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Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020)
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 6: Ascendant
Sana Starros and her allies have cornered the Spark Eternal! Sana is determined to bring back Doctor Aphra, no matter the cost! But can she triumph - or will the Spark destroy Sana, Aphra and everyone they love? Aphra strikes a bargain for power, but it may come at a terrible cost - unless the crafty doctor has one last trick up her sleeve! Meanwhile, Ronen and Domina clash over the Tagge Corporation's future, and Sana is caught in the middle! But if there's one thing she's learned from Aphra, it's how to use every situation to her advantage - and no matter which Tagge wins, Sana's determined to come out on top! The Spark Eternal sets its sights on the Crimson Dawn! Will Aphra's most desperate gambit pay off? Or will she be lost forever? Collects Star Doctor Aphra (2020) #26-31.
144 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2023
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About the author
Alyssa Wong
425 books411 followersAlyssa Wong studies fiction in Raleigh, NC, and really, really likes crows. She was a finalist for the 2016 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and her story, “Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers,” won the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Short Story and the 2016 World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction. Her fiction has been shortlisted for the Pushcart Prize, the Bram Stoker Award, the Locus Award, and the Shirley Jackson Award. Her work has been published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, Nightmare Magazine, Black Static, and Tor.com, among others.
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September 11, 2025
Really good volume!
May 3, 2023
issue 31 was INSANE i love this series
November 16, 2023
The entire Spark Eternal storyline started really strong and only fizzled out for me. I’ve said it many times before, but I think Aphra works best when she’s by herself, doing her own morally ambiguous type of archaeology across the galaxy. The only exception would be when she’s with her droids and maybe Krrsantan. This volume didn’t really feature a lot of Aphra herself, but did give me hope for future stories in this series with the last issue.
September 3, 2023
3.5 Stars This was a good wrap up to an arc that has been building throughout the last 3 volumes. Love the reoccurring cast that was like red carpet affair of past Doctor Aphra books. Looks like the story will pivot here overall a fairly decent run so far.
September 10, 2024
Aww, it's a kissing story!
December 28, 2023
This series/character was probably the best original contribution from the Marvel Star Wars books in my estimation, but this volume is just a mess and emblematic of ongoing issues in the run and line as a whole. Aphra's gang of friends and hangers-on has grown to an utterly unwieldy proportion. There's little time for any of them to do much outside a couple lines of exposition in the splash panels of all of them standing in a circle that happen each issue like clockwork. When everyone pairs up at the end for romantic moments the only satisfaction was in hoping that this was a way to write everyone out of the rest of the series.
How utterly disappointing that this book features both Aphra's reunions with Magna and Vader and neither of them amount to anything. What good is it to build these relationships up if this is all that's going to come of them?
The ending is a convoluted and confusing mess. I made the mistake of not having already read the Hidden Empire miniseries beforehand. Now that I've caught up on that, I can confidently say that the ending is still a convoluted and confusing mess. Aphra's presence in the Hidden Empire plot feels arbitrary and either shouldn't have happened or should have been more important to how that story played out.
How utterly disappointing that this book features both Aphra's reunions with Magna and Vader and neither of them amount to anything. What good is it to build these relationships up if this is all that's going to come of them?
The ending is a convoluted and confusing mess. I made the mistake of not having already read the Hidden Empire miniseries beforehand. Now that I've caught up on that, I can confidently say that the ending is still a convoluted and confusing mess. Aphra's presence in the Hidden Empire plot feels arbitrary and either shouldn't have happened or should have been more important to how that story played out.
June 1, 2024
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 6 Ascendant collects issues 26-31 of the Marvel Comics series written by Alyssa Wong, art by Minkyu Jung and Natacha Bustos, and colors by Rachelle Rosenberg.
Sana Starros has collected everyone that’s ever been close to Doctor Aphra in order to free her from the possession of The Spark Eternal.
