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Star Wars Legends: Comics #45
Star Wars: Zam Wesell
Zam Wesell is everything you'd want in a girl: beauty, intelligence, style, the ability to strip and assemble an EE-3 blaster rifle in less than six seconds She really does have it all. It's no wonder that she has caught the eye of fellow bounty hunter, Jango Fett. Jango is going to need her help in finding and destroying a powerful artifact that could prove to be very destructive if it fell into the wrong hands. Though he isn't usually this sentimental, he wants to make sure the galaxy is safe for his five-year-old son, Boba Fett. However, Zam's motivations are not so noble. She plans to sell the artifact to the highest bidder. If they can't trust each other and they've got every bounty hunter and cutthroat in the galaxy gunning for them, who can they trust?
64 pages, Paperback
First published March 11, 2002
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About the author
Ron Marz
1,644 books122 followersMarz is well known for his work on Silver Surfer and Green Lantern, as well as the Marvel vs DC crossover and Batman/Aliens. He also worked on the CrossGen Comics series Scion, Mystic, Sojourn, and The Path. At Dark Horse Comics he created Samurai: Heaven and Earth and various Star Wars comics. He has also done work for Devil’s Due Publishing’s Aftermath line, namely Blade of Kumori. In 1995, he had a brief run on XO-Manowar, for Valiant Comics.
Marz’s more recent works includes a number of Top Cow books including Witchblade and a Cyberforce relaunch. For DC Comics, he has written Ion, a 12 part comic book miniseries that followed the Kyle Rayner character after the One Year Later event, and Tales of the Sinistro Corps Presents: Parallax and Tales of the Sinestro Corps Presents: Ion, two one-shot tie-ins to the Green Lantern crossover, The Sinestro Corps War.
His current creator owned projects include “Dragon Prince” (Top Cow) and “Samurai : Heaven and Earth” (Dark Horse).
Photo by Luigi Novi.
Marz’s more recent works includes a number of Top Cow books including Witchblade and a Cyberforce relaunch. For DC Comics, he has written Ion, a 12 part comic book miniseries that followed the Kyle Rayner character after the One Year Later event, and Tales of the Sinistro Corps Presents: Parallax and Tales of the Sinestro Corps Presents: Ion, two one-shot tie-ins to the Green Lantern crossover, The Sinestro Corps War.
His current creator owned projects include “Dragon Prince” (Top Cow) and “Samurai : Heaven and Earth” (Dark Horse).
Photo by Luigi Novi.
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May 6, 2021
Bullet Review:
A tremor in the Force may be felt in the underbelly of Coruscant. Yarael Poof volunteers to find the source of this and to eradicate the problem. Meanwhile, Zam approaches Jango and informs him that the artifact the two fought over in the previous comic, Jango Fett, was the key to an explosive device. She convinces him to come with her to return this artifact to the rightful owners--free of charge!
I love seeing what happened to the skinny-necked Jedi, seeing the relationship between Zam and Jango (saucy and romantic), and Zam's rather human emotions (doing a job because it is right and not just for the credits). The art is amazing, the story interesting (far better than the previous, in my opinion), AND it stars my favorite AOTC character, Zam Wesell!
A much better comic than its predecessor. 5 stars.
A tremor in the Force may be felt in the underbelly of Coruscant. Yarael Poof volunteers to find the source of this and to eradicate the problem. Meanwhile, Zam approaches Jango and informs him that the artifact the two fought over in the previous comic, Jango Fett, was the key to an explosive device. She convinces him to come with her to return this artifact to the rightful owners--free of charge!
I love seeing what happened to the skinny-necked Jedi, seeing the relationship between Zam and Jango (saucy and romantic), and Zam's rather human emotions (doing a job because it is right and not just for the credits). The art is amazing, the story interesting (far better than the previous, in my opinion), AND it stars my favorite AOTC character, Zam Wesell!
A much better comic than its predecessor. 5 stars.
January 6, 2024
Set in 27BBY
It was ok. Had some good moments, but overall forgettable and with a plot that even if it's continuing from the last story with Jango was not that interesting to see what happens.
For a story that's called Zam Wesell, it sure spent a lot of time showing other characters instead of Zam.
I liked the little time we spent with Yarael Poof and saw him in action, but alas, was not something to write home about or get that excited, as the plot was really simple and wasn't something that great with an outcome that would add something to the lore or connect the reader with the films.
It was ok. Had some good moments, but overall forgettable and with a plot that even if it's continuing from the last story with Jango was not that interesting to see what happens.
For a story that's called Zam Wesell, it sure spent a lot of time showing other characters instead of Zam.
I liked the little time we spent with Yarael Poof and saw him in action, but alas, was not something to write home about or get that excited, as the plot was really simple and wasn't something that great with an outcome that would add something to the lore or connect the reader with the films.
