Mark Brooks (1)

An entertain romp. Han Solo, enlisted by Princess Leia and the Rebels, enters a televised galactic race (cough* cough* Hunger Games cough*) with the Millennium Falcon in attempt to pick up rebel operatives on remote planets used as fueling stations. While I thought this story line to be a little corny and convoluted at first glance, a few characters including Loo Re Anno really actually helped to drive home an emotional story arc that follows Han and Leia's relationship: the need for family and community. This graphic novel does a good of giving us a glimpse into Han's struggle between smuggling and fighting for the rebellion and how he struggles with morality. The events of the storyline really has a significant impact on Solo as he wrestled with whether or not to become officially a part of the rebellion, for this reason alone the story is worthwhile. It is not the best Marvel Star Wars comic to come out (Jason Aaron is writing those stories) but an insightful leisure read none the less.… (mehr)