What do you think?
Rate this book
Star Wars: Canon One-Shots
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - Jabba The Hutt #1
JABBA NEVER FORGIVES! JABBA NEVER FORGETS! JABBA THE HUTT is one of the most powerful and ruthless gangsters in the galaxy—and BOBA FETT, his most trusted bounty hunter, has failed him. How will Jabba deal with betrayal? VIOLENTLY. And what does this have to do with a bounty hunter with ties to the HIGH REPUBLIC? Justina Ireland and Luca Pizzari’s hutt-sized spectacular is the first of four action-packed “War of the Bounty Hunters” tie-ins about the criminal underworld’s most notorious hunters and scoundrels, all told by the best Star Wars writers and illustrators in the galaxy.
34 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 21, 2021
10 people are currently reading
37 people want to read
About the author
Justina Ireland
122 books3,141 followersJustina Ireland is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books including Dread Nation and its sequel Deathless Divide, the middle-grade novel Ophie's Ghosts, which won the Scott O'Dell award for historical fiction, and a number of Star Wars books including Flight of the Falcon: Lando’s Luck, Spark of the Resistance, A Test of Courage, Out of the Shadows, and Mission to Disaster. She is a former editor in chief of FIYAH Literary Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, for which she won a World Fantasy Award. She holds a BA in History from Georgia Southern and an MFA in Creative Writing from Hamline University.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
July 23, 2021
This was a decent issue that filled in a few gaps. It had good art work, interesting flashback sessions and some good Boba action. The story wasn't spectacular but it was a good read nonetheless.
August 21, 2021
Excellent!!!!!
I always love reading graphic novels that deal with Jabba the Hutt! Five *****'s!!!!! Definitely cannot wait to read the upcoming issues! 😁
I always love reading graphic novels that deal with Jabba the Hutt! Five *****'s!!!!! Definitely cannot wait to read the upcoming issues! 😁
December 17, 2024
"Really liked it." - 4 out of 5 star rating.
A damn good Star Wars Bounty Hunter comic book.
Jabba the Hutt and Boba Fett are fantastic in this, but the newly introduced character (for me at least) Deva - is freakin' amazing. I am very interested in her and definitely looking forward to jumping into more Bounty Hunter comics where hopefully she'll appear.
For now, I will still continue to pursue these Star Wars comic book 'one-shots' for the time being. After the new year rolls over and we're in 2025, I'll then probably jump back into series based comics. In the mean time, going to burn through as many of these solo issues as I can.
A damn good Star Wars Bounty Hunter comic book.
Jabba the Hutt and Boba Fett are fantastic in this, but the newly introduced character (for me at least) Deva - is freakin' amazing. I am very interested in her and definitely looking forward to jumping into more Bounty Hunter comics where hopefully she'll appear.
For now, I will still continue to pursue these Star Wars comic book 'one-shots' for the time being. After the new year rolls over and we're in 2025, I'll then probably jump back into series based comics. In the mean time, going to burn through as many of these solo issues as I can.
July 25, 2021
Pretty uninspired. Eh. 2.75 out of 5 stars
July 26, 2021
This is getting one whole star for Crimson Dawn basically sending Jabba a singing telegram. Other than that it was nothing more than a prequel showing exactly how Fett lost Solo.
Read
July 29, 2021Check out my review here on the Star Wars Lads YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/T7XXsLSsrwU
https://youtu.be/T7XXsLSsrwU
August 12, 2021
This was a fun one-shot that ties some new events that tie Jabba into the larger story of War of the Bounty Hunters. This has been so much fun to read how each narrative ties in and how each piece fits in to the overall narrative.
August 3, 2021
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - Jabba the Hutt is the first of four tie-ins set before the events of Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters. Written by Star Wars: The High Republic’s Justina Ireland, the new tie-in is set to have implications for the High Republic era — but what are they?
(READ MORE: https://yourmoneygeek.com/review-star...)
The first issue is told in two parts: the present timeline, which is set just before Boba Fett lost Han Solo in War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha, and a past mission that paired Fett with the bounty hunter Deva Lompop. The new bounty hunter is a Shani, which is a reptilian species with an extremely long lifespan, which means she has been operating as a bounty hunter and mercenary since the High Republic era. While the flashbacks in the comic aren’t that much of a throwback, they give a fun look at Deva’s duplicitous and carnivorous nature. Ibraim Roberson handles the art for the present-day scenes, with Luca Pizzari creating the beautiful art for the flashback scenes.
Jaba the Hutt is growing impatient with Boba Fett’s delays in capturing Han Solo, prompting Bib Fortuna to reach out to Deva Lompop who is enjoying a drink and a good read somewhere in the Dalnan Sector.
Flashbacks reveal that Deva Lompop was previously indebted to Jabba the Hutt when she and Boba Fett embarked on a mission to bring in Jarm Brock. They run into some trouble, namely Deva Lompop poisoning Boba Fett so she can handle the bounty on her own. It turns out Jarm Brock was previously working with the Crimson Dawn — a nice allusion to the main War of the Bounty Hunters storyline. She returns to The Palace with nothing more than Jarm Brock’s head and an ill Boba Fett, before taking her leave of Hutt’s service.
In the present timeline, Deva Lompop tracks Boba Fett down on Nar Shaddaa for Jabba the Hutt and finds herself a little help. In the final panels of the issue, Deva meets with a mysterious cloaked figure with ties to the Crimson Dawn and plots the demise of Jabba the Hutt.
The next three issues of War of the Bounty Hunters; 4-LOM & Zuckuss, Boushh, IG-88 1 will be written by Daniel José Older, Alyssa Wong, and Rodney Barnes respectively. While they may not be connected to The High Republic, it’s safe to say these tie-ins will have larger implications for the stories being told presently by Star Wars.
