Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories--Grievous

by Michael Moreci, Caio Filipe (Illustrator)

Separatist mastermind General Grievous stalks a Jedi Knight and his battalion of clone troopers on the jungle planet of Katou in this 88-page original graphic novel.

General Grievous has been sent by Count Dooku to conquer the jungle planet of Katou. It’s an opportunity that will prove Grievous’s worth to his Sith masters.

The herdsmen of Katou are no match for the mechanized monster, but when Jedi Knight Cardiff Baye and his clone troopers arrive, Grievous takes to the forest for a stealthier approach. 

What follows is a tense game of cat and mouse as the cyborg wages a covert campaign, stalking his prey through the alien wilderness. Can the general’s brute strength defeat the heroes of the Republic, or will his beastly nature be his downfall? 

Join bestselling comics veteran, novelist and screenwriter Michael Moreci (Barbaric, Star The Bad Batch-Ghost Agents) and renowned artist Caio Filipe (Lotus Land, Star The High Republic Adventures) for this standalone story of one of the galaxy’s most savage villains! Featuring cover art by award–winning artist Michael Cho.

Genres: Star Wars, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Comic Book, Comics

96 pages, Paperback

Published March 17, 2026

About the author

Michael Moreci is a bestselling comics author and novelist. His original works include the space adventure novels Black Star Renegades and We Are Mayhem, as well as the comic series Wasted Space, The Plot, Hexagon, Curse, Archangel 8, and more. The Plot appeared on numerous best of 2019 lists, and Wasted Space has been hailed as one of the best comics of the past decade. Moreci's comic trilogy Roche Limit was called one of the best sci-fi comics of all-time by Paste Magazine, and Black Star Renegades was an Audie Award finalist for best sci-fi of 2018.

Moreci has also written for Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and the DC universe--including the YA graphic novel The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Story. He's also adapted Eoin Colfer's bestselling Artemis Fowl series into graphic novels.

He lives outside Chicago with his family.

Reviews

[Declan O'Keeffe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Personally didnt care too much for this one. Dark Horse is taking their sweet time getting these GNs out that they announced 2 years ago, and this didnt feel worth the wait.

The Qui-Gon volume told an actual interesting story. This one just felt like a boring, expected story of Grievous first jedi kill. Didnt care about the Jedi, who's fate was inevitable, and didnt care about Grievous doing typical Grievous things. my average response to most of these types of Star Wars Character prequel stories. Nothing interesting to note. Forever disappointed we dont have a cool story with Grievous pre-cyborg.

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

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In this collection we get a glimpse into the past of General Grievous - a character who should have had more background. In the movies we don't learn much of him and even in the Clone Wars series he is little more than the big baddie but nowhere do we go into his background. Who was he before he became a metallic monstrosity and how exactly did he gain all those lightsabers?

The story places us in time early in the clone wars, where Grievous is a recent addition to the Separatist army. He is sent alone to terrorize and distract a distant planet in order to split Republic forces. A previously unseen Jedi, Cardiff Baye is sent with his clones to find out what is going on.

The overall story and the action are passable but nothing special. The most interesting parts come from the introspection of Grieveous and the glimpse into his inner thoughts. There's no huge reveals here but enough to make it interesting and I wish the author would have had more time (or freedom) to delve deeper into this character. Also, the Jedi Baye is surprisingly interesting as a character. I would not have minded seeing more of him as well.

I liked the art in this one, it was better than the usual flair. There were some very strong panels and I especially liked the action sequences.

Recommended for Star Wars fan at large, especially if you like the Clone Wars era. This is one step above the average in the Hyperspace stories set. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

[Alan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Of all the Star Wars characters out there, General Grievous is my favorite, so a graphic novel telling more of his background story? Yes, please!

Going back to some of the earlier days of the Clone Wars, we're introduced to Jedi Knight Cardiff Baye, who's instructed by Obi-Wan Kenobi to take a squad of clones to investigate a distress call on the planet of Katou. Unbeknownst to them at the time, Count Dooku has sent General Grievous on one of his first missions to test him, and it's because of Grievous the natives of the planet have contacted the Jedi. What ensues is Baye and his troopers finding disgruntled natives and dinosaur-like beasts causing a ruckus, all due to Grievous. It was actually a solid story that gets you invested in a brand new Jedi instead of the usual suspects, as well as an intriguing look at the early days of Grievous as he proves himself to Dooku. It concludes with an epic scene worthy of the movies or better episodes of the cartoons, whose only drawback is that they let most of it occur off the page. But it does fit nicely into the Clone Wars timeline and was a very satisfying read. I'd love to see more of early Grievous in the future, as I think he's one of the most underutilized but fascinating characters of the SW saga.

[Jackson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe I have started wanting too much from Grievous stories, but I wished for a lot more from this. The length certainly did not help here. The story was too short to really drive home any big themes for the Jedi hunter, or for the supporting cast like Cardiff. It is published as a graphic novel, but it couldn't have had more than 3ish comic issues worth of story.

The ending relied too much on giant creatures. It feels as if there has been an abundance of Kaijus (or at least big animals) in Star Wars comics as of late. I appreciate that they had the guts to kill of an original character in Cardiff, but I felt he needed a little more fleshing out than just discount-Anakin.

The artwork had some cool panels. Grievous' glowing eyes in the rain and darkness made for great images.

[Cale · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is more a philosophical treatise than a story, with Grievous serving as a looming horror rather than a real threat. The actual focus is Jedi Cardiff Baye, who waxes philosophical about what Faith is, then lives his beliefs. The ending is a bit disappointing, but there are some decent action sequences throughout. A little different for a Star Wars book, but fine.

[morgan ☽ · Rating 4 out of 5]

"but sometimes the universe put us on certain paths, and we can choose to ignore these paths, or we can accept them. we may not like the path ahead of us, but that doesn't make the path any less necessary"

[Nate Tranell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wasn’t anything crazy, but I enjoyed the story — it felt like a horror movie with Grievous as the killer; I think the art could’ve been better for this specific tale though.

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

For a story titled 'Grievous' he's a decidedly secondary character.

[Philippe Beaujean · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really interesting story about a villain in the starwars universe. We get a look under the hood of the machine and some lore about one of his lightsabers.

[jadiel · Rating 5 out of 5]

General Grievous Comics Are Fun

A pretty good comic, more lore for General Grievous is always interesting. Especially when they actually make him a threat.

[Sam Bakos · Rating 5 out of 5]

surprisingly captivating and good

[Brendan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unexpectedly good art and a fun if no essential story.