I was not expecting this storyline to go this long. Pretty much any side character that Doctor Aphra has had any connection with in her two comic series returns here. There’s a lot of feel good momentum at the end that will be interesting to see if makes any meaningful character enhancement. I am very intrigued with the cliff hanger ending.
Sana Starros has collected everyone that’s ever been close to Doctor Aphra in order to free her from the possession of The Spark Eternal.
I was not expecting this storyline to go this long. Pretty much any side character that Doctor Aphra has had any connection with in her two comic series returns here. There’s a lot of feel good momentum at the end that will be interesting to see if makes any meaningful character enhancement. I am very intrigued with the cliff hanger ending.
August 20, 2023
This was the best of the Doctor Aphra books I have read so far. A number of plot lines come together. The book is also set in the background of the Hidden Empire.
Aphra is battling the Spark Eternal for her own body. Her "frirnds" are risking everything to save her as well as playing all sides of the Hidden Empire. Will even this be enough? What vould be next for the survivors of this ragtag group.
I am not sure how the Attendant technology and the main plot of this story are, but the book is fun and enjoyable. The book finishes with a variant cover gallery.
Aphra is battling the Spark Eternal for her own body. Her "frirnds" are risking everything to save her as well as playing all sides of the Hidden Empire. Will even this be enough? What vould be next for the survivors of this ragtag group.
I am not sure how the Attendant technology and the main plot of this story are, but the book is fun and enjoyable. The book finishes with a variant cover gallery.
October 22, 2023
I love Aphra, such a brilliant queer character and such good storylines, I hope she gets so much more screen and publication time.
August 7, 2023
4.25
This series has grown in me. Light fun but also some good character growth.
This series has grown in me. Light fun but also some good character growth.
September 19, 2023
Book six, tying-in to the events of Charles Soule's 'Hidden Empire'.
As Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn launch their final plan to overthrow the Sith, Aphra's friends and lovers mount one last attempt to free her from the control of the Spark Eternal.
I'll start with what I liked about this book; the details we learn about the Ascendant.
When they were first introduced I couldn't fathom why they'd created a Sith-like cult that used technology to mimic the Force, when they could've just used the Sith themselves. Whilst I feel that criticism remains valid, here we get a sense that the Ascendant are created almost as a response to the Sith. A response that the Sith themselves are not at all happy about. As well as giving new depth to the lore of the Ascendant, this also plays into the specific plot and themes of 'Hidden Empire', giving a synchronicity that Marvel's tie-ins often lack.
Unfortunately, I found the rest of this book to be pretty bland, much as I have Wong's run on Aphra as a whole. Having all of Aphra's supporting cast band together to save her might have felt triumphant if not for the fact that this exact plot point played out in the previous volume too. Also, here it's made a bit cringe-worthy by the epilogue in which they all pair off and hook up.
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As Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn launch their final plan to overthrow the Sith, Aphra's friends and lovers mount one last attempt to free her from the control of the Spark Eternal.
I'll start with what I liked about this book; the details we learn about the Ascendant.
When they were first introduced I couldn't fathom why they'd created a Sith-like cult that used technology to mimic the Force, when they could've just used the Sith themselves. Whilst I feel that criticism remains valid, here we get a sense that the Ascendant are created almost as a response to the Sith. A response that the Sith themselves are not at all happy about. As well as giving new depth to the lore of the Ascendant, this also plays into the specific plot and themes of 'Hidden Empire', giving a synchronicity that Marvel's tie-ins often lack.
Unfortunately, I found the rest of this book to be pretty bland, much as I have Wong's run on Aphra as a whole. Having all of Aphra's supporting cast band together to save her might have felt triumphant if not for the fact that this exact plot point played out in the previous volume too. Also, here it's made a bit cringe-worthy by the epilogue in which they all pair off and hook up.
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October 19, 2023
Picking up directly from the previous volume, we find Spark-possessed Aphra on the Crimson Dawn flagship, captured by everyone she's ever met in this series. So, naturally, because we can't have a Doctor Aphra book without a "find X" plot, Aphra immediately escapes and all those bumbling idiots have to find her - again. This was the plot of the previous volume that gave me fits.
