Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Vol. 1

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The greatest starfighters of the Rebel Alliance become the defenders of a New Republic in this massive collection of stories featuring Wedge Antilles, hero of the Battle of Endor, and his team of ace pilots known throughout the galaxy as Rogue Squadron! Meet the Rogues for the first time and learn the fate of the galaxy immediately after the events of Return of the Jedi as the Rebellion's best pilots battle remnants of the Empire wherever its ugly agenda of fear and domination appears. Along with the critically-acclaimed X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair, this jam-packed volume contains tons of material never before collected! This volume contains never before collected material, including Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Leader #1-3, Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Rebel Opposition #1-4, Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair #1-4, and Star Wars Handbook: X-Wing Rogue Squadron.

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A pleasing transition piece..........2006-07-13

...from The Truce at Bakura (the fairly tame EU novel by Kathy Tyers) to the X-wing novels (written by Michael Stackpole and Aaron Allston).

In it, we can see the formation of the the infamous Rogues as a mix of both Classic Trilogy, Novel, and Comic characters all with their various back-stories (some of which are thin, some quite fleshed out and continuous) and the like.

While the adventures are formulaic and a tad predictable (as are MOST space operas), they're still fun and in keeping with the pace and flow you could find in movies.

Look for tie-ins to the novels and both the Classic Trilogy and the Prequels, but basically just sit back and enjoy tame, but comfortable series of storytelling.

Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Vol. 2

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Star Wars Omnibus
The continuing adventures of Rogue Squadron are well worth a look

Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Vol. 2
Michael A. Stackpole , Jan Strnad , Ryder Windham , John Nadeau , Gary Erskine , and Jordi Ensign
Manufacturer: Dark Horse
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ASIN: 1593076193

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As the Empire withers away and the New Republic grows, one team of ace starfighters takes on the most critical missions to ensure freedom in a galaxy long oppressed - Rogue Squadron! Collecting X-Wing Rogue Squadron #9-20, this mammoth volume includes "Battleground Tatooine," "The Warrior Princess" and "Requiem for a Rogue." Whether it's keeping a massive weapons cache out of the hands of Jabba the Hutt's would-be successors, brokering peace on a planet racked by civil war, or rescuing a downed cruiser from the jaws of an ancient evil, no task is too treacherous for the heroes of Rogue Squadron!

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Star Wars Omnibus.......2007-09-21

The book was good and complete. All that would be expected. Less than 5 stars as the book binding is already breaking down.

The continuing adventures of Rogue Squadron are well worth a look.......2006-12-05

Star Wars Omnibus: X-wing Rogue Squadron Volume Two compiles several multi-issue arcs of the Dark Horse comic book saga in one handy volume. The premise of the omnibus books is to give Dark Horse a way to present novel-length stories in a single collection and also to provide a home for single issues or short stories that might otherwise be forgotten. The book includes three four-issue story arcs, along with a single issue one-off. The presentation of the omnibus is very attractive and clean, with a lot of content packed between the covers.

The four stories are as follows:

"Rogue Squadron Special" - This story is the one issue tale and it takes place a few weeks after the Battle of Endor. Wedge and the Rogues liberate the planet Tandankin from Imperial oppression, but are dismayed to find the citizens criticizing their methods and the collateral damage caused by the battle. Fortunately, Luke Skywalker is still a member of Rogue Squadron and he steps forward to explain to the mob why exactly Wedge Antilles is such a great guy. It's a fun walkthrough of Wedge's movie highlights and also establishes him as the fearless leader we are to follow in the upcoming comics.

"Battleground: Tatooine" - An Alliance agent is on Tatooine investigating the struggles of local warlords to take control of the planet and their possible Imperial connections. Rogue Squadron is sent to assist her in any way required. This story was terrific: action-packed, lively, varied, and with an interesting mystery at its core. Bib Fortuna makes an intriguing appearance in a drastically altered form (inspired by a short story in the book Tales from Jabba's Palace), and we take an exciting side trip to the Twi'lek homeworld Ryloth.

