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Star Wars Disney Canon Graphic Novel
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation
A new Star Wars generation is born! Rey, Finn, and Kylo Ren meet for the first time in this children's comic adaptation of Episode VII.
Faithfully capturing the galaxy-spanning action of The Force Awakens , join all your favorite characters, new and old, on the adventure of a lifetime! Experience Episode VII like never before and make your stand with the Resistance against the might of the First Order!
This beautiful graphic novel combines the awe-inspiring wonder of Star Wars with the streamlined designs of Disney animation, making it both a must-read for longtime fans and a great introduction for newcomers!
Faithfully capturing the galaxy-spanning action of The Force Awakens , join all your favorite characters, new and old, on the adventure of a lifetime! Experience Episode VII like never before and make your stand with the Resistance against the might of the First Order!
This beautiful graphic novel combines the awe-inspiring wonder of Star Wars with the streamlined designs of Disney animation, making it both a must-read for longtime fans and a great introduction for newcomers!
80 pages, Paperback
First published August 29, 2017
About the author
Alessandro Ferrari
271 books22 followersAlessandro 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.
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.
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November 12, 2017
Short quick fire version of the movie. Short but to the point. Good art work and most of the important lines from the movie. All in all a good quick read of the movie.
January 13, 2018
So you want a teen friendly comic of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with all of the plot that's pretty well drawn? Here you go. And yes, Kylo Ren looks emo in this, you'll love it.
April 24, 2022
I've always been a fan of novelizations of movies, and it's great to see graphic novel versions too! I love Star Wars, and got this relatively cheap. When it comes to the mega franchises, for me, Star Wars ranks up there with things like The Avengers, and The Justice League.
July 5, 2026
This book was very fast. What I mean is, everything was a blur and I didn’t have time to breathe. It hardly gave you time to comprehend what was happening.
For me, here’s what it was like: BOOM! Meet the main characters. BOOM! Rey meets BB-8. BOOM! Poe and Finn crash. BOOM! Rey meets Finn. BOOM! Wow, it’s the Millennium Falcon! Rey and Finn escape. BOOM! Meet Han. BOOM! The map. BOOM! Rey has an unceremonious force vision. BOOM! Meet Leia. BOOM! Fighting between Han and Leia and Rey and Kylo. BOOM! Let’s go blow up the Death Star, er, I mean, the Starkiller Base. BOOM! Han and Kylo face off. BOOM! The Starkiller base is destroyed! BOOM! Meet Luke. BOOM! The end.
That’s not a great summary, but that’s what it felt like to me. Just, BOOM! Everything happened after each other, without much setup or pausing. Now, I’m not saying I wanted it to be boring. It was anything but. I’m just saying that everything happened extremely quickly, and I was overwhelmed.
November 20, 2018
Not a bad adaptation to the film.
I feel like this is a great graphic introduction for a younger audience than myself. Maybe for kids over 8 yrs old. Looking at you nephew, but not my copies! 🤣
Ferrari has adapted this in a way that kids can read it and not worry too much about the plot lines or the additional political intrigue that is rampart within the verse and can just focus on a few characters such as the Poe and BB-8 as the film starts with on their secret mission from General Organa before trouble finds them in the form of the First Order. From there, it follows a fair and condensed version of the film leading to the search for Skywalker.
Graphically, I love the use of color that is on every page as it ties in pretty awesomely to the illustrations and words on the page to create a look similar to the film in the washes of red and blue, reminiscent of the two main lightsabers and their owners. The bold lines of the inked illustrations work to counterbalance some of the color and feels like it could work within a 2-D animated design, if there was ever a thought of another venue.
I'm off to read the next one!
I feel like this is a great graphic introduction for a younger audience than myself. Maybe for kids over 8 yrs old. Looking at you nephew, but not my copies! 🤣
Ferrari has adapted this in a way that kids can read it and not worry too much about the plot lines or the additional political intrigue that is rampart within the verse and can just focus on a few characters such as the Poe and BB-8 as the film starts with on their secret mission from General Organa before trouble finds them in the form of the First Order. From there, it follows a fair and condensed version of the film leading to the search for Skywalker.
