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The Empire is dying; but like a dog near death, the Empire is at its most dangerous, ready to lash out with nothing to lose. Grand Admiral Thrawn may have found just the firepower needed to take a bite out of the New Republic: some two hundred Dreadnaught heavy cruisers, lost to hyperspace in the days of the Old Republic. Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewbacca may be up against more than they bargained for, but it`s not the first time the odds have been stacked against them! ... Read more

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The Empire Stirkes Back of Star Wars Novels
Dark Force Rising is the second book in the Thrawn trilogy. Rumors once circulated that the Thrawn trilogy was Star Wars Episodes 7, 8, and 9. Well, if the rumors weren't true, then they should have been. Though I believe Empire Strikes Back to be the ultimate Star Wars film, Dark Force Rising could easily be comparable in character, plot, pace, mood, and overall quality.

Through the voice of the narrative, the rich design of the worlds, and the intensity of the characters, Timothy Zahn recreates the Star Wars universe to absolute perfection. The character of the evil Grand Admiral Thrawn is drawn to show that he is quite distinct from Darth Vader, and could even possible rival Vader as a leader. Where Vader ruled with fear, Thrawn ruled with intellect.

Besides Thrawn, two of the best characters in Dark Force Rising are Talon Karde and Mara Jade. Talon Karde's struggle to escape the clutches of the Empire is shown right at the very beginning of the novel. With Mara Jade at his side, they watched his home in Heir to the Empire be taken away. Mara Jade continues to contain her inner struggle with wanting to kill Luke Skywalker. But, it seems she becomes more of a transitional character, as she begins to look to Luke for help to free Karde from Thrawn. The struggle to free Karde would remind anyone of the scenes in A New Hope when Luke tried to save Leia from the Death Star.

Dark Force Rising is the darkest of the trilogy. The term 'Dark Force' has two meanings. The first meaning represents the fleet of 200 abandoned Clone Wars Destroyers out in the middle of the universe, and the one who possesses the fleet has the chance to win the overall war. The second meaning is Thrawn's power rising in the universe.

The book carries three separate storylines. The first storyline deals with the moral conflicts of Luke and the insane Master C'baoth. The second deals with Leia trying to convince the loyal imperial Noghri to turn away from the Empire and join the new republic. Finally, the third storyline deals with Han and Lando, as they deal with the internal political uprising led by Councilor Fey'lya.

The end of the book contains a surprise that would compell the reader to grab for the last book in the series as soon as the second book is complete.

A Good Middle Section To The Thrawn Trillogy
Cases may be made, and not without justification, that Dark Force Rising suffers a bit from being the middle book in the trilogy. Maybe so, but that certainly doesn't stop it from being a very excellent book, with more than its share of merits.

Picking up right after Heir, Dark Force Rising takes what Zahn started with in the previous book and begins to build on his ideas. Leia visits the Noghri homeworld, Luke sets out to encounter C'boath and we are given an explination to many of the oblique refrences Grand Admiral Thrawn made about his master plan in Heir.

Very simply, Zahn blows away all other Star Wars authors in terms of his characterization of the majors players in the story. Thrawn is such a great opponent because he has a great deal of deapth (he is not just 'evil' like many other villians of the Star Wars Univese). He became my favorite Star Wars character almost right away. Karrde's gentleman smuggler quality makes him very different from other fringe characters in the universe. And who can ignore Mara Jade? Her bitter, cynical nature is a wonderful counter to the excessive optimism displayed by many Star Wars characters.

The only fault I have with Zahn is that he makes other Star Wars literature seem weak for comparison. Oh well, not everybody can be the best (though, we could afford to ban a few folks from writing Star Wars). Overall (if, somehow, you haven't figured it out by now) I highly reccomend this. After you read Heir To The Empire, of course.

the series that revived the Star Wars empire [no spoilers]
"Dark Force Rising" is the second novel in The Thrawn Trilogy approximately five years following "Return of the Jedi". The originality and creativity in the series is deep, filled with strange creatures and compelling heroes and villains.

Grand Admiral Thrawn is an ingenious, calculating and efficient villain, someone the New Republic should fear. The patient approach Grand Admiral Thrawn employs by building a formidable force with the Empire to challenge the New Republic is clever. While Star Wars hasn't been overly political, politics play a part in the developments and brings more depth to an otherwise action oriented plot. The author wisely invested sufficient time developing character and cultural histories to tie nicely with the existing history thereby enriching an already compelling genre.

I highly recommend this series above all others to any fan of the Star Wars universe.

Thank you.

The Adventure Continues. . .
In Dark Force Rising, Timothy Zahn continues the spectacular story he began in Heir to the Empire, while upping both the intrigue and action of the incredible story arc.

The stakes are higher than ever. Grand Admiral Thrawn's first puch against the New Republic was unsuccessful, but the victory wasn't nearly one-sided. Treachery and political infighting threatens to tear the government apart. As Han and Lando fight to clear Admiral Ackbar's name of treason, Leia races to an alien planet to try to bring a dangerous and proud alien race into the fight against the Empire. Luke, feeling the call of Joruus C'baoth, the mad Jedi master, must team up with Mara Jade once again, to free her employer and comrade from Thrawn's own ship.

The threads of the plot, while becoming more numerous and complex, never get tangled. Zahn juggles the huge cast of characters with talent that few have ever shown in the series. The action is larger, the characters are more complex, creating tension on both sides of the war. The clashing between Joruus C'baoth and his uneasy ally, Thrawn, becomes more apparent, and threatens to disrupt the Empire's plans, and C'baoth himself makse a move to corrupt Luke, Leia, and her unborn children for his own twisted desires.

This is one of the rare sequels that doesn't suffer from sequelitis. True, you really have to have read the first book to understand what's going on, but the book has a definite beginning and end, and more than enough excitement and interesting characters to fill the 400 plus pages. But, aside from the quality, which is exceptional, this is just a plain fun read. Like the first novel in the Thrawn Trilogy, this captures the essence of the Star Wars mythos, while building on its wonderful history and story.

If you're looking for a fantastic literary saga in the Star Wars universe, you can't do better than the Trawn Trilogy, and the second book proves that Zahn's writing and grasp of the SW universe just keeps getting better and better.

