Product Description: Before the events of A New Hope. Darth Vader employs the galaxy's greatest bounty hunter, Boba Fett, on a mission to discover and bring to Vader a single small box, the contents of which could change the fate of the galaxy. But there's a catch: Vader trusts no one, and the truth of the box's mystery is too important to allow the bounty hunter to live! And so, when Fett retrieves the prize, he finds himself the target of more of Vader's thralls, and finally, in confrontation with the Dark Lord of the Sith himself!
Enemy of the Empire= Average. . . short story (Salvage)= Great This graphic novel's main story, the four comic issue series "Enemy of the Empire" was decent at best. Boba Fett himself was very good, well-drawn, intelligent (as he should be viewed), and strong (unlike in Underworld). The rest of the characters and the storyline ruined everything. The story also seemed like it'd never happen in the Star Wars universe. Why would Vader enlist a group of weak assassins to do something when his stormtroopers could easily do it? It's not possible that there's no one in the entire Empire to complete Vader's task (which also seemed comical). Vader wanted to retrieve a box that contained the living head of a person. Sound weird yet? It gets better.
The head-thingy can predict the future. It was once the queen of a tribe on some planet. And her hair was made of gold. Definitely strange.
The short story at the end saved this. It is the Wizard comic issue called "Salvage". Though short, it was much better than the Enemy of the Empire series. Much better story and dialogue. Without "Salvage" , this graphic novel would have been a 1 or 2. Buy this only for the short.
Fett vs Vader and awesome Cover art. This is a review of Star Wars - Boba Fett - Enemy of the Empire TPB, a collection of 4 issues ½ of a wizard magazine comic - Salvage published Oct 1999 as ISBN 156971407x, Printed in Canada.
This is one of the finest comic Dark horse has ever produced. It is beautifully produced with above average artwork, excellent inking and superior binding. I have sat and read through this comic many times and it has never fallen apart in my hands. The story is action packed, featuring a duel between Vader and Fett. Ken kellys cover art is a 5, the story is a 4, the inking is a 4. The artwork is generally a 2 and a 3 often resembling the comic strip style rather than the rich art we now see in later comics. There were 3 different illustrators with unequal results. But for 1999 this was awesome.
Not Feeling Loved; A Day in the Life of a Bounty Hunter While working one's way through the arts of bartering for souls, a person has to be careful who they choose to align themselves with. This holds true for anyone wanting to make their way out of a deal alive, from the lowliest of traders to the mightiest of bounty hunters. In Enemy of the Empire, Boba Fett learns just that, finding out that perhaps Darth Vader isn't an individual to be bartered with and that something worthy of his attention has to be profitable as well as dangerous in order for him to thrive. He is sent to find a certain someone that has an item in their possession, one that can tell the future in ways that some species would find disturbing, and that can even bring a player like Vader himself hunting for your head.
The storyline that is presented in this TPB is really a good one, brimming with some odd species, a bit of intrigue, and the art of bounty hunting that makes people seek out Boba Fett. It touches on a little of the methods on how to track someone, how your armor can sometimes get an array of ugly reminders of why you should or shouldn't be wary of dealing with anyone, what to do if you are attacked by one of the most dangerous forces in the universe, and how truly messed up some people's abilities can be. The problem in the book is that its art doesn't hold a candle to the interesting worlds involved in the storyline and that, despite the attempts to seem somewhat humorous at times, it fails to evoke laughter from myself. Instead, it seems to take away from some of the faces involved, especially when you are dealing with Vader and his boss, not to mention the rank and file that happen to make up the universe's shady characters. It took me a long time to get past this little portion of the book and, were it not for the fact that Fett was involved, I would have perhaps skipped past it completely.
This isn't to say that the read is worthy, because it is. You simply have to be ready for something of a disappoint in the art department - which I was a little prepared for but not to the extent that it laid out here. Also included in this is "Boba Fett's Salvage (or Boba Fett 1/2), which isn't that bad of a story and that is not the most fun piece to find by itself, making it a better by and something that friends of the hunting class might want to look into. Just remember to bring an open mind to the table because, well, mixed results sometimes anger the viewing mind.
Very Cool! I loved this book, it was very intresting. There were turns in the book plots and even a death. I can't wait to see more of these books. I love Boba Fett.
A Fun Read The world of 'Star Wars' comics has been able to achieve heights of drama in expeceptional works such as 'In the Empire's Service', 'Outlander', and 'Mandatory Retirement.' This is not anywhere near that list. Then again, its not supposed to be. It's for entertainment value, plain and simple. The art and writing are somewhat silly while still having an elemnt of drama and reality to them. John Nadeau of the XWRS fame has a very different art style here, one far less dramatic and far more silly. Then end is good, especially regarding the fight between Fett and Vader and the fate of the Pessimists. (I love irony.) Overall, while its by no means the best SW comics out there, its a fun, quick read and reccomended as such.
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