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bradland's review
1.0
Utterly pointless sequel to the original Dark Empire. What little story there is takes everything that was weak about the original and maximises to the Nth degree. The Emperor returns again (nullifying the Skywalker confrontation at the end of the first book!) doing nothing but bark orders, Boba Fett returns again and rehashes the same shit he pulled in the first book, and more superweapons return…. again…. There is very little this comic offers. It has the same crap colours as the first, Luke Skywalker has a completely pointless romance that barely lasts a few panels, starships that run on steam power (HAHAHAHAHA TOOT TOOT!) and Leia is running around shooting up Bounty Hunters/engaging in lightsaber fights…. WHILE SIX MONTHS PREGNANT!!! Ugh, I truly don’t know why this exists. Dark Empire II offers up nothing but an opportunity for its creators to con fans out of a few more $$$. Good thing I hired it from the library then, so I can return this tree killer for the next sucker to pick up. AVOID!
cj13's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
superfiggy's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mpetruce's review against another edition
3.0
This one was a fun continuation of the first Dark Empire, although it got a little too out there at times. One of the problems with writing about a diverse group of alien races is the names of individuals can get a little weird and they just end up looking like nonsense words.
That said, still a fun read, even if the end wraps up a little too well and too quickly for me.
That said, still a fun read, even if the end wraps up a little too well and too quickly for me.
maviemerveilleuse's review
1.0
I only picked up Dark Empire because several sources seemed to concur that its plot was a major part of the Expanded Universe. Now, after having finished I and II, I'm just counting them as another nail in the coffin on non-Timothy Zahn Star Wars literature.
peregrineace's review
3.0
A good supplement to the story of Luke & his fall to the dark side. This story and its predecessor fill the gap in the SW EU between the birth of the Solo twins and the birth of Anakin Solo. Decent, not great, but worth a look by SW fans reading the complete SW timeline.
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