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Star Wars: Chewbacca
A great side story for fans of Chewie everywhere!
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 10, 2001
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Dave Gibbons
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Dave Gibbons is an English comic book artist, writer and sometime letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries Watchmen and the Superman story "For the Man Who Has Everything". He also was an artist for the UK anthology 2000 AD, for which he contributed a large body of work from its first issue in 1977.
Gibbons broke into British comics by working on horror and action titles for both DC Thomson and IPC. When the science-fiction anthology title 2000 AD was set up in the mid-1970s, Gibbons contributed artwork to the first issue, Prog 01 (February 1977), and went on to draw the first 24 installments of Harlem Heroes, one of the founding (and pre-Judge Dredd) strips. Mid-way through the comic's first year he began illustrating Dan Dare, a cherished project for Gibbons who had been a fan of the original series. Also working on early feature Ro-Busters, Gibbons became one of the most prolific of 2000 AD's earliest creators, contributing artwork to 108 of the first 131 Progs/issues. He returned to the pages of "the Galaxy's Greatest Comic" in the early 1980s to create Rogue Trooper with writer Gerry Finley-Day and produce an acclaimed early run on that feature, before handing it over to a succession of other artists. He also illustrated a handful of Tharg's Future Shocks shorts, primarily with author Alan Moore. Gibbons departed from 2000 AD briefly in the late 1970s/early 1980s to became the lead artist on Doctor Who Weekly/Monthly, for which magazine he drew the main comic strip from issue #1 until #69, missing only four issues during that time.
He is best known in the US for collaborating with Alan Moore on the 12-issue limited series Watchmen, now one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time, and the only one to feature on Time's "Top 100 Novels" list. From the start of the 1990s, Gibbons began to focus as much on writing and inking as on drawing, contributing to a number of different titles and issues from a variety of companies. Particular highlights included, in 1990, Gibbons writing the three-issue World's Finest miniseries for artist Steve Rude and DC, while drawing Give Me Liberty for writer Frank Miller and Dark Horse Comics. He penned the first Batman Vs. Predator crossover for artists Andy and Adam Kubert (Dec 1991 - Feb 1992), and inked Rick Veitch and Stephen R. Bissette for half of Alan Moore's 1963 Image Comics series.
Works other than comics include providing the background art for the 1994 computer game Beneath a Steel Sky and the cover to K, the 1996 debut album by psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker. In 2007, he served as a consultant on the film Watchmen, which was adapted from the book, and released in March 2009. 2009's Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Director's Cut for the Nintendo DS and Wii platforms featured hand drawn art by Dave Gibbons.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Dave Gibbons is an English comic book artist, writer and sometime letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries Watchmen and the Superman story "For the Man Who Has Everything". He also was an artist for the UK anthology 2000 AD, for which he contributed a large body of work from its first issue in 1977.
Gibbons broke into British comics by working on horror and action titles for both DC Thomson and IPC. When the science-fiction anthology title 2000 AD was set up in the mid-1970s, Gibbons contributed artwork to the first issue, Prog 01 (February 1977), and went on to draw the first 24 installments of Harlem Heroes, one of the founding (and pre-Judge Dredd) strips. Mid-way through the comic's first year he began illustrating Dan Dare, a cherished project for Gibbons who had been a fan of the original series. Also working on early feature Ro-Busters, Gibbons became one of the most prolific of 2000 AD's earliest creators, contributing artwork to 108 of the first 131 Progs/issues. He returned to the pages of "the Galaxy's Greatest Comic" in the early 1980s to create Rogue Trooper with writer Gerry Finley-Day and produce an acclaimed early run on that feature, before handing it over to a succession of other artists. He also illustrated a handful of Tharg's Future Shocks shorts, primarily with author Alan Moore. Gibbons departed from 2000 AD briefly in the late 1970s/early 1980s to became the lead artist on Doctor Who Weekly/Monthly, for which magazine he drew the main comic strip from issue #1 until #69, missing only four issues during that time.
He is best known in the US for collaborating with Alan Moore on the 12-issue limited series Watchmen, now one of the best-selling graphic novels of all time, and the only one to feature on Time's "Top 100 Novels" list. From the start of the 1990s, Gibbons began to focus as much on writing and inking as on drawing, contributing to a number of different titles and issues from a variety of companies. Particular highlights included, in 1990, Gibbons writing the three-issue World's Finest miniseries for artist Steve Rude and DC, while drawing Give Me Liberty for writer Frank Miller and Dark Horse Comics. He penned the first Batman Vs. Predator crossover for artists Andy and Adam Kubert (Dec 1991 - Feb 1992), and inked Rick Veitch and Stephen R. Bissette for half of Alan Moore's 1963 Image Comics series.
