The difference is of course, that this version will be considered canon, whereas Shadows of the Empire isn't. ![]() So, yes, the basic concept of War of the Bounty Hunters isn't remotely new. At one point, (as immortalized in the comedy film Free Enterprise) you could only find Shadows of the Empire toys at toy stores because the entire line effectively replaced regular Star Wars merch for over a full year. Like the multi-platform project The High Republic, Shadows of the Empire was the biggest '90s Star Wars event prior to the special editions of the classic films. Like the impending War of the Bounty Hunters, the Shadows of the Empirecomics (and novel) were set in the gap year in-between Empire and Jedi. In 1996, Dark Horse Comics published the Shadows of the Empire miniseries which depicted, among other things, Boba Fett on the run from other competing bounty hunters - including IG-88 - who were all trying to rip-off his Han Solo cargo. It's your boi Boba Fett and.oh yeah.Prince Xizor! He's your favorite! Lucasfilm/dust-jacket art for Shadows of the Empire by Drew Struzan. Hasn't this happened before? What about Xizor? Boba Fett trying to keep ahold of Han Solo, could, in theory, just be one part of this era. So, in theory, there's an entire year in between these two movies for a ton of Star Wars stories to take place. And that's because Empire happens in 3 ABY and Jedi happens in 4 ABY. The conventional answer to that question is one year. This begs a more interesting question: How much time passes between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi ? In the article, Soule says "It's basically Boba Fett, by himself, against all of these people. The purpose of War of the Bounty Hunters is, in theory, to demonstrate that a lot of people have an interest in snagging Fett's cargo. ![]() also has included some images from the first issue which seems to show some kind of carbonite switcharoo? Did Bib Fortuna try to cheat Boba Fett? If so, why? "Boba Fett is in possession of Han Solo at the end of Empire Strikes Back, and at the beginning of War of the Bounty Hunters, he is not," says Charles Soule, the long-time Star Wars writer overseeing the new series. ![]() Everyone knows that Boba Fett took Han Solo's frozen body of carbonite straight to Tatooine after he left Bespin, but what this comic book miniseries presupposes is - maybe he didn't? The concept behind the series is to chart the journey of Boba Fett from Cloud City to Jabba's Palace. superlatively calls it "the biggest Star Wars story Marvel has told thus far," which feels exciting if a little bit misleading. Don't touch his Han Solo! Marvel/Īnnounced on, War of the Bounty Hunters is a five-part miniseries that will span several ongoing Star Wars comic book titles, including Doctor Aphra, Darth Vader, Bounty Hunters, and the ongoing post- Empire Strikes Back series, too. Boba Fett from the new comic book series.
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