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Star Wars: Battle of Jakku (Star Wars: Battle Of Jakku - Insurgency Rising
Collects Star Battle Of Jakku - Insurgency Rising #1-4, Star Battle Of Jakku - Republic Under Siege #1-4 And Star Battle Of Jakku - Last Stand #1-4. Marvel's STAR WARS storytelling reaches the post-RETURN OF THE JEDI era! In the wake of the battle of Endor, can Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and the nascent New Republic stave off an unexpected - and deadly - new threat? Because a defiant Imperial is about to take center stage - and go on the offensive! But what is the deadly villain's connection to Darth Vader? Mon Mothma and Leia must make a difficult decision! Luke hunts for a lost Jedi relic but makes a startling discovery! The underworld simmers with intrigue as an unholy alliance is formed! And a ragtag group of New Republic heroes sets out on a mission - but their return is not guaranteed! It's all leading to the epic Battle of Jakku, which will reshape the galaxy once again! This epic conflict at the heart of Star Wars storytelling has been described in novels and hinted at on screen - now witness it for yourself for the first time!
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Alex Segura
274 books571 followersAlex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which The New York Times called “wittily original” and named an Editor’s Choice. NPR described the novel as “masterful” and The L.A. Times called it “a magnetic read.”
Secret Identity received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist, was listed as one of the Best Mysteries of the Year by NPR, Kirkus, Booklist, LitReactor, Gizmodo, BOLO Books, and the South Florida Sun Sentinel, was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Hardcover, the Lefty and Barry Awards for Best Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel, and won the LA Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category.
His upcoming work includes the YA superhero adventure Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow, the follow-up to Secret Identity, Alter Ego, and the sci-fi/espionage thriller, Dark Space (with Rob Hart). Alex is also the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Anthony Award-nominated Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery series, and a number of comic books – including The Mysterious Micro-Face (in partnership with NPR), The Black Ghost, The Archies, The Dusk, The Awakened, Mara Llave – Keeper of Time, Blood Oath, stories featuring Marvel heroes the Avengers, Sunspot, White Tiger, Spider-Man and DC’s Superman, Sinestro, and The Question, to name a few.
His short story, “90 Miles” was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories for 2021 and won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story. Another short story,“Red Zone,” won the 2020 Anthony Award for Best Short Story.
Alex is also the co-creator of the Lethal Lit podcast, named one of the best fiction podcasts of 2018 by The New York Times.
A Miami native, he lives in New York with his wife and children.
Secret Identity received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist, was listed as one of the Best Mysteries of the Year by NPR, Kirkus, Booklist, LitReactor, Gizmodo, BOLO Books, and the South Florida Sun Sentinel, was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Hardcover, the Lefty and Barry Awards for Best Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel, and won the LA Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category.
His upcoming work includes the YA superhero adventure Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow, the follow-up to Secret Identity, Alter Ego, and the sci-fi/espionage thriller, Dark Space (with Rob Hart). Alex is also the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Anthony Award-nominated Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery series, and a number of comic books – including The Mysterious Micro-Face (in partnership with NPR), The Black Ghost, The Archies, The Dusk, The Awakened, Mara Llave – Keeper of Time, Blood Oath, stories featuring Marvel heroes the Avengers, Sunspot, White Tiger, Spider-Man and DC’s Superman, Sinestro, and The Question, to name a few.
His short story, “90 Miles” was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories for 2021 and won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story. Another short story,“Red Zone,” won the 2020 Anthony Award for Best Short Story.
Alex is also the co-creator of the Lethal Lit podcast, named one of the best fiction podcasts of 2018 by The New York Times.
A Miami native, he lives in New York with his wife and children.
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August 16, 2025
This book is so chaotic that it is hard to follow what is going on, whose side anyone is on, or even WHY!! I am glad that they put all 12 issues together as they can't work separately. However, even though it is twelve issues it still feels rushed people appear from one end of the galaxy to another in the blink of an eye.
The New Republic is formed but the Imperials are still fighting on after the death of the Emperor. Some in his memory others to claim his position. There are politicians, generals, cults, smugglers, spies, assassins, alliances, betrayals and all-out chaos.
