Sell me on Star Wars Infinity Comics

[Angel Tarragon]

I recently saw these in my local Atomic Comics and has piqued my interest. Feel free to give me any spoilers that might get me hooked on 'em!

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

I recently saw these in my local Atomic Comics and has piqued my interest. Feel free to give me any spoilers that might get me hooked on 'em!

I flipped through some and they were of varying quality. One with Leia bcoming the Emperor's apprentice and fighting Luke at the end was ok, but the one where Luke dies on hoth and Han goes to Dagobah to learn the force was moronic. I'd approach with caution.

 

[LogicsFate]

Sorry double post

 

[LogicsFate]

The first group was execellent, and lead to a lot of "Wow" moments for me
Though it just might be the novalty of it that held my real intrest

Revamping the whole story line, and seeing the Imp's unveil their brand spanking new Justice Star over Corusant was great

As for the rest of them, I didn't even know they existed

 

[WayneLigon]

They were OK but really, they didn't change enough to suit me or interest me. It was kind of Elseworlds Lite, with not a great deal of difference entirely. The ending of the first one was cool enough but it kinda went vanilla after that.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

...but the one where Luke dies on hoth and Han goes to Dagobah to learn the force was moronic.

Did you actually read the whole thing? That was one of my favorite moments!

[sblock]Han goes to learn the Force because he thinks that Luke's dying words are telling HIM to go there. But Han just interpreted it wrong. Leia was the one who was supposed to go.[/sblock]

I loved all of them, though you have to understand that its simply taking ONE moment and changing the outcome from there. So yes, not much changes. The moments are:

A New Hope: The Death Star isn't destroyed.

Empire Strikes Back: Luke dies of exposure on Hoth.

Return of the Jedi: The plan to rescue Han fails.

Yoda is the best character in all of the three, too. He's even better than usual.

Honestly, I'm hoping for some three more for the Prequels.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

A New Hope: The Death Star isn't destroyed.

Empire Strikes Back: Luke dies of exposure on Hoth.

Return of the Jedi: The plan to rescue Han fails.

Yoda is the best character in all of the three, too. He's even better than usual.

These are the ones I saw, wasn't aware of the others.

Honestly, I'm hoping for some three more for the Prequels

That would be totally cool!

 

[wingsandsword]

Honestly, I'm hoping for some three more for the Prequels.

Hmm, speculations for some Infinities for the Prequels:

Episode I:
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan defeat Darth Maul on Naboo, and after Obi-Wan is granted his knighthood, Qui-Gon takes on training young Anakin himself. Anakin has the benefit of an experienced master, and with Qui-Gon's more relaxed outlook on the normally strict Jedi rules, goes back and frees his mother. Anakin still is angsty and rebellious as he grows up, but Qui-Gon's skilled teachings lead him to mature to become a fine young Jedi knight who outgrew his dangerous flirtations with the Dark Side.

Many years later, he takes on another Sith Lord, the former pupil of a (now deceased) mysterious Darth Sidious, and tracks him and his apprentice down, and in an epic battle with his own apprentice, his son Luke, which he fathered with his wife Padme (in a series of moves deeply disapproved of by the Jedi Counsel, but emboldened by Qui-Gon's defiance Anakin barely gets away with this, although it's very clear that Qui-Gon and Anakin are close to driving the Jedi into a complete schism). Luke and Anakin together defeat these Sith Lords, and put an end to the Sith Order.

Episode II:
Count Dooku is killed in a duel with Master Yoda. Without its charismatic leader, the Separatist council tries to keep rallying the Galaxy, and there is much discontent and anger with the Republic they try to reach. However, the Jedi and their Clone Troopers are much more able to keep the Confederacy in check without Dooku's ability to recruit and rally, the Clone Wars are not a galaxy-wrenching conflict and instead a series of small "brush fire" wars around the galaxy that the Jedi spend a year or so putting out. Palpatine sees the need for a new apprentice, and knows who he wants (and has wanted for some time), and when he reveals his identity.

