By Brandon Badeaux, Rob Williams & Michel LaCombe (Dark Horse Books)
ISBN: 978-1-84576-750-1
Set just after the conclusion of the film Star Wars IV: A New Hope, this moody spin-off of the franchise follows the fortunes of Wyl Tarson, general thug and leg-breaker for crime-lord and information broker Raze. One fact the mastermind didn’t have was that Tarson was a secret informant for the ascendant Rebel Alliance. Until now…
Implanting a bomb in Tarson’s brain Raze sends him to the backwater world of Ahakista, forcing him to bring along a team of Rebel operatives. The planet might be a worthless mudball, but the Empire has a big secret hidden there, otherwise why would someone as important as Darth Vader be involved with the petty insurrection of the lower classes against the local aristocracy?
Moreover, has Tarson’s noble resolve lead to disaster? When he recruited his team, he picked Rebel rejects and Alliance outcasts, since he thought that their deaths couldn’t harm the Cause, but now he finds that this is a mission the Rebellion cannot afford to have fail…
Reprinting issues #6-10 of the comicbook Star Wars: Rebellion, written by Brandon Badeaux and Rob Williams with art from Michel LaCombe and painted colour by Wil Glass, this is a tense and highly engaging “Caper†yarn, which rattles along like a freight train and delivers the maximum amount of top-notch thrills and spills. Aimed at a slightly older audience this is nonetheless an accessible and inviting read for fans and new readers alike.
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