Star Wars Dark Empire

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Summary: Wonderful story
Review: Comic novel, so it automatically loses a star to start off with. I ead this comic novel in about an hour or two. Good, but could not keep my attention considering I was not entirely interested, friend liked it very much though.

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Summary: Lucas personally approved the Dark Empire plot
Review: I first heard of this series over the Internet and what I heard wasn't very conclusive. Some people apparently loved Dark Empire while others called for a lynching of the authors who had deared to create this apparent monstrosity.

All in all, I thought the storyline sounded pretty cool, and all the arguing had made me quite curious about the whole thing. So therefore, one day, I decided to just buy it and see for myself.
All in all, I really don't know what to think about it.

The art is okay, but you have to like this sort of work. To me it seemed a bit strange at first, but eventually I came to somewhat like the style. But again, not everyone will. My brother once referred to it as "kinda arty", I can only agree on that. Especially the colouring seems strange with only one or two colours dominating each panel. It does have a lot of atmosphere, though.

As for the story, well, that's just outright BAD. It seems almost as if the people who were supposed to write it wanted to get home early and decided to download some fanfiction from the Web and call it the script.
The Emperor returns in this novel, and with that, he renders most of the last film's finale pretty pointless. With the help of some unrealistic Force powers and the "miracle of cloning", Palpatine apparently survived the second Death Star's destruction, and has now returned to rally what's left of his Empire and turn it against the New Republic.
Kind of makes you wonder were he was during Timothy Zahn's Thrawn series, the bulk of the X-wing novels, and the several other novels that take place between this comic and the last film.

Of course we could live with all of that if most of the rest of the story wasn't so...[bad]
For example, the manditory Imperial superweapons used by the cloned Emperor are pretty silly (imagine a giant vacuum cleaner gone on a rampage), key events such as the Imperial retaking of the capital-planet Coruscant take place even before the story itself starts and are only mentioned in the opening text, and most of all, the dialoge is pretty overdramatic.
Of course, Dark Empire also has its strong points. The space battles look pretty cool (again: if you happen to like the art) and there is plenty of action to go around, so if you're into that, this series just might be worth a try.

To cut a long story short, not everyone will like this book, not by far. If you don't mind the rather silly story and happen to like comic book art that is somewhat different from what we usually see, Dark Empire has something to offer you. If you aren't so broad minded when it comes to comic art and prefer a more believable (and not so over-the-top dramaticly told) story, HANDS OFF, you'll probably hate it. In case of the latter, you'd better buy the "Heir of the Empire" series comic adaptations or one of the X-wing comics.

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Summary: I love it thats why I am making it in to a film
Review: I love the thril and action
I am wrighting Dark Empird in to a film format
STAR WARS Episode VII: THE DARK EMPIRE
coming summer of 2006

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Summary: Purists, lighten up...Dark Empire is classic Star Wars....
Review: It is a time of peril for the New Republic. Six years after the Battle of Endor, the destruction of the Empire's second Death Star, and the defeat of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader, the war for control of the galaxy still rages on.

Despite their victory over the infamous Grand Admiral Thrawn a year before, the former Rebels have been forced to evacuate Coruscant after a successful invasion by resurgent Imperial forces. But when the Empire's "leaders" begin to fight over the right to govern, civil war breaks out and gives Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian and Alliance troops an opening to carry out a daring raid on Coruscant itself. But the mission goes awry and Skywalker and Calrissian crash-land their captured Star Destroyer at the heart of the Imperial City.

But when Han Solo and his wife Leia, accompanied by Chewbacca and C-3PO, attempt to rescue Luke and Lando, they are taken aback by Luke's refusal to go with them back to the secret Alliance base known as Pinnacle. Instead, he allows himself to be whisked off by a dark side storm, leaving his twin sister and her husband to wonder if the burdens of being a Jedi Master are too heavy for Luke to bear alone.

When this new chapter of the Star Wars Expanded Universe was first published as a six-issue comic book series by Dark Horse, I had mixed feelings. The concept was daring...Luke falls to the dark side of the Force (or does he?), the Emperor, thought to be dead at the end of Return of the Jedi, is back, thanks to the power of cloning technology...heck, even Boba Fett is revealed to having not being found "digestible" by the Sarlacc. All very fascinating, but wasn't Tom Veitch pushing things a bit too far? So even though I read my friend Geno's six issues from cover to cover, I thought, "Nawww....I'm not buying this. It doesn't fit into the Star Wars saga...."

Ah. Silly me. When I read Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Search, the first installment of the Jedi Academy Trilogy, I noticed certain references to the reconstruction of both Coruscant and Mon Calamari, which had been subjected to battle and siege in Dark Empire. There were also passing references to the reborn Emperor. Later, when I broke down and bought this one volume collection, I read the introduction by Anderson and realized that the changes Veitch made in the Star Wars storyline were just too big to ignore. Even though as a Star Wars fan I know the only "official" version is the six-Episode film saga as written, produced, and/or directed by George Lucas, I lightened up and came to accept Dark Empire and its two sequels as an integral -- and fun -- part of the Expanded Universe.

The story by Veitch (once you get over the "how dare he?" reaction to it) is so well-written that you wish it had been a pure prose novel. The artwork by Cam Kennedy is innovative and at times almost impressionistic....as far as comics art is concerned I prefer the photo-realistic style of the prequel adaptations, but that doesn't take away from its beauty.

