Age of Resistance: Rey: Alone by Tom Taylor
"Age of Resistance: Rey: Alone" written by Tom Taylor, illustrated by Ramon Rosanas and Guru-eFX
Hmm...this was a good issue but not nearly as impactful as some of the others. This "Age of Resistance" run has definitely surprised me with how fantastic it's been, but I'd have to say this is my least favorite up until this point. The story was interesting and new creatures were introduced which was cool and we get a sweet moment between Leia and Rey. So I of course enjoyed it, but it just didn't seem to inform Rey's character as much as say Hux's issue informed his or even Phasma's informed hers for that matter. But one thing this issue had in spades was choice dialogue!! And the font that "Rey" is in on the cover is pretty darn rad. But, she doesn't seem all that alone at any point in the story so I really don't get the title...
We start on D'Qar with Leia hugging Chewie and it seems as if she has been crying over the passing of Han. Then Rey appears saying that Leia wanted to speak with her before she left to go find Luke. Leia's apology for her delay is so sweet, "A hug with a Wookiee lasts as long as the Wookiee wants it to last." D'awww. I'm glad we finally get a solid hug between these two legacy characters! Leia then asks Rey to tell her about the confrontation between Kylo and his father...Rey is super uncomfortable with doing so but powers through it leading Leia to say, "Han knew there's a time to run and a time to make a stand." This after she noted how he'd run away but then come flying back in for the rescue...just as he did with the Death Star trench run. See a powerful panel below of Rey speaking on the encounter, focusing on the hand Han put on his son's face just after the lightsaber was thrust through him. So sad! *tear*
As Rey heads into the Millennium Falcon to set off for Ahch-To, Poe says, "Luke may be our only hope." with Leia responding, "No, I believe there is another." I LOVE this parallel to Yoda's "there is another" about Leia!! Obviously the woman has a lot of faith in Rey's perseverance, courage, and ability to keep fighting against the odds. I'm curious to see how all this plays out in The Rise of Skywalker!!
As Chewie, R2, and Rey head off at lightspeed to Ahch-To, they encounter some sort of energy field that disables their ship and sparks fly...poor Chewie even gets set on fire! To fix the ship, the trio land on a planet called The Necropolis that is a giant scrapyard of ships, perfect for scavenging and finding the part they need to fix the ship. During the process of them getting down to safety, R2 makes a stink (per usual) and Rey says, "Who programmed you with attitude?" This is so perfect!!! I think R2 always had attitude, even when he was the Naboo Queen's droid...perhaps there was a defect in the production process when he was created...would explain a lot!
Once they land, a giant crab/spider hybrid creature named Ara-Nea (which is oddly enough the scientific name for spiders in our world--see her pictured below--kinda looks similar to a Grindalid, Lady Proxima and Moloch's species) demands 500 credits for a scavenging license and then lets Rey journey to the depths of the scrapyard to find the part she needs. Apparently, it's a pretty lush place for the scavenging gig compared to even Jakku, and Rey says, "This isn't scavenging. This is a feast." And since something crazy has to happen for this to be a story worth telling, all hell breaks loose once...well, you'll just have to read to find out!! Turns out Ara-Nea may not be all that he first appears to be... See him in all his glory below...along with several of his employees?? Both are fascinating new creatures that I definitely want to know more about!! And although the employees?? look an awful lot like Jawas at first glance, upon further inspection they most definitely are not. I am so intrigued.
Honestly, I just didn't feel like this story was necessary. Placing it in that timespan between Rey leaving D'Qar and arriving on Ahch-To just seemed shoe-horned to me. Why did she have to have an intense adventure when on her way to see Luke? She certainly doesn't seem to have been on one when she arrives on Ahch-To. Overall this just didn't work for me contextually. On its own it was a lot of fun, but in the context of the overarching story, I think it's better left out. Unfortunate, but hey, I can't be 100% for literally everything Star Wars that gets put out there...
We start on D'Qar with Leia hugging Chewie and it seems as if she has been crying over the passing of Han. Then Rey appears saying that Leia wanted to speak with her before she left to go find Luke. Leia's apology for her delay is so sweet, "A hug with a Wookiee lasts as long as the Wookiee wants it to last." D'awww. I'm glad we finally get a solid hug between these two legacy characters! Leia then asks Rey to tell her about the confrontation between Kylo and his father...Rey is super uncomfortable with doing so but powers through it leading Leia to say, "Han knew there's a time to run and a time to make a stand." This after she noted how he'd run away but then come flying back in for the rescue...just as he did with the Death Star trench run. See a powerful panel below of Rey speaking on the encounter, focusing on the hand Han put on his son's face just after the lightsaber was thrust through him. So sad! *tear*
As Chewie, R2, and Rey head off at lightspeed to Ahch-To, they encounter some sort of energy field that disables their ship and sparks fly...poor Chewie even gets set on fire! To fix the ship, the trio land on a planet called The Necropolis that is a giant scrapyard of ships, perfect for scavenging and finding the part they need to fix the ship. During the process of them getting down to safety, R2 makes a stink (per usual) and Rey says, "Who programmed you with attitude?" This is so perfect!!! I think R2 always had attitude, even when he was the Naboo Queen's droid...perhaps there was a defect in the production process when he was created...would explain a lot!
Once they land, a giant crab/spider hybrid creature named Ara-Nea (which is oddly enough the scientific name for spiders in our world--see her pictured below--kinda looks similar to a Grindalid, Lady Proxima and Moloch's species) demands 500 credits for a scavenging license and then lets Rey journey to the depths of the scrapyard to find the part she needs. Apparently, it's a pretty lush place for the scavenging gig compared to even Jakku, and Rey says, "This isn't scavenging. This is a feast." And since something crazy has to happen for this to be a story worth telling, all hell breaks loose once...well, you'll just have to read to find out!! Turns out Ara-Nea may not be all that he first appears to be... See him in all his glory below...along with several of his employees?? Both are fascinating new creatures that I definitely want to know more about!! And although the employees?? look an awful lot like Jawas at first glance, upon further inspection they most definitely are not. I am so intrigued.
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