Star Wars Omnibus: Emissaries And Assassins [Paperback]

Timothy Truman (Author), Ryder Windham (Author), Mark Schultz (Author), Various (Author), Jan Duursema (Author), Steve Crespo (Author), P. Craig Russell (Author), Others (Author)

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Publication Date: April 14, 2009

Discover more stories set during the time of Episode I: The Phantom Menace in this mega collection bridging the gap between Episodes I and II! Star Wars: Episode I Adventures is a group of four tales featuring Anakin Skywalker, Queen Amidala, Obi-Wan, and Qui-Gon all set during the events of Episode I! Then, in Emissaries to Malastare, Outlander, and Jango Fett: Open Seasons, we get a closer look at members of the Jedi Council, Jedi-slaying bounty hunter Aurra Sing, and the life of bounty hunter Jango Fett - the man without whom there would be no Clone Wars!

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (April 14, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595822291
• ISBN-13: 978-1595822291
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Emissaries and Assassins, June 3, 2009

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This review is from: Star Wars Omnibus: Emissaries And Assassins (Paperback)

This book is an amazing collection of stories in the Star Wars universe. Emissaries opens on it's lowest note- a mostly boring redux of the Episode 1 movie (including an embarassing extra adventure starring Padme and Jar-Jar). That chapter partially redeems itself with a great version of the Darth Maul fight scene. The following episodes focus mostly on the adventures of Jedi who are not as prominent in the movies. Coneheaded Jedi Ki-Adi Mundi is a thrilling main character who is seen only briefly in episodes 1-3. The book concludes with the dark tale of Jango Fett, who Star Wars fans will immediately recognize. Emissaries is a fantastic compendium that any fan of the series will love. And given the length and quality of the artwork, you can't argue with the price.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful omnibus involving some colorful characters, August 5, 2011

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lisaokapi - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Wars Omnibus: Emissaries And Assassins (Paperback)

This part of the Star Wars Omnibus collection starts off with the same timeline of Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The first part of this omnibus includes some of the Star Wars Episode I stories regarding Anakin, Padme, Obi-Wan, and Qui-Gon along with a previously uncollected (in the correct format) issue called Star Wars the Phantom Menace ½. The Anakin story is the first to be shown and it tells of the little adventure Anakin had right before Padme, Jar Jar, and Qui-Gon arrived in Watto's shop. His little story tells how, in searching for podracer parts, he always finds what he looks for and things always work out for him. The second story tells of Padme Amidala and Jar Jar and their adventure when, while helping build Anakin's podracer, a bug steals a part. After chasing it, Padme and Jar Jar learn that the bug needs it to maintain a carefully balanced eco-system and they discover a way to fix it and get the part back in time. The third Phantom Menace story involves Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and picks up on his story right after trying to collect the winnings from Watto after the Boonta Eve race. Watto orders a hit on the Jedi but it fails and ultimately, Watto is forced to give up his human prize. Also, this comic includes a scene from the Phantom Menace deleted scenes in which a young Greedo calls Anakin a cheater and Ani and him get in a fight only to have it broken up by Qui-Gon. The final Episode I story involves Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan's story has a bit of a different art style and basically recounts the events in Star Wars Episode I as Obi-Wan is telling it to Yoda.
These Episode I stories are a nice little intro to this Omnibus and expand the Episode I movie a bit more. The art style leaves a little to be desired and Padme's story is basically unreadable due to having to stop to decipher what the heck Jar Jar is saying in each speech bubble but other than that, they are OK.
Next in the omnibus is the Outlander story arc from the Republic series. This covers issues #7-12 and basically covers where the first 6 issues of Republic left off and that's following Ki-Adi-Mundi and Aurra Sing around the galaxy. The Jedi Council learns of frequent and deadly Tusken Raider attacks on Tatooine and have reason to believe a rogue Jedi is behind it. Sharad Hett, former student of Eeth Koth, is the accused and Ki-Adi is sent to find him and convince him to return. At the same time, Jedi hunter Aurra Sing is looking for Sharad Hett as well. Ki-Adi lands on Tatooine and is betrayed by Jabba the Hutt, to no surprise, and must fight his way to the supposed leader of the Sand People all by himself. Upon being cornered by a Krayt Dragon, Ki-Adi encounters the rogue Jedi and his band of Sand People along with the Jedi's son, A'Sharad Hett. Still in training, A'Sharad disposes of the Dragon and Sharad takes Ki-Adi back to the camp where he explains the horrible attacks made by the Tusken Raiders. He explains that Jabba had the Raiders framed in order to scare the farmers into stocking up on weapons and allowing Jabba to sell his cheap blasters. Sharad also learns that the Aurra Sing is hot on his trail and after a brief period of calm where Sharad is able to explain his reasons how he came to be a Tusken leader on Tatooine, the camp is attacked by Gardulla the Hutt. After Jabba's arrival to save his relative and the loss of most of the Tusken Raider camp in battle, Aurra sing takes on Sharad Hett in a lightsaber duel and plunges her blade through Sharad in combat; killing him. Ki-Adi-Mundi leaves Tatooine but with a new apprentice at the request of Sharad; his son A'Sharad.
This story is one of my favorite story arcs and really introduces and shows the origins of a very interesting Jedi and also reveals a lot of history and customs of the mysterious Tusken Raiders. The artwork is fantastic and the writing is superb.
The next part of the omnibus is a continuation of the Outlander arc and this next one covers issues #13-18 and the arc is titled Emissaries to Malastare. This arc tells of the Jedi's involvement with a diplomatic problem on Malastre and, among the chaos of the Phoebos Memorial Run and the Vinta Harvest Classic podrace, the Jedi, Mace Windu, Ki-Adi-Mundi, Stass Allie, A'Sharad Hett, Yaddle, Plo Koon, and Even Piell uncover a plot by Myk'Chur Zug to kill the current leader of Malastare. They must resolve the conflict and get the proceedings back on schedule. However, during the attack, Mace Windu learned of Zug's use of Akk Dogs during the attack; a creature native to Windu's homeworld and normally docile. Upon fixing things in Malastare, Mace and Allie set out to find the origins of the Akk Dog trainers and distributors and settle upon a half-headed crime lord name Gargonn (and a cameo by a young Malakiki, most known for being the Rancor keeper in Return of the Jedi) and must stop him and his gang of thugs to cease the cruel use of the kind and timid Akk Dogs.
Once again, this continues the awesome run of the Republic comics and the artwork is really well done and the story is cool. This has less action and more political parts but it's still very well done. It's different than the Outlander arc in terms of action but the same in terms of quality.
The omnibus finishes off with the Jango Fett: Open Seasons series. This story tells of Jango Fett's troubled past that led to his cunning bounty-hunting ways. When Darth Tyranus comes looking for a suitable host for a clone army, it is Jango Fett that arrives and gives Tyranus a hard bargain by attempting to outsmart a Sith. We learn of Jango's run-ins with the Death Watch and their leader Vizsla, who kills Jango's family after learned they aided the True Mandalorians, led by Jaster Mereel. Jango is inducted into the True Mandalorian squad and aids in the fight against the Death Watch. Years later, he is commanding a squad in a fight for the Korda Defense Force. The True Mandalorians soon learn it's a Death Watch trap and many fall in battle including Jango's mentor Jaster, after Montross, a fellow soldier leaves Jaster to die on the battlefield. Montross is banished by Jango and the story comes back to Darth Tyranus. We learn of the battle the Jedi sent him on that became the straw that broke the Bantha's back and had Tyranus defect to the Sith. It was Galidraan and it was Dooku and a band of Jedi sent to combat the Mandalorians attacking the locals. Dooku's forces eliminated all the Mandalorians except for Jango. Dooku chalked it up as one of the many misguided missions commanded of the Council. We finally learn of Jango's story of how he catches up with Vizsla and battles him from space to a nearby planet's ground and leaves him to be eaten by wild animals. It ends with Jango accepting Dooku's deal and requesting an unaltered clone along with his payment; the unaltered clone being the infamous Boba Fett!
This story had a neat art style and an action-packed story chock full of origin information for Jango Fett and Count Dooku. This story is truly worth it all to read on it's own and the fact that you get all the other fantastic stories in the omnibus make it all more worthwhile.
Overall, this is another fantastic omnibus to add to the collection and a must-have for any Star Wars fan!

