Star Wars: Blutsbande II - Boba Fett ist tot

Star Wars: Blood Ties #5-8

by Tom Taylor

WIE SIE WÜNSCHEN...
Die Nachricht schlägt ein wie eine Bombe: Boba Fett, der gefährlichste und gefürchtetste Kopfgeldjäger der Galaxis ist tot, ermordet von einer Gruppe Soldaten. Doch ein geheimnisvoller Unbekannter macht Jagd auf die Täter und knöpft sich einen nach dem anderen vor, um sich bis zu deren Auftraggeber vorzuarbeiten.

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book

108 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Once a professional juggler and fire eater, Tom Taylor is a #1 New York Times Bestselling, multi-award-winning comic book writer, playwright and screenwriter.

Well known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel, Taylor is the co-creator of NEVERLANDERS from Penguin Random House, SEVEN SECRETS from Boom Studios and the Aurealis-Award-winning graphic novel series THE DEEP. Taylor is also the Head Writer and Executive Producer of The Deep animated series, four seasons of which is broadcast in over 140 countries.

He is perhaps best known for the DC Comics series, DCEASED (Shadow Awards Winner), NIGHTWING (nominated for 5 Eisner Awards), SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL (GLAAD Award Nominee), INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, SUICIDE SQUAD, EARTH 2 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN as well as Marvel's FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, ALL NEW WOLVERINE, X-MEN: RED, DARK AGES and SUPERIOR IRON MAN. Taylor is also the writer of many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES (Stan Lee Excelsior Award winner). Taylor has written for Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Boom Studios, Wildstorm, 2000 AD and Gestalt Comics.

He can be followed on twitter @TomTaylorMade.

Reviews

[Gianfranco Mancini · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Attack Formation Seven"?

A far better sequel of Dark Horse's Jango and Boba Fett volume.



Tom Taylor's storyline was just great, epic, filled with twists and hilarious (just wait for the Stormtroopers' Attack Formation Seven scene...) and Chris Scalf's artworks are, like previous volume, some of the best ever in a Star Wars' comic book.



And when Boba starts going around in a Stormtrooper's armour (C'mon? Do you really thought the Mandalorian was really dead again?), doing stuff and meeting people, you are just going to laugh to tears!



Best (and funniest) Star Wars' comic I ever read.

[A.J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another nearly perfect Boba Fett miniseries from Tom Taylor and Chris Scalf that somehow manages to top their already incredible previous outing together. Picking up sometime after the first Blood Ties, Boba Fett is Dead kicks off with the death of Boba Fett being broadcast around for the whole galaxy to see. Connor Freeman is one of those men, and even though he still has some complicated feelings about Fett after Blood Ties, he wants to make whoever did this pay.

The script by Taylor, as mentioned before, is even better than the first one, with some pretty cool callbacks to a Star Wars Tales issue following Boba. I’m reading these stories in the recently released “Blood Ties” collection, so it makes sense they would be collected together, but it’s pretty cool Taylor took the time to use elements already established in the Legends timeline. Oh yeah, for anyone not aware, this story is technically part of the “Legends” timeline of Star Wars, which means it is all now non-canon to the current Disney stuff. I don’t think that reduces the quality of the story by any means, it honestly just makes me sad we didn’t get anything half as badass as this book in the canon Star Wars timeline. Boba Fett’s been pretty cool in some of the Marvel books, but that recent show really didn’t do him any favors.

The art by Scalf, as mentioned in my last review, is seriously some of the best Star Wars art I’ve ever seen. It’s all painted and done incredibly well, with alot of the action scenes throughout this book sticking out in particular. I can name a memorable one from every single issue, and while Taylor should be given props for writing them, they wouldn’t have worked nearly as well if any other artist drew them. The gunfight in the last issue and the armory scene in issue 3 were both two of the best standouts.

My only negative for this entire book is the Darth Vader appearance, which I think should have been way longer or at least more meaningful. He comes in for three pages, which are admittedly cool, but there should have been more done with him, especially since he was on the cover of one of the issues. Besides that very nitpicky and minor complaint, this is a nearly perfect Star Wars comic, where all who were involved in creating it just knocked it out of the fucking park. Truly incredible read, and I can’t wait to start diving into more of Tom Taylor’s Star Wars comics.

