Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters

Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #1

by Charles Soule, Luke Ross (Illustrator)

The Star Wars comic event you’ve been waiting for! The notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett has finally landed his greatest prize — Han Solo, frozen in carbonite for easy transport. Fett will bring the smuggler to Tatooine to collect the massive bounty placed on Solo’s head by the fearsome crime lord Jabba the Hutt. Sounds easy. What could go wrong? There’s just one problem standing between Fett and the payday…and it’s a big one. But Fett will stop at nothing to get the job done! Prepare for a mind-blowing, space-shattering epic event like no other!

COLLECTING: Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha (2021) 1, Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters (2021) 1-5

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Fiction, Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics

160 pages, Paperback

First published November 23, 2021

About the author

Charles Soule is a #1 New York Times-bestselling novelist, comics author, screenwriter, musician, and lapsed attorney. He has written some of the most prominent stories of the last decade for Marvel, DC and Lucasfilm in addition to his own work, such as his comics Curse Words, Letter 44 and Undiscovered Country, and his original novels Light of the Jedi, The Endless Vessel, The Oracle Year and Anyone. He lives in New York.

Reviews

[Jim C · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a comic collection that coincides with the Star Wars comic run. In this one we find out what happens to Han's frozen body in between Episode V and VI. Who knew he had an adventure while being frozen?

Like I said this was a crossover event with a different comics run. I read that graphic novel first and I did not enjoy it as I could tell there were missing gaps. This collection fills in those gaps and as a result I enjoyed it some much more. Basically, before all these comics came out everyone probably thought Boba transporting frozen Han back to Jabba's palace was uneventful. We were wrong as everyone in the entire galaxy shows up because they want frozen Han. Some want to rescue him while others want to do much worse. While this did become a little crazy I enjoyed it for what it is. It is meant to be a good time with a bunch of characters getting together competing for a prize. And it has no effect on the already established story arc. It is your basic one off adventure. My rating applies for the artwork as I liked it. I did think at times the coloring was a little too vivid and needed to be scaled back a tidbit.

This was a fun time that probably should have never been a crossover with the other comics run. It wasn't perfect as I did have issues with it. I find it hard to believe a certain character holds her own against another character. That being said we do get to see some one on one fights that fans will enjoy. This collection had many examples of things that worked and things that did not. If you just take it at face value it is fun and enjoyable time.

[Neil R. Coulter · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess it was inevitable that once Disney restarted the Star Wars canon, there would eventually have to be a new version of Shadows of the Empire. That was a pretty lackluster effort (who wants Dash Rendar brought into the new canon?), and this new version isn't any better. The biggest problem with trying to fill in the time between TESB and ROTJ is that the conflict is unnecessary. In the end of Episode 5, Boba Fett takes Carbonite Han and flies away to deliver him to Jabba on Tatooine. At the beginning of Episode 6, he has done that. Why would we assume anything more significant happened in the meantime, and how can we invest in a conflict that can't go anywhere? There is zero tension or interest.

The specific problem with this version of the story is that it was required to include all the major characters, before there was a story in which having all the major characters makes any sense. So in the midst of Qi'ra's disappointing reappearance to host an auction for Carbonite Han (after stealing him from Fett proved ridiculously easy), Vader shows up to take possession of Carbonite Han. Yes, this is the Vader who allowed Fett to take Han from Cloud City. If Vader thought Han was that valuable, why did he allow Fett to take him at that moment? He literally had all the key Rebels there on Cloud City. But in this graphic novel, he's willing to leave his pursuit of Luke in order to . . . attack the Hutts? None of this makes sense.

The thing I'll most remember about this book is that Boba Fett says "HNH" a lot.

[Khurram · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good action-packed story. It crossover the other Star Wars comic. I am glad they made Boba Fett the main character. I also like that fact despite hus reputation. Fett might be the elite bounty hunter, but he is not the richest yet. He needs to take a job to pay things.

