Jabba the Hutt Books

Once again Crispin delivers a fast paced, fun and informative look at the early years of everyone's favorite Star Wars scoundrel, Han Solo.

This one picks up several years after The Paradise Snare. Lots has happened to Han between the first book and this one, and lots happens during this book as well!

Without getting into many spoilers (at lest nothing that's not on the back of the jacket of the book) we see how Han meets Jabba, Chewbacca, Lando, his first flight with a very special ship, how he becomes the reluctant hero YET AGAIN..all great stuff.

In addition, there's appearances from some 'old' faces, both from the original Trilogy of movies as well as the previous book.

Great action, characterization and nods to the Star Wars Universe are all over the place in this book.

Highly recommended to any star wars fan!

I have been re-reading this trilogy for the first time in ten years. Again, the books have held up great and are just as good as they were the first time I read them.

The Hutt Gambit expands the scope of the this trilogy and begins to introduce favorite characters from the original film trilogy. While the book skips over Han Solo's days in the Imperial Navy, it picks up with explaining how and why he was drummed out of the service and introduces Chewbacca and the start of his and Han's friendship. From there we learn about Han's first exploits in smuggling and his first shot at the Kessel Run, his first meeting with Jabba the Hutt, and how he develops into the famous smuggler that will appear in A New Hope.

Ann Crispin continues to write Han Solo in a way that feels genuine and faithful to Harrison Ford's performance. The story is bigger than that of The Paradise Snare, and the cast of characters includes old favorites, some additional characters from the Expanded Universe (like some of the smugglers on Nar Shaddaa) while introducing some original characters that I thought fit in nicely, even if they were only in the book briefly, like Xaverri.

For Star Wars fans it is a must read, and for everyone else it is definitely worth the time as a fun space opera book that is easy to read but still contains genuine emotion and heart.

This book, though midly entertaining, is not for the old school Star Wars fans that grew up on the original Trilogy. The Han Solo Trilogy lacks the stories of a scoundrel that I expected. This trilogy also has glaring contradictions and plot holes when taken with the movies and other Star Wars books. This book is for the younger Star Wars fan, the generation that believes Greedo shot first.

In this second book of the Han Solo trilogy, Ms Crispin takes us on Han's journey from his days as a cadet at the Imperial Space Academy through a number of adventures working as a pilot for the Hutts and ending up fending off an attack by Imperial forces. At the Academy, Cadet Solo spends four years preparing for a career in the Imperial Navy and developing his skills as a pilot. He graduates and spends four years as an officer before his career is cut short when he rescues a Wookie slave from ill treatment at the hands of a superior officer. The result is a dishonorable discharge. However, the Wookie, who turns out to be our old friend Chewbacca, swears a life debt to Han and promises to follow him everywhere. Obviously the entire Star Wars experience is much richer because of this incident.

Han and Chewie then move on to Nar Shaddaa, the Smugglers' Moon, where they smuggle shipments of spice to designated locations and make various runs for the Hutts, including Jabba. It is also during this period that the High Priest on Ylesia realizes that Han Solo was in fact the individual who caused them so much trouble several years earlier. He contracts with the galaxy's best bounty hunter, who else but Boba Fett, to capture Solo and return him to Ylesia to be killed. Fett's efforts to capture Han are stymied by a new character, a charming rogue named Lando Calrissian. Such introductions are the most fascinating part of learning Han Solo's backstory. Han, Chewie, Lando, Boba, Jabba - they're all here.

The Empire begins to move against the Hutts' lawless territory by authorizing Moff Sarn Shild to blockade Nal Hutta and turn the Smugglers' moon into molten slag. Through a combination of bribes, devious machinations by the Empire, and heroic deeds by Han and his fellow smugglers, the Empire's forces are thwarted. At the end of the story, Han is trying to figure out how to make money and go on with the rest of his life. His plans include coming up with enough money to go to Bespin and participate in an extremely high-stakes sabacc game. I suspect there in the third book we will run in to Lando again and learn of the acquisition of the Millennium Falcon. All of this is simply great fun as we continue to understand the forces in Han Solo's life that got him to the character he was when we first met him in A New Hope. On to the third book of the trilogy.

