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Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Vol. 7: Blood and Honor
Baron Soontir Fel, the greatest fighter ace of the Empire, has been captured by the Rebel Alliance. But from the shadowed recesses of a Rebel interrogation chamber, Fel tells a story of the deception and corruption beneath the Empire's orderly surface... and sets the stage for his own defection to the Rebellion. This collection concludes the events set in motion in X-Wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service.
117 pages, Paperback
First published August 4, 1999
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Masanori Ota, better known by his pen name Masamune Shirow (Japanese: 士郎正宗), is a Japanese manga artist renowned for his influential contributions to the cyberpunk genre. Born in Kobe in 1961, he studied oil painting at Osaka University of Arts, where he developed an interest in manga. His early work Black Magic led to the critically acclaimed Appleseed, which won the 1986 Seiun Award for Best Manga. Shirow achieved global recognition with Ghost in the Shell, a groundbreaking manga that inspired multiple anime films and series, a live-action Hollywood adaptation, and numerous video games. His stories are known for blending action with philosophical inquiries into AI, post-human existence, and the ethics of technology. He has collaborated with Production I.G on projects like Ghost Hound and Real Drive. Shirow’s distinctive style and thought-provoking narratives have left a lasting impact on manga, anime, and science fiction worldwide, influencing creators including the Wachowskis of The Matrix fame.
Masanori Ota, better known by his pen name Masamune Shirow (Japanese: 士郎正宗), is a Japanese manga artist renowned for his influential contributions to the cyberpunk genre. Born in Kobe in 1961, he studied oil painting at Osaka University of Arts, where he developed an interest in manga. His early work Black Magic led to the critically acclaimed Appleseed, which won the 1986 Seiun Award for Best Manga. Shirow achieved global recognition with Ghost in the Shell, a groundbreaking manga that inspired multiple anime films and series, a live-action Hollywood adaptation, and numerous video games. His stories are known for blending action with philosophical inquiries into AI, post-human existence, and the ethics of technology. He has collaborated with Production I.G on projects like Ghost Hound and Real Drive. Shirow’s distinctive style and thought-provoking narratives have left a lasting impact on manga, anime, and science fiction worldwide, influencing creators including the Wachowskis of The Matrix fame.
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February 17, 2020
This story is actually split into 2 halves: Fel's tale and the Mission. Fel's tale is told during his debriefing and chronicles his life from just before joining the Imperial Academy to his capture by the Rebels. This gives a great insight into how a good man can become fervently loyal to an evil regime and how, even when his comrades mutiny and join the Rebellion, he remains steadfast in his belief in the Empire. Eventually, however, even he can no longer remain blind to the cracks in his beloved regime and finds he must make some difficult choices.
I really enjoyed this telling and the artwork was pretty good too.
The second half follow a Rebel mission to rescue Fel's wife before news of his capture reaches the Empire. What follows is a somewhat confusing and convoluted series of events that are punctuated by some cartoonish humour. I wasn't a great fan of this half, particularly as it has a jarringly different artwork compared to the first half. It does introduce Corran Horn, though, so it was nice to see him.
I really enjoyed this telling and the artwork was pretty good too.
The second half follow a Rebel mission to rescue Fel's wife before news of his capture reaches the Empire. What follows is a somewhat confusing and convoluted series of events that are punctuated by some cartoonish humour. I wasn't a great fan of this half, particularly as it has a jarringly different artwork compared to the first half. It does introduce Corran Horn, though, so it was nice to see him.
June 1, 2020
Dark Horse Comics: Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron - Issues #25-27. The story of Fel was cool, but the whole adventure that followed just continued to get worse as it went along. It was random, introducing characters and then discarding them all once the story was over. Seemed a lot of wasted effort and kind of pointless ending.
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February 25, 2025Everything related to Baron Fel's backstory is great stuff, however the art and story take a significant step down in the second half of the book as new characters are introduced willy-nilly and everything gets convoluted. Also Corran Horn isn't anywhere near as cool as Stackpole thinks he is.
