Original generated cover art — not a reproduction of any published cover
Four one-shots in which Jabba is the protagonist and the joke is that he is very good at his job: rival gangsters, a hungry princess, a dynastic trap and a betrayal, each resolved by being the least sentimental creature in the room.
Written by the underground cartoonist Jim Woodring with art by Art Wetherell, published between April 1995 and February 1996. An unusual assignment that produced the funniest Star Wars comics of the decade.
This run is in the catalogue but has not been written up. Everything above is verified publication data; there is no opinion here yet, and a placeholder review would be worse than none.
The arc breakdown and issue list below are the useful part for now.
Structure
How the run divides, and where a reader can get on and off.
all four one-shots
The Art of the Deal
Collected under this title in June 1998.
Every issue
Number, title, cover date and credits. A dash means the field is not verified — not that it is empty.
| # | Title | Cover date | Writer | Artist | Cover artist | Arc | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gaar Suppoon Hit | April 1995 | Jim Woodring | Art Wetherell | Steve Bissette, Cam Kennedy | — | |
| 2 | The Hunger of Princess Nampi | June 1995 | Jim Woodring | Art Wetherell | Mark Harrison | — | |
| 3 | The Dynasty Trap | August 1995 | Jim Woodring | Art Wetherell | Mark Harrison | — | |
| 4 | Betrayal | February 1996 | Jim Woodring | Art Wetherell | Mark Harrison | — |
In print
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt: The Art of the Deal | TPB | Dark Horse Comics | 1998 | All four Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt one-shots | 1569713103 |