Well, I may have predicted the bounty hunter, Chanath, was a
women, but I was completely wrong about who she was in love with. I thought she
would be a former lover of Lando, but instead she was an important fling for
Lobot. I thought the sith artifacts would be what Lando would sell and use to
become the leader of Cloud City, but the ship blew up. This also shot a hole in
my theory that Lando held onto one of the artifacts and it effected Kylo Ren
(who I think is a Skywalker/Solo). I still
think this could be the case if Lando pocketed a few on his way off the ship,
but probably not. The series still showed us that sith artifacts do have an
effect on individuals around them, which could play a major role in the new
movies. This five issue run of Lando comics have been my favorite of all the
Star Wars comics, and the last issue leaves room for countless other stories to
be told.
What I liked most about the Lando comics is how they
captured and expanded on the character of Lando. He’s a smooth charming leader
who can rally a team around him, but it seems his plans always fall apart. Lando
at the start of this issue is still trying to figure out a way to salvage some
of the score off of the Imperial ship. Chanath coolly points out that if any of
the artifacts are sold the Emperor will know she failed in her job and Darth
Vader will soon be sent after her and him. Lando then drops the nugget that her
old flame Lobot is on the ship and hurt. This really shocked me since I was
sure Chanath was an old flame of Lando.
Along with trying to save Lobot they have to deal with the
two cat warriors who have been infected by the sith artifacts. Chanath takes on
one, and Lando in a smooth move takes out another. I loved this scene with
Lando. He’s got an image that he’s a lover not a fighter, but that’s because
those who have seen him fight have never lived to tell the tale. It’s very
James Bondish. Lando is a grifter James Bond in space, that’s a piece of who he
is this first run of comics. He’s also something more, as he rushes to save
Lobot and makes sure he’s not left behind.
Lobot in the end saved Lando and Chanath by reactivating the
escape pods on the ship. In doing this he let his computer implants take over
his mind, and he loses his humanity. Lando at the end of the comics wants to
try and find a cure for Lobot. This prompts a message from Lobot pleading with
Lando to find a better path. Lobot sees the good man in Lando and wants him to
become more than just a schemer and conman. I think it is assumed Lando never
did find a cure for Lobot, since he did not have a line in Empire Strikes Back,
but he seems to have taken his friends advice by becoming the leader of Cloud
City.
How did he become the leader of Cloud City? How did Lobot
and Chanath meet? How did Lando pay off his debt that caused him to go on this
crazy mission to begin with? Each of these questions could be a new run of
comics, and I hope they decide to continue the line. The writer captured Lando’s
character so well, it would be a shame not to get more adventures with him as
the writer. I’m not much of an art critic, but I liked most of the art in the
comics. It doesn’t stand out like the story does, but it’s still well done.
I didn’t have any problems with the last issue. The Cat
people are a little odd, but I never had a big issue with them. They just
seemed a necessary part of the team Lando assembled for the mission. It was a
fitting conclusion to the first run of books, leaving the possibility open for
new Lando stories to be told.
What did you think of the final issue of the run? Do you
hope they will continue with more Lando comics? Thanks for reading and comment
and let me know.
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