![]() ![]() In fact, Fett wasn’t even Fett, in the beginning. First introduced in the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special before appearing in the bounty hunter lineup in The Empire Strikes Back, the sentient set dressing was designed by illustrator-turned-director for maximum cool. Why is War of the Bounty Hunters happening now?īoba Fett was never important. Boba needs answers, and he’s more than willing to break a few droid arms to get them. Much like John Wick - or even his High Republic novel Light of the Jedi - Soule gives the thriller with ticking-clock tension. Our antihero wastes no time searching for clues as to who may be behind the operation, but unfortunately, he’s also become what John Wick would call “excommunicado.” There’s now a bounty on the bounty hunter’s head, and to hunt down his bounty, he’ll have to outrun the bounty-seeking bounty hunters. This all lines up with War of the Bounty Hunters #1, which introduces a cloaked crime lord who has pilfered Han Solo’s carbonite-frozen body from Boba with plans to put it up for auction. It’s basically Boba Fett, by himself, against all of these people.” And a bunch of others - factions and so on - that I think will be really interesting for the fans. “The main story that we’re dealing with is a Boba Fett-focused crime epic, that involves Boba Fett going up against some of the heaviest hitters in the galaxy,” Soule said in February. Greg Pak ( Darth Vader), Alyssa Wong ( Doctor Aphra), and Ethan Sacks ( Bounty Hunters) are all in the mix, and based on the announcement, will likely inform Soule’s direction with their own storytelling, so are worth mentioning here. War of the Bounty Hunters is a crossover event, which means Soule’s work will also intertwine with the other continuous Star Wars books. ![]() Joining Soule on the ride is artist Luke Ross, who’s drawn everyone from Venom to Darth Maul and Conan the Barbarian. The man thinks a shit ton about Star Wars. He wrote the kickoff novel, The Light of the Jedi, and through his other work, has drawn lines between the distant past and the “present” of more familiar Star Wars stories. With a voracious curiosity for Star Wars’ uncharted space, Soule was also a logical recruit for Lucasfilm’s High Republic storytelling initiative. He’s penned Darth Vader, The Rise of Kylo Ren, Poe Dameron, and recently, Marvel’s flagship Star Wars comic, Star Wars. Soule cut his teeth in superhero comics in books like She-Hulk and Thunderbolts before becoming a key voice in the expansion of the Skywalker Saga. Who is making War of the Bounty Hunters?Ĭharles Soule, who now has a deep footprint in both the Marvel and Star Wars universes. In fact, while it may make good on the promise of a big Boba Fett adventure, War of the Bounty Hunters #1 (the first of five issues) made me more excited about the return of a completely different character, and a moment in Star Wars that I figured no creator would ever want to return to. In the initial reveal, Marvel promised an expansive comic crossover event that connects various parts of the Star Wars universe - and issue #1 delivers. Announced in February, the new miniseries will be the first comic to focus entirely on Boba Fett (who appeared in a few one-shot Dark Horse and Marvel comics, but has yet to get his due) and pave over Shadows of the Empire fill in the gap between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. ![]() The team behind War of the Bounty Hunters thinks so. The Mandalorian-armored gun-for-hire looks incredible in a static shot, a trading card, or a paperback novel cover, but can he ever be enough to prop up an entire story? ![]() Who is Boba Fett? Lucasfilm and its various creative partners have struggled for eons to answer the question in a meaningful, entertaining way. ![]()
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