Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - Complete Timeline

The massive Star Wars comic crossover event, War of the Bounty Hunters, has come to an end. Here is a summary of all thirty four issues in chronological order to catch everyone up on the return of Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn and what happened when they stole Han Solo from Boba Fett in between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
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[@SonofCradossk9853]

Gotta say, that live action WOTBH Qi’ra edit in the thumbnail looks awesome

[@fredsirucka5817]

Now that's what's happening areas 51 over our. TTT🇦🇺

[@itsatrap1017]

I wish there could be an omnibus that told this whole story in chronological order, as one go, without repeating dialogue or frames.

[@jschizoid]

There is an omnibus of this entire series, its wicked. Its like atleast 900 pages and so heavy to hold! I got it as a gift at xmas from my gf! Best Star Wars story ever! Even tells it in order of the comics and includes every WOTBH related content

[@FATE522]

I'll always hold Shadows of the Empire with a special place in my heart as an alternate reality, but I'm impressed with Disney's take on Star Wars maintaining continuity really well for showing us what happened in some events between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

[@Progger11]

I still miss ol', Dash, though.

[@FATE522]

@@Progger11 the good thing is we can go back to him anytime where his story is told :)

[@HopeEnduresAlways_]

@@Progger11 good news is, Dash has been canon since 2018. His specific story may not be, but Dash is out there! :)

[@FATE522]

@@HopeEnduresAlways_ Wait can you reference this for me?

[@HopeEnduresAlways_]

@@FATE522 Yeah, I got you. Check out the book Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales From Vandor. It’s just a replica journal companion to the movie. It is canon, though, and Dash is just casually mentioned in a note like it was nothing.

[@podracer35]

4:32 A Hutt with abs like that just feels wrong, but I'm down

[@DiehardMechWarrior]

This entire premise (Han Solo becomes a hot potato, and everyone scrambles to keep a hold of him) and execution sounds *exactly* like a Coen Bros movie/a game of Fiasco and I am VERY pleased.

[@zacharyvance2365]

Durge is a very deep cut. Good to see him again.

[@generalskywalker1995]

I love how he's canon now

[@erickhart8046]

Yea didn't see that coming.

[@Iceskyguy]

I'm going to binge read all of these comics now that they're all out. I've kept up with the basics of the story but I want to experience it fully for myself, there are a couple of bits I find really interesting like everything with Qi'ra and the Hutt Council. I wonder if any of this will be relevant in The Book of Boba Fett. Looking forward to Crimson Reign and learning what Qi'ra's grand plan is. Hopefully we'll see her again on screen because she's a really interesting character. Also, that liveaction version of her in the comics with that outfit is awesome, it's so good so whoever put that together, a round of applause for you!

[@JBTriple8]

same here yeah cant wait to get the omnibus

[@Hucklefart_Dinklejartin]

I love how they expanded on Zuckuss, Dengar, 4-Lom, Boskk, and IG-88

[@Blazecap]

I will say Valance’s story just got a lot more interesting.

[@nathandts3401]

Disagree. Would rather get back to the kid from the two different syndicates. Feel like this exact same thing happened in Target Vader. The two that come out of this in an interesting way to me are Ochi for the Vader comics and Aphra who just dropped the Crimson Dawn are everywhere bomb whilst introducing us to cool dark side stuff.

[@Blazecap]

@@nathandts3401 Valance is by the far most interesting character(literary the only reason I keep reading this book) everything else feels… I honestly wouldn’t care.

[@nathandts3401]

@@Blazecap Again, we've already seen him under Vader's thumb.

[@garrettously3605]

Valance doesn't even fit the SW aesthetic...he looks like he belongs in terminator. I couldn't care less about his character and i hope that detonator killed him....nonsense character who will never make it to live action or even animation.

[@nathandts3401]

@@garrettously3605 You're cool with the cyborg limbs that the Anakin, Luke and Maul have, but not Valance's metal faceplate?