The only thing that made this three stars instead of two for me was the nostalgia of seeing Luke, Leia, Han and Lando together. I hate the Disney treatment of Luke. He is running around the galaxy like a chicken with its head cut off, and not accomplishing much. On the plus side, he is using his Lightsaber.
This book is battle and betrayal after battle and betrayal. It is even the same people doing both over and over again. Many of the characters seem to have over nine lives and escape and reappear after certain death over and over again. The book finishes with a variant cover gallery containing full-page and thumbnail variant covers.
The New Republic is formed but the Imperials are still fighting on after the death of the Emperor. Some in his memory others to claim his position. There are politicians, generals, cults, smugglers, spies, assassins, alliances, betrayals and all-out chaos.
The only thing that made this three stars instead of two for me was the nostalgia of seeing Luke, Leia, Han and Lando together. I hate the Disney treatment of Luke. He is running around the galaxy like a chicken with its head cut off, and not accomplishing much. On the plus side, he is using his Lightsaber.
This book is battle and betrayal after battle and betrayal. It is even the same people doing both over and over again. Many of the characters seem to have over nine lives and escape and reappear after certain death over and over again. The book finishes with a variant cover gallery containing full-page and thumbnail variant covers.
May 1, 2025
There's plenty to write about the fall of the Empire - the best proof of which is the excellent Aftermath trilogy - but Segura misses the mark here.
Headache-inducing betrayals and double-dealing, pompous and ridiculous dialogue, eye-rolling twists - that's the gist of this story, apparently written with a young audience in mind.
It's a shame, because the idea was promising, but it's too badly written to be really appreciated.
The artistic side is generally good, but there's no hope of saving this shipwreck.
Headache-inducing betrayals and double-dealing, pompous and ridiculous dialogue, eye-rolling twists - that's the gist of this story, apparently written with a young audience in mind.
It's a shame, because the idea was promising, but it's too badly written to be really appreciated.
The artistic side is generally good, but there's no hope of saving this shipwreck.
April 29, 2025
This was not good. It spends equal amounts of time rehashing or retconning events that happened in some of the earlier Disney Canon novels. It does a much worse job of telling those stories. The parts that are new are completely uninteresting. It's wholly unnecessary, poorly written, overly long, and bad start to this phase of the comics. 2 stars for some good artists attached.
June 10, 2025
Alex Segura’s Battle of Jakku comic is a baffling, tone-deaf mess that manages to insult Star Wars canon, confuse its readers, and lower the already precariously low bar for modern Star Wars comics. Somehow, in just a few issues, Segura undoes years of established lore—casually retconning pivotal events laid out in earlier stories like the Aftermath trilogy. And let’s be honest: if Chuck Wendig’s laughably terrible Aftermath books—infamous for their erratic pacing and cringe-worthy prose—now read like a masterpiece in comparison, you know something’s gone terribly, terribly wrong.
The plot is a tangled, nonsensical series of twists for twist’s sake, filled with characters who speak in wooden clichés and act with the logic of malfunctioning battle droids. There’s no emotional core, no clear stakes, and nothing remotely compelling about the events. The central mystery plays out like a bad fan edit of better Star Wars stories, and the ultimate payoff feels as satisfying as a blaster misfire.
As for the artwork—if you can even call it that—it looks like it was hastily sketched in the dark. Characters are inconsistently drawn, action scenes lack any sense of flow or dynamism, and panel layouts are so poorly constructed that half the time you’re just guessing at what’s even happening.
It’s frankly astonishing how far the Star Wars comic line has fallen. Once a source of rich lore and meaningful expansion of the universe, it now feels like a dumping ground for half-baked ideas and uninspired storytelling. With rare exceptions like Darth Maul: Black, White, and Red, which managed to be stylish, bold, and actually interesting, most of these titles feel like Disney-sanctioned filler at best.
If you’re a Star Wars fan looking for something that respects your intelligence, your time, and the galaxy far, far away—you’ll want to steer clear of this wreck. The only battle here is between readers and the urge to toss this issue straight into the Sarlacc pit.