If it is always a treat to see Fett is action things hardly everyone well for his opponents. Despite the power structure in the underworld, it was great slso see Vader remind everyone who the top dog is , but there is a reminder in there for Vader as well. I think the interaction between Luke Vader is done well and fits in the continuity.

My only complaint of this book is that it felt a bit rushed. There was a lot to get through and a lot of character appearances to do as well. Maybe an extra issue to fit it all in (ok, I am bringing greedy). This leads into the next big Star Wars event. There is a big return here, I am looking forward to ehsg happening next. Each chapter starts with the original issue cover, then finushes with thumbnails of the varient covers.

[s.penkevich [hiatus-will return-miss you all] · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a lot of fun with a riviting plot that balanced out the action with the more interesting space politics that I tend to enjoy best with Star Wars. Taking place almost immediately following The Empire Strikes Back, War of the Bounty Hunters shows the troubled journey of Boba Fett attempting to bring Han—frozen in carbonite but briefly unthawing in order to cue up the first plotline—to Jabba. All the familiar faces are here in a story that mostly overwrites the now not-canon Shadows of the Empire (sorry Dash Rendar fans). Much of the drama surrounds the return of Crimson Dawn (you know, the powerful crime syndicate from Solo) now under the leadership of Qi'ra. Fast paced and full of fun, this is a pretty epic event.

With The Book of Boba Fett about to start, I figured this would be a fun way to get excited and spot a few details that could possibly be setting up items to be covered in the show (like will Crimson Dawn show up? Seems likely). The main drama around Crimson Dawn also tees up a great storyline about the Hutt clan and hints that Jabba's demise in ROtJ may have left all their power up for grabs. Cool, right?

A good friend made a valid point recently about how the Star Wars expanded universe does tend to make everything seem overly busy and overly-connected. The universe doesn't feel as vast when everyone continueously shows up in every plot line. Which this is a bit guilty of, though it does make sense why the focal Rebel characters are here. There is a small subplot with Luke and Vader that feels a bit unnessesary as if they shoehorned in Luke without knowing what to really do with him, but it is still kind of fun. You do get to see most of the minor bounty hunters that showed up in Empire, so thats cool too. Overall, this was a great way to spend an evening and I do love me some Star Wars.

3.5/5

[Subham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reread: 22/04/2023

So this was another good one and like on rereads it's way better like you get to see Boba taking Han but being intercepted by Crimson dawn and a bounty on him rather so you have him escaping and Qi'ra reemerging so what are the challenges that brings and like Leia and all trying to free Han. I love the story with them and it's like before the events of episode 6 this is what was happening and it makes for such an interesting retcon. Plus Luke vs Vader on aerial battles and that's fun too. Some people might not like these but I love it. The story is interesting and like is Part 1 of Soules Crimson dawn trilogy and if you read it as a whole it's so much better and you will enjoy it more. Having said that like I said last time, there should have been more Bounty hunters and battles happening here for it to live upto it's name but I like the Hutts vs Imperials at the end and crazy things happen but that explains Jabbas power in episode 5, not something you will notice generally, but Soule does a great job of retconning and adding to SW in such interesting ways!

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This was quite fun but I have mixed feelings on this one.

Boba fett takes Han solo to Jabba in carbonite form but what happens in between is the story of this event. We see Han being stolen by Crimson Dawn and their leader Qi'ra and then auction and the usual auctioneers auctioning it and then come the hutts and the rebel alliance and Darth Vader who wants to claim it for himself. An attack on all sides by even bounty hunters and all the makings of a typical event.

In the main event we focus on Leia and her group trying to free Han and dodge Fett and what not, Luke vs Vader on X-Wings and the typical ending with all of them trying to get it and Fett outsmarting them and maybe getting Han but the drama in between and the rise of Crimson dawn is the main story.

Its a very fun volume but doesn't live up to its name that much as there is not much fighting in the main series but maybe present in the tie ins and that can be a bit disappointing so there is that bust aside from that I love the emergence of Qi'ra and the the expansion of this whole lore which leads to the second mini soon: Crimson Reign! But overall its a fun read if you want to read something light and fun in evening.