[@jessetaran7116]

This event was so crazy that I totally forgot Durge was in it

[@djodom3572]

Lol i know, right? Hope we see more of him in the future

[@IkeRetsam]

I wonder if Qi’ra is responsible for leaving Maul on Malachor. 🤔 Random thought I had while listening to this. Not sure if that’s been mentioned much, but I doubt I’m the first to suggest it.

[@CouncilCape897]

It's possible, though the Hutts point out in this story that Crimson Dawn hasn't made any moves in years, and Qi'ra mentions at the auction that many might only know of Crimson Dawn by reputation. Which heavily implies that Maul's disappearance was indeed an unexpected accident that lead to CD collapsing because a successor hadn't been formally named and acknowledged. If Qi'ra had indeed planned to betray Maul and take control of Crimson Dawn beforehand, it's unlikely she would've had such a hard time keeping CD together. Losing Maul would've been a minor temporary setback at worst rather than the heavy blow that it turned out to be, had she planned this. And I could be wrong, but I think I remember Maul specifically saying in Rebels that his ship *crashed* on Malachor in his search of the Sith battle station buried underneath. He didn't say anything about someone leaving him stranded there. I know that this was before Qi'ra was created and that she could be retconned into the story as her leaving him there because she knew she could never outright kill him on her own. But it's unlikely that Maul wouldn't have mentioned being betrayed by someone at all or made it a priority to hunt Qi'ra down like he did to Obi-Wan once he left Malachor. He does love to monologue about getting revenge on his enemies, after all. Then again, you could be right. No one in the public galaxy outside of Dryden Vos and Qi'ra are shown to know that Maul was the actual leader of Crimson Dawn behind the scenes. Even Lando, who knew them both well, believed that Dryden was the leader until he started to consider the possibility that maybe Dryden was also a puppet in this story. So it's possible that Qi'ra could've taken advantage of Maul's anonymity to make him disappear without anyone missing him.

[@IkeRetsam]

@@CouncilCape897 Those are all excellent points. I think you’re right, he probably does say he crashed now that I think about it. Though, it has been awhile since I’ve seen the S2 finale. I do kinda doubt Maul would just say he crashed if someone was responsible for abandoning him, unless it was done without his knowledge - which I admit is highly unlikely.

[@soonerthrawn1362]

I think sidiious is one who left maul and when we get a animated maul show we will see it happen.

[@IkeRetsam]

@@soonerthrawn1362 Maybe, but I see that as far less likely. Sidious wouldn’t just abandon him. He’d want to toy with him, and ultimately kill him. It’s not really in Sidious’ character to just leave him there.

[@soonerthrawn1362]

@@IkeRetsam maybe so but hope the announce new maul show on Friday

[@Blazecap]

8:46 Boba didn’t betray Valance. He actually kept true to his word that Solo was up for grabs and Boba took his opportunity.

[@CheeseRunner]

Small inconsistency I noticed in the last frame with Qi'ra and her allies. Amongst them are indeed some of the Knights of Ren, Ren does not yet have any burns and while I don't know for sure when this comic ended in the timeline, this does conclude it was before the Knights encountered Luke. The inconsistency being that Vicrul is seen amongt the others holding his signature Scyte. A weapon he did not possess until after the Knights met Luke, as they were all carrying different weapons at that time.

[@bullrun2772]

actually it his at the time

[@Spectre033]

Thank you, for making a cohesive video with all these moving parts

[@dtinagliastudios]

I love Valance so much it’s unreal. Love from Chicago.

[@StarWarsSanta]

Awesome summary!! I can't wait for the Crimson series' to come out, and really hope that we haven't seen the last of Crimson Dawn in live action.