With their numbers not depleted from years of heavy warfare, and less involved in day-to-day fighting with clone troopers, the Jedi are much more able to survive when the Chancellor issues his mysterious Order 66. The Jedi take heavy losses, but dozens, perhaps hundreds survive. Infiltrating the Senate building, dozens of Jedi defeat the Red Guard and treacherous Clone Troopers, taking some losses, until Palpatine is surrounded by dozens of Jedi, lead by Mace Windu. Young Skywalker stands between the two sides, forced to choose between his order and his mentor, and without the looming threat of the death of Padme, he reluctantly sides with the Jedi. Even the Sith Lord couldn't win against 30 to 1 odds against Jedi Knights, and is eventually slain in a huge melee, with Anakin himself striking down the Sith Lord and fulfilling an ancient prophecy in the process. The Republic is now in chaos, it's Chancellor killed by Jedi at the end of the Clone Wars, many systems still resenting the corruption in the Republic, and now a time of great civil upheval and anarchy looms ahead for the Jedi to try and rebuild the Republic and fight the huge army that Palpatine has sent agains them.

Episode III:
Mace Windu has Darth Sidious, also known as Chancellor Palpatine, at his mercy, cowering beneath his lightsaber. Anakin Skywalker rushes in, Mace wants to strike him down, but Anakin talks him out of it, reminding Mace of the truths of the Jedi Code. Palpatine is clapped in binders and in a scandal of unimaginable scale, the Impeachment trial of Palpatine begins. Republic worlds who hated the Republic but didn't seceed lead the charge, while Palpatine's enemies like Mon Mothma and Bail Organa make eloquent speeeches. On the other hand, Palpatines allies (which are numerous) speak about his great service to the Republic and how he cannot possibly be a Sith. Security holos are shown of him revealing himself to Anakin, to much astonishment, and while there are claims that they are fake, seeing is believing, and after many weeks of debate and argument, Palpatine is barely impeached and removed from office. The Jedi also insist that he be tried for various crimes, but Palpatine has enough political pull to avoid any criminal charges, and he flees known space for one of his secret hideouts beyond Republic Space.

The Jedi now have the difficult task of piecing together the Galaxy in the aftermath of the Clone Wars and the huge scandal of the beloved Chancellor Palpatine being revealed as a Sith Lord. The serious corruption and bureaucratic inefficiencies that lead to the Clone Wars in the first place are not easily purged, although with the spectre of the Dark Side lifted and a new Chancellor Bail Organa in office, the Jedi are trying to restore the Republic. Many worlds either leave the Republic or stay members in name only, largely leaving Galactic politics. Meanwhile, Palpatine uses forces hidden in secret, such as remaining Clone battalions, to quietly build a new Sith Empire on the edge of the Galaxy, quietly mustering distant worlds into an Empire of the Dark Side. Discarding the "rule of two", Palpatine decides to begin to pass down the ways of the Sith to many, creating legions of Sith Warriors to fight for him, while otherwise neutral worlds rally to the Sith banner under fear. Decades later, this new Sith Empire encounters the slowly rebuilding Galactic Republic, and armies of Jedi and Sith clash across the galaxy.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Interesting ideas, but I had different ones...of course, mine aren't nearly as specific as yours.

Episode I: Anakin loses the podrace.

Episode II: Padme is killed by the assassination attempt(pick which one).

Episode III: Anakin doesn't fall. How could be a bunch of ways, but would likely have to begin with him NOT killing Dooku.

Heh, looking at mine, they're a lot more bleak and hopeless than yours are....or at least, the first two.

 

[ShrinkyLink]

I also wasn't aware of the other ones. I only read the Return of the Jedi series, and loved it...until the end. That ending was just terrible--my dear sweet stars, it was terrible. But the rest were cool.