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Star Wars: Episode I Adventures #1-5
Star Wars: Episode I Adventures
Picks up where the film The Phantom Menace leaves off by continuing the adventures of Queen Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker, in a graphic novel the explores further aspects of the Star Wars mythos. Original.
112 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2000
About the author
Mark Schultz
384 books51 followersMark Schultz is an American writer and illustrator of books and comics. His most widely recognized work is the creator-owned comic book series Xenozoic Tales, which describes a post-apocalyptic world where dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures coexist with humans. In 1993, Xenozoic Tales was adapted into an animated series titled Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and a video game of the same name. Schultz's other notable works include various Aliens comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse and a four-year run on the DC Comics series Superman: The Man of Steel. In 2004, Schultz took over the scripting duties of the Prince Valiant comic strip.
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November 6, 2014
Adds a handful of extra side stories to the events of Episode I, as seen through the eyes of Anakin, Padme, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan. Passably whiles away half an hour, but on the whole I wouldn’t recommend this. Obi-Wan’s tale is just a rehash/summarisation of Episode I, which makes it kind of pointless. Anakin and Padme’s tale suffer by virtue of the fact that they feature little kid Anakin and Jar Jar Binks heavily, which I have to say seriously pushed the limits of my tolerance. Actually my favourite tale in the whole collection was an incredibly short interlude in which Qui-Gon intervenes in the treatment of slaves and forces the slave-owner to treat them better. Cheesy? Yes. But heck, I’m a softie for heart-warming fuzzies.
3 out of 10
November 27, 2018
It's a great book it gets little confusing at times because it's told by different people at different points in the book other than that I really in joyed it
June 17, 2016
Star Wars Legends Project #69
Background: Episode I: The Phantom Menace Adventures came out in 4 issues from May to July 1999. The trade paperback was released in March of 2000. Each issue consists of a stand-alone story created by a different writer/artist pair.
Anakin's story was written by Timothy Truman and drawn by Steve Crespo. Truman wrote several issues of the Star Wars: Republic comic series, and a huge number of Conan comics for Dark Horse, as well as work for many other comic publishers, most notably Hawkworld for DC. Crespo also did art for the Rogue Squadron series. Outside of Star Wars, he worked for Nickelodeon for several years, producing art for quite a few of their animated series.
Amidala's story was written by Mark Schultz and drawn by Galen Showman. Schultz also wrote a storyline for Star Wars: Republic, and wrote several Aliens comics for Dark Horse, plus a large number of Superman comics for DC and a variety of other things. Showman has an interesting and unusual body of work, including quite a few comics of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon stories, and some issues of things like Hellboy.
Qui-Gon's story was written by Ryder Windham and drawn by Robert Teranishi. Windham has written a ton of Star Wars stuff, mostly children's, gaming, and reference. As an editor at Dark Horse, he also oversaw a large number of Star Wars comics. Teranishi also did the art for Star Wars: Union and a few miscellaneous one-offs. He's done a lot of other sci-fi and space-based comics, including Star Trek, Farscape, and Green Lantern . . . but also a variety of other things.
Obi-Wan's story was written by Henry Gilroy and drawn by Martin Egeland. Gilroy has written a number of Star Wars comics, but is more heavily involved in animated television shows (Star Wars and non-Star Wars). Egeland has done a couple other Star Wars things, including the infamous "Skippy the Jedi Droid." Outside of Star Wars, he is best known for his work on Aquaman for DC.
The Phantom Menace Adventures are, of course, set during the events of The Phantom Menace, 32 years before the Battle of Yavin.
Summary: Each of the 4 major characters of The Phantom Menace (Anakin, Amidala, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan) are featured in a one-shot story mostly happening in the margins of the eventsof the main plot. Anakin goes through a typical day in the life of a Tatooine slave boy leading up to the arrival of Qui-Gon and company in Watto's junk shop. Amidala chases after Jar Jar when he takes off to stop a mysterious thief who has just stolen an important component from Anakin's pod just before the start of the Boonta Eve Podrace. Qui-Gon takes care of unfinished business while Obi-Wan installs the new hyperdrive, and learns that Watto is even more of a sore loser than he thought. Obi-Wan discusses the momentous events of the previous few weeks with Master Yoda on Naboo.
Review: I more or less enjoyed this despite myself, I have to say. I didn't expect anything at all from it, and so was pleasantly surprised that it was mildly enjoyable, though inconsequential. I particularly liked the different artwork for each story. My favorite of the four was probably Amidala's story, even though it was objectively the dumbest (and the most Jar Jar-heavy) because it seemed to try the hardest to tell a story. Granted, that story made very little sense, either within the continuity of the movie or in its own right, but it was amusing. I'm not sure what the deal is with the race of sentient furry wasps running a moisture farm on Tatooine, but . . . it certainly wasn't boring.