Works other than comics include providing the background art for the 1994 computer game Beneath a Steel Sky and the cover to K, the 1996 debut album by psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker. In 2007, he served as a consultant on the film Watchmen, which was adapted from the book, and released in March 2009. 2009's Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars Director's Cut for the Nintendo DS and Wii platforms featured hand drawn art by Dave Gibbons.
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June 17, 2023
3.5 stars. In this Legends comic series, Chewbacca had just died and various members of his family, citizens of Kashyyyk, and fellow fighters in the Rebellion eulogize him with their favorite stories. I’m a big Chewbacca fan, so it’s hard to not have enjoyed this one!
November 12, 2013
When I picked this up I honestly didn't expect much, especially after reading the Darth Maul graphic novel previously. So I was pleasantly surprised at how good this book is.
Set after Chewbacca's demise, the novel follows C3PO & R2-D2 as they interview fellow characters, who tell stories of Chewie's finest moments- moments not seen in the films. This results in a collection of very short tales, all of which are action packed. Surprisingly, towards the end, the tales become increasingly touching and moving, making the book truly sentimental.
Even if Chewie isn't your favourite Star Wars character, you will definitely feel the emotion in this book. If you see it on your travels, pick it up. It's well worth the read, despite it being short in length.
Set after Chewbacca's demise, the novel follows C3PO & R2-D2 as they interview fellow characters, who tell stories of Chewie's finest moments- moments not seen in the films. This results in a collection of very short tales, all of which are action packed. Surprisingly, towards the end, the tales become increasingly touching and moving, making the book truly sentimental.
Even if Chewie isn't your favourite Star Wars character, you will definitely feel the emotion in this book. If you see it on your travels, pick it up. It's well worth the read, despite it being short in length.
April 16, 2015
C3-P0 and R2D2 are collecting stories about Chewie, they talk to lots of people to get snippets of his past. Some of the stories are decent, most are too short. It is sweet, and well done, especially the Han story at the end. A good read.
May 28, 2020
Heck yeah!
Wookies! Of a bunch of colors! Chewbacca throwing a dude out of a TIE fighter? Yes please!
Great comic. Great way to spend a day. A bit dated, and it dragged when the human characters appeared, but plenty of meaty awesomeness.
Wookies! Of a bunch of colors! Chewbacca throwing a dude out of a TIE fighter? Yes please!
Great comic. Great way to spend a day. A bit dated, and it dragged when the human characters appeared, but plenty of meaty awesomeness.
October 4, 2022
How can a mere moon be a match for my son?!
After Chewbacca's untimely demise in the first entry of Del Rey's 19-book long New Jedi Order epic, Vector Prime, Dark Horse Comics must have thought it proper to grant the Wookiee a much needed eulogy. Thus Star Wars: Chewbacca, a four issue comic book series comprised of stories told by different people in Chewie's life, was born.
Star Wars: Chewbacca is, by design, a mixed bag. The 10 stories included in this TPB differ greatly in art, tone, storytelling, and quality. Among my favorites are Luke and Itchy's stories, which have perhaps the most appealing artstyle and genuine emotional impact. Further mention has to go to Wedge's tale, which is absolutely hilarious and could have come from Stackpole's X-Wing comics or even Allston's novels. My clear least favorite is Leia's story, in which she comes off more like emotionally detached royalty rather than the empathetic politician we've come to know.
Do I recommend this comic book? If you're a fan of Chewbacca or feel the need for wholesome Chewie content after suffering through Vector Prime, then sure. It's nothing particularly noteworthy and indeed mixed in quality, but it works well as a dedication to the character. However, it only reaffirms my belief that killing him off was a good idea - for all the focus this comic puts on him, it never seems like he comes into his own even here. Chewie was a great side character with an emotional end, and should be remembered as such.
After Chewbacca's untimely demise in the first entry of Del Rey's 19-book long New Jedi Order epic, Vector Prime, Dark Horse Comics must have thought it proper to grant the Wookiee a much needed eulogy. Thus Star Wars: Chewbacca, a four issue comic book series comprised of stories told by different people in Chewie's life, was born.
Star Wars: Chewbacca is, by design, a mixed bag. The 10 stories included in this TPB differ greatly in art, tone, storytelling, and quality. Among my favorites are Luke and Itchy's stories, which have perhaps the most appealing artstyle and genuine emotional impact. Further mention has to go to Wedge's tale, which is absolutely hilarious and could have come from Stackpole's X-Wing comics or even Allston's novels. My clear least favorite is Leia's story, in which she comes off more like emotionally detached royalty rather than the empathetic politician we've come to know.