August 12, 2023
6/10:
This is a really short story, but I appreciate the main characters featured in it (Bounty Hunters Zam Wesell and Jango Fett and Jedi Master Yarael Poof). These three characters take action to stop the destruction of Coruscant, despite their different outlooks on the galaxy.
It was truly sad to see Yarael Poof die in this story because he’s one of the most interesting Jedi in my eyes. His species, the Quermians, are very unique and his personality was very in tune with the Force.
The biggest problem I had with this story is the fact that the villain is as thin as a piece of paper. He doesn’t matter one single bit, but he’s somehow the one to bring these people together to save Coruscant?
This is a really short story, but I appreciate the main characters featured in it (Bounty Hunters Zam Wesell and Jango Fett and Jedi Master Yarael Poof). These three characters take action to stop the destruction of Coruscant, despite their different outlooks on the galaxy.
It was truly sad to see Yarael Poof die in this story because he’s one of the most interesting Jedi in my eyes. His species, the Quermians, are very unique and his personality was very in tune with the Force.
The biggest problem I had with this story is the fact that the villain is as thin as a piece of paper. He doesn’t matter one single bit, but he’s somehow the one to bring these people together to save Coruscant?
March 9, 2018
The sequel to Jango Fett, Zam Wesell provides a satisfying conclusion to this story of the bounty-hunting duo from Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.
I particularly enjoyed seeing the absurdly named Jedi Master Yarael Poof given something interesting to do - something that explains his absence from the Jedi Council after his sole appearance in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, (my favourite of the Prequel Trilogy).
Again, good artwork, a well designed villain (although his motivations are not explored in great depth, they do feed into the separatist theme of the Clone Wars), and enjoyable action sequences made me happy to have read this.
I particularly enjoyed seeing the absurdly named Jedi Master Yarael Poof given something interesting to do - something that explains his absence from the Jedi Council after his sole appearance in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, (my favourite of the Prequel Trilogy).
Again, good artwork, a well designed villain (although his motivations are not explored in great depth, they do feed into the separatist theme of the Clone Wars), and enjoyable action sequences made me happy to have read this.
November 13, 2023
never thought about shipping jango and zam tbh
September 1, 2022
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Please note that this comic series is now part of Legends, and is no longer canon within the Star Wars expanded universe.
This is a fun one but I have no idea why it was not combined into one volume with Star Wars: Jango Fett, particularly since the story focusses more on Jango overall.
Please note that this comic series is now part of Legends, and is no longer canon within the Star Wars expanded universe.
This is a fun one but I have no idea why it was not combined into one volume with Star Wars: Jango Fett, particularly since the story focusses more on Jango overall.
January 13, 2020
The fact we didn't get a long-running series about Zam and Jango is an affront to society and I will not stand for it.
Also I heard all Yarael Poof's lines with the Robot Chicken voice which made it all the better.
Also I heard all Yarael Poof's lines with the Robot Chicken voice which made it all the better.
July 13, 2020
I've got a soft spot for mercenaries with standards, so I really enjoyed Zam convincing Jango to right their wrongs from a previous job, even if they never could have predicted the outcome. Definitely one of the better standalone SW comics imo.
November 28, 2024
In a story picking up from the Jango Fett one shot, a weapon that Jango and Zam unwittingly found for a client is about to be used to destroy a planet. Their guilt brings them around to stopping it from being used by some kind of generic death cult.
February 8, 2018
I had a copy of the Jango Fett volume of this when I was a child, so reading this, the conclusion, was an almost religious experience.
January 12, 2020
This was a pretty cool little one-shot of a quicky abandoned character. It read like a vintage comic too.
October 6, 2022
A short one, but very enjoyable. I enjoy stories with the bad guys doing the right thing.
May 20, 2025
favorite pages: 23-25, 27, 36-37, 41, 45-47, 49, and 56-57
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July 27, 2016
Star Wars Legends Project #89
Background: Zam Wesell was a one-shot trade paperback released in March of 2002. It was written by Ron Marz and drawn by Ted Naifeh. Marz also wrote the comic this follows: Star Wars: Jango Fett (my review). This is Naifeh's only foray into Star Wars. He is best known for his independent work, most notably his Courtney Crumrin series.
Zam Wessell is set 27 years before the Battle of Yavin, a short time after the events of Jango Fett. It chiefly features the bounty hunters Jango Fett and Zem Wesell, with a brief appearance by Boba Fett, and a small but significant role for Jedi Council member Yarael Poof.
Summary: Back on Kamino for some much needed R&R with his son, Jango Fett's vacation is interrupted by the arrival of Zam Wesell. It seems the mysterious figure behind their last job is the leader of a faction of extremists bent on destroying the Republic . . . and Fett delivered the very thing he needed to accomplish his nefarious plan. No one is looking to hire Zam and Jango to stop it, but they know they still have a job to do, if only because it's something no one else in the galaxy could pull off.