[@kingtero979]

Durge coming back is a blessing hopefully we see more of him in the future

[@Master2552FTW]

The way he says Nar Shada is killing my ear. NAR SHA DA 🤣

[@keithrosenthal4757]

Best Star Wars channel ! Just know we appreciate the time, effort and execution you put in these videos

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thank you, Alex! 🏹 I hope this crossover might herald a return to live-action for 'Qi'ra'.

[@kingofmonsters14]

talk about chaos... anyone else miss the simpler times of Shadows of the Empire?

[@zen1647]

I'm honestly glad I waited for your recap. Thanks!

[@nilsf5302]

Man, you are the best! Although I really enjoyed what I read so far, it's hard to keep up with everything. Thanks for this incredible summary :D

[@Nighthawk-8050]

This entire story should have been a movie or mini series.

[@TheReubenthegreat]

This is making me realize that not everyone pronounces these words the way I do. I've always pronounced Tagge to rhyme with Shaggy.

[@apfelkuchen4399]

Me too. I pronounce Tagge just like you. But well... it's same with Boushh and 4-LOM.

[@Wehcustoms9654]

This feels like the LEGO short “Smugglers Bounty”

[@superduperluin]

Omg that tiny Knight of Ren 10:36 how adorable

[@danielschoch4881]

But they are working for Qira and so against the Sith philosophy. Contradicting to the ST. Same goes for Ochi.

[@Blazecap]

@@danielschoch4881 Ren himself isn’t actually Sith. Also Ochi is likely undercover.

[@danielschoch4881]

@@Blazecap Ochi saved Qi'ra from bounty hunters who would have delivered her to the empire. No way ochi is not on her side. Palpatine wanted the person behind what is causing him trouble in this occasion. And the person is qira. Vader put the hunters on her for that.

[@apfelkuchen4399]

Ochi is an opportunist. He keeps his options open and is ready to join the stronger side and deceive the other for it.

[@da-vidcargill4975]

@@danielschoch4881 they follow the dark side not the sith

[@soonerthrawn1362]

This would be an epic show thanks for recap !

[@DCUniverse816]

I hope that the upcoming stories (mentioned at 10:39) will tell how Luke went from a yellow to a green lightsaber

[@phillipdispenza9556]

Is it just me or did the rival hutt look absolutely shredded 😭

[@amirmoradi9595]

I'm glad you made this because I'm only reading Vader and Aphra. Also I feel like even if I was reading every comic this story is so bonkers it would be hard to keep track of

[@2754iceman]

thank you very much for this and everything

[@Evaunit98]

I love that this whole thing is caused because Boba Fett wanted petty revenge

[@PapitoQinn]

Man this video popped up and reminded me that I've completely forgotten they've been publishing comics.

[@robinh5696]

I say this with the utmost respect, the way you pronounce “Valance” makes me want to smash my screen.

[@Oangulo6952]

Excellent job!!! Well done you guys!!!

[@victorj3135]

I only want to know what the hell the knights of ren are doing with the crimson dawn

[@rebeldropper8933]

Theres gonna be a hell of alot of cameos in book of Boba im psyched

[@gerardocovarrubias3058]

Star Wars explained you can agree with me that Boba Fett is the strongest most powerful Bounty Hunter and Mandalorian of all time I hope at the end of the series he has a family and lives

[@Freshwater121]

No

[@marinvracevic]

I say Cad Bane is the best bounty hunter

[@ljphoenix4341]

@@marinvracevic Boba Fett and Cad Bane are the best bounty hunters equally I say. But it really depends on what time they meet, as both are at the peak of their bounty hunting days in different times. Cad would be during The Clone Wars/Revenge of the Sith era, while Boba would be around Episodes 4-6. Some could argue that Boba would be even more powerful around the time of The Mandalorian, or even the upcoming Book of Boba Fett series on Disney +, but is he actually still a bounty hunter at that time? It's difficult to choose Bane or Boba. There are valid arguments for both characters.

