The
last issue of the main Star Wars Comic was an adventure about Obi Wan Kenobi.
We read along with Luke as he found out how Old Ben had watched over him while
he was growing up. It’s a great issue, and it stands alone without having to
read any others. This issue goes back to our three main characters and what
they are doing. When we last left Han and Leia a bounty hunter showed up on the
planet they were hiding on and dropped a huge bombshell. She claimed to be Han’s
wife! This issue starts right after she dropped this little nugget of
information.
We
are left wondering if Han is truly married or not. He claims he isn’t married
to Sana. She claims he is, and wants him to ditch the act and help her turn
Leia in for a huge bounty. At the start
of the comic Sana has a gun on Leia, by the end of the comic Leia is able to
turn the table and get the upper hand on her and…. Han?? I have a bit of an
issue with this in the relation to Leia’s character. I don’t think Leia would
believe Han is running a long con on her. Look at everything he has done. He
came back and helped blow up the death star. He helped infiltrate an Imperial base
and gave his real name. The Imperials now know who he is and that he is part of
the Rebellion. Why would he do this just
to turnaround and give Leia to the Imperials? It doesn’t make sense. Leia
should realize that Sana is probably not being completely honest.
It
was an interesting scene, even if I don’t think Leia would believe Sana. The
comedy of Han trying to work his way out of the situation is well done. He is completely
thrown for a loop and it really comes across well in the comic. I think having
Han spot on during this sequence saves it for me. If Han would have acted out
of character this issue would have been lost. Having him implore Leia to
believe Sana is not his wife and trying to reason with Sana is perfect for Han.
Sana seems a bit unhinged as a character, and I am assuming we are going to get
to see more of this in later issues. We end our time with them with Tie Fighters
and bombers descending to either kill or capture them. It was a good
cliffhanger for the issue to end on.
Luke
starts his own adventure during the issue. He wants to find more out about the
Jedi, and decides to go to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Not the smartest place
for him to travel too. To get to Coruscant he jumps to Nar Shaddaa, the Hutt
home world. He makes the mistake of walking into a bar and announcing he is
looking to travel to Coruscant. The bartender or leader in the bar quickly
tries to kill Luke. Didn’t he learn anything from the cantina in Mos Eisley? He
then uses his lightsaber, and it then gets stolen. Not sure I really like this sequence.
If he really wanted to go to Coruscant, don’t you think the Rebellion would be
the better place to start with help infiltrating it? It would have made more sense, and it still
would be an awesome couple of comics with them finding a way to infiltrate the
capitol world. I’m ok with him having to chase down his lightsaber, and then
get to the temple. I just would have preferred a different story line.
I
liked this book, but it had a couple of problems. There wasn’t a ton of action
and they used this addition to set up the next few issues. The main line isn’t
my favorite of all of the comics to come out, but that’s like choosing chocolate
over candy. Both are great I just prefer one over the other. The issue did a
great job of setting up what is to come and it will be interesting to see where
they take it. I am hoping Luke does make it to Coruscant, and Han can explain
his crazy wife situation.
What
did you all think of the comic? Did you like the interaction between the Han,
Leia and Sana? Do you think it was plausible for Luke to walk into another dangerous
bar? Would you have rather seen him go back to the Rebellion and they infiltrate
Coruscant spy style? Let me know what you think.
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