Star Wars - Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire Review

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(More customer reviews)I wasn't really looking forward to reading this after the travesty that was Death, Lies, and Treachery, but I'm one of those die-hard Star Wars fans who reads everything.
Let me start off with the problems inherent in a Boba Fett centered story -- a great Star Wars story requires at least one of two things, cool space battles or cool jedi battles. Fett can provide neither. That was one (of many) of the failings of D,L,&T, as well as the main failing of the Bounty Hunter Wars book series. Another problem is that Fett is a very quiet, withdrawn individual, and that can get boring after a short time.
That all said, this was a nifty comic. While the story was a little silly, the characters were fun if not taken seriously, and the art, though kind of weird and more suited to a cartoon than a comic, was functional if not exactly inspiring.
There just wasn't much lasting value...it's fun once, but not really worth all the money. Also, this book doesn't have the cool preface by a cool author that most of the collected editions do, but it does have the cover gallery which some lack.
The real gem of this collection is Boba Fett #1/2 -- Salvage. A really good story. This and Twin Engines of Destruction really demonstrate that Fett is much better suited to one-shots than miniseries. A fun, excellently drawn, clever little gem of a comic, this book is almost worth buying for this little unrelated story alone.
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Star Wars: Outlander Review

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(More customer reviews)`Outlander,' the second story of the ongoing Star Wars series, resumes Ki-Adi-Mundi's tale shortly after the events of `The Phantom Menace.' Outlander is one of the best of the ongoing stories so far, second, in my opinion, only to `Twilight.' Tim Truman's writing is outstanding, and the plot moves at a brisk clip, with an interesting backstory revealed and many interesting characters introduced. The comic isn't without flaws, but it manages to more than hold its own even with them.
On Tatooine, the Tusken Raiders have been mobilized and organized as never before under a new war chief, known to the locals as "ootman," which is Huttese for outlander, and feared by the locals as a demon. The Tuskens have been raiding settlements and killing people for no apparent reason. When news reaches the Jedi Council on Coruscant, it is found out that this mysterious new war chief is none other than the Jedi Sharad Hett, presumed dead more than fifteen years ago. Because all the other members of the Jedi Council have personal connection with Hett, Ki is chosen to return to Tatooine and determine Sharad's standing. If the Jedi still follows the light side of the Force, Ki is to convince him to return to Coruscant to help deal with the new Sith threat, but if he's fallen to the dark side, Ki is to kill him.
What follows is a fast paced adventure on Tatooine with lots of familiar faces. Returning is Aurra Sing, the bounty huntress who appeared for about three seconds in `The Phantom Menace' and has since developed a huge fan following. Tim Truman practically invented her character - he had previously written the Aurra Sing portion of the Bounty Hunters comic, and has also written the upcoming `The Hunt for Aurra Sing' comic. Besides Aurra, we get to see Jabba, Gardulla, and all of their lackeys, and on Coruscant we meet the Dark Woman again. The writing as I've noticed is terrific, but the art is another matter. In this six-issue comic series, there are at least four different art teams, each with a distinctly different style, which makes it sometimes awkward going from issue to issue. I liked the art on four of the comics, but the other two didn't thrill me. In addition, for the first two issues only, Ki is somewhat out of character. For some reason he seems very bitter, sarcastic, undiplomatic and somewhat mean. He grows back into character as the story progresses, though. On the up side, there are some good head jokes aimed at the Cerean. :) In this comic we get to see Aurra Sing in action, some good old convoluted wheels-within-wheels Hutt business ethics, lost of deception, and some cool new characters.
Overall, this is a fantastic story, two-thirds of which is well illustrated. An excellent addition to your Star Wars library. Highly Recommended.

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Batman Spawn: War Devil (Batman Spawn: War Devil, NN) Review

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(More customer reviews)I want to know what happened here. You've got two of the coolest comic book characters (outside of Marvel): Batman and Spawn. This should have been great. But it was hampered with a weak story and minimal contact between our two superheros. Even the artwork wasn't that great. Come on guys--you could have done better.

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Vol. 2 (Manga) Review

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(More customer reviews)Just magnificent. A piece of art by one of the greatest artist of the asian continent.