[@dynjarren5454]

Personally, I thought the bounty hunters war series by K.W. Jeter was friggin awesome. Great read for any fan of Fett

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

If some character appear on the book of boba fett it will be amazing

[@Blazecap]

Especially Valance and deathstick

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

@@Blazecap i agree

[@Isaacisaperson4677]

@@Blazecap Deathstick fighting Fennec would be so cool

[@neofulcrum5013]

I feel like crimson dawn will be

[@christopherguerrero7535]

Please make more videos like this for comics.

[@Dekadread]

You don’t want to sell me deathstick you want to go home and rethink your life

[@Plutonicmess]

And this type of stuff is the reason why I will not read the comics. Thanks for the easily (?) digestible recap!

[@williamjanak2013]

Hidden Empire indeed for it sounds that Crimson Dawn have been quite active and very low key.

[@herpesinflammation]

Anyone else read Valance’s lines in Steve Blum’s voice?

[@dr00ku]

0:29 I cant believe I caught this and Alex didn’t but “the planet Nar Shadda” is the smugglers _moon_ (Nal Hutta is the planet)

[@apfelkuchen4399]

now that you mentioned it

[@danielwilliamson6180]

I like to see Emilia Clarke play Qi'ra in Solo 2 or in future Star Wars media.

[@edmoralez831]

Book of Boba Fett

[@danielwilliamson6180]

@@edmoralez831 True. If it doesn't get the axe.

[@edmoralez831]

@@danielwilliamson6180 how?

[@danielwilliamson6180]

@@edmoralez831 I meant if it doesn't get cancelled before Emilia Clarke can appear as Qi'Ra.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

@@edmoralez831 We don't know if Book of Boba Fett will get a 2nd season yet. It may depend on the viewership and ratings. So far it's had positive reviews from critics. If it really is good, no doubt there will be a 2nd season and hopefully Emilia Clarke will appear as Qi'Ra. I like to see her come back as Qi'Ra as I am a fan and I love to see Karen Gillan play Mara Jade as I am a huge fan.

[@commandereddy]

With you covering the timeline of the War of the Bounty Hunters series brings, the comics between Empire and Jedi to an end. Do you think they will start a comic series that covers the 30 years between the original and sequel trilogy? This maybe way to long for an ongoing volume. I know there are books and a few short run comics have covered somethings. I just really want Doctor Aphra to continue.

[@zen1647]

I'm pretty sure they will explore that time period.... eventually.

[@neofulcrum5013]

I can’t wait to read crimson reign

[@tram5266]

Love your vids. Do we know for sure if Boushh takes place at the beginning?

[@RealestGFTW]

I really enjoyed this video, and I get it was a quick recap, but I think this video would have been a little easier to mentally process if you spoke just a little slower..

[@Stefan-Astro-Art]

Can you make a video in which order I have to read the war of bounty hunters comics?

[@ormapa1206]

OMG it is confusing but really cool.

[@sarahluise3153]

Damn, talk about convoluted

[@nathan3707]

It’s just a summary, if you read the full thing it would be a lot less complicated.

[@da-vidcargill4975]

talk about needing to be spoonfed

[@sarahluise3153]

@@da-vidcargill4975 Cope and seethe fanboy

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

​@@sarahluise3153 No bad word about David.

[@DSIrocker]

I hope they make an omnibus of this run or the crimson trilogy

[@Iamsnuggles]

Why did Vader not keep solo after esb? I know that Solo had to be in possession of Jabba because of rtj but I think that it’s weird the empire suddenly wants solo back.

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

If crimson reigh have more knight of ren it will be amazing

[@Blazecap]

Oh boy the writer confirmed the Knights are gonna so something pretty epic…

[@jarrodwilson3208]

Is there a list of comics I need to read through all of these?

[@Al-cm8ny]

Durge exists and lives post clone wars in cannon? Wow

[@vitoandolini7095]

Await the Dawn

[@kingtero979]

I wonder what Cad Bane was doing while this was happening

[@Alfiiiq]

Can somebody tell me why Deathstick was trying to kill Dengar and Valance? I dont really understand why Crimson Dawn would want them dead

[@drifter4training]

more appearance on DURGE please !!!

