kellylynnthomas's review against another edition
4.0
Technically have not read this, but I've read and own all the Boba Fett comics individually, and this is easier than adding every single issue, yes?
jordanspecht's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
jcarlosriutort's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
mistled's review
3.0
3.5 Stars
As you hopefully can tell from the title, this one is all Boba Fett, all the time. We get a total of nine different stories in this omnibus, from single issue tales up to about 100 pages. In there we get 7 different artists and 6 different writers, so I’m sure you can imagine that things like tone and style are all over the place. The stories take place from about 3 years before the Battle of Yavin (that’s the one where they blew up the first Death Star in the movies) to about 10 years after that, after Fett has been ravaged by the Sarlacc.
We start off with “Enemy of the Empire” by John Wagner with Ian Gibson on art duty (both of Dredd fame), in which Darth Vader hires Fett to hunt down a target and retrieve something for him. Of course there are a trio of idiots trying to hunt down Fett to kill him while this is going on. This may be the best story in the bunch.
We have the first time Darth Vader and Boba Fett meet, Fett showing his intelligence both in tracking his target and in trying to decipher Vader’s actual goals, and Fett being badass as a combatant. Oh.. and did I mention the Vader/Fett fight? No?
Obviously, since this take place before the movies they both appear in, they both survive, and, I suppose, kiss and make up at some point.
Next up is the main other story I’m going to talk about (probably). The Yavin Vassilika. Of all the stories in this omnibus, this one is the most crazy. The most ‘comic book’. If you aren’t prepared to just buckle up and enjoy the ride, you might hate this one. Or you may hate the art, but in a minute.
The story starts off with three Hutts talking smack about how each of their ways is the best way. They eventually come to decide that a contest is the way to resolve who is the better Hutt. Each is allowed a mere three agents, with whom they will attempt to be the first to retrieve a mythical artifact. It’s a fine setup, as setups go.
We fairly quickly end up with Han Solo and Chewie hired by a Hutt. And Lando hired by a Hutt. And some bounty hunters that I don’t know hired. And Greedo sneaking along for the ride because he’s good enough, smart enough, and doggone it, people like him. Of course, Boba shows up after a bit to add to the crazy. It’s ridiculous, and a pretty good time.
But I have to mention the art. This story is visually nothing like the rest of the omnibus.
Yep, that’s Han and Chewie.
… and that’s Lando.
Anyway, those two stories are the first 200 or so pages of this omnibus and really the draw for the whole thing. The other seven are all shorter stories and serve more to show off aspects of the man Fett is as opposed to being driven by awesome adventure. We have a couple of ‘day in the life’ type stories where Fett comes across a seemingly abandoned ship (“Salvage”), does a retrieval mission for an Imperial admiral, and goes to capture a rebel leader (not THE rebels) for a local overlord (or mayor or whatever). These give opportunity to show us how Fett handles it when his employer mouths off to him...
.. or perhaps is simply unable to pay...
Let us not forget that there is an entire story driven by a Hutt being in love.
Two of the premises I enjoyed the most were towards the end of the omnibus, both taking place years after Yavin and when Fett fell into the Sarlacc. One deals with another bounty hunter who also wears Mandalorian armor and pretends to be Fett in order to get paid higher bounties. Fett, of course, is not happy about this and wishes to confront the youngster.
The other has a man questioning if Boba Fett even is Fett, and even if he is the same man, is he the same bounty hunter. Losing to Solo and falling into a Sarlacc are bad for the reputation.
Overall, it is a good omnibus. Better than the others I have read at least. But there aren’t any “OMGYOUMUSTREADTHIS” stories in here. There’s no real “now this is why Boba Fett is awesome” stories. They’re good, and he’s badass, but this isn’t the book that is going to show a non-Star Wars fan the error of their ways.
3.5 stars
As you hopefully can tell from the title, this one is all Boba Fett, all the time. We get a total of nine different stories in this omnibus, from single issue tales up to about 100 pages. In there we get 7 different artists and 6 different writers, so I’m sure you can imagine that things like tone and style are all over the place. The stories take place from about 3 years before the Battle of Yavin (that’s the one where they blew up the first Death Star in the movies) to about 10 years after that, after Fett has been ravaged by the Sarlacc.
We start off with “Enemy of the Empire” by John Wagner with Ian Gibson on art duty (both of Dredd fame), in which Darth Vader hires Fett to hunt down a target and retrieve something for him. Of course there are a trio of idiots trying to hunt down Fett to kill him while this is going on. This may be the best story in the bunch.
We have the first time Darth Vader and Boba Fett meet, Fett showing his intelligence both in tracking his target and in trying to decipher Vader’s actual goals, and Fett being badass as a combatant. Oh.. and did I mention the Vader/Fett fight? No?
Obviously, since this take place before the movies they both appear in, they both survive, and, I suppose, kiss and make up at some point.
Next up is the main other story I’m going to talk about (probably). The Yavin Vassilika. Of all the stories in this omnibus, this one is the most crazy. The most ‘comic book’. If you aren’t prepared to just buckle up and enjoy the ride, you might hate this one. Or you may hate the art, but in a minute.
The story starts off with three Hutts talking smack about how each of their ways is the best way. They eventually come to decide that a contest is the way to resolve who is the better Hutt. Each is allowed a mere three agents, with whom they will attempt to be the first to retrieve a mythical artifact. It’s a fine setup, as setups go.
We fairly quickly end up with Han Solo and Chewie hired by a Hutt. And Lando hired by a Hutt. And some bounty hunters that I don’t know hired. And Greedo sneaking along for the ride because he’s good enough, smart enough, and doggone it, people like him. Of course, Boba shows up after a bit to add to the crazy. It’s ridiculous, and a pretty good time.
But I have to mention the art. This story is visually nothing like the rest of the omnibus.
Yep, that’s Han and Chewie.
… and that’s Lando.
Anyway, those two stories are the first 200 or so pages of this omnibus and really the draw for the whole thing. The other seven are all shorter stories and serve more to show off aspects of the man Fett is as opposed to being driven by awesome adventure. We have a couple of ‘day in the life’ type stories where Fett comes across a seemingly abandoned ship (“Salvage”), does a retrieval mission for an Imperial admiral, and goes to capture a rebel leader (not THE rebels) for a local overlord (or mayor or whatever). These give opportunity to show us how Fett handles it when his employer mouths off to him...
.. or perhaps is simply unable to pay...
Let us not forget that there is an entire story driven by a Hutt being in love.
Two of the premises I enjoyed the most were towards the end of the omnibus, both taking place years after Yavin and when Fett fell into the Sarlacc. One deals with another bounty hunter who also wears Mandalorian armor and pretends to be Fett in order to get paid higher bounties. Fett, of course, is not happy about this and wishes to confront the youngster.
The other has a man questioning if Boba Fett even is Fett, and even if he is the same man, is he the same bounty hunter. Losing to Solo and falling into a Sarlacc are bad for the reputation.
Overall, it is a good omnibus. Better than the others I have read at least. But there aren’t any “OMGYOUMUSTREADTHIS” stories in here. There’s no real “now this is why Boba Fett is awesome” stories. They’re good, and he’s badass, but this isn’t the book that is going to show a non-Star Wars fan the error of their ways.
3.5 stars
velocitygirl14's review
3.0
I read these on a whim and I did enjoy most of the stories. The art though, oh man is the art all over the place. It really is dated and it did take away from some of the enjoyment I had in the stories. Overall, it was interesting, but very dated.
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