The other three didn't have nearly as much going on. I did really like Anakin's story, although there wasn't much of a story element to it. It gives an interesting window into how he spent the day of Qui-Gon's arrival on Tatooine, which seemed to be a pretty typical day for him. Again, the artwork and the dialogue were a big part of why I enjoyed it. Qui-Gon's story didn't really amount to much, but we did get to see him deal with a few interesting problems in his own unique way.
The major dud here was decidedly Obi-Wan's story, which was stunningly lazy and uninteresting. I can't help but notice that it was the one written by Gilroy, who "wrote" the comic adaptation of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (my review) by apparently copying and pasting in all of the dialogue straight out of the script. Here, he "writes" Obi-Wan's story by literally having Obi-Wan just recount everything that happened to him in Episode I, with some lame additional commentary by Yoda. That's pretty weak, man.
C
Background: Episode I: The Phantom Menace Adventures came out in 4 issues from May to July 1999. The trade paperback was released in March of 2000. Each issue consists of a stand-alone story created by a different writer/artist pair.
Anakin's story was written by Timothy Truman and drawn by Steve Crespo. Truman wrote several issues of the Star Wars: Republic comic series, and a huge number of Conan comics for Dark Horse, as well as work for many other comic publishers, most notably Hawkworld for DC. Crespo also did art for the Rogue Squadron series. Outside of Star Wars, he worked for Nickelodeon for several years, producing art for quite a few of their animated series.
Amidala's story was written by Mark Schultz and drawn by Galen Showman. Schultz also wrote a storyline for Star Wars: Republic, and wrote several Aliens comics for Dark Horse, plus a large number of Superman comics for DC and a variety of other things. Showman has an interesting and unusual body of work, including quite a few comics of Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon stories, and some issues of things like Hellboy.
Qui-Gon's story was written by Ryder Windham and drawn by Robert Teranishi. Windham has written a ton of Star Wars stuff, mostly children's, gaming, and reference. As an editor at Dark Horse, he also oversaw a large number of Star Wars comics. Teranishi also did the art for Star Wars: Union and a few miscellaneous one-offs. He's done a lot of other sci-fi and space-based comics, including Star Trek, Farscape, and Green Lantern . . . but also a variety of other things.
Obi-Wan's story was written by Henry Gilroy and drawn by Martin Egeland. Gilroy has written a number of Star Wars comics, but is more heavily involved in animated television shows (Star Wars and non-Star Wars). Egeland has done a couple other Star Wars things, including the infamous "Skippy the Jedi Droid." Outside of Star Wars, he is best known for his work on Aquaman for DC.
The Phantom Menace Adventures are, of course, set during the events of The Phantom Menace, 32 years before the Battle of Yavin.
Summary: Each of the 4 major characters of The Phantom Menace (Anakin, Amidala, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan) are featured in a one-shot story mostly happening in the margins of the eventsof the main plot. Anakin goes through a typical day in the life of a Tatooine slave boy leading up to the arrival of Qui-Gon and company in Watto's junk shop. Amidala chases after Jar Jar when he takes off to stop a mysterious thief who has just stolen an important component from Anakin's pod just before the start of the Boonta Eve Podrace. Qui-Gon takes care of unfinished business while Obi-Wan installs the new hyperdrive, and learns that Watto is even more of a sore loser than he thought. Obi-Wan discusses the momentous events of the previous few weeks with Master Yoda on Naboo.
Review: I more or less enjoyed this despite myself, I have to say. I didn't expect anything at all from it, and so was pleasantly surprised that it was mildly enjoyable, though inconsequential. I particularly liked the different artwork for each story. My favorite of the four was probably Amidala's story, even though it was objectively the dumbest (and the most Jar Jar-heavy) because it seemed to try the hardest to tell a story. Granted, that story made very little sense, either within the continuity of the movie or in its own right, but it was amusing. I'm not sure what the deal is with the race of sentient furry wasps running a moisture farm on Tatooine, but . . . it certainly wasn't boring.
The other three didn't have nearly as much going on. I did really like Anakin's story, although there wasn't much of a story element to it. It gives an interesting window into how he spent the day of Qui-Gon's arrival on Tatooine, which seemed to be a pretty typical day for him. Again, the artwork and the dialogue were a big part of why I enjoyed it. Qui-Gon's story didn't really amount to much, but we did get to see him deal with a few interesting problems in his own unique way.