[@petergee47]

I want to read this but I’m so overwhelmed by it. Where on earth do I start? I read the Star Wars and Vader comics but I wait until they are released in volumes. I know one is coming out for WOTBH but will it cover the whole story? Please help me

[@rfgaming7897]

Damn so Leia finished Vader's work of killing the Hutts?

[@TheOfficeIsBananas]

it seemed soooo convoluted ?!

[@xboxgamerJ16]

The knights of Ren were around during the final days of the empire? And working against it? Why?

[@apfelkuchen4399]

They don't really care for the empire. Only for the philosophy of the dark side. Which was also represented by Maul and his syndicate.

[@Daniel-Strain]

Wow very cool video thanks. Can someone help with this? I'm trying to get a list of the status of the major on screen bounty hunters as of 9 ABY (first season of the Mandalorian) as far as the last thing we know... - Boba Fett (we know this one) - Dengar - Bossk - IG-88 - 4-LOM - Zuckuss - Cad Bane

[@Blazecap]

Embo but he’s retired. IDK what source you are using for most of these guys. We know for a fact Ig-88 lives to the sequels. Everyone else I don’t think their is an confirmation if they are still active by this time.

[@Isaacisaperson4677]

@@Blazecap we also know dengar lives to the sequels

[@Isaacisaperson4677]

Maybe Zuckess will ask Boba to help him fix 4-Lom that would be a good episode but unlikely

[@apfelkuchen4399]

@@Isaacisaperson4677 Dengar = Rothgar Deng in Episode IX? (Does he survives Kijimi?)

[@thebavariansidonithano9050]

@@apfelkuchen4399 He survived Kijimi, he lives for ever by this time, so he's still alive to the time of Episode 12

[@hatfinisher]

Will there be a Trade Paperback release for this series?

[@ohyouhandsomedevil]

What's the comic order?

[@pap4ja]

Thanks so much chief, I really really didn’t care about these comics and your channel is the first one on which I finally understood what actually is happening here. Glad I won’t have to read these now, I’m back to waiting for Book of Boba.

[@Quaser48]

I want to get into Star Wars comics, what is the cheapest (and easiest) way to read them without having to buy physical issues?

[@charlotterepasky1675]

Marvel Unlimited has Star Wars comics

[@aidanflanagan610]

Why it sound like Thought It Was a Drought playing in the background??? 😂😂

[@apfelkuchen4399]

So speaking about Dengar. Is it true and he becomes the cyborg Rothgar Deng in Episode IX? Maybe took inspiration for that cyborg life from Valance? Any ideas?

[@charlotterepasky1675]

It's likely that they are the same but not confirmed

[@wings31]

Havent kept up on the comics - why does Luke have a Yellow Lightsaber in the beginning of the video?

[@achaudhari101]

He got it from an old High Republic outpost so he can continue his training. Don’t worry, Luke will get his green lightsaber eventually.

[@apfelkuchen4399]

@@achaudhari101 He found it. He will create the green lightsaber himself (which is a symbol for becoming a jedi). But he knows he isn't ready yet (in this story). Since he had lost his blue lightsaber with his hand on Bespin, he needed an alternate weapon and found that yellow one.

[@paulnewmo]

How does Qi ra become the Queen of Crimson Dawn after Maul? Does Maul just give her the job and then move on to searching for Obi-wan, or is there more to the story?

[@charlotterepasky1675]

We don't know how he ended up on Malachor but she probably took over after that

[@Simpson900]

Do you think they will put these issues into one big book?

[@mysterydat]

Is the twei lek girl Oola or someone before her

[@TheOfficeIsBananas]

Sagwa like the Wookiee from Solo?!

