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David McK (3562 KP) rated Star Wars: Bounty Hunters, Vol 1: Galaxy's Deadliest in Books

Aug 29, 2021

In the original Star Wars trilogy - or, at least, ever since Empire Strikes Back - there was actually three main groups: that of the Rebels (Luke and co), that of the Empire (Darth Vader), and that of the 'scum and villainy' (Jabba the Hutt).

Of the latter, the Bounty Hunters first featured in Empire Strikes Back where far and away the coolest.

Which is why it is such a shame that this comic arc completely bungles the landing: hard to follow (I didn't even realise until a fair bit in that Valance was meant to be the main character), with the panels and lettering all over the place, and with a plot that takes its time spinning wheels, and that even has had its thunder stolen by The Mandalorian!

I might pick up the next arc, but only if it's own sale - doubt I'll pay full price for it!

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The Vet's Apprentice

David Basinski

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What if Princess Leia decided to become an animal doctor, Darth Vader set out to destroy...

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Star Wars Rogue One Book and Model: Make Your Own U-Wing

Lucasfilm Ltd

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Press out the pieces to build your own model of the brand new ship from Star Wars: Rogue One. Comes...

LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) in Movies

Aug 25, 2019

A bonafide game changer

It cannot be overstated how important and game changing A New Hope was/is.
The first Star Wars film (but 4th chapter of course) is a classic that truly stands the test of time.

Everything managed to hook me in when I first saw it as a young child, from John Williams flawless soundtrack (surely the most iconic movie soundtrack of all time) to the engaging characters.
Characters such as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia Organa, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Darth Vader were iconic from the get go.
The set pieces are truly legendary, especially the climatic assault on the Death Star.
All of the locations and planets seem exciting and magical.
The different droids and alien species that we come across are memorable.
All these things that I fell in love with as a child are still intact when I watch it now.

George Lucas lovingly crafted a classic that will always be important.

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Star Wars Omnibus: Shadows of the Empire

Steve Perry and Michael A. Stackpole

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In the time between the events in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Princess Leia,...

Star Wars Omnibus: At War with the Empire Volume 2

Thomas Andrews

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Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002) #26-27, 29-30, 32-35, Star Wars: Rebellion (2006) #6-16, Star...

Rodney Barnes (472 KP) rated Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) in Movies

Jan 2, 2020

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Just a band aid for TLJ (0 more)

Just Glad It's Done

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End to the Skywalker saga? If you mean taking a Palpatine and making her a Skywalker in the last 10 seconds of this movie ....then yes. This was a decent movie. I will say that much. This whole 7,8 and 9 saga was such a disappointment. The Rise of Skywalker still succeeded in giving the same narrative. Kylo Ren turned back to the light and died saving Rey's life. Sound familiar??? Yes we got to see Lando but as it has been said numerous times, the biggest mistake is not having all the legacy characters on the screen at the same time. But I digress. I did not care for the Palpatine angle. Abrams had to make up some story to fix Johnson's dumb mistake of killing Snoke. Seeing the Knights of Ren was anti climatic. They could have been left out of the movie and you wouldn't have missed them. Then Rey being the granddaughter of Palpatine. That has been theorized since episode 7. No big reveal really. But she changes her name to Skywalker at the end of the movie. This is the bottom line for me....40 years from now....is Kylo Ren, Rey, Finn and Poe going to be as significant as Luke, Han, Leia and Vader were? NO...when you think Star Wars villain 40 years from now it's still going to be Darth Vader not Kylo Ren, unless they create one hell of a villain between now and then.