- Taschenbuch: 96 Seiten
- Verlag: Dark Horse Comics; Auflage: illustrated edition (3. Mai 2006)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1593075464
- ISBN-13: 978-1593075460
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 12 - 17 Jahre
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 26 x 17 x 0,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 390.662 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||
Produktinformation |
Mehr über die Autoren
Entdecken Sie Bücher, lesen Sie über Autoren und mehr
Produktbeschreibungen
Amazon.com
Star Wars: Honor and Duty focuses on a relatively ordinary citizen, Senate Guard Sagoro Autem, caught up in the pre-Clone Wars political intrigue. Following a senator's murder, he's assigned to protect the replacement leading up to a crucial vote that may induce a number of planets to separate from the Republic. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and a couple of Jedi Knights named Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are key characters, but the main thrust is Autem and the effect the Republic's problems have on his family. Following that arc is a single-issue story following the Clone Wars that finds Autem now in the Imperial Fleet and getting his introduction to Darth Vader. Reprinting Star Wars: Republic 46-48 (written by John Ostrander with pencils by C.P. Smith) and 78 (written by Ostrander with more photorealistic art by Luke Ross). --David Horiuchi
Kurzbeschreibung
Graphic novel.
-- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
In diesem Buch
(Mehr dazu)
Einleitungssatz
CORUSCANT, CITY PLANET AND GOVERNMENTAL CENTER OF THE REPUBLIC, EIGHT YEARS AFTER THE BATTLE OF NABOO... Lesen Sie die erste Seite
Buchdeckel | Copyright | Auszug | Rückseite
CORUSCANT, CITY PLANET AND GOVERNMENTAL CENTER OF THE REPUBLIC, EIGHT YEARS AFTER THE BATTLE OF NABOO... Lesen Sie die erste Seite
Mehr entdecken
Wortanzeiger
Ausgewählte Seiten ansehenWortanzeiger
Buchdeckel | Copyright | Auszug | Rückseite
Tags(Was ist das?)Bei einem Tag handelt es sich um ein Schlagwort, das zum Produkt passt.
Tags erleichtern allen Kunden die Suche und die Sortierung ihrer Lieblingsprodukte. |
Eine digitale Version dieses Buchs im Kindle-Shop verkaufen
Wenn Sie ein Verleger oder Autor sind und die digitalen Rechte an einem Buch haben, können Sie die digitale Version des Buchs in unserem Kindle-Shop verkaufen.
Weitere Informationen
Kundenrezensionen
Die hilfreichsten Kundenrezensionen
1 von 1 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Format:Taschenbuch
Ehre und Pflichtgefühl standen sowohl zu Zeiten der Alten Republik wie auch des Imperiums immer hoch im Kurs, doch nur wenige ehrenhafte und pflichtbewusste Offiziere überlebten diese Zeiten, denn so manches Mal gerieten gerade die "Musteroffiziere" in Konflikt mit ihrem Pflichtgefühl und Verständnis von Ehre. Ein solcher Musteroffizier war auch Sagoro Autem, der Senatsgardist, Söldner und später imperialer Offizier und in gewisser weise kann seine Geschichte als Muster für das Schicksal so vieler ähnlicher Fälle betrachtet werden.
Als ein eher unbedeutender Senator aus dem Outer Rim einem Attentat zum Opfer fällt, werden sowohl die Jedi als auch die Senatsgarde in die Ermittlungen miteinbezogen. Während die Jedi den Nachfolger des Senators vor einem neuerlichen Attentat zu schützen versuchen, führen die beiden Gardisten Sagoro Autem und Isaru Omin Ermittlungen, die schnell auch beweisen dass Autems eigener Bruder der selbst ein Senatsgardist war in den Anschlag verwickelt sein könnte...
Nach dem Abschied von der Senatsgarde erlebt Sagoro Autem die Klonkriege zunächst als Söldner und kurzzeitig in Haft auf Brenntal IV, wo er jedoch von der Jedi-Generalin Shaak Ti befreit wird und fortan in den Dienst der republikanischen Armee tritt, wo er auch auf Saleucami dient.
Als das Imperium nach Ausrufung der Order 66 die ehemaligen Jedi-Generäle zu Hochverrätern erklärt hat und die zuverlässigsten Offiziere der neuen imperialen Flotte nach Coruscant beordert, schwant so manchem bereits Böses, denn mancher der den Jedi zu nahe stand überlebt diese ersten Tage des Imperiums nicht, wie Captain Jace Dallin. Mit Jan Dodonna, dem späteren Rebellengeneral beschließt Autem zu schweigen. Kurz darauf erhält er jedoch Besuch von seinem alten Kollegen Isaru Omin, der ihn eindringlich warnt sobald wie möglich unterzutauchen, da Sturmtruppen bereits auf dem Weg sind, ihn in Gewahrsam zu nehmen. Doch Darth Vader höchstpersönlich hat hier seine Finger im Spiel und zusätzlich auch einige Kopfgeldjäger auf Autem angesetzt...