Graphically, I love the use of color that is on every page as it ties in pretty awesomely to the illustrations and words on the page to create a look similar to the film in the washes of red and blue, reminiscent of the two main lightsabers and their owners. The bold lines of the inked illustrations work to counterbalance some of the color and feels like it could work within a 2-D animated design, if there was ever a thought of another venue.
I'm off to read the next one!
April 17, 2019
sadly very short and leaves out a lot. probably more suited for younger readers
September 21, 2017
Not bad.
Plot-wise it was more like the cliff-notes version of the movie.
Plot-wise it was more like the cliff-notes version of the movie.
September 14, 2018
p.38 If you live long enough, you see the same eyes in different people. I'm looking at the eyes of a man who wants to run.
A solid introduction to the story for The Force Awakens. The artistic panels are the strength of the work. There are striking contrasts of color throughout the work. Many horizontal insets are standard on the page. The effect produces a layering of consistent action on the individual pages. The arrangement makes the action vivid and enticing. In addition, there is an intriguing choice to deliberately move outside of text language with the robot, Beebee - Ate; the presentation of language is certain a noteworthy aspect of the text.
A solid introduction to the story for The Force Awakens. The artistic panels are the strength of the work. There are striking contrasts of color throughout the work. Many horizontal insets are standard on the page. The effect produces a layering of consistent action on the individual pages. The arrangement makes the action vivid and enticing. In addition, there is an intriguing choice to deliberately move outside of text language with the robot, Beebee - Ate; the presentation of language is certain a noteworthy aspect of the text.
January 5, 2020
2020 Read #17
Well, the nuances of characters are a bit lost here since you don’t get much of the personality or dynamics the actors brought to their original characters in the film. Rey’s just Action Girl, Finn’s not eccentric and humorous, Kylo Ren is a one-beat villain, etc. But even so the art is good in a campy way that fits the larger-than-life Star Wars universe. I am curious how the other adaptations fare now.
Well, the nuances of characters are a bit lost here since you don’t get much of the personality or dynamics the actors brought to their original characters in the film. Rey’s just Action Girl, Finn’s not eccentric and humorous, Kylo Ren is a one-beat villain, etc. But even so the art is good in a campy way that fits the larger-than-life Star Wars universe. I am curious how the other adaptations fare now.
December 12, 2019
Obviously I’m obsessed with Star Wars and the actual story is 5 stars, the way this graphic novel condensed the plot did it a great disservice. It made sense to me because I know what exactly happens, but if you don’t, things would fly right over your head.
(Also, the art style is great. Kylo looks super emo and a bitch is emotional about it).
(Also, the art style is great. Kylo looks super emo and a bitch is emotional about it).
November 27, 2022
After watching the movie a few years ago, this graphic novel is a quick reminder of everything that happened without having to watch the whole movie again.
I think what would have made this graphic novel a little better, is if it was a little bit longer, maybe about 120 pages with a little bit more dialogue. I think by having less dialogue a lot of the emotional moments of the movie was lost.
I think what would have made this graphic novel a little better, is if it was a little bit longer, maybe about 120 pages with a little bit more dialogue. I think by having less dialogue a lot of the emotional moments of the movie was lost.
January 10, 2024
This is an acceptable adaptation of Episode VII into a graphic novel. It hits all of the major plot points and is easy to follow along. I'm still not a fan of the art style though, which brings this down in my opinion. If you want to read The Force Awakens as a graphic novel, get the Marvel version instead.
April 25, 2024
I think that unless you are particularly drawn to this artstyle, or maybe you have a younger reader who likes the movie, then you are better off getting the comic adaptation than this one. The style just isn't my favorite, and the adaptation doesn't add anything substantial to the story, which I personally like to see when films are translated to a different medium.
