Star Wars: Darth Maul (Star Wars: Darth Maul (2017))

This graphic novel introduces us to Darth Maul as an aide to Darth Sidious, who has been told to wait before going after Jedi. He, however, hears of a captured Jedi Padawan to be auctioned and comes up with a plan to capture and kill her. We also cross paths with Darth Vader and Bane and his group of bounty hunters... An entertaining tale with great graphics (though some double page spreads are more tricky to view on a kindle) and a very unsurprising ending!

The Return of Darth Maul! This is Marvel's first series featuring the character. There have been a few Darth Maul series. Of all of them, this one is the best. It is excellent. It presents the character like he should be presented, full of pure hate. He's a Dark Side weapon about to explode. This book does such a good job portraying Darth Maul because it gets inside the character's head. The plot is damned interesting, too. I won't blow it for you other than to say it may tug at your gut a little bit. This is very good writing combined with very good art to make for an excellent read. AT LAST WE WILL REVEAL OURSELVES TO THE JEDI! AT LAST WE WILL HAVE OUR REVENGE!

Marvel’s “Star Wars: Darth Maul” collects issues no. 1-5 of “Darth Maul,” written by Cullen Bunn with art by Luke Ross, colors by Nolan Woodard, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. It also features the brief story, “The Droid Problem,” written and illustrated by Chris Eliopoulos with colors by Jordie Bellaire. The main story takes place sometime before “The Phantom Menace” and focuses on Maul seeking out a captured Jedi Padawan, Eldra Kaitis, in order to battle her and sate his bloodlust. Darth Sidious trained him to become a force of rage and hatred, but Maul lacks patience and strategy at this point. Bunn writes Maul’s inner monologue to convey Maul’s single-minded quest to fight the Jedi, regardless of the careful plans Sidious has in set in motion. This plus Maul’s impatience in the final duel of “Phantom Menace” contrasts with Maul’s later appearances in “The Clone Wars” and “Rebels” in which he learned the wisdom of patience and strategy. This also shows Maul working with Aurra Sing and Cad Bane, though he hides his Sith identity from them. While the three do not partner together again, they all play significant roles in “The Clone Wars” and “Rebels” (except for Sing, who died sometime between “Revenge of the Sith” and “Solo”). The story resembles other non-canonical prequel stories of Maul before “The Phantom Menace,” such as Ron Marz and Jan Duursema’s 4-issue “Star Wars: Darth Maul” limited series from Dark Horse, Michael Reaves’ “Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter” novel, and Joe Schreiber’s “Maul: Lockdown” novel. Bunn’s story fills the gap in the canon left by Disney’s decision to move the aforementioned works to “Legends” status. Fans of Maul will find it a worthy entry in his story. This volume concludes with Eliopoulos’s “Droid Problem,” a cute story, almost jarringly so after the main narrative, but fun in its way. Marvel’s “Star Wars: Darth Maul” is well worth fans taking the time to read it.

Great Read! Fun To See The Hatr. ed. In Maul With No Remorse. Maul Lovers Will Love This Book! Awesome Read

He should get more recognition than the commercial characters for the right reasons, forget where everybody believes I believe he should get more recognition for the right reasons and not just what people know because the real fans knows about the backstory of Darth maul. I will pay to episode two and three if Darth Maul will still be here. but I don’t care about the Jedi that they all know I believe if Dooku and darth maul would work together, I will pay to go see that.

This particular graphic novel very loyally went along the lines of what separates the dark side from the light side that George Lucas set from the beginning; Anger, hatred, rage, a lust for revenge. These insatiable emotions are what molded the Sith Lord, Darth Maul, as illustrated in this beautifully written and drawn novel. If you are a Star Wars fan like myself who wishes to dive deeper into the hidden lore of the galaxy hidden far, far away, Darth Maul is a great place to start. And I look forward to continuing my read about Maul's unquenched thirst for carnage in the next few volumes.

Cullen Bunn's solo series sees a younger Maul before the events of Phantom Menace chaffing to take the fight to the Jedi. While Darth Sidious is content to weave his plans and push the galaxy towards Civil War, Maul is itching to hunt down the hated Jedi. When he learns of a Jedi Padawan being sold into slavery by a group of ruthless pirates, Maul takes the opportunity to disobey Sidious' orders and join the auction in order to gain an opponent he can finally duel. Joined by Cad Bane and Aurra Sing (from the Star Wars Clone Wars television series), Maul infiltrates the pirates and comes face to face with his first Jedi. The artwork is gorgeous in this series and while the book doesn't delve too deeply into Maul's back story or motivations (he's angry and his anger has been honed as a weapon against the Jedi) the action is a blast. If you didn't watch the Clone Wars series you won't have missed too much when it comes to the bounty hunters (Bane is an awesome character and I'm glad the comics gave him more to do outside the show).

Really tapped into the mindset of a Sith & gave Maul a goal & ambition that gave his time in Phantom Menace more substance. Maul killing Qui-Gon is a lot more rewarding after this read, considering this entire book is about Maul’s hunger to not only kill a Jedi, but one that is worthy of a true challenge. Even more interesting was the fact that Maul admired the sith-like fighting style & energy of the padawan, making his defeat at the hands of Obi-Wan more interesting; Obi-Wan used a sith-style technique to defeat Maul (slicing him in half), which is frowned upon by the Jedi. We are now led to believe that Maul must’ve appreciated this defeat, for he is allowed the pleasure of witnessing a Jedi tap into their Sith nature. I also liked the chemistry between Maul & Cad Bane (you can never tell when one is going to turn on the other). The padawan also gave off an Ashoka vibe, which was appreciated. Very good story, very will written. 5 out of 5 stars :)

Interesting and engaging story with great visuals and a bit of thought provoking scenes.

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Must buy for any Star Wars fan. Especially if you feel the power of the Dark Side coursing through you!!