It makes sense for a bounty hunter to want to cash in on the reputation of the mandalorians of old though. The framing sequences take place shortly after the phantom menace, as count dooku conducts a search for the prime clone, a search that is detailed in the. Recounting jango s story from his early days on the fett farm, through the annihilation of the once proud mandalorian warriors, to his transformation into the galaxys most feared bounty hunter, open seasons offers an indepth look at the most exciting new character from attack of the clones, and details the beginning of the infamous fett. A guide to the history of star wars portrayal of mandalorians. Sith jango fettopen seasons is one series you wont want to miss. May 14, 2014 in 2002 mandalorian fans would get the official story of jaster mereel as part of the 4part dark horse comic miniseries, jango fett. Jango fett open seasons tpb taken under the wing of a wise mentor after the violent death of his family, he would rise up to lead a band of fighters struggling for survival against a dark force that threatens to wipe them out completely. Bounty hunter jango fett open season comic youtube. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. Bachs before he became the galaxys most dangerous bounty. Dark horse gives you a glimpse of boba fett, the most mysterious and beloved of all the star wars rogues. In 2002 mandalorian fans would get the official story of jaster mereel as part of the 4part dark horse comic miniseries, jango fett. He was born a poor farm boy on a forgotten planet in the galaxys outer rim.
After jaster mereel ascended to the rank of mandalor the leader of. Hounded by the evil death watch, fett and his crew must charge headlong into one of their most dangerous. Additionally, jango fett known as the evil pig jango fatt is a playable character in angry birds star wars ii, alongside his son. With temuera morrison and leeanna walsman reprising their roles as jango fett and zam wesell from the film, the game also costars clancy brown savage opress as the ruthless mandalorian montross and. Star wars tag and bink were here dexter jettster c3po jango fett padm amidala princess leia r2d2 yoda darth vader. Bounty hunter is the ultimate legendsera episode ii prequel.
The main point of the book is to get an understanding of jango fetts backstory. Montross jaster mereel jango fett open seasons action figure from the star wars legacy collection toy series manufactured by hasbro in 2010. Mandalorian leader jaster mereel and his secondincommand montross play pivotal roles in the dark past of jango fett. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. First youll meet jango fett, a bounty hunter and killer. Lucasfilms nowcorporate sibling marvel comics, which published star wars comics from 1977 to 1986, are once again publishing star wars titles that started in 2015. Open seasons comic series, released on june 17, 2002.
Blackman et bachs, ramon chez dark horse comics lucas books 2002. Limited run games rereleased a limited supply of the game physically for playstation 4 on june 28, 2019. Moreover, the story provides more depth to count dookus character as we see his disillusionment with the jedi during a mission against the mandalorians. Raul fernandez recounting jangos story from his early days on the fett farm, through the annihilation of the once proud mandalorian warriors, to his transformation into the galaxys most feared bounty hunter. The first two parts of the miniseries trace the childhood events of jango fett, and the war between the true mandalorian and death watch factions during the mandalorian civil war.
Bounty hunter video game, which includes a virtual version of the real comic as unlockable content. Bachs before he became the galaxys most dangerous bounty hunter, jango fett endured many trials. Jango fett also appeared in a pair of prestige format comics, featuring his adventures alongside fellow bounty hunter zam wesell. Open seasons provides a pretty effective origin story for jango. Open seasons is a comic series that delves into the dark. Sith jango fett open seasons is one series you wont want to miss. Open seasons is a comic written by hayden blackman and published by dark horse comics on 29 january. Though the available jango material is sparse, the stories that exist are a classic example of quality over quantity. Open seasons is a comic series that delves into the dark past of jango fett. First of a 4issue limited series revealing the past of the bounty hunter jango fett. Jango fett stands out as a dynamic and mysterious character just waiting to be explored in the expanded universe. He is not referred to as a mandalorian in aotc, nor was boba in the ot.
When new books are released, well charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the preorder period. Hounded by the evil death watch, fett and his crew must charge headlong into one of. In 2002, haden blackman, ramon bachs, and raul fernandez reveal the origin of jango fett in open seasons, a bounty hunter that would serve as the genetic template for the clone troopers in the army of the republic. Bear in mind also that jango fett was first called a mandalorian in the comics, specifically jango fett.
