The Imperial Perspective

My 40 year old husband really enjoys these book. As a fan of Star Wars, he likes to read all of the various spin off books and he has really enjoyed these.

I've read Dark Empire 1 and 2, Mara Jade: By the Empire's Hand, and the first four Clone Wars trade paperbacks, and this beats all of them. (Though Clone Wars #3 comes close.) Anyways, this volume contains the issues 13 and 14, as well as 16-19, for a total of 6 issues. #15 is in Volume 2. These stories range from great to outstanding, but if you want to read about main characters other than Vader, space battles, or Jedi, than look elsewhere. Here's a brief overview: What Sin Loyalty? is about a stormtrooper on the Death Star who tries to unravel a plot to kill his commanding officer. It's a satisfying story that deals with the morality of the Rebellion. The Savage Heart is about Vader getting back to Coruscant from the blown up Death Star. Some aspects of the plot were a little bizarre, but it's a good story with decent characters. To the Last Man, originally 3 issues, is an exceptionally good work of military science fiction. It deals with one lieutenant who must lead his troops through a desperate struggle against a superior alien force. It has all the definitive qualities of comradery, sacrifice, and duty. There's also lot's of great combat. Target: Vader had a decent plot, but the story has fantastic insight into Vader's character. It really works after seeing Episode 3. This is definitely a worthwhile story. Anyways, this is a great comic, definitely worth getting.

LOL! No seriously though, if you like Star Wars movies at all you'll really like this book. It lets you see a different side of Darth Vader and also lets you see the Empire from a completely different perspective. If you don't buy it, at least go to book store or library and read it. It will change your perspective on the Empire as will the other two books before it. The people who are the soldiers that we see get blasted on screen aren't that different from you and I (the characters they play I mean) and neither is Darth Vader, except for his overwhelming powers. But absolute power corrupts absolutely (in humans anyway).