Honor and Duty ist eine sehr wechselhafte Geschichte, die in so manchen Passagen sogar ein bisschen Stirb Langsam alias Die Hard erinnert, zumindest in Sachen chaotischer Familiengeschichte, denn die wendet sich nach und nach auch immer mehr von Sagoro Autem ab. In den Clone Wars Comics eher mit einer Nebenrolle ausgestattet ist Autem jedoch einer der wenigen Nicht-Jedi-Charaktere des Comic-EU die den Wandel von der Republik zum Imperium erlebt haben. Leider ist seine Lebensgeschichte jedoch relativ schnell erzählt und trotz ihrer Symbolkraft nichts völlig neues, was den Band eindeutig um seinen besonderen Reiz gebracht. So gesehen gelingt es Honor and Duty auch nicht mehr ganz die teils eher mittelmäßigen Zeichnungen auszugleichen. Wen es interessiert, die in diesem Sammelband zusammengefassten Star Wars-Comics sind auch bei Dino-Panini als Hefte 38-39 und 56 erschienen.
Fazit:
Wie man sieht reicht es oft nicht aus pflichtbewusst und ehrenhaft zu sein, besonders wenn man es mit dem Imperium zu tun hat, leider bietet Honor und Duty in dieser Hinsicht aber nichts Neues, doch zumindest einige Hintergrundinformationen über die blaugekleideten Senatsgardisten und ihre Aufgaben zum Schutze der Republik.
Als ein eher unbedeutender Senator aus dem Outer Rim einem Attentat zum Opfer fällt, werden sowohl die Jedi als auch die Senatsgarde in die Ermittlungen miteinbezogen. Während die Jedi den Nachfolger des Senators vor einem neuerlichen Attentat zu schützen versuchen, führen die beiden Gardisten Sagoro Autem und Isaru Omin Ermittlungen, die schnell auch beweisen dass Autems eigener Bruder der selbst ein Senatsgardist war in den Anschlag verwickelt sein könnte...
Nach dem Abschied von der Senatsgarde erlebt Sagoro Autem die Klonkriege zunächst als Söldner und kurzzeitig in Haft auf Brenntal IV, wo er jedoch von der Jedi-Generalin Shaak Ti befreit wird und fortan in den Dienst der republikanischen Armee tritt, wo er auch auf Saleucami dient.
Als das Imperium nach Ausrufung der Order 66 die ehemaligen Jedi-Generäle zu Hochverrätern erklärt hat und die zuverlässigsten Offiziere der neuen imperialen Flotte nach Coruscant beordert, schwant so manchem bereits Böses, denn mancher der den Jedi zu nahe stand überlebt diese ersten Tage des Imperiums nicht, wie Captain Jace Dallin. Mit Jan Dodonna, dem späteren Rebellengeneral beschließt Autem zu schweigen. Kurz darauf erhält er jedoch Besuch von seinem alten Kollegen Isaru Omin, der ihn eindringlich warnt sobald wie möglich unterzutauchen, da Sturmtruppen bereits auf dem Weg sind, ihn in Gewahrsam zu nehmen. Doch Darth Vader höchstpersönlich hat hier seine Finger im Spiel und zusätzlich auch einige Kopfgeldjäger auf Autem angesetzt...
Honor and Duty ist eine sehr wechselhafte Geschichte, die in so manchen Passagen sogar ein bisschen Stirb Langsam alias Die Hard erinnert, zumindest in Sachen chaotischer Familiengeschichte, denn die wendet sich nach und nach auch immer mehr von Sagoro Autem ab. In den Clone Wars Comics eher mit einer Nebenrolle ausgestattet ist Autem jedoch einer der wenigen Nicht-Jedi-Charaktere des Comic-EU die den Wandel von der Republik zum Imperium erlebt haben. Leider ist seine Lebensgeschichte jedoch relativ schnell erzählt und trotz ihrer Symbolkraft nichts völlig neues, was den Band eindeutig um seinen besonderen Reiz gebracht. So gesehen gelingt es Honor and Duty auch nicht mehr ganz die teils eher mittelmäßigen Zeichnungen auszugleichen. Wen es interessiert, die in diesem Sammelband zusammengefassten Star Wars-Comics sind auch bei Dino-Panini als Hefte 38-39 und 56 erschienen.
Fazit:
Wie man sieht reicht es oft nicht aus pflichtbewusst und ehrenhaft zu sein, besonders wenn man es mit dem Imperium zu tun hat, leider bietet Honor und Duty in dieser Hinsicht aber nichts Neues, doch zumindest einige Hintergrundinformationen über die blaugekleideten Senatsgardisten und ihre Aufgaben zum Schutze der Republik.
