5/20/2023 0 Comments Mara jade michael a stackpole![]() But if we take a step back from those facts, it must be noted that Mara was an Emperor’s Hand she did the bidding of the most evil man in the galaxy. All male readers wanted to turn her away from the dark side, just like Luke. Also, she’s a lithe, superpowered woman with flowing red hair. If you’re like me, you came away from Zahn’s Thrawn trilogy and “Hand of Thrawn” duology liking Mara, but your reason for liking her was shallow: Luke saw something in her, and since he’s the hero of the story, we trusted him. You won’t get the complete Mara Jade backstory here, but it is an essential Jade tale. It reads very much like a meaty novella (the duo had collaborated on “Side Trip” before this and would go on to do “Interlude at Darkknell”), yet it also leaves room for Carlos Ezquerra’s art to shine. ![]() ![]() In this six-issue series, Zahn wrote the overall story, Stackpole wrote the scripts for issues 1-3, and Zahn wrote the scripts for 4-6. “Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand” (1998-99) marked Timothy Zahn’s first foray into comics, but he apparently got good guidance from friend and collaborator Michael A. ![]()
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