Star Wars: Rebel Heist #1 (Adam Hughes cover)
Writer: Matt Kindt
Penciller: Marco Castiello
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Artist: Adam Hughes
Genre: Star Wars, Science-Fiction, Action/Adventure
Publication Date: April 30, 2014
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price: $3.50
UPC:7 61568 25058 9 00121
Preview
Star Wars: Rebel Heist #2 (Adam Hughes cover)
Writer: Matt Kindt
Penciller: Marco Castiello
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Artist: Adam Hughes
Genre: Star Wars, Science-Fiction, Action/Adventure
Publication Date:May 28, 2014
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price: $3.50
UPC:7 61568 25058 9 00211
On a planet outside the Empire’s jurisdiction, Princess Leia goes undercover to obtain a vital code from an Imperial source. She’ll have to use disguises, gadgets, and her feminine wiles to succeed—and her only ally is another spy who is convinced the Princess is a liability in the field!
Star Wars: Rebel Heist #3 (Adam Hughes cover)
Writer: Matt Kindt
Penciller: Marco Castiello
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Artist: Adam Hughes
Genre: Star Wars, Science-Fiction, Action/Adventure
Publication Date:June 25, 2014
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price: $3.50
UPC:7 61568 25058 9 00311
Han Solo is in an Imperial jail, and a crime boss has the information that will free him. Enter Chewbacca, who pounds and pummels his way through the mission, accompanied by an untrusting ex-Imperial who can’t understand a word Chewie says. Not that words matter much to a Wookiee on a rampage!
Woo hoo! A Han Solo adventure! At least that's what went through my head when I saw the iconic anti-hero looking all roguish on the cover of the first issue. Turns out I was setting myself up for a little disappointment.
Taking place sometime between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, this four-part series starts off with a young rebel recruited by the Alliance and winds up hurled into the thick of things. During a botched meet up in a seedy tavern--sound familiar--he is rescued and whisked away by none other than Han Solo. No Chewie, Leia, or even Luke though, as everyone seems to be off leading their own little missions across the galaxy.
Anyway, it feels like the story is geared up to be a mentor/pupil kind of story until...well...the recruit flakes out and betrays Han, landing the smart-mouthed bad boy in a holding cell. Hunh. Didn't see that coming. I guess with the first issue ending like that, the second is bound to be about his breaking out or the rest of the Star Wars get-along gang coming to the rescue.
Nope.
As it turns out, the second issue focusing on another young member of the Alliance mixed up with a mission involving Princess Leia. That in turn leads into a story of another minor character playing tag-along with Chewbacca. I can only assume that the fourth and final issue with all some brand new nobody yipping at the heels of Luke Skywalker.
The story feels disjointed and aside from Leia going all Mission Impossible at one point during the second issue, there really isn't a whole lot of captivating action or anything. Actually the second issue is the strongest, with the most time afforded to getting to know Leia's impromptu underling. By the time the third issue ends, whatever suspense and intrigue that has been built is really insufficient for me to care what happens in the fourth.
The artwork is pretty darned good, with the depictions of Han and Leia being pretty spot on. And the random bit of scenery that harken to the original trilogy are there in full splendor. It just doesn't feel like a gripping story that I had hoped for when I first caught wind of it.
If you're a Star Wars fanatic, give the series and chance and you'll probably find more than enough to enjoy, so long as you don't have your hopes up for the spotlight shining on the legendary foursome. For casual fans like me or those uninitiated to the franchise, you can probably give this one a pass.
3 Sheep
Gef Fox
Writer: Matt Kindt
Penciller: Marco Castiello
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Artist: Adam Hughes
Genre: Star Wars, Science-Fiction, Action/Adventure
Publication Date: April 30, 2014
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price: $3.50
UPC:7 61568 25058 9 00121
Preview
A young Rebel meets one of the Alliance’s best for his first mission. But the young man’s hero worship is crushed by the reality of Han Solo. A botched escape, a ship that doesn’t work—could it be that Solo is just a lucky bumbler whose luck has run out?
Writer: Matt Kindt
Penciller: Marco Castiello
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Artist: Adam Hughes
Genre: Star Wars, Science-Fiction, Action/Adventure
Publication Date:May 28, 2014
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price: $3.50
UPC:7 61568 25058 9 00211
On a planet outside the Empire’s jurisdiction, Princess Leia goes undercover to obtain a vital code from an Imperial source. She’ll have to use disguises, gadgets, and her feminine wiles to succeed—and her only ally is another spy who is convinced the Princess is a liability in the field!
Writer: Matt Kindt
Penciller: Marco Castiello
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Artist: Adam Hughes
Genre: Star Wars, Science-Fiction, Action/Adventure
Publication Date:June 25, 2014
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price: $3.50
UPC:7 61568 25058 9 00311
Han Solo is in an Imperial jail, and a crime boss has the information that will free him. Enter Chewbacca, who pounds and pummels his way through the mission, accompanied by an untrusting ex-Imperial who can’t understand a word Chewie says. Not that words matter much to a Wookiee on a rampage!
Woo hoo! A Han Solo adventure! At least that's what went through my head when I saw the iconic anti-hero looking all roguish on the cover of the first issue. Turns out I was setting myself up for a little disappointment.
Taking place sometime between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, this four-part series starts off with a young rebel recruited by the Alliance and winds up hurled into the thick of things. During a botched meet up in a seedy tavern--sound familiar--he is rescued and whisked away by none other than Han Solo. No Chewie, Leia, or even Luke though, as everyone seems to be off leading their own little missions across the galaxy.
Anyway, it feels like the story is geared up to be a mentor/pupil kind of story until...well...the recruit flakes out and betrays Han, landing the smart-mouthed bad boy in a holding cell. Hunh. Didn't see that coming. I guess with the first issue ending like that, the second is bound to be about his breaking out or the rest of the Star Wars get-along gang coming to the rescue.
Nope.
As it turns out, the second issue focusing on another young member of the Alliance mixed up with a mission involving Princess Leia. That in turn leads into a story of another minor character playing tag-along with Chewbacca. I can only assume that the fourth and final issue with all some brand new nobody yipping at the heels of Luke Skywalker.
The story feels disjointed and aside from Leia going all Mission Impossible at one point during the second issue, there really isn't a whole lot of captivating action or anything. Actually the second issue is the strongest, with the most time afforded to getting to know Leia's impromptu underling. By the time the third issue ends, whatever suspense and intrigue that has been built is really insufficient for me to care what happens in the fourth.
The artwork is pretty darned good, with the depictions of Han and Leia being pretty spot on. And the random bit of scenery that harken to the original trilogy are there in full splendor. It just doesn't feel like a gripping story that I had hoped for when I first caught wind of it.
If you're a Star Wars fanatic, give the series and chance and you'll probably find more than enough to enjoy, so long as you don't have your hopes up for the spotlight shining on the legendary foursome. For casual fans like me or those uninitiated to the franchise, you can probably give this one a pass.
3 Sheep
Gef Fox
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