"Warrior Princess" - Rogue Squadron receives surprising news: one of their pilots, Plourr, is actually a princess on the planet Eiattu! The team sets off to the politically-divided planet to try and help Plourr reclaim her heritage and fix the broken government. This story features a terrifically unsettling panel of Darth Vader playing with toy TIE fighters and X-wings with a psychotic child member of the royal family. The plot overall is solid but fairly predictable.

"Requiem for a Rogue" - A Bothan passenger liner has gone missing and Rogue Squadron sets off to find out. They succeed, but all is not as it seems on the fourth planet of the Malrev system. This story drops an interesting Sith aspect into what are usually more military-focused plotlines with the Rogue Squadron series. The villains are fairly cheesy but the sacrifice required by the pilots at the tale's climax is affecting.

This omnibus provide excellent value and is a nice long read for those of us who don't fancy collecting individual issues of comics. I'm looking forward to reading Volume Three sometime in the near future.

Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 1)

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very good story
Ace starfighter squadron lead by Wedge
Read it on the beach
An enjoyable read about one of my favorite characters
Entertaining as an audiobook - pure escapist fun!

Rogue Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing Series, Book 1)
Michael A. Stackpole
Manufacturer: Spectra
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0553568019
Release Date: 1996-01-01

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very good story.......2007-06-24

This is the first of a 4-part quadrilogy (which makes up the first half of the X-Wing mini-series) about the adventures of Rogue Squadron, the creme-de-la-creme of the Star Wars fighter pilots. Very highly recommended.

The Rogue Squadron quadrilogy consists of:
Rogue Squadron
Wedge's Gamble
The Krytos Trap
The Bacta War

Ace starfighter squadron lead by Wedge.......2007-05-26

I understand that this series was capitalizing on the popularity of a computer game, but it would have been better if it didn't have the title of "X-Wing."

That minor beef aside, the first 4 books of this series form a tetralogy. For post-Return of the Jedi novels that are not about Luke, Han and Leia, these books are not bad.

As for the best novels from the era of the movie saga, I highly recommend the following 5-star novels:

Cloak of Deception (Star Wars)
Shadow Hunter (Star Wars: Darth Maul)
Labyrinth of Evil (Star Wars, Episode III Prequel Novel)
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (Star Wars)
Shadows of the Empire (Star Wars)

Read it on the beach.......2007-03-27

There's not much thought provocation in this book but when has Star Wars ever been considered deep? It's fun and you can put it down and pick it up without forgetting what's going on. Don't expect a whole lot of witty dialogue or unseen plot twists. Just lasers blasting and bad guys gettin' what for!

An enjoyable read about one of my favorite characters.......2007-03-03

X-Wing Rogue Squadron takes place about 5 years after the battle for Endor (Return of the Jedi) and Wedge Antilles is trying to re-build Rogue Squadron. On the plus side, Wedge wants to have the best pilots in the Rebellion in his squadron. On the minus side, politicians want his squadron to have good pilots, but from planets the Rebellion wants to lure. As usual the politicians win! After building Rogue Squadron (with controversy) Wedge leads them out to disrupt the Empire. However, one of his pilots is hunted by the Empire; also, the Empire wants to crush the fledgling Rogue Squadron so that it doesn't become a symbol for the Rebellion.

While this seems like a lot of stuff, it's really not as much as it seems. Mr. Stackpole did a good job presenting story. The story is a little predictable, it fits the Star Wars line very nicely (actually Mr. Stackpole does a nice job expanding the Star Wars universe, better than some might have), and most importantly it expands a character that I loved in the movies, Wedge! The combat sequences are nice. I found it interesting that Mr. Stackpole has the X-Wings using proton torpedoes in an anti-fighter role (hmmm... in the Star Wars movie my feeling was that they were much more so than an anti-fighter weapon but this is his story line). Some of the characters are a little shallow, but I was also happy with several new characters (Captain Celchu and Lieutenant Horn). Given everything, I'm impressed and will continue to read this series. A solid 4 star book!