Fortunately, there's a little bit more here outside of everyone running around, pointlessly looking for Aphra. There's a big Tagge family rumble - probably meaningless in the grand scheme of things, but at least it's different. Aphra also digs deeper into Ascendant lore, if only by inches. This still feels like a very unexplored area that's ripe for further material.
Ultimately, Ascendant ties into Hidden Empire for no good reason except to have all our friends meet up for one last battle and then a big happy ending. It would be sweet if I had actually spent enough time with these characters to know or care about them.
Really excited to get someone new writing on this series. It's very much YA Star Wars.
Fortunately, there's a little bit more here outside of everyone running around, pointlessly looking for Aphra. There's a big Tagge family rumble - probably meaningless in the grand scheme of things, but at least it's different. Aphra also digs deeper into Ascendant lore, if only by inches. This still feels like a very unexplored area that's ripe for further material.
Ultimately, Ascendant ties into Hidden Empire for no good reason except to have all our friends meet up for one last battle and then a big happy ending. It would be sweet if I had actually spent enough time with these characters to know or care about them.
Really excited to get someone new writing on this series. It's very much YA Star Wars.
March 19, 2024
I feel like I usually like the Aphra series quite a bit more than this. It’s probably two major things here as I read this volume. One is how jittery the plot feels due to all the moving around, the eight or so supporting characters, and the bifurcation between what is purportedly happening now and what happened in the historical past. It’s all building towards that inevitable Crimson Reign crossover moment and when it finally arrives, it feels similarly underwhelming here too. The other is the queer romances — I’m all for them and love how queer so many of the characters are in Aphra, but when they’ve been so backgrounded for so long and then so many of them are rushed back to the forefront, it feels like they’re losing so much momentum and meaning in service to, well, fan service. This series used to make a lot more time for letting the relationships be the centerpiece, and instead here it feels like setting the pieces on the board is taking vast priority. I think we’re at this point too where Aphra continues to be more unlikeable through each issue, so while I’ll keep be back for more eventually, I think the regular immediate pull has lessened.
November 9, 2023
I don't remember there being so much lesbian content in the first couple of these I read. I won't be continuing to read them.
July 16, 2024
Wydany został kolejny komiks o przygodach ekscentrycznej pani archeolog, którą jest Doktor Chelli Aphra. Jakie kłopoty tym razem na siebie ściągnie?
Jest to już szósty tom, a scenariuszem ponownie zajęła się Allysa Wong.
W poprzednim zeszycie Aphra połączyła się z Wieczną Iskrą, która przejęła kontrolę nad jej ciałem. Iskra to wynalazek Ascendentu. Dawnej organizacji eksperymentującej z Mocą i technologią.
W kolejnej części, Sana Starros zbiera dosyć ciekawą drużynę, aby uratować panią doktor. Oczywiście w sprawy miesza się Szkarłatny Świt, Rodzina Tagge, a nawet sam Darth Vader. Co może pójść nie tak?
Historia przeplata się z wydarzeniami z Ukrytego Imperium, czyli ostatniego tomu o Qi’rze i jej organizacji. Jak zwykle przepełniona jest akcją, walką i interesującymi wątkami.
Powraca z martwych Ronen Tagge, który znów będzie próbował pozbyć się Dominy, swojej ciotki. A przecież trzeba zająć się opętaną Aphrą.
Co dalej nas czeka?
Sana Starros, jako że zebrała całą ekipę ratunkową, została dowódcą. Jej uczucia miłości i nienawiści do Chelli nadal są głęboko skrywane. W skład drużyny wchodzą Just Lucky i Ariole Yu. Dwa zwiastuny kłopotów. Bardzo lubię oglądać ich w komiksach. Mają swoje powody, aby podążać nielegalną ścieżką. Do tego powraca Detta. Mieliśmy przyjemność poznać ją w tomie Szczęście i Los. Pojawia się także Magna, była kochanka (jedna z wielu) Chelli oraz ojciec archeolożki, Korin Aphra.
