Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Special Edition (Star Wars (Dark Horse)) [Deluxe Edition] [Paperback]

Archie Goodwin (Author), Al Williamson (Author), Carlos Garzon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Wars (Dark Horse)

Dark Horse Comics is proud to present, in an all-new package, the comics

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse; Special edition edition (February 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569712344
• ISBN-13: 978-1569712344
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,337,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars My teenagers prefer this over the others, June 9, 2011

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Grant Corban "www.grantcorban.com" (Malaysia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Wars: A New Hope (Paperback)

Short and sweet as am at lunch break. I have several Star Wars comics for my kids. They like the artwork in this one the most. Its subjective but my 2 cents :-)

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comic Book edition., December 26, 1999

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Norman Hawley - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Special Edition (Star Wars (Dark Horse)) (Paperback)

The entire TESB adventure in comic book form. Very interesting and unique.

3 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Trash!, January 22, 2000

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Nathan (Wilmington, DE United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Wars: A New Hope (Paperback)

I tend to rate books against other books of their type, so while I may give both a Star Wars book and Dune 5 stars, there is no comparison, Dune is better. By the same token, I won't judge a comic as harshly as a novel, because I have different and lower expectations of it.

Even so, this Graphic Novel is a complete waste of time, paper, and money. The interior art is pretty bad, and the character renderings uninspired, and 3PO has way too much freedom of movement. They put way too much effort into throwing in every last little detail added for the special edition of the film, and it was obvious.

This comic was EXTREMELY dependant on the reader having seen the movie. The dialogue and scenes jumped around so much that if I didn't know the movie virtually by heart, I'd be lost by only a couple of pages into the book. Though the lettering itself is good, it can't make up for the confusing, erratic clips of dialogue.

The Millenium Falcon looked messed up, and the TIE Fighters looked pitifully small and smashed. This is a horribly bad adaptation of a great film. The only good part of this book is getting to see Dormans' fabulous cover work at the end.

Don't buy this book!