Star Wars: General Grievous [Paperback]

Chuck Dixon (Author), Rick Leonardi (Artist), Mark Pennington (Artist), Lucas Marangon (Artist), Michelle Madsen (Artist)

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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Dark Horse (Jan 3 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593074425
ISBN-13: 978-1593074425
Product Dimensions: 22 x 10.8 x 0.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 204 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #396,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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On a rescue mission to Vandos, Padawan Flynn Kybo and his master T'chooka D'oon come face-to-face with General Grievous, one of the leaders of the Separatist army. After Grievous kills Master D'oon, Kybo goes to the Jedi Council with a plan to take the depraved general out immediately. But when the council rebukes his plans for vengeance, Kybo decides to take matters in his own hands. Seeking out others who feel the same as himself, he sets out to stop the Separatist killing machine before more Jedi lives are lost. Meanwhile, Grievous hijacks a transport ship, and its precious cargo may give him a horrible advantage over the Jedi that they would never expect. For now, his sights are on the planet Gentes - and on taking its Ugnaught population and mining facilities as trophies of war!

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Amazon.com: 3.2 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars About General Grievous this book is not, Mar 31 2006

By Daiho - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Star Wars: General Grievous (Paperback)

This is not a horrible book, but you might be disappointed if you think you'll be getting a story about General Grievous. As with a lot of Star Wars EU, the focus here is on characters you've never heard of and will probably never hear of again, a group of teenaged Padawan who have lost their masters to General Grievous and who strike out on their own, against the wishes of the Jedi council, to hunt down and assassinate the multi-limbed cyborg. As this story takes place before "Revenge of the Sith," you already know their mission will be a failure, so there's not a lot here to create suspense. And since we know that Grievous can wield as many as six lightsabers at a time, you know too how the Padawan are likely to meet their end.

With over a dozen characters in a such a short book, it's a fairly impossible task to make even a handful unique. Having boxed himself in on the plot, writer Chuck Dixon is left with little to do and the story is carried mostly by the very fine illustrations of Rick Leonardi and Mark Pennington.

If you'd like to read more about Grievous, as of this writing the only sources that contain background on the General himself is the novel "Labyrinth of Evil," and the graphic novel "Star Wars Visionaries," which contains one Grievous story. Both of these books come highly recommended.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Had great potential, but didn't deliver, Jan 27 2006

By Z. Stern - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Star Wars: General Grievous (Paperback)

General Grievous could have been much better. Excellent art, frequently showing Grievous as frightening and intimidating, as he should be. The dialogue was what really ruined this. Grievous had several cheesy lines such as

"The Mon Calamari are such a disgusting species. Please tell me they are all slain"

and "Let not one of them leave alive".

Apart from that, the plot was very good, with Grievous capturing several Padawans and planning to turn them into cyborgs like him. This TPB was average, so it gets 3 out of 5. Only serious fans should read this. For anyone else looking for a Star Wars graphic novel starring a villain, I'd reccommend the Darth Maul TPB.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, but ..., Nov 11 2007

By Doug Brunell "America's Favorite Son" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Star Wars: General Grievous (Paperback)

The art and story is marginal, and Grievous isn't really the focus of the story (in that we learn nothing new about him), but it is a fun story nonetheless.

As with all Star Wars stories from Star Wars, your enjoyment may come from how much you care about the characters focused on. Here they are disposable Jedi, but it still makes for an interesting read with no real conclusion.

The series, which came out before "Episode III," sold like hotcakes, as readers wanted to get as much info on the characters as they could. The General Grievous here is not the injured one we saw in the movie, but that makes no real difference to the story. What does make a difference is the young padawans he captures. That gives the tale its backbone, and makes it worth reading if only for that.

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