But there isn’t much here that holds any real weight outside of this story. Ultimately, this is a decent Star Wars comic for its era but it lacks the things that made many ’90s Dark Horse stories great but it also is at least enjoyable enough not to be a waste of time. And with Xizor dead, we didn’t need another Falleen that was just wedged in to milk the Xizor thing, especially when she wouldn’t go on to have any real engagement with the Expanded Universe beyond this story. In fact, she’d be pretty forgettable in the big scheme of things if she wasn’t made such a big part of this story. This puts a lot of focus on Guri but she just wasn’t that cool of a character in Shadows of the Empire. This was written by Steve Perry, who wrote Shadows of the Empire, but it lacked the level of excitement and just wasn’t as engaging or interesting. I guess it’s assumed that Boba Fett was being digested by the Sarlacc Pit and Dash only shows up in a cameo at the very end. This tale was severely lacking in Boba Fett and Dash Rendar. The events take place after Return of the Jedi where the original Shadows of the Empire took place before. This also picks up with Luke, Leia, Lando and Han Solo, as he is no longer frozen in carbonite in this chapter.

This Falleen warlord is actually Xizor’s niece, Savan.

You also get to meet another cunning Falleen, out to bring the Black Sun organization back to galactic prominence. The story primarily follows Guri, who was the sexy android assassin that worked for Prince Xizor. However, it is more of a direct sequel to the original Shadows of the Empire than Mara Jade – By the Emperor’s Hand. Out of the Shadows of the Empire trilogy of comics, this is my least favorite.

Shadows of the empire evolution