Oczywiste jest, że Kho Phon Farrus uczestniczy w całej akcji. Uwielbia wynalazki Ascendentu i samą Moc, jednak nawet ona wie, że Wieczna Iskra jest zbyt niebezpieczna. Gra na dwa fronty, jednak działa w dobrej wierze.
Więcej na CzasoStrefa
Jest to już szósty tom, a scenariuszem ponownie zajęła się Allysa Wong.
W poprzednim zeszycie Aphra połączyła się z Wieczną Iskrą, która przejęła kontrolę nad jej ciałem. Iskra to wynalazek Ascendentu. Dawnej organizacji eksperymentującej z Mocą i technologią.
W kolejnej części, Sana Starros zbiera dosyć ciekawą drużynę, aby uratować panią doktor. Oczywiście w sprawy miesza się Szkarłatny Świt, Rodzina Tagge, a nawet sam Darth Vader. Co może pójść nie tak?
Historia przeplata się z wydarzeniami z Ukrytego Imperium, czyli ostatniego tomu o Qi’rze i jej organizacji. Jak zwykle przepełniona jest akcją, walką i interesującymi wątkami.
Powraca z martwych Ronen Tagge, który znów będzie próbował pozbyć się Dominy, swojej ciotki. A przecież trzeba zająć się opętaną Aphrą.
Co dalej nas czeka?
Sana Starros, jako że zebrała całą ekipę ratunkową, została dowódcą. Jej uczucia miłości i nienawiści do Chelli nadal są głęboko skrywane. W skład drużyny wchodzą Just Lucky i Ariole Yu. Dwa zwiastuny kłopotów. Bardzo lubię oglądać ich w komiksach. Mają swoje powody, aby podążać nielegalną ścieżką. Do tego powraca Detta. Mieliśmy przyjemność poznać ją w tomie Szczęście i Los. Pojawia się także Magna, była kochanka (jedna z wielu) Chelli oraz ojciec archeolożki, Korin Aphra.
Oczywiste jest, że Kho Phon Farrus uczestniczy w całej akcji. Uwielbia wynalazki Ascendentu i samą Moc, jednak nawet ona wie, że Wieczna Iskra jest zbyt niebezpieczna. Gra na dwa fronty, jednak działa w dobrej wierze.
Więcej na CzasoStrefa
July 28, 2023
The Spark Eternal saga concludes as Doctor Aphra, the Doctor Aphra Revenge/Rescue Squad, and Darth frickin' Vader all converge to resolve Aphra's possession problem once and for all.
Alyssa Wong manages to continue the threads she's been weaving so far, with all of Aphra's friends and enemies on her tail, including characters from her previous series, and managing to tie into the Hidden Empire conclusion as well by elevating Kho Phon Farrus out of Aphra's book and into the main title. For a brand new character, I'm so pleased by how well most people have taken to Aphra and her adventures, and how far reaching her presence is even when she's trying to lay low.
It's also a testament to how good she is that she's basically out of action for most of this volume again, running around inside her own head, and yet the action keeps moving and the plot keeps barrelling forward.
All but one issue here is drawn by series artist Minkjyu Jung, with Natasha Bustos grabbing an issue in the middle. Bustos fits decently well, but is definitely a little lighter on the detail than Jung.
Ascendant is a good way of describing Doctor Aphra, honestly. Her star continues to rise, even when she's not the one pushing it up there.
Alyssa Wong manages to continue the threads she's been weaving so far, with all of Aphra's friends and enemies on her tail, including characters from her previous series, and managing to tie into the Hidden Empire conclusion as well by elevating Kho Phon Farrus out of Aphra's book and into the main title. For a brand new character, I'm so pleased by how well most people have taken to Aphra and her adventures, and how far reaching her presence is even when she's trying to lay low.
It's also a testament to how good she is that she's basically out of action for most of this volume again, running around inside her own head, and yet the action keeps moving and the plot keeps barrelling forward.
