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Title: Star Wars (2020-) #2Author: Charles Soule, R. B. Silva (Cover Art), Jesus Saiz (Artist)
Format: Epub
Rating: 4.8/5
Status: Finished
Reading Date: January 30, 2020 to January 31, 2020
Book Summary: “No…I am your father.” In the wake of the events following The Empire Strikes Back, it is a dark time for the heroes of the Rebellion. The Rebel fleet…scattered following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hoth. Han Solo…lost to the bounty hunter, Boba Fett, after being frozen in carbonite. And after being lured into a trap on Cloud City and bested in a vicious lightsaber duel against the evil Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker…learned the horrible truth about his past. Vader did not kill Luke’s father Anakin--Vader is Luke’s father! Now, after narrowly escaping the dark lord’s clutches, and wounded and reeling from the revelation, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, the Wookiee Chewbacca and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 must fight their way back to the Rebel Alliance—for the fate of the entire galaxy is at stake! After so many losses is victory still possible? But, what Leia, Luke and their rag tag band of freedom fighters do not realize is that they have only traded one Imperial trap for another! Enter the cunning and vengeful Imperial Commander Zahra, at the helm of the Tarkin’s Will! Writer Charles Soule (DARTH VADER) and artist Jesus Saiz (DOCTOR STRANGE) are taking us all to the galaxy far, far away next year! With covers by RB Silva (POWERS OF X)!
Book Review: This issue pretty much picks up from the first issue. We find our group -minus Han and with the addition of Lando - safe and sound back with the rebellion as they try to figure out a way to find not only Jabba the Hut but also where Han is being kept. Lando has decided to not sit back and wait but to go out and infiltrate Jabba's palace to see if he can locate Han. As the Lando heads out with Chewie at his side, Luke is not quite sure he can trust Lando but with only one hand and his struggle with still trying to come to grips with the revelation Vader laid upon him, he knows he has no choice but to watch Lando and Chewie leave without him. Leia, on the other hand, has found a new obstacle. The Empire is hunting the Rebellion and have managed to break their codes. When Lando returns from his mission, he tells Luke that he needs his help in going back to Cloud City. It is an offer that Luke really can't refuse especially after Lando tells him that it is possible they may be able to locate his lightsaber. But as the issue comes to an end, we find someone already has the lightsaber in his hands. Who could this be..?
Holy Crackers! This was a really great issue. We may already know the direction of which this story will go as it heads in Return of the Jedi but having scenes between the two episodes offer so much more for all the characters. We see Leia taking command of parts of the rebellion, Luke struggling with the revelation of being Vader's son, and Lando trying hard to redeem himself after the disaster of Cloud City.
But now we get a chance to find out who may have managed to get Luke's lightsaber shortly after the scene between him and Vader. This offers a lot more to the story and also bridges the journey of the lightsaber from being torn from Luke to being in Maz Kanata's possession. After all, when Han inquired how she managed to have it, she told Han that "it was a story for another time." So here is hoping we will finally gain an intriguing notion of the journey of the lightsaber from Empire Strikes Back to The Force Awakens.
I have really enjoyed the storyline so far. I love these in-between tales because it helps us to know what was going on prior to each episode. They offer even further character development and tell us exactly what the characters were doing that would lead up to the direction of the sixth episode. Charles Soule has become one of my favorite storytellers within the Star Wars universe. He has delivered impressive tales that have kept me wanting more of each issue and I cannot wait to see how this story will tie into Return of the Jedi.