The Trilogy just gets better and better
Dark Force Rising is the second book in Tim Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy. OUr heroes, on the run from assasins after Leia's unborn twins, as well as Luke and Leia themselves, run through the book at a frantic pace. Leia decides that the best place to hide is amongst the enemy, so along with Chewbacca she embarks on a quest to the world of Honogar, the homeworld of the Empire's best assasins. Luke after spending time with the insane Dark Jedi C'Boath is off on a mission to rescue smuggler chief Talon Karrde from Grand Admiral Thrawn's personal Star Destroyer with the help of Mara Jade, who wants to kill him once the rescue is complete. Han Solo finds himself swept off to a secret meeting with a soldier who may or may not help the fragile New Republic against the victorious Empire and Thrawn. Added to this is a frantic race to discover the location of the Katana Fleet or Dark Force. A mysterious fleet of warships designed after the Clone Wars that could tip the victory in the laps of those who find it first. Add in political intrigue, an Alliance commander accused of treason and clones and you have one heck of a good novel. ... Read more

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Self-serving of Morrison, but all in good fun.
Grant Morrison did a bit of ego-boosting with this series, to be sure, but it's done in a way that still tells a story this is both over-the-top and poignant.

Though "suggested for mature readers", the stories don't have much "mature content" and actually read like a nostalgic, but simultaneously post-modern, homage to the Silver Age. It many ways, it was a harbinger for later skewed-retro works like Supreme and the like more than an example of Morrison's later "weirdness for weirdness' sake" works like Invisibles or even the later Doom Patrol issues.

Morrison at his best!
Grant Morrision wrote Animal Man (issues 1-26) from 1988-1990. I was in college during the time, and became a reader around issue 9. I quickly got back issues, though, because of the surprising strength of this series.

This 3rd volume collects issues 18-26, and it wraps up one of Morrison's best series (the other being Doom Patrol 19-63). What makes this series outstanding is Morrison's usual trademark "weirdness"; however, unlike the "Invisibles", Animal Man and Doom Patrol have strong and symphathetic characterization-Buddy Baker and his family "seem real" even though this series is in part about the unreality of comic books. AM also has a particulaly strong and poignant ending-again like Doom Patrol.

Issues 1-26 form a complete story- the series should have been allowed to end with 26: added issues in a sense were superfluous. Only later with Sandman (allowed to end in 1996) did DC learn when "enough is enough".

To sum up: AM and DP represent Morrison at his magical best. Don't get me wrong, Invisibles, JLA and X-Men are entertaining. But I'm hoping he can pull out another white rabbit... ... Read more

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The classic comic strip collections from the Transformers UK weekly continue with a tale of triumph and tragedy, set on the Transformers’ home planet of Cybertron.

Optimus Prime is on the run, a target not just for the Decepticons’ crack team of hunters, the Predacons, but also his fellow Autobots! Trapped on Cybertron, this may well be the battle Prime doesn’t walk away from. Featuring Ultra Magnus, the Wreckers, Megatron and the shocking return of the most unexpected Transformers villain of all! Plus, Swoop battles his former namesake, Divebomb!

Packed with bonus material specially created for this volume, this is pure, unadulterated Transformers heaven! ... Read more

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Very interesting, but a bit "weird just to be weird".
This book is a collection of the DC One Million "event" from DC Comics several years ago. Like the first six or so collections of the JLA series, it was written (primarily) by Grant Morrison, who rejuvinated his career with his JLA run through stories that were equal parts Silver Age imagination and outlandish Vertigo-style twists, done up for an all-ages audience.

This book is no exception, but the central idea of another JLA existing "one million months into the future" (the original comics were published monthly, after all...) allows Morrison to go just a wee bit too far to the bizarre side of the ledger. It's still all very interesting, and it stands as probably the third or fourth best Morrison JLA story, but it's not as tightly plotted or as LINEAR as it needed to be for true excellence. Maybe the detached feel of the story was necessary to capture the wild expanses of imagination in the story (things you won't see in any other comic, I guarantee you). Perhaps the story worked against itself in some ways.

But still, I DID give it 4 out of 5. You will find better reads, but this one is still uppper-echelon. ... Read more

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A look into the future
While one reviewer has bitterly and unfairly condemned this book for being released near the time of the Columbia disaster, this is a completely unfair criticsm. Not only was this book announced nearly a year prior to the tragedy, but the solicitation for the book appeared a week before the event and this book is in no way an attempt to ride on the back of this unfortunate event.

Cynics out there are not only uninformed, but unfair.

Orbiter is a delight and a must read for the forward thinking and visionary space exploration enthusiast, especially those who have been cynical about whether or not SF can be executed with distinction in comics. A likable cast of characters teams together to discover what made a shuttle mission go awry and what made the shuttle return after ten years of absence with only one remaining crew member.

An optimistic and well-executed book, Orbiter is beautiful and utterly enjoyable.

This has MOVIE written all over it... for the wrong reasons
I always pass on DC's harcover graphic novels, because the softcover will never be far behind. While waiting for the SC of Warren Ellis and Colleen Doran's ORBITER, I head time after time how it was a wonderful and uplifting story that would bring a tear to your eye. I can't agree with that. ORBITER strikes me as nothing more than a gung-ho highly-theoretical technogeekfest on the level of Jurassic Park, Twister, or The Core. I wouldn't be surprised if this were optioned for a movie, as it fits the formula so well. And please, let's forget about how the release of this graphic novel coincided with the Columbia disaster and judge it for what it is.

Due to the disappearance of the shuttle Venture 10 years ago, manned spaceflight is at a standstill. Then, Venture returns, heavily modified, showing signs of having undergone a space/time warp, and containing only the pilot. A team of experts is quickly assembled to find out what happened, and they are so cookie-cutter, it's amazing. The team consists of a typical fast-talking, tough-as-nails Colonel who goes for the bottom line and doesn't have time for all the scientific mumbo-jumbo; a brilliant young theroetical physicist (aren't they all) who is a goofball but with a can-do attitude; a former astronaut who dreams of a return to the stars (and who's going through a well-timed divorce in order to drive this point home); and a psychologist who does... not much, except serve as a mouthpiece for Ellis' main point.

The technobabble is overwhelming (I'm not even sure if Ellis understands what he's writing about), and the ease with which the mystery is solved, and its casual acceptance by the team, leads to a happy blockbuster-movie conclusion that didn't do anything for me. In fact, I find it quite annoying that the team is able to solve so much of the mystery on its own, proceeding successfully along lines of tenuous logic. Warren Ellis is capable of exceptional work (Planetary, Global Freqency), but ORBITER reads like a formulaic screenplay for a Michael Crichton film.