Entertaining as an audiobook - pure escapist fun!.......2006-12-06

Lucas does it right!

Lucas includes a soundtrack of that great Star Wars music in the background of the story as it is being read. So, the book starts off with the famed Star Wars Main Theme. The battle scenes use music from the battle scenes in the movies. But, to make it even better, special effects noises are used as well - X-Wing lasers, thrusters, TIE fighters go screaming past, even R-2 units (the R-2 unit sound effects come from the back speakers while it is in the X-Wing - totally appropriate!).

All of this was great because it overcame a lackluster reading by Henry Thomas. In addition, the story was not terribly complicated and the characters were not all of that well-developed. However, that is to be expected when it is the first of a rather lengty series and these are not meant to be at the same level as the movies, with their overtones and themes of the seductive power of evil, personal redemption, hope and so on.

So, I give this one a B+.

Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Vol. 3

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Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Vol. 3
Michael A. Stackpole , John Nadeau , Steve Crespo , Jim Hall , and Others
Manufacturer: Dark Horse
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ASIN: 1593077769

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The galaxy's greatest starfighters take flight once more in a mission to reclaim the galactic capital Coruscant from the Empire! Whether this becomes the New Republic's finest hour or its darkest defeat lies squarely on the shoulders of Wedge Antilles and his team of ace X-Wing pilots-Rogue Squadron! In full-color on high-quality paper for an unbeatable price, this massive volume contains issues #21-35 of X-Wing Rogue Squadron, encompassing "In the Empire's Service," "The Making of Baron Fel," "Family Ties," "Masquerade," and "Mandatory Retirement."

Blood and Honor (Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Volume 7)

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Try To Resist Cutting Off The Last Third With Scissors....
Baron Soontir Fel could be explored more
A sequel that equals
Improved artwork for this Baron Fel story
Baron Fel revealed

Blood and Honor (Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Volume 7)
Michael A. Stackpole , Steve Crespo , Jim Hall , and Gary Marti
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ASIN: 1569713871

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Baron Soontir Fel, the greatest fighter ace of the Empire, has been captured by the Rebel Alliance. But from the shadowed recesses of a Rebel interrogation chamber, Fel tells a story of the deception and corruption beneath the Empire`s orderly surface... and sets the stage for his own defection to the Rebellion. This collection concludes the events set in motion in X-Wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire`s Service.

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Try To Resist Cutting Off The Last Third With Scissors...........2004-11-16

That's my review, that title. This TPB makes me want to hunt down the first 2 of the individual issues comprising it. The last third makes me want to hunt down whoever was responsible.

What is the deal with it being printed all the way down into the crease? I don't like bending out the spines of my books. Do I have to do that in order to see all of some panels? Will it then fall apart?

Baron Soontir Fel could be explored more.......2004-01-27

This story takes off from Rogue Squadron No. 6, "In The Empire's Service". In Rogue No. 6, Baron Fel was introduced as the best pilot in the Imperial Navy, commanding the 181st Squadron and have teached the best pilot in the Rebel Alliance, most of them joined the Rogue Squadron. At the end of "In The Empire's Service", Baron Fel was captured, interrogated, and revealed himself to be married to the sister of one of the Rogue's Pilot.

"Blood and Honor" itself is a compilation of "The Making of Baron Fel" and "Family Ties", both pubulished by Dark Horse Comics. In the beginning of "Blood and Honor", Baron Fel told his life story, from his boyhood to his capture. Next, he defect to the Rebellion in return to them securing his family. So, the half part of "Blood and Honor" is about several Rogue Squadron pilots trying to save Fel's Family.

The story of Baron Fel itself is intriguing, since it deals with a military man who ideologically support the Empire, fight for the Empire, but gradually become disillusioned and eventually lose his loyalty.