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Masterfully drawn by artist Toshiki Kudo, this volume follows Luke Skywalker as he travels to meet Jedi Master Yoda while Han and Leia struggle to outrace the grip of Darth Vader. You won`t want to miss out on this exquisite telling of the classic tale of betrayal and high-adventure.

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Star Wars Tales, Vol. 4 Review

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(More customer reviews)Star Wars Tales Volume 4 is just as good as any of the other Volumes. I recommend it if you like Star Wars comics.

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Star Wars Tales has explored every corner of the Star Wars galaxy and kept readers coming back for more! Collected for the first time into one prestigious volume, Star Wars Tales Volume 4 is sure to delight fans both young and old!

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The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Star Wars Review

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(More customer reviews)Marvel released four Star Wars "paperback" illustrated comics between 1977 and 1983.
These included:
Star Wars
Nov 1977
0-345-27492-X
The Empire Strikes Back
May 1980
0-9604146-0-6
Four New Adventures in Full Color
Nov 1981
0-9604146-8-1
Star Wars 2: World of Fire
Oct 1982
0-939766-14-0
Return of the Jedi
May 1983
0-939766-58-2
Color.
Star Wars "world of fire" and also "four new adventures" are required additions to any serious classic Star Wars comic book collection.
This paperback reprints the first six issues of the Marvel comics adaption of Star Wars (in black and white). A truly great addition to any Star Wars comic collection!
There are TWO versions of this comic. One is a standard paperback, and the other is a VERY rare hard-cover edition!
JM

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The Freedon Nadd Uprising (Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi) Review

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(More customer reviews)This was a great beginning to the TALES OF THE JEDI saga. It properly followed the story outline provided by Tom Veitch in the end text of DARK EMPIRE number 5 (It's too bad that the future stories strayed from that superb plotline). Some of my favorite scenes involved Satal Keto and Aleema discovering the ancient Sith medallion and unknowingly succombing to the dark side of the force. This was a great set-up to a story that would later be ruined by Kevin J. Anderson's interference. The only reason that I did not give this a five star rating was because a certain character gets his arm sliced off and then hooks a fully functioning droid arm on as an instant on the spot replacement! UGHH! Other than that, you have a really cool story.

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Ulic Qel-Droma and Nomi Sunrider face a dark Jedi spirit from the past in this story which fills in the gaps between Knights of the Old Republic and Dark Lords of the Sith. Bringing together all the characters from the smash-hit Tales of the Jedi series, this collection of the two-issue miniseries is a must-have item for all Star Wars fans!

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In Deadly Pursuit (Classic Star Wars, Volume One) Review

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(More customer reviews)As someone who was a mere child during the original running of the newspaper comic strips, I was seeing these for the first time, and they do not disappoint. The artwork is fairly good, and I much prefer it to the artwork in the newer comics like Dark Empire. As for the story lines, they are creative and create the same adventurous sense of fun that the movies did. I bought the first two volumes and devoured them without stopping in a matter of hours. I would definitely recommend these to any serious Star Wars fan.

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From 1981 to 1984, comic-book greats Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson turned out a popular series of Star Wars newspaper strips. Featuring the adventures of Luke, Leia, and Han in the time between the first and second movies, these strips were science-fiction adventure at its best.Dark Horse reformatted those strips to make them work as a continuous story in a series of comic books, with Al Williamson himself redrawing and extending many panels for the new format. This book collects the first seven issues of the popular Dark Horse comic, with a new introduction from Archie Goodwin, new cover art, and never-before-seen art from the sketchbooks of Al Williamson.

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Star Wars: Jedi Vs. Sith Review

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(More customer reviews)This is supposed to relate the tale of how the Sith evolved into a one-master and one-disciple system. But frankly, it [wasn't good] even though the graphics were passable.
In this story, the distinction between the Jedi and the Sith became blurred. The stage was set for the showdown between the Jedi and the Sith, except that readers can't really tell the Jedi from the Sith. The Sith seemed to have diminished greatly in their dark stature from Tales of the Sith etc, while the Jedi were little better than lightsaber-wielding adventurers. The writers reduced both side to engage in purely physical combats without regards to their creeds. The Jedi-Sith showdown became a brawl in the mud.
Jedis were also depicted to be indiscriminate in who they kill, and even more foolish in bringing in untrained and undisciplined children who had little sense of right and wrong into the thick of battles, exposing them to anger, hatred and fear, fuels for the dark side.
This is one of the worst Star Wars story, totally unfit to be part of a critical tale of the Star Wars history.