... and a big (very big) minus five star for the foreword
"But we cannot remain children" Ellis concludes his atrocious foreword (Feb.2003) with the idea of space exploration as an "adult", a "grown up" humanity feat. Doesn't it sound a bit too military? Please call in Spider J. to drop by and give Ellis his brain and his legendary clairvoyance back. W.E. writes that space manned exploration is something we should keep doing, not forget, not watch from a distance as tv kids. Ellis is so naive about what is real life crewed space exploration. Humanity goes to Antartica... What does it do? Does it *explore*? After the first space high (yes we are going up), please prepare the next gen planet for the human induced lung cancer.

Ellis understands . . .
It's the near future, a decade after the end of manned U.S. Space Shuttle flights, which was the result of the disappearance of the shuttle VENTURE from its orbit. But now VENTURE is back, landing at Kennedy (and taking out a few score squatters in the process) with only John Cost, the pilot-commander, aboard. The quickly cobbled-together team of experts are driving themselves nuts trying to figure out where the shuttle has been, and how, and why. Ellis's story beautifully captures the excitement of weird physics and makes an emotional case for the continuation of manned space flight, and Doran's strightforward drawing style is a perfect match for the prose. The irony, of course, is that between the completion of the book and its publication, we lost COLUMBIA on its landing approach -- an event which especially chills the heart of every proponent of manned space exploration because the cry has again been raised for robots to take the place of humans in space. Ellis and Doran know we must never allow that to happen.

Bloody Brilliant!!!
I have anticipated this book for a long time.
It was worth the wait. It absorbed me as I devoured it in under an hour.
If you've ever gazed at the night sky with longing... If you cried when Columbia exploded... If you've ever dreamed of what might be out there, then this book belongs on your shelf.
Colleen Doran's artwork forms a gritty, 'waking up from history' world around Warren Ellis' well-researched, sharp-witted words. If you are a fan of either Doran or Ellis, "Orbiter" will not disappoint you.
I'd say more, but I wouldn't want to spoil this story for anyone. You just have to read it for yourself. ... Read more

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Save Your Money and Reread the Original
Crimson Empire was amazing, the sequel was anything but.

After finishing the original, I was anxious to pick up the sequel. As soon as I did, I noticed the writer, artist, everyone was different. That was my first clue that something was wrong. "Council of Blood" gets it all wrong. Kir Kanos, the anti-hero from the original is hardly even in the story. Sinn doesn't look or act like she did at all. You'll be flipping the pages looking for our two protagonists, wondering where the hell they are. Instead we get an annoying Hutt and even more annoying council filled with the least interesting characters every written. The Empire was filled with merciless and decisive Admirals and Generals. Now it's been magically replaced by stereotypical politicians who do nothing but argue. There's about 3 imperials actually on the Imperial Council! The end of the first book left us hanging, Kir Kanos leaving to assassinate the unseen ruling council. Now that I've see them, I couldn't care less about them. All the characters of power are supposed to be sinister plotters, but instead they come off as bumbling idiots. The art's pretty bad too, except for Dorman's covers, which are wonderful, practically the only redeeming aspect of the book. The only other good thing I can say about this is that it was easy to get through, as bad as it was.

The potential here was amazing, instead we got one of the worst Star Wars books ever written. Avoid it like the plague and pray they redo it properly.

They screwed up in the transistion
I'm afraid the makers of CE botched their attempt to go from a simply, direct revenge-type story to a complex tale of woven intrigue. The art, while still somewhat cinematic in stlye, suffers from highly unstable character depictions and cartoony inconsistencies. The change of Sinn's character and appearance is equally as annoying. While she was quite a bother in the original, its even more bothersome when they switch character personalities and appearance.

As for the story, Mastadge's title puts it well. Way too much. Masters of intrigue and complex plots like Stackpole and Zahn should stake their claim as such, as other writers' attempts at such tales are consistently going astray. Carivus is an annoying, bloated dolt, and my interest in Nom Anor dropped about the same time NJO began coming out and butchering 'Star Wars'.

And the Council. While some of the talks seemed to be only well-done examples of intrigue in the whole bloody thing, I still found that it was overdone at times. And why the aliens? I can understand a move toward a more inclusive Empire, but why add Whiphids, Givin, Defel, and other such races that have no real status in the overall galactic community? If they were going to add alien reps they would have at least added ones from species that had actual power in galactic affairs.

Oh, well. If you want to learn a bit more about what happens after CE you can do so, but I can't say I reccomend the book.

Good
This addition to the Crimson Empire may not be as good as the first, but it still packs a punch and delivers to Star Wars fans.

Too much
While the first Crimson Empire tale was very good and effective, this one fails in many areas.

The main problem with this issues is that they had so many subplots and characters, it was like they were trying to compress a thick novel into a comic book series. There was so much going on they couldn't focus enough on any one theme and develop it.

Also, as much as I didn't like Sinn, heroic rebel commander, being portrayed as a complete slut in the first one, I hate it even worse when they change how a character looks from one comic to another, in the same way that it annoys me when different actors play the same character in different movies.

This book did have pretty good renditions of ships, and it was cool how they introduced mysterious Nom Anor, one of the main baddies in the New Jedi Order series. Unfortunately, although the ship and landscape art was mostly very well done, the people were badly rendered and disproportianate. The Hutt was tiny sometimes, normal sized at others, Sinn's face was a complete disaster, none of the carry-overs from the first issue looked right, and most of the time the faces were just too thick and disgusting.

Another thing, the alien races on the Imp Council! Not only were several of those species known to be sided with the New Republic, plus the fact that the Empire is all anti-aliens, makes this not work. Plus several of those species are so obscure I'm not sure why'd they'd have a member on the council. Oh well.

Still, I am definitely looking forward to CE III, as it is going to tie in pretty heavily to NJO...

If you really love Star Wars, buy this one, but if you're just a moderate fan, I'd recommend skipping it over. ... Read more

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From the phenomenal British classic sci-fi comic series, 2000 AD, this classic saga sees Judge Dredd returningto Mega-City One, but he’s too late to stop the Sisters of Death, who have already taken control of Dredd’s replacement — Judge Kraken — and used him to kidnap Psi-Judge Agee!

