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Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2022) (Single Issues)
Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2022-2023) #2
Battle with the beastly Mudhorn! Having tracked down a valuable quarry, the Mandalorian must now contend with thieving bandits. Will the Mandalorian battle it out with the Jawas or is an alliance in the cards?
32 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 17, 2022
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August 20, 2022
Okay, so I'm rating it high because I love Mando and the lore. However this issue was really... Lazy? There's little to no dialogue, which sure, the episode it's based on doesn't have much dialogue, however with it being a comic, they could at least put description boxes to tell you what's happening, where they are, what they're doing. But no. Nothing. You're just meant to... know? Having a description saying what he's fighting, why he's there, what his emotions are, would go a long way. Otherwise it's just a picture book.
January 26, 2023
A perfectly cromulent mostly visual retelling of the Jawas and the Mudhorn Egg S1 episode.
November 13, 2023
❥ 4 stars ☆
This is basically ❝The Mandalorian❞ TV series made into a comic, and a summary of each episode from ❝The Mandalorian❞ is made into a comic issue, and there are no new stories in it.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2022-2023) #2 = ❝The Mandalorian – S1.E2 ∙ Chapter 2: The Child❞.
Don’t read it if you haven’t watched the TV series first, if you don’t want to see all of the spoilers.
Grogu is the cutest character and one of the best if not the best character in the TV series, and the TV series is definitely worth watching only for his cuteness. The comic version of Grogu could definitely be cuter and it sadly doesn’t live up to the cuteness of Grogu in the TV series.
This is basically ❝The Mandalorian❞ TV series made into a comic, and a summary of each episode from ❝The Mandalorian❞ is made into a comic issue, and there are no new stories in it.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2022-2023) #2 = ❝The Mandalorian – S1.E2 ∙ Chapter 2: The Child❞.
Don’t read it if you haven’t watched the TV series first, if you don’t want to see all of the spoilers.
Grogu is the cutest character and one of the best if not the best character in the TV series, and the TV series is definitely worth watching only for his cuteness. The comic version of Grogu could definitely be cuter and it sadly doesn’t live up to the cuteness of Grogu in the TV series.
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January 1, 2024
"I liked it." - 3 out of 5 star rating.
So... yeah, this is another 'adaptation' series, aka a 1:1 copy of the original content (film/show) just translated into comic book form. I feel like that should be part of the title to be fair and set expectations to readers. "Star Wars: The Mandalorian Comic Book Adaptation (2022-2023)" ... there, fixed.
The biggest issue with these adaptions is pacing. Unless you are going to do a 30+ issue comic book series, these are naturally forced to go at a drastically faster rate than their big screen counterparts. This is no different, feeling like its flying by at 3x speed.
As a huge Mandalorian fan who has watched the show 3 times now at the time of this review, so much key dialog and crucial content is missing from this issue... hard for me to give this above a 3. I get it though - this is how comic adaptations go.
This comic literally goes SEVENTEEN (17) pages without any text/dialog whatsoever, minus Jawa bleats and oorgles. Wow... just wow...
Still though... it is hard not to like Jawas, Sandcrawlers, the whole Mudhorn fight, and everything that comes with Season 1 Episode 2 of the Mandalorian... even if it is a lightning speed comic that barely has any words.
So... yeah, this is another 'adaptation' series, aka a 1:1 copy of the original content (film/show) just translated into comic book form. I feel like that should be part of the title to be fair and set expectations to readers. "Star Wars: The Mandalorian Comic Book Adaptation (2022-2023)" ... there, fixed.
The biggest issue with these adaptions is pacing. Unless you are going to do a 30+ issue comic book series, these are naturally forced to go at a drastically faster rate than their big screen counterparts. This is no different, feeling like its flying by at 3x speed.
As a huge Mandalorian fan who has watched the show 3 times now at the time of this review, so much key dialog and crucial content is missing from this issue... hard for me to give this above a 3. I get it though - this is how comic adaptations go.
This comic literally goes SEVENTEEN (17) pages without any text/dialog whatsoever, minus Jawa bleats and oorgles. Wow... just wow...
Still though... it is hard not to like Jawas, Sandcrawlers, the whole Mudhorn fight, and everything that comes with Season 1 Episode 2 of the Mandalorian... even if it is a lightning speed comic that barely has any words.
August 19, 2022
Nothing much to say here. This is an almost exact adaptation of the second episode of season one of the Tv Series.
I liked going back into the world of the Mandalorian in this format. The art by Georges Jeanty was quite good, specially in the pages with no dialogues.
My score - 4 out of 5 stars.
I liked going back into the world of the Mandalorian in this format. The art by Georges Jeanty was quite good, specially in the pages with no dialogues.
My score - 4 out of 5 stars.
August 20, 2022
This is just the second episode of the show which really takes away from the story because we’re not seeing as much character development as in the show at all. These comics really rush through the episode to get it all in 30 pages.
August 23, 2022
Wow. This has almost no dialogue for the first half. Again, straightforward adaptation, this time of the second episode. Though Grogu does not look as cute, and having the Jawa dialogue translated as "Egg" has less charm.