Overall Rating: 8.5 out of 10

4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Good for a devout Star Wars fan, May 22, 2011

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Let me start by saying I love the Omnibus series. This omnibus is a good addition, because it does have a lot of material in it, but as a fervent Star Wars fan, I was at times disappointed.

Here's what I liked. The first story, the episode I summary, was slightly interesting. It included Qui-Gon Jinn, which is very good. Also, it explained more about Anakin's life on Tatooine, and his interactions with Qui-Gon before his death. The story concerning Ki-Adi-Mundi and his journey to Tatooine to find Sharad Hett was very interesting and really added depth to Mundi's character. Also, it was very interesting to learn about Hett. I won't give anything away, because the story is pretty good. Also, in the later stories, I appreciated the inclusion of lesser known jedi, like Yaddle, Even Piell (now popular thanks to Star Wars: Clone Wars), Adi Gallia, and Depa Bilaba. Also, you learn more about Mace Windu's background.

There was a lot that I didn't like, however. For the most part, I didn't really understand the inclusion of the Episode I recap, or the goofy story that involves Padme and Jar Jar. Sure, it made a decent philosophical point, but Jar Jar Binks just annoys me. As a whole, the art in this book is not as good as some of the other Omnibuses. It might be because it contains older issues, but it really isn't up to par with Jan Duursema or Brandon Badeaux, for example. Also, the writing wasn't as good in the "Emissaries to Malastare" arc. It was as if the writer wasn't really familiar with the details of the Star Wars universe; like Jedi lore and belief and so forth. Some of his lines came off as inappropriate from a Jedi, or just stupid. There were some awful pun-based jokes and catch phrases uttered as well. It was almost a caricature of the normal Star Wars universe. IMPORTANT: This really bothered me. The Jedi's light saber colors were all messed up. Most of the Jedi's lightsabers were red. It really bugged me. If you could look past the writing and the art, however, the "Emissaries" story was passable, and semi-interesting.

Overall... Worth the purchase, sure. It adds nice knowledge of the Star Wars universe and lesser known Jedi, like the Hetts, who become more important later in the Star Wars: Republic series, and on into the ABY universe. I bought it, and I don't really regret it. I gave it four stars because it definitely has faults, but it is still good Star Wars material.