Ann Crispin's "Han Solo Trilogy" fills out some interesting details of the Star Wars universe. However, it lacks the edge and grittiness of some of the better Star Wars novels (particularly those by Timothy Zahn). Although Han is supposed to be a "scoundrel," you'd never know it from these books; Crispin goes out of her way to portray him as a nice, sweet guy who might enjoy an afternoon feeding ducks in the park.

"The Hutt Gambit" feels almost like a young-adult novel; the dialogue is bright and cheerful and the characters never seem to be in any serious jeopardy. If you thought Greedo shooting first was an improvement, you'll probably enjoy this.

first off i dont mean to knock this TPB. it was quite fun to read... and gave me a few good laughs.... my problem with it is that the dialogue is really campy and cheesy. the premise is that jabba is going around robbing people (the art of the deal is the title... the deal is that he rips you off... so he always wins... get it?? lol) The art reminds me of something that i drew when i was day dreaming and doodleing in grade school. to make a long story short... but it for $1.54... but dont pay much more for it... the end

This is a review of Dark horse TPB comic Star Wars ý Jabba The Hutt ý The art of the Deal, ISBN 1569713103 published june 1998, printed in Canada. Our glimpses of the Hutts have been severely limited. Our best look is in the Han solo trilogy, which takes place from -10 to 0 BNH. I place this comic at -5.1 on the timeline, because the events seem to be about the time of the Solo books. The artwork here is some of Dark horses worst with the exception that they took the time to do a good job illustrating their star... JABBA. Fortuneately the inking was good and I donýt recall any washed out pages. The story is fun and is in character with the Solo novels. Lack of light saber fights meant that my son wasnýt interested in this comic. The pencils are a 2, story and inking a 3 and I round up to a 3 stars because it is good to SEE Jabba before Leia kills him.

Although the cartoonish look (very reminiscent of the Star Wars Early Adventures by the same artist who created Magnus-Robot Warrior (I forget his name!)) is off-putting at first, the bizarre humour as well as the portrayal of Jabba as sort of an intergalactic Sydney Greenstreet (think "Maltese Falcon" and "Casablanca") make this collection quite amusing, if not outstanding.

When I first heard of this comic, I was less than thrilled to read it. In fact, I didn't even pick it up until a good five years after it came out. That being said, I was pleasantly surprised.

Writing a series of adventures from Jabba's point of view is no mean feat, but the authors do a superb job. Jabba is presented as true to his movie vision (more so in A New Hope Special Edition than Return of the Jedi, but these are supposed to be his early days), and the adventure and action are very Jabba-ish. More importantly, there are some real sci-fi elements, which are sometimes lacking in other SW adventures.

Basically, this comic series was an excellent recapture of the SW comics that came out back in the days when SW was young, both in theme and artwork. This is a good, short, fun read, and a nice addition to the Star Wras universe.

This comic, or rather collection of comics, doesn't exactly contribute much to the grand scheme of things in the Star Wars universe. The plots aren't incredibly rich, the art's never going to win any awards, and the stories don't have a whole lot of relevance. So, you may ask, why bother? In a word: Jabba! To be sure, this is not the Jabba we've seen in the films. Not the ruthless, immobile, gruesome, cold killer evidenced in the movies. No, this is a ruthless, gruesome killer with a sense of humor, an attitude, and some brains.

Three out of the four stories contained herein are definitely worth reading. The first story, the Gaar Suppoon Hit, would be more aptly titled The Art of the Deal. We get to see a business transaction...Jabba style. This isn't the funniest stuff I've ever read, but it's a far sight funnier than the weak droids stuff and most other attempts at Star Wars humor. The second story, the Hunger of Princess Nampi, stinks. Jabba's attitude, his subservients, story inconsistencies...this one is just an overall unenjoyable addition. The third story is more similar in style to the first one, and while the art's not great, it's very fun. And in the fourth and final story, we really get to see Bib Fortuna's hatred of Jabba (which we see a lot more of in Tales from Jabba's Palace), as well as Jabba's dumb luck and complacency.

Taken these stories with a grain of salt and you'll find that you'll really enjoy them. If you're expecting more serious, pertinent fare, then move on.