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The Stark Hyperspace War (Star Wars) Review

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(More customer reviews)After reading this graphic novel, along with other John Ostrander works, (Twilight, Darkness, Rite of Passage, Devaronian Version, and Clone Wars volumes 1-6) I think it's safe to say that he is one of the best comic writers out there. The strength of The Stark Hyperspace War was an excellent story that focuses mainly on a little-known conflict and some of the little-known people involved in it. This book finally shows more of Plo Koon and of how Obi-wan and Quinlan Vos became friends as Padawans. However, Stark Hyperspace War's art was above average at best. Quinlan, Obi-wan, Plo Koon, they all looked as if they were cut out from pictures from the movies. Others, such as Master Tholme, Finis Valorum, Qui-Gon, didn't look real at all. The latter appeared rather cartoon-ish. Still, this didn't detract from the book at all. Mix in the superb storyline with great binding that didn't fall apart in my hands, and this graphic novel is well worth every penny.

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Before the outbreak of the Clone Wars, the Jedi were involved in another major battle: the Stark Hyperspace War.Smuggler and pirate Iaco Stark's "commerical combine" has disrupted the production of bacta, the most important healing agent in the galaxy.By cornering the market on bacta, Stark hopes to amass a fortune.But other forces within the Republic have aligned themselves with the Trade Federation, and are hoping to use Stark's aggression as an excuse for military build up. It's up to the members of the Jedi Council to untangle the many deceits and intrigues and bring the criminals to justice before the galaxy is plunged into war!

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The Rebel Storm (Classic Star Wars, Volume Two) Review

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(More customer reviews)I will always find it difficult to get excited over Star Wars comics, the action on the screen is so entertaining that when reading a Star Wars comic, the part contributed by my imagination is distracting. I envision Luke, Han, C3PO and Leia in their own voices and my thinking their voices is a very poor second to hearing them. Therefore, I tend to find any Star Wars comic that I read to be boring. That is not the case with the Star Wars books; with no images my mind is free to conjure up the visual complement aand I am not acting out dialog balloons.
There was nothing in this book capable of overcoming this prejudice, the villains are often creatures that are not well explained or described. The adventures lack the challenging charm of the movies; there is little depth to the stories, although they attempt to fill out some of the background on some of the characters, most notably Admiral AckBar. Han is still the impulsive fighter; once again you wonder how he has managed to survive so long as a smuggler, dealing with the ruthless villains and gangsters that he did business with.
Disappointing as a set of Star Wars stories, this comic fails to generate any of the interest of the movies. While this is admittedly a high bar, it just never really gets off the ground.


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There was no peace for the crew members of the Millennium Falcon between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back! Follow their adventures as they plunge head first into an underwater hunt that leads to a demonsquid, a treasonous and plotting Kraaken, the ferocious night beast, lost power gems, stranded Calamarians, and giant sea worms! Will the depths of the oceans spell defeat for the Rebels, or will they emerge victorious?

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Star Wars Tales, Vol. 3 Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the best of the three Star Wars Tales TPB comics complied so far. I am reviewing Star Wars tales volume 3, simply called Star Wars Tales by Amazon. This is ISBN 1569718369 and collects issues 9 through 12 of the Dark horse quarterly comic-book anthology STAR WARS TALES.
This is my favorite of the 3 SWT volumes. It is 20 stories that I can read to my son (who has a short attention span and ADHD) and enjoy them together. The art work quality varies, as each story has different production staff working on them, but generally the art is from a 3 to a 4.5. The Stories are very uneven, but out of 20, if you found 5 that you could re-read with your kids, won't you call the book a winner? It is. That is why I assign it 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.
At 224 pages, watch for poor binding. Many of the larger TPB comics I have purchased since manufacture was moved from Canada to china have bindings where the comic just falls apart in your hands. The one I have is OK, but I want to be aware of the problem.
The cover art is by Tsuneo Sanda, and is an awesome picture of Han Solo standing with a hugh fire blazing in the background.

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Star Wars Tales volume 3 features the thrilling Vader versus Maul story "Resurrection" as well as comics sensation Garth Ennis' take on the life of a Stormtrooper in the riveting "Trooper." Ages 10+.