(READ MORE: https://yourmoneygeek.com/review-star...)
The first issue is told in two parts: the present timeline, which is set just before Boba Fett lost Han Solo in War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha, and a past mission that paired Fett with the bounty hunter Deva Lompop. The new bounty hunter is a Shani, which is a reptilian species with an extremely long lifespan, which means she has been operating as a bounty hunter and mercenary since the High Republic era. While the flashbacks in the comic aren’t that much of a throwback, they give a fun look at Deva’s duplicitous and carnivorous nature. Ibraim Roberson handles the art for the present-day scenes, with Luca Pizzari creating the beautiful art for the flashback scenes.
Jaba the Hutt is growing impatient with Boba Fett’s delays in capturing Han Solo, prompting Bib Fortuna to reach out to Deva Lompop who is enjoying a drink and a good read somewhere in the Dalnan Sector.
Flashbacks reveal that Deva Lompop was previously indebted to Jabba the Hutt when she and Boba Fett embarked on a mission to bring in Jarm Brock. They run into some trouble, namely Deva Lompop poisoning Boba Fett so she can handle the bounty on her own. It turns out Jarm Brock was previously working with the Crimson Dawn — a nice allusion to the main War of the Bounty Hunters storyline. She returns to The Palace with nothing more than Jarm Brock’s head and an ill Boba Fett, before taking her leave of Hutt’s service.
In the present timeline, Deva Lompop tracks Boba Fett down on Nar Shaddaa for Jabba the Hutt and finds herself a little help. In the final panels of the issue, Deva meets with a mysterious cloaked figure with ties to the Crimson Dawn and plots the demise of Jabba the Hutt.
The next three issues of War of the Bounty Hunters; 4-LOM & Zuckuss, Boushh, IG-88 1 will be written by Daniel José Older, Alyssa Wong, and Rodney Barnes respectively. While they may not be connected to The High Republic, it’s safe to say these tie-ins will have larger implications for the stories being told presently by Star Wars.
August 9, 2021
Deva Lompop, apart from having a silly name, is a bounty hunter from the High Republic series of novels and comics…apparently…although she hasn’t actually appeared in any of them yet. So, isn’t she a character from War Of The Bounty Hunters who’s going to show up in the High Republic? Not that it matters…
Still, she’s a green lizard woman with feathers for hair who’s so badass she managed to get one over on Boba Fett. I am old and cynical and so this made my eyes role a little bit, but I have to confess she looks pretty cool. Well, she looks pretty cool in half of this book. You see, this book takes place in two different eras, the “present day” of the War Of The Bounty Hunters, and “some time ago”…when she’s recruited by Jabba to do a job for him. These two eras are handled by two different artists. Ibraim Roberson handles the “present day” section, and his art is truly gorgeous. His linework has a light touch with a lot of fine detail, but not so much that the panels become crowded, and the colourist works with him incredibly well to produce some absolutely stunning pages. The flashback part of the book is handled by Luca Pizzari and his art is…not as good. It’s not bad, it does the job, it’s perfectly fine…but we’ve come to expect more from Marvel’s Star wars line, and it suffers in comparison with Roberson’s work.
The story is also fine, it introduces the new character effectively, but I’m always sceptical of new characters in Star Wars comics when we already have such a huge wealth of characters in the Star Wars universe. Doctor Aphra is the rare exception that proves the rule that new characters created for Star Wars comics rarely work well. Unless they’re seven foot tall green rabbits, I guess…
So, in the summary, this comic is good, but it didn’t blow me away, and it’s not essential reading if you’re following the War Of The Bounty Hunters story. But I will be looking forward to Deva Lompop showing up in the High Republic.
Get early access to all my reviews and read them a week before everyone else over on my Patreon!
Still, she’s a green lizard woman with feathers for hair who’s so badass she managed to get one over on Boba Fett. I am old and cynical and so this made my eyes role a little bit, but I have to confess she looks pretty cool. Well, she looks pretty cool in half of this book. You see, this book takes place in two different eras, the “present day” of the War Of The Bounty Hunters, and “some time ago”…when she’s recruited by Jabba to do a job for him. These two eras are handled by two different artists. Ibraim Roberson handles the “present day” section, and his art is truly gorgeous. His linework has a light touch with a lot of fine detail, but not so much that the panels become crowded, and the colourist works with him incredibly well to produce some absolutely stunning pages. The flashback part of the book is handled by Luca Pizzari and his art is…not as good. It’s not bad, it does the job, it’s perfectly fine…but we’ve come to expect more from Marvel’s Star wars line, and it suffers in comparison with Roberson’s work.
The story is also fine, it introduces the new character effectively, but I’m always sceptical of new characters in Star Wars comics when we already have such a huge wealth of characters in the Star Wars universe. Doctor Aphra is the rare exception that proves the rule that new characters created for Star Wars comics rarely work well. Unless they’re seven foot tall green rabbits, I guess…
So, in the summary, this comic is good, but it didn’t blow me away, and it’s not essential reading if you’re following the War Of The Bounty Hunters story. But I will be looking forward to Deva Lompop showing up in the High Republic.
Get early access to all my reviews and read them a week before everyone else over on my Patreon!
July 24, 2021
This was Jabba the Hutt focused, so I didn't expect much.
July 24, 2021
Deva is so boring, and were really supposed to believe she can get the drop on Boba Fett???
2/5
2/5
August 18, 2023
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – Jabba the Hutt (“Trust Issues”)
“Jabba is most fair, but he believes this will eliminate your DEBT.” – Bob Fortuna to Deva Lompop.
“Jabba is most fair, but he believes this will eliminate your DEBT.” – Bob Fortuna to Deva Lompop.
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews