Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Graphic Novel) (Paperback)

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Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Graphic Novel)

Authors: Henry Gilroy, Jan Duursema

 Average Customer Rating: 4.2/5.00
Amazon Sales Rank: 56,460
Paperback Release Date: April, 2002
Manufacturer: Dark Horse Comics

 View on Amazon (ISBN: 1569716099)
Number of Paperbacks: 1
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 List Price: $17.95, Amazon Price: $12.57

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Rating: 4 [ The Graphic Novel of the Movie. ]
This is a graphic novel of the movie THE ATTACK OF THE CLONES. That pretty much sums everything up. However, being a graphic novel there are two major elements the book can be judged upon, art and story.

The art is very photorealistic and cinematic. There is a lot of detail and color. I must admit, I like the artistic style of the Marvel comics of the original trilogy much better than the photorealistic style of this book. However, for the style it is illustrated in, it is done quite well.

Story wise, the book stays pretty faithful to the movie. There are a few omissions from the film here, but there are also a few added scenes here that are not in the movie. A lot of the dialogue is taken directly from the film's script and though cheesy, reminds one of the language of the original trilogy.

This is something that most Star Wars fans will enjoy having and reading and works well as a memento to someone who hasn't seen ATTACK OF THE CLONES to perhaps get them excited enough to do so.


Rating: 4 [ Beyond The Menace ]
If anyone was worried about the Star Wars franchise, relax. Because if this graphic novel translates well into film (or digital videotape as the case is with this installment) than we are in for something more intense than the previous four films have been.
This graphic novel outlines the story quite well and tells us nicely how the Republic makes its subtle change from a democracy to a dictatorship. Obi-Wan Kenobi continues his training of Anakin Skywalker and unwittingly walks into galactic civil war as the mechanisations of the Sith engulf the galaxy.
To say more would be telling. But I will say the art in this graphic novel is very well done. The ships, the characters, the aliens, and especially Jango Fett are rendered very well. My only complaint is that I remember the "Empire Strikes Back" version done by Marvel Comics, and I miss that style. But...I guess I'm getting old.
Nonetheless, this is a worthy catch, even if it lacks the old comic book feel that I remember when I was seven years old. At the ripe old age of twenty-eight, all I want is a good movie.

Rating: 4 [ Similar to the movie, maybe too much ]
This comic book nowadays called graphic novels, is quite similar to the movie, maybe too much. While it leaves out key spoiler scenes it does recreate the feel and sequences of the movie quite well. The dialogs are of course adapted to the medium and the drawings are quite simple and straightforward, yet beautiful. One of the flaws of this graphic novel is that it does not add much to the plot or the pciture itself, while it could have been used to tell the unseen part of the movie, it just recreates it the most faithfully and accurately possible. I think it's more a souvenir or collectible than a real comic book. Worth getting if you collect SW stuff.