Empire - Volume 5: Allies and Adversaries by: Ron Marz & Jeremy Barlow Artists: Nicola Scott, Brandon Badeaux, Jeff Johnson, Joe Corroney, Adriana Melo, Colors: Michael Atiyeh

Summary:   A galaxy full of trouble   Luke Skywalker fights side-by-side with a shipwrecked veteran from the Clone Wars, Han Solo flirts with an old flame only to land in the fire, and BoShek (the alaxy's second-coolest smuggler) attracts blaster fire from rebels and imperials alike in this collection featuring some of the most unexpected stories in the era of the Empire!   Whether it's BoShek transporting an innocent-enough looking girl, Han making a supply run for the resource-strapped Alliance, or Luke flying escort for a Rebel Intelligence tam on a supposedly deserted planet, these adventures may start as routine missions, but their endings are anything but predictable! Review: Good:  A good addition to the Empire series. I liked "General" Skywalker the most. Seeing a clonetrooper in action against the stormtroopers just lets you know how far the Empire's cloning techniques have fallen since th days of the Republic. It also shows their arrogance in how they allow such soliders to fight for them. I would be interested in seeing Able again in the future. Bad:  Nothing really, the artwork for Idiot's Array wasn't all that great. But I've seen worse. Back to the Rebellion Era. Back to Star Wars Eras.