[Dimitris · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good Star Wars revenge story that humanizes the best bounty hunter in a galaxy far far away,Boba Fett

[47Time · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another minor event that sadly adds little to the overall Star Wars universe. Still, it's fast-paced and probably more explosive than any Star Wars movie. The main character is a capable soldier that easily destroys any opposition. He tries to settle down, but the life of a bounty hunter can't be escaped so easily, given his many enemies. If you live by the sword, you die by the sword. Boba is much more difficult to kill, though.

The news of Boba Fett's death hits Connor pretty hard. He soon finds that Boba staged his death and is now taking out his would-be murderers.

Boba's family is also targeted. His wife Sintas Vel is a bounty hunter. They have a daughter named Ailyn who is handy with a rocket launcher. Governor Purton wants all of them dead. Boba is killing the murderers right and left, all the while getting closer to the governor. He sends Connor to protect Sintas Vel and then joins the fight to emerge victorious in the end. He decides to give up his family, knowing he can't protect them.

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Im a big Star Wars fan, and Boba Fett is probably my favorite character in the Star Wars Universe. (I never could figure out why, just something is cool about him!) That said, this series shows Boba at his baddest. As you can probably guess, Boba Fett is NOT dead, but an elite squad of Imperial Assassins attempts to kill him, and fails. So as you can imagine, Fett isn't happy, and his revenge mission shows some of the reasons I like the character so much! He's a bad a$$!

Any fans of Star Wars or Boba Fett should like this one, and it has really gorgeous painted art to boot! Read it now! (And btw, even Darth Vader has a cameo, so yeah, read it!)

[Garrett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the previous blood ties story but a nice sequel to it. Not sure how I feel about Boba Fett having a kid.

[Jdetrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who would have thought that Boba Fett would be this interesting? I wish he could have been used to this extent in the actual films.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

i refuse to believe that the son of any of my beloved clones would be named something as pedestrian as connor freeman is this a JOKE

reread update: I'm actually really into this storyline

[Logan Harrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

7/10:
Not quite as strong as the first volume of, but a very well crafted and visually stunning 4-issue story. Continuing the journey of Boba Fett and Connor Freeman was so exciting, but then to bring Boba’s wife Sintas Vel and daughter Ailyn Vel into the food was absolutely brilliant!

I can’t wait to learn more about the complexities of the Fett family, whether it’s in Legends or Canon! But whenever I do, I’ll be reminded of their absurd relationship with the galaxy around them.

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another strong story that could have strayed too far into "family drama" territory in the wrong hands, but Taylor didn't let it. I really enjoyed his Connor Freeman character and it's a shame there's not more of him in the Legends canon.

[Cale · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this short graphic novel. The painterly style works well with the story, which further explores and develops some of Fett's past as well as telling a new story. The added dimension to the character was interesting, especially in how it tied into other Expanded Universe canon tales, even as it also reconciled with Clone Wars. The story was good, the characters were interesting, and the action worked pretty well too. All in all, everything you could want from a Star Wars graphic novel.

[Trae Stratton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid Boba Fett back story, great art, but little you don't already know if you're up to date on expanded universe Boba Fett novels. GREAT cameo by Darth Vader. Boba Fett fans like me should add a star.

2024
Second Reading.
Same Review.
Same great Vader cameo.

[Scott wachter · Rating 2 out of 5]

fett talks too much.

[Shara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this! Of course, any book that gives new life to old school Cantina characters is noting but pleasing to me. I enjoyed this tremendously.

[Dmitry Yakovenko · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Боба Фетт мёртв" — это вторая часть дилогии "Кровные узы" о знаменитых Бобе и Джанго Феттах, что блистали один в оригинальной трилогии, а другой в трилогии приквелов.

Данный комикс фокусируется даже не на знаменитом наемнике, а на его старом знакомом — Конноре Фримене, что был сыном одного из клонов Джанго, а значит являлся Бобе практически «братом», которого Фетт когда-то давно спас. И вот сейчас, когда по галактике распространилась новость о том, что Боба мёртв, Коннор решает найти убийц и отомстить.

Первое что бросается в глаза — это крайне нестандартный стиль изображений в этом комиксе. Они чересчур компьютерные, во время чтения ни на секунду не покидает ощущение, словно не комикс читаешь, а слово рассматриваешь скриншоты из какой-то старой видеоигры с подписями. Честно говоря, очень сомнительное решение.

