Mostly, this is just a fun reminder of how weird star wars comic art could be in the 90s and early 2000s. Twin engines of destruction, an awesome story published by dark horse comics. Letter to the editor from comics artist duffy vohland. Get a constantly updating feed of breaking news, fun stories, pics, memes, and videos just for you. I am taking a different approach to this than others have taken in the past. Intended to be a 23 issue comic, it would tell the story leading up to twin. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Also beware of spoilers for days of future past both comic book and film after the jump. Twin engines of destruction, jodo kast is a bounty hunter who wears mandalorian armor. I am trying to make the pieces as close to the comic book reference. A legend in his own time, tallon devised such maneuvers as the tallon roll and the tallon split, which would be used decades past their invention.
Jodo kast wore mandalorian armor and was a bounty hunter that impersonated fett until the real fett caught up with him stay safe and healthy. In addition jetman also featured in a long running comic strip in the spectrum magazine crash. Reddit has thousands of vibrant communities with people that share your interests. From personal star wars comic book project knights of the old republic the civil war. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. Valuing credits over ideals and loyalties, kast worked for the empire, black sun, the new republic, or anyone who would pay him.
The most notorious bounty hunter in the galaxy has had many comic book appearances over the years, proving just how resourceful he is and how relentless the mandalorian can be while in pursuit of his prey. Salvador larrocas awkward uncanny valley art on the current star wars series essentially made me forget that extremely comic depictions of characters a delightful return to the legends universe with its darkness and penchant for wild. Star wars the expanded universe custom carded mandalorian. Valuing credits over ideals and loyalties, kast worked for the empire, black sun, the new republic, or anyone who would pay. A galaxy of information on star wars toys, action figures, books, games, comics, miniatures, cards, and other collectibles. A gorgeous painted cover for a character along with boba that had once been a fan favorite. Tales from the empire is the first of two collections schweighofer put together using some of those stories. The name alone strikes fear into the hearts of criminals everywhere. All but 4lom have similarappearing counterparts within the book, with jodo kast. Star wars bounty hunter jodo kast 334 inch scale exclusive action figure with removable helmet. Hasbro star wars exclusive comic book action figure 2pack. Cobb appeared in the aftermath trilogy, and was the sheriff of freetown on tatooine. Up for auction, the expanded universe custom carded mandalorian jodo kast.
When ep1 arrived, i decided to keep the vintage cardback look alive by creating my line of cards to card up my favorite characters from ep1, then ep2 and ep3, and. Similar premise to jodo kast, but im thinking this characterwho the leaks say will be played by timothy olyphant could be cobb vanth. As is probably obvious, this bounty hunter was the man named jodo kast. Even though disney basically expunged the old eu, dave filoni and other writers like to sneak in little bits and pieces from it, every now and again. In his suit of modified mandalorian armor, kast was sometimes mistaken for the infamous bounty hunter boba fett, a fact he capitalized on when possible. Great deals on star wars action figures action figures. Tallon served with distinction in the clone wars, where. Xwing rogue squadron comic book series from dark horse and in our exclusive action figure set. This limited edition entertainment earth exclusive star wars action figure set includes.
Mar 10, 2011 jodo kast debuted and died in the star wars comic book boba fett. Jodo kast wore mandalorian armor and was a bounty hunter that. Jodo kast jodo kast wip boba fett costume and prop. Cobb acquired his mandalorian armor from a group of jawas who had scavenged it from the sarlacc pit after jabbas sail barge was destroyed. Although jodo kast first appeared in the star wars. I have been creating my own custom cardbacks since 1999 to recard my original childhood collection. He pretends to be boba fett to take advantage of fetts reputation as the galaxys most notorious bounty hunter. Jodo kast jodo kast wip boba fett costume and prop maker. However, when he finally incapacitated the upstart and removed his helmet, he utterly lost his cool. Meanwhile, a rookie bounty hunter named jodo kast has been.
Jodo kast is a repaint of 2006s tsc boba fett figure. Alternatively, find out whats trending across all of reddit on rpopular. Learn about jodo kast, the man who tried to replace boba fett. Aug 27, 2019 the name jodo kast may be unfamiliar to even the most diehard star wars fan, but the possibilities could be fascinating. We arent quite sure what this means yet, but im sure that we will find out in future books, comics, and even movies. Sep 5, 2016 extended universe character from the sw comics in the 90s. Dengar, a fellow bounty hunter and comic book colleague of boba fett reports kast s impersonation to the legendary bounty hunter, and fett sets a plan in motion. Naturally, boba fett hunts jodo kast down and kills him. When boba fett faces his doppleganger jodo kast, the galaxy wont be big. Naturally fett objects to this, and is forced to take the imposter down, facetoface.
Unless youd been living off the grid over the past weekend, youve probably heard about the epic star wars comic book humble bundle, presented by dark horse comics. Boba fett twin engines of destruction comic strip, the deco was inspired by the decipher card game. She was a human female born on the planet of mandalore and was a member of the shadow collective during. The clone wars as one of the two secondary antagonists alongside gar saxon of the siege of mandalore arc. However, the real boba fett is not flattered by kasts impersonation and makes plans to stop him. Rook kast is the villainous protagonist of the 2014 comic miniseries darth maul. I suppose this was an attempt to give us a new boba fett and distance the goofy shenanigans following that sarlac pit fiasco. This offer is running for just over another weeks time and, honestly, should not be missed. However, hasbro visited jodo kast a few years after it released this version and it is a lot better. A galaxy of information on star wars toys, action figures, statues, prop replicas, books, games, comics, miniatures, cards, and other collectibles. The star wars legends comics contain a trove of bad guys in their pages, some baddies are wellwritten like carnor jax, some terrible like jodo kost. Like any anthology, tales from the empire is a mixed bag of before timothy zahn restarted the expanded universe with the thrawn trilogy, west end games did a lot of expanding themselves, not just with their star wars rpg. There is no point to it, no message, no metatext, nothing. Chapter 1 when we last saw our motley band of adventurers, they had just parted ways with pash, oskara, and 41vex, after escaping the clutches of the mandalorian bounty hunter taryn gev.
