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Title: Dark Empire II (Star Wars) by Tom Veitch, Cam Kennedy ISBN: 1-56971-119-4 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: September, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.26 (27 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: He should have stopped while he was ahead.
Comment: Ick. As good as Dark Empire 1 was as far as characterizations, plot, and pacing, this destroys it. Most of it seems to be a rehash of the original story, and the new elements introduced seem trite and contrived. The Emperor is back AGAIN, with a NEW superweapon to threaten our heroes. Whoopty-do. Nar Shadda (the Smuggler's Moon) is revisited, as is Byss, the Dark Side homeworld. New characters are introduced, but they seem needlessly rediculous. It is obvious that Veitch rushed this to cash in on the success of Dark Empire 1, unfortunately. It in no way lives up to its predecessor. Further, Cam Kennedy's artwork grows tiresome quickly, especially if you've already read DE1. Probably the only plus are the covers drawn by Dave Dorman, which are showcased in the back. He, at least, is able to capture the essence of Star Wars, although even they aren't as good as the DE1 covers. This is another one of those that you really shouldn't bother with unless you HAVE to own every Star Wars stor
Rating: 5
Summary: Not bad for a pair of smugglers...er, comic book artists....
Comment: The struggle for mastery of the galaxy continues in this second installment of Dark Horse's Dark Empire graphic novel series. Although Leia Organa Solo and her twin brother Luke Skywalker defeated the clone of Emperor Palpatine, his minions, led by Warlord Sedriss, continue their campaign to wrest star systems away from the New Republic and back into the Imperial fold.
Even worse, the spirit-force of Palpatine still resonates even though it is disembodied, and although rebellious members of his own court have destroyed more of his clone bodies all the Emperor needs is one in which to take physical form. Knowing that he will really die forever without another body to inhabit, Palpatine sets his sights on Leia's third child, Anakin Solo. If he succeeds, Palpatine will achieve two of his most cherished goals: continued survival and revenge upon the man who betrayed him at Endor, Darth Vader.
Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy return to dazzle Star Wars aficionados with their story and artwork in Dark Empire II. As in the best Expanded Universe novels, this creative team mixes classic Star Wars characters from the movies and meld them with a cast of new friends and foes, while enriching the "galaxy far, far away" with new worlds and exotic aliens. They even follow the trilogy's structure by making Dark Empire II a cliffhanger, making sure we readers looked forward to the concluding installment, Empire's End.
Rating: 2
Summary: A Death Star's Dead End
Comment: As much as I liked the first part of Star Wars Dark Empire, its sequel, Dark Empire II, should never have been given the go ahead at all-much less been published.
Following Luke's encounter with the dark side and his capture by the Emperor and the mission to rescue him, he returns to the alliance to begin rebuilding the Jedi. With the empire in retreat, all seems as though the galaxy is on the road to stability. But it doesn't last--Luke is being haunted by the power of the dark side of the force and the command of Palpatine.
Let's see, not only was Palpatine defeated in Return Of The Jedi, he was behind the events of Dark Empire, ultimately defeated again--now he is back. How many times is that? And he has yet another doomsday weapon ala` the Death Star to crush his enemies. I liked how Tom Veitch made the first Dark Empire story borne out of what author Tim Zahn created in his Thrawn trilogy. The story for DE II is just a retread of what DE was all about. The Emperor's surprise return worked once because you weren't really expecting it. But twice--c'mon. What a cheat and very lazy way out.
Cam Kennedy returns to handle the art for this sequel. I didn't care for his work on the first Dark Empire, and I feel the same way about the art for DE II. The only difference now is, the story is as bad as the art.... Everything and everyone in the book looks abstract.
Bonus material in the book features a foreword by Original trilogy illustrator Ralph McQuarrie, an afterword by Dark Empire author Tom Veitch, and a series cover gallery with great work by Dave Dorman--and reason I gave the book a second star. What a disappointment...
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Title: Union (Star Wars) by Michael A. Stackpole, Robert Teranishi, Chris Chuckry, Christopher Chuckry ISBN: 1569714649 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Star Wars - Mara Jade: By the Emperor`s Hand by Timothy Zahn, Michael A. Stackpole, Carlos Ezquerra ISBN: 1569714010 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Unifying Force (Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Book 19) by JAMES LUCENO ISBN: 0345428528 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Survivor's Quest (Star Wars) by TIMOTHY ZAHN ISBN: 0345459164 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Dark Lords of the Sith (Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Volume Two) by Tom Veitch, Kevin J. Anderson, Chris Gossett, Art Wetherell ISBN: 1569710953 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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