Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back 

By Various (Dark Horse Books)
ISBN 1-84023-990-5

There are a lot of stories from “A Galaxy Far, Far Away…” still to be told and some of them never happened. The Infinities sub-brand uses the more familiar film canon as the basis for “What If?” tales extrapolating different events and outcomes from a pivotal change in the original storyline.

Here the basis for this good-looking but unsatisfying concoction is the death of Luke Skywalker from an attack in the snows of the ice planet Hoth. With the death of the young hero Han Solo and Leia must undertake his fore-destined journey to Dagobah but there’s still that bounty on the ex-smuggler’s head and the Empire is marshalling its forces…

Although an earnest effort this story doesn’t offer the same thrills and rewards as either the film on which it’s based or, more importantly its own predecessor in this series. Perhaps a less obvious plot concept might have yielded better results. Still and all, the art is very effective and not everybody wants “War and Peace” every time you crack a book.

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