[@apfelkuchen4399]

Yes, after that mission he joins the rebel alliance.

[@enoch4024]

Wait durge is cannon?!!!!

[@LeviChurch]

Yup!

[@jeanvincent902]

Could someone help a old man out. Does this story retell Shadows Of The Empire ???

[@samm2507]

Why does Q’ira try to sell Han? Am I missing something? I thought they were buddies

[@saig7570]

At the end of Solo she leaves Han behind and chooses ambition over him. I guess by this point she fully prioritizes the Crimson Dawn and has gotten over him.

[@tgovani]

Durge???

[@paulsarnik8506]

Mourner's Wail? Sounds like the name of a GoT sword 🗡️ snd we all know who names their swords🤷🏼‍♂️🤓😎✌🏻🗡️

[@TRLAuthor]

Ugh, my head hurts. SOOOO many characters. Makes the old Legends Shadows of the Empire book/comics/video game effort look simple in comparison.

[@da-vidcargill4975]

if u are crying, u may not want to read one piece

[@Ken-1313]

I only read the core books, but I was disappointed. The title promised Boba Fett fighting bounty hunters, and that is not what we got. Qi'ra is great, but I feel like this series did a disservice to the bounty hunters compared to Shadows of the Empire it is replacing.

[@Blazecap]

It’s not “replacing” Shadows. While it does share similarities they are ultimately VERY different stories in terms of character, locations, and impact.

[@apfelkuchen4399]

What are you talking about?! He fought Zuckuss, 4-LOM, Bossk, Dengar, IG-88 and even Valance in this story. And won all battles. Your comment is wrong on so many levels lol.

[@Ekheim]

I don't want any spoilers yet but requesting a spoiler free review of the event!

[@laverniustucker8198]

Who is she?

[@bobsteryt]

Qi'ra from Solo

[@laverniustucker8198]

@@bobsteryt interesting

[@fredsirucka5817]

It's a type men in black 51 space girl snake 🇦🇺

[@nathandts3401]

Was a weird event. Promising start, 3 months of being at an auction with nothing happening and a promising ending (Except for Valance who will be boring until he gets back to his crew).

[@EagleLeader1]

Started off pretty good but kinda became too convoluted so needed this video to make sense of it. Even understanding it now I still think Legend's Shadows of the Empire cross over event in '97 had the better story. Crimson Dawn is no match for Prince Xizor.

[@bullrun2772]

not really tho

[@drmaxwellandminecddp1116]

✝️ Fellowship invite

[@scinnyc]

😒So wait...no Dash Rendar? And that tiny Durge cameo wasn't enough for me. Durge should play a huge part in Star Wars canon...maybe they'll use him in The Bad Batch

[@lokeyz83]

I don't think this series will remain Canon for long, Filoni will end up covering this time period in some series. The whole event was pretty much pointless and uninspired.

[@bullrun2772]

not really tho

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

No, this era probably won't be covered by any D+-series.

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

"Death Stick" just awlful ....and a ripped hutt....no come on! The comics have really fallen off after the 1st 50 issues

[@thehighground4446]

Isn't Grakkus, the most ripped Hutt ever, in like the first Star Wars run? Stop complaining.

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

@@thehighground4446 In Legends you mean...the name is the same about it. This one looks like a ripped Ziro with abs

[@apfelkuchen4399]

@@scottmcfarlane7524 I think Bokku the Hutt kinda looked different on every issue.

[@jv-collects6252]

@@scottmcfarlane7524 Grakkus is Canon, not sure what you're even going on about.

[@ScribeLight]

What a convoluted mess of a story.

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

[@MoldyDogUnlimited]

I like the new canon. I like all the new canon films and most of the books... but man is this forced.

[@thewhiskeypriest]

What a mess (the story... not your video).

[@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445]

Nah, the story's also great.

[@mildcartoonviolence]

Great video but why is there a kettle bell ringing in the background? It’s very annoying