THE ASHES OF JEDHA pt I
Written by Kieron Gillen
Penciled by Salvador Larroca
Cover by David Marquez
Published Nov 8, 2017
Penciled by Salvador Larroca
Cover by David Marquez
Published Nov 8, 2017
After the Empire has mostly destroyed Jedha, they continue shelling it and raiding for the remainder of the Kyber crystals. Luckily for 2 surrounded separatists, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia show up and rescue them. Unfortunately Luke's weird, um.. horse thing is blown up during the escape but Leia and company pull him back on and they hastily make their way onto the Millennium Falcon.
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| Whoopsie! Time to go!!! |
One of them asks if Luke is a Jedi and he explains he's still training. They make it to the ship just in time and take off. Later on when they've made to shelter, they're all able to have more of an introduction as they gaze up at the dying moon.
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| I don't know... Looks kinda depressing, don't you think? |
Luke and Chulco Gi discuss. He's a disciple of the whills - kind of a jedi historian and follower. As they talk, Leia speaks with Ubin Des, another partisan and member of the former rebellion that Saw Gerrerra once lead. They toast together - although they have different rebel ideas, it's important they remain unified in the shadow of the empire.
Meanwhile aboard an Imperial Cruiser orbiting nearby, Commander Kanchar boards for an immediate inspection. He introduces Queen Trios, a civilian mineral extractor to Commander Befa. He demands to know why has the extraction of Kyber crystals ceased. Befa makes excuses and shows him the last of their haul - a minimal cache of crystals. Infuriated, he kills Befa, when the Queen and himself make some idle threats. Afterwords, it seems their on the same page. Find the crystals, and finish what Grand Moff Tarkin started.
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| What a beta. Has to use his HANDS to strangle someone to death. |
Back on Jedha, Chulco and Ubin fly the Falcon into the partisans camp while Han chides them for being too rough with his baby. Luke, Leia, and Han are disguised as prisoners. They reveal to the guards that they're rebels, but the former followers of Saw don't seem convinced. Luke senses trouble... but we'll have to wait to see what happens next, as this issue is left to be continued.
So after the powers that be decided it was time for Jason Aaron to move on, this book gets a new creative team. Luckily they still have Salvador Larocca's amazing artwork, but they didn't have to look far for another galactic guru, as Dr Aphra writer Kieron Gilllen takes over. I've been a longtime fan of his work in later issues of Uncanny X-Men, and he's workd on scores of books for the House of Ideas ever since. It's good to know that this awesome series won't skip a beat. I give this one an 8/10.
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