Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 2, by Marvel Comics
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Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 2, by Marvel Comics
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The very first Star Wars comic-book series continues! After the events of Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, loveable rogue Han Solo is lost, frozen in carbonite. But as the search for Solo begins, Imperial Forces and other troubles keep getting in the way. Princess Leia clashes with Darth Vader! Luke Skywalker goes on trial for treason! C-3PO and R2-D2 face danger on a droid moon! Lando Calrissian finds Cloud City deserted! If the Crimson Forever doesn't get the Rebels, maybe the new Imperial super-weapon will! And a new member joins the gang, with a crush on a certain handsome Jedi! Meanwhile, the discovery of a gold statue of Han reveals a hidden story from his and Chewbacca's past. And who are the Hoojibs? It's Star Wars in the Mighty Marvel Manner!
Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 2, by Marvel Comics - Amazon Sales Rank: #315457 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-23
- Released on: 2015-06-23
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.25" h x 1.88" w x 7.63" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 848 pages
Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 2, by Marvel Comics About the Author Archie Goodwin was an important comic book writer and editor for Warren, DC, and Marvel. He was born in 1937 and died in 1998.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Great collection of Marvel Original Stories with Fantastic Art By Dan Pace (feral atom) Collects Star Wars, the Marvel Years 45-78 and Annual #2 (March 1981 to December 1983). The first extra is an excellent introduction by Tom Palmer, who inked most of these stories and provided much of the artistic continuity during this run. Tom sets the stage with his roots in Flash Gordon serials and then in the EC sci-fi series in the 50s and then provides his account on the impact seeing Star Wars had on him personally. Next we get quarter-sized original art of several covers and interior pages by a variety of artists: Cover for #47 by Frank Miller & Jim Sherman, #58 page 1 by Walt Simonson & Palmer, #60, page 1 by Simonson & Palmer, #62, page 1 and 8 by Simonson & Palmer, #63 cover and page 1, 13, 18 by Tom Palmer, #65 Cover by Tom Palmer (which is one of the best in the run and could've been used for a cover for this collection) and page 1, 21 by Tom Palmer, #66 Cover by Palmer, #66 page 1 by Simonson and Palmer, #67 cover by Palmer, #67 page 1 by Ron Frenz and Palmer, a fantastic cover from #70 by Palmer showing the whole gang, including Han Solo, #70 page 1 by Kerry Gammill and Palmer, #71 page 1 by Ron Frenz and Palmer, #73 cover and page 1 by Frenz and Palmer, #74 cover by Palmer, #76 cover by Palmer with Vader and C-3PO, #77 page 1 by Frenz and Palmer with C-3PO being attacked by a pack of Hoojibs.Finally, we also get the variant cover pin-up done by Hildebrant showcasing a defiant Leia with Boba Fett, Lando, IG-88 and Chewie with a menacing Darth Vader towering over the spectacle. This pin-up/cover is amazing!I was amazed at the high quality of artwork in this series, no doubt owed to a large extent by the superior and highly consistent finishing provided by Tom Palmer. He does a great job interpreting but staying extremely faithful on the Millennium Falcon, Chewie, the droids, etc.Marvel put superior talent on this title, and with good reason, as it was consistently one of the industry's highest selling titles for a while.Archie Goodwin, Dave Michelinie, and Jo Duffy provide most of the writing. There's also writing by Simonson, J.M. DeMatteis, Larry Hama, Chris Claremont, Mike W. Barr, Michael Fleisher, Louis Jones (Simonson), and Bob Layton.Pencils/Breakdowns include Carmine Infantino, Walt Simonson, Ron Frenz, Tom Palmer, Al Williamson, Joe Brozowski, Gene Day, Kerry Gammill, and Luke McDonnell.This collection picks up right at the end of the first omnibus which concluded with the Empire Strikes Back adaptation. The first story is an excellent one entitled the Death Probe. The Imperial Probe in Empire Strikes Back was ominous and a great scene early in the movie. With all the appendages and gadgetry. This issue features a prototype Infiltrator-class probe (the movie used Viper-class).The 38-page Super-sized #50 is probably the best written story in the collection "the Crimson Forever" and features the best art as well with Al Williamson, Tom Palmer and Walt Simonson all providing the art. The Crimson Forever is a disease that infected a whole Star Destroyer, leaving their skin and eyes discolored, and now the Rebel crew that discovered the drifting hulk have also contracted the plague, including Luke. This plague might have something to do with a mission by Han and Chewie before the Empire movie storyline, something embarrassing that Han promised Chewie he'd never discuss again!Other great stories in here include 60-63 "Bazarre", "Screams in the Void", "Pariah" and "the Mind Spider", excellent stories involving Luke and charges of treason. #65 "Golrath Never Forgets" has Leia in a showdown with Mils Geil.