The sisters use Agee’s powerful psi abilities to free the Dark Judges from dimensional limbo (where they were exiled by Judge Anderson). Now its up to Dredd, Anderson, and all the other Judges in Mega-City One to stop these extraordinarily powerful beings...before they can completely lay waste to the city, and go on to kill all the inhabitants of Dredd’s future Earth! ... Read more

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This is the final volume of reformatted newspaper comic strips from 1981-1984 describing Luke, Han, and Leia's adventures during the time between the end of Star Wars, the movie, and the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back. Their previous rebel base has been destroyed and our heroes must escape an Imperial blockade on the world of the Mon Calimari in order to establish a new base on the ice planet of Hoth. Al Williamson, best known for his work on Weird Fantasy and Flash Gordon, provided the lavish artwork. ... Read more

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Slightly weaker part 3 to the early adventures.
This is a review of the Dark horse TPB comic Classic Star Wars volume 3 - Escape to Hoth. Dark Horse did an excellent job collecting and enhancing newspaper comic strips from the early 1980's. The pencil work is good, but here, who was that lady pretending to be Leia? The stories are fun and worthwhile.

It does seem that Dark horse has let the quality of its art and writing slide a bit as they went along here. Volume 1 and 2 are the best. Volume 3 is OK, and volume 4 is only fair. I gave them all 3 stars because the stories can be a fun journey that DOES fit in with the movies.

A Mixed Package
Here is probably one of the most unique SW comics. The reformatted serial comic strip from the days of yore has a feel all its own, which can be both good and bad. nonetheless, it throughout contains an adventurous Star Wars-type feel. The art has a very comic-strip-serial quality too it and fails to acheive a dynamic sense like many other comics, despite the reformatting. I've also noticed that Leia looks nothing like Carrie Fisher for some odd reason that presently eludes me. The massive collection feautures a long line of stories ranging from high-quality to utter blabber. The actual evacuation from Hoth and its subsequent excape is the real gem of the collection, featuring a sense of drama and suspense rarely seen in any Star Wars story. It also helps greatly to fill in the story of the war between ANH and ESB.

It's not in any means the best SW comic out there, but its a reasonably enjoyable and interesting series of adventures highlightesdby an excellent 1st 1/3.

Good for Star Wars completists
Just like the two other releases in the Archie Goodwin classics ('Deadly Pursuit' and 'Rebel Storm') Escape to Hoth offers mediocre stories and art. One positive about these books is that they do offer some continuity and fill the gap between 'A New Hope' and 'Empire Strikes Back'. Buy if you love Star Wars, but ignore otherwise.

A great read and historical reference for any Star Wars fan!
This graphic novel is a great history filler for the time that lapsed between A New Hope and Empire. When read sequentially after the first two volumes, it becomes a whole new movie explaining how and why the rebels chose to go to Hoth and helps to give a better understanding of the main characters motives. All in all, a great read for any Star Wars afficinando! ... Read more

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Created by the late Osamu Tezuka, a revered animator and cartoonist-creating over 150,000 pages of comics in his career! - and considered the Walt Disney ofJapan, his Astro Boy was the first manga series to be adapted to animation and became aworldwide phenomenon, making Astro Boy the Mickey Mouse of anime - a jet-powered,super-strong, evil-robot-bashing, alien-invasion-smashing Mickey Mouse, that is!Exciting, whimsical, and touching, ASTRO BOY hearkens back to the classic era ofcomics and animation, featuring stories that readers young and old will enjoy. Don't missthe opportunity to experience this landmark series, never before available in America,each volume featuring over 200 pages in an affordable and convenient pocket-sizedformat as currently collected in Japan! ... Read more

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Osamu Tezuka's classic manga...
First of all, let me say I love Astro Boy (nee Tetsuwan Atom). The stories are fun, action packed and don't feel "dated" at all considering the material is 30+ years old. If you're looking for a good solid series, a classic manga, or something for your kids you really should give Astro Boy a try...

Mighty Atom!
"Astro Boy Vol. 1" is a great introduction to Tezuka Osamu's famous flying boy robot. Included is the origin story of Mighty Atom/Astro Boy, a longer tale which takes up 2/3's of the book, about cyborg dogs called the Hot Dog Corps, and a third tale about living plants. The stories are in no particular chronological order, and are selected more for feel and quality than anything else. Tezuka has included a few self-introductions featuring himself as a cartoon character.

Of good interest also are an introduction to the series, including notes on translation and selection. The translator attempted to preserve the Japanese names as much as possible, including nicknames, keeping only the Americanized Astro Boy instead of the direct translation Mighty Atom, as Astro Boy is the more familiar name.

Astro Boy is a lot like the Mickey Mouse of Japan, and his good-natured adventures are as much fun to read as the early Mickey Mouse comics. The difference comes in social issues, as Tezuka clearly uses his character to tackle ethical/political issues that interested him at the times, raising the comic up several notches.

Introduction to a Manga Classic
I haven't picked up a comic book in quite a few years, and read the inside cover of one of the later volumes of Astro Boy, which piqued my interest.

Astro Boy Vol. 1 is the background story of how Astro Boy was created. However, when Tezuka-san put together these volumes, he mixed and matched different stories, created in different times, to best tell the story. For example, Tezuka-san created the series in 1951, but the first story in the volume was published in 1975. It also has Tezuka-san, interject some of his own personal insights into the book, so the reader better understands the story.

There are three stories about AstroBoy, who is the epitome of all that is good. The first, describes how Astro was created. The second, called Hot Dog Corps, is a strange story of how an army of robots, created from dogs, are ruled by a Princess who is ardent about keeping anyone from coming to the moon. The underlying story, is that good prevails.

The drawing, which is simple, yet interesting, is no too destracting.

I loved this Manga, and can't wait to read all of them. Like candy, they are little treats, that don't take a very long time to digest or consume.

Astrotiffic
Astro Boy Vol.1 is a compelling read. It was written/drawn by Osamu Tezuka (Creator), and translated by Frederik L. Schodt (who is apparetly German!).

There are 3 stories in this book, with the first story taking up the majority of the book. The first story the "Hot Dog Corps" may shock you due to its bizarre storyline. Without giving away too much it has nothing to do with 'hot dogs' the food! Rather its about Mr Mustachio's dog who aparently is hot in some kind of way.

