Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: Special Edition (Dark Horse Collection.) [SPECIAL EDITION] (Paperback)

by Archie Goodwin (Author), Al Williamson (Author), Carlos Garzon (Author) "HOTH! A WORLD OF FROZEN LANDSCAPES AND SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES..." (more)

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With the Death Star destroyed, the Empire has declared martial law throughout the galaxy. A thousand worlds have felt the oppressive hand of the Emperor as he attempts to crush the growing Rebellion. As the Imperial grip of tyranny tightens, Luke, Leia, Han, and the rest of the small band of freedom fighters continue to press for the salvation of the planets -- but such a small crew stands little hope of succeeding against the dominant might of the Empire. But sometimes that's all it takes -- a little hope. Dark Horse Comics is proud to present, in an all-new package, the comics adaptation of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back -- The Special Edition. By Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson, this classic adaptation is reprinted from the original Star Wars comic-book series and is now collected with an all-new cover to celebrate the theatrical release of The Empire Strikes Back -- The Special Edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse; Special edition edition (February 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569712344
• ISBN-13: 978-1569712344
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #788,418 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Norman Hawley (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

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

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

By	Nathan Blumenfeld "mastadge" (Wilmington, DE United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Episode IV - A New Hope (Star Wars) (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!