The major dud here was decidedly Obi-Wan's story, which was stunningly lazy and uninteresting. I can't help but notice that it was the one written by Gilroy, who "wrote" the comic adaptation of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (my review) by apparently copying and pasting in all of the dialogue straight out of the script. Here, he "writes" Obi-Wan's story by literally having Obi-Wan just recount everything that happened to him in Episode I, with some lame additional commentary by Yoda. That's pretty weak, man.
C
May 24, 2026
This was a nice companion piece to The Phantom Menace novelization, as the stories integrate several story beats the novel added.
The Anakin and Qui-Gon stories were really enjoyable. Padmé unfortunately shares her spotlight with Jar Jar and their story didn't really feel super essential. The Obi-Wan story is mostly a recap of the film events from his perspective, written by the author of the comic adaptation. It does include several scenes unique to the novelization, along with a deleted scene absent from both adaptations. However, like the comic adaptation, it also moves the funeral scene earlier in the story, which really doesn’t make much sense. At least the action scenes were depicted in a more dynamic and interesting way this time around.
The Anakin and Qui-Gon stories were really enjoyable. Padmé unfortunately shares her spotlight with Jar Jar and their story didn't really feel super essential. The Obi-Wan story is mostly a recap of the film events from his perspective, written by the author of the comic adaptation. It does include several scenes unique to the novelization, along with a deleted scene absent from both adaptations. However, like the comic adaptation, it also moves the funeral scene earlier in the story, which really doesn’t make much sense. At least the action scenes were depicted in a more dynamic and interesting way this time around.
February 24, 2019
I liked the Anakin comic and the Queen Amidala one, it was fun roaming around the marketplace and getting more insight into Padmé. Although Shmi acted a little weird in the Anakin story
Obi-Wan's was pretty much a summary about his experience in the movie and there was like something interesting there but I would've preferred there to be less of just a movie rehash
Obi-Wan's was pretty much a summary about his experience in the movie and there was like something interesting there but I would've preferred there to be less of just a movie rehash
May 6, 2018
I enjoyed this and this which was written in conjunction with the shooting script before the movie, was a nice touch. And, it further cements the idea that Darth Binks might have been a real possibility, before Lucas caved in to the back-lash
July 30, 2023
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This one pretty much reads like a recap of the Episode I, and with a bunch of stories that add nothing to the lore or are just too boring to read.
This one pretty much reads like a recap of the Episode I, and with a bunch of stories that add nothing to the lore or are just too boring to read.
March 18, 2019
This was a TPB that consists of four adventures during TPM from the point of view of Padme, Anakin, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan. Each story has a different illustrator, so style varies wildly. Most of the stories take place on Tatooine. In general, they're okay. Nothing super groundbreaking. Padme's story was kind of annoying and out of left-field, which is extra annoying considering she was the only woman with a main focus in the collection. Obi-Wan's story was mostly a recap of the movie with commentary from Yoda. Anakin's was a kind of "day-in-the-life" tale, which I actually enjoyed. I like young Anakin, so sue me. Qui-Gon's story involves Watto being a dick and trying to get out of his bargain and Qui-Gon being his usual obnoxious self. The TPB also includes a compilation story that includes bits of all the other four stories. And it's in four different illustration styles so it's really clunky and strange. Again, overall it's an okay collection but nothing super special.
November 21, 2013
it fills in the gaps of the comic bookStar Wars, Episode I, the Phantom Menace, whether these stories were missing from the movie but existed in the book, or missing from the comic and existed in the movie, or were made up altogether, i don't know, but they gave good background to the story, and i would not recommend reading it without knowing what the core story/movie/comic was.
it's a bunch of separate "unrelated" side stories that fill in the main events, which is why i don't think it'd be meaningful by itself.
art was as good as the main comic, stories were overall good.
it's a bunch of separate "unrelated" side stories that fill in the main events, which is why i don't think it'd be meaningful by itself.
art was as good as the main comic, stories were overall good.
March 9, 2014
SO my little brother got this at books-a-million, and as a star wars geek, I thought, why not? It's pretty neat little book, and I love the illustrations.Great for some light, light, light reading, it's pretty much a supplement to the movie, following the characters through their time off-screen. I'd like to go back and see if they have any for the original trilogy. (How nerdy am I?)
January 23, 2014
This was a fun read. Read to the children. I was really hoping the Jar Jar situation would not make an appearance in the comic. I was wrong. He was here. So that's why i didnt give 5 stars.
March 26, 2014
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October 8, 2020
To finish this was a fight. This just was so bad.
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January 18, 2016A series of little stories that take place in the between the scenes of the movie. Fun.
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