Star Wars: A New Hope Graphic Novel Adaptation

Star Wars Filmspecial #4

by Alessandro Ferrari

Episode A New Hope is the newest Star Wars graphic novel adaptation! Go back to where it all began with this new take on the classic story.

Faithfully bringing events from the film to the comics page, read along as Luke Skywalker embarks on his destiny, Princess Leia confronts Darth Vader, and the Rebellion fights for the fate of the galaxy! The saga that has mesmerized us for more than 40 years begins again, right here!

Capturing the galaxy-spanning action of A New Hope , experience Episode IV as a beautiful graphic novel combining the epic wonder of Star Wars with streamlined, young-reader friendly designs. This all-ages graphic novel is a must-read for longtime fans and a great introduction for newcomers!

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy

72 pages, Paperback

Published September 18, 2018

About the author

Alessandro Ferrari, nato nel 1978, è sceneggiatore di fumetti, sceneggiatore di cartoni animati e autore. La sua carriera di sceneggiatore è iniziata nel 2005 durante un corso presso l’Accademia Disney di Milano.
Ha iniziato a scrivere fin da piccolissimo, storie e fumetti, al termine del Liceo ha poi deciso che quello sarebbe stato il suo mestiere.

Alessandro Q. Ferrari è stato ospite al festival Mare di Libri nelle edizioni del 2010 e 2018.

Reviews

[Neil R. Coulter · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't really understand all these Alessandro Ferrari adaptations of Star Wars movies. They're very short and quick, leaving out so many parts of the movie that it would be, I think, quite difficult to understand the story if you weren't already very familiar with it. I spent less than 10 minutes reading this graphic novel from cover to cover.

Another thing that seems odd: Ferrari has already published a graphic novel adaptation of the original trilogy; but now he's publishing new versions of each movie individually? I don't understand.

On page 58, Luke is pictured wearing stormtrooper armor, but he should be in an X-wing pilot uniform.

[☮ morgan ☮ · Rating 4 out of 5]

i really like the art style of these

[Eleri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Star Wars with cool pictures, what's not to like?

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like the art style in this. This adaptation looks like it’s geared towards kids, but I’m not actually sure what about it makes it that way other than there being character introductions at the beginning of the story. Otherwise it was like, shot for shot/panel for panel different scenes from the movie. Which is fine! I’m just not quite sure why they chose to leave out some of the scenes that they did (that *are* kid friendly)?

[Ryan Parker · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this, though not as much as I did Ferrari's Rogue One adaptation. The story felt a bit rushed here, especially toward the end, and Vader's portrayal with an oddly long neck took away a lot of his menace.

[Liv · Rating 1 out of 5]

The story is horribly choppy. I'm also not a fan of the Star Wars Adventures Young Readers version comics. The artwork is ugly and warped looking. I don't think it's fair to put out sub par art just because it's for children.

[Lauren Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Star Wars and I loved reading this to my six year old, but Han Solo was ALL wrong 😂

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this adaptation. They really censored some parts but I liked the art work.

[T.M. Carper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Retelling of Ep IV for kids.

[Katelyn Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid 4, the artwork I found awesome!!

[Gary Vassallo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short enjoyable read. Great artwork but seemed a bit short lacking some of the tension of the movie.

[zeynus · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5
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[Nika]

Za krótkie to było, ale no kocham Star Wars ❤

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Checked out a bunch of Star Wars books with my nephew and decided to read this one. It was okay. Liked the illustrations pretty well

[Scott Rhee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imagine if George Lucas, in 1977, teamed up with Disney animation studios to film his space opera “Star Wars” as a full-length animated movie. How awesome would that be?

Well, you don’t have to imagine it. You just need to read Alessandro Ferrari’s brilliant graphic novel adaptation of “Star Wars: A New Hope”, which is basically the original ’77 classic film revamped as a comic book for young readers. Each panel lovingly, and colorfully, feels like a still scene from Disney’s “Star Wars”, the animated film that never was.

Fans without kids may be confused by this, and perhaps justifiably so. This is not meant for die-hard “Star Wars” fans. This is meant for “Star Wars” fans’ kids who have maybe never seen the films and/or are reluctant to watch the films yet for whatever reason.

My daughter, for several years, refused to watch them because they looked “scary”. She did, however, devour this comic book in one night and loved it. She finally expressed an interest in “maybe” watching it with mom and dad one day soon. Hey, it’s baby steps…

[Jerica J · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like a book with action, this book would be for you.

This book is mostly about a girl and a boy who are getting trained and are figuring out that they are brother and sister

[Camilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5!