Product Description

Join Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewie as they battle the Empire's latest super-weapons: the gigantic, planet-destorying World Devastators! Six years after the Battle of Endor, the Empire has been reborn, guided by a mysterious new leader. With a price on their heads, our heros are on the run. Han and Leia struggle to protect their unborn child from the bounty hunters and Imperial troops that dog their steps. But their greatest danger my lie in the troubled heart of a hero - as Luke succumbs to the lure of the dark side!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #204350 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-08
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .30" h x 6.70" w x 10.28" l, .77 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 152 pages

From Amazon.com
Tom Veitch's original comic strip story traces Luke Skywalker's entrance into the Dark Side in the years after the fall of Darth Vader. The Empire is fragmented, and the Rebels seem on the verge of winning their long struggle when the sinister power of World Devastators emerges from the galactic core. These Devastators chew up worlds and manufacture robotic war machines out of the resources they consume. Luke's dark journey seems the only way to halt the massacre. But despite the importance of Luke in Dark Empire, the portrayal of Leia as an emerging Jedi is really the centerpiece of this volume. Married to Han (who goes flat in Veitch's hands) and with two children, Leia is torn between her role as mother and her role as Jedi warrior. While the story sometimes jumps too quickly between major scenes, Veitch does a good job of capturing the epic feel of George Lucas's masterpiece trilogy. Cam Kennedy's artwork is mixed in quality. Some of his drawings of the Millennium Falcon, hunter-killer probes, and robotic TIE-fighters seem to leap directly from the movie screen, while his human figures (especially of Han and Luke) can appear generic. Also, his style of coloring, using washes of similar colors on each page, is good for capturing moods but tends to obscure details. Despite these occasional shortcoming, this comic is recommended for one simple reason: once you start reading it, you won't be able to put it down. The other two parts of the Dark Empire trilogy include: Dark Empire II and Empire's End.--Patrick O'Kelley

From AudioFile
Close your eyes, and Mark Hamill is again Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher is Princess Leia and Harrison Ford is Han Solo. The highly skilled casting director has chosen audio actors who sound exactly like the original movie personnel. Not only a full cast, but also a broad range of sound effects adds realism to a magnificent portrayal. The story itself is a sequel to the movies, with the evil Emperor returning again and again like a nine-lived cat. D.R.W. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Ingram
A full-cast dramatization, complete with sound effects and music, takes up the continuing struggle of the Rebel Alliance against a reborn evil Empire six years after the epic Battle of Endor.