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Summary: Just to clarify...
Review: Ok, first off, I really enjoyed this book. I've been searching for the Dark Empire series for awhile now and I can't believe I finally found it.

Some people may not like this book, seeing as how I've already seen people saying that Anakin is the chosen one and it's stupid how after all he did Palpatine can just come back. Well, what you may not be aware of is that Luke is the chosen one, not Anakin. Luke is the one that destroyed the Daeth Star, redeemed his father from the Dark side, and reestablished the Jedi Order, and ultimately brought balance to the Force.

Anyway, the book has a great plot, great description, and it's awesome to see how Luke develops/ I personally loved it. If you're Star Wars fan and you're looking for some new material, Dark Empire is worth it.

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Summary: This one satisfies your curiosity
Review: OK, your reading the novels and you wonder why Wedge is driving a large recycler in the opening of a book. Then you read references to the Clone Emperor or resurrected emperor and that Luke once went to the dark side and came back. Dark Empire is where those things happen.

It is a pretty good story with above average art work. Some of the art is stunning! It was this comic that got me interested in the art of DAVE DORMAN. DAVE IS AMAZING!

Palpatine gets cloned and has a new super weapon. Luke goes to the dark side to stop the Emperor. Coruscant gets blasted (or is it corresaunt now). Leia, undertrained as she is goes to rescue her brother. The two are never more powerful again.

After surviving and defeating the resurrected emperor, Leia and luke go back to their old selves in future novels ie: Leia is only barely competitent, and Luke is distracted almost to the point of incompetitence at times (one of my big grips in some books).

This is the first of 3 comics on this thread. You can skip the other two, but this one is worthwhile. For an additional treat, do a search of "dave dorman art" and check out where-ever he is. You'll like what you find.

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Summary: An Empire Reborn...
Review: Since Star Wars creator, George Lucas, stated that his original saga only has six parts, it fell to Dark Horse Comics to further the adventures of Luke, Leia, Han, Lando, and the rest after the events in Return Of The Jedi and author Tim Zahn's Thrawn trilogy. The story (fully sanctioned by Lucas) in Dark Empire fits into the Star Wars mythos very nicely.

Six years after Jedi, The ruthless Empire is reborn, under the leadership of a mysterious figure, following the defeat of Grand Admiral Thrawn. This, as the Rebel Alliance restablish order throughout the Galaxy. As the new leader of the empire puts his evil plan into motion, Luke Skywalker, and his allies struggle to figure out what's really going on. Meanwhile, henchmen of Jabba The Hutt, have placed a large bounty on the heads of Han Solo and Leia.

Writer Tom Veich crafted a story that has a Star Wars feel to it. He has captured the escence of these very well known characters on these pages. While Admiral Thrawn is no Vader or Palpatine, he does make a worthy adversary, just the same. The action, humor, and wonder of the first trilogy are for the most part, recreated here.

As for the art, I have to say, I was a bit disappointed with Cam Kennedy's renderings of the Star Wars universe. The character likenesses are ok but not as detailed as the book's cover art by Dave Dorman-great stuff. Kennedy makes everything seem just a bit off. For the most part, abstract color combinations, take over most of the panels---this really detracts from book's fine story. The book also contains the story's original outline

Still, Dark Empire, is a must read for Star Wars fans

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Summary: Premise Sounds Good, But Actual Book Falls Short
Review: The premise of this trade paperback sounds pretty decent: the Emperor is reborn and Luke Skywalker dabbles with the dark side. Being an avid Star Wars book reader, I figured I had to read this for continuity's sake. Besides, who could miss seeing Luke fall to the dark side, right? Believe me, you could miss this and not feel a bit disappointed!

Coruscant has been retaken by the Empire, lead by the Emperor Reborn - or should I say the Emperor Cloned. That's right, fans, the Emperor's body was the only thing that died in the second Death Star. He found a way to transfer his spiritual self into clones of his former self. Knowing that the dark side was ravaging his present body, the Emperor took it upon himself to be cloned several times over to further his existence. Luke Skywalker stumbles upon the Emperor Reborn and, seeking to know all there is to know about the Force, becomes his apprentice. He tells his sister not to worry - he'll learn about the dark side from within, but he'll never fall to it. Wrong! It's up to Leia to help bring him back.

Sounds cool, huh? Well, the idea of Luke being naive enough to think that he can learn about the dark side by being the Emperor's apprentice is pretty silly, considering how many times he was warned about the dark side by Yoda and Ben. Also, the artwork is absolutely horrible! The main characters are barely recognizable. And Leia, pregnant in this trade paperback with her future son, Anakin, looks particularly bad. I found the story to be flat and boring. The only thing that could have saved this for me was the artwork and that was also disappointing. If you don't feel an absolute need to read this trade paperback, don't bother!

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Summary: "too late Skywalker, too late"-That's so cool!
Review: This comic series was totally awesome.
Well that's in terms of the story.
I especially liked the part when Han becomes
enraged for putting Leia in danger in front
of Palpatine. And the dissapearing act Luke did,
that was awesome!!!...
I did'nt really like the drawings especially
the ones of the cloned emperor-terrible!
But the story was tyte!