My only criticism is that when astro fights another robot he never goes in for the kill. Perhaps the rumours about his queerness are true, perhaps not. Frankly I dont care. But one day astro's nicenessiness will be his downfall.

you heard it first here!

Over fifty years old, but still wonderful
I love old anime and manga. When asked what my favorite manga are I readily say Lone Wolf and Cub, Urusei Yatsura, and the like. Now that I have finished reading Astro Boy, Tetsuwan Atom, it must be added to the list also.

Astro Boy is a simple story of a robot boy with a heart of gold who wants to bring peace to the world. Simple, but very fun to read. Astro Boy is brought to us by Osamu Tezuka the God of Manga. In his wonderful cartoonish style Dr. Tezuka weaves a world where virtually anything can happen. In this book for instance we see a group of cyborgs with dog brains and nervous systems ruled bt a Russian Duchess who wants to keep anyone from going to the moon. Very odd, but fun to read.

Also the supportingcharacters are something else. Dr. Ochanomizu is your typicall caring but lost in the clouds scientist, and there is Mr. Mustachio a great man, with one of my favorite quotes ever. "What do you want with me, anyway? You trying to sell me something, or kill me, or do you just want my autograph?" page 103.

Also interesting is that we get manga commentary by Tezuka. Thty really adds something to the strip. Also this book does not start back with the first strip that was produced back in 1951. Instead it starts with a strip from 1975. The first real story arc is from 1961. Mr. Schodt and the Japanese publishers say that this oreder will make the series easier to understand we will see, but anyway: "Here ta meet ya!" ... Read more

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The crime and death caused by Jabba the Hutt is nothing compared to the chaos created in the wake of his demise. Jabba`s legacy is a cache of stolen Imperial hardware and weapons, hidden somewhere on the desert world of Tatooine. Whoever finds the treasure will have enough firepower to rule the planet and perhaps even the sector. And that means Rogue Squadron must find it first, or else find it aimed at their heads! ... Read more

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A hidden Imperial weapons cache -- there's an idea!
Battleground: Tatooine is the third story arc of the X-wing Rogue Squadron comic series, and the second to see publication in TPB collected form. Picking up not too long after The Phantom Affair ended, this adequate sequel delivers the goods. While the art's not quite as good as the previous volume, and the story's a little more basic, there are more characters, just as much great dialogue, and many classic scenes -- plus, of couse, all the obligatory action scenes of a Rogue Squadron story.

In this volume, the Rogues must travel to Tatooine to reconnoiter the place and hopefully find a hidden Imperial super-ship and weapons cache. Unfortunately, a Twi'lek who's been conspiring with Bib Fortuna's brain has found out about these too, and is also after this prize, knowing that if he finds it he'll be the ultimate power on Tatooine. When he goes rabbit, taking with him the location of the stuff, the Rogue must follow him to Ryloth, where, you guessed it, the Imperials are also headed trying to get the information.

This book brings back Winter, whose character was somewhat mangled in The Rebel Opposition, and fixes her up some, while putting her and Tycho together some. It also gives us a ton of secondary characters who we'll meet later in the novels -- Huff Darklighter, Kapp Dendo, and Sixtus, not to mention some Twi'leks, familiar and new. Also, this collection has a two-page written intro by Tim Zahn, which is amusing and somewhat enlightening to the Star Wars afficionado.

Overall, while this book isn't quite as good as The Phantom Affair, it is still a very amusing and emminently readable addition to the series. Recommended.

Better fighter sequences
I really enjoyed reading this story, especially since it actually develops each of the characters. For instance, in most of the books, Winter is something like a cyborg: no feelings, just there with the perfect memory. In this she actually seems to have feeling and love. Another great plus is the abundance of action, both off the ground and on. It's great that they have more space fighter action than in Phantom Affair. Overall a great comic/story, with interesting plot twists. Plus for people who've read Tales from Jabba's Palace, good old Bib Fortuna comes back. So far, I've loved every X-Wing book and comic I've touched and read them again and again.

Disappointing
Thi sisn't even for die hard fans unless they have money to throw away. The art was passable but the story was weak, devoted mainly to action with little support. Even the characters who weren't created just for the comic (Wedge Antilles, Bib Fortuna, et al.) all acted about the same. I recommend picking up Dark Empire if you want a good Star Wars graphic novel instead of this.

Only For A Select Few
I'm a Star Wars fan but I didn't care for this so I can't even say this is for die hard fans. Maybe it's for die hard fans who would like to throw their money away. I found the plot on this very thin with most of the pages devoted to action. The story includes some characters who are "new" in the comics but includes some older ones like Bib Fortuna and Wedge Antilles who appeared to act just like any other character. The art was passable but I found the story and writing very lacking. If you want a really good Star Wars graphic novel I would suggest getting Dark Empire.

Tycho and Winter, love on sultry Tatooine?
This is actually the second TPB of this series collecting issues 9 to 12. volume 1 was poorly done and never made a TPB. Volume 2, The Phantom Affair, TPA, had as its only real flaw a drab cover. Battleground Tatooine, BT, has a spectacular Cover and then the rest is a slight drop off in comparison with TPA. Nadeau's pencil work lacks some of the detail and there are many more lazy artist panels in TB vs TPA.
Story gets a 4, Cover a 5, Pencils 3.5, ink and coloring a 3.5 for a grade of 3 stars.

Key players in this comic areCapt wedge Antilles, Lt. Tycho Celchu, Elscol Loro, Admiral Ackbar, Lt. Wes Janson, Dllr Nep, Plourr Ilo, Hobbie Klivan, Windmere Wellen, the blond after wedge, Winter, with grey hair who is interested in Tycho, Huff Darklighter, Ko'Shak, Cazne'olan, Sixtus Quin, and Kapp Dendo.
The story here sets but some events in the Bacta War book.

The story here sets but some events in the Bacta War book. ... Read more

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The Finale of Chobits
First off, lets start with the graphic novel itself and not the story (don't want to give any spoilers out yet... =P). Unlike the previous volumes of Chobits, this last one includes 7 extra colour pages in the front. Amazon has kindly included 5 of the pretty coloured-pages so do check it out if you are curious by "search inside this book". A nice treat for anyone that loves Chobits and would like to see some original manga artwork by Clamp.

