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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6087662" data-attributes="member: 92305"><p>Well, I just stared the book, and I am blown away. To me, it's a magical adventure. It's "Star Wars", like it was originally. Maybe I'll change my mind once I've finished the book, but I'm pretty excited about it at this point.</p><p></p><p>Two things stand out for me: First, the Force is still mysterious--a quasi-religious power. It's a force of nature. I could see that hyperwormhole smoke acorss the heavens in my mind's eye, past the derelicts in orbit, down to the surface of coruscant. All the debris on the surface begins to float up into the sky, then Luke is enveloped with Force Energy.</p><p></p><p>I thought it was a spectacular moment. Almost a religious moment. And, there were no scientific "midichlorians" or other explainations. It was pure Space Opera. Mysterious. Unknown.</p><p></p><p>The other thing I like about the book--and this is probably due to my imagination more than anything else--is the "feel" of the universe. For me, there were many moments in the prequels that took me out of the story. The computer-game feel. Too much CGI. Too steril. But, the visuals in this book seem to carry on the wonder and granduer of Star Wars, the way I saw it as a little kid.</p><p></p><p>In the same way I "wow-ed" at the Star Destroyer the first time I saw it, or the Death Star, I did the same in the interesting rock canyons (very sci-fi) of the Rebel's Pinnacle Base, or the when the story got to the planet Biss....a world completely enshrowed by the Dark Side!</p><p></p><p>I am completely loving this book.</p><p></p><p>As for the Emperor's clone. Why not? It seems totally logical to me. Palpatine would not have become Emperor if it were not for the strength provided by his clone army. Plus (although the 1988 writers of this graphic novel had no idea--well, who knows what Lucas told them), Palpatine says that he knows the Dark Side secret of returning life from death.</p><p></p><p>Looking at the story through the lens of the prequels, the story actually makes even more sense than it did in 1988.</p><p></p><p>I'm sold. This is good "Star Wars" stuff.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4179968551_de665a5270.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 6087662, member: 92305"] Well, I just stared the book, and I am blown away. To me, it's a magical adventure. It's "Star Wars", like it was originally. Maybe I'll change my mind once I've finished the book, but I'm pretty excited about it at this point. Two things stand out for me: First, the Force is still mysterious--a quasi-religious power. It's a force of nature. I could see that hyperwormhole smoke acorss the heavens in my mind's eye, past the derelicts in orbit, down to the surface of coruscant. All the debris on the surface begins to float up into the sky, then Luke is enveloped with Force Energy. I thought it was a spectacular moment. Almost a religious moment. And, there were no scientific "midichlorians" or other explainations. It was pure Space Opera. Mysterious. Unknown. The other thing I like about the book--and this is probably due to my imagination more than anything else--is the "feel" of the universe. For me, there were many moments in the prequels that took me out of the story. The computer-game feel. Too much CGI. Too steril. But, the visuals in this book seem to carry on the wonder and granduer of Star Wars, the way I saw it as a little kid. In the same way I "wow-ed" at the Star Destroyer the first time I saw it, or the Death Star, I did the same in the interesting rock canyons (very sci-fi) of the Rebel's Pinnacle Base, or the when the story got to the planet Biss....a world completely enshrowed by the Dark Side! I am completely loving this book. As for the Emperor's clone. Why not? It seems totally logical to me. Palpatine would not have become Emperor if it were not for the strength provided by his clone army. Plus (although the 1988 writers of this graphic novel had no idea--well, who knows what Lucas told them), Palpatine says that he knows the Dark Side secret of returning life from death. Looking at the story through the lens of the prequels, the story actually makes even more sense than it did in 1988. I'm sold. This is good "Star Wars" stuff. [IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4179968551_de665a5270.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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