Star Wars Darth Maul: Son Of Dathomir #1
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The good
Action sequences are enjoyable and even though the premise is simple the events unfold in a fun way.
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The bad
Zero character development, which might take its toll later in series for those unfamiliar with events in the Clone Wars. Artwork detail in some of the panels
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The ugly
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Star Wars Darth Maul: Son Of Dathomir is a new series written by Jeremy Barlow, published by Dark Horse and is set during the Clone Wars. It features Darth Maul, the Sith once presumed dead after being cut in half by Obi-Wan but was able to survive by becoming part cyborg and eventually found by his brother. After rising in the underworld and building his own empire of criminals he’s deemed a threat by the Emperor, Darth Sidious, and ultimately defeated and captured by him. This issue opens up with Darth Sidious torturing Darth Maul and telling him that he has no intention of killing him. But Darth Sidious reveals to Count Dooku his true reason for keeping Darth Maul alive and that’s to draw out Mother Talzin, the one who trained Darth Maul, despite the initial belief that she was killed as well. This is all part of his plan to eliminate all his enemies and despite the main focus being on the Jedi, Mother Talzin is deemed just as dangerous to him. But while the two of them are discussing plans on defeating Mother Talzin there are two others breaking into the facility to free Darth Maul, and despite the drone forces’ attempt to stop them, they’re able to escape. However this all seems to be part of Darth Sidious’s plan to want to destroy Darth Maul completely by destroying everything he has left as well as drawing out Mother Talzin. Is it all just inevitable or will Darth Maul be able to cheat death once again?
SUMMARY
Star Wars Darth Maul: Son Of Dathomir #1 is an entertaining start to the series as its simple yet interesting premise benefits from the pacing and the enjoyable action sequences. I’m not sure how long that enjoyment can hold up considering there was virtually zero character development but taking this issue for what it is, a continuation of a Clone Wars story line devoted to Darth Maul, it’s still pretty fun. If you hated Star Wars Episodes I – III then this series isn’t for you as many of the same characters reappear here but if you’ve been looking for more Darth Maul you might want to give this issue a look.
Release Date: 5/21/14
Writer: Jeremy Barlow
Artist: Juan Frigeri
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