It's true-all of it! The biggest movie of the year jumps from the big screen to the comic book page! It's been three decades since the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star and toppled the Galactic Empire...but now, on the remote planet of Jakku...there is a stirring in the Force. A young scavenger named Rey...a deserting stormtrooper named Finn...an ace pilot name Poe...and a dark apprentice named Kylo Ren...Their lives are about to collide as the awakening begins. Written by Chuck Wendig (STAR WARS: AFTERMATH) and drawn by Luke Ross (HERCULES), take us on our first steps back into the Saga of a lifetime!
Rated T
This is a good series overall, but so far it is simply paraphrasing the film’s script. For anyone who hasn’t seen the film, this might be entertaining. But for those of us who have, it gets a little monotonous. I’m really hoping that Wendig puts some original concepts and themes into the storyline, because this series desperately needs it. Nonetheless, this series is well worth the read for any Star Wars fan. It tells a very important story of the search for Luke Skywalker. The Resistance and the First Order are going to have some beef, so you’d best stick around to see when and how it goes down! Read Full Review
Serviceable, but an entirely surface level revisiting of a story that has much deeper depths still to plumb. Read Full Review
I grew up during the explosion of comic book movie adaptations during the eighties. Books came out the week the film opened or shortly thereafter. This adaptation is six months after the film, so there was more than enough time to create a quality adaptation. This is not. Character motivation is missing and panels out of order are signs of a rushed or indifferent execution. This is not worth $2.99, let alone the $4.99 cover price. This is why fans cry corporation money grab. Unbelievably disappointing. For the hardcore or rich only. Read Full Review
It feels unfair to give a poor review to a book that probably wasn't meant to be amazing in the first place. Adapting a hit movie like STAR WARS is most likely an extremely difficult task. However, after reading its first issue, it feels pointless. If it can't capture the magical charm of the characters and setting that the film had, why read it? Unless you've never seen FORCE AWAKENS and have no idea who these characters are or what they're capable of, you're better off saving your money. Read Full Review
It's hard to say why Marvel went forward with this adaptation, other than for the sake of completion. This first issue fails to add anything new to a story many fans have experienced countless times in the past seven months. And worse, it actively diminishes that story thanks to its rushed, no-nonsense storytelling and generally bland artwork. It's both a bad adaptation on a bad comic on its own merits. Read Full Review
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Adaptation #1 is a sheer mess, capturing very little of what made the movie a huge success. Despite having the same premise and following the same plot line, the creative team move things forward at a too fast a pace, with there being no time to savour one particular development. Read Full Review
Overall, we just plainly don't see the point in this comic existing. It brings nothing to the table that we haven't seen already and it feels rushed a lot of the time " if you're a fan of Star Wars you'd have already watched the movie, so we actively recommendnot reading this. Read Full Review
As a first issue, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" #1 doesn't quite cut it. Without that spark that made "The Force Awakens" special, it reads like a blunt summary of the film. Since they don't add anything new, Wendig and Ross just don't provide any incentive to return to the series. Nevertheless, you can still be immersed in a galaxy far, far away; just leave this series behind and use your credits to buy "Star Wars: Poe Dameron" or "Star Wars: Han Solo" instead. Read Full Review
What did you 3.0 reviewers expect from an adaptation??
The Force Awakens adaptation does exactly what the title suggests. Chuck Wendig is a writer that a lot of Star Wars canon enthusiasts dislike already because of his Aftermath novel. The dialogue is nearly copied from the movie which is what you can expect. There is no more depth to the characters and the descriptions we get on each character are laughably bad. I still enjoyed the book for what it was though. I really didn't care for the art though because most of the Star Wars comics do a great job of getting the characters to look right. None of these characters really look the people that I loved from the movie.
Ya know how people say the book is usually better than the movie? This isn't one of those cases... Now that I think about it, this was kind of stupid idea to begin with. The Force Awakens is arguably the most watched movie in the past 5 years, maybe even a decade. So when you read this, everything is familiar but without the grandiose experience of the movie.
This has to be a joke. Not sure why anyone would want an exact replica of the film in a comic series which adds nothing and takes out a lot. Just buy the film if you want this and forget all about it.
Maybe if this was something new, or an interesting take on it then maybe... but it isn't so just don't get it.
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