#68 has the great cover by Gene Day used for the Mass Market cover. The page 1 splash I'd like to have framed on my wall, featuring Carbonite Han with Leia suggestively kneeling. Gene Day and Palmer team up for these two issues to provide great layouts and beautiful art.Ron Frenz and Tom Palmer combine for the next arc in Search for Solo for some terrific art. This arc ends with Leia in a wetsuit for two issues and then, with Leia in a showgirl outfit singing in a nightclub.Memorable characters are built in this collection such as Admiral Geil, Plif, G'hinji, Ferret, Shira Brie, the Darker, Rik Duel, Dani, and Chihdo.Bounty Hunters Dengar, IG-88 and Bossk resurface as Leia, Lando, Chewie, Luke, C-3PO and R2-D2 search for Han.The collection is finely reproduced by Beazely and team, with only the Ben Day/Zip-a-Tone "smudging" on #72 "Fool's Bounty", which may have been in the original. All the rest of the line work and Ben Day looks very crisp. Annual #2 with Rudy Nebres inking looks like very heavy brush work but that may also have been the original art.The volume was printed by RR Donnelly in Willard, OH, not Asia Solutions. The binding is a bit more stiff and squared off compared to the recent Fantastic Four Omnibus 3 or Avenger 2 that I have. This volume does not suffer from gutter loss. After multiple readings, the binding loosened up a bit and will lay flat after the first 100 or so pages. In my copy, right around #63, a set of pages barely protrudes. The cover is a soft, matte finish with a gray outlined Bossk and IG-88. I like the tactile sensation of holding it without the dust jacket but you have to be careful because the soft material can be damaged quite easily. I have Fantagraphics books that use a similar material and I've accidentally scored a couple.A few of the pages have a slight wave to them, but when I received my copy, my A/C was out for three days straight and we had 80% humidity in DC. Since restoring A/C, I haven't seen the effect worsen.All in all, I'm very happy with this collection and pleasantly surprised by the quality of the original material.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. The further comic adventures of Luke Skywalker...without Han Solo By L. W. Swint "A long time ago in a galaxy, far, far away..."The struggle between the tyrannical galactic Empire and the freedom seeking Rebel Alliance continues but with one less heroic character in "Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 2," a huge hardcover book collecting the early 1980s "Star Wars" comics published by Marvel Comics. These tales, taking place after the events of the classic film "The Empire Strikes Back," chronicle the desperate search for Han Solo by his friends Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, Chewbacca, and Lando Calrissian, even as the brave rebels strive to stay one step ahead of Imperial enforcer Darth Vader, as he seeks to destroy them, and bring his son, Luke, growing ever stronger in the Force, to the Dark Side.These are difficult times for the courageous Star Warriors. The loss of Han Solo, captured by the bounty hunter Boba Fett, has shaken them, especially Leia, who confessed her love for the smuggler just before she lost him. Luke is in turmoil as well, maimed by the Lord of the Sith in their light-saber duel in the Cloud City of Bespin, and devastated by Darth Vader's revelation of his true parentage. Chewbacca, the co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon, reluctantly allies himself with Lando, the man forced to betray his friend by the Dark Lord, as the mighty wookiee attempts to rescue Han from the bounty placed on him by the galactic gangster Jabba the Hutt. Compounding their troubles, the members of the Rebel Alliance have become refugees after the battle on the ice planet Hoth, searching for a new base of operations, they fight on against the power of the Empire. More than ever before, Luke Skywalker and his companions are underdogs in their quest to bring freedom and justice to the galaxy.This thick, 848 