My interest in Bounty Hunters, a new Star Wars comic from Marvel and writer Ethan Sacks in early 2020, was never very high, especially as I had zero attachments or interest in Beilert Valance, but I was mildly intrigued and ready to be wrong. A few issues in, the feeling didn’t change, especially after the pandemic paused the series, but then things turned sour and distasteful: T’onga, a female, queer, person of color was murdered for shock value so Boba Fett could have a “memorable” entrance. She would return, several issues later, but there were no steps from the editorial team or really the writer, beyond some random Twitter DMs, to mitigate the situation or speak to the outcry and outrage over the event and therefore the damage was already done. I’ve not covered the series on the Manor since the offending issue, besides to discuss the situation or mention its monthly solicitations, but as the mega-crossover War of the Bounty Hunters looms, Bounty Hunters is set to be important to the expansive story and I wanted to discuss this whole situation again, especially as things have changed to some extent, before I began covering the series again. Continue reading “So, You’re Going to Read Bounty Hunters Again…” →