Star Wars Rebellion Vol 1, My Brother, My Enemy

Star Wars Rebellion Vol 1, My Brother, My Enemy 

By Rob Williams, Brandon Badeaux & Michael Lacombe (Dark Horse Books)
ISBN 1-84576-460-9

The Good Imperial returns as Janek Sunber (see Star Wars: Empire volume 3 ‘The Imperial Perspective’ ISBN 1-84023-93-6, and volume 7 ‘The Wrong Side of the War’, ISBN 1-84576-457-9, amongst others) stars in this book set just after the destruction of the Death Star and explores his early years growing up with Luke Skywalker whilst telling a contiguous tale of spy and counterspy in that action-packed galaxy long ago and far away….

Echoes of the American Civil War abound as two noble young men find themselves on opposite sides in this dark espionage thriller. At Rebellion HQ a rescued Rebel strategist slowly recovers. Is his return a lucky break or has his mind been turned by the Empire’s brainwashing techniques? Meanwhile, “Tank” Sunber has approached Luke personally, claiming to be disenchanted by the methods used by the Empire and its minions. Can the young Jedi trust his oldest friend or is even childhood friendship a hostage to Imperial ambition? Is this all a plot by the awesome Darth Vader to crush the Alliance once and for all?

As well as providing intriguing insights into the formative years of these characters this story dishes out huge amounts of pulp-pounding fun, tightly scripted and lavishly illustrated. In a franchise with buckets of product available this collection is certainly a cut above.

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