[Oscar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Boba Fett getting after it! This was really good!

[Benji Glaab · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charles Soule knows how to plot a SW title, now let's see if he and Pak can pull off an entire event. I have 4 more volumes to enjoy before that's to be seen, but so far this is exciting and crafty.

[Shaun Stanley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters collects issue Alpha and 1-5 of the Marvel Comics series written by Charles Soule with art by Steve McNiven, Luke Ross, and David Messina.

Boba Fett is on his way to deliver a frozen Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt when the carbonite freezing container begins to malfunction. While the carbonite is getting repaired, Boba completes a job to pay for the repairs and a mysterious group steals Han Solo away. Now Jabba is furious and puts a bounty on Boba Fett.

Every criminal organization in the galaxy recieves an invite from a reborn Crimson Dawn for the auction of Han Solo. With the knowledge of where Han is, Luke & Leia launch a rescue mission. With every eye in Han, who will walk away with prize?

I really enjoyed the Alpha prologue but it quickly goes stale. Nothing actually changes by the end of the event except to a handful of side characters. Everyone else is in the same exact position as before the event started. The whole event seems to be the set up for the return of Crimson Dawn but it could have been told without Han being stolen. The art is fine through out the series, but again, it is three artists over the course of six issues. I don't know why it is so impossibly hard for Marvel and DC to keep consistent artists over arcs nowadays.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wrote this as one giant review for War Of The Bounty Hunters as a whole, so feel free to jump to the relevant section(s).

Han Solo, trapped in carbonite, is still somehow the most wanted man in the galaxy. Boba Fett has a mission - to transfer the captive Han to Jabba's palace. But the mysterious Crimson Dawn has other plans, and a shady figure from Solo's past is out to make her mark on the galaxy once again, even if she has to involve literally everyone in Star Wars comic-dom to do it.

War Of The Bounty Hunters - 3 stars
First off, War Of The Bounty Hunters is a bit of a misnomer. Aside from maybe one or two fights, this is less of a War Of The Bounty Hunters and more of a fight for Han Solo, and even that's not really a fight. But I digress.

The problem with stories like this is that we know how they're going to end. I've said it before, but telling stories in this era of Star Wars is so difficult, because we already know where all of the characters are going to end up. So when Boba Fett loses Han Solo's body at the beginning of the series, we know for a fact that he's going to get it back again, because otherwise Han won't be at Jabba's palace for Return Of The Jedi. And sure enough, that's how it all goes.

The stuff in the middle is interesting, I'll give it that. The return of Crimson Dawn is well executed, and a good way to salvage some usable story material from Star Wars' only box office flop (Wikipedia's words, not mine), but I don't think we really needed a massive vehicle like a 34 part crossover to facilitate said return.

War Of The Bounty Hunters Companion - 2 stars
This collection of four one-shots is almost entirely unnecessary. The Jabba The Hutt one-shot actually features Boba Fett, but it's all flashback stuff that has no bearing on WotBH at all. The 4-LOM & Zuckuss one-shot is nice, but hardly essential, while the Boussh one-shot is more of a set-up for Doctor Aphra's next adventure and has literally nothing to do with the rest of WotBH since Boussh doesn't even appear in that story. IG-88 fits in neatly at the end and was the one I wanted to see more of, but I guess he's being mothballed again for later.

Despite being a 'companion', you'll be fine not reading this at all, to be honest.

Star Wars - 4 stars
In terms of tie-ins, there's always one book that's more necessary than the others, and it's no surprise that it's the one also written by Charles Soule. Star Wars' WotBH arc fills in some gaps, gives us some more motivations for the mysterious Crimson Dawn leader, and has an epilogue issue that looks like it's setting up the next big crossover right away.