The plot is a tangled, nonsensical series of twists for twist’s sake, filled with characters who speak in wooden clichés and act with the logic of malfunctioning battle droids. There’s no emotional core, no clear stakes, and nothing remotely compelling about the events. The central mystery plays out like a bad fan edit of better Star Wars stories, and the ultimate payoff feels as satisfying as a blaster misfire.
As for the artwork—if you can even call it that—it looks like it was hastily sketched in the dark. Characters are inconsistently drawn, action scenes lack any sense of flow or dynamism, and panel layouts are so poorly constructed that half the time you’re just guessing at what’s even happening.
It’s frankly astonishing how far the Star Wars comic line has fallen. Once a source of rich lore and meaningful expansion of the universe, it now feels like a dumping ground for half-baked ideas and uninspired storytelling. With rare exceptions like Darth Maul: Black, White, and Red, which managed to be stylish, bold, and actually interesting, most of these titles feel like Disney-sanctioned filler at best.
If you’re a Star Wars fan looking for something that respects your intelligence, your time, and the galaxy far, far away—you’ll want to steer clear of this wreck. The only battle here is between readers and the urge to toss this issue straight into the Sarlacc pit.
June 6, 2025
A bit of a misnomer, as the actual Battle of Jakku doesn't take place until the last two issues of this twelve issue trade. The earlier ten issues deal with the build-up to that battle, as well as the aftermath of the Empire's defeat at Endor, and a nutcase of a Grand Moff going off the deep end.
Alex Segura's plot is political and twisty, with multiple betrayals and side-switching on a galactic stage. I think some stuff gets a little lost in the shuffle, like the whole point of what Luke was doing near the beginning and where Han was wandering off to; most of the main players in these issues aren't your usual Luke/Leia/Han combo, which makes things interesting, but also a harder sell since there are so many new characters all at once. A few familiar faces show up like Doctor Aphra, but not for long enough to make much of a dent.
The artwork is fairly solid throughout, but nothing massively impressive. Leonard Kirk draws the first series, Stefano Raffaelle the second, and Jethro Morales the last. No one's bad, and some pages get very cramped with characters and speech bubbles, so it's a good thing that they're all solid artists.
Mostly just a placeholder as the Star Wars comics transition from pre-Return of the Jedi to post. A nice look at how the galactic stage shifts, but a little hard to keep track of at times.
Alex Segura's plot is political and twisty, with multiple betrayals and side-switching on a galactic stage. I think some stuff gets a little lost in the shuffle, like the whole point of what Luke was doing near the beginning and where Han was wandering off to; most of the main players in these issues aren't your usual Luke/Leia/Han combo, which makes things interesting, but also a harder sell since there are so many new characters all at once. A few familiar faces show up like Doctor Aphra, but not for long enough to make much of a dent.
The artwork is fairly solid throughout, but nothing massively impressive. Leonard Kirk draws the first series, Stefano Raffaelle the second, and Jethro Morales the last. No one's bad, and some pages get very cramped with characters and speech bubbles, so it's a good thing that they're all solid artists.
Mostly just a placeholder as the Star Wars comics transition from pre-Return of the Jedi to post. A nice look at how the galactic stage shifts, but a little hard to keep track of at times.
January 26, 2025
Awful, start to finish. I’m begging y’all to read the Aftermath Trilogy. These comics were unnecessary and meandering. This story overlaps with the Aftermath trilogy and it’s WILD that elements/plot points from the books are never mentioned. I can’t imagine what it was like to read this comic series without having the background information from those books. It’s like Marvel told Segura to fill in the gaps but make it as confusing as possible.
February 6, 2025
The 12 issue event has finally come to an end. The final battle between the Rebellion and the Empire in its full glory. At least that’s what I thought it was going to be. The final two issues has some solid battles in it but not nearly as epic as the Battle of Jakku has been described to us before. We’ve seen it as the climax to the novel “Lost Stars”, read it in the “Aftermath” trilogy and we’ve played part of it in the story to “Battlefront II”. This was meant to be our first time seeing the whole thing and while it was much more pulled back and from many angles there were so many stories being told at once that it lost a lot of impact. But I did still really enjoy it. The planning and the building was all really good, it just didn’t pay off to much. It felt resolved a little too quickly. They said fighting lasted for months after the first day, I would like to see some of that not just a single page with one image on it. Anyway, it’s done and I accept it for what it is and I’m excited to start the next run set after this. There’s now 30 entire years for them to explore in this next run so a whole lot can happen.