All but one issue here is drawn by series artist Minkjyu Jung, with Natasha Bustos grabbing an issue in the middle. Bustos fits decently well, but is definitely a little lighter on the detail than Jung.
Ascendant is a good way of describing Doctor Aphra, honestly. Her star continues to rise, even when she's not the one pushing it up there.
August 22, 2023
3-4 ABY
This graphic novel is sixth collected volume of the Doctor Aphra 2020 series containing the Ascendant arc issues 26-31. Following Aphra's struggle with the Spark Eternal within her, she continues to battle the Spark for her body. Those who do actually care for her, including her father, old classmates, Sana, and Magna, form a team to make an attempt at saving Aphra. Along the way, they make their own agenda in pairing with the most powerful Tagge and determining how Qi'ra's plans for Crimson Dawn will affect them and the galaxy down the line. Thinking they might be able to use the Formata Cage to trap the Spark, Kho Phon Farrus (working for Qi'ra) shares her plan, though it might involve an encounter with Vader...
A really great installment with a lot of overlap with Hidden Empire (best to read that one first, though there is enough information here to fill the gaps). The crossover is interesting, and while we see some aspects of the Spark in Hidden Empire, this volume explains it all and ends the Spark Eternal's story...at least for now. The art is amazing and the end offers some tie in with what Luke is doing in the Star Wars (2020) comics as they progress.
This graphic novel is sixth collected volume of the Doctor Aphra 2020 series containing the Ascendant arc issues 26-31. Following Aphra's struggle with the Spark Eternal within her, she continues to battle the Spark for her body. Those who do actually care for her, including her father, old classmates, Sana, and Magna, form a team to make an attempt at saving Aphra. Along the way, they make their own agenda in pairing with the most powerful Tagge and determining how Qi'ra's plans for Crimson Dawn will affect them and the galaxy down the line. Thinking they might be able to use the Formata Cage to trap the Spark, Kho Phon Farrus (working for Qi'ra) shares her plan, though it might involve an encounter with Vader...
A really great installment with a lot of overlap with Hidden Empire (best to read that one first, though there is enough information here to fill the gaps). The crossover is interesting, and while we see some aspects of the Spark in Hidden Empire, this volume explains it all and ends the Spark Eternal's story...at least for now. The art is amazing and the end offers some tie in with what Luke is doing in the Star Wars (2020) comics as they progress.
October 9, 2023
This storyline crosses into Crimson Dawn, providing some useful context for actions in that volume, while also moving Aphra's story forward a lot. She's not the primary character for much of the book, though, as She's under the thumb of the Spark Eternal. Sana takes the lead instead, managing a vast assortment of allies, associates, and even enemies, all in her attempt to get Aphra back to her normal self (all the while massive power plays are going on around them). It's a bit chaotic, with plenty of characters coming and going, but it does ultimately provide a decent closure for all of the characters. I don't know if it is the end of the series, but even if it doesn't, it does clear the slate for new adventures.
February 3, 2024
Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Doktor Aphra: Der Letzte Ausweg
Man kann wohl sagen, dass Chelli schon wieder in großem Ärger steckt. Nachdem der Ewige Funke, eine uralte Technologie, die Sith-gleiche Kräfte verleiht, die Kontrolle über ihren Körper übernahm, organisierte Sana zuletzt eine Rettungsmission.
Die Handlung:
Der Ewige Funke ist begierig nach Macht, während Doktor Aphra sich auf ihre Freunde verlassen kann. Doch können diese sich auch auf die galaktische Archäologin verlassen?...
Meine Meinung:
Die Geschichte rund um den Ewigen Funken findet in diesem Band einen fulminanten Abschluss, der sich sehr stark auch auf die Beziehungswelt der Protagonistin bezieht. Hier beweisen Autor und Zeichner, dass sie die Figuren hervorragend verstehen. Langjährige Fans der Reihe erleben eine erzählerisch geschickte Story, die vor allem Magna, Sana und Chelli zusammenführt und nach viel Action einen herzergreifenden Abschluss liefert. Zum vollen Verständnis sollte auch der Comic „Hidden Empire“ gelesen werden, da hier immer wieder Verbindungen geknüpft werden. Die Zeichnungen sind durchweg stimmig und passen mit ihren knalligen Farben zum verrückten Charakter Dr. Aphras.
