The money they were promised is delivered and Solo is ready to leave their heroic sojourn behind them and return to the lanes and their smuggling career, but Chewie seems less than convinced. We join the story on the world of Balnab in the Bright Jewel sector of the Mid Rim near Ord Mantell where the Falcon is holed up, further in to the interior than Yavin 4 on the other side of the Hydian Way. Highly skilled, his own best salesman, a braggart who flinches at compliments, Solo: A Star Wars Story did a masterful job of putting in place the elements that made Solo the character we knew in A New Hope and this entry in the Age of Rebellion series picks up on that and spins a yarn that takes place not long after the Battle of Yavin which feels tonally in place with the choices Solo had to make and how the pull of the Rebellion just wouldn’t let him go. Boba Fett was a man of few words, Vader an intimidating brute, and Han Solo….well, how do you describe Solo?įar more complicated than some would have you believe, he’s the cynical everyman heart and soul of the original trilogy (no Force powers, no privileged upbringing) and The Force Awakens. Never a maiden in distress, always the smartest in the room, an idealist ready to throw fists and grab a blaster or the helm of a starship but primarily a leader. Leia was a princess of a dead planet, a no-nonsense diplomat and senator. Writing Luke in the style of a prequel era padawan during the years between A New Hope and Empire, battling with his lightsaber and having mastery over the Force, is inaccurate when we see him barely able to move a lightsaber hilt in the wampa’s cave and cautiously learning his trade under the tutelage of Yoda on Dagobah – his undoubted skills as a pilot would have been at the fore, not his developing connection to the ways of the Force.

Some prosper with original creations, others are more skilled at finding the voices of classic, much-loved characters while some entirely miss the mark. One of the treats of reading a lot of comics and stories over the years is seeing how different creators and artists tackle the characters of the saga. Writer: Greg Pak Penciller: Chris Sprouse Inker: Karl Story Letterer: Travis Lanham Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain Cover artist: Rachel Dodson, Terry Dodson Editor: Mark Paniccia Publication date: Pages: 25 UPC: 759606091850 The heroic Rebel Alliance has recently won its first great victory against the evil Galactic Empire…thanks to the infamous smuggler Han Solo and his Wookiee companion, Chewbacca.Īt least, that’s the way HE sees it! It’s time to cut and run and return to their roguish ways….

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