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Target Valance is a big improvement on the previous volume, Galaxy's Deadliest. This series is still a 90s throwback of fighting and space fights. However, Valance gets a personality. Or at least, a little bit of a personality and a lot more backstory, that makes him a fascinating bounty hunter. This series is sheer Star Wars fun - don't expect deep lore. Expect space battles and fights. Be surprised by some tender storytelling.

I actually think next to Greg Pak's run on Darth Vader, this might become one of the best series Marvel is producing. I'd totally watch a show with Valance (or movie) BTW. His storyline is like a mixture of The Terminator meets The Mandalorian meets Claudia Gray's Lost Stars and I'm friggin' HERE FOR IT.

So, yay, better backstory for Valance, makes this a way more interesting run. And the next volume promises a run-in with fan-favorite: Boba Fett. So, I think this series is only gonna get better.

I read this in honor of May the 4th and man was I disappointed.

Surface level impressions based on the cover: "fun phew-phew laser guns and badass bounty hunters fighting each other! But I wonder if the story is any good?"

I really wanted to like this. But this is one of the worst star wars stories I have read. Boba Fett, Valance, Bossk and T’onga (the employer of Valance) are after a woman named Nakano Lash. The reason all the bounty hunters track Nakano Lash is retribution for the murder of the syndicate heir. However, T’onga learns it wasn’t Lash who killed her brother…it was Boba Fett. Then, Boba Fett shows up and kills her. T’onga, shot in the back and brutally depicted. Killing the single queer person of color, who also happens to be the most interesting character in the series, for the sake of a cliffhanger and Boba Fett’s dramatic entrance says a lot about our author Ethan Sacks. It also says a lot about many Star Wars fans.

Look, I love Star Wars and I dig Boba Fett and Bossk. I like it when Star Wars goes dark. I love Revenge of the Sith and I love the Evil Vader scene in Rogue One. But at the end of the day, Star Wars is about hope - even if its overall story being told is bleak, there is still a sliver of hope.

But sadly, this was a chaotic, disjointed, and offensive mess. And I really didn't understand Fett's motivation. Maybe that will be cleared up in Vol. 2? But I don't think I'll be reading that one.

This was an entertaining graphic novel, which I read to celebrate May The Fourth Be With You. It has cameos from past Star Wars characters but was obviously written to promote the new Disney attractions. I especially liked Chewbacca's dialogue, "WRROOAARRR, GRAWWRRRGGH, RRAAARRG." Chewie, I get where you're coming from. Today was one of those "GRARARGH" type of days.

Meh. This is absolutely middle of the road for me; does nothing other than provide a comic on the shelves that is in-name-only tied to the recent video game release and resets Agatha Harkness as a young woman so she aligns with her WandaVision version.

Fun, but made me nostalgic for Batuu - can't wait to go back!

The problem with stories like this is that the movies are the main medium in the franchise, so the audience is expected to understand the movies as standalones. This makes stories like this one feel superfluous and packing the gravity to give the story and the stakes weight. As a result, we get a story that doesn't feel like it matters a whole lot in the grand scheme of things. While still mildly interesting, this one is just for the Star Wars fans

So this was bad. Spoilers. I don’t care for a story where Gamora and Peter aren’t endgame (yep movie fan first when it comes to the guardians) and Groot is dead. Sorry don’t care. Won’t be reading.

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/Gme3q3A2Nj4

Enjoy!

Essa história se passa logo após o filme "O Império Contra-ataca". A arte bacana, bem interessante a história e a introdução de um caçador de recompensas chamado Valance.

A segunda parte melhora, muita ação e os caçadores atrás de alguma outra figura que matou o filho de um chefão do crime. A Galáxia é grande e em Star Wars sindicato do crime dá mais dinheiro que milícia e igreja no Brasil . Tem uns planetas novos muito bons. Aos poucos, o UE (universo expandido de Star Wars, parte do cânone oficial da franquia) vai superando o Legends (o antigo UE descontinuado pela Marvel).

Great art. Good story.

Great art. Good story.

My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/RDGd-mYnMZc

Enjoy!

Pretty good! For a mini-story, it was oddly compelling. Using the basic building blocks that we're familiar with in the Thor story, the team constructs a new tale with frost giants.

Seeing a blue thor with a giant spiky ice hammer was awesome, and this gentler version of Loki was very sweet. It was an extremely economical use of frames, each one quickly establishing character relations and dynamics. It leaves on kind of a somber note, not so much a cliffhanger but as the sort of quiet, emotive ending that gets your mind whirring on what could happen in another edition.

A fun read before/after a visit to Disneyworld. The settings are several of the shops in the Galaxy's Edge attraction, and some of the characters are present (including Hondo, who I enjoyed in Star Wars Rebels, and now animatronicly hosts the Millennium Falcon ride). Other recognizable characters make an appearance, including Greedo. My current favorite SW character Doctor Aphra even plays a part (complete with her murderbots).

A worthwhile read on its own, but very fun as a companion to a Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge visit in Disney.

Gaming the book:
Star Wars: Outer Rim captures some of the feel of being a smuggler, bounty hunter, and/or trader in the region of the Galaxy's Edge, trying to make a credit despite the whole Rebels vs. the Empire war raging around you.½

I wasn’t expecting this to be so graphic! It’s also incredibly sad. I’ve never known Hawkeye to be so lonely and angry. He’s usually smiling and saying something inappropriate.

I liked this one a lot more! It's still graphic, but that ending... I feel like the story is just getting started (yes, I know this is the second issue, so it's literally just getting started, but it felt different). Hawkeye has a purpose, there's an obvious villain, and now a twist!