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May 30, 2006
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The Tatooed Menace
By Oevin
There have been many complaints with the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy. Horrible dialogue, sub par acting, and horrible alien design are just a few of the aforementioned problems. However, one that rarely comes up in everyday conversation, but is much more important, is the lack of character development. Outside of a handful of main characters, it seems as though a majority of the characters in these three movies were mere extras. Villains like Jango Fett, Zam Wessel, Count Dooku, and Darth Maul, all seemed very interesting. Indeed in the Expanded Universe much has been added to explain their back stories and tell of their exploits. Even still, the fact that the Expanded Universe writers have to come up with this material is because many characters, despite their intrigue, get very little screen time. In the case of Darth Maul, there is more non-canonical material than there is canonical, because everyone wants more out of the evil Zabrak.
.jpg) Indeed in the 88 pages that is Darth Maul, the comic, one can learn more about this tattooed epitome of evil than from the entirety of Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Each page provides masterfully drawn images supported by very fitting dialogue. There are times when explanation might have been useful, or a few pages that seem rather shallow, but not enough to detract from the overall feel of the story. For any Maul fans, if you did not grab this comic during its release back in 2000 this is a must buy. And for casual Star Wars fans, it may not be the best comic you?ll ever read, but it will fill in a lot of details that were never given. Great artwork, good dialogue, four lightsabers, check it out.
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