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Star Wars (2013) (Single Issues)
Star Wars #9
On her own, out in the wide galaxy, while her friends struggle to escape the Empire and evade bounty hunters, Princess Leia steers her X-wing toward the heart of all her grief—a place she longs for, but should probably never revisit: the shattered ruins of her homeworld of Alderaan.
* The homecoming you’ve waited 36 years to see!
* Legendary Star Wars cover artist Hugh Fleming returns!
* Brian Wood (The Massive, Conan) continues the best selling original trilogy tale!
* The homecoming you’ve waited 36 years to see!
* Legendary Star Wars cover artist Hugh Fleming returns!
* Brian Wood (The Massive, Conan) continues the best selling original trilogy tale!
32 pages, Paperback
First published September 11, 2013
About the author
Brian Wood
1,180 books963 followersBrian Wood's history of published work includes over fifty volumes of genre-spanning original material.
From the 1500-page future war epic DMZ, the ecological disaster series The Massive, the American crime drama Briggs Land, and the groundbreaking lo-fi dystopia Channel Zero he has a 20-year track record of marrying thoughtful world-building and political commentary with compelling and diverse characters.
His YA novels - Demo, Local, The New York Four, and Mara - have made YALSA and New York Public Library best-of lists. His historical fiction - the viking series Northlanders, the American Revolution-centered Rebels, and the norse-samurai mashup Sword Daughter - are benchmarks in the comic book industry.
He's written some of the biggest franchises in pop culture, including Star Wars, Terminator, RoboCop, Conan The Barbarian, Robotech, and Planet Of The Apes. He’s written number-one-selling series for Marvel Comics. And he’s created and written multiple canonical stories for the Aliens universe, including the Zula Hendricks character.
From the 1500-page future war epic DMZ, the ecological disaster series The Massive, the American crime drama Briggs Land, and the groundbreaking lo-fi dystopia Channel Zero he has a 20-year track record of marrying thoughtful world-building and political commentary with compelling and diverse characters.
His YA novels - Demo, Local, The New York Four, and Mara - have made YALSA and New York Public Library best-of lists. His historical fiction - the viking series Northlanders, the American Revolution-centered Rebels, and the norse-samurai mashup Sword Daughter - are benchmarks in the comic book industry.
He's written some of the biggest franchises in pop culture, including Star Wars, Terminator, RoboCop, Conan The Barbarian, Robotech, and Planet Of The Apes. He’s written number-one-selling series for Marvel Comics. And he’s created and written multiple canonical stories for the Aliens universe, including the Zula Hendricks character.
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July 7, 2023
"It was amazing." - 5 out of 5 star rating.
For a comic book, these 2013 Star Wars comics from Wood continue to be absolutely stellar. I am not joking when I say TV/film quality material.
This is a wild ride of an issue. The story is split into five (5) different directions, and every single one of them is an absolute joy to read.
In no particular order...
1. Han, Chewie, Perla versus Bossk and Boba. Throw in some Slave 1, Hounds Tooth, and Millennium Falcon action as well here.
2. Lord Vader and Birra collaboration behind the Emperor's back, working together towards securing Luke. I'm sure Palpatine will understand.... right?
3. Prithi, a Rebel Pilot, surviving in deep space in a disabled ship with minimal life support.
4. Leia exploring the ruins of Alderaan, where she comes across a 'friendly' rogue Star Destroyer captain... who turns out to be a former Imperial Weapons Developer aka the guy behind the Super Laser Firing Array that destroyed Leia's home world. War Criminal who's old and retired, basking in his wealth and spoils of war and death... is now being held at gun point by the literal Princess of Alderaan.
5. Luke and Antilles fighting their way through a different Star Destroyer that is actually occupied by Active Duty Imperial Forces, where they turned themselves in as prisoners intentionally... so they could flip the switch and become Insider Threats from within.
WOW. I am just beyond stunned in amazement how good this entire series and in particular this issue is.
Every single arc here has 100% pulled me and I am dying to know what happens next for each one!
#10 here we come!
For a comic book, these 2013 Star Wars comics from Wood continue to be absolutely stellar. I am not joking when I say TV/film quality material.
This is a wild ride of an issue. The story is split into five (5) different directions, and every single one of them is an absolute joy to read.
In no particular order...
1. Han, Chewie, Perla versus Bossk and Boba. Throw in some Slave 1, Hounds Tooth, and Millennium Falcon action as well here.
2. Lord Vader and Birra collaboration behind the Emperor's back, working together towards securing Luke. I'm sure Palpatine will understand.... right?
3. Prithi, a Rebel Pilot, surviving in deep space in a disabled ship with minimal life support.
4. Leia exploring the ruins of Alderaan, where she comes across a 'friendly' rogue Star Destroyer captain... who turns out to be a former Imperial Weapons Developer aka the guy behind the Super Laser Firing Array that destroyed Leia's home world. War Criminal who's old and retired, basking in his wealth and spoils of war and death... is now being held at gun point by the literal Princess of Alderaan.
5. Luke and Antilles fighting their way through a different Star Destroyer that is actually occupied by Active Duty Imperial Forces, where they turned themselves in as prisoners intentionally... so they could flip the switch and become Insider Threats from within.
WOW. I am just beyond stunned in amazement how good this entire series and in particular this issue is.
Every single arc here has 100% pulled me and I am dying to know what happens next for each one!
#10 here we come!
January 21, 2019
I thought this review would just be an Instagram post, but it turns out I have a lot more to say than I thought I did.
Let’s start with the cover for Star Wars #9—I think both the cover artwork and the pull quote are a little misleading. I understand this is an issue that’s part of a larger series and I am reading it out of order, but I purchased the ebook under the assumption that the main focus of this issue would be Leia in Alderaan’s ruins.
This was not the case.
Leia was only in the first five or so pages of the story, and while her storyline was very interesting, there wasn’t nearly enough for my satisfaction. Leia, Han, Luke, and the rest of the characters were very much in-character for their storylines (thank you, Legends universe!), but the cover and pull quote weren’t reflective even of Leia’s storyline.
On another note, the artwork is incredibly well done but didn’t feel true to how the characters actually look, in my view. It felt too comic-book style for my liking—it felt too slick and stylish. It didn’t have the heart seen in other Star Wars graphic novels and comics. While the actions were in character, the art didn’t seem to match—I barely recognized the main characters.
All that being said, I still really enjoyed the overall storylines and I’d like to read the whole long-term story. But just reading this issue fell a little short for me.
Let’s start with the cover for Star Wars #9—I think both the cover artwork and the pull quote are a little misleading. I understand this is an issue that’s part of a larger series and I am reading it out of order, but I purchased the ebook under the assumption that the main focus of this issue would be Leia in Alderaan’s ruins.
This was not the case.
Leia was only in the first five or so pages of the story, and while her storyline was very interesting, there wasn’t nearly enough for my satisfaction. Leia, Han, Luke, and the rest of the characters were very much in-character for their storylines (thank you, Legends universe!), but the cover and pull quote weren’t reflective even of Leia’s storyline.
On another note, the artwork is incredibly well done but didn’t feel true to how the characters actually look, in my view. It felt too comic-book style for my liking—it felt too slick and stylish. It didn’t have the heart seen in other Star Wars graphic novels and comics. While the actions were in character, the art didn’t seem to match—I barely recognized the main characters.
All that being said, I still really enjoyed the overall storylines and I’d like to read the whole long-term story. But just reading this issue fell a little short for me.
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