Back to the actual point of the review, the content of the last volume of Chobits. All Chobits' fans *cries* as this is the last one. ... It was nice to have this graphic novel devoted only to Chi, Hideki, Chitose Hibiya, Zima, and Dita. None of Hideki's other friends are in this volume. I suppose the side-character's stories have been finished or up to the reader's imagination.

In any case, I enjoyed reading this volume as I picked up a lot more 'history' of Chobits' origin compared to the anime series. In my opinion, the anime series never really did explain if Chobits existed or not and the intimate questions between our beloved Chi and Hideki. Chobits is a myth created by owners/masters that dream of there persocoms being able to think for themselves (A.I. - Artificial Intelligence, whoa kinda worries and reminds me of Animatrix...). Sadly, the truth is learned that Chi like every other persocom is just that. She is not an AI but she is uniquely different compared to the rest of her kind. Hideki obviously knows about it but does not wish to know her full potential of how special she really is, all he cares about is her being alright! *aww* ^_^

I have to say this even though Hideki and Chi makes a cute couple, Zima and Dita are the sexies couple in this manga. =P hee hee

So kawaii!
Chobits is one of my favourite manga novels, and I'll tell you why- it's so darn cute, for starters! Sprinkle in some humour, mystery, sci-fi, unique characters, a highly unique plot that leaves you in suspense and demanding more and the amazing art of CLAMP, and you've got yourself a great manga novel!

I'd heard many rumours that Chobits was yuri (girl/girl relationships) or pornographic, but I decided to check it out anyway, and boy am I glad I did, as it is neither! There is some sexual humour, swearing and nudity, but it is all rather mild. The rating is 16 and up, but I'd say the rating is a little strong. Suitable for ages 13 and over, in my opinion.

Chii is adorable, Hideki is funny, Plum is sweet, and all the other characters are an intoxicating mix of sweetness, mystery, angst, regret, and much more. As you read on, the series becomes slightly darker as pasts are revealed, and the truth behind Chobits becomes closer to being uncovered. Unfortunately I've yet to be blessed with getting my hands on volumes 6 and 7 (8 isn't out yet), but trust me, I'm working on it. Chobits is addictive, once you read one, you need more, so read with caution! :P

Can you tell I'm simply smitten with Chobits? Yeah, I'm obsessed. But believe me, it's a treat you must taste to fully appreciate. :) Don't miss out on this one!

Must-Have Series!
I would recommend this series to everyone and anyone! It can make you laugh, cry and can scare you too! Its a really fun series to read! Also, the animation is great!! It was made for people with an open mind and it can really make you think about the way the world is today. It will keep you on your toes!! Oh, did I mention how cute Chi is?!? In my opinion, I think CLAMP did a great job on this series! Well, I Could go on and on about all the great things aboput Chobits, but I suggest that you read it yourself!!

Closing in on the ending
With only two books left, there isn't much time to wrap up all the threads introduced through the series. I think too much time was spent on the manga in the manga. More should have been spent on Chi's background.

Team Rocket?
The mysterious two characters (the ones I've been thinking of as Team Rocket in my head -- sorry about that) have been more or less explained. I'm sure that their importance won't be revealed until later in the series (probably after Vol. 7). I'm getting tired of Chi's neurotic "will I find the one for me?" It reminds me of Zathras' constant: "No -- he is not the one. Zathras know." If you've watched Babylon 5, you know what I mean. ... Read more

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Yusaku Godai's grandmother, who came for an extended visit to hisapartment building, Maison Ikkoku, has finally decided to leave her grandson alone and not meddle in his affairs--specifically his romantic interest in the apartment manager Kyoko. But before Grandma leaves, she throws a bigparty and occupies herself with a bit of dream-date matchmaking among thedrunken guests. If that sounds too good to be true, that's because it is. Imagine Godai's anguished surprise as he finds out that his rival for Kyoko's affection, Coach Mitaka, is movinginto the room next to his! --Jim Pascoe ... Read more

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Sweater of Jealousy
Takahashi-sensei I love you!! Takahashi-sensei in my humble opinion is one of the greatest manga writers/artists of all time. I know this isn't revolutionary information for the millions who have read her books, but wow! what stories she creates from such simple Ideas. In this volume we finally meet the ever elusive Mr. Ichinose, and let me say he might match his wife physically, but he is much more like our favorite wishy washy student than Godai would like him to be. The main attraction of this particular graphic novel is Kyoko's jealousy. Oh it has made itself evident in several earlier novels, but in this one it really boils over. It begins when Godai's platonic girlfriend Kozue knits Godai a sweater. Godai brings it home and Kyoko almost explodes with jealousy. Godai finally confronts Kyoko and demands that she tell him how she really feels about him, but before any answer can be had. Kyoko almost falls off of the roof of Maison Ikkoku, Godai saves her, but winds up breaking his own leg. This leads to Kyoko and Godai getting closer to each other in the hospital, but the goon squad keep anything from formulating. Also, we get to meet Godai's couin Akira!! Good stuff.

Continuing a Great Series!
This is a GREAT graphic novel! It managed to almost make mecry the first time through, but there was also a good lot of humor init. Even if you haven't read the others before it, the book would still make sense, but familiarity with the series helps, because this book is all about its characters. And what characters! This book really cliches their personalities well! Rumiko Takahashi is great as always, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes humor, drama, graphic novels, or just good books in general!

My favorite series!
Although it was Ranma 1/2 that got me started reading manga, it's Maison Ikkoku that keeps me at it! For a while, Takahashi's stuff was all I read. Now I like things like Evangelion and Rayearth as well, but I haven't liked any other series as much as Maison Ikkoku. That's funny, since I don't like TV soap operas, and this series IS a comedy/drama/soap opera. It's so great though! I'm completely wrapped up in it and totally care about the characters, and am always waiting impatiently for the next book to get translated. This is one is REALLY sweet; you can finally see that Kyoko almost knows who she likes better, and there are some very nice moments between her and Godai. If you've made it this far into the Maison Ikkoku series, keep going! The later books have less comedy than the first few, but tweak your emotions more. They make me cry and I can't help but read on! You should read on too! ... Read more

