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Star Wars Legends Epic Collection #24
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire, Vol. 6
The Force unleashed! The Empire's power is at its peak - but not every problem requires military might. Sometimes all you need is the right agent, in the right place, with the willingness to get the job done. An agent like Jahan Cross! But when Boba Fett is framed for murder, Cross finds himself in a situation that even he may not be able to handle! Plus, learn the origin of Vader's secret apprentice, the deadly Starkiller - a story of treachery, deception and the overwhelming power of the Force. And witness the early years of Leia Organa!
COLLECTING: STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE - IRON ECLIPSE (2011) 1-5; STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE - HARD TARGETS (2012) 1-5; STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED (2008) GN; STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED II (2010) GN; MATERIAL FROM STAR WARS TALES (1999) 11, 15; A DECADE OF DARK HORSE (1996) 2
COLLECTING: STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE - IRON ECLIPSE (2011) 1-5; STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE - HARD TARGETS (2012) 1-5; STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED (2008) GN; STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED II (2010) GN; MATERIAL FROM STAR WARS TALES (1999) 11, 15; A DECADE OF DARK HORSE (1996) 2
480 pages, Paperback
First published July 15, 2020
About the author
John Ostrander
2,080 books175 followersJohn Ostrander is an American writer of comic books. He is best known for his work on Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy, series he helped create.
Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986).
Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC.
Originally an actor in a Chicago theatre company, Ostrander moved into writing comics in 1983. His first published works were stories about the character "Sargon, Mistress of War", who appeared the First Comics series Warp!, based on a series of plays by that same Chicago theatre company. He is co-creator of the character Grimjack with Timothy Truman, who originally appeared in a back up story in the First Comics title, Starslayer, before going on to appear in his own book, again published by First Comics in the mid 1980s. First Comics ceased publication in 1991, by which time Ostrander was already doing work for other comics companies (his first scripts for DC Comics were published in 1986).
Prior to his career in comic books, Ostrander studied theology with the intent of becoming a Catholic priest, but now describes himself as an agnostic. His in-depth explorations of morality were later used in his work writing The Spectre, a DC Comics series about the manifestation of the wrath of God. His focus on the character's human aspect, a dead police detective from the 1930s named Jim Corrigan, and his exploration of moral and theological themes brought new life to a character often thought of as impossible to write. He has also worked on Firestorm, Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Manhunter, Suicide Squad, and Wasteland for DC.
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January 13, 2021
The Empire has a main story arc- that of Imperial Agent Cross. Think of a James Bond that works for Imperial Intelligence and you have it. That part of this volume is excellent. The artwork is top-notch and Agent Cross is awesome. It's also a rarely done look into the Empire and shows its remarkable reach and ability.
The rest of this volume is devoted to what amounts to fan fiction for the two Star Wars games (Force Unleashed and FU II), these stories suffer badly. I played the games and enjoyed them. Stores based on the games? Meh.
So a great volume padded out with unnecessary drivel to make it bigger. 5 stars since the Cross story arc is stellar. 2 deducted for gross commercialism. Thus a 3 star volume.
The rest of this volume is devoted to what amounts to fan fiction for the two Star Wars games (Force Unleashed and FU II), these stories suffer badly. I played the games and enjoyed them. Stores based on the games? Meh.
So a great volume padded out with unnecessary drivel to make it bigger. 5 stars since the Cross story arc is stellar. 2 deducted for gross commercialism. Thus a 3 star volume.
November 13, 2023
The John Ostrander stories with Johan Cross are excellent, well written with good art. However a large amount of the book is wasted with an adaption of the force unleashed. About the only thing worse than a comic adaption of a movie is a comic adaption of a computer game.
June 6, 2023
The collection is divided into two sections: a James Bond-esque story about an Imperial Agent and the Force Unleashed games. If you enjoy Pierce Brosnan James Bond then you will enjoy the first half of the collection. The Force Unleashed portions will heavily depend on how you like the games, although Force Unleashed II comics are much better than the game's story (which wasn't hard to do).
February 18, 2022
Some Star Wars James Bond and some condensed The Force Unleashed.
3.5/5 Fun times, if not my favorite turf or telling.
3.5/5 Fun times, if not my favorite turf or telling.
February 1, 2025
This collections starts with the two Agent of the Empire miniseries, a sort of “James Bond in the Empire” idea. They are fine enough, but never feel entirely fleshed out or taken to it’s full potential. The main draw of this set is the two Force Unleashes OGNs. I think the first part would work better as a series, as the graphic novel adaptation felt like a speedrun of the original game. Nevertheless, it brought back some nostalgic memories of the games, and I’m surprised how well I remembered the plot and characters given how long ago the game came out. The adaptation of Force Unleashed 2 is much of what I remember from the second game, in that I don’t remember much about it other than being very short. It’s significantly shorter than the first adaptation, and told from the perspective of Boba Fett, which I think is a smart move considering Starkiller’s story is a tad convoluted. Either way, the artwork is great throughout, and I particularly liked the page layouts in the Force Unleashes stories.
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