• Login
  • News
  • Comics
  • Games & Tech
    • Console Gaming
    • Indie Games
    • PC Gaming
    • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Podcasts
    • The Geekside Pod
    • Comic Noobs Show
    • Press Any Key
    • Super Powered Fancast
    • Parlipod Podcast
    • Nerds Who Get Laid, Sometimes
    • Geeks Talk TV
    • We Have A Hulk
    • Jake and Tom Conquer the World
    • Hard At Work
    • Crossover University
    • #WhoWouldWin
    • Vantucky Fried Podcast
    • Coin Operated
    • Two Girls One Mic
    • Watching the Multiverse
    • GenXGrownUp
    • Miserable Retail Slave
    • Weekend Joe
  • The Geeks
  • Cosplay
    • Cosplayer of the Month
    • Features & Galleries
    • Cosplay Corner Vlogs
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • iTunes
  • Youtube
  • Instagram

Just Sith Things In Darth Maul #1 Review

Comics, Reviews | February 13, 2017 | 0 | by Ray Hancock
Just Sith Things In Darth Maul #1 Review

Star Wars: Darth Maul #1
Marvel Comics

Written by: Cullen Bunn
Art by: Luke Ross

It is always great to see a character like Darth Maul return to the Star Wars universe. I’ve always felt that he was built up to be something huge and scary, only to die in his first duel with the Jedi. He should have been the Darth Vader of the prequels. His design is so scary and could have been timeless. Fortunately with Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars Novels and now his own comic, we get to see more of his badassdom we should have seen in the movies.

SPOILERS AHEAD!!

The story starts out with Maul hunting Rathtars. If you remember from The Force Awakens, Han Solo was transporting a few of these squid like killing machines. After Maul is able to kill a Rathtar, we get a scene reminiscent off the “Clever Girl” scene from Jurassic Park when Muldoon is hunting the raptors. Rathtars apparently hunt in packs, which is pretty terrifying.  Unlike Muldoon, Maul is able to make quick work of this pack of needle teethed squid monsters.

We then travel to Coruscant, where Maul is stalking a few Jedi. The Jedi sense something, and are distraught when they aren’t able to find this disturbance in the force. Palpatine knows what Maul has been up to, and is not happy with his apprentice. Maul has been becoming more and more impatient over the time it is taking Palpatine to get all of plans together. But Palpatine has a mission for Maul to at least appease his bloodlust, for now. He sends him to Kellux where the Trade Federation needs assistance with some pirates.

While dispersing the space pirates, one gives him some information on a Jedi Padawan that is to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Maul kills everyone on the space station to keep this secret to himself. He gets in his ship and heads off to the find this Jedi in training.

END SPOILERS

I really enjoy Luke Ross’ art in this issue. Maul always seems vicious. Everything feels very much like it is in the Star Wars universe. The story seems to take on the characteristic of the Star Wars movies, wherein they like to take place in 3 different settings. We get the almost swampish planet of Twon Ketee at the beginning, Coruscant at the middle, then the space station at Kellux at the end. Overall it all seemed to work out pretty good. The story by Cullen Bunn is setting Maul up to be the vicious Sith we know him to be.

We get a second little droid story after this by Chris Eliopoulos and Jordie Bellaire. Set during the events of Phantom Menace when Darth Maul sends out the surveillance droids. A delightful, completely self contained, little droid story where two droids become friends. The art and writing are perfect for this, and it adds a little fun to a comic that could just be violent.

I can’t wait to see where this story goes. I always enjoy a little bit more Darth Maul. It does have the makings to be a re-hashing of the story line to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, but I hope that doesn’t happen.

If you are a Star Wars fan, and a Darth Maul fan, I’d recommend giving this one a shot.

Review

7.0

Good To Be Bad

If you are a Star Wars fan, and a Darth Maul fan, I'd recommend giving this one a shot.
comic bookscomicsCullen Bunndarth maulhan soloJediJurassic Parkluke rossMarvel ComicsRathtarreviewstar wars

About the Author

Ray Hancock

Ray Hancock

Host of N is for Nerd | Producer and Co-Host of Nerds Who Get Laid, Sometimes.
View all posts by Ray Hancock →
Previous
Dancing with Demons in Justice League Dark Review
Next
Little Geek Lost #76: Valentine’s Day Serenade

Related Posts

  • GenXGrownUp Comic Sans Episode 7 | The Infinity Gauntlet, Trespasser & John Anderson

    GenXGrownUp Comic Sans Episode 7 | The Infinity Gauntlet, Trespasser & John Anderson

  • Parlipod #93: ACTION COMICS 1000

    Parlipod #93: ACTION COMICS 1000

  • Geek To Me Radio #85: Interview with J.M. DeMatteis

    Geek To Me Radio #85: Interview with J.M. DeMatteis

  • Super Powered Fancast #45: Interview with Heather Antos

    Super Powered Fancast #45: Interview with Heather Antos

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Looking for Something?

We’re on Discord

Watch us on Twitch

GWW Podcast Network

Super Powered Fancast
Beer Mates
#WhoWouldWin
Jake and Tom Conquer the World
Crossover University
We Have a Hulk
Geek to Me Radio
Confirmed Epic
Two Girls One Mic
Nerds Who Get Laid, Sometimes
Watching the Multiverse
Coin Operated
GenXGrownUp
GWW

Get Your GWW Gear!

gww t-shirt
GWW Hoodie
Geeks WorldWide is a community-driven organization