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Star Wars: Han Solo
Star Wars: Han Solo
Marjorie Liu, Mark Brooks (art) | 2017 | Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
8.3 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
I believe this volume takes place shortly after Episode IV: A New Hope.

After deciding to take a break from the Rebellion and go back to being a smuggler, Han Solo is abruptly pulled back into the Rebellion by Leia with a proposal he finds hard to turn down: a chance to race the Dragon Void run, a prestigious racing competition. Of course, Leia has ulterior motives for needing Han, but all he sees is a chance at the prestige of winning this race. The race itself made me feel a little like this was a galactic version of the Hunger Games, as the race's organizers set up specific obstacles for the racers to avoid (not that this is a race to the death, but I just got the impression of that idea). There was also a little more science fiction than I'm used to with Star Wars, with the inclusion of wormholes and other dimensions, but it worked really well here. Marjorie Liu really had a grasp of the characters and handled them quite well; I had no problem hearing Han's and Leia's voices in my head. Mark Brooks' art is fantastic here and I'm hoping that Marvel utilizes him more frequently on the Star Wars titles. Overall, this is a solid addition to the Marvel portion of the Star Wars universe.
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Wildfire in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
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Wildfire
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
[Wildfire] is a story of a young woman trying to escape her past and what is expected of her and finding where she belongs. It is a true coming of age novel of love, loss and discovery. [Mary Pauline Lowry] catches the true feeling of rebellion of the main character Julie as she tries to overcome the pain of her past with the Pikers, a hot shot crew, forest fire fighters who often hike or fly into the heart of fires all through fire season. This book kept me reading and was finished off in a day. It was a very well told story.
  
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Lou Grande (148 KP) rated the PlayStation version of Suikoden in Video Games

May 12, 2018  
Suikoden
Suikoden
1996 | Role-Playing
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
108 Characters (4 more)
Compelling Story
Auto-battle Options
Fun Sidequests
Multiple Endings
Repetitive Music (2 more)
Clumsy Art
Short
Only Surpassed by Its Sequel
Suikoden, and the series that it spawned, is one of my favorites. Here, you play as the son of an imperial general who, by a matter of circumstances, becomes the head of the rebellion. Collect 108 characters in multiple sidequests--a pretty ambitious effort for the time. But what really makes Suikoden stand out from the pack of JRPGs of the 90s is its story. Suikoden doesn't flinch away at the harsh realities of war and what it can do to a country, family, and individual.
  
Lockout (2012)
Lockout (2012)
2012 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
9
5.9 (10 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Escape from space
A fresh take on an old story.

A renegade CIA agent, the distant future and a corrupt government.

After being betrayed by his own government and sentenced to 30 years in cryogenic chamber 50 miles outside the earths atmosphere, our Agent is offered a way out...a suicide mission to the space prison and rescue the presidents daughter from a criminal rebellion that have taken control of the prison.

This to me is a 3rd part to kurt Russell's escape from series and I highly recommend it to any fans of them.

Great FX, great story, brilliant acting and some edgey twists.
  
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Kate (355 KP) rated 3% in TV

Apr 11, 2020  
3%
3%
2016 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Futurist series
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A futurist series where only the best ones are allowed to live a better life whilst the rest live in squalor. Yes you have the obvious rebellion and with all these series they do start to run out of ideas. I did enjoy it although I had to rewatch series 1 when the rest came out to remind myself of the storyline. I know it is not meant to funny but it was made in Brazil I think so has been dubbed for the English market, listen out of the names and accents they have given the characters because they do not always work.