MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel
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STORY: Greg Pak
PENCILS: Chris Sprouse
INKS: Karl Story
COLORS: Tamra Bonvillain
LETTERS: VC's Travis Lanham
EDITOR: Mark Paniccia
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Akira Yoshida a.k.a. C.B. Cebulski
COVER: Terry Dodson with Rachel Dodson
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Gerald Parel; Mike McKone with Guru-eFX; Yasmine Putri; Ralph McQuarrie (Concept Design Variant Artist)
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (July 2019)
Rated T
“Running from the Rebellion”
Han Solo is one of the most beloved characters in the Star Wars film series. Han Solo was the first ally farm boy, Luke Skywalker, and former Jedi Knight, Ben Kenobi, gathered as Luke answered the call to adventure in the original 1977 Star Wars film (also known as Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope or simply, Star Wars: A New Hope).
Marvel Comics is currently publishing a new Star Wars maxi-series project that comprises three series: Star Wars: Age of Republic, Star Wars: Age of Rebellion, and Star Wars: Age of Resistance. This project will span 30 issues in total (reportedly), with each issue spotlighting one hero or villain from one of three particular Star Wars eras: Republic (prequel trilogy), Rebellion (original trilogy), and Resistance (sequel trilogy). [The project is abbreviated as “Star Wars AOR.”]
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion – Han Solo #1 is a recent release in the Age of Rebellion series. It is written by Greg Pak; drawn by Chris Sprouse (pencils) and Karl Story (inks); colored by Tamra Bonvillain, and lettered by Travis Lanham. “Running from the Rebellion” is set not long (apparently) after the events depicted in A New Hope.
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion – Han Solo #1 (“Running from the Rebellion”) finds Han Solo and his Wookie friend, companion, and copilot, Chewbacca, counting the 17,000 in Imperial credits they have received as a payoff from the promise made to them by the “late” Ben Kenobi. Now, Han has plans. He is ready to move back to his life as a smuggler, which includes paying the crime lord Jabba the Hutt the money that he owes them. Thus, Han is a bit perturbed when Luke Skywalker asks for one last favor, and Han gets pulled into a rebel mission that might wreck all his plans.
First, I have to say that I think that Star Wars: Age of Rebellion – Han Sol #1 is, thus far, my favorite of the four comic books in the “AOR” line that I have read. If I understand correctly, Marvel Comics' Star Wars comic books, as of 2015, are official Star Wars canon. So this delightful story, “Running from the Rebellion,” explains how Han Solo became a member of the Rebel Alliance. Or it at least explains why he is still stuck with the rebels at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Greg Pak's script for this comic book is well written, and Pak can be hit or miss. Unlike the recent AOR Princess Leia comic book, the art team of Chris Sprouse and Karl Story draws the entirety of “Running from the Rebellion,” and an entire issue of Chris Sprouse's pencils is always a good thing. Tamra Bonvillain's gorgeous colors are perfect for a Star Wars comic book, especially for a Chris Sprouse-Karl Story drawn Star Wars comic book. And, of course, I see you, Travis Lanham, with your always high-quality lettering. It's all good.
I hope more AOR comics are like Star Wars: Age of Rebellion – Han Solo #1.
8.5 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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