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Xizor, the leader of the Black Sun criminal organization, has been destroyed, and Guri, a beautiful human-replica droid and Xizor`s personal assassin, is left wondering what her future will hold now that she no longer has anyone to answer to. Throughout the ongoing struggle for underworld supremacy, Guri endeavors to uncover hints of her human side-if it even exists. But in her quest to alter her programming and gain humanity, Guri becomes the quarry of both bounty hunters and Rebels (led by a Jedi-to-be named Luke). What secrets lie buried in her android mind that make her such valuable prey? Evolution is the sequel to the best-selling novel Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire and is the first foray into comics by best-selling Shadows novelist Steve Perry. ... Read more

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An overall great book
This is a really interesting Star Wars book that answers a lot of questions regarding the movies. Set in between the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, it mostly focuses on Prince Xizor and Black Sun. Xizor, who is the 3rd most powerful man in the galaxy, (behind the Emperor and Vader, of course) wants to get rid of Vader, not only to become more powerful, but to seek revenge, because Vader killed his family. So when Xizor finds out that Vader has a bounty out for Luke Skywalker alive, he figures, why not put out one for him dead? It answers a lot of questions, like how the Bothans got a hold of the Death Star plans and how the Emperor arranged all that. And it even includes stuff like where Leia got the Boushh outfit and the thermal detonator. Overall, it's an easy read, mostly because it lacks all of the descriptions that other SW books have. You can picture lots of the scenes in your head, as if this book was a movie, too.

Pretty Good Segway
Shadows of the Empire is set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Steve Perry does a really nice job of incorporating your favorite Star Wars characters along with some new ones. The action is quite intense throughout the entire book, and the new approaches to the Star Wars saga make for good reading.

Prince Xixor and the Black Sun Organization were incredible additions and were used nicely in the storyline. I would have liked to see a little bit less of the typical good vs. evil. The Star Wars movies and most of the other books always have characters that can side either way. Here, there really wasn't any of that.

The storyline and all of the characters were well-developed and the plot seemed to have the usual twists and turns, loaded with action and adventure, leading up to a nice enjoyable ending. The writing style was was not overly descriptive and had a nice flow, making it an easy read. All in all, the novel was pretty adequate and fun to read.

Pretty good
This was my first venture into Star Wars books, and being a longtime fan of the movies I decided to read some of the books.

The plot was decent, and I enjoyed reading what happened in between Empire and Jedi(and it answered some questions about things in Jedi).

Well, I dont think I can say anything positive that hasnt been said before about this book, so I'll explain why I gave it 4 starts instead of 5.

There are parts in the book that borrow lines from the movies, and its hard to picture Xizor there with the Emperor. Vader also seems weak in parts of this book, and like he's Xivors puppet(which ruined my vision of Vader as being powerful and only bowing to the Emperors will).

After reading this book, I will most certainly continue to read Star Wars books.

Flawed, but still entertaining.
The most interesting thing about "Shadows of the Empire" and what makes it most valuable to read is the fact that its an attempt to describe the events between the far superior "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" and succeeds in explaining a few things that a die hard Star Wars fan might have mused upon after many viewings of the movies themselves. The fact that "Shadows of the Empire" sadly falls short of expectations isn't so much the ideas contained within the plot, but more because of the clumsy writing style of the author, as well as his introduction of new, but unoriginal and lukewarm characters that overall do nothing to add to the totality of this most noble creation of science fiction.
For instance, two of the most notable of the new characters failed to achieve the lofty ambitions the author evidently held for them. Xisor, the head of the largest interstellar criminal organization in the Star Wars mythos, tries too hard to be as evil and dominating as Lord Vader; instead, ending up being the stereotypical "bad guy" engulfed in a sea of self conceit while frustratingly pining away over Princess Leia. And then there is Dash, a carbon copy plagarism of the inimitable Han Solo; enough said.
I think this book had a lot of potential and could have even come off as at least a decent addition to the flourishing genre of Star Wars literature if only the author spent more time with character and plot development. Too clumsy and far too unoriginal for anyone but a diehard Star Wars fan.

Starwars:Shadows of the Empire
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Shadows of the Empire
This book is between "Empire strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi ." The book is about Luke Skywalker being hunted down by Darth Vader (which we know is Anakin Skywalker ) and during the time Luke is constructing a new lightsaber and also training to become a Jedi Master . With him is Leia , Chewie , Lando and the two droids named R2-D2 and C-3p0. Alongside his companions they are trying to spring a plan to get Han Solo back and out of Frozen Carbonite . Which they are distracted by a character named Prince Xizor , which he is very wealthy and the boss of the Black Sun . He is also trying to get Luke but he wants to kill him . This book is very impressive which shows what they did between the sequels . I give this book a 10 out 10 and I would advise this book to anyone with a good since of adventure .

Publisher- Lucas film LTD Author- Steve Perry
Year- 1996
Pages- 384 pgs.
Price- $5.99
Isbn- 0-553-57413-2 ... Read more

Book Description

Emperor Palpatine has a new weapon -- one that can annihilate a planet. But he's not targeting a planet -- he's targeting the future of the Jedi, Leia's children. It looks like a hopeless situation for Luke Skywalker, who has the critical task of protecting the children. But it's not the first time Luke has found hope where none existed. The finale to the Dark Empire trilogy is collected here. ... Read more

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Empire's End- The Conclusion of the Dark Empire Trilogy
The Emperor is back, He's got the Galaxy Gun, and is seeking to turn the galaxy's most innocent child, into the ruler of the Empire. The Child: the newborn: Anakin Solo Vietch is back, and he's better that ever!

Good story, great art...but too short....
At the end of Dark Empire II, the evil Emperor Palpatine stood poised on the brink of victory over the New Republic. Once more, his technical innovators have built a superweapon -- a Galaxy Gun that fires "intelligent" planet-killing missiles -- that threatens the former Rebel Alliance with total annihilation. And once more, the familiar cast of heroes (Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and the rest of the Star Wars crew) must race to stop Palpatine once and for all.

For both sides, this is a conflict for all the marbles, you might say. For Palpatine, it's his final chance to retain flesh-and-blood life. His once-large collection of clones has been destroyed by either Luke Skywalker or renegade Imperial court members, and the clone body he currently "lives in" is breaking down and becoming unstable. His last hope is Han and Leia's newborn, named for his late grandfather Anakin. If he can take over the child's body with his dark side essence, Palpatine can carry out his plan to take back the galaxy. By cloning his new body, he can also rule the Empire forever.

