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Ig88 star wars bounty hunters12/7/2023 So much time is dedicated to repair and introspection and so little spent on actual action making this one of the most disappointing parts of what has otherwise been an excellent crossover. Given that this book is twelve pages longer than a normal comic length there was no lack of space for this battle. While it is rendered beautifully and is the exact kind of fight we want to see in this crossover, it is over too quickly as IG-88 is defeated within two pages. The other issue is the battle with Boba Fett. A bounty hunter as experienced as IG-88 is expected to exude a badass confidence but here just feels so regressive. More disturbing is IG-88 obsession with his loss to Vader and his own mortality. But maneuvering in a world ruled by the Empire may require unusual sacrifices of other organizations. Killing him feels cliche and not at all necessary to the task. It makes no sense why someone with the rare skill set of RB-919 would not be more valued by Qi’ra and her crew. WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS TIE-IN Format Comic Page Count 36 pages Cover Price 4. Once IG-88 returns he follows the implanted chip’s first command and kills RB-919. Rodney Barnes’ and Guiu Vilanova’s one-shot is the fourth of four action-packed War of the Bounty Hunters tie-ins about the criminal underworld’s most notorious hunters and scoundrels, all told by the best STAR WARS writers and illustrators in the galaxy. Unfortunately we spend too much time on the process of repair here and way too little on IG-88’s eventual battles. The art is solid throughout with a gritty, battle-weary feel well suited to these characters. But of course droids are not dead just because they are in disrepair.Ĭrimson Dawn sends the cyborg RB-919 to bring IG-88 back to function along with a chip driving him to follow their orders. This tale comes at the end of the War of Bounty Hunters as Boba Fett has reclaimed Han’s Carbonite corpse and IG-88 is in pieces left for dead after a battle with Vader. Warning Spoilers for Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - IG-88 1. IG-88 is a character full of bombast and ballistics so this issue focusing on his journey back from destruction at the hands of Darth Vader is a massive disappointment just in the degree of insecurity it gives him.
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