping to see that return.
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| Cover B, which shows events that have yet to actually happen within the story. |
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