Crimson Empire, Volume 1 (Star Wars: Crimson Empire, #1)

By Lee Gutkind

Kir Kanos is the last surviving member of the elite Imperial Guard. He's on the run -- and the Empire will stop at nothing to destroy him It's the combined might of the Empire against a single man. "Crimson Empire" combines the dynamic artistic talents of comics superstars Paul Gulacy "(Batman vs. Predator III)" and P. Craig Russell "(Elric: Stormbringer) "and featuring a new cover painting by master "Star Wars" illustrator Dave Dorman. * This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569713553
• ISBN13: 9781569713556
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Dark Horse Books
• Length: 117 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

SOLID SOTRY WITHOUT THE CORE CHARACTERS

I've long considered Dark Horse to be the smartest and most resourceful comic book publisher. When they started out over twenty years ago, they made the conscious decision to not try to take on Marvel and DC at their own game. Instead, they published truly unique titles such as Concrete and Hellboy and were aggressive in obtaining the licenses to popular movie franchise like Aliens, Predator, and, their biggest coup, Star...

One of the Best

Having read a lot of Star Wars Graphic Novels, I can safely say this is one of the best if not the best. Crimson Empire delivers the goods. Period. There's a reason almost all the reviews here are 5 stars: this story is unique, captures the essence of SW and takes you on a ride that is as enjoyable as the original films. BOLD. NEW. EXCITING. Read Crimson Empire.

You must purchase this comic series.

...I'm glad someone decided to give these Royal Guardsman their fame by publishing this comic series. The drwings are great. And tt gives you in depth perspective on how these guardsman train and use their force pikes. And how they train and are also force users.It shows how these guardsman (former elite storm troopers) show up to the training facilities, and their strive to become the beat guardsman. And the cost of that...

I LOVED IT

I heard the audio cassete version of this story by checking it out of the library. My mom, not even really a great fan of Star Wars, listened to it with me and we finished it the same day. I am now listening to it again. The actors do a wonderful job and as always the music and soiund effects make it sound like the battle is in your own room. This is the best! Great to see Wedge Antilles at the end. Mirith Sinn is...

Royal Guards Rule!

It is great to see a story focused around the most enigmatic and intriguing characters in the Star Wars saga. Ever since they hit the big screen with their 5 minutes of fame, I have been caught up in thier mystique. The writers did an excellent job as well, thusly deserving a 5 of 5.