Star Wars: Darth Maul (Star Wars: Darth Maul (2017)) Kindle & comiXology

Yet another mediocre entry in Disney's new Star Wars canon. Not all of this is terrible, which I'll get to in a bit.Ever since the introduction of Maul in 1999, one of the most lamented aspects of the prequel trilogy is the underuse of Darth Maul. Easily one of the coolest-looking bad guys, with his black and red visage and double lightsaber, he seemed to do nothing but appear for a few lines and unceremoniously get bisected by Ewan McGregor. A comic set before the events of The Phantom Menace dealing with Maul should remedy that, right?Not really.All we get from this entire issue is that Maul is just an angry fella who lives for violence - which isn't anything new. The plot revolves around him going against his master's orders and hunting down a a Jedi Padawan for his own private duel to test his fledgling Sith skills. The plot is fairly interesting, with some nice fight scenes, however not as graphic and violent as I'd expect from a story about Maul. The art is appealing, and the fan favourites Cad Bane and Aurra Sing appear - however pretty underused as well. One good thing about this however is that it's set in the pre-TPM era, which not a lot of things in the current canon are doing, and hopefully this kickstarts a few more series set in that time period.Bottom line, not particulary important, but worth if you love Darth Maul, or can get it for a cheap price.

The comic does a great job at showing a more immature Maul, one who has not yet had the taste of vengeance that he learns to refine more by the Phantom Menace and the Clone Wars. Here, he is driven solely by his anger and lust for vengeance. I thought the author portrays this well and clearly through Maul's narration, but Bunn also gives reasons for why he chases revenge, as well as showing that Maul is misguided. The story is fairly simple, but the bounty hunters and protagonist and make it more fun than it would be with others.While this isn't necessary or revolutionary in the Star Wars Universe, it's a good story for Maul.

This was a good little vignette (there’s also a bonus scene that happens during the events of Phantom Menace about some droids, but it’s not really worth it). Striking drawing and I liked having a little of Darth Maul’s backstory - he’s a pretty fun character! Not very easy to read on a tablet as it doesn’t move from frame to frame, meaning you have to zoom in and out all. The. Time.Can’t really complain with the price though - good ‘read’ for a distraction if you like the Star Wars universe.

Found this one a bit hit and miss. Whilst I enjoyed the story, i found the way Maul was written a bit strange.The problem with having a 'bad guy' as the main character is that they try to make you pull for him but I feel some of his ruthlessness gets lost in the writing.

I was happy with this being delivered on time and all but I think this comic was great. It has great characters, awesome art and its star wars canon. Give it a read.

10 out 10

This is ok although I think Maul fans might find it slim pickings. I certainly did.

Worth every penny. Very nice story, for every fan of Darth Maul