Each exciting action figure is in the traditional star wars 3 34inch scale and comes with accessories and tons of articulation. Disguised, fett hires kast to go after a fake bounty in order to lure him to a remote location on the planet of nal hutta. But when push comes to shove, those onedimensional versions cant hold a candle to a character that actually feels like a flesh and blood person. Jodo kast wore mandalorian armor and was a bounty hunter that impersonated fett until the real fett caught up with him. Jodo kast is a repaint of the figure from 2008s tac evolutions. Son of dathomir, and also appeared in season 7 of the 20082020 animated television series star wars. Due to current circumstances, it might take some time to safely restock this product. Jodo kast was a skilled and exceptional bounty hunter who first showed up in the expanded universe hunting imperialdefector and genius strategist, adar tallon in west end games tatooine manhunt adventure. Jodo kast was a bounty hunter who used his mandalorian armor to make a name for himself and was often mistaken for boba fett which he used as an. The comic book version of days of future past was originally released 1981 in uncanny xmen 141142. Kast also showed up in arden lyns trap to capture the heroes of yavin in the game, masters of teras kasi. This figure contains an extra droid factory piece to buildadroid. Twin engines of destruction takes place a year after return of the jedi, and dengar encounters jodo kast, a bounty hunter who is posing as boba fett. After the famed bounty hunter boba fetts fall into the sarlacc pit, kast even repainted his armor to look almost identical to fetts, in order to gain notoriety and demand larger payments.
Jodo kast is a bounty hunter who is often mistaken for boba. The comic series star wars blood ties are fantastic. He is one of the few characters with no alliances to any others. Source jodo kast was a member of alliance specops who became a bounty hunter in the time of the galactic civil war. Were working hard to get more in, so please leave your email address and well let you know if it becomes available. However, the real boba fett is not flattered by kast s impersonation and makes plans to stop him. I always thought that rook kast, from the son of dathomir clone wars story arc that ended up as a comic book, was a nice nod to jodo kast. Jodo kast featured in a boba fett comic book, twin engines of destruction.
This custom carded jodo kast is a must have for any mandalorian fans, fett fans, eu fan, or that got to have it collector for your collection. The belt on this figure has been assembled backwards. Im going to be upgrading a friends jodo kast soon, and some of these parts would really help out. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Twin engines of destruction prequel short story comic. Tips and tricks for star warsrelated costumes and props.
Erik the swift is one of the main characters in the the lost vikings series of games by blizzard, and has made a cameo appearance in world of warcraft. Adar tallon was a renowned military starfighter tactician and naval commander who served the galactic republic, the galactic empire, the alliance to restore the republic, and the new republic. Usually, hasbro only makes one version of an eu character per decade if that. Sarge steel backup story, case of the widows revenge. May also have involved fenn shysa, another boba fett lookalike. Jodo kast build rpf costume and prop maker community. Jodo kast is a main character in the role playing game tatooine manhunt which was published by west end games in june of 1988. Joes essential boba fett reading guide the jodo cast. Jodo kast was a bounty hunter who used his mandalorian armor to make a name for himself and was often mistaken for boba fett which he used as an advantage during his short lived career.
Big daddy is a comic book character from the comic book called kickass. Bendis avengers assemble, a title that only existed to pander to fans of the mcu and promote the guardians of the galaxy before their movie debut. Kast was a low life thug who got the bright idea that in order to get ahead in the galaxy hed impersonate boba fett and steal his reputation, his career, and his life. Jodo kast was a member of alliance specops who became a bounty hunter in the time of the galactic civil war. Jodo kast jodo kast wip page 2 boba fett costume and. Boba was approached about this by his longtime frenemy, fellow bounty hunter dengar. In sweden it was released through a marvel special called marvels universe it featured different marvel characters in every issue in april 1987. Jodo kast he uses this to his advantage, capitalizing on boba fetts reputation to get jobs. Dec 20, 2019 this series gives us a oneshot tale about boba fett and jodo kast who was a young bounty hunter who become famous for wearing a set of mandalorian armor, very similar to boba fetts. Jodo kast was a member of alliance specops who became a bounty hunter in. Jodo kast crossed the line by impersonating him and cashing in on his rep, but even then fett was cold and professional about taking him out.
Charlton comics are first printings, modern comics are reprints. Fett gives jodo a chance at survival, leaving him next to a a gas tank thats slowly leaking towards a flame. Kast wore mandalorian armor similar to boba fetts, while he was not a mandalorian himself. I am trying to make the pieces as close to the comic book. Star wars action figures action figures for sale ebay. Extended universe character from the sw comics in the 90s. The story was compelling, but kast was just a pale imitation of the original, both redundant and underwhelming. My comic book kit diy book drawing set uncommon goods. It was a dark horse star wars comic where jodo what an awful name is stealing business from fett, so fett and dengar set up an elaborate and needlessly complicated con to lure jodo out. I have been working on designing most of the parts to be 3d printed. After a pirate attack on a new republic ship, bounty hunters dengar and the boba fett lookalike jodo kast reluctantly teamup to take the respective bounties on sevral of the escaped pirates that initiated the strike.