Star Wars 2

THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME CONTINUES! The Rebel assault on Cymoon 1 continues! Luke Skywalker – cornered by Darth Vader! Han, Leia, and the others – trapped!

I heard that this series was supposed to be canon, but so far I’m seeing some things that make me kind of skeptical.  Having infiltrated an Imperial factory on Cymoon 1, Han, Luke and Leia are now trying to make their escape, not having counted on Darth Vader showing up with reinforcements.  Luke breaks off to go confront Vader for the death of Obi-Wan while Han and Leia create an exit for the slaves they discovered at the facility.  Meanwhile C-3PO is having troubles of his own as scavengers are quickly dismantling the Millennium Falcon which the Rebels hid in a junkyard.  It would seem that things are looking pretty grim for our heroes.

This is only the second issue in and things are already heating up.  You’ve got Stormtroopers shooting up the place, AT-AT’s on the loose and a lightsaber duel for the ages.  And that right there is what has me scratching my head.  Set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, this story comes shortly after the Rebels blew up the Death Star.  Now, if I recall correctly, Luke first confronted Darth Vader in Cloud City, so if that’s the case, how is Luke fighting him now?  His first confrontation was supposed to be a part of his Jedi training, but this battle kind of felt a little forced (no pun intended) just to get the series going.  Hopefully there’s an explanation for this in the upcoming issues.  Another thing that bothered me a bit was some of the dialogue.  It seemed to me like Jason Aaron just re-hashed some of the words/dialogue from the movies and threw it in to make everything cohesive.  It’s one thing to do something like that if a character, or story is making fun of itself, but it felt like it was thrown in there.  All of those negatives aside, the series is shaping up good.  Lots of action and the classic cast of characters are all accounted for.  It’s the continuation of a great new series for Star Wars fans young and old.

The Force is definitely strong with this series as Jason Aaron manages to capture the heart of what made the movies so great, despite a few quirks. This series only looks to get even better as more issues come down the pipeline and with the Darth Vader and Princess Leia series coming out to supplement this one, this series is going to be great. So, if you haven’t already, pick up this issue as well as the first one and transport yourself back to a galaxy far, far away. For more info on where to find this issue, visit the Marvel website, or the Marvel Facebook page.

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