Star Wars, Vol. 3: War of the Bounty Hunters

Star Wars (2020)

by Charles Soule, Ramon Rosanas (Illustrator), Carlo Pagulayan (Cover Art)

The hunt for Han! Chewbacca has heard from an old friend with intelligence on the location of notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett, who is in possession of the carbon-frozen body of Han Solo. Along with Luke Skywalker, the loyal Wookiee sets off in search of his lost friend, on an adventure to Nar Shadaa…better known as the Smuggler’s Moon! But this mission may prevent plucky astromech droid R2-D2 from passing along a crucial message to Luke — a message that will affect the fate of the entire Jedi Order! The saga of Star Wars continues to surprise!

COLLECTING: Star Wars (2020) 12-18

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

168 pages, Paperback

First published December 7, 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

[Khurram · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. This contains Star Wars Issues 12 to 18. This story takes place during the War of the Bounty Hunters. Half of the book acts as a companion to that book. The other half focuses on Luke.

One of the things I really like about this book is Lukes development. I admit I am a biased Luke Skywalker mark/fan. I like that it shows Luke training and developing, but I especially like that he does not always get things right. He is still learning, and he is replaying his greatest loss to Vader and the secret Vader told him over and over.

The other great thing in this book is Leia and Lando's relationship. From distrust to grudging respect. Also, Leia is trying to function and inspire whilst dealing with the loss of Han. Also, Leia is not the only rebel who has someone trapped behind enemy lines. The story of a future Resistance hero's parents' first meeting.

It is a great all-around book, whether as a companion or about character development. I can't wait for the next arc where someone could prove an allie or zn enemy. The book finishes with a cover gallery of the varient and regular covers of the issues. In full page format, and a bounty hunter profile.

[Jim C · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a collection of comics that take place in between Episode V and Episode VI. In this one Han has been frozen in carbonite. Luke, Leia, and Lando race to recover him before we see him in the movies at Jabba's palace.

I know I am being harsh with my rating but I cannot justify giving this collection anything else. The sad part it is not the fault of anyone who worked on this collection. The fault lies on the powers to be. In their infinite wisdom they thought it would be a brilliant idea to have this run concurrently with another comic. This might work when buying single issues but it does not work at all when you are reading one collection. We would have a scene that ends with a cliffhanger and can you guess how the resolution would go? Well that is what you have to do is guess because it happened in the other collection. Seriously? Several times I wondered why we had a time and scene jump. I borrowed this from hoopla and I came close to emailing them and telling them that something was wrong with this collection. Before I did I did some research (coming on here and reading reviews) and learned about the concurrent idea. What is the reasoning behind this? The only thing I can come up with is that it was a cash grab to buy more single issues. Did anyone think what would happen when the issues went into a collection? Apparently not.

Okay. My little rant is over. I hated this and I feel bad for all the people who worked hard on this comic run. I would not say it was confusing because I could follow along with what was going on. It just would have been nice to know how it happened. I guess I am going to have have to read the other concurrent collection to find out. I am thankful that I am borrowing these from hoopla because if I paid cash for this idiotic idea of concurrent collections I would be upset.

[Oscar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good series!

[Subham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reread: 23/04/2023

I feel like I am enjoying this series a lot on rereads seeing how the pieces are being fit together for the big story here and like i said last time around its tying to he main event in such interesting ways but it also has this sense of other stuff going on like the ones with Shara bey and she has become one of my favorite characters already, and how the rescue is going about and I like how it expands on the rescue story in the main WOTBH book but the best one is towards the end with Qi'ra and Leia conversing, and like establishing the former as an anti-hero in such interesting ways and for that i just love this series even more!

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This was quite fun!

Its basically a tie in to the main event and we follow Luke as he is trying to deal with the defeat and revelations with Vader and trying to fight him again in a chase of X-Wings and his mental make up and the other stories tie into whatever is going on with Lando and his ulterior plans and the mindset of Leia and then handling the fallout of the event with Qi'ra and Leia meeting and the convo they have is so good and the exciting part of the series.

Its a very fun event tie-in and does well to flesh out the main series and if read along with it in the correct order makes for a very fun read and also does well to explore on the tension between father and son here. The art is great and compliments the writing but sometimes the series feel hollow if you look at it without the event but regardless. Also I kinda like the hints of other characters in the SW universe present and past. Next up: Crimson Reign!

