May be Star Wars as it could

THE STAR WARS is one of those works that would be quite happy to recommend as a fan as required reading. Here, the 2014 appeared comic is not even penetrated too deeply into the fandom. Was entered at a time when virtually all the work on Star Wars comics and novels from 37 years in the barrel to make room for a new continuity and stories, you probably published the "unkanonischste" all Star Wars stories - a Comic -Adaption the original screenplay by George Lucas Star Wars. A story that was published in the original way, in eight issues and therefore already beyond the scope of most Star Wars stories and comic adaptations of movies are told in four to six issues.

- About the author -

Johnathan W. Rinzler is the Star Wars franchise actually a phenomenon that no jumps directly into the eye. However, the LucasBooks editor was already the author of several "Star Wars Non fiction works" and two episodes of The Clone Wars. He supervised under the name Non fiction about the "Star Wars Visionaries" or "The Making of Revenge of the Sith".

When Rinzler now emerged as an author of THE STAR WARS so many fans was certainly surprised, but the choice Rinzlers fits the concept. When THE STAR WARS it was not a matter of writing a new story, but to bring a script in comic form. A job to which still some authors would have torn that but it is also an experienced and trusted Lucas Licensing staff could be transferred. In the end, it's George Lucas story that we get to see in THE STAR WARS, JW Rinzler has carried out the cut as editor and put the whole in a ansehbare form.

- To what extent is similar to THE STAR WARS EPISODE IV later? -

Star Wars has undergone in its formation many evolutionary stages, each showing some ideas that George Lucas has also names and concepts then taken up as in later works. The fundus, from which also comes THE STAR WARS inspired even decades later and had its influence on The Clone Wars and REBELS. This development is also reminiscent of the words of the famous DARTH BANE-author Drew Karpyshyn who once declared, if he were asked to one of his novels, he often did not know more of what version of Srkipts was mentioned.

THE STAR WARS is an archetype of STAR WARS, in which the Wookiees were still up to Concept Art, on which now the REBELS Hero Zeb based and Owen Lars was a settler on a completely different planet. When George Lucas spoke of his lack of understanding for the Expanded Universe, then because he had in his mind conceived partly very different backgrounds for this or that. THE STAR WARS also shows more clearly where Lucas would have taken his inspiration, namely the Akira Kurosawa films.

R2-D2 talks, Han Solo is a green alien, Annikin Starkiller the son of a Jedi Bendu, who is half cyborg, Darth Vader is only a general and the Sith Knights recall a mix of the known to us today Sith Lords and Samurai , Lightsabers carries virtually every which stormtroopers use STAPS and so many well-known character does not yet exist in THE STAR WARS.

In some reviews of course, like the question of how similar STAR WARS and THE STAR WARS would indeed, but the differences outweigh yet. Apart from a few names and the look of Princess Leia very little here is actually as you know it. That makes the story even more exciting. The strangeness of this universe can perceive a each side completely open mind, you know, after all, not at all how it will continue. And with more than 160 pages is one here also been a very rich history.

THE STAR WARS represented in any case a very strong STAR WARS-feeling. The comic acts even more elaborate than certain events from the prequels, though many a twist is extremely clumsy and could actually lead to strong criticism in some respects, it would be just a little more than an adaptation of an already discarded early script draft.

- The Heroes -

General Luke Skywalker is the supposedly last of the Jedi Bendu and also looks like Obi-Wan Kenobi. General Skywalker is probably the man who is George Lucas originally had in mind in Episode IV as General Kenobi, before the prequels the backstory General Kenobi would therefore perhaps also rather resembled the General Luke Skywalker. Skywalker is still fitter veteran who years earlier led a Jedi rebellion, were in the course of which allegedly murdered all Jedi Bendu and cut off from the empire, which they had faithfully served until then.

But Skywalker is not the only Jedi Bendu, who survived. His old friend Kane Starkiller, however, is somewhat lost their way and adheres together with his two sons and Annikin Deak hiding on Utapau. From Kane history Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader will be in a later iteration, the good man of Darth Vader was once. But Starkillers error in THE STAR WARS is the break with the Code of Jedi Bendu. Starkiller is a worldly life has given and fathered two sons, something that would be a Jedi Bendu actually prohibited.

Annikin Starkiller recalled his impetuous nature a lot more to the farm boy from Tatooine as the future Luke Skywalker. However Annikin harbors significantly more of Anakin Sykwalker in as Luke. The young Starkiller is adventurous, a bit clumsy, a bit womanizer, but not nearly as quick-witted or aggressive as Anakin Skywalker. It also contributes in the prequels from episode to episode the changing carrier longhair wig.

