World Famous Comics: Dark Empire II Signed Limited (Star Wars (Dark Horse))
Dark Empire II Signed Limited (Star Wars (Dark Horse))
From: Dark Horse Comics Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Dark Horse Comics Number of Items: 1 Publication Date: 1996-02
Product Description: In Star Wars: Dark Empire, the Rebel Alliance once again fought and defeated the forces of the Empire. Or did they? As Luke Skywalker searches the galaxy for clues to the history of the Jedi, Han and Leia lead the Alliance against a terrible new threat as a group of “Dark Jedi” fulfill the Emperor’s final mission.
Amazon.com Review: The second chapter in the biggest Star Wars graphic novel of all time! The Empire in retreat, Luke Skywalker is on a quest to rebuild the Jedi. But before he can revive that elite corps of protectors, he must first rebuild himself. Can he pull together the Jedi--and himself--before the New Republic loses the upper hand, or will the Empire take root once more?
In the Words of Borat... "Very NIIIIIICE" Considering it's a story from the Dark Horse Comic Book, I was very impressed. Made me feel like I was listening to one of those old time radio shows. Sound Effects and voice acting were all great! Some of the visuals you get in your head from listening don't match what's really going on, but that's one of the joys of building the picture with your minds eye. All and All, if you're a star wars fan and just want a good relaxing story to listen to... there you go!
Put the tape down and back away slowly...Again This review covers the audio cassette book (2 tapes, 2.5 hours). Okay, I should have known better from the previous book, but I am a glutton for punishment. Again, good audio, great special effects, excellent music score. Lousy story line. The only value I found with this book is that it explains a few of the things that happen between the Thrawn series and the Jedi Acadamy series. I was probably mistaken in my last review about the over-editing, this just appears to be so-so writing. Choppy story line, poor plot. Overly powerful jedi, under powered dark-jedi (rediculous is the word I was thinking). Two-second love interest...no, really! Talk about your flash in the pan! Consider carefully before buying this audio book!
Oh No! The clone had a clone! The clone emperor cloned himself and Luke must stop him again. This is the sequel to Dark Empire and is very entertaining. There is a Dark Empire III, but you can skip that one. Dark Empire II is worth a listen.
Dark Empire and Dark Empire II take place Six years after the Battle of Endor, (but after the Zahn trilogy). Luke discovers that the emperor is still alive. Luke researches whether a jedi has ever returned from the dark side. This is cool, because this acknowledged the earlier comics dealing with the jedi and sith 3,000 to 5,000 years ago (learned in the holocron's that Luke has gathered.)
This is the description of the comic which the audio tape is based on.
Not bad for a pair of smugglers...er, comic book artists.... The struggle for mastery of the galaxy continues in this second installment of Dark Horse's Dark Empire graphic novel series. Although Leia Organa Solo and her twin brother Luke Skywalker defeated the clone of Emperor Palpatine, his minions, led by Warlord Sedriss, continue their campaign to wrest star systems away from the New Republic and back into the Imperial fold.
Even worse, the spirit-force of Palpatine still resonates even though it is disembodied, and although rebellious members of his own court have destroyed more of his clone bodies all the Emperor needs is one in which to take physical form. Knowing that he will really die forever without another body to inhabit, Palpatine sets his sights on Leia's third child, Anakin Solo. If he succeeds, Palpatine will achieve two of his most cherished goals: continued survival and revenge upon the man who betrayed him at Endor, Darth Vader.
Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy return to dazzle Star Wars aficionados with their story and artwork in Dark Empire II. As in the best Expanded Universe novels, this creative team mixes classic Star Wars characters from the movies and meld them with a cast of new friends and foes, while enriching the "galaxy far, far away" with new worlds and exotic aliens. They even follow the trilogy's structure by making Dark Empire II a cliffhanger, making sure we readers looked forward to the concluding installment, Empire's End.
Oh boy, he's at it again! To put in bluntly, this sequel has mostly the exact same plot as it's predecessor. The Emperor returns from the dead, again...he has a superweapon, again...and he is out to blow people up...again.
In that sense, this book is actually something like the prototype sequel. It takes everything readers liked about the original, and provides us with more of it without bringing in anything really new. Of course the writers did bother to invent some new ships, characters, weapons and sofort, but nothing that really adds to the story. It is just more of the same stuff we got from Dark Empire I.
In addition to this, one of the major drawbacks to this comic is the fact that a lot of the new things the artists DO come up with are kind of ridiculous. I mean, which Evil Emperor would give his new superweapon a name like "the Galaxy Gun"? And how come the Emperor can magically turn any random underling into a powerfull Dark Jedi all of a sudden? If he could do that, why did he bother with Luke in the last book?
If you were one of the people who enjoyed Dark Empire I, and you insist on reading more of the exact same thing, then you might want to buy this book. If you didn't like the original, you're certainly not going to like this one either. The only other people who might wish to bother with this comic are the vivid Boba Fett-fans. Like all other villians from DE I, he returns in this one AND he has a lot more screentime than he did in the last book.
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