Review: Just as short as the previous Jango Fett, but not as good. I like that it answered the questions raised in the first story, and that it built on the chemistry established between Jango and Zam, but it has at least two pretty serious flaws. First, I don't even begin to buy the altruism that leads these two to do what they do. Neither this story nor the previous one did any work to establish that this is how those characters would behave, and it just kind of comes out of nowhere. It's still fun to watch them work together, but the premise is a head-scratcher. Actually, second, the entire premise is a headscratcher. The story's MacGuffin is easily the stupidest superweapon ever conceived in a Star Wars story. It's a dumb idea, it makes no sense, and it's very poorly explained. So much so that I think there's a better than average chance that if Jango and Zam had done nothing, the evil plan wouldn't have panned out. There's really no reason to think the thing would have accomplished what the insane bad guy said it would.
Also, it bothers me that it seems like this story is called Zam Wesell just because they already used Jango Fett for the last one. He's still the main character, and even the publisher's summary makes it clear who the reader is supposed to identify with: "Zam Wesell is everything you'd want in a girl." Oh, really? So naturally the story manages to find a few reasons to show off some skin here and there . . . Which, granted, the last one did, too. I guess I just didn't find it as noticeable because she wasn't the title character of that one. Also, it felt decidedly more icky here. Ultimately, I feel like I know less about Zam Wesell at the end of this story than I did at the end of the last one. And what they were trying to suggest about her and Jango's relationship is a total mystery, particularly in light of what happens in Attack of the Clones. This would be a much better story if it didn't feel like it existed in its own little pocket away from everything else we know about these two characters.
C
Background: Zam Wesell was a one-shot trade paperback released in March of 2002. It was written by Ron Marz and drawn by Ted Naifeh. Marz also wrote the comic this follows: Star Wars: Jango Fett (my review). This is Naifeh's only foray into Star Wars. He is best known for his independent work, most notably his Courtney Crumrin series.
Zam Wessell is set 27 years before the Battle of Yavin, a short time after the events of Jango Fett. It chiefly features the bounty hunters Jango Fett and Zem Wesell, with a brief appearance by Boba Fett, and a small but significant role for Jedi Council member Yarael Poof.
Summary: Back on Kamino for some much needed R&R with his son, Jango Fett's vacation is interrupted by the arrival of Zam Wesell. It seems the mysterious figure behind their last job is the leader of a faction of extremists bent on destroying the Republic . . . and Fett delivered the very thing he needed to accomplish his nefarious plan. No one is looking to hire Zam and Jango to stop it, but they know they still have a job to do, if only because it's something no one else in the galaxy could pull off.
Review: Just as short as the previous Jango Fett, but not as good. I like that it answered the questions raised in the first story, and that it built on the chemistry established between Jango and Zam, but it has at least two pretty serious flaws. First, I don't even begin to buy the altruism that leads these two to do what they do. Neither this story nor the previous one did any work to establish that this is how those characters would behave, and it just kind of comes out of nowhere. It's still fun to watch them work together, but the premise is a head-scratcher. Actually, second, the entire premise is a headscratcher. The story's MacGuffin is easily the stupidest superweapon ever conceived in a Star Wars story. It's a dumb idea, it makes no sense, and it's very poorly explained. So much so that I think there's a better than average chance that if Jango and Zam had done nothing, the evil plan wouldn't have panned out. There's really no reason to think the thing would have accomplished what the insane bad guy said it would.
Also, it bothers me that it seems like this story is called Zam Wesell just because they already used Jango Fett for the last one. He's still the main character, and even the publisher's summary makes it clear who the reader is supposed to identify with: "Zam Wesell is everything you'd want in a girl." Oh, really? So naturally the story manages to find a few reasons to show off some skin here and there . . . Which, granted, the last one did, too. I guess I just didn't find it as noticeable because she wasn't the title character of that one. Also, it felt decidedly more icky here. Ultimately, I feel like I know less about Zam Wesell at the end of this story than I did at the end of the last one. And what they were trying to suggest about her and Jango's relationship is a total mystery, particularly in light of what happens in Attack of the Clones. This would be a much better story if it didn't feel like it existed in its own little pocket away from everything else we know about these two characters.
C
August 11, 2022
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It's a different art style and one I prefer more when it comes to comics, even if it gave Jango a dumb hat and he looks a bit off, yet still better than Open Seasons... although the helmet looked a bit jank at some panels.