К счастью, кроме рисунка тут больше придраться не к чему. Ладно скроенная история о братских чувствах и кровных узах, не лишенная банальных, но удачно разыгранных сюжетных поворотов, яркого экшена и крутейших персонажей. Фанатам Бобы Фетта и "Звёздных Войн" рекомендуется.

[Adam · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's pretty apparent that this plot draws substantially from other established storylines, including a lot of weird choices for Fett's character that don't seem to fit really at all into the characterization established in the first Blood Ties. He has a wife and a kid now, and I guess he cares about them a lot but then he sends Connor Freeman (nice name lol) in to protect them and she starts kissing him and Boba doesn't really mind? If they had leaned into that a bit more it could be fun and weird and interesting dramatic fodder, but instead it just feels thin and self-congratulatory, as if Connor is a self-insert cucking Boba for the author's gratification? Like he's a character basically identical to Boba but also he's kinda laid back and cool, and Boba trusts him so much that he lets him go protect his family, and he does such a good job that Boba's wife kisses him and Boba doesn't really mind, they're still friends. Something about that just seems off to me! And the ostensible main story here is such a flimsy afterthought that it doesn't do much to distract from that.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a sequel to Blood Ties-A Tale of Jango and Boba Fett, which is required reading to know who Connor Freeman is. The explanation for Boba Fett's fake death feels too convenient, and the characters even say that in-universe. I feel that this volume would not have been as compelling if it didn't include Boba's wife and daughter, Sintas and Ailyn Vel. There's a nice recreation of the hologram of their family picture from Star Wars Tales #7. And seeing how young Ailyn can fight just like young Boba could is heartwarming. But it's also heartbreaking that Sintas is attracted to Connor since he reminds her of Boba (I did think the kiss with Connor was unnecessary), but she doesn't want Boba in her life because she thinks he's bad for her. And it's especially heartbreaking reading this and knowing what happens in Legacy of the Force.

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Boba Fett is dead? Yeah right! We all know where that's headed just from the title. Taylor and Scalf put together a terrific sequel to their Boba Fett mini. Boba Fett's dead and his clone Conor Freeman gets dragged into the whole thing. Taylor does what he does best, make awesome comics. Scalf's painterly style makes the book look fantastic.

[Graham Barrett · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had been enjoying it like the first volume but the writing for Sintas Vel (Boba Fett's ex-wife and mother of his daughter) was atrocious. The revelation of her "rape as a backstory" left a bad taste in my mouth that frankly ruined an otherwise well drawn and entertaining Boba Fett story.

[Sean Goh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adds some meat to an character given little screen time in the original trilogy. Bonus star for The Vader Confrontation.

[Roman Colombo · Rating 4 out of 5]

You learn smething very important about Boba Fett here. Maybe two things but the last page is confusing. Art is beautiful though.

[Randy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cool Boba Fett story with beautiful art.

[Steffen Martinez · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a big Boba Fett fan so I'm going read it the cover looks so cool

[Jesse Gardner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

Legends are so much fun. A tale weaving the prequels into legends. Too bad the new owners don’t care this much...

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

No one really could have thought this man was dead.

[David Richardson · Rating 3 out of 5]

The storyline was ok to follow despite joining at book 2. Art work nicely done !! The story is easy to follow !! No pre knowledge needed !!

Excellent !

Thanks !!

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

That I was robbed of old man boba fett in fluffy slippers is a personal attack on me specifically

[Kevin Dempsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ve been on a pretty big Star Wars kick lately due to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. So to satiate my hunger for more Star Wars stories, I looked over my book collection once again and decided to reread Star Wars: Blood Ties – Boba Fett Is Dead.

Written by Tom Taylor and drawn by Chris Scalf, Star Wars: Blood Ties – Boba Fett Is Dead is a short four-issue story that is apparently part of a larger series but thankfully you don’t need to have to read any them if you just want to pick up this one. All of the events in this story are non-canon so don’t expect it to tie in or match up with anything in the movies.

The infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett has fallen at the hands of an elite group of soldiers at the word of a shady benefactor. Fett’s killers soon get picked off one by one by a mysterious assassin. Connor Freeman, the son of one of Jango Fett’s clones, gets drawn into the whole mess and is recruited against his will to find and safeguard a particular bounty hunter on a distant world with an unknown connection to Boba Fett.

