By Tom Veitch & Cam Kennedy
Published by Dark Horse Comics 1995
Covers comic issues 1-6
Set 6 years after RotJ
| 'Dark Empire II'
By Tom Veitch & Cam Kennedy Published by Dark Horse Comics 1995 Covers comic issues 1-6 Set 6 years after RotJ |
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Artwork -- kinda stylized, but I liked it, especially 'dark' Luke! A little 'harsh', maybe, for Star Wars.
Chicks -- Leia may be pregnant but it doesn't slow her down. Salla Zend is an old flame of Han's and she's a tough cookie. A young female Jedi also shows up.
Any good? -- opens with a shot of a Star Destroyer - always a good move in my book! I also enjoyed the visit to Nar Shadda (the smugglers' moon) where there's a lot of shootin' and fancy flyin'. Oh, and this guy Boba puts in an appearance. BUT - 'empowering others with the power of the Dark Side'? Sorry - don't buy that. And there's lots of other weird stuff to 'stretch the imagination' (ie. it's even more unbelievable than usual). The whole thing feels very dark, darker even than ESB.
Read it? -- the events of the 'Dark Empire' series are classed as canon in the EU, and are mentioned in the Bantam and Del Rey novels, so it may be worth looking at just for that. And if you prefer the darker side of Star Wars, it's definitely worth a read.
Rating -- 5 out of 10