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Star Wars #3 Review

4 / 5

This is probably the best issue in the series yet. Without having to focus on all of the introductory material we're finally getting some good adventure stories. First of all, kudos to the good writing. I comment very often about how disappointing it is to see good books tear themselves apart by trying to do too many things. Star Wars has very successfully straddled the line of having more than one story going on at a time while not becoming a mess. 

With that said, let's talk about what we get this week. Han and Chewie are still on Coruscant preparing to make a trade for supplies. As you can expect, things don't go according to plan and they have to scramble to survive an ambush. One of the things that works best about this section of the book is that it provides almost all of this week's action and humor - something you kind of want to see from Han. It's good stuff, and I can't wait to see how they escape their current predicament next month. 

On another side we have Leia dealing with leading her new squadron of fighters. Notably, she's struggling to corral in a cocky, young Luke Skywalker who feels pretty awesome having just destroyed an imperial super weapon called the Death Star. He's starting to play a little fast and loose with the rules, which drives her crazy. Meanwhile, she's struggling with the complexities of managing the rest of her team and keeping herself together despite everything going on around her. It's actually a pretty endearing story, and I look forward to seeing more of this. 

Finally we have Vader who is still getting publicly humiliated by the Emperor for losing the Death Star. His command is be relegated to the 2nd Death Star, which is a less than thrilling job for him. We get some reflection on his frustration, but little more. 

All-in-all, a great book. The art leaves a little to be desired for me, but it's not terribly distracting. While I'm really liking the book, I'm looking forward to the first big adventure. Everything is still in prep mode (except for Han and Chewie), which is interesting in its own right, but hard to recommend as a must-have book. Keep up the great work Dark Horse!