There's definitely an echo of 'we've done this before', with a lot of scenes replicated almost word-for-word with the main WotBH book, but it's not too distracting. They're there for context, but I feel like if you're reading any Star Wars book alongside WotBH, it's the main one.

Doctor Aphra & Bounty Hunters - 4 stars
These two books probably do the best of running with WotBH without derailing their own stories. Whether WotBH was planned earlier or not I'm not sure, but both Aphra and Valance's adventures dovetail nicely into the main story without losing any of the momentum that their own books have been building. Even the side stuff (Lucky & Ariole's story in Doctor Aphra, and T'Onga's story in Bounty Hunters) come into their own here, despite feeling a bit separate early on in the tie-ins.

Bounty Hunters especially has a really good final page hook that has me really excited to see where we're going, and I enjoyed Doctor Aphra's use of continuity by throwing her up against Darth Vader midway through and having to cope with some PTSD from their last meeting.

Darth Vader - 3 stars
Vader's story is hamstrung by the fact that all of his important plot points are covered in the main WotBH book, so the tie-ins are left to flit around the outside. We get some additional insight into Vader's thought processes, but the interesting stuff is over in Ochi Of Bestoon and Administrator Moore's court. It must be hard when your main character is essentially unable to do anything he hasn't already done, but the strength of these supporting characters makes up for it.

Like Bounty Hunters, there's a good final page hook here as well that has me intrigued about what Vader's going to be facing next.

Artwork
Almost every issue here is pencilled by the usual suspects from each series, which is nice - too often during crossovers do regular artists dip out in favour of fill-ins, but that's not the case here. Ramon Rosanas on Star Wars, Minkyu Jung on Doctor Aphra, Rafaelle Ienco on Darth Vader, and Paolo Villanelli on Bounty Hunters are all present and correct, while Luke Ross handles the main War Of The Bounty Hunters book (and the legendary Steve McNiven pencils the Alpha).

The one-shots are a bit more of a mess, though none of them are particularly bad. David Baldeon's Boussh one-shot lines him up as a good successor on Doctor Aphra if he wants, but the others are all kind of forgettable.

Overall
War Of The Bounty Hunters didn't need to be this big. It manages to maintain itself across the six trades without falling over under its own weight, but it's telling that I'm more intrigued by what's coming next than what's already gone. Each of the individual Star Wars ongoings manage to keep their own stories flowing with various degrees of success, but when the main event book is kind of the weakest of the bunch, I'd say something went a little wrong.

[Dakota Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'll give War of the Bounty Hunters credit: that Alpha issue completely sold me on the concept. Boba Fett's on his way to Jabba, but Han's carbonite case is melting. Fett needs to get it fixed or Han won't make it through to the delivery. Then, wouldn't ya know it, someone's stolen carbonite Han right out from under Boba. Time for Boba to get Han back and complete his contract.

If War of the Bounty Hunters stuck to that Boba-focused path, I think it would have been more of a success. Instead, Charles Soule pulls back the curtain, revealing all sorts of big picture machinations that, naturally, touch every current Star Wars comic series. Wonderful! Because those Marvel events work so well...

The big deal here is that Crimson Dawn has been resurrected as a force in the universe. It'll be neat to see that play out in the future - I'm on board. The issue is that the "auction" for Han is a total farce. Betrayals and surprise appearances pile up - everyone is fighting and backstabbing someone else, to the point of total confusion and nonsense. By the final issue, Soule is spinning a dozen plates in the air - and we all know that Han is going to end up back in Boba's care. So it's a pointless game.

Fun at times, sure. Darth Vader makes a nice entrance. Boba says "hnh" a number of times, which feels accurate. The art is pretty solid. I didn't entirely hate War of the Bounty Hunters, but I think it would have been much better if it weren't an aggressive multi-series crossover event.