[Jesús De la Jara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este volumen está dentro de la "Guerra de los Cazarecompensas" y el objetivo del equipo es rescatar a Han Solo. Para ello tienen muchos aliados como Sagwa, amigo de Chewbacca. También en el camino de Luke y Leia se unen Lando . Luke por una parte va con el Escuadrón Starlight a una misión de rescate de una líder muy importante rebelde, allí se enfrenta al Almirante Kalaxo. Luego hay un encuentro de padre e hijo y uno muy esperado de Leia y Q'ira.
Me gustó mucho el número sobre todo por la cantidad de personajes y la unión de sus historias. Estuvieron muy bien caracterizados Lando, Leia y Q'ira, definitivamente Soule conoce muy bien el mundo de Star Wars.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another solid entry from Soule that dances between the raindrops of what all the other titles are doing during War of the Bounty Hunters. He really comes home to writing Lando and Lobot again and, of course, the tete-a-tete between Leia and Galactic Style Icon Lady Q'ira



lives up to the massive expectations I had for it.

[Maggie Lovitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything has been building to this moment across multiple comic series. Darth Vader has arrived aboard the Vermillion and has staked his claim on Han Solo, despite Jabba the Hutt’s winning bid from Qi’ra’s auction. What ensues is nothing short of brilliant storytelling from Charles Soule.

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Darth Vader is determined to leave the event with Han Solo in custody, so much so that he is willing to kill anyone and everyone who comes in his way. Which should really surprise no one. Jabba the Hutt, who is surprisingly unafraid of Vader’s menacing nature, tries to assert his own claim over Han Solo. After all, he just purchased him for 1,000,000 credits. Despite Vader’s assertation that everything within the Empire’s control is technically owned by Emperor Palpatine, Jabba is dead-set that has a claim over Han Solo.

Enter Qi’ra, who is willing to hand over Han Solo to Darth Vader, so long as the Empire provides her with the one million credits owed to the Crimson Dawn. When Vader refuses to pay up, Q’ira draws her weapons, and the two duel in a delightful show of power. My only problem with this entire sequence is that I wish we could have seen it play out in live-action. There is so much to work with here and to consider — from Qi’ra taunting Vader about her master’s knowledge about him and Obi-Wan to her absolutely unwavering fearlessness in the face of Darth Vader. While he does best her, her show of resilience was thrilling to see.

In the wings, Boba Fett has been intercepted by Leia, Lando, and Chewbacca who are trying to rescue Han from the clutches of Darth Vader and his would-be buyers. This, of course, goes disastrously. Neither party can use their blaster, otherwise, they would be discovered. Leia attempts to lure Boba Fett into retrieving Han Solo for her, leveraging the rebellion’s meager cash pool, but the bounty hunter is determined to follow through with his job for Jabba the Hutt.

Chewbacca decides to engage with Boba Fett in a little hand-to-hand combat, while Leia and Lando consider the best course of action. Boba Fett only narrowly gains the upper hand by using a little fire to get out of Chewie’s death grip. If you have ever wondered what those braids on Fett’s armor are, I am here to inform you that they are Wookie hair.

In the final moments of the issue, Darth Vader senses that Luke Skywalker is nearby (coming to assist Leia and co. with the rescue) and Vader issues an ominous ultimatum to the younger Skywalker. Deliver himself to Darth Vader or Darth Vader will cut Han Solo in half.

Charles Soule has done a brilliant job interweaving this story into the fabric of what we know from The Empire Strikes Back. I was initially uncertain about this particular comic run because it felt like we knew everything we needed to know about this particular time point, but it has turned into a very compelling story with more surprises than expected.

My lingering question after each issue of War of the Bounty Hunters is — will this factor into the upcoming Book of Boba Fett series?

[Comette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nie był jakiś porywający, ale przyjemnie się czytało i dla ostatniego rozdziału z Qi'rą kocham

[Frédéric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Totally tied to the War of the bounty hunters run so if you don’t have this one in your library-like me- expect some holes here and there.

Still Soule managed to make sure the reader isn’t totally lost and there are enough recaps to help you get the drift.
All in all it’s quite good-again Soule’s voice for Lando is excellent and he cleverly uses the whole canon mythos- but I can’t rate it higher than 3* for aforementioned tie-in.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 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 4 out of 5]

Easily the strongest tie-in volume for War of the Bounty Hunters, which makes sense since Charles Soule wrote both. This volume also stands on its own quite nicely, offering a brief, exciting glimpse into Starlight Squadron's latest mission (I was legit thrilled and surprised to see they saved Mon Mothma).

The volume also gives lots of space to Lando, for better or for worse. Soule seems intent on transitioning Lando from vagabond Cloud City administrator to Rebel hero, which is a fine idea, but seems to require a great deal of him monologuing to a silent Lobot. Less than thrilling and often forced. Good idea, though! It's also nice to see Leia admit to feeling adrift with the Rebellion in shambles and Han frozen in carbonite. Character building! You love to see it. Wish they could fit that into the Doctor Aphra series.