First half 4.25/5.00. Second half 3.00/5.00
First half 4.25/5.00. Second half 3.00/5.00
December 31, 2022
Star Wars Legends Project #312
Background: Blood and Honor was released in August 1999, collecting issues #25-27 originally published Dec 1997-Feb 1998. It is the seventh Rogue Squadron story arc. It was written by Michael A. Stackpole with art by Steve Crespo, Jim Hall, and Drew Johnson. Stackpole is the main writer for this entire series. Crespo has a handful of additional issues, mostly later in this same series. Hall's only other Star Wars credit is one issue of Purge, but Johnson also worked on Rogue Squadron later in the series.
Blood and Honor takes place 10 months after the Battle of Endor, almost 5 years after the Battle of Yavin. The main characters are Baron Fel, Wedge, Tycho, Wes, and the rest of Rogue Squadron, as well as Syal Antilles Fel, Corran Horn, and Iella Wessiri, with appearances by Ysanne Isard and many others. The story hops all over, but mostly takes place on Corellia, with extended time in flashbacks to places like Carida and Coruscant.
Summary: After shocking Rogue Squadron by defecting at the end of their last battle, Baron Soontir Fel shares his story of betrayal and extortion by the Empire, and begs for their help to save his family from the ruthless Ysanne Isard. Some of the Rogues are reluctant to trust Fel, and even more reluctant to help him, but for Wedge Antilles, Fel's request is very personal: Fel is married to Wedge's long-lost sister, Syal.
Review: I mentioned before just how much I love anything with Baron Fel, and this arc is Fel overload, beginning with a double-length special issue delving into his whole backstory and his family connection with Wedge Antilles (another plot development I can't get enough of). The next 2 issues are a fun and exciting story on Corellia, featuring even more favorite Stackpole characters. Once again, I just have one complaint, which is that this arc is basically composed of 2 different, shorter arcs and as a result neither one quite has the time to develop and breathe the way the full-length arcs do. Nevertheless, this is excellent, and an absolute must-read for any fans of Stackpole and his many great contributions to the Star Wars gallery of characters.
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Background: Blood and Honor was released in August 1999, collecting issues #25-27 originally published Dec 1997-Feb 1998. It is the seventh Rogue Squadron story arc. It was written by Michael A. Stackpole with art by Steve Crespo, Jim Hall, and Drew Johnson. Stackpole is the main writer for this entire series. Crespo has a handful of additional issues, mostly later in this same series. Hall's only other Star Wars credit is one issue of Purge, but Johnson also worked on Rogue Squadron later in the series.
Blood and Honor takes place 10 months after the Battle of Endor, almost 5 years after the Battle of Yavin. The main characters are Baron Fel, Wedge, Tycho, Wes, and the rest of Rogue Squadron, as well as Syal Antilles Fel, Corran Horn, and Iella Wessiri, with appearances by Ysanne Isard and many others. The story hops all over, but mostly takes place on Corellia, with extended time in flashbacks to places like Carida and Coruscant.
Summary: After shocking Rogue Squadron by defecting at the end of their last battle, Baron Soontir Fel shares his story of betrayal and extortion by the Empire, and begs for their help to save his family from the ruthless Ysanne Isard. Some of the Rogues are reluctant to trust Fel, and even more reluctant to help him, but for Wedge Antilles, Fel's request is very personal: Fel is married to Wedge's long-lost sister, Syal.
Review: I mentioned before just how much I love anything with Baron Fel, and this arc is Fel overload, beginning with a double-length special issue delving into his whole backstory and his family connection with Wedge Antilles (another plot development I can't get enough of). The next 2 issues are a fun and exciting story on Corellia, featuring even more favorite Stackpole characters. Once again, I just have one complaint, which is that this arc is basically composed of 2 different, shorter arcs and as a result neither one quite has the time to develop and breathe the way the full-length arcs do. Nevertheless, this is excellent, and an absolute must-read for any fans of Stackpole and his many great contributions to the Star Wars gallery of characters.
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February 5, 2023
The art's actually good in the first half of this! The first half is also the much better written half, though the second half isn't terrible, just kind of overly convoluted.
It's always interesting to see writers take on the question of what the conflict looked like from the Imperial side. Granted, there remains the problem that the Empire tends to be portrayed as fairly blatantly evil, so any in-Empire view looks so different from what we see most of the time that it feels like more than just a perspective shift.
It's always interesting to see writers take on the question of what the conflict looked like from the Imperial side. Granted, there remains the problem that the Empire tends to be portrayed as fairly blatantly evil, so any in-Empire view looks so different from what we see most of the time that it feels like more than just a perspective shift.
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