[Alan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sooooooo, this was a story that took a loooooot of liberties with the Star Wars canon. While the idea of Boba Fett running into difficulties on his was back to Jabba with Han in carbonite wasn't a bad one, the execution of this series was a very bad one. The artwork seemed to change every other page, and it went from just average to cartoonishly awful, like what some 12-year old mike sketch in their notebook during study hall. And it brought together way too much from the Solo movie, which left me in the dark as I've never seen it, but also didn't bring anything interesting to the table. Red Dawn or whatever these people call themselves steal Han and hold an auction for him. The Hutts are all invited as are all sorts of groups and beings, most of whom don't really seem like they'd have any stake ina the matter. Vader pops in for no apparent reason - he only wanted Solo to draw Luke to him. Once that was done he had no more use for Han. Leia, Chewie and Lando run into Boba Fett and that serves little purpose besides face time for the characters. And worst of all, they stole the title of The Bounty Hunter Wars from an original SW series, and promised all the bounty hunters going to war. But ultimately Boba Fett was bothered by several of them for a few panels and then they were killed or left behind. This is easily a series that can be ignored unless you're a SW completionist.

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a huge fan of the Star Wars Bounty Hunters, so this would have had to be horrible for me not to like it. The main character is Boba Fett, probably my favorite character in all of Star Wars canon. Thankfully, it wasn't horrible but was pretty good.

The basic premise is this shows what happened after Boba Fett left Cloud City with Han Solo in Carbonite. It has seemed like he'd just flew to Jabba's palace and that was the end of it. But no, Han in Carbonite made several stops with several others before ending up in Jabba's palace. Everyone's after Han Solo, and that's what the "war" is about.

It's cool to see all of the Bounty Hunters fighting against each other, and sometimes teaming up. Throw in Darth Vader and the rebels and there's a lot going on.

One thing I will note. I read every issue in this crossover, and there were a lot. However, unlike most Marvel crossovers, these issues didn't feel like throwaways. The continuity was tight, and it did mostly read like one long story rather than a main story with a bunch of "cash grab" tie ins. Probably the tightest continuity on a comic crossover this size Ive read in years.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have mixed feelings on this one. Maybe my expectations were set high because it was Charles Soule with a focus on Boba Fett, but I even at 5 issues the story of the carabonite felt like it went on too long? And it never really felt like an Event story for me, this could have been told as an arc in the regular Star Wars title

The ending was cool. The introduction of Qi’ra to the comics line was also cool. It’s just some of the stuff in the middle. And the art could have been better.

[Jonathan Roberts · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read. I only wish the artwork was as good as the 0 issue one shot. The story was too good to have such average artwork. I like the tie ins to the movies and the Mandalorian. It was pretty fun to read!

[Jesús De la Jara · Rating 3 out of 5]

En realidad este volumen es el inicio del evento que lleva su título. Empieza con el robo de Han Solo congelado a Boba Fett quien lo llevaba seguramente a su destino. Boba va a un torneo para matarla de forma más sutil, esta situación y cómo se hace sí me pareció un poco forzado. Pero no solo eso, también se adelantan y ponen precio a la cabeza de Boba por lo que se ve asediado por todos lados. Por otra parte, en "El Bermellón" la nave insignia del Alba Escarlata Q'ira ha hecho una gran reunión para subastar a Solo. Allí convergen todos los grupos de cómics que han venido llevando esta historia.
Al final, el Alba Escarlata logra algunos objetivos y se prepara para dar el gran golpe, aparecen así mismo unos personajes oscuros de las secuelas muy conocidos. Me gustó cuando Vader le dice a Luke que no es un jedi, jaja.
Se podría decir que este volumen es la versión de la historia desde el punto de vista de Boba Fett, por lo cual no me llegó a gustar tanto y me quedo con el volumen de Star Wars que cuenta bastante la misma parte de la historia.

