“The Last Jedi” succeeds in surpassing the legends that inspired it
Future generations will cite Episode VIII as “the spark that ignites the fires” of their imaginations.
Darth Maul #1
Cullen Bunn’s Maul is nothing more than anger, hatred, and vengeance without reason or purpose. He’s robbed of his mystique when we find there’s nothing hidden beneath the mask.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One has more to say about Jedi and The Force than those works which feature them front and center, offering a look at the real role of religion and God in the lives of everyday denizens of the Galaxy Far, Far Away.
Doctor Aphra #1
Aphra is more Belloq than Indiana… but Gillen imbues her with all the charm of Jones, Drake, and Croft, giving us reason to root for a character who’d in any of those franchises would be the villain.
Star Trek Beyond
Beyond boldly goes where Star Wars has gone before, giving audiences a Knights of the Old Republic movie, simply substituting the crew of the Ebon Hawk for that of the Enterprise
Han Solo #1
“He ain’t in this for your revolution, and he’s not in it for you, Princess.”
Darth Vader #20
The hints as to Triple-Zero’s origin are an acknowledgment from that the best of what was excised from the EU will still be seeded into new stories.
Darth Vader #19
The conclusion of The Shu-Torun War proves Gillen understands the character of Vader better than just about anyone.
Darth Vader #18
The character of Vader and his titular series are a repudiations of the de-mystifying of the Force in the Prequel Trilogy.
Obi-Wan & Anakin #3
Sidious is more insidious a devil than Faust. Anakin is not seduced so much by the Dark Side as by the Light.
The Hub City Review 