Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #6

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories (2022) (Single Issues)

by Cecil Castellucci, Tom Fowler (Cover Art), Eduardo Mello (Artist)

Long before his infamous run-in with Han Solo, Greedo was a rookie crook trying to rise through the ranks of Jabba the Hutt's gangster organization. But his young ambitions are quickly derailed when a big deal goes south, and Greedo is set up to take the fall by Jabba's latest romantic companion. Can Greedo make it out alive, or will he find himself the latest offering to Jabba's pet Rancor! Even long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away, crime doesn't pay, in Star Hyperspace Stories #6!

Genres: Star Wars, Comics

24 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 26, 2023

About the author

Cecil Castellucci is an author of young adult novels and comic books. Titles include Boy Proof, The Year of the Beasts (illustrated by Nate Powell), First Day on Earth, Rose Sees Red, Beige, The Queen of Cool The Plain Janes and Janes in Love (illustrated by Jim Rugg), Tin Star Stone in the Sky, Odd Duck (illustrated by Sara Varon) and Star Wars: Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure.

Her short stories have been published in various places including Black Clock, The Rattling Wall, Tor.com, Strange Horizons, Apex Magazine and can be found in such anthologies such as After, Teeth, Truth & Dare, The Eternal Kiss, Sideshow and Interfictions 2 and the anthology, which she co-edited, Geektastic.

She is the recipient of the California Book Award Gold Medal for her picture book Grandma's Gloves, illustrated by Julia Denos, the Shuster Award for Best Canadian Comic Book Writer for The Plain Janes and the Sunburst Award for Tin Star. The Year of the Beasts was a finalist for the PEN USA literary award and Odd Duck was Eisner nominated.

She splits her time between the heart and the head and lives north and south of everything. Her hands are small. And she likes you very much.

Reviews

[Dimitris Papastergiou]

Set in 22BBY

What a great story!

We're in the earlier days of Greedo, in his search for work and love and he's trying to go up the ladder in the bounty hunter's world and impress Jabba into giving him a job. Solid issue and with amazing artwork as well.

Would definitely love to read more about Greedo and his adventures on an ongoing title if it were like this.

"Until one day, it was like the twin suns of Tatooine were shining just on me." - Greedo

[Steven Shinder]

Greedo is not that interesting of a character to me, but this told a hilarious story of how he became Jabba's underling. It seems to take place maybe around the time the Clone Wars start, as Rotta is mentioned to have been born. Hadn't seen him in a while, and we get our first glimpse of him when he's a little bit of a bigger kid years later.

[Jayden]

Greedo is almost as big a simp as Anakin