It essentially concludes the story started in the first one, bringing in Yarael Poof in as another protag and explaining why he'd vanished from Attack of the Clones. Zam essentially convinced Jango to do the right thing in saving a planet for free, something he jibes at often, and Zam even plays on the fact he was an orphan to convince him. There's quite a bit of playful back and forth as well. That said, at the end Jango admits he's not even sure if Zam can be classed as a friend.
Boba's also here but not as much but it still shows the bond between father and son.
It was an interesting duology... It's a shame it's Legends now, even though I feel like it still pretty much fits well into Canon. Ah well
It's a different art style and one I prefer more when it comes to comics, even if it gave Jango a dumb hat and he looks a bit off, yet still better than Open Seasons... although the helmet looked a bit jank at some panels.
It essentially concludes the story started in the first one, bringing in Yarael Poof in as another protag and explaining why he'd vanished from Attack of the Clones. Zam essentially convinced Jango to do the right thing in saving a planet for free, something he jibes at often, and Zam even plays on the fact he was an orphan to convince him. There's quite a bit of playful back and forth as well. That said, at the end Jango admits he's not even sure if Zam can be classed as a friend.
Boba's also here but not as much but it still shows the bond between father and son.
It was an interesting duology... It's a shame it's Legends now, even though I feel like it still pretty much fits well into Canon. Ah well
September 25, 2017
Where Jango Fett's book focused on Jango Fett, Zam Wesell's book focuses on...Jango Fett, or the Jedi Council, or the terrorists, or a street kid getting bullied. Rest assured, Zam Wesell is actually in this book. She gets naked. So there's that. You also get a couple of demonstrations of what she can do with her ability, which is good.
What drives this book is the frequently trodden story of a group of terrorists hell-bent on causing a lot of destruction by using the maguffin Jango provided in the first book. Now it's a race against time for Zam and Jango to retrieve the thingummy before it's too late. Jedi Master Yareal Poof is also on the case. As I've said it's a well-used formula and, because of that, it works quite well. Coupled with that are the interesting relationship that forms between the two bounty hunters and further snippets of Jango Fett playing dad to Boba. This has plenty to add to the Star Wars universe.
What drives this book is the frequently trodden story of a group of terrorists hell-bent on causing a lot of destruction by using the maguffin Jango provided in the first book. Now it's a race against time for Zam and Jango to retrieve the thingummy before it's too late. Jedi Master Yareal Poof is also on the case. As I've said it's a well-used formula and, because of that, it works quite well. Coupled with that are the interesting relationship that forms between the two bounty hunters and further snippets of Jango Fett playing dad to Boba. This has plenty to add to the Star Wars universe.
August 17, 2023
(Review from 2023)
The follow-up to a Jango Fett comic released just before this that resolves the cliffhanger there. In some ways this felt like a step up but the big issue is why this was named after Zam Wessel. The comic does little to explain who she is as a Star Wars character or what truly motivates her. She just for some reason follows up on the job from the Jango Fett comic and decides to pontificate to Jango about doing the right thing. It’s motivation enough I suppose but it doesn’t really explore her character/origins too much. Beyond that it felt like she was never really the main focus, the story is more of an ensemble piece split between her and Jango, the bad guys, and the Jedi, specifically Yarael Poof. His fate is revealed in the comic which is appropriately decent although I prefer his fate in Robot Chicken Star Wars.
It’s short and not the best but it is entertaining enough.
The follow-up to a Jango Fett comic released just before this that resolves the cliffhanger there. In some ways this felt like a step up but the big issue is why this was named after Zam Wessel. The comic does little to explain who she is as a Star Wars character or what truly motivates her. She just for some reason follows up on the job from the Jango Fett comic and decides to pontificate to Jango about doing the right thing. It’s motivation enough I suppose but it doesn’t really explore her character/origins too much. Beyond that it felt like she was never really the main focus, the story is more of an ensemble piece split between her and Jango, the bad guys, and the Jedi, specifically Yarael Poof. His fate is revealed in the comic which is appropriately decent although I prefer his fate in Robot Chicken Star Wars.
It’s short and not the best but it is entertaining enough.
October 12, 2016
Zam Wesell takes place a few years after the events of Jango Fett. In this graphic novel, Jango and Zam find out that the artifact that they had stolen was actually a Force utilizing icon that could potentially destroy a planet from within. Now Jango and Zam seek to stop the destruction of Coruscant while the Jedi council attempts its own infiltration. The Jedi that makes it to the planet core is able to remove the Force from the artifact before dying, and no one knows who else aided the Jedi.
I would recommend the 30th anniversary hardcover edition that includes Jango Fett.
I would recommend the 30th anniversary hardcover edition that includes Jango Fett.
May 19, 2010
Could have been alot longer and gone into way more detail about these two but overall it was moderately entertaining
December 28, 2012
Los malos son los héroes al final, y no develan mucho sobre el pasado de Jango.
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