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Star Wars: Jango Fett

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When Jango Fett makes a lucrative assassination, he finds that the bounty hunter Zam Wesell's involvement cuts out a lot of the profit. So, when a contract to retrieve a stolen artwork is offered, he takes the job. Unknown to him, though, his employer has hired Zam Wesell to undertake the same task. What will it be, competition or cooperation? Their lives may depend on it...

My son and I first read the Darth Maul graphic novel, which we both enjoyed immensely. Sad to say, this book does not hold a candle to that one. This book has more of a story line, and the look at Fett's home life is nice. The problem is, though, that the artwork is nowhere near as good as the Darth Maul book. That said, my son loves this book, and gives it an enthusiastic recommendation. Overall, I thought that it was a good book, ready to charm the Fett fan (such as my son).

One of the most gratifying aspects of the Star Wars story is that the entertainment extends far beyond the six movies. There are many characters in the movies with very little in the form of background and that has spawned a large number of books that serve to give them a history. Some of the books describe future events in their lives. The character of bounty hunter Boba Fett was introduced in episode 5 and died in episode 6 and the young Boba appeared with his father Jango Fett in episode 2.
This comic is a description of two of the jobs that Jango takes. In both of them his path crosses that of Zam Wesell, a female bounty hunter that is his equal in capability. The primary story has Jango being hired by a mysterious employer that keeps his identity secret. An ancient religious artifact has supposedly been stolen from the employer's art collection and Jango is hired to retrieve it.
The quest takes him to a planet that once had a thriving technology but now is being overgrown by the jungle. Jango has a battle with the thief, has a face-off with Zam and then decides to help her when a powerful creature captures her. They have a brief semi-romantic moment and the story ends with Jango once again holding his beloved son in his arms.
One of the best aspects of the Jango Fett character is the combination of the brutal, killing mercenary with the loving and loyal father. Those traits are both exhibited in this story, making it very clear that no one is all bad, not even the most ruthless bounty hunters. There is also the potential for future romance between Jango and Zam, a storyline that I would like to see further developed.

Jango Fett. Mandalorian Warrior. Bounty Hunter. Flirt. Father.
This relatively brief comic gives us a glimpse of the Jango Fett that flitted across the screen in "Attack of the Clones". We see his tenderness for his son, Boba Fett, his regret at having to leave for assignments, and his desire to stay with his son, but also the struggle to provide for his son.
We see how he takes assignments, how intimidating he is to those around him, how he is willing to take any job for just the right credits.
We see how he knows Zam Wesell, how he flirts with her, and the tip of the iceberg of their convoluted relationship.
This story does have a few swear words, some sexual attire and innuendos (particuarly between Zam and Jango), and quite a bit of violence (as one could expect from two bounty hunters). On the whole, I would rate it rather tame in all three departments.
Overall, the comic is pretty interesting. The story is a little bland--Jango must retrieve an artifact--and the drawings are a little strange, but there was something about them that was quite interesting. 4.5 stars, unfortunately rounded down to 4.

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Before you buy this, you have to realize that this book is part one of a 2-grahic-novel series, the second part being "Zam Wesell". If you've seen it in Barnes and Nobel or Borders, you know that it's skiny compared to other GN of the SW Genre. It's also cheaper ($5.95), encouraging you to buy both.

This is a prety good story so I'm going to have to buy the other one now. The artwork is like story boards for the movie production department. It's not that impressive, although I got a good laugh at the gorked-out dead Hutt guy.

If you are looking to buy keep in mind the price. Get one that is low priced so the shipping charges don't push you up above $6. I have seen this in the book stores for the cover price plus tax so decide what's more important to you, having it now or getting a little discount and waiting a week.

Little is known of Jango Fett, the mysterious bounty hunter who fathered cruel Boba Fett and served as a template for countless armored clone soldiers during the last days of the Old Republic. This book, simply titled "Jango Fett," attempts to fill in some blanks.

But for those of us who saw the movies, "Jango" doesn't tell us much we didn't already know. The bounty hunter is ruthless and efficient on the job; he's a caring father when he's home and in the company of young Boba.

In this story, an assassination goes awry when Jango runs afoul of competing bounty hunter Zam Wesell, whose own appearance in the movies was shortlived. Needing funds, Jango accepts another job to retrieve an object, and he shows no mercy in its capture. Of course, Zam has a tendency to show up at the most crucial moments in Jango's life.

The flirtation between the two hunters is awkward at best, although the few father-son moments between Jango and Boba are nicely handled. The story is fairly dull, however, and does little to endear me to the characters. The art, too, is pretty bad, making Jango Fett a must-have only for the staunchest of Star Wars completists.

by Tom Knapp, Rambles.NET editor

Order this along with the Zam Wessel book for my 10 year old. I was disappointed to see a swear word used in these books as we do not use them and we are teaching our son not to use them. I was able to blot out the word using a magic marker, since the graphics aren't bad in the books and my son LOVES Jango Fett.

This is a great book for all Jango Fett fans, all over the United States. Little is already know to the people who heard or "researched" of Jango Fett. But with the ever growing surplus of new books, including this great one, and information a lot can be learned about my favorite Star Wars character.

This is a review of the Dark horse comic ISBN 1569716234 published January, 2002 Printed in Canada, story by Ron Marz, Art by Tom Fowler. I have put this book on the SW timeline at -27.1 before NH.

This comic features some of the worst artwork I have seen in a star wars based comic produced in the last several years. This story features Jango, Zam and a cameo from Boba. The story is a 3 but the artwork is a 2.

I buy these comics for 2 reasons. First is so I can read them with my son. The second is that Lucas licensing sometimes allows Dark Horse to make an important contribution of fact and context to the SW expanded universe. One also buys a comic for its artwork. Because this one fails based on its art, I rounded down to 2 stars.