September 5, 2025
This could have been a full 2 and half hour movie! Wonderfully written, first directly post RoTJ content (other than Princess and the Scoundrel) and a phenomenal representation of the starting New Republic and the end of the Imperial Remnant (or so we thought LOL). New villain Grand Moff Adelard, darksiders Acolytes of the Beyond, and a lot of back and forth with alliances give the story fantastic depth.
Really enjoyed this and happy to see what's ahead.
Strong recommend. (Read it! I don't want to give too much away!)
Really enjoyed this and happy to see what's ahead.
Strong recommend. (Read it! I don't want to give too much away!)
June 9, 2025
The main problem with this arc is the existence of the Aftermath trilogy. I did not enjoy those books and I really don't want to have to read them again, but it seems I might need to in order to understand what the heck was going on here - but honestly, the trilogy was still better (somehow!). So much is missing in these pages. It all feels like a random side plot instead of something truly worth reading.
July 8, 2025
1/10:
This may genuinely be the worst entry in all of the current Star Wars canon because it takes so many events/characters from other stories regarding this time period and shows them in a more convoluted and less interesting way.
The works that are butchered by this garbage include the Aftermath trilogy (Chuck Wendig), the Alphabet Squadron trilogy (Alexander Freed), The Princess and the Scoundrel (Beth Revis; and one I’m currently reading), Bloodline (Claudia Gray), Shadow of the Sith (Adam Christopher), the events of Star Wars: Battlefront II, and more that I can’t think of.
The antagonist is a two-dimensional hack of an Imperial who is leading his own Imperial Remnant by the name of Ubrik Adelhard. We’re introduced to so many new (and boring) characters alongside well-known faces (Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Mon Mothma) and even smaller previously established ones (Kes Dameron, Jarek Yeager). But we’re barely given a glimpse into any of the major players of the Battle of Jakku? Grand Admiral Sloane, Gallius Rax, and the Contingency are briefly addressed, but in a confusing way. What’s the purpose of showing them if their appearances contradict the previously established canon?
For some reason, Alex Segura was given the pen to write this series and it’s atrocious. He’s also helming the newest Star Wars comic run itself, and if it’s as bad as this series, I’m going to lose it. The bar for canon Star Wars comics from Marvel has already been incredibly low in recent years, but this sucked.
This may genuinely be the worst entry in all of the current Star Wars canon because it takes so many events/characters from other stories regarding this time period and shows them in a more convoluted and less interesting way.
The works that are butchered by this garbage include the Aftermath trilogy (Chuck Wendig), the Alphabet Squadron trilogy (Alexander Freed), The Princess and the Scoundrel (Beth Revis; and one I’m currently reading), Bloodline (Claudia Gray), Shadow of the Sith (Adam Christopher), the events of Star Wars: Battlefront II, and more that I can’t think of.
The antagonist is a two-dimensional hack of an Imperial who is leading his own Imperial Remnant by the name of Ubrik Adelhard. We’re introduced to so many new (and boring) characters alongside well-known faces (Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Mon Mothma) and even smaller previously established ones (Kes Dameron, Jarek Yeager). But we’re barely given a glimpse into any of the major players of the Battle of Jakku? Grand Admiral Sloane, Gallius Rax, and the Contingency are briefly addressed, but in a confusing way. What’s the purpose of showing them if their appearances contradict the previously established canon?
For some reason, Alex Segura was given the pen to write this series and it’s atrocious. He’s also helming the newest Star Wars comic run itself, and if it’s as bad as this series, I’m going to lose it. The bar for canon Star Wars comics from Marvel has already been incredibly low in recent years, but this sucked.
