This volume contains Star Wars: Age of Republic--Darth Maul, Jango Fett, Count Dooku, General Grievous, and Star Wars: Age of Republic Special. Each issue features a short story of the titled character. In this collection, all the featured characters are villains during the Republic era (before Palpatine's rule).Darth Maul's story, "Ash," features the impatient Sith lord. Maul has been waiting for the time when he will be able to help bring the Jedi down, but his patience wears thin. It is evide...

Read in single issues. Grievous, Maul and Dooku had great stories. Really well drawn with good content. The Jango one was good but somehow it didn't capture me as it could. This Age of Republic Villains is better that Heroes and let's hope that age of rebellion keeps it good.

*Things to note.- This comic requires some prior knowledge of Star Wars. - The movies and both animated series are required material (for full appeal).- I do not know what Star Wars Rebels is. This is technically a footnote for the previous note.- I’ve always enjoyed villains and Star Wars in particular features some of my favorites.- I’m a fan of the prequels.Star Wars VillainsAnnndd Darth Maul gets a string of issues here that outshine his own graphic novel. "Ash" carved more character and ser...

I'm really excited for this new comic series putting the focus on characters from all three trilogies. The first volume centers in on the villains from the prequels. I'm always up for new canon stories set in the prequel era. The first story follows Darth Maul prior to Episode I. I liked seeing Maul already sneaking around the dark underworld of Coruscant already forming shady connections. There's also references to Rebels and Malachor. 4/5.Next up is Jango Fett and his young clone of a son, Bob...

Generally speaking I like villains more than heroes. Beyond evil being compelling in itself, villains have a much broader range for actions that make them more interesting to read about - unless they’re one-dimensional idiots who act predictably in the same way we’ve seen them do before like the prequels villains! Darth Maul kills some criminals in Coruscant; Jango Fett bounty hunts with lil Boba; Count Dooku backstabs a talking tiger; and that robot with a general grievance fights a waterfall (...

Good villains make for better stories and that's the fact here as this is noticeably better than the Heroes side. My favorites withe the Jango and Boba Fett team up and the Darth Maul story although they were all solid. Luke Ross is a very good artist who needs to be put on a monthly book.

The Villains half of Age of Republic series of one-shots was noticeably better than the Heroes one, and I think it comes down to the villains of the prequel era just being more fun and memorable characters. These aren't particularly deep stories, but they do a good job of showing different sides of every character, not making them all look like one-note, flat baddies. Plus the Villains stories were more action-packed and less focused on the aspects of the prequels that most people don't like, i....

Like its counterpart “Age of the Republic – Heroes,” “Age of the Republic – Villains” is comprised of 4 one-shots, each of which features a different villain from the prequel era of Star Wars; unlike its counterpart, “Villains” also includes an “Age of the Republic Special” issue that highlights an additional 3 heroes/villains in their own mini-stories. So, all total, in one volume, you get 7 total prequel-era tales – that’s not a bad deal, especially when the stories themselves – while certainl...

Very short stories featuring Darth Maul, Jango and Boba, Count Dooku, General Grievous, and Asajj Ventress. They're all fine, but the stories are so extremely brief that they add little to the characters. To paraphrase Obi-Wan: "You were right about one thing . . . The [graphic novel] was short."Also: there's a Jedi who looks exactly like a tiger?

As others have reported, an easier read than the heroes side. Enjoyed Dooku's and Jango's the most.

This is a collection of one shots about different villains from this universe. All these stories take place before the original trilogy and while it has the word "villains" in the title, there are two stories that don't concern the "bad guys".I did think this was a step up from the heroes edition and I wasn't surprised by this. I have always favored the villain so this might have affected my rating. That being said, I did think this had a little more substance than the heroes edition. We do get

Darth Maul: 5/5. My favorite of the Sith villains, Maul is one of my favorite characters overall with his arc in The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, and this story did not disappoint!Jango Fett: 4/5. Sort of a duel focus on Boba and Jango, but the ending was really good. I never really cared for Jango nor Boba Fett, but this was a good comic.Count Dooku: 5/5. Dooku has always been an intriguing villain to me, and this short glimpse into the founding of the Separatists was intense and enjoyable....

Like the volume that focuses on the heroes, this is a fun collection of one shots based around prequel characters, largely set during the clone wars. It's a good read. The Maul issue follows on a little from the previous Marvel Darth Maul mini, and the Grevious issue gives us a little insight into his back story. Shame there's not more here to be honest.

Star Wars loves their collection of one shots. This volume collects one shots about the villains of the Prequel Trilogy. This volume was a compete mixed bag. I enjoyed the Darth Maul and Jango Fett stories but not so much Dooku's or Grievous's. The short story of Ventress was also pretty good. I generally find the villain's stories more interesting but I felt for the Age of The Reublic series, the heroes's stories were better.

Well, this was better than the Heroes counter part, which was boring and quite drab. I’ve always loved the bad guys in Star Wars (as in most other stories) and these vignettes, while not anything earth shattering, are still fun little escapes. Nice quick read on a hot day.

Cool one shots about the various Republic-era baddies (minus the Big Bad, Darth Sidious, but I have a feeling he’ll be around for a while), I probably enjoyed the Dooku one the most but none of them was a dud.The extra material was worthwhile for once, with background details on the creation of the characters and their legacy in pop culture. Fun fact: did you know General Grievous’ cough was actually recorded from George Lucas when he visited the studio with bronchitis?

This short collection of Star Wars one-shots revolve around villain characters from the Prequel trilogy era. All feel like they add to the overall saga, and don't seem like a waste of time. Highlights from the issues:Darth Maul - We get to see two sides of Maul: 1) As he runs through the undercity on Coruscant, tracking a criminal where he hired both criminal and bounty hunter; and 2) as a Jedi Master in a dream sequence (though I guess for him it was a nightmare)Jango Fett - Primarily about a j...

Nothing here is new to a Star Wars fan, but there are some interesting moments  in the life of each character that are fun to watch. They may not be pivotal moments, as the characters' personalities and place in the universe is pretty much set in stone. Each issue confirms what we already believed about them - their beliefs, skills and early life. I dare say I never hated Jar Jar Binks less which is saying something. Overall, the volume complements the movies well.(view spoiler)[Count Dooku is s...

Short sweet and really cool. Loved this collection

*4.5These are so good.In this compilation, we have the stories from four SW villains of the prequels, along with a bonus story. The first one is Maul's, who's always a fun character to read about regardless of the story. But this was a good one - it ties into the Star Wars: Darth Maul comic, which I wasn't expecting. And while this is a little surface level in terms of his character, I liked seeing his perspective on the Jedi. This pairs well with the Qui-Gon story from the Heroes edition of thi...