Star
Wars number twenty-two is the second issue in a new story arc for the title
Marvel series. The last issue was a departure from the norm by having a
story from a squad of Stormtroopers perspective. It was a fantastic issue and
added depth to the Imperials, and showed how
some people in the galaxy view the Empire. This is something the expanded universe has done
extremely well in the New Canon. It is great to see the development of
characters on the Imperial side and give them more layers. They are
still misguided, but they are no longer just pure evil. The new canon has
added many shades of grey to many Imperial characters.
This
issue gets back to the normal flow of a regular edition to the series. The main three heroes
are on a mission to take over a Star Destroyer and mount a farfetched plan to
accomplish their task. The best part of this issue was the opening and seeing
Luke in his X-Wing flying a mission. We only get to see him do this one time
during the main trilogy, and I loved reading and seeing him in the pilot seat.
Seeing Luke become a Jedi is what the main trilogy was always about, but I
always cared about him being a great pilot for the Rebellion. The dogfight to
take over the Star Destroyer is the best part of this issue, and I enjoyed
reading about Red squadron trying to take it down.
The
problem with this issue was the plan the heroes put in place. I
understand the charm of the main trilogy are missions which have little chance of succeeding, but this one was a major stretch. They have to blow a hole in
the Star Destroyer, and make sure they overload the reactor to get the
Imperials to abandon ship. Then they must board the ship and take it over, and stop
the reactor from blowing up. All of these things happen of course, but it
just didn’t seem likely to me. I like putting heroes up against heavy odds, but
there still needs to be some plausibility in the reason for their success. Even
in the framework of the Star Wars universe I wasn’t believing the plan they put
into effect could be accomplished.
Even
with the ludicrous mission I still enjoyed this issue of the Star Wars main
line comic. The artwork for the space battle was really well done, and I felt
like I was watching a Star Wars space battle unfold. It was also great to see the three main heroes on a mission together again. You always got the feeling between episode four and five the group had adventures together and it is great to see some unfold. They have teamed up a few times teaming for an issue, but it seems like they are going to be together for the duration of this story arc.
The writing was
also spot on and Jason Aaron has been doing a fantastic job of making the comic
feel like you are reading something from a universe far, far, away. I’m excited
to see what happens next with this particular story. I am assuming the elite
Stormtroopers from the previous issue will make an appearance to try and take
back the captured Star Destroyer. I’m interested to see how Aaron works with
the Stormtroopers, and if he can get the audience to feel for
them when they go up against the Rebel terrorists. If you haven’t been reading
the Star Wars Comic’s number twenty-one and twenty-two would be a good place to
hop on and start reading.
If
you have been reading the Star Wars Comic what did you think of this issue? If
not did I peak your interest? Comment and let me know.
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