The newest comic series has released! It focuses on our favorite Star Wars bounty hunter…Boba Fett!
I will preface this video with a warning, there will be spoilers for the comic series, War of
the Bounty Hunters. Not to be mistaken with the Star Wars Bounty Hunters series that is ongoing.
This latest series takes place just after Boba Fett takes his bounty, Han Solo from Cloud City.
It is full of Easter Eggs, a cameo from Attack of the Clones, an alias Boba uses, and a tie in
to the sequel trilogy. Don’t boo it yet, let’s get with the review first…today, on Star Wars Fanatic!
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One more time, there are spoilers directly after this for the new comic series Star Wars:
War of the Bounty Hunters. Continue at the risk of being spoiled.
May the Fourth, we got to see the first episode of The Bad Batch on Disney Plus.
The very next day, on Revenge of the Fifth, we got the release of the new Boba Fett centric comic,
War of the Bounty Hunters. It begins the tale of Boba Fett transporting his latest prize,
Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt. Immediately there is a problem with his cargo,
and he has to make a stop to fix it. While there, he is required to make payment up front
but doesn’t have the cash yet. But he can work it off by taking on a job for his fix it man.
So, let’s start at the beginning…Boba Fett looks over his prize. He sees Solo in carbonite as he
contacts Bib Fortuna, to let him know he is on his way and to have his payment ready.
But in the middle of the conversation, something goes wrong. Carbonite is not stable for organics
and Solo will melt into goo if his casing isn’t modified. So, a stop is needed on Nar Shaddaa,
to visit an old friend whom Boba calls Doc. But he is no ordinary 4-armed Besalisk…it’s none
other than Dexter “Dex” Jetster from Attack of the Clones. Remember, the cook in the diner that
Obi-Wan visits about the poison dart…yeah…that guy. He is even still wearing the dirty apron.
Dex says he can fix it and that carbon freezing an organic was a bad idea. However,
Dex wants the payment up front. Alas, Boba doesn’t have it but promises double when
he delivers Solo to Jabba the Hutt. No deal, Dex needs payment but has a job for Boba Fett.
He asks him to kill a fighter named Wyrmen Lictor. This fighter has cost Dex a lot of money
in a pit fight and wants her dead. She is the reigning champion and is undefeated.
Boba argues that he would be recognized too easily, as his armor is well-known.
Dex comes up with a solution…a kind of paint that dissolves after a few days. Paint the armor
and use an alias to gain access to the fights. Win enough of them and he will get to fight the
champion. Then kill the champ to complete his job and Solo will remain alive. Easy enough.
Boba Fett does just that. He gains a sleek new look, entirely black and uses an alias to enter
the fight. One after another, Boba Fett wins. Each time, his entrance fee is tripled in payout.
The entrance fee Dex fronted. Finally, he gets to face the champion, Wyrmen Lictor
and he soon sees why she is undefeated. She is a spider like creature with a humanoid
body. She is equipped with twin blaster rifles and web spinning capabilities. Not just that
but her spider legs are pointed and can pierce his armor…and they do. One appendage cuts straight
through his left shoulder. Just before that he uses his jet pack to maneuver but the spider lady
ends that quickly by spinning a web and removing the jet pack, pinning it against a wall.
With some decisive actions, on Boba Fett’s part, he finally uses one of his gauntlet
weapons to defeat her…killing her. Boba Fett has won and become the champion.
Did we doubt he would? No, he is the protagonist of this story and we know how
Return of the Jedi goes. Plus, he’s just a bad ass.
But when he finishes the fight, he is approached by some gangsters.
They want him to fight one more time to make up for the money they lost on their champion.
They will not give him the money he won for the championship until he does. In classic Boba Fett
style, he tells them, “Keep it” and he walks away. However, when he returns to Dex’s lab,
he finds Dex has been killed and Solo is missing. Notice I didn’t say Dexter’s lab? Haha
It seems others have the same interest in the bounty on Han Solo. That is where this issue ends.
First, I will give my analysis, then I will let you in on the
little things they added to catch fans’ attention. At least this fan.
I will begin by quoting Dave Chapelle, I wish I had more thumbs so I could give this issue three
thumbs up! It’s that good. The art is amazing, and Charles Soule knocks another story out of the
park. The black armored Boba Fett really adds to how far he is willing to go to turn in his
bounty for a reward…not to mention he killed a bunch of fighters and became the champion
after being pin cushioned by a spider’s leg. I really can’t wait to see what happens next.
This is the only comic that I haven’t waited for a full volume of and I’m glad I didn’t.
There are multiple variations of the cover art, so be careful. The first I chose was only one of
fifty and the price reflected that…$50 US. I’m not made of money, so I put it back and go the
original variation. Hopefully one day I can find the other variation again, but I doubt it.
Still, the original cover is enough for me to collect it.
Now, let’s get on to the juicy bits…the easter eggs. I already mentioned Dexter
“Dex” Jetster’s cameo. I was a bit disappointed when he was killed by rival bounty hunters
but it really showed that he has shady tendencies. It makes the scene in Attack of the Clones make
more sense as to why he knew so much about obscure poison darts. Sure, this takes place long after
that scene but it’s much easier to imagine him being a deviant before Attack of the Clones now.
The next is the tie into the sequel trilogy. The criminal cartel that holds Wyrmen Lictor
in such high regard is called Nar Kanji...or a branch of Kanji Club that gives Han Solo so much
trouble in the Force Awakens. Don’t worry, they were all eaten by Rathtars. I thought
this was a good addition, as we have never heard of Kanji Club before the Force Awakens.
Next up, in one part of one of Boba’s fights, they call him the Beskar Brawler. I’m sure they
aren’t molecular physicists but it does seem to further the canon material that Boba DOES
wear Beskar and not durasteel like Legends may suggest. Get used to it haters, he wears
Beskar. It’s also mentioned in the Bounty Hunter series that is ongoing…it’s canon.
Another isn’t really an easter egg but an explanation of why his jet
pack changed in Return of the Jedi. When Wyrmen stick webs his jet pack to a wall,
he never retrieves it. He leaves it there.
That leaves me to assume he has Jango’s jet pack, and maybe armor, stowed away on the Slave One
and he’s been switching between Jango’s armor and maybe Jaster Mereel’s…Diyar Meran…there you go!
In another fight Boba is referred to as the “Mando Maniac.” Does this prove he is a Mandalorian? No,
but it does move it one step closer. It can be said tat they recognize the armor
as Mandalorian style but most beings in the galaxy know when a Mandalorian fights,
rather than an imposter. He was making short work of his opponents and even the champion
didn’t hold him off for very long. Sure, it’s a comic and the scenes had to be shorter but
it doesn’t feel like this took long at all. So, they may have recognized his fighting style,
being they ARE in the fight business and see all kinds come through.
The last thing I would like to put attention to is Boba’s alias he uses
to fight. When he is registering for the first fight, they ask his name.
Of course, he can’t use his own name as it is recognizable. So, he tells them his name is JANGO!
That’s right, he wins all these fights with his father’s name.
Is it significant? YES! He could have picked any name from a hat but was quick to say Jango. Why
is this important? It furthers the notion that his clan means more to him than a random alias.
I’m sure there are other things I missed, such as Nar Shaddaa itself. Every time I hear it in
anything Star Wars now, I think of Jedi Fallen Order. But what do you think? Have you read it?
If so, what are your thoughts on it? I’d love to hear from you in the comments. I am really
looking forward to the rest of this series. If you are new to the channel, or haven’t
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