Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection, Volume 4: Jango Fett & Zam Wesell

by Ron Marz, Tom Fowler (Illustrator), Ted Naifeh (Illustrator)

Jango Fett and Zam Wesell-two notorious bounty hunters, one explosive combination! When a mysterious employer hires Jango Fett to retrieve an ancient artifact, it's no surprise to find the beautiful and deadly Zam Wesell in pursuit of the same prize. Will this pair of fair-weather foes double-cross each other to land this lucrative score, or will a shared past convince the two that teamwork is the key to success . . . and survival?! Collecting the graphic novels Jango Fett and Zam Wesell into one volume for the first time, this story captures a pivotal moment in the history of the Republic.

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics

120 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Marz is well known for his work on Silver Surfer and Green Lantern, as well as the Marvel vs DC crossover and Batman/Aliens. He also worked on the CrossGen Comics series Scion, Mystic, Sojourn, and The Path. At Dark Horse Comics he created Samurai: Heaven and Earth and various Star Wars comics. He has also done work for Devil’s Due Publishing’s Aftermath line, namely Blade of Kumori. In 1995, he had a brief run on XO-Manowar, for Valiant Comics.

Marz’s more recent works includes a number of Top Cow books including Witchblade and a Cyberforce relaunch. For DC Comics, he has written Ion, a 12 part comic book miniseries that followed the Kyle Rayner character after the One Year Later event, and Tales of the Sinistro Corps Presents: Parallax and Tales of the Sinestro Corps Presents: Ion, two one-shot tie-ins to the Green Lantern crossover, The Sinestro Corps War.

His current creator owned projects include “Dragon Prince” (Top Cow) and “Samurai : Heaven and Earth” (Dark Horse).

Photo by Luigi Novi.

Reviews

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not too bad stories nor art but still could've been loads better. I just do not care Boba Fett or his family.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two separate but connected stories featuring the bounty hunters from Attack of the Clones. They are fine.

[Mike Jozic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ron Marz does an admirable job of crafting two independent, but connected, stories featuring the bounty hunters of Attack of the Clones. In these adventures, Jango Fett and Zam Wesel are allowed to both be ruthless and bad-ass, but also the opportunity to show a little bit of the hero they have within. Seeing Jango as a father and not just a deadly killer gives a little depth to the character and Zam was practically non-existent is Episode II, so seeing her here doing more than just dying is kinda cool.

The real treat of these stories, though, is the art. I never thought I would see Tom Fowler or Ted Naifeh doing this kind of work, but it works, and I loved it. Fowler's stuff, especially. For anyone who doesn't know, Fowler is the brilliant artist behind Mysterious the Unfathomable and Ted Naifeh is the inimitable creator of Courtney Crumrin and Polly and the Pirates. These guys are indie gold, and while I'd never want to see them go too 'mainstream', seeing them on a Star Wars title was a rare treat and shows that Dark Horse is fearless (and ingenious) in assigning talent.

A well-deserved four stars.