[Kels · Rating 4 out of 5]

qi’ra fighting darth vader was one of the sexiest things i’ve ever read

[emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was fun but i’m about to go down the valance rabbit hole now

[47Time · Rating 5 out of 5]

We needed some filler between these movies. The story does a good job of bridging the events between the original trilogy's 2nd and 3rd movies, with references to the Solo prequel movie. The pacing is just right, with some humorous elements that fit well. I'm frankly surprised the creators managed to create such an enjoyable entry in the Star Wars rebooted continuity. The newest trilogy sucked hard by the end and had some glaring issues throughout. Sure, Boba Fett is a bit too talkative here, even funny - a tiny bit like Solo, actually - but this contributes to making him more human, while fully retaining his deadly skill as a bounty hunter. The movies rarely showcased his mad skillz.

Boba Fett has the carbonite-frozen Han Solo on the way to Jabba. The carbonite device is unstable, so he must first deal with a shady doctor who can tweak it. The payment is to defeat an arena champion that cost the doctor a bundle in a lost bet. Boba emerges wounded, but victorious. The problem now is that Han's body is stolen from the doctor. The newly resurrected Crimson Dawn led by Lady Qi'ra offers to auction off Han's body during a gathering of the galaxy's most powerful criminal organizations. The Empire is also invited. It's an attempt to regain the reputation they once had. Boba Fett will have something to say about that, though it's more difficult when he also has to fend off the bounty hunters enticed by Jabba's bounty on his head.

Han's friends are, obviously, around to try to free him. Jabba wins the auction by outbidding everyone with 1 million credits, but then Darth Vader simply claims Han's body for the Empire. Qi'ra asks the Empire to pay the 1 million credits instead, which angers Vader. Qi'ra fights Vader until his force powers defeat her. Sensing Luke, Vader shifts his focus onto the boy.

While the big players are distracted, Boba gets closer to recovering Han's body. Until the Hutts join the fray with their armada. The Empire responds in kind with a Star Destroyer and fighters. Amidst the chaos, Han's friends fight their way to his location, but so does Boba. His devices enable him to acquire Han's body and take it to Jabba, just where the movie needs him to be.

[Judah Radd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly very good. Only a few issues

#1; it wasn’t much of a war of the bounty hunters. Most of the conflict was between Boba and Jabba, Boba and the Empire, or Boba and other criminal syndicates. There were a couple fights between him and bounty hunters, and they were indeed cool, but it wasn’t enough to characterize the entire book or warrant the title.

#2; my second issue was the title convergence. Yes, I get it… these are comic books published by Marvel… but did we really need all the key players to show up in one place during the climax? It seemed a bit contrived. To make it worse, the motivations were a bit nonsensical. If Vader still wants Han, why did he give him up to Fett in the first place? If Fett is trying to clear his name with Jabba, then why would he try to sneak Han out from under Jabba’s nose?

I’m sure there’s a way to explain these things. I find myself doing it even as I commiserate… these elements just seemed a bit tangled and sloppy. My favorite Star Wars nonmovie material is the stuff that feels like it needed to happen. This doesn’t. This feels like they wanted an event here, and did whatever they could to make it happen, while including as much IP as possible.

Besides those gripes, the writing was awesome and the individual moments were often very cool. The art was pretty damn adequate as well.

Not a boring read, and worth a look. Definitely fun. Don’t think too hard about it.

[A.J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have always been told to give Star Wars comics a chance, and after reading this, I will probably not be doing that again for a while. This is why I don't read this stuff, with characters from spinoff and sequel movies meeting our OT heroes, and I just don't like it. Makes this great big galaxy feel small. If this is your thing, great, but I will not be touching Crimson Reign.

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun enough but it was rather brief for a war, more like a skirmish of bounty hunters, really. Maybe if I hadn't read Doctor Aphra, where she also hosted an underground raffle with unsavory elements for something of dire importance (the Jedi-crystal), it would've felt fresher or at least tenser.

[Andres Pasten · Rating 3 out of 5]

Muy irregular, y con participaciones muy forzadas de los otros titulos de Star Wars. Entretenida al inicio y al final, por eso tiene un 3 a secas. Se me hace dificil que ocurran tantos eventos entre "Imperio contraataca" y "Regreso del Jedi", pero habrá que darle una oportunidad al que viene.

