Collected here are stories of the early days of the Rebel Alliance and thebeginnings of its war with the Empire tales of the Star Warsgalaxy set before, during, and after the events of Star Wars: A New Hope!In this volume: Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine are targeted forassassination by rogue Imperial officers; Princess Leia gets her first taste ofwar and the sacrifices that the coming rebellion will require; Vader, aftersurviving the destruction of the Death Star, must fight to become the leader ofa pack of savage beasts; and many other stories.
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Paul Chadwick is an American comics creator, he is reknown for the creation of Concrete for Dark Horse Comics. Ryan Benjamin has pencilled titles including The Authority, Ghost, Iron Man, Stormwatch and WildC.A.T.s. Davide Fabbri worked on Star Wars: Jedi Council - Acts of War and The Hunt for Aurra Sing. He also contributedart to the official Planet of the Apes movie adaptation.
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Great mix of Empire and Rebel stories
May 20 2011
By Kid Kyoto
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As you might expect 'At War with the Empire' collects several stories set during the original trilogy from both the Imperial and Rebel point of view. The stories are set just before and after the events of the first Star Wars film and are all well-told.
The opening story 'Betrayal' is the real standout. Weeks before the Death Star goes online a group of Imperial officers attempt a coup to replace Vader and the Emperor. It's densely written, with memorable characters and exciting battles.
'Princess...Warrior' tells the story of Princess Leia's missions of mercy and how she learned the price of war.
'The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell' tells the story of a Rebel general. Based in part on Citizen Kane (Roons Sewell is an anagram for Orson Wells) it quickly paints a memorable picture of the title character.
'What Sin Loyalty' is the story of cloned and programmed Stormtrooper trying to protect his commander.
'The Savage Heart' is a ruthless Darth Vader story.
'A Little Piece of Home' is a bit dull but has some nice scenes for Princess Leia.
'Target Vader' has Vader taking on the underworld.
'Alone Together' shows some early developments in Han Solo and Princess Leia's relationship.
'Idiot's Array' has an early test of Han's loyalty to the Rebellion and more underworld action.
Finally 'The Price of Power' introduces a race of sentient Raptors and a complex battle between the Rebels and Empire for their loyalty.
This book has 400 pages of good to great stories set during my favorite era of Star Wars, I recommend picking this up.
The opening story 'Betrayal' is the real standout. Weeks before the Death Star goes online a group of Imperial officers attempt a coup to replace Vader and the Emperor. It's densely written, with memorable characters and exciting battles.
'Princess...Warrior' tells the story of Princess Leia's missions of mercy and how she learned the price of war.
'The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell' tells the story of a Rebel general. Based in part on Citizen Kane (Roons Sewell is an anagram for Orson Wells) it quickly paints a memorable picture of the title character.
'What Sin Loyalty' is the story of cloned and programmed Stormtrooper trying to protect his commander.
'The Savage Heart' is a ruthless Darth Vader story.
'A Little Piece of Home' is a bit dull but has some nice scenes for Princess Leia.
'Target Vader' has Vader taking on the underworld.
'Alone Together' shows some early developments in Han Solo and Princess Leia's relationship.
'Idiot's Array' has an early test of Han's loyalty to the Rebellion and more underworld action.
Finally 'The Price of Power' introduces a race of sentient Raptors and a complex battle between the Rebels and Empire for their loyalty.
This book has 400 pages of good to great stories set during my favorite era of Star Wars, I recommend picking this up.
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Imperial Perspectives
April 17 2011
By Rama N. Toulon
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As a long time Star wars expanded universe fan, I had greatly enjoyed the Empire Series when it had been around, though alas I hadn't been able to secure every issue. However, Dark Horse's brilliant Omnibus compilations is the god-send for us die hard fans who can't find every obscure copy. And being a deployed soldier, I appreciate being able to read as much as possible. I can't wait for Vol. 2. A great read and will definitely be in my collection of Star Wars Omnibus'.
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We both highly recommend it!
Aug 11 2012
By Kurt A. Johnson
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Dark Horse Comics produced a great many comics set in the Star Wars universe. This book is a collection of ten stories that occur during the war between the Sith Empire and the Rebel Alliance. Most feature one of the Star Wars stars, including Darth Vader, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca.
As you might expect from Dark Horse Publishing, even though each of the stories is written by, and illustrated by, a different team, each one seems to be very well made, and is a lot of fun to read. I have a young Star Wars fan in my house, and she enjoyed this book just as much fun as I did. We both highly recommend it!
As you might expect from Dark Horse Publishing, even though each of the stories is written by, and illustrated by, a different team, each one seems to be very well made, and is a lot of fun to read. I have a young Star Wars fan in my house, and she enjoyed this book just as much fun as I did. We both highly recommend it!
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