And then there's Princess Leia, although obtained in THE STAR WARS some time in the spotlight, and after all, as heir to the throne almost queen-to-be, but nowhere near approaching that Princess Leia from Episode IV, since the development of this figure by Carrie Fisher's Performance was not foreseeable. The Ur-Leia or proto-Leia is less quick-witted and somehow only the important adjunct for the heroic duo Skywalker Starkiller.

And Han Solo? The unsung hero of the original trilogy is a green alien, which is entirely without Chewbacca and spaceship a stooge General Skywalker.

- The Evil -

While Darth Vader bears in later scenes his iconic helmet, however, only a general and apparently the commander of the Imperial battle station, to besiege the Aquilae and take the Empire. Also this Darth Vader wears scars and it is quite possible that he has these carried away by the Jedi rebellion, but he seems to be neither Sith nor former Jedi Bendu, but could well have become a cyborg. But what surprised as the MonoLight Darth Vader also can function without the typical Vader look. If Vader standing around in silence he strongly reminiscent of the threatening presence of Darth Vader in Episode IV-VI.

Crispin Hoedaack is in THE STAR WARS prototype for Governor Tarkin and Hoedaacks goals could have resembled those Tarkins. Hoedaack goes with Vader how Tarkin with his incarnation Vader and treats it quite a bit from above, so that one wonders if and why Vader that leaves since fallen. Hoedaack plans (perhaps a small spoiler for the upcoming Tarkin novel) but also to overthrow the reigning emperor and to be with his battle station itself the supreme master of the Empire. However, once he is to occupy Aquilae, for which he is appointed (practically the imperial governor and viceroy) of the system to the Governor and First Lord.

The second comic occur Sith Knights, in addition to those unfortunate figure, the first death Deak Starkiller caused before he was struck down by Kane Starkiller, Prince is Valorum. The Knights of the Sith seems to carry in typical Star Wars-style as the later Count Dooku a title of nobility which is actually for the entire history of no importance. Prince from where? No Matter. Valorums role as an antagonist is about the Darth Maul in Episode I. Valorum chasing the Jedi and that alone is his job, maybe even a hot tip on the story of Episode VII? Too much we know neither the Sith, yet Valorum. But strictly speaking, the Original Trilogy held back as if it was about the Sith.

- Weaknesses -

To understand how Star Wars was to what it is today and resulting in some Star Wars-stations feed still THE STAR WARS is certainly essential reading for interested fans. In itself, however, the comic suffer to be a pretty uncorrected acquisition of the screenplay. Everything you possibly due to logic holes, political incorrectness (as proposed Starkiller the princess just once with a punch Ko) or simply just cheap acting staging might have deleted or rewritten is probably so remained as it had first put on paper George Lucas.

The comic is suffering as something of a B-Movie Syndrome. Had a history identified as the child or adolescent is not much, as an adult, would perhaps be ashamed and realized how bad it is. I do not want to gloss over, but the comic is reminiscent of those diffuse reminder that you might have on Flash Gordon. It is a work of an era when science fiction still had to move from the B-movie corner and THE STAR WARS would hardly have mastered this task.

THE STAR WARS is because of its weaknesses but no less interesting. On the contrary, the comic also convinces with some einleuchtenderen scenes, as they offer the films. So the rebels are hunted throughout the original trilogy from planet to planet. When the Emperor finally dies, the rebels are still a homeless gang. In THE STAR WARS the rebels have a home planet, namely Aquilae and such a planet as a reference point also need to provide the Rebellion Episode VI really something permanent on their feet.

Nevertheless, the comic in some places is yet again painful at a disadvantage compared to the movies. Self or perhaps the many places hated prequels show more courage to emotions and consequences as THE STAR WARS. Although the death Deak Starkiller forcing Kane Starkiller to rethink, but the impact on Annikin remain completely open, while it was the elder son of Starkiller, which failure could be blamed as a protector Deak. And then of course there's the opening scene in which Deak is practically marketed as the more talented of the two sons into play. As much as one may find annoying Episode II also, here we would have liked a little lamentation Annikins. The George Lucas still has created his best romance with Princess Leia and Han Solo is perhaps more to the two actors Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, who somehow gedeichselt. In THE STAR WARS other hand, one is reminded of the widespread anger over the staging of Annkin + Padme.

- Summary -

THE STAR WARS Star Wars is unwrought, for good or bad. Recommended for interested fans, but at times also something where you are happy that it has just done this scene in any of the films.