The artwork in this volume also deserves a shout-out. Less deserving of a shout-out: the space between the sixth and seventh issues, where the ending of the War of the Bounty Hunters occurs in other series. Still, that seventh issue features an interesting coda related to Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn. Excited to see what role they play in the future.

[Sud666 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This comic takes place in between "Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". Solo is frozen in carbonite and the Rebel scum tries to get him back. This series expands on the hunt.

As Luke struggles to come to an understanding of how terrible a Jedi he really is and that the only reason he's alive is that Vader wants him alive. Meanwhile, Leia and Lando are trying to get Han's body before it disappears. As the Rebel scum work with their trashy criminal counterparts (Black Sun, Crimson Dawn), it seems Vader also wants Han's body as a means to draw in Skywalker.

Good enough story and pretty good art. I would have given this one more star, save for the fact that Qi'ra, a Crimson Dawn scumbag, fights Vader and then, when she is at his "mercy", Vader...Darth fucking Vader, lets her go. Even after she attacked him and is preventing him from completing his mission. Uh huh. Ok. Sure.

So cheap pandering aside, a good story and good art. Could we please keep established characters in character please?

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume mainly focused on the Rebel Alliance's part in the War of the Bounty Hunters as Luke, Leia, Lando and Chewbacca attempt to rescue Carbonite Han from the Hutts, Crimson Dawn, and whoever else gets their hands on him in between. Some interesting Luke and Vader interaction as well.

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.

[Benji Glaab · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5🌟 after watching the same story arc play out from 5 different pov, and seperate volumes you might think I'd be bored. And that's sort of true. This volume dragged the most of the lot, though it did seem to plant some interesting plots for volumes to come. I'm really hoping these titles can stay interconnected moving forward.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovvvvvvve the stuff going on with Lando and Lobot. The Luke/Vader stuff is fine, but the real treat here was the last issue, the meet-up between Leia and Qi-ra. I just wish the artist from the War of the Bounty Hunters series had done it, because Qi'ra looked much less like Emilia Clarke here. Still.... sooooooooo good.

[Shaun Stanley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Star Wars Vol. 3 War of the Bounty Hunters collects issues 12-18 of the Marvel Comics series written by Charles Soule with art by Ramon Rosansas.

Leia, Luke, Chewie, and Lando set off to save Han Solo after he is captured by the reborn Crimson Dawn. The Rebels will have to battle the Hutts, Darth Vader, and every criminal organization in the Galaxy to save our favorite smuggler.

Half this book is just the War of the Bounty Hunter shown from a slightly different angle. It even has the exact same dialogue. The other half is the set up between those scenes that are told at a break neck pace. Characters jump around the Galaxy in an instant to match the main story. The only real growth in the book in Lando slowly building his trust with Leia and Chewie.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

4
This title is a slow burn. Consistently consistent. At the very least, it does seem Soule has an idea and plan for the direction of this book. The last issue was pretty good. But I never feel wow'd by these stories. Glad War of the Bounty Hunters is over. There wasn't much story there, and it dragged on.

[Luke Shea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Soule is doing some really fun stuff with all of this. Love the general concept, love all the Lando/Lobot bits. I read all the WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS issues in chronological release order so I'm a little hazy on which parts are from which series, but I burned through the whole thing in a few days and had a lot of fun with it. I like how often Leia gets to be a lead.

[ambyr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did I remember Lobot existed as a character? I sure didn't. Sorry, Lobot.

[Adam Fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

The main War of the Bounty Hunters (WotBH) title was amazing, so I know I have to read all the tie-ins, but especially the main Star Wars title. This one was outstanding as well!
Highlights:
- Leia and Kes Dameron share stories. Kes about the time he met Shara Bey and Leia about the time that Han saved Echo Base on Hoth by doing something totally dangerous to repair the power.
- Luke trains with his new yellow lightsaber, then goes to rescue Han on Nar Shaddaa, but has to fight his way away from gangs (NOTE: Artists of "Star Wars", please remember to change the hilt and color of Luke's lightsaber when he is remembering the fight with Vader in ESB. He was still using the blue bladed "Skywalker" saber. For superfans like me, this was really annoying.)
- Shara Bey contacts the rebellion from a hiding room on a Star Destroyer. She is able to provide info until she is rescued.
- Starlight Squadron assists a Rebel Base by using a volcano to destroy a Star Destroyer, saving Mon Mothma and Ackbar in the process.
- We get to see so much more of the Luke and Vader chase that was briefly shown as a diversion in the main WotBH title. AND in case you forgot, Darth Vader is an absolute badass.
- After the main WotBH book, we see Qi'ra coming aboard the Millennium Falcon to meet Leia and show her how she was trying to help Han all along, even though he slipped through their fingers and lost him to Boba. The tension is real, but it appears as if Crimson Dawn want to assist with his rescue. (What is Qi'ra up to?)

