All-new comic strip adventures, based on the characters and worlds created by George Lucas.
Spanning all eras of the Star Wars Universe, Bounty Hunters turns the spotlight on those with an appetite for the chase and a hunger for chaos. The vilest villains, the deadliest mercenaries, the dark underbelly of a galaxy at war is exposed as never before. Meet Aurra Sing, the dark femme fatale who strikes without warning or mercy, Dengar, 4-Lom and Bossk, whose prey is the pilot of a certain Millennium Falcon, and Kenix Kil, the bounty-hunter with an even darker past, one that begins with the rise and fall of the Crimson Empire!
Plus, a bonus untold tale of the baddest bounty-hunter of all — Boba Fett!
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If there’s a bounty on someone’s head they’re coming to collect! They are the most feared, most cunning and most ruthless bounty hunters in the galaxy. Collected here are four thrilling stories of bounty hunters on a mission to collect and hopefully make a big profit. If they want to make a large profit they need to be the best of the best and only the last bounty hunter left standing will succeed. This thrilling story is brought to life by a large group of highly talented writers and artists that includes Randy Stradley, Timothy Truman, Mark Schultz and many more. This volume also features the original comic art covers by Dave Dorman, a Star Wars graphic novel timeline and rare story Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction.
Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters compromises four tales of action, drama and excitement, featuring your favourite bounty hunters from the Star Wars films and beyond. The darkest part of the galaxy is exposed: the vilest, deadliest mercenaries hoping to make a profit by collecting those with an advertised price. A bounty can run but it can’t hide, especially when you’re dealing with the dark femme fatale Aurra Sing who strikes without mercy and the audacious Kenix Kil who has a dark past stretching back to the rise and fall of the Crimson Empire. What about the grouping of the vicious Bossk with the sly Dengar and the calculating 4-LOM who are after a certain famous pilot of the Millennium Falcon or the most feared bounty hunter of them all: Boba Fett! Together with Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction this is the perfect way of exploring the dark underbelly of the Star Wars universe beyond the movies and a collection of bounty hunter stories any serious Star Wars fan or collector cannot afford to miss.
Randy Stradley has had a long career working in comics. His early work consisted of Mark, Mecha, Marvel’s Star Wars (1977 to 1986) and Dark Horse Presents, which he worked on from 1986 to 2000. Since then notable work has included Alien vs. Predator, Godzilla, Star Wars, Will to Power and a comic book adaptation of film The Abyss. Timothy Truman is a writer, artist and musician whose career within comics began with GrimJack. His like for the grim and gritty comic character archetype can be found in work like Scout, The Black Lamb, Prowler, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Hawkworld, which is considered his best work. He has also relaunched and reinterpreted comic book characters like The Spider, Hillman’s Airboy and The Heap, Jonah Hex and Tarzan. He is currently working on Conan. Mark Schultz is most famous for creating Xenozoic Tales otherwise known as Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. Other work includes Conan, Star Wars, Superman, Alien vs. Predator, Flash Gordon, Subhuman (which he also created) and Tom Strong. He is currently working on Prince Valiant.
“If you fancy a harder edge to your Star Wars stories then The Bounty Hunters should be your next visual port of call!” – 64 Mag
“Essential for Star Wars fans who simply need to know how Lando got into Jabba’s palace before Return of the Jedi, or fans of good comics.” – Delrees North
“Fans of ‘Empire Strikes Back’ and Boba Fett will fully enjoy this novel, but even if you’re not a fan, ‘Bounty Hunters’ is still a great read.” – Total Station
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