Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows

author: Tim Siedell

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.32

book published: 2014

rating: 4

read at: 2014/07/19

date added: 2014/07/19

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

'Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows' Takes place between movie #3 and movie #4. It's a good story of misplaced hero worship.



After a single trooper survives the Clone Wars, he comes to hate the Jedi. He remakes himself into a man named Hock, and he finds himself a new hero he can believe in: Darth Vader. He does whatever he can to win the respect of his new leader. When a raid against rebels goes badly, he even covers for Darth Vader, but this is a story of how it all goes wrong (and that's apparent from the beginning). When Darth Vader shows his true ruthlessness and lack of mercy, Hock realizes he's been wrong.



I have a hard time liking most of the Star Wars graphic novels I've read because they are so overly epic in scale. Yes, I realize that is exactly how the movies are, but even in those stories there are characters to care about. I found that here. Hock is abandoned, remade and misguided. It's a more personal story arc than I've seen in this universe and I liked it.



I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.





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