Escape to Hoth (Classic Star Wars, Volume Three) (Paperback)

by Archie Goodwin (Author), Al Williamson (Author), Various (Author) "As our Rebel heroes attempt to surprise the Imperial troops on fogbound Daluuj, Han rigs a skimmer to blow up in their midst..." (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.

Product Description
After the initial euphoria of the Rebel Alliance's first major success -- the destruction of the dreaded Imperial battle station known as the Death Star -- the Empire began to rally. It had been staggered, but not destroyed. Even Darth Vader still lived. And he sought to avenge himself upon the still-ragtag forces of the Rebel Alliance. This is the story of how Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, and the droids graduated from the triumphal reception at the conclusion of Star Wars: A New Hope to their new lives as hardbitten guerrillas fighting against the tyrannies of a still-dangerous Empire in The Empire Strikes Back.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (January 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569710937
• ISBN-13: 978-1569710937
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #866,562 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great read and historical reference for any Star Wars fan!, April 27, 1998

By A Customer

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!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful, October 18, 2004

By	Mark G. Groessler "markyboynektor69" (williamsburg, Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

al williamson is the best star war artist, han solo looks like harrison ford, luke sykywalker looks like mark hamill and darth vader is brillant. anybody that gives this book less than 4 stars is blind. archie goodwin is excellent as well (at writing the strip) i can't say enough about the illustration for this book and it's predessors. the art really draws u in deep into the story and the writing, hans, luke, darth and the gang, sound in character. a really lovely and beautiful book

3.0 out of 5 stars Slightly weaker part 3 to the early adventures., July 23, 2003

By	JediMack (VALRICO, FL USA) - See all my reviews

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.