Do I recommend this comic book? If you're a fan of Chewbacca or feel the need for wholesome Chewie content after suffering through Vector Prime, then sure. It's nothing particularly noteworthy and indeed mixed in quality, but it works well as a dedication to the character. However, it only reaffirms my belief that killing him off was a good idea - for all the focus this comic puts on him, it never seems like he comes into his own even here. Chewie was a great side character with an emotional end, and should be remembered as such.
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April 30, 2019
The premise of this comic is that R2 and 3PO are going around interviewing everyone who had been close to/knew Chewie and putting together a memorial for him. So each story is reflecting on who Chewie was, the values that were important to him, how he interacted with the people around him, etc. Which is a great concept. But it was executed so very poorly.
First off, the choice of who's telling these stories? Leaves something to be desired. None of the Solo kids contribute, but some random slaver named Ssoh does? Mala Mala has a story but neither Chewie's son nor his nephew do? I would have wanted to see more from characters who knew and loved Chewie, rather than random guys off the street. And even when there are characters close to Chewie, like Luke and Leia, their story SUCKS. The idea that Leia would be so jealous of Chewie as to secretly wish he was dead/gone at some points is so ludicrous as to make my head explode. I was kind of okay with the series up to that point, not least because there was still time to include the characters I wanted to see, but that story just tanked everything else for me.
I wanted to like this so much but it was just so very very awful.
First off, the choice of who's telling these stories? Leaves something to be desired. None of the Solo kids contribute, but some random slaver named Ssoh does? Mala Mala has a story but neither Chewie's son nor his nephew do? I would have wanted to see more from characters who knew and loved Chewie, rather than random guys off the street. And even when there are characters close to Chewie, like Luke and Leia, their story SUCKS. The idea that Leia would be so jealous of Chewie as to secretly wish he was dead/gone at some points is so ludicrous as to make my head explode. I was kind of okay with the series up to that point, not least because there was still time to include the characters I wanted to see, but that story just tanked everything else for me.
I wanted to like this so much but it was just so very very awful.
May 20, 2021
It's nice that this has a foreward by Peter Mayhew. He mentions that perhaps Chewie was doing stuff during Episodes I and II. His lack of a mention for III leads me to believe that maybe Lucas had told him already that Chewbacca would be in Episode III.
Some of the stories about Chewbacca are heartfelt. I wish there was one from his son, though. And the one from Leia was pretty bad. She admits that there were times when she wished Chewie was gone so she could have Han all to herself. The Luke one feels pretty meta, as he wonders why it couldn't have been him dying in Chewie's stead. Luke was originally considered to be killed off for Vector Prime, but this was vetoed, so Chewie ended up being the character to go. And the Lando story seems to have unintentionally predicted Attack of the Clones, with the protocol droid head attached to a warrior droid.
Some of the stories about Chewbacca are heartfelt. I wish there was one from his son, though. And the one from Leia was pretty bad. She admits that there were times when she wished Chewie was gone so she could have Han all to herself. The Luke one feels pretty meta, as he wonders why it couldn't have been him dying in Chewie's stead. Luke was originally considered to be killed off for Vector Prime, but this was vetoed, so Chewie ended up being the character to go. And the Lando story seems to have unintentionally predicted Attack of the Clones, with the protocol droid head attached to a warrior droid.
April 9, 2020
This is more like a series of short stories, each one giving an account of Chewbacca. From his life on Kashyyyk, his rescue from slavery by Han Solo and his actions during and after the Rebellion, this paints a lovingly crafted picture about the least vocal of the on-screen characters. Told from both familiar and unfamiliar faces from the established canon and Expanded Universe, these accounts get harder to read as they get closer to Han's story. This was quite moving stuff by the end. That this volume has an introduction written by the now-departed Peter Mayhew only made it all the more poignant.
The artwork is vibrant and full of life.
The artwork is vibrant and full of life.
March 23, 2019
Good Points:
Chewie: Yay for lots of CHEWIE!
Characters: The fast pacing meant lots of reunions with some of my favs (Han, Leia, etc) and some interesting tidbits from new/less well known characters.
Artwork: Glorious as ever, I love Star Wars graphic novels, just for the artwork alone
Bad Points:
Story: Or I should say lack of. There isn't a real coherence to the individual segments, the mini stories were all a bit disjointed, and some of them were lacking detail.
Luke: Yep. I still hate you Luke.
Chewie: Yay for lots of CHEWIE!