Open seasons offers an indepth look at the most exciting new character from attack of the clones, and details the beginning of the infamous fett. Are there any canon sources that say that jango fett is a. Recounting jangos story from his early days on the fett farm, through the annihilation of the once proud mandalorian warriors, to his transformation into the galaxys most feared bounty hunter. Tor vizsla is a major antagonist in the star wars franchise serving as the primary antagonist of the jango fett. Open seasons would go on to form a moral inflection point that would continue to. But after jango fetts canon arrival in attack of the clones, a tiein comic from dark horse called jango fett. Jango hunts down death watch leader vizsla, the man who killed his family and mentor. Jango fett open seasons 6 years ago star wars maven after the first two comic books featuring jango fett were released in early 2002 prior. Jango fett open seasons and emissaries to malastare. A young jango fett finds himself trapped behind enemy lines in the second issue of open seasons, a limited series revealing the history of this notorious bounty hunter. Fett appears in the dark horse comic books jango fett, jango fett. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. He was a ruthless barbaric mandalorian warlord who became the founder and first leader of the death watch in opposition to jaster mereel during the mandalorian civil war.
The trade paperback was released in january of 2003. Star wars comics you should read after the mandalorian. We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. The game was rereleased digitally on the playstation store for playstation 3 and playstation 4 in november 2015. Open seasons, and the toys r us promotional comic full of surprises. Jango fett open seasons 1 from our huge comic list. The events in this story take place 36 years prior to star wars. He has also worked extensively within the star wars universe on a variety of video games and comic book projects, including dark horse comics jango fett. Open seasons was released in 4 issues from may to september 2002. Open seasons 32 years bnh bnhbefore a new hope anhafter a new hope jango fett.
In this video we are mixing both the expanded univers. Recounting jangos story from his early days on the fett farm, through the annihilation of the once proud mandalorian warriors, to his transformation into the galaxys most feared bounty hunter, open seasons offers an indepth look at the most exciting new character from attack of the clones, and details the beginning of the infamous fett. Open seasons last edited by williamsburger on 012720 08. Years ago, valance and fellow bounty hunters bossk and boba fett took on a mission that went sideways in a bad way after valances mentor, nakano lash, violently betrayed them. Anyway, im reading it right now, and its really making me appreciate jango fett s character. Jango fett open seasons comic online free and high quality. Jango goes to dookus estate and tells him how he escaped slavery, and tracked the death watch to corellia. The story begins shortly after the events of episode i the phantom menace, with long flashbacks to earlier periods. Blackman has written a few dozen other star wars comics, including several tieins with video games like. Open seasons offers an indepth look at one of the most exciting new characters from star wars. Written by lucasarts own haden blackman starfighter crossbones and illustrated by ramon f. Anyway, im reading it right now, and its really making me appreciate jango fetts character. Jango fett open seasons is a comic book, which also appeared on the star wars website before they took it down although one can see many of the pages via, that came out in 2002, the same year as attack of the clones.
Open seasons from dark horse comics features a young jango fett. The adventures in a galaxy far far away extend into everyotr medium, including novels, toys, video games, tv, and even comic books. Jango fett open seasons comic, you can try surprise me link at top of page or select another comic like star wars. Has anyone ever read the star wars comic jango fett. Open seasons legends while no longer a part of the official canon, there is a legends comic that provides interesting mandalorian elements, as well as an origin story for jango fett. Written by lucasarts own haden blackman starfighter. Comics have had one of the longest relationships with star wars with marvel publishing stories as early as 1977 between that time and 2014, star wars built up a very. You to watch him balance being a bad ass bounty hunter, while trying to be there for boba. An empire divided, and the ruins of dantooine, the first novel based on star wars galaxies.
Then how he avenged jaster mereels death, killing vizsla with the help of a family of direcats and most of the death watch. Jango fett is the master bounty hunter of his time, a man feared and respected throughout the galaxy. The series is composed of 4 issues released between may and. Jango fett open seasons 2002 bd, informations, cotes. The first issue is available online and also as part of a series of unlockable rewards in the star wars. Yeah, almec is a bit of an unreliable source but barring some new book, comic, etc it is probably safe to assume that fett isnt mandalorian. In replaying the classics, revisits star wars games of yesteryear, examining why we loved them then and why they stand the test of time released six months after star wars. Open seasons is a comic written by hayden blackman and published on january 29, 2003. Star wars jango fett open seasons 2 dark horse comics on.
Most notably, the series reveals how fett became a mandalorian warrior, and how he was recruited by count dooku. Bounty hunter jango fett open season comic jac games. With temuera morrison and leeanna walsman reprising their roles as jango fett and. Taken under the wing of a wise mentor after the violent death of his family, he would rise up to lead a band of fighters struggling for survival against a dark force that threa. Open seasons offers an indepth look at one of the most exciting new characters from episode ii. Star wars isnt just a bunch of boxoffice smashing movies. Jango fett open seasons dark horse, 2003 series 2003 in star wars legends epic collection. Jango fett is the master bounty hunter of his timea man feared and respected throughout the galaxy. Mereel and montross change the life of the future bounty hunter during the mandalorian civil war in the decades before the clone wars. Bounty hunter is a star wars video game developed and published by lucasarts for the gamecube and playstation 2, released in 2002. Open seasons 2 is the second issue of the jango fett.