Reviews

Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus, Vol. 2 by Luke McDonnell, Carmine Infantino, Gene Day, Larry Hama, David Michelinie, Ron Frenz, Al Williamson, Walt Simonson, Jo Duffy, J.M. DeMatteis, Kerry Gammill, Joe Brozowski, Mike W. Barr, Tom Palmer, Archie Goodwin, Chris Claremont

thurminator's review

5.0

This was a delight to read. I didn't even know that there were Star Wars comics from the time of the original movies when I got this omnibus. The writers had so little to go off back then that the various stories come across as incredibly outlandish and usually really campy, but that's exactly what I was anticipating and I loved nearly every minute of it. There were some issues that got a little boring, but all-in-all if you're willing to put up with this being a product of its time, there is a great deal of enjoyment to be had from these comics. At the very least the art is beyond fantastic. Every time I picked this omnibus up I'd feel like a little kid again, which is exactly how I want Star Wars to make me feel.

jammasterjamie's review

4.0

What can I say? This was one of my favourite series when I was a kid (for obvious reasons), so it gets a bunch of stars for the sake of nostalgia alone. The stories are still great, I'm always a fan of the art of both Walt Simonson and Ron Frenz, and these comics were a lot of fun to revisit.