Characters: The fast pacing meant lots of reunions with some of my favs (Han, Leia, etc) and some interesting tidbits from new/less well known characters.
Artwork: Glorious as ever, I love Star Wars graphic novels, just for the artwork alone
Bad Points:
Story: Or I should say lack of. There isn't a real coherence to the individual segments, the mini stories were all a bit disjointed, and some of them were lacking detail.
Luke: Yep. I still hate you Luke.
August 7, 2020
This comic was unintentionally hilarious in places (Luke's face gave me nightmares) and completely tone deaf in others (why would you interview a slaver for a eulogy...). It's a collection of stories about Chewbacca, which are being compiled by 3PO and R2 for his funeral. This comic is no longer canon, but it was absolutely worth the read to see Chewie portrayed as a gothic romance hero in the first story. Sadly it became a bit pedestrian after that.
February 29, 2024
Eine sehr schöne Zusammenfassung von Heldentaten von unserem geliebten Chewbacca. Man vermisst ihn doch schon sehr.
Die Geschichte von Lando war bisschen goofy und Luke war nicht so in character aber egal. War geil. Hab jetzt auch Bock auf han solo Trilogie bekommen
Die Geschichte von Lando war bisschen goofy und Luke war nicht so in character aber egal. War geil. Hab jetzt auch Bock auf han solo Trilogie bekommen
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November 25, 2018
Boring stories, too short, no overall plot or main story.
August 26, 2019
Jaina's drawing = floods of tears 😭
Beautiful book.
Beautiful book.
January 1, 2021
Preparad los pañuelos y tener a alguien a quien abrazar cerquita.
May 10, 2021
"how can a mere moon be a match for my son"
What a lovely heartwarming story.
What a lovely heartwarming story.
May 5, 2024
Just some light reading for Star Wars Day. This was a fun collection of Chewie stories gathered by the Droids after his death in the books. I particularly liked the Wedge story.
February 7, 2010
This was a quick, easy read. The main event in the comic takes place after the death of Chewbacca. The droids R2-D2 and C-3PO are going around conducting interviews with people who knew the wookie for a tribute. This device serves as the frame for the stories presented about the life of the wookie. I liked it, but the stories at times seem a bit short. They are more like slices of life. However, if you are a fan of the character, or just want to see a bit more into the Star Wars universe, you will probably like this volume. I liked it. It was a nice addition.
July 13, 2014
I'd long since stopped reading a Star Wars novels when I heard about Chewie's death years ago. I almost picked up that book but never did and don't expect to now. The reason I read this comic is my recent foray into graphic novels. I don't plan to go too deep down the rabbit hole of Star Wars comics but this was one I had to check out and it was definitely worth it. Such a beautifully fitting tribute to a character that seems to have been universally loved by fans but also the characters in the stories. The emotional connection between Han and Chewie I was really well portrayed.
October 15, 2012
I found the art to be rather sloppy and uninteresting in this book and the story line didn't exactly do it for me either. I suppose more hardcore fans of the series may be able to appreciate this graphic novel more than I was.
July 5, 2017
Es la historia de Chewie super resumida con algunos de los pasajes mas representativos de su vida vistos por sus seres queridos, no se si este libro entra en la categoria de novela gráfica, igual es chico y bastante nostálgico. descansa en paz Chewie
April 7, 2016
I found out its hard to read a graphic novel about Wookies. They all look the same. Unless they make one albino... How convenient. None of the stories were that great. I think I'll stick to Star Wars movies and skip the novels for awhile.
December 31, 2015
A fun farewell to everyone's favourite Wookiee. The book collects recollections of Chebacca collected by C3-PO and r2-D2 following Chewbacca's death (tho he did look quite healthy on 'The Force Awakens'!). The story involving Wedge is particularly funny.
May 11, 2010
To old friends, long gone.
*sniff*
*sniff*
December 29, 2010
Poor Chewie...
January 22, 2013
I'll be honest, I teared up a bit. Great sendoff for everyone's favorite Wookie co-pilot.
December 15, 2011
I don't specifically remember this making me cry, but I'm sure it did. It's a collection of tales about Chewbacca, told by those closest to him and collected by R2 and 3PO.
November 27, 2012
Great commemorative/ tribute short collection to the galaxy's most loyal
January 7, 2014
Heartwarming and so sad. I couldn't stop laughing at Wedge's Tale.. I wonder how long it was before Chewie calmed down? :P
April 3, 2016
Probably the weakest entry in the new graphic novels so far.
June 18, 2021
An anthology of stories about Chewie's life. Some are kind of typical and uninspired, but there are some standouts.
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