Baron Fel's story could be more exciting, too bad they doesn't go into much detail on some part of his life. For example, how Baron Fel become disillusioned. Exactly what that makes him decided to joined the Rebellion? They don't covered much detail here. There aren't even a dilemma involved. I would like to read Baron Fel's musing on the thought of defection and reflections on his gradual disloyalty, on how become disillusioned. I believe this is the most important part. Some parts that are not covered are his academy days. What makes him a valedictorian, for example? And what did he do with fellow student Han Solo?

"Family Ties" isn't much too interesting. Perhaps it would be more interesting if Baron Fel's story is made into 3 parts that explore more on Baron Fel's decision to defect, while Family Ties could be shortened into 1 part.

A sequel that equals.......2003-09-30

Following right after In the Empire's Service, Blood and Honor is a comic where interstellar actions takes a temporary backseat for this character-driven tale. From the depths of a debriefing room, now in enemy custody, captured Imperial fighter ace Soontir Fel regales his background---a story of deceit, integrity, romance and inevitability. Dived into two parts---The Making of Baron Fel, and Family Ties---this is one comic that is surprisingly empathic for readers.

The art quality is not the shocking excellence of modern fare, but its elegant simplicity conveys all it needs to and more. Frames are uncluttered with extraneous graphics and colouring adds enough three-dimensional texture to curry assent. Dialogue is handled just as well; both tone and wording are perfectly in keeping with a dignified Imperial naval officer.

Fel recounts his career with an abundance of character cameos from the Star Wars universe. This was an excellent idea, simply because comics are visual books, providing the reader with a rare look of how some people actually look. Many of these guest appearances were names the reader knows but may never have seen in art, like General Derricote, Syal Antilles, Thrawn and Hal Horn.

Palpatine, Tarkin, Isard, Vader and Turr Phennir also cameoed, along with other names from past Rogue Squadron comics. One downside to this fun was Fel's acquaintance with so many of them.

The second half of the trade paperback was Family Ties, where Wedge sends three Rogues to Corellia to safeguard Fel's family from Imperial retaliation over his suspected defection. The art here was not as good as the first half, with frames looking too light in detail. The dialogue, however, is vintage Stackpole. And with three new names for show---Corran, Iella and the bumbling Loor---you could almost imagine it was one of his X-wing books!

It was great to see how Corran and Iella look like, though Loor doesn't have his infamous Tarkin resemblance. Now that Plourr has her hair back, and enough of it, she just looks great. Wondering where Hobbie's "bug bite" comment came from in the X-wing book Starfighters of Adumar, you now know. Just a small discrepancy: CorSec uniforms were green-black, not orange here. The ending here, unfortunately, was just too rushed. An extra page of Corran in his emerald X-wing would have made the difference.

But that notwithstanding, Blood and Honor is one comic you cannot go without for serious readers in the Rogue Squadron series.

Improved artwork for this Baron Fel story.......2003-07-27

This is Vol 6 of the X-Wing saga, and the 2nd of 2 TPB's about Baron fel. Stackpole does the entire story here and we get a new art team of crespo Hall and Johnson with 4 ink and color people.

The pencil work has very few lazy artist panels and only a 2 sections where the ink and coloring fell off so I give the art team a 3.8. Who ever did the pencils in last 25% of the book was a 4plus.

This is a comic, I usually emphasis the visual elements in my grading. But this is the second half of the story of Baron Soontir Fel, the greatest fighter ace of the empire, and for a short time a Rogue, and the guy the Wedges sister marries. This comic is about the story and you will like the story. It is a strong plus that the artwork here is about average.

Baron Fel revealed.......2001-08-16

When Baron Soontir Fel, the greatest pilot of the Imperial forces, is captured by the Rebels, he tells all in the confines of an interrogation cell to Wedge Antilles, the greatest pilot of the Rebellion - also his brother-in-law.

Stackpole brilliantly shows the past carrer of Fel in the Imperial Navy, how he met Syal Antilles, Wedge's sister, and how it comes to be that Fel defects to the Rebels.

