Star Wars comic #43: The Ashes of Jedha, Part VI by Kieron Gillen
"Star Wars #43: The Ashes of Jedha, Part VI" written by Kieron Gillen, illustrated by Salvador Larroca and Guru-eFX
What a great issue with a HUGE surprise!! I did not see this one coming and I will not reveal it in this post because it was just too good. There is some fantastic character development involved.
Again, the cover doesn't make any sense, but I guess I should be used to that by now. Leia and Trios fight with blasters not melee weapons.
The Rebels defeat the Shu-Torun orbital mining machine by flying it off into the chasm. Luke handily defeats Kanchar by activating an ion torpedo that takes out his cybernetics. Han enacts a daring plan to save the day, and Leia admits she likes the look of leader on him...
The only thing I'll give away about the surprise is the following: C-3PO says the strangest line that doesn't quite fit Star Wars but was funny nonetheless, "It's complicated, sir. Skullduggery is afoot."
A little tidbit about Han--apparently he's had many copies made of his medal from A New Hope and he sells them off to make a few extra credits every now and then. So typical, I love it.
The only negative I have is that following the images while Han is leading the Partisans is a bit confusing. I couldn't quite make out what was happening and where exactly they were located. I know they were on the orbital mining machine, but it looked as if they were outside as well. Strange. Maybe I just don't quite grasp what the orbital mining machine looks like.
Not much to say about this issue without giving it all away, but I did quite enjoy it. It was a wonderful wrap up to a wonderful story arc. There weren't near as many canon connections which was sad, but I still loved it regardless.
I look forward to where we go next with this series. The synopsis for the next issue gives nothing away--just spews Rebel recruitment propaganda. But Leia does say at the end of this issue, "I think that's enough sifting through the ashes. Now we rebuild."
Again, the cover doesn't make any sense, but I guess I should be used to that by now. Leia and Trios fight with blasters not melee weapons.
The Rebels defeat the Shu-Torun orbital mining machine by flying it off into the chasm. Luke handily defeats Kanchar by activating an ion torpedo that takes out his cybernetics. Han enacts a daring plan to save the day, and Leia admits she likes the look of leader on him...
The only thing I'll give away about the surprise is the following: C-3PO says the strangest line that doesn't quite fit Star Wars but was funny nonetheless, "It's complicated, sir. Skullduggery is afoot."
A little tidbit about Han--apparently he's had many copies made of his medal from A New Hope and he sells them off to make a few extra credits every now and then. So typical, I love it.
The only negative I have is that following the images while Han is leading the Partisans is a bit confusing. I couldn't quite make out what was happening and where exactly they were located. I know they were on the orbital mining machine, but it looked as if they were outside as well. Strange. Maybe I just don't quite grasp what the orbital mining machine looks like.
Not much to say about this issue without giving it all away, but I did quite enjoy it. It was a wonderful wrap up to a wonderful story arc. There weren't near as many canon connections which was sad, but I still loved it regardless.
I look forward to where we go next with this series. The synopsis for the next issue gives nothing away--just spews Rebel recruitment propaganda. But Leia does say at the end of this issue, "I think that's enough sifting through the ashes. Now we rebuild."
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