Die hilfreichsten Kundenrezensionen auf Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
3 Rezensionen
11 von 11 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
A well written drama of one family riven by competing loyalties
16. Mai 2006
Format:Taschenbuch
Set in the days preceding Geonosis, Honor and Duty is a both a political whodunit and a human drama, the story of the disintegration of the government mirrored in the unraveling of one family sworn to protect the Republic. Sagoro Autem is a 4th generation Senate Guard, the men with blue capes and helmets you may have noticed in the background in the prequel films. While investigating the murder of a Senator killed just prior to a vote on legislation that could cause several worlds to leave the Republic, Sogoro discovers some painful truths about his family and the system to which he has pledged his life.
It's a story told in every civil war, the story of a family set against itself, two brothers divided by competing loyalties and brought into direct conflict by the implacable forces of war. Fortunately, John Ostrander is on hand to tell the tale. He is without question the most talented writer to work long-term on any Star Wars comic, and this particular volume shows why. He does as good a job as possible with the politics in a series in which not many authors get into the details about exactly what kinds of corruption cause so many to believe the only recourse is secession. Where Ostrander excels is in building his characters, creating people the reader cares about. The final scene of the initial 3-part story ends with the shedding of a tear, and while I wasn't in need of a tissue when I closed the book, there was the making in my throat of a tiny lump.
The fourth and last installment of the story takes place several years later when Sagoro Autem reappears as a captain in the Republic Navy, now at the service of Sidious and Vader following events in Revenge of the Jedi. Whereas the previous story arc was about things falling apart, this one is about paying old debts and putting things back together.
You don't need to have read all of Dark Horse's Star Wars series to enjoy this book, (although you might be interested to know Autem makes appearances in Clone Wars Volumes 2 and 8). Honor and Duty stands well on its own and is perhaps unique in the Star Wars Extended Universe in presenting a story about an average citizen of Coruscant, rather than smugglers, bounty hunters, clones, or super-powered Jedi and Sith.
The art on this series is handled by C.P. Smith in the first 3-part arc, published in Star Wars Republic #'s 46-48 (Sept, Nov, Dec 2002). His style here has a European feel, open and airy, featuring heavy dark outer lines and lots of open interior space - not much hatching within the characters and minimal background detail in most frames. This is exploited well by colorist Joe Wayne to produce a color-saturated look. It appears Smith was perhaps rushed at the end of the series, but overall he does a fine job conveying the action. Luke Ross brings a different style to the final chapter, published in Star Wars Republic # 78 (Sept 2005), in what appears to be painting more than illustration, much darker in tone, more static and less kinetic than Smith.
Overall, this is a fine example of Dark Horse's Star Wars publishing, a welcome addition to the EU, and one that I am happy to recommend.
It's a story told in every civil war, the story of a family set against itself, two brothers divided by competing loyalties and brought into direct conflict by the implacable forces of war. Fortunately, John Ostrander is on hand to tell the tale. He is without question the most talented writer to work long-term on any Star Wars comic, and this particular volume shows why. He does as good a job as possible with the politics in a series in which not many authors get into the details about exactly what kinds of corruption cause so many to believe the only recourse is secession. Where Ostrander excels is in building his characters, creating people the reader cares about. The final scene of the initial 3-part story ends with the shedding of a tear, and while I wasn't in need of a tissue when I closed the book, there was the making in my throat of a tiny lump.
The fourth and last installment of the story takes place several years later when Sagoro Autem reappears as a captain in the Republic Navy, now at the service of Sidious and Vader following events in Revenge of the Jedi. Whereas the previous story arc was about things falling apart, this one is about paying old debts and putting things back together.
You don't need to have read all of Dark Horse's Star Wars series to enjoy this book, (although you might be interested to know Autem makes appearances in Clone Wars Volumes 2 and 8). Honor and Duty stands well on its own and is perhaps unique in the Star Wars Extended Universe in presenting a story about an average citizen of Coruscant, rather than smugglers, bounty hunters, clones, or super-powered Jedi and Sith.
The art on this series is handled by C.P. Smith in the first 3-part arc, published in Star Wars Republic #'s 46-48 (Sept, Nov, Dec 2002). His style here has a European feel, open and airy, featuring heavy dark outer lines and lots of open interior space - not much hatching within the characters and minimal background detail in most frames. This is exploited well by colorist Joe Wayne to produce a color-saturated look. It appears Smith was perhaps rushed at the end of the series, but overall he does a fine job conveying the action. Luke Ross brings a different style to the final chapter, published in Star Wars Republic # 78 (Sept 2005), in what appears to be painting more than illustration, much darker in tone, more static and less kinetic than Smith.
Overall, this is a fine example of Dark Horse's Star Wars publishing, a welcome addition to the EU, and one that I am happy to recommend.