The story falls short in the cofusing final third, however. Not much happens and what does happen is very jumbled and not thought through. Then again, Stackpole isn't exactly the Master of the Hidden Plot. But it is well worth its cost in dollars in the first two-thirds; after all, I bought it.

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Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike Player's Guide

Manufacturer: Nintendo
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000CQP9JE

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Who needs the Force when you have the Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike Player's Guide at your fingertips? Weaving through stories from the classic film trilogy, Rebel Strike lets you climb out of your X-wing and explore famous locations, such as Hoth, Endor, Bespin, and Dagobah--and Nintendo's Official Player's Guide helps you every step of the way. Take on AT-AT's, TIE interceptors and speeder-bike-mounted stormtroopers with confidence. The guide will be with you always. * Maps and walk-through strategies for all single-player campaign missions, bonus missions, cooperative missions and competitive scenarios * Special tips for earning gold medals and unlocking special ships, such as Bobba Fett's Slave I * Details on how to earn every power-giving tech upgrade * Descriptions of each item, weapon, ship and playable character in the Rebel Strike universe

Requiem for a Rogue (Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Volume 5)

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Visually a very big improvement for the series.
Lacking a bit
Validates "Mysteries of the Sith"
Not Bad
exciting!

Requiem for a Rogue (Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Volume 5)
Michael A. Stackpole , Jan Strnad , Variou , Michael A Stackpole , Mike W. Barr , and Gary Erskine
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ASIN: 1569713316

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It should be an easy mission for Rogue Squadron -- a simple search-and-rescue of a group of castaways forced down to Malrev 4. But when they reach the backwater planet, the Rogues find themselves attacked by the bestial Irrukiine and then by the Bothans themselves. There`s something strange going down on Malrev 4.

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Visually a very big improvement for the series........2003-07-27

Requiem for a Rogue is an important comic for the X-Wing comics that follow. It is volume 5, but Vol 1 and 4 were so mediocre, that this could have been the end of the series. Gone is artist Nadeau and Ensign, in are Barr and Erskine.

The story from Strnad is a 3, but the art and inking is a hugh improvement getting 3.5 and the cover is a 3 for a grade of 3.

The main strength with this comic, since I found the story to be mediocre, is the richness and detail and effort put forward by the artists. I wanted to give this a 4 based on art, but the story just is that interesting and except for a look at some Bothans, nothing important happens otherwise. Again, this comic is most important for its strong visualimpact that may have allowed there to be more in the series.

Lacking a bit.......2001-08-13

'Requiem for a Rogue' is probably the most unique in the series. The Imperial-type villain is missing, the role instead shifting a bit throughout the story. The Rogues are trapped on a forested planet while searching for a missing Bothan spaceliner, but things are very odd here, and the Bothans seem to have other plans as well. The Rogues get forced between a rock and hard place here, and the end results in the death of not one, but two of the Rogues.

The art by Gary Erksine is very detailed, but senses of movement are pretty much lost. The work has an overall `dirty' look to it, which works well considering the circumstances. Forests and trees and brush and such are well done, which is good considering the setting. His people seem a bit, well, ugly, but one can get around that. His non-humans, like Ibtisam, Nrin, and the numerous Bothans, are well-done. Although his style does have problems, it works better overall with `Requiem' than it would for any other arc. David Nestelle works magic with the colors, enhancing the art and giving it a bit of a three-dimensional quality. Possibly the best coloring in the series.

Jan Strand return from `Battleground: Tatooine' to script this one, and the quality is pretty much the same. The elements of stuff like Sith magic may not bode well with many a fan, but it does tend to work in the sense that this planet of Malrev 4 is Force-potent, most likely resulting from its past. Such things have been seen on other worlds in other series, so its not too far-fetched. The dogfights are well-written and interesting, which is good because `Requiem' has more of them than any other XWRS story arc. Like a lot of other XWRS story arcs, `Requiem' suffers a bit because of length restrictions. The scenes between the characters in between the fighting are good, but it seems like more is needed. A similar situation comes up later in `Mandatory Retirement', but in that case proof is given of what kind of scenes can come out of such situations.