Fazit:
Aphra at her best - Gedankenkontrolle und Gefühlschaos 🤯😍
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Doktor Aphra: Der Letzte Ausweg
Man kann wohl sagen, dass Chelli schon wieder in großem Ärger steckt. Nachdem der Ewige Funke, eine uralte Technologie, die Sith-gleiche Kräfte verleiht, die Kontrolle über ihren Körper übernahm, organisierte Sana zuletzt eine Rettungsmission.
Die Handlung:
Der Ewige Funke ist begierig nach Macht, während Doktor Aphra sich auf ihre Freunde verlassen kann. Doch können diese sich auch auf die galaktische Archäologin verlassen?...
Meine Meinung:
Die Geschichte rund um den Ewigen Funken findet in diesem Band einen fulminanten Abschluss, der sich sehr stark auch auf die Beziehungswelt der Protagonistin bezieht. Hier beweisen Autor und Zeichner, dass sie die Figuren hervorragend verstehen. Langjährige Fans der Reihe erleben eine erzählerisch geschickte Story, die vor allem Magna, Sana und Chelli zusammenführt und nach viel Action einen herzergreifenden Abschluss liefert. Zum vollen Verständnis sollte auch der Comic „Hidden Empire“ gelesen werden, da hier immer wieder Verbindungen geknüpft werden. Die Zeichnungen sind durchweg stimmig und passen mit ihren knalligen Farben zum verrückten Charakter Dr. Aphras.
Fazit:
Aphra at her best - Gedankenkontrolle und Gefühlschaos 🤯😍
Werbung: Vielen lieben Dank an Panini für die Bereitstellung des Rezensionexemplares!
July 17, 2024
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020), Alyssa Wong – Volume 6 – Ascendant
The intensity increases! “That’s the point, isn’t it? Disrupting order. Undermining systems to create an opening for a new one.” ***
#26 – Friends and Enemies – “After all isn’t this an ARCHAEOLOGIST’S GREATEST DREAM? To discover something so MOMENTOUS that it changes Everything.” – Spark
#27 – Control Issues – “So here’s what I want from you. GET THE HELL OUT OF MY BRAIN.”
#28 – Code of Honor – “Looks like everyone’s gunning for the Tagges today!” – Detta Yau
#29 – Balance – “These are old LIGHTSABER GOUGES.” – Aphra
#30 – Shatter – “I’m going to KILL THE SITH. Even if it rips this body to shreds.”
#31 – All Made One – “Your friends were all VERY WORRIED about you.” – Aphra’s dad.
The intensity increases! “That’s the point, isn’t it? Disrupting order. Undermining systems to create an opening for a new one.” ***
#26 – Friends and Enemies – “After all isn’t this an ARCHAEOLOGIST’S GREATEST DREAM? To discover something so MOMENTOUS that it changes Everything.” – Spark
#27 – Control Issues – “So here’s what I want from you. GET THE HELL OUT OF MY BRAIN.”
#28 – Code of Honor – “Looks like everyone’s gunning for the Tagges today!” – Detta Yau
#29 – Balance – “These are old LIGHTSABER GOUGES.” – Aphra
#30 – Shatter – “I’m going to KILL THE SITH. Even if it rips this body to shreds.”
#31 – All Made One – “Your friends were all VERY WORRIED about you.” – Aphra’s dad.
May 17, 2024
Assembling a crew of those more or less important to Aphra at one point in time or another just to rescue her from a sentient AI that simulates the powers of the Force is quite a crazy premise for a story, but here we are. And there are still so many big players at work in terms of those also interested in the Ascendant artifacts or just interested in gaining control of this or that segment of space.