Can't wait to read the next part!
Strong recommend. Star Wars comics are doing a great job right now.

[sassafrass · Rating 3 out of 5]

star wars my beloved you had done so well not doing the 'part of this storyline is hidden in the comic of another character' and then you skip over the entire third act of this arc without even telling me where the rest of it is

also this one reALLY felt like it was adding every single random character from the sequels and that god awful solo movie so thanks for reminding me of those chARLES

[Rachel E. Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't read any of the others in this series, which might be why I was slightly confused while reading it. The story was good, but there were some weird jumps that I feel like should have been included? Unless they're in another one. I'm interested in checking out the rest of the series, because the writing and the art was solid other than a few weird skips.

[Steven P Engel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Had to create a hoopla account in my daughter’s name to keep reading these. The time between Empire and Jedi was three years of my young life spent imaging what would come next. It really comes to life in these comics.

[knife man · Rating 4 out of 5]

Qi'ra se está volviendo una de mis antagonistas favoritas 👌🏽

[Maddy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hate when the Star Wars comics decide to have a story line across 4 different series cause now it’s all out of order and I’m confused

[Sophie_The_Jedi_Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

I start every one of my reviews for these comics with "I haven't read these in a while, but..." For some reason, I keep forgetting they exist. I don't know why, because I enjoy myself very much every time. And I forgot that I was in the middle of a pretty exciting series of events!

Getting to see the flashback of how Kes and Shara first met was very cute, and I loved Leia telling Kes about how she knew Han cared about the Rebellion because he hates the cold... but he stayed on Hoth the whole time. And now he's alone in the cold! Oh, my heart.

There's some good stuff with Luke, too, and him not being on his A-game. I liked the throwbacks to the Battle of Yavin with Luke fighting by Wedge's side again. And Luke has to acknowledge that he still isn't ready to face Vader. Not yet.

The most interesting part of this comic came from the direct references to the Solo movie. I was kind of neutral on the L3-37 allusions because I still find her fate in that movie weird, but the Qi'ra parts - now those were good.

I do genuinely like the direction these comics are taking Qi'ra. They're giving her a solid role, and she's always been a pretty decent character. The way she darkly mirrors Han is great - Han has a moral code and isn't usually one to be swayed by evil. Qi'ra, on the other hand, to quote Jenny Nicholson, will align herself with the most powerful person in the room when things go south. And that's sort of what we see in this comic, along with a glimmer of heart from her as well.

4/5 stars. Bring on the next one!

[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.

[kesseljunkie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poorly Assembled Trade Paperback

If you hadn't already read the story (I hadn't) there's too much left out of this for the collection to work. The writing is fine; I enjoy Soule as a writer, it's why k was even interested. But the collection makes a jumble of the story, the story itself is too dense to be enjoyable, and the dialogue is more like a novel than a comic or even a Star Wars film. It's sort of a tortured existence to be an older Star Wars fan and continually be able to look back on what Archie Goodwin did and realize he spoiled us for Star Wars comics for all time.

To end on a positive note, the art is exceptional on the whole. Incredibly clean line work, and panels laid out extremely well.

[Cale · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is ultimately two different pieces - the first issue is a standalone that includes a reminiscence by Leia about Han on Hoth and is a near perfect encapsulation of Star Wars' most powerful themes.
But then the collection ties into the crossover, while also trying to continue some of the plots from volume two, and justify the timing for some of the characters in the crossover's plot. An issue with Luke and other fighter pilots trying to rescue part of the armada works well on its own, but then gets weighed down by a lot of Luke navel-gazing about facing Vader again. It is ultimately important to the crossover's plot and explains some weird decisions, but it slows the story down.
But for all that the story occasionally sidetracks itself, it has some good moments too - Lando in the Falcon provides a touching moment that makes good use of plot points from Solo, and a tense dialogue between Qi'ra and Leia gives both characters a chance to shine and also differentiate their goals and methods from each other.
All told, there's more good than bad in the collection, and it does provide some useful context and shading to the larger crossover. It's not Soule's best Star Wars work, but it's still very readable and enjoyable.

[Sarospice · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not totally on board for this Crimson Dawn jazz. I'm not convinced the Star Wars universe needs it. This vol of the War of the Bounty Hunters was the lamest. Too much talk and doubt with very little action.... The best characterization is probably for Lando. He plays both sides and shows heart where everyone else just stands around.....