paged volume, the second in a planned trilogy in the mammoth Omnibus format, reprints issue #45-78 of the "Star Wars" regular monthly comic series, originally published between 1981 through 1983, and "Star Wars" Annual #2, which was released in 1982. The "Star Wars" comics of this era elaborate on all the above plot points with adventures darker in tone than those collected in the previous book, Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 1. After the epic exploits of "The Empire Strikes Back," Luke and the Saga itself had lost its innocence and the comics reflected this temperament. There is also a sense of the creative torch being passed during the time these comics were first published as the prominent creative team of the series leading up to the classic "Episode V" adaptation, writer Archie Goodwin and penciller Carmine Infantino, would eventually hand the comic over to new chroniclers of the "Star Wars" Saga. While this book begins with a set of tales by the veteran Goodwin/Infantino duo, including; issue #45's "Death Probe," in which Luke and R2-D2 battle alone against a murderous probe droid aboard a hijacked rebel blockade runner; and issue #47, an adventure involving C-3PO and R2-D2 on the mysterious Kligson's Moon, also known as "Droid World," this was a time of transition for the "Star Wars" characters and their comic creators as well.The major creative collaborators on the comics in this reprint collection feature writers David Michelinie, (Mary) Jo Duffy, co-plotter and penciller Walt (or Walter) Simonson, pencil artist Ron Frenz, and lastly but perhaps most significantly, inker/illustrator Tom Palmer. These creators help keep a high level of consistency in the comics as its storylines progressed between the events of the second and third "Star Wars" movies. Mr. Palmer's dedication to the comic series should be especially noted, as the long time Marvel inker/embellisher brought a strong sense of realism to the comic adventures of Luke and company. Working in the past with such talented artists as Gene Colan on "Doctor Strange" and "Tomb of Dracula," and John Buscema on "The Avengers," Mr. Palmer's distinctive atmospheric style always enhanced the pencillers he worked with. The "Star Wars" comic gave him a new chance to shine, not just as an inker but on occasion, a penciller and an excellent cover artist as well. Mr. Palmer also provides the book with an endearing introduction that shows the artist is just another "Star Wars" fan. Mr. Simonson was a relative newcomer to the world of comics during this time, but with his unique artistic style, the talented storyteller was building a library of work that was respected and admired. His cover illustrations, along with Mr. Palmer's, are great examples of "Star Wars" art!The sequential art and writing of these comics reveal a grimmer "Star Wars" galaxy, and not even Darth Vader himself is immune to the dark, harsher stakes he helped inflict on the stars. In issues #51 & 52, a group of Imperial military leaders, fed up with the Lord of the Sith's merciless leadership, conspire to assassinate him, even as the Empire begins construction of a new super weapon called the Tarkin! Meanwhile, Luke is shown as a maturing hero, no longer the wide-eyed youth introduced in the first "Star Wars" film. This is best showcased in issues #60-63 of the series, in which he and his fellow rebels take part in a high risk mission infiltrating a massive Imperial fleet. Triumph becomes tragedy and worse for Luke as his status as a hero of the rebellion is tarnished and he becomes a "Pariah!" to his comrades in arms. For Princess Leia, the ongoing plight of the Rebel Alliance is a constant burden, deepened by her heartbreak over the uncertain fate of the man she loves, Han Solo. In issue #58, "Sundown," Leia and the rebels go through with her plan to conceal the entire alliance fleet within the chromoshere of a star...with near disastrous results! Then, in issue #68, "The Search Begins" for Han Solo in earnest, as Leia follows a lead on the whereabouts of Boba Fett to the planet Mandalore.But regrettably, the "Star Wars" comic's continuity ties to the film saga that inspired it proved to be more constricting during the post "Episode V" timeline, limiting story possibilities in the comic that for obvious reasons would be left to explore with greater consequences in the movie series. For example, with the production time between "The Empire Strikes Back" and the third film in George Lucas' epic movie trilogy, ultimately titled "Return of the Jedi," being three years, the Marvel comic had 36 months of comic stories to tell. Logically it wouldn't take