Star Wars: Jango Fett: Open Seasons [Paperback]

Haden Blackman (Author), Ramon F. Bachs (Author), Raul Fernandez (Author), Haden Blackman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Wars: Jango Fett | Publication Date: December 2002

Recounting Jango's story from his early days on the Fett farm, through the annihilation of the once proud Mandalorian warriors, to his transformation into the galaxy's most feared bounty hunter, offers an in-depth look at an exciting new character from Attack of the Clones, and details the beginning

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (December 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569716714
• ISBN-13: 978-1569716717
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 6.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #627,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must purchase, October 20, 2003

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Excellence "Excellence" (Aust) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Wars: Jango Fett: Open Seasons (Paperback)

Open Seasons is one of those comics that is highly recommended reading. This is where you'll find Jango Fett's backstory, which seamlessly ties into what little is known of his cloned son Boba Fett, and his Jaster Mereel alto ego. The comic derives its name from the four issues subtitled after the four seasons of winter, spring, summer, fall, and provides reason for Montross's animosity in the Bounty Hunter console game.

The artwork here is just superb. Colours shine off the page, illustrations are depthful, more 3Dish than the standard fare you get, what more could you want? I strongly believe that comics, being the visual material they are, must have the best artwork possible, to show what a standard novel can only express in words. If that's the case, Open Seasons is gold.

The dialogue is up to par. Could have benefited with more humour, but the cast worked well for given characters. Then again, given the nature of the plot, too much would have detracted from the persona of Jango Fett.

The storyline is your typical coming of age: peaceful youth avenging the death of parents and a shattered childhood, forged into one of the galaxy's finest bounty hunters. The setting is soon after Phantom Menace, Dooku recounting to his master Sidious why Fett makes the ideal prime clone for their clandestine operations. It even provides some explanation for why Dooku himself--if you can believe the old man--broke from the Jedi Order.

You see what Jango is made of here in the Galidraan debacle, where the Jedi and Mandalorians have it out. You'd get the impression the Jedi really are dependant on their saber sticks to be dangerous, as though that made any difference to the Fett. Does leaving you wondering in AOTC if script limitations hadn't necessitated Mace Windu to survive Fett.

Just a few trivialties here. Jango looks more lighter complexioned than he did on the screen. Without enough names in dialogue, it does make it challenging to identify your Mandalorian in near-identical uniforms. Most annoying, why do these people always have to be farmboys (Luke, Baron Fel, Jango, etc)? And the biggest one of all: at the end, when Jango flies across space to crash through a ship's bridge viewports, in a vacuum without breathing or decompression?!

Overall, with art quality and storyline this good, Open Seasons is one fine gift to get, and definitely worth getting.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm just a simple man, trying to make my way in the universe.- Jango Fett, December 4, 2005

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Z. Stern (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Wars: Jango Fett: Open Seasons (Paperback)

Possibly one of the best graphic novels I've ever read. Shows the story of how Jango's family is killed and how he joined the Mandalorians. Excellent story (but it felt a little short) that explains alot about why Jango is who he is. Great pictures, dialogue, everything. A great read for Fett fans.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fett is in the House!, June 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Star Wars: Jango Fett: Open Seasons (Paperback)

This book really delivers on the mysterious and wonderful character Jango Fett. He is a legendary Mandalorian warrior who witnessed his whole mercenary army being wiped out by the Jedi. Beautiful illistrations. The best illustrator who could draw "Mandalorian armor" to date. A great story line, and really stresses the fact that Jango is a neutral, fearless warrior.