There's something about Star Wars that lends itself extremely well to the comedic, family-friendly treatment. You have Jeffrey Brown's wildly popular Vader and Son graphic novel and its many offshoots. You have the Star Wars Detours animated series that almost was. And at Marvel, you have Chris Eliopoulos' droid-centric comic strips. Always an entertaining treat after Marvel's cinematic, continuity-focused stories, these droid strips now have the chance to stand on their won thanks to Droids Unplugged #1.
Droids Unplugged reprints three previous stories from Eliopoulos and colorist Jordie Bellaire, tales which span the three Star Wars trilogies. The first, "Probe Droid Problems," focuses on one of Darth Maul's wayward droids as it makes a new friend amid the harsh backdrop of Tatooine. This story plays out a lot like the first half of Pixar's WALL-E, as it's all about one plucky robot trying to cozy up another and mostly foregoes pesky things like dialogue. It works for many of the same reasons, offering a cute, heartwarming little story. This is where Bellaire's coloring shines the brightest ((literally) as she works wonders with the sun-drenched desert landscape.
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Droids Unplugged reprints three previous stories from Eliopoulos and colorist Jordie Bellaire, tales which span the three Star Wars trilogies. The first, "Probe Droid Problems," focuses on one of Darth Maul's wayward droids as it makes a new friend amid the harsh backdrop of Tatooine. This story plays out a lot like the first half of Pixar's WALL-E, as it's all about one plucky robot trying to cozy up another and mostly foregoes pesky things like dialogue. It works for many of the same reasons, offering a cute, heartwarming little story. This is where Bellaire's coloring shines the brightest ((literally) as she works wonders with the sun-drenched desert landscape.
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