Leia, Luke, and Chewbacca all that time to save their captured comrade Han from the fate Jabba the Hutt had in store for him. It was later revealed that only 6 months passed between the time of "Episode V" and Episode VI." Still, for the creators of the "Star Wars" comic series, the real sense of time between the production of the movies had to filled with monthly "Star Wars" tales. Thus, within the hundreds of pages of comics reprinted in this collection, the reader will find not a single story featuring Master Yoda, no story of the evil galactic Emperor, very little about Boba Fett, and only a few tantalizing tales of Darth Vader. Because of these plot and character constraints, the "Star Wars" comic sometimes suffers in its ability to fully entertain the reading audience.Despite the limitations, the "Star Wars" comic creators did manage to produce a quality comic that contained such additional story highlights as: issue #50, a special double sized edition, featuring the return of artist Al Williamson, who, along with Walter Simonson, co-pencilled the story called "The Crimson Forever!" Written by Archie Goodwin, this extra-length story told of a mysterious malady that threatened the Rebel Alliance and the rest of the galaxy and could only be cured with the remembrance of an old adventure of Han Solo and Chewbacca; "Coffin in the Clouds," from issue #56, which detailed Lando's troubled return to the Cloud City of Bespin; and issue #65's "Golrath Never Forgets," a tale where Princess Leia again proves her mettle as she battles alone in a former rebel base.There are a few less than stellar comics, like: issue #53, "The Last Gift from Alderaan," part one of a two part story, written by Chris Claremont, and co-drawn by Walt Simonson, Carmine Infantino, Tom Palmer, and Alan Kupperberg; originally planned to be a "John Carter of Mars" story (which Marvel Comics was also publishing during the late 1970s), it was revised to become a rather forced "Star Wars" tale; "Serphidian Eyes," from issue #64, a seeming fill-in issue plotted by Michael Fleisher, written by David Michelinie, and drawn by Joe Brozowski and Vince Colletta, with Luke and a race of sentient reptiles jousting ala the knights of the Round Table (?!); and the "Star Wars" Annual #2, featuring Han Solo, starring in a tale called "Shadeshine," scripted by David Michelinie, pencilled by Carmine Infantino, with overpowering ink work done by Rudy Nebres.The Omnibus is a collection nonetheless filled with a wealth of fun reading for the "Star Wars" fan and also includes a selection of extras which include: a text-less reproduction of the cover to "Star Wars" 50th issue painted by Tom Palmer, a reprint of a cover to Marvel's British publication, "Star Wars Weekly," by Walt Simonson, a text-less version of the Omnibus cover illustration which is a recoloring of the iconic cover to "Star Wars" issue #68 by Gene Day; plus featured on the final pages of the volume are reproductions of original art covers and pages, regrettably 4 to a page, from various issues showcased in this special tome. The final page includes another text-less reproduction, the book's variant cover painting beautifully rendered by Greg Hidebrandt.The hardcover volume itself is a sturdy book, with stiff black covers and an illustration of the bounty hunters IG-88 and Bossk in gray ink on the front cover, beneath the book's title. Its contents reprint the vintage issues of the "Star Wars" comic with a clear consistency with the premiere Omnibus volume of this series, so pages and pages of grand galactic adventure await you!In conclusion, "Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 2" is another treasure trove of entertaining tales from a beloved "galaxy far, far away" and is highly recommended to "Star Wars" fans everywhere!May the Force be with you, always!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. You Can Get It All But Should you? Do Or Do Not By thirdtwin Marvels spin off inspired by the first three movies- printed well and in color but really only for super fans of the franchise or people interested in graphic art from this time period- on the good side the complete run has been printed in three volumes; but if you have a large want list of other books you might want to try those first. These stories will make you smile if only because of the way a lot of them show their age. The art is well done but some of what is done with the characters seems silly and of course It isn't 'cannon for the fans of the films and novels. But if you want to see Marvels complete take on the story and characters it's available.
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