Chris Eliopoulos takes Star Wars fans on a tour of the 3 trilogies through the eyes of droids.
For episodes I-III, one of Darth Maul's probe droids runs afoul of those pesky Jawas and finds a friend in the process.
R2-D2 represents episodes IV-VI. And yes, I know he could be representative of any of the trilogies! In this segment, atribute to the late Kenny Baker, Artoo has a series of misadventures as he tries to make it Luke's X-Wing to get it prepped up for take-off. If you read this story and you think Bil Keane's Family Circus and those cartoons when one of the kids traipses all over the neighborhood, you'd be right on the money with this story.
Naturally, BB-8 is the droid of distinction for the episode VII-IX trilogy. Here, the rolling droid plays matchmaker for a X-Wing pilot and a mechanic.
All three stories were very good. My favorite was the probe droid adventure. That one was heartwarming.
All of the artwork is cartoony. Nothing wrong with that. It's just that this comic is rated Teen and I think that was the wrong rating. Chris Eliopoulos is noted for his all-ages work with titles such as Cosmic Commandos and Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius. This book should have been rated all ages. Either someone in the Bullpen doesn't know how to rate comics or Marvel rated this higher in order to attract older readers.
Sure, this book is from 2017. But it's yet further proof that Marvel Comics has been shooting itself in the foot for years now for not reaching out to the upcoming generation of readers.
So if you are a parent of Star Wars loving kids, trolling the bargain bins and you run across this book- GET IT! Forget what the cover says! This is more than suitable for them and fun enough for you to enjoy with the kiddos!
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
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