Star Wars

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #8

Set during the rise of the First Order, Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #8 has Snoke send the bickering pair of Kylo Ren and General Hux to Karaxis to get the planet under control. Challenged by Snoke for a show of strength, both men attempt to bend the locals to their will causing more chaos than loyalty (such as Hux’s plan to unleash Bramalish beasts on the city that then his Stormtroopers can’t corral).

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Ahsoka – Time to Fly

  • Title: Ahsoka – Part Three: Time to Fly
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As the slow build-up to the search for Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi) and Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) begins (that’s right, more than a third through the series it still hasn’t actually started yet for an ongoing story that is already longer than the original Star Wars), “Time to Fly” at least sees Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson) and Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) get to the right planet and observe our baddies building a giant hyperspace drive. We do get a little action as they get shot down, but the episode’s bulk is internal discussions and training involving Ahsoka and Sabine and Hera Syndulla‘s (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) inability to get the New Republic leadership to take the threat seriously.

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Ahsoka – Toil and Trouble

  • Title: Ahsoka – Part Two: Toil and Trouble
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In typical Disney fashion, which we’ve seen playout with the Marvel series especially, the second episode of Ahsoka finishes the preamble allowing the story to actually kick off in the next episode. “Toil and Trouble” ends with Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson) and Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) back on the same page and the show finally catching up with the final scene of Star Wars Rebels as fans watched the pair of them sail off into the unknown seeking Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi) and Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen). Getting that search finally started seems to have given Sabine back some energy in the final moments of the episode (and got her back into her trademark Mandalorian armor) as sticking her in a hospital bed sidelining her for an entire episode doesn’t do much for either the character or the series at this point.

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Darth Vader #37

Having regained only a fraction of control over his Force abilities, Darth Vader has returned to Mustafar with his droid army for training. However, another droid uprising, this one aboard the Super Star Destroyer Executor pushes Vader back into the fight prior to regaining full use and control. It’s a fun enough issue, with plenty of Sith-on-droid violence, but one you could skip over without missing any important story beats.

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