Of course, even the best of Palpatine's plans can be thwarted, and Tom Veitch and Jim Baikie leave no doubt as to which side will prevail in Empire's End. By far the shortest of the three installments in the Dark Empire series, it is also very true to the Star Wars template....good triumphs over evil, there are some awesome space battles, and, of course, a climactic lightsaber duel. The story's brevity (I believe the original comic series was only two issues long) is somewhat surprising, as is the change in look, since artist Jim Baikie's style is very different from Cam Kennedy's.

Mediocre Finale
I very much enjoyed the first Dark Empire series, and have both in graphic novel. Because Empire's End has not been released over here yet, I decided I couldn't wait and bought it from Amazon to see what I was missing out on. I have to say I was quite dissapointed. The main problem is the general unlikelyhood of the plot devices within. For instance, a Galaxy Gun (quite possibly the most stupidly named weapon ever) missile hitting the new rebel base and not going off! Are we supposed to believe that the emperor's ultimate weapon is going to use faulty detonators? What about R2-D2 hacking into the flagship's computer. How the hell is one droid going to hack into the emperor's personal flagship and take over bridge control? Have the people on board ever heard of security codes? He may be a good slicer, but shutting down trash compactors is hardly akin to taking over a ship's controls. And why wasn't there a squad of bitchass commandoes waiting for them as soon as they came on board? Good points then. Contrary to another review of this saying that the emperor has become a "finger-pointing" caricature, I think his depiction works quite well. He is obviously sick and progressing further into dementia, and the rages he has emphasise this. The art is generally clear and detailed, but for some reason the main characters often look, well, fat. The finale is a damp squib. The emperor goes out with a whimper instead of a bang like in Dark Empire, and the destruction of Byss seems forced and predictable. Overall a dissapointment then, but if you really want to know how the Dark Empire saga ends you may as well buy it.

Unbelievable boring
This comic is not only childish but it is plainly stupid too. It's a shame because the previous books were very good (DE, DEII). I'm still suffering from trauma after reading the plot of the "Galaxy Gun". Any fan would have created a better fanfiction finale for the Dark Empire series.

Star Wars -Empires End- (Seafire12)
This Graphic Novel might have worked out if it was put right after Dark Empire I. But because it takes place after Dark Empire II fans start to get bored of the same plot. Originaly this Graphic Novel was planned to be six issues long like Dark Empire I and II but someone I now greatly respect cut it down to two. ... Read more

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Criminals have always called the shots in Sin City, whether they were bootleggers, gamblers, or politicians. But since the first dame set up shop in Old Town, those side streets have been run by the women that walk the night. Now the mob's looking to break up the party and reclaim Old Town. They're gonna have to put down a bunch of tough gals and one guy named Dwight to do it. Dwight, he knows something that the mob's gotta learn the hard way: Sometimes standing up for your friends means killing a whole lot of people . . . ... Read more

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Better than these guys say
I've never written one of these reviews before, but I had to put in my two cents and say that yeah, "Big Fat Kill" is kind of slim in terms of a plot, but it's slim like a sharp-ass ninja sword - it sticks right through ya. I can't look at a single page of this book without starting over and reading it all the way through (and there's something excellent about the fact that it takes maybe half-an-hour to do that). Don't let these chuckleheads fool you - this book has the simplicity and power of fairy tales, dirty jokes, and (gasp!) crime stories and comic books. It's a bracing reminder that not every graphic novel needs to be freakin' "Watchmen"!

Not That Great
I give it 3 stars only because it was entertaining to some degree but I have to say I was pretty disappointed. I just finished reading "A Dame To Kill For" before reading this one and that book is far superior. The story here is weaker and a lot less beleivable and even the art seems rushed. There was something great about Miller's art in "A Dame To Kill For"- it was minimal, moody and atmospheric...but in this one it just looks overly crude and rushed.

Not the best but still pretty good
The first thing you should realize before you order "The Big Fat Kill" is that it's really a big pro if you read the original Sin City story, and a MUST to read "A Dame to Kill For" prior to this one. See, the main character in this book is Dwight, a man who tries to stay as anonymous as possible because elseways his criminal past may catch up with him. This past that he's hiding from is the story from "A Dame to Kill For", so you should really get that first. It makes it a lot easier to understand a lot of why Dwight's acting the way he is. There's also some conversation about Marv, the main character from the original story. But Marv is not a major factor in this book so reading the original story is really only a pro, not a must.

About the story: Oneday a girl named Shelley is being harassed in her own home by a guy named Jack, her drunk ex-boyfriend, and his friends. Dwight, who is living with Shelley 'convinces' them to leave and decides to follow them to make sure he doesn't do any more damage. Only Jack turns out to be so dumb to drive into Old Town, a place where the hookers are the law because of the pact they made with the police ('they stay off the police's back, the police stays off their backs'). Jack and his friends wind up dead, upon which they find out Jack is really a cop while examing the body. This will clearly lead to war between the cops and Old Town, leaving it a free warzone for the mob, IF the cops ever find out about Jack. Dwight thinks to have the solution to get rid of the bodies and goes on his way. But things turn out to be not that easy. What follows is an interesting story with several different parties of power and interests, violence, a lot of backstabbing, loyalty and finally an interesting plot-twist.

In all honesty I think the original "Sin City", "A Dame to Kill For" and especially "That Yellow Bastard" are better books than this one, so if you haven't read all of those yet I think you'd rather read those first. With that I'm NOT saying this is a bad book because it isn't. In my opinion it's actually a very good tale which keeps interesting to the very end because of the different directions the story takes all the time. It's also carried by Frank Millers trademark (by now) art. This is really suitable for the story, it being a dark grimmy 'mad-cop' story, and of no less quality than you're used to if you've been a Sin City reader longer. I just don't think it's THE best Sin City story out there. Get the other ones I named first, than get this one and have yourself a good time with it.

weakest sin city novel
The Big Fat Kill is the weakest of Miller's Sin City novels. The basic storyline seems overly contrived with some trendy subplots as a trip to an bndoned dinosaur theme park. It is the violence which bthers me most in this novel. Usually Miller gives his violence a moody atmospheric context but this time it is just gratitous and over the top especially the lame ending. The artwork saves the story but it is clearly his weaket Sin City tale.

This time art isn't enough.
Dwight, from A Dame to Kill For, returns and death follows. Along with psychotic episodes, visions of dinosaurs, and a number of other events that are too silly to mention. This time the Miller art can't compensate for the story. This one is purely style over substance. ... Read more