[ambyr · Rating 3 out of 5]

The fact that this entire crossover event gets squeezed between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi is wild to me. Also, Vader, why did you hand Solo to Boba if you were just going to steal him back . . . ?

Fun times if I don't think too hard about continuity, though.

[Steven P Engel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading comic books on the Hoopla app? Would work better on a kindle or ipad than my phone, but i loved the story and will seek out more of these.

[Eldon Farrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son and I both really enjoyed this Star Wars "event" book. Lots of familiar faces and an interesting storyline!!

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

**Review is for all six volumes (34 collected issues across 6 titles)

A jumbo-sized crossover that fulfils its promise and brings four line together, tells a cohesive story, and leaves each thread set to go off in it's own direction again. And yet, and yet... Whether it's a little too big, or a little too repetitive (several times half an issue is a near repeat of an earlier one from a different title) or a little too predictably predestined (the plot can hold no real surprise since we all know the events of Return of The Jedi are coming). Because of that, the most interesting and entertaining bits were the side-quests and filler one-shots, places where character could be developed without the burdens of the plodding plot.

[Victor Wolfe]

This was a good comic series. We got many different cameos and beloved characters returning. This acts like a prelude to Book of Boba Fett.

[Josiah · Rating 1 out of 5]

The stupid in this book hurts. Why does desert Vader want Solo back just so he can bait Luke? My brain hurts now and I want my time back.

[Adam Fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why is this not "Book of Boba Fett" Season One?! Don't get me wrong, I'm liking the show, but this is easily the best Boba Fett story I've ever read! WOW.
War of the Bounty Hunters (WotBH) starts with Boba taking Han's carbonite case to a repair guy before delivering to Jabba. While running an errand, members of the Crimson Dawn (under direction of Qi'ra) steal Han and bring it to their "reintroduction to the galaxy" party to auction off. Because of his delay, Jabba puts a bounty on Boba and everyone wants to cash in on it. (I need to read all the connecting stories, but I think some characters are perma-dead here)
Jabba wins the auction, but Vader claims Solo. Qi'ra (using Teras Kasi! Making that crazy old PS1 game at least a piece of canon) fights Vader and holds her own, though is defeated. Boba is constantly fighting other people, betraying others, and doing his best to reclaim his bounty. (He's like a crazy animal of awesomeness!)
At the end, in the interest of keeping canon, Boba delivers Han to Jabba and gets paid. We are told that Qi'ra and the Crimson Dawn will return soon in "Crimson Reign" and then "The Hidden Empire". Very much looking forward to seeing how those go, as well as tie into the events of the main series books.
More Star Wars is ALWAYS a good thing. And more revelation about the time between ESB and RoTJ is giving me lots of joy.
High recommend. Even if you don't read the comics, you can still enjoy this Boba Fett centered story.

[Blindzider · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's not bad. Obviously trying to capitalize on the Boba Fett show, and also to feed the desire for more bounty hunter stories. This takes place between ESB and ROTJ, when Boba is bringing Solo to Jabba. Someone steals Solo and chaos ensues, showcasing both other known bounty hunters (Bossk and Dagnar) as well as various crime syndicates and the stars of the films caught in the middle.

McNiven's art has looked better but it's still serviceable. I wasn't aware that Platt had started working in comics again, and his inks give McNiven's art a different feel, maybe a little dirtier, being that it's more about the underbelly of this universe. I didn't love it, but don't hate it either.

Some of the story isn't bad, some portions feel as if happenstance drives some of the action and drama. Also, because people have to actually talk more in comics, some of the dialogue doesn't really "sound" like the characters as portrayed in the films. Soule tries to tie in many pieces from other SW comics, for better or worse.

I don't particularly care for delving into the Star Wars universe via comics. Some of it has been entertaining but in the back of my mind there is a voice that always says "this doesn't count", meaning it isn't canon. A good story is a good story, but so far the TV, film and video games portions fill that need for SW much better.