This is a really neat but simple story. I’ll admit, I’m a Boba Fett fan. I know he wasn’t given much to do in the movies but I still just like his character. It was neat to see the whole detective angle of this series as the mysterious man (whose identity I felt was obvious) track down each of the killers and then how he disposed of them all. The action scenes are written really well and look almost like something from one of the films. I did feel that the reason why the villain wanted Fett killed was pretty weak in terms of motivation, but then again not everyone always needs a major reason for wanting someone else dead and with Fett’s line of work you would probably have a long list of enemies out for your blood. I also wasn’t entirely a fan of Conner at first. He comes off as a little whiney but he did have a few moments where I genuinely got a laugh out of him. Especially when he interacted with another character later in the story who I will not bring up—spoiler potential. I’m sure that if I read the previous Blood Ties book I’d get a better idea of Connor but otherwise he’s just ok.

I have mixed feelings on the art. It’s not bad, it just doesn’t always work. Things like the backgrounds, action scenes, vehicles, armor, and creatures look really gorgeous with this style and it’s totally well suited for this kind of action sci-fi story. The art doesn’t work, for me at least, when it comes to some of the human and alien characters. For the most part they look fine but in some panels their hands and faces just look so weird and distorted–especially in the close-up shots. At some points the coloring on the hands and fingers look like they’re blending into the background. It is passable I guess, but still just so weird to look at when compared to everything else.

VERDICT

Star Wars: Blood Ties – Boba Fett Is Dead is a simple, short, and enjoyable story from start to finish. Sure the art is off in places, the surprises are lackluster, and the villain is weak, but I didn’t want an award winner. I wanted a simple, enjoyable story to pass the time and that’s what I got here. It’s not a major space epic but still good enough to hold your interest.

FINAL SCORE: 7 out of 10

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[Jared · Rating 4 out of 5]

Star Wars Legends Project #222

Background: Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead, released in January 2013, collects the four-issue title arc (April-July 2013). They were written by Tom Taylor and pencilled by Chris Scalf. Taylor has written a handful of other Star Wars comics arcs, including the first Blood Ties run, which Scalf also drew. Most of Scalf's other Star Wars work is on covers.

Boba Fett is Dead is ostensibly set sometime during the year before the Battle of Yavin, although there is a discrepancy within the story that suggests the events could be happening 10 years before instead. It's not terribly important either way. The main characters are Boba Fett and his sort-of half-brother Connor Freeman, along with Fett's wife and daughter, and a minor appearance by Darth Vader. The story takes place on various planets, most notably Concord Dawn.

Summary: After a team of bounty hunters think they've managed to kill Boba Fett, he steals the identity of Connor Freeman, his kind-of friend and the son of one of his father's clones, to hunt down all of them and whoever paid them. And, since this makes Freeman a target, too, Fett gives him a part to play that he wouldn't trust to just anyone. If you kill Boba Fett, be really sure he's actually dead . . .

Review: I'm judging this story primarily by the standards of the first Blood Ties: A Tale of Jango and Boba Fett. My main complaint about that was that there just wasn't a lot to it, and it felt dragged out. This has a bit of that feel, but much less so aside from wasting some time at the beginning trying to pretend that Boba Fett is actually dead. And sorry if that counts as a spoiler, but oh my gosh guys he obviously isn't. Nevertheless, there is some cleverness in how he isn't dead, and the device places some interesting constraints on Fett who is forced to operate without anyone figuring out that he's Boba freakin' Fett, very much alive.

I liked Connor Freeman in the first Blood Ties, and I still like him here. I still wish they'd spend some more time actually developing and exploring his relationship with Fett, but giving him a larger role to play is the next best thing. This feels like it's trying to thread some kind of needle between Fett's pre-prequels backstory (which was a mess) and Fett's new post-prequels backstory without really getting too deep into the weeds. And I'm not sure any of it really works for the character, but it's at least internally consistent. I'll be interested to see how all of this lands with the Fett of the distant future in the appearances he makes towards the end of the Legends timeline.

Anyway, this is extremely skippable, but not bad. If you like Boba Fett stuff, give it a look.

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