The enigmatic bounty hunter Jango Fett is laid bare in Open Season, a graphic novel exploring his personal history and the reasons he was chosen to "father" an army of clones.

Fett, ironically like Luke Skywalker, begins his story as a simple farmboy. His family is wiped out in the crossfire between the Mandalorians, an elite band of mercenaries, and the Death Watch, a splinter group that hungers for power. Adopted by the Mandalorians, Fett becomes one of them and eventually exceeds them.

This book is presented largely as flashbacks, couched in a report by Count Dooku to Darth Sidious about Fett's suitability as their clone source. It explains why no other Mandalorians survive in Fett's time and exposes the reason for his animosity towards the Jedi.

But if the story by Haden Blackman is strong, the art by Ramon Bachs is even stronger. The action fairly flies from the page, and the colors by Brad Anderson are vibrant and rich.

All told, this is a must-read for Star Wars fans, particularly anyone who's wondered about Jango Fett's mysterious past.