January 27, 2018
The Force Awakens graphic novel is a very condensed form of the seventh Star Wars movie. I am not entirely sure who it is meant to appeal to though. If you have never seen the movie then this adaptation might leave you with questions and feel that the story is lacking. There isn't as much time to dedicate to character development and backstory. Whereas if you have seen the movie and know a lot about Star Wars this will seem like it glosses over too much and only the major plot points are provided.
I believe that for both types of readers, there will not be enough information provided to satisfy. That is not to say that it is not enjoyable, it is! But you have to go into it expecting an easy read, with nice illustrations and a quick walk through the story. If you don't expect this to be a deep dive into the Star Wars story and just a fun, different way to experience the Force Awakens then you'll be satisfied.
I believe that for both types of readers, there will not be enough information provided to satisfy. That is not to say that it is not enjoyable, it is! But you have to go into it expecting an easy read, with nice illustrations and a quick walk through the story. If you don't expect this to be a deep dive into the Star Wars story and just a fun, different way to experience the Force Awakens then you'll be satisfied.
September 21, 2017
That was a fun read, but I kept wondering how a first-time reader who has not seen the movie would react to scenes that are so much more exciting on the big screen.
December 30, 2017
If you need a quick reminder of The Force Awakens before discovering The Last Jedi ← this graphic novel is a really good one.
January 24, 2019
Graphic Novel. The use of onomatopoeia for the battles makes the action really come alive.
June 9, 2019
Just like the movie and so much fun to read. The characters were very well drawn. Loved it.
May 17, 2020
3.5 stars
August 9, 2020
A solid graphic novel adaption of the movie that captured all the main themes of the movie. Also Kylo Ren looks suuuuuper angsty lol.
March 17, 2021
Good, but it missed a lot of part from the story.. I missed it.
May 19, 2022
5 ★
Searching a shortened version of The Force Awakens, a comic with incredible art style and emo Kylo Ren? Then you'll love this as much as I did :).
Searching a shortened version of The Force Awakens, a comic with incredible art style and emo Kylo Ren? Then you'll love this as much as I did :).
October 28, 2022
God I love Kylo Ren
May 26, 2023
Being used to the graphics of Marvel, this graphic novelization is quite different. The story is however well told.
December 31, 2024
This is a retelling of the Star Wars movie The Force Awakens. This is a simple version for children.
July 3, 2018
A pesar de que soy old school fan de la franquicia de Star Wars, esta es la primera vez que salgo de las películas y le doy una oportunidad a uno de los tantos extras de este universo.
Nunca lo había hecho, nunca había leído un libro o comic, tampoco le había dado importancia a los videojuegos y caricaturas de Star wars, esta es mi primera vez.
Y la verdad es que me gustó mucho.
El arte se sostiene por sí solo, tiene buen estilo y paleta de colores, mi única queja es que me hubiera encantado ver una que otra viñeta grande, tenía que pegarme la pagina a la cara o estar haciendo zoom para apreciar un poco los detalles de las imágenes.
La historia es contada de forma apresurada, es como un resumen de la película, pero me la pase muy bien leyéndola.
January 2, 2026
I read this book and liked it it had nice pictures. One thing I didn't like was the artwork on the front of the book. I'm a art person and I definitely judge a book by its cover so I didn't like the cover to to much but I did like the artwork in the actual book. I have not watched the movie this book is based off of so I can not say whether or not it is true to the movie.
January 11, 2019
I really enjoy both graphic novel adaptations. Generally, I like the Marvel ones a bit more, but I also love the style of the IDW ones. I particularly love the way Han was illustrated. It was great to experience the story again in this way. I always feel like rewatching the films when I read an adaptation.
November 26, 2018
5 stars
This series of adaptations are my favorite.😊
This series of adaptations are my favorite.😊
December 24, 2019
Shortest retelling of The Force Awakens I've seen. Hits the high points. Good if you want to quickly refresh your memory of what happens in the movie. Neat art style.
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