September 11, 2022
Really conflicted about these because on one hand it’s cool to see the show in a different format and see the artist’s unique interpretation of the events, but on the other hand the pacing feels sooooo bad because it can’t be as nuanced as the show.
March 2, 2023
A lot happened in this issue. The artwork is stunning I just feel that it could have been adapted in a slightly better and more fulfilling way. The fight with the mudhorn was disappointing and lost a lot of nuances.
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September 13, 2022Good adaptation
Pretty good adaptation on the show. Can't wait for the next comic. Will be looking at this artist too. Will always be a fan of the Star Wars universe.
Pretty good adaptation on the show. Can't wait for the next comic. Will be looking at this artist too. Will always be a fan of the Star Wars universe.
September 29, 2022
Cool reliving these moments from the series. Adaptation is long overdue.
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December 17, 2022I hace spoken!!! Es un buen segundo capítulo de esta
Uno puede sentir esta historia con mucha empatía ver a Grogu en la primera batalla con Mando es algo genial.
Uno puede sentir esta historia con mucha empatía ver a Grogu en la primera batalla con Mando es algo genial.
September 21, 2022
The Mandalorian was a great TV show. The first live action Star Wars series, it had a lot riding on it, and expectations were high; and it managed to not only meet those expectations, but went above and beyond. Sadly, the comic never feels like it's doing that as we get instead a decent, but safe retelling of the first season of the show.
I know that there were some fans hoping that this series would do different things when it was announced, that perhaps we could get some stories set between episodes, or maybe even a prequel exploring the life of Din Djarin. And whilst I would have liked to have seen that, I wasn't against it being an adaptation of the show. Other comic adaptations have proven to be entertaining retellings, especially when they include new material or cut scenes.
But two issues into this series it doesn't look like we'll be getting anything like that, as there is nothing here that fans haven't already seen before, with this being an incredibly faithful copy of the show.
Now, there's nothing wrong with that, and the story is still entertaining and is presented well with some good art; but the story being presented in this way does kind of highlight how magical the show was, and how a lot of that is missing.
The story still works, the characters are still interesting, and the action is still good, but it's never really more than good. You don't have the actors bringing nuance and subtle performances to the lines, and if you don't remember how it was presented in the show exactly certain scenes can feel a little 'less' because of that. The music that made the scenes with little to no dialogue work much better isn't here, and we don't have epic, sweeping shots with the camera because we have static panels. And whilst that doesn't matter most of the time you really feel the absence here in the second issue, where there are huge amounts of the story presented with no dialogue.
Perhaps the comic could have benefited a little with narration, with getting to hear what's going on in Din's head so that we don't have a dozen pages of him silently doing things. I don't know if that'd worked or not. But when it's just pages of art telling the story (a story we already know) it fell kind of flat to me.
With this series putting one episode of the show into each issue I know that things are going to kick-off next issue, and that there'll be more action and more character stuff coming, so perhaps these things won't bother me as much then.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian isn't a bad comic, but it's not as good as the show. And whilst it's fine to sit and read these once a month I know that once this book is finish I'm likely to never pick it up again, because if I want to experience The Mandarlorian again, I'll just watch the show.
I know that there were some fans hoping that this series would do different things when it was announced, that perhaps we could get some stories set between episodes, or maybe even a prequel exploring the life of Din Djarin. And whilst I would have liked to have seen that, I wasn't against it being an adaptation of the show. Other comic adaptations have proven to be entertaining retellings, especially when they include new material or cut scenes.
But two issues into this series it doesn't look like we'll be getting anything like that, as there is nothing here that fans haven't already seen before, with this being an incredibly faithful copy of the show.
Now, there's nothing wrong with that, and the story is still entertaining and is presented well with some good art; but the story being presented in this way does kind of highlight how magical the show was, and how a lot of that is missing.
The story still works, the characters are still interesting, and the action is still good, but it's never really more than good. You don't have the actors bringing nuance and subtle performances to the lines, and if you don't remember how it was presented in the show exactly certain scenes can feel a little 'less' because of that. The music that made the scenes with little to no dialogue work much better isn't here, and we don't have epic, sweeping shots with the camera because we have static panels. And whilst that doesn't matter most of the time you really feel the absence here in the second issue, where there are huge amounts of the story presented with no dialogue.
Perhaps the comic could have benefited a little with narration, with getting to hear what's going on in Din's head so that we don't have a dozen pages of him silently doing things. I don't know if that'd worked or not. But when it's just pages of art telling the story (a story we already know) it fell kind of flat to me.
With this series putting one episode of the show into each issue I know that things are going to kick-off next issue, and that there'll be more action and more character stuff coming, so perhaps these things won't bother me as much then.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian isn't a bad comic, but it's not as good as the show. And whilst it's fine to sit and read these once a month I know that once this book is finish I'm likely to never pick it up again, because if I want to experience The Mandarlorian again, I'll just watch the show.
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