Overall, its is recommended. While not the quality of most of the other story arcs, it has a well-built climax and sets the stage for the second act of the XWRS series.

Validates "Mysteries of the Sith".......2001-02-06

Requiem for a Rogue is the fifth X-wing Rogue Squadron story, and the fourth to see print in TPB form. It's not quite as good as The Warrior Princess, and it's not nearly as good as either Phantom Affair or Battleground Tatooine. I think this book may well have the worst art in the series, and it just isn't very entertaining. However, some of the story elements validate the somewhat iffy plot points of the computer game Mysteries of the Sith, and this collection also includes the hard-to-find Rogue Squadron special which they were giving out on the opening day of ESB special edition. This is also the last of the "independant" RS stories; after this they're all included the in the bigger "Rise of Isard" Story Arc.

Basically, the Rogues are asked to go looking for a Bothan passenger liner which has dissappeared. They follow it's hyperspace trajectory, and find it landed on a planet. When they touch down, they find the Captain was killed in the "crash," but things also look very suspicious -- the Rogues suspect that the crash was actually sabotage." It turns out that there's an ancient Sith temple here, one which Palpatine was planning to turn into a base, that of course has a stockpile of hundreds of TIEs, and things get ugly from there.

Many of the plotlines and ideas really stretch my ability to suspend disbelief in this comic, but there are a few surprises. And the writing is OK, just not the best. Overall, I think this is probably the worst book in the Rogue Squadron series.

Not Bad.......1999-05-08

I enjoyed this book, as it was action packed, while still leading you through an involving plot. You see the true depths of what Bothans are capable of, when influenced by evil. Not only this, but you also see an extension of the theory proposed in "The Last Command": that the Bothans knew all about most of the Imperials secret storage facilities, but never felt like telling anyone else. I'd like to see this explored more deeply in a novel sometime. Anyways, another good Rouge Squadron book/comic.

exciting!.......1999-04-29

This book had a great plot, with an eerie twist. Plus, we finally get to see what Bothans look like! A little confusing at times, but overall, great!

Battleground: Tatooine (Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Volume 3)

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Disappointing
Only For A Select Few
Tycho and Winter, love on sultry Tatooine?
A good read that could have been better
This is a good read

Battleground: Tatooine (Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron, Volume 3)
Michael A. Stackpole , Jan Strnad , John Nadeau , and Jordi Ensign
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ASIN: 156971276X

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The crime and death caused by Jabba the Hutt is nothing compared to the chaos created in the wake of his demise. Jabba`s legacy is a cache of stolen Imperial hardware and weapons, hidden somewhere on the desert world of Tatooine. Whoever finds the treasure will have enough firepower to rule the planet and perhaps even the sector. And that means Rogue Squadron must find it first, or else find it aimed at their heads!

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Disappointing.......2003-08-04

Thi sisn't even for die hard fans unless they have money to throw away. The art was passable but the story was weak, devoted mainly to action with little support. Even the characters who weren't created just for the comic (Wedge Antilles, Bib Fortuna, et al.) all acted about the same. I recommend picking up Dark Empire if you want a good Star Wars graphic novel instead of this.

Only For A Select Few.......2003-08-04

I'm a Star Wars fan but I didn't care for this so I can't even say this is for die hard fans. Maybe it's for die hard fans who would like to throw their money away. I found the plot on this very thin with most of the pages devoted to action. The story includes some characters who are "new" in the comics but includes some older ones like Bib Fortuna and Wedge Antilles who appeared to act just like any other character. The art was passable but I found the story and writing very lacking. If you want a really good Star Wars graphic novel I would suggest getting Dark Empire.