1 von 1 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Star Wars: Honor and Duty
8. Januar 2009
Format:Bibliothekseinband|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
A nicely written side story of the Star Wars saga. This gives the reader a view of things for the view of individuals not normally seen or heard from, unless Darth Vader is killing them. Good quality graphics and a nice flow of the dialogue. It would be a good addition to your Star Wars collection because it shows that there were others involved and how their upbringing, duty, honor and family affected their decisions, ultimately affecting how the "big" conflict turned out.
The honor of the Royal Guards is finally shown in detail!
18. August 2011
Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
The Honor and Duty trade paperback is a story arc in the Republic comic series, issues #46-48 that tells the tales of a couple of "boys in blue" and the troubles and conspiracies they face to instill the laws of the Republic. The story takes place shortly before the conception of the Trade Federation droid army and involves a Senate Guard named Segoro Autem and his partner Isaru Omin trying to figure out who murdered Senator Jheramahd Greyshade and if the killer's next target is Greyshade's cousin, Simon Greyshade! Autem and Omin end up trying to rescue Autem's wild son and his girlfriend and learn that one of Autem's relatives is behind the entire operation and has hired a royal assassin to do the job! Autem must prove his worth and wipe the stain from his family name and take down his menacing relative and save his son from a life in prison; or worse! Anakin and Obi-Wan are also in this story as the Senator's Jedi guards and while Autem is dealing with the man behind all the assassins, it's Anakin and Obi to the rescue fending off the various assassins themselves. However, Autem himself must sacrifice his career as a Senate Guard and his life with his family in order to save them and protect the new Senator Greyshade so the important swing vote can go through.
The book then jumps ahead a few years in issue #78 of the Republic comic series entitled Loyalties to the beginning of the Galactic Empire where Autem is now an Imperial officer. Darth Vader and the Emperor use a show of force against officers that do not completely meet Palpatine's standards and a list is made of all the officers that will be arrested (and possibly executed) and Autem is one of the first to go. However, his old friend and former partner Omin gives him fair warning (at the cost of his life) and just enough time to slip through Vader's fingers and almost out of reach. However, persistent Vader hires a set of bounty hunters to hunt him down and bring him back; dead or alive!
The book has a cool story arc in it and I like the inclusion of the later issue involving the same characters and concluding their story. The famous duo Ani and Obi are in the story but take a backseat for once for some unheard-of minor characters and to provide a seldom-covered look into the lives of the Senate Guard. They're frequently seen in the movies with their elaborate robes and cool rifles but never seen in action really until now! I enjoyed the story although it started off quite cliché and was quite predictable. I did really like Autem's son's mask being an homage to Michael Myers in the Halloween movies though. It was a good read and this is the end of the Republic series until the Clone Wars starts up! The artwork wasn't the best I've ever seen but it worked and the writing was pretty good as well. Get it for the story but don't expect a spectacular story like some of the other arcs in the Republic series. By no means does that mean it isn't good, however.
The book then jumps ahead a few years in issue #78 of the Republic comic series entitled Loyalties to the beginning of the Galactic Empire where Autem is now an Imperial officer. Darth Vader and the Emperor use a show of force against officers that do not completely meet Palpatine's standards and a list is made of all the officers that will be arrested (and possibly executed) and Autem is one of the first to go. However, his old friend and former partner Omin gives him fair warning (at the cost of his life) and just enough time to slip through Vader's fingers and almost out of reach. However, persistent Vader hires a set of bounty hunters to hunt him down and bring him back; dead or alive!
The book has a cool story arc in it and I like the inclusion of the later issue involving the same characters and concluding their story. The famous duo Ani and Obi are in the story but take a backseat for once for some unheard-of minor characters and to provide a seldom-covered look into the lives of the Senate Guard. They're frequently seen in the movies with their elaborate robes and cool rifles but never seen in action really until now! I enjoyed the story although it started off quite cliché and was quite predictable. I did really like Autem's son's mask being an homage to Michael Myers in the Halloween movies though. It was a good read and this is the end of the Republic series until the Clone Wars starts up! The artwork wasn't the best I've ever seen but it worked and the writing was pretty good as well. Get it for the story but don't expect a spectacular story like some of the other arcs in the Republic series. By no means does that mean it isn't good, however.
Waren diese Rezensionen hilfreich?
Wir wollen von Ihnen hören.
Kunden diskutieren
|
Das Forum zu diesem Produkt
Fragen stellen, Meinungen austauschen, Einblicke gewinnen Aktive Diskussionen in ähnlichen Foren
Kundendiskussionen durchsuchen
|
Ähnliche Foren
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lieblingslisten
Ähnliche Artikel finden
Anhand des Sachgebietes nach ähnlichen Produkten suchen:
Ihr Kommentar
Möchten Sie die Produktinformationen aktualisieren oder Feedback zu den Produktabbildungen geben?
|