I also love the fact that they avoided overly involving the likes of the Empire or the Rebellion - this is purely a fringe adventure that totally makes sense for Aphra without getting as one-note as some of the bounty hunters-related content.
I also love the fact that they avoided overly involving the likes of the Empire or the Rebellion - this is purely a fringe adventure that totally makes sense for Aphra without getting as one-note as some of the bounty hunters-related content.
May 29, 2023
It's not part of a crossover event, not billed as crossing over, and contains none of the crossover volumes or even a courtesy recap of the events chronicled elsewhere, so unless you read all the titles your lost.
Add to that it's the third straight volume dealing with the 'artificial force' MacGuffin, and the whole things drags to a slow, sorry, confusing conclusion, only to dangle an actually popular character in the final pages to try and keep from getting cancelled. Hopefully that trick doesn't work.
Add to that it's the third straight volume dealing with the 'artificial force' MacGuffin, and the whole things drags to a slow, sorry, confusing conclusion, only to dangle an actually popular character in the final pages to try and keep from getting cancelled. Hopefully that trick doesn't work.
December 7, 2023
100000000000/5 stars
every single line in this book gave me emotional whiplash
this series is literally one of the crowning achievements of star wars, i’m dead serious. i’m sobbing on my bed writing this right now. no other media from sw has affected me in this way.
aphra is absolutely one of my favorite characters from any franchise ever. NO ONE gets me like she does. she is a love letter for terrible girls everywhere
i don’t even know how to express myself i just feel like my heart has been ripped out rn
every single line in this book gave me emotional whiplash
this series is literally one of the crowning achievements of star wars, i’m dead serious. i’m sobbing on my bed writing this right now. no other media from sw has affected me in this way.
aphra is absolutely one of my favorite characters from any franchise ever. NO ONE gets me like she does. she is a love letter for terrible girls everywhere
i don’t even know how to express myself i just feel like my heart has been ripped out rn
May 3, 2023
This comic is so gay and I love it for that. Doctor Aphra is such an interesting character I’m dying for her debut in something other than a book or comic. I love my Star Wars Indian Jones lady. I will say I was really getting tired of this Spark Eternal story. It just kept going and going. But otherwise a fun read.
August 21, 2023
Collecting issues #26-31 of the current Doctor Aphra series (occurring post-Empire Strikes Back), this collection sees the end of the Spark Immortal arc and, apart from a cliffhanger epilogue, feels like a very good conclusion to the previous five volumes. It's a really fun story with great art. It does seem to have loose ties to Star Wars: Hidden Empire, but not enough to confuse you or take you out of the story if you haven't gotten to read that yet.
December 18, 2023
This arc takes advantage of the wide-ranging cast of original characters assembled around Aphra over the years, and issue 31 reads cinematically, like the heartwarming yet bittersweet end of a film. As so many have noted, I will echo: it’s like Indiana Jones meets Star Wars, with a special focus on the Dark Side, as well as the darker sides of human nature. And plenty of cool space ships, too.
January 9, 2024
I think the Spark Eternal storyline just went on too long. It was a good idea at first, but the way it's handled here, it just hits the same beats over and over. This was a pretty epic ending to the story, managing to tie into Hidden Empire, but I'm just glad it's over and Aphra can get on to other things. The art's okay, nothing too spectacular. Not a fan of the cover art, though, not at all...
August 2, 2023
An awesome companion piece to the so-so Hidden Empire and in no way (being volume 6 of Aphra's 2020 run) a stand alone story. But men is this good. A wonderfull payoff to everything Aphra has been until now.
November 29, 2023
A fun conclusion to the Spark Eternal saga. It all wrapped up suspiciously neatly for (most of) the supporting characters, some of whom I hope we’ll see again. But for now, I think Aphra needs to go it alone for a while.
April 16, 2024
I continue to like the Spark Eternal stuff as well as the stuff with the Tagge corporation. I still don't quite understand why Tolvan and Starros like Aphra and would ever want to be near her. Aphra has had some redemption in this run, but not enough imo.
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