Tycho and Winter, love on sultry Tatooine?.......2003-07-27

This is actually the second TPB of this series collecting issues 9 to 12. volume 1 was poorly done and never made a TPB. Volume 2, The Phantom Affair, TPA, had as its only real flaw a drab cover. Battleground Tatooine, BT, has a spectacular Cover and then the rest is a slight drop off in comparison with TPA. Nadeau's pencil work lacks some of the detail and there are many more lazy artist panels in TB vs TPA.
Story gets a 4, Cover a 5, Pencils 3.5, ink and coloring a 3.5 for a grade of 3 stars.

Key players in this comic areCapt wedge Antilles, Lt. Tycho Celchu, Elscol Loro, Admiral Ackbar, Lt. Wes Janson, Dllr Nep, Plourr Ilo, Hobbie Klivan, Windmere Wellen, the blond after wedge, Winter, with grey hair who is interested in Tycho, Huff Darklighter, Ko'Shak, Cazne'olan, Sixtus Quin, and Kapp Dendo.
The story here sets but some events in the Bacta War book.

The story here sets but some events in the Bacta War book.

A good read that could have been better.......2003-06-23

Battlground: Tatooine is the third part of the X-wing comic series, and you'll see why it has strong ties to the X-wing: The Bacta War novel, and why its description of Huff Darklighter as Huttlike is spot on.

After the spectacular art of The Phantom Affair, I found B:T to be shocking. The art has a sketchy, half-finished look that just was unacceptable. After all, people buy comics for the visual aspect, to see what they read. The Twi'lek faces were blurry and hardly varied at all, rendering facial expressions difficult to decipher. Background features were few and far between, and if at all, also vague and fuzzy. Who'd have thought Cazne'olan was that "photogenic"?

Unlike Masquerade and Mandatory Retirement, for example, the flow of frames and scenes were rushed and tumbled one after another. Where a scene should have ended at the bottom of the page, it often concluded mid-page, with the next scene the next immediate frame. While not confusing to follow, it wasn't good.

That notwithstanding, the dialogue was as you'd expect from fighter jocks and Intel agents: quick, witty and great, with some truly memorable lines. The Sullustan Rogue head-butting Dendo's midriff with a "They always forget the little people" comment just grins your face broad when Dendo knocks him back with a "Thanks for reminding me". Tycho's exasperation to Winter's indifference to his romancing attempts was another, when she quips how others have worked that out, he just took longer.

There were also some excellent touches in this comic: that brief POV from Fortuna's spider-droid perspective was fun, and the way Winter shoves Wedge on the floor at the end funnier still.

Overall, aside from what was poor art quality, a fine storyline and commendable dialogue, Kapp Dendo's scenes are just too good to pass up on this Rogue Squadron comic.

This is a good read.......2003-03-17

Battleground: Tatooine was the first X-Wing comic I had read after reading the X-Wing novels, and I was not disappointed. The art and coloring could be just a little better, but overall, it's a strong style that works well with the story.

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Wedge Antilles is the premier X-wing pilot of the Rebel Alliance, and his Rogue Squadron is the most feared in the Rebel fleet. But the Empire has its top guns too -- the merciless Imperial 181st Fighter Division led by Baron Fel, the man who trained Wedge and many of Rogue Squadron`s best pilots. Wedge and the Rogues will get every opportunity to test that training when they are dispatched to square accounts with Rogue Squadron, once and for all!

Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Roque Leader Player's Guide

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Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Roque Leader Player's Guide

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Rebel starfighter pilots are scrambling for an all-out assault on the Imperial war machine. You'll have the Alliance's sleekest ships at your disposal, but will you be ready to lead the fight once the shooting starts? Before you start blasting, get a full briefing from Nintendo Power in the only Official Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Player's Guide. Comprehensive Combat Briefings: Mission-based walk-throughs cover every objective in minute detail! Clear battle maps enable you to formulate your attack plans! Three dimensional battle diagrams help orient Rebel pilots in chaotic, space-based conflicts. Precise instructions allow you to secure valuable technology upgrades and bonus ships! An advanced strategy section reveals all the tricks and tactics you'll need to earn Gold Medals!

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