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| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars Episode III) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Miles Lane, Doug Wheatley
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: $20.65
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 6415643
Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1845760581
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781845760588
ASIN: 1845760581
Publication Date: April 29, 2005
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Amazon.com Review
The graphic novel of Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith is a solid representation of the highly anticipated conclusion to the most popular film epic in history. Picking up the action from Episode II, Attack of the Clones as well as the animated Clone Wars series, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, pursue General Grievous into space after the droid kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. It's just the latest maneuver in the ongoing Clone Wars between the Republic and the Separatist forces led by former Jedi turned Sith Lord Count Dooku. On another front, Master Yoda leads the Republic's clone troops against a droid attack on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. And like the movie, the action takes a quantum leap up when the Sith Lord in hiding unleashes his long-simmering plot to take over the Republic, and an integral part of that plan is to turn Anakin away from the Jedi and toward the Dark Side of the Force. Unless you've been living under a rock the last 10 years, you know that Anakin will transform into the dreaded Darth Vader and face an ultimate showdown with his mentor, but that doesn't matter. In fact, a great part of the fun is knowing where things will wind up but finding out how they'll get there. The end of this prequel trilogy also should inspire fans to want to see the original movies again, but this time not out of frustration at the new ones. Rather, it's the fond memories Episode III will trigger as it ties up threads to the originals in tidy little ways. But best of all, it seems like for the first time we actually care about what happens and who it happens to. The 96-page comic adaptation by Miles Lane and Doug Wheatley (Star Wars Empire, Superman, and The Incredible Hulk, among others) is attractive but obviously has to take some short cuts from the 137-minute film. The action scenes also are less dramatic than the Clone Wars graphic novel series. But it's a coup that this adaptation includes a late Yoda scene that was not in the film but is already rumored to be an extra on the inevitable DVD. --David Horiuchi
Product Description
The next phase of George Lucas's epic saga, already the most successful film series of all time, continues with the graphic novel adaptation of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Sith are masters of the dark side of the Force and the sworn enemies of the Jedi. They were all but exterminated over 1,000 years ago, but the evil order continues in secrecy. They operate behind the scenes, acting in pairs a Master and Apprentice patiently waiting for their chance to take revenge on the Jedi. Now their time has come and you can be the first to witness the Revenge of the Sith, and birth of legendary villain Darth Vader, in this incredible new Star Wars story!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
 Extremely well written June 13, 2007
My children have enjoyed reading this series several times.
Great Kids Novel January 10, 2007
I am a 5th Grade teacher (and a huge Star Wars fan), and I am using this book as a novel study in my class this year. The story closely resembles the movie, but you spend time inside the major characters' heads (which really adds to the kids' understanding of the events in the book - some of which are very mature themes).
We just finished talking about Chapter Nine, the Opera House, and the kids loved the way the scene between Palpatine and Anakin was written (where much of the subtext is left to the reader to decide about who Darth Plageous' apprentice is and what these Sith secrets mean for Anakin).
This is an exciting and compelling story, which has really resonated with both the boys AND girls in my class. A great book to add to the home or classroom library - and a great read for any Star Wars fan!
The Birth of Vader in Comic Book Form. September 23, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
When the original STAR WARS was released, it opened up a whole new world of movie marketing that the world had never seen before: action figures, lunch boxes, toy vehicles, kids underwear, etc., etc. etc. Television series had found niche markets before, but feature films had largely been unable to tap into the market. Of course George Lucas changed all of that and things have never been the same. One of the early strategies Lucas used was to release adaptations of his film through novel and comic books. The venture proved highly successful and has been carried on with ever STAR WARS film since.
The REVENGE OF THE SITH GRAPHIC NOVEL is an adaptation of the movie of the same name. It's only 96 pages in length, but wonderful illustrations by Doug Wheatley and Christopher Chuckry bring the essence of the film to life in comic book form. All of the essential elements of the story are here as well as a scene or two not seen in the movie, e.g. Anakin and Obi-Wan walking through a river of fuel as they try to rescue Supreme Chancellor Palpatine from the command ship of General Grievous.
I enjoyed this book, but that's because I have a fondness for graphic novels and am a fan of Star Wars. Others with similar tastes will probably enjoy the book as well as children who have seen the movies and want more of the story, but don't want to read the novel version. Out of all the Star Wars' movies graphic novels, I'd say that REVENGE OF THE SITH is the best one of the prequels and on par with the old EMPIRE STRIKES BACK comics.
Great! June 15, 2006
I thought it was awesome! It also is not very graphic, like when Anikan gets burned they show his gloved mechancal hand being burned instead of his whole body. If I could I would give this book 4 and a half stars instead of 5 do to it being so short.
 Flat, rushed and sketchy February 4, 2006
I love Star Wars. I love Star Wars comics. I adore Revenge of the Sith. I was very disappointed. This comic adaptation is an emotionless, bare-bones outline of the plot - not at all what I expected after enjoying Dark Horse's recent runs of suberb, extremely well realized tales. If you want a quick overview, by all means buy this comic. For an adaptation that contains a smidgen of creativity, I recommend picking up Stover's excellent novelization instead.
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