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Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi---Dark Lords of the Sith Book One #1 (Of 6) Review

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(More customer reviews)was on time in outstanding shape when arrived had to wait for the rest of them to arrive but all i can say is glad i found them all 1-6, I THANK YOU.

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Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back The Marvel Comics Version Review

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(More customer reviews)Marvel released four Star Wars "paperback" illustrated comics between 1977 and 1983.
These included:
Star Wars
Nov 1977
0-345-27492-X
The Empire Strikes Back
May 1980
0-9604146-0-6

Four New Adventures in Full Color
Nov 1981
0-9604146-8-1
Star Wars 2: World of Fire
Oct 1982
0-939766-14-0
Return of the Jedi
May 1983
0-939766-58-2
Color.
Your Marvel collection isn't truly complete without "world of fire" and "four new adventures".
There are also many collectors who seek out THIS original release of the Empire Strikes Back adaption, for a rather unique variation. The 1st print of this comic book was released BEFORE the film was finished! The character of Yoda had been kept under tight wraps by Lucasfilm, and therefore only early production sketches had been seen by the artists. Those sketches depicted a VERY different looking Yoda, and that's the Yoda you will see in the 1st edition of this comic. In fact, it's the ONLY Marvel adaption of Empire that has the Yoda variant (the regular Marvel run and the magazine version did NOT have the Yoda variant).
Later, reprint editions of this paperback corrected the artwork. Serious collectors will certainly want a 1st edition in their collection!
JM

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Star Wars Tales, Vol. 1 Review

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(More customer reviews)This graphic novel is a collection of some fifteen (if I counted correctly) stories set in the Star Wars universe. These stories range from the silly to the fascinating, while the artwork ranges from the simplistic to the sublime. My personal favorite was Incident at Horn Station, in which an unnamed Jedi frees a world from the grip of a murderous tyrant.
Overall, I thought that this was very good book, one that I highly recommend to any Star Wars fan.

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Collects sixteen short Star Wars tales featuring droids, Mara Jade, Jedis, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Han Solo, and Jabba the Hutt.

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Star Wars: Chewbacca Review

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(More customer reviews)After the death of Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2 set out to collect stories about the Wookie hero. This book is a collection of ten graphic short-stories about Chewbacca, told by old friends, and old enemies. Included here are stories of what Chewie did, how he thought, and what he meant to those around him.
Now, even though the stories in this graphic novel are all written by Darko Macan, they are illustrated by a number of different artists, which means that there is quite some difference between the stories. In most of them, the illustration work is quite excellent, but in some it leaves something to be desired. But, having said that, I must say that I did enjoy these stories. My eleven-year-old son read the book up to the fourth story, where a young female bounty hunter is horribly burned and left for dead, at which point he abandoned the book.
So, overall, I would say that this is a very good graphic novel, with a collection of interesting stories, some of them quite intense. I highly recommend it, but not for younger or more sensitive readers.

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When the Star Wars galaxy`s greatest Wookiee met his heroic end in the New Jedi Order novel Vector Prime, shockwaves ran through the ranks of Star Wars devotees everywhere. And now Dark Horse presents a commemorative collection detailing, for the first time ever, the history of the mighty Chewbacca! Written by longtime Star Wars writer Darko Macan, Chewbacca features a series of tales narrated by the characters who knew him best -- including Lando Calrissian, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Luke Skywalker -- that reveals special glimpses not only of Chewbacca`s heroic history, but of the mysterious and fascinating culture of his noble species. Don`t miss the opportunity to say goodbye and farewell to this beloved character!

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Star Wars : Vaders Quest Review

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(More customer reviews)This is definitely one of the better of the recent Star Wars comic story arcs. As a matter of fact, it is one of the best ones yet.
This comic answers the question how exactly did Darth Vader find out who that pilot was. Taking place about three weeks after A New Hope, this also has Vader and Luke's first face-to-face meeting.
This comic has witty dialogue, and art that at first seems very simple but grows on you. It turns out to be very effective, and the lightsaber blades and blaster bolts look superb.
This is a very refreshing Star Wars comic, better than a lot of the recent drivel such as Leviathan, Evolution, and Crimson Empire II. I definitely recommend this one.
It also introduces the character Mala Mala, who's backstory can be seen in issue #2 of Dark Horse's Chewbacca miniseries.

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