Star Wars: Jango Fett – Open Seasons is a 4-issue comic miniseries (originally published by Dark Horse in 2002, later collected and distributed under Marvel) that serves as the origin story for Jango Fett.
Plot overview (spoiler-light)
The story frames Jango’s past through conversations between Count Dooku (as Darth Tyranus) and Darth Sidious as they evaluate him as the genetic template for the clone army.
Flashbacks cover:
- Young Jango as a farm boy on Concord Dawn during the Mandalorian Civil War between the True Mandalorians (led by Jaster Mereel) and the Death Watch (led by Tor Vizsla).
- The murder of his family by Death Watch after they aid the True Mandalorians.
- Jango joining and rising among the True Mandalorians under Jaster’s mentorship.
- Key battles (including events on Korda Six and the disastrous confrontation on Galidraan involving Jedi, where Jango kills several with his bare hands).
- His path from orphaned farm boy → Mandalorian warrior → sole survivor → bounty hunter, culminating in the deal that leads to the creation of Boba Fett and the clone army.
It establishes core elements of Jango’s character, his rivalry with Vizsla/Death Watch, the fall of the True Mandalorians, and how he came to Dooku’s attention—material that remained influential in Legends continuity.
