Star Wars: Legacy II-Prisoner of the Floating World (1) review

 

Star Wars:  Legacy II-Prisoner of the Floating World (1)

by Corinna Sara Bechko, Gabriel Hardman, Rachelle Rosenberg & Dave Wilkins

Genre: Comic, Sci-Fi
Published Dec 2013
Pages: 120

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Summary:  "Ania Solo is just a girl trying to make her way in the galaxy—and have a little adventure along the way! But when she stumbles upon a broken communications droid and a missing lightsaber, a little adventure turns into a whole lot of trouble . . . for Ania and her friends! Collects Star Wars: Legacy #1–#5—Prisoner of the Floating World."

 

Review:   I had a hard time with this one. I think a lot of it has to do with the time jump. This jumps up over 100 years from the last known books and characters I had previously read. This really threw me. For the first part of the story I had no idea the time setting. This book just jumps right in, not really expaining anything of what is going on on the planet or galaxy in general. I almost stopped for that alone but being this was Star Wars I was determined to continue.

**Warning- Potential Spoilers ahead**

Star Wars-In the Shadow of Yavin (review)

 

Star Wars:  In the Shadow of Yavin (1)

{Star Wars -Dark Horse #1-6}

By Brian Wood

& Carlos D'Anda

Genre: Comic, Sci-Fi
Published Oct 2013
Pages: 152

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Buy Star Wars Volume 1: In the Shadow of Yavin

Summary:   "In the wake of the Death Star's destruction, the Empire seems to anticipate and thwart all moves by the struggling Rebel Alliance - which smells like a spy among the ranks. Princess Leia forms a stealth squadron of her best pilots - including Luke Skywalker - to expose the spy and find the Alliance a safe home. In another part of the galaxy, Han Solo and Chewbacca are on their own mission for the Rebels, but that, too, has been betrayed to the Empire. And, over all, Darth Vader watches..."


Review:  For a Star Wars Comic this was better than several others I have read recently. The Dark Horse Star Wars Comics have always been a favorite but I am an old-school-style comic fan so most comics these days seem to be lacking in my opinion. The comic has the Dark Horse creativity but does seem to have some more modern comic touches. A nice blend for all ages of fans.

Star Wars-Dawn of the Jedi: Prisoner of Bogan by John Ostrander (review)

 

 Star Wars-

Dawn of the Jedi:

Prisoner of Bogan (2)

by John Ostrander

Genre(s):  Sci-Fi, Graphic Novels
Published July 2013
  Pages: 130

                 Publisher:  Dark Horse
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Summary: "Xesh, a mysterious alien warrior, is enthralled with the madman Daegen Lok and his obsession with conquering known space. Hunter teams are dispatched by the Je’daii to stop Lok and save the misguided Xesh, but they’re not alone. Xesh’s former masters have sent their own hunter—with orders to kill!"

Star Wars: The Clone Wars- The Smuggler's Code (review)

 

Star Wars: The Clone Wars-

The Smuggler's Code

By Justin Aclin, Dave Marshall, Eduardo Ferrera

Genre(s):  Youth, Graphic Novels
PublishedJuly 2013
Pages: 82

Publisher:  Dark Horse Comics

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Summary: "When he encounters a criminal from his past, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi strikes out, determined to fulfill a promise he made to himself as a young Jedi: to bring in this fugitive on his own! While on the trail, Obi-Wan earns a favor from a local smuggler, but her devotion to working for her own benefit may be more trouble for Obi-Wan than her help is actually worth!"

The Sky-The Art of Final Fantasy (review) by Yoshitaka Amano

 

The Sky-The Art of 

Final Fantasy 

By Yoshitaka Amano

Genre: Fantasy, Art, Gaming

 Published July 2013
Pages: 576

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

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Summary:  "Yoshitaka Amano is one of the world's foremost fantasy artists, and The Sky I, II, and III showcase Amano's ethereal illustrations for the first ten Final Fantasy games. Each hardcover book in The Sky Slipcased Edition is 11 5/8" high by 10 5/8" wide, and printed on glossy stock. Volume 1 contains Amano's work for Final Fantasy I-III, Volume 2 his contributions for Final Fantasy IV-VI, and Volume 3 features his art for Final Fantasy VII-X. The elegant slipcase containing The Sky I, II, and III features the same wraparound exterior artwork as The Sky Boxed Set, with a double-hinged flap that folds around the open edge and is held flat to the back side with a hidden magnetic closure, making it easy both to remove the books and to display the set closed."