Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion Vol. 6

by John Wagner, Kilian Plunkett (artist), John Nadeau (artist)

Collects Star Shadows Of The Empire (1996) #1-6, Star The Bounty Hunters - Scoundrel'S Wages (1999) #1, Classic Star Return Of The Jedi (1994) #1-2, Star Tales From Mos Eisley (1996) #1, Star Tag & Bink Ii (2006) #1, Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars (2000) #1 And Star Shadows Of The Empire Minicomic (1996) #1-2 - Plus Material From Star Wars Kids (1997) #12; Star Wars Visionaries (2005); And Star Wars Tales (1999) #2, #4-8, #10, #12, #14 And #20.

The Rebellion on the verge of triumph - or tragedy! On the eve of RETURN OF THE JEDI, as the rebels struggle to find enough allies to counter the Empire, they must contend with notorious crime lords Prince Xizor and Jabba the Hutt! Determined to redeem himself, Lando Calrissian tasks smuggler Dash Rendar with tracking down the captured Han Solo, now in the hands of the galaxy's most feared bounty Boba Fett! It's up to Lando, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and Chewbacca to rescue Han, destroy the new Death Star, and defeat Darth Vader and the evil Emperor Palpatine! Go way behind the scenes with unexpected and hilarious tales from around the galaxy!

Genres: Star Wars, Science Fiction

Kindle Edition

Published September 11, 2024

About the author

John Wagner is a comics writer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1949 and moved to Scotland as a boy. Alongside Pat Mills, Wagner was responsible for revitalising British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has continued to be a leading light in British comics ever since. He is best known for his work on 2000 AD, for which he created Judge Dredd. He is noted for his taut, violent thrillers and his black humour. Among his pseudonyms are The best known are John Howard, T.B. Grover, Mike Stott, Keef Ripley, Rick Clark and Brian Skuter. (Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Jordan Anderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙫𝙤𝙡. 𝙑𝙄 falls short of the high standards set by earlier entries in the Marvel Star Wars Epic collections.

While the “Shadows of the Empire” storyline by John Wagner manages to be the only somewhat decent part of this volume, even it doesn’t rise above average. it’s passable at best, with familiar elements that feel underdeveloped. (The novel by Steven Perry, the N64 video game and toys are far better examples of how awesome this whole experiment of a massive crossover even could have been…and I should know…all of that came out smack dab in the middle of my discovery and obsession with Star Wars).

The rest of the stuff struggles with subpar artwork that often looks rushed and lacks detail, making it hard to stay immersed in the galaxy far, far away. There’s also an abundance of filler material that doesn’t advance the plot or add meaningful depth, which drags down the overall pacing and leaves you wondering why these side stories were included at all.

That said, as this wraps up the Rebellion era, some fatigue and rounding up of the one-offs and dregs in the series is understandable, but it doesn’t excuse the drop in quality or enjoyment.

[Jackson · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Shadows of the Empire mini-series is definitely the highlight of the epic collection. If you want a fun story set between episodes V and VI, then you may want to check out this collections. Shadows does a great job with telling a fun story that connects with several other media tie-ins during the era, and the artwork in the series was solid. The rest of the collection did not have many standouts to me. I know some really enjoy the Tag and Bink comics, but I have never particularly liked them. There is also a ton of Tales comics in this, which that series tends to have widely varying quality.

[Nathan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Shadows of the Empire is still pretty good, but the rest is largely filler. Has the worst adaption of RotJ I've ever read.