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Title: Emissaries to Malastare (Star Wars: Ongoing, Volume 3) by Tim Truman, Tom Lyle, Robert Jones ISBN: 1-56971-545-9 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 03 September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Witty and wild, this doesn't disappoint
Comment: Emissaries to Malastare is actually challenging to rate. Its high page count is more like two separate stories; though interconnected, the second different but for its loose relation to the first. The quality of the first fades very noticeably past the midpoint, but with shabbier fare out there this won't disappoint.
And with the Dark Woman starting off the comic with a quick duel against young A'Sharad, there's no need to hide that smile---anymore than why my fascination of this character can be explained. Perhaps it's her sharp tongue and haunting prowess, or the way she disappears in thin air. More likely it's her sharper looks.
The quality of art is smooth and commendable, though not of Twilight's exemplary performance. Malastare is a world with enough diversity for creative opportunity, and with the methane mists of a Podracer circuit parallelling a consular summit, it was well done indeed. But when the business on Malastare ends midway, as does the level of art. The investigation on Nar Shadda has shoddy art quality, unforgivable with the standards now available. A den of smuggler inequity Nar Shadda may be, the art doesn't need to be as badly done as unpicturesque the polluted environment may be.
Dialogue came in a fashionable bag: stylish for all seasons. With half the Jedi Council there to broker a peace accord, you can expect diplomatic etiquette polished to a mirror. The devious players spoke devious, the sybarites their own way.
The world is Dug populated but Gran dominated. Adding Lannik terrorists to the party and you get duplicitous danger swirled with traitorous betrayal. Selbulba is back along with his other Podracer faces, and with the twin-headed race commentators mouthing good humour you have yourself an enjoyable read.
You'll be treated to some nice touches here, from a half-headed Hutt and Villie the shifty Devaronian to revisiting the Smuggler's Moon, where continuity from Dark Empire was faithfully preserved. The Fode-Beed team was hilarious with their advertiser endorsements.
The focus started off with Master Piell and his Lannik ties to the summit, yet A'Sharad and Ki-Adi-Mundi wants their screen time too. Once Malastare is done, Mace Windu and Depa Billaba become the spotlight, thus making this seem more like two tales rather than one encompassing one.
Overall, this is one comic that cannot be missed out on for those seeking both a fun and delightful read.
Rating: 4
Summary: Now this is Podracing!.. Comic book story and art combined
Comment: This is a review of the Dark horse comic called STAR WAR: REPUBLIC - EMISSARIES TO MALASTARE, issues #13 to 18, also known as STAR WARS: ONGOING, VOLUME 3. What ever its name is I am reviewing ISBN: 1569715159 TPB issued august, 2001. It continues the story presented in OUTLANDER following Hett's son as a trainee at the Jedi Temple in Coruscant (or do we now call it corussaunt). Dark horse has placed this comic on its timeline as happening before TPM but the cover says it takes place just after.
This is where Dark horse turns a corner for me with this comic. Most of the art is of 4 star quality. The story is 3.5 stars, so I have to round up to a 4.
Got to thank Dark horse for it's individual pictures of the key characters and names. This is something that is sometimes missing, and when missing it can get confusing, guessing who is who.
The story is interesting. Seems three creatures are from Malastare, Dugs (Sebulba and Podracing are from Malastare). Jedi Even Piell (same race as Yoda?) is from Malastare. The Gran are from Malastare. We also learn that Adi Gallia is of Corellia. The Dugs are slaves on Malastare. Six Jedi go to Malastare to help negotiate a treaty but everything seems to be a trap. The negotiation were timed to take place at the same time as the galaxies biggest Podrace. There is lots of action and the art and inks are very good.
Word of caution. As of the new production procedures that create great looking comics, the binding quality has dropped off seriously. My comics seem to just fall apart with minor handling. This is not a problem I had experienced in the past. You must never touch your comic or open it if you wish to avoid damage to the binding.
Rating: 4
Summary: Almost there! Even better is ahead!
Comment: This is a review of the Dark horse comic called STAR WAR: REPUBLIC - EMISSARIES TO MALASTARE, issues #13 to 18, also known as STAR WARS: ONGOING, VOLUME 3. What ever its name is I am reviewing ISBN: 1569715159 TPB issued august, 2001. It continues the story presented in OUTLANDER following Hett's son as a trainee at the Jedi Temple in Coruscant (or do we now call it chorussaunt). Dark horse has placed this comic on its timeline as happened before TPM but the cover says it takes place just after. i am putting it at -31.6 after NH on the timeline.
This is where Dark horse turns a corner for me with this comic. Most of the art is 4 star quality. The story is 3.5 stars, so I have to round up to a 4.
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Title: Twilight (Star Wars: Ongoing, Volume 4) by John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, Rick Magyar ISBN: 1569715580 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 29 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Star Wars: Prelude to Rebellion by Jan Strnad, Anthony Winn, Robert Jones ISBN: 1569714487 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 03 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Star Wars: Darkness by John Ostrander, Jan Duursema, Ray Kryssing, John Ostrander ISBN: 1569716595 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 02 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Star Wars: The Hunt for Aurra Sing by Tim Truman, Davide Fabbri, Christian Dalla Vecchia ISBN: 156971651X Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 28 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Star Wars - Jedi Council: Acts of War by Randy Stradley, Davide Fabbri, Christian Dalla Vecchia ISBN: 1569715394 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 07 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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