September 10, 2025
I might sit down and try for a longer review of this at some point. I’m usually pretty tolerant with the current run of Marvel Star Wars comics, but this might be the worst one I’ve ever read? Character voices feel so wonky and a lot of the dialogue is wooden and unbelievable (even among Star Wars comics). I love when side characters get their due but the vast majority of these characters are either being set up for Segura’s mainline comic that I’m now way less excited for, or they appeared in a mobile game from almost a decade ago. Bragh does NOTHING, but that’s true of those Phasma types I guess? The ending battle is rushed and convoluted (why are the rebels surprised when they wade into a two front battle their intel revealed would be a two front battle?), as is the character closure and narratives at the end. The weird need to tie several characters to relationships as parents and children in this series is SO boring. No one was demanding an origin story for Zori Bliss’s mom, and no one expected one character to be related to another character when both were just introduced in these three collections and never have a meaningful scene near each other, let alone together. Final gripe: the Battlr of Jakku arrives in the final two issues and that’s about it. What a gigantic letdown.
June 17, 2025
It took marvel comics 10 years of Star Wars comics to start telling on going stories set after Return of the Jedi. This re-telling of the trilogy of novels called The Aftermath Trilogy is a bit messy and has some really ugly art in the first half or so. A missed opportunity and a rushed attempt. Can't wait for other stories set after Return of the Jedi though.
February 12, 2025
Like some others have said, its like a bad glimpse into the Aftermath trilogy, which is fantastic. Pick that up instead, shout-out to my girl Rae Sloane
September 1, 2025
Splitting the 'Battle of Jakku' comics over the course of my reading depending on their chronological placement has been an interesting trial run, but I don't think it worked for me personally. While it makes sense for the timeline, the comics are so convoluted and overstuffed that I often had to refresh my memory on who was who as I came back to them.
I finished the 'Insurgency Rising' series on 21st July, 'Republic Under Seige' on 8th August and 'Last Stand' on 31st August. Compared to the 'Aftermath' and 'Alphabet Squadron' novel series which also cover this time period, 'Battle of Jakku' focused more on Luke Skywalker. He was joined by some new characters like Kith Alaytia and Rynn Zenat who were cool, but it was people like them that I kept forgetting about during my big gaps between issues.
On the Imperial side of things it was fun to see Rae Sloane and Gallius Rax in this format, after spending so much time with them in novel form. There are inconsistences and contradictions between the books and these comics but I tried not to get hung up on these. I focused mostly on the novel storylines with these being side-stories. All of this information does start to get confusing in my head though, I can't lie about that. There was also a cult called the Acolytes of the Beyond and I'm unsure as to whether their inclusion was really necessary.
What does benefit the comic format is the gorgeous artwork, space battles have never looked so good. I loved every large panel or page that showed epic fights between all of the ships. Next up on my chronological project I have a lot more comics and/or graphic novels, which I'm looking forward to. I won't be leaving big gaps in between issues for these so I can start making my way through them at a good speed. You can follow along with all of my 'Star Wars' reviews here.
I finished the 'Insurgency Rising' series on 21st July, 'Republic Under Seige' on 8th August and 'Last Stand' on 31st August. Compared to the 'Aftermath' and 'Alphabet Squadron' novel series which also cover this time period, 'Battle of Jakku' focused more on Luke Skywalker. He was joined by some new characters like Kith Alaytia and Rynn Zenat who were cool, but it was people like them that I kept forgetting about during my big gaps between issues.
On the Imperial side of things it was fun to see Rae Sloane and Gallius Rax in this format, after spending so much time with them in novel form. There are inconsistences and contradictions between the books and these comics but I tried not to get hung up on these. I focused mostly on the novel storylines with these being side-stories. All of this information does start to get confusing in my head though, I can't lie about that. There was also a cult called the Acolytes of the Beyond and I'm unsure as to whether their inclusion was really necessary.
What does benefit the comic format is the gorgeous artwork, space battles have never looked so good. I loved every large panel or page that showed epic fights between all of the ships. Next up on my chronological project I have a lot more comics and/or graphic novels, which I'm looking forward to. I won't be leaving big gaps in between issues for these so I can start making my way through them at a good speed. You can follow along with all of my 'Star Wars' reviews here.
December 21, 2025
'The Battle of Jakku' by Alex Segura was a simply action-packed and super fun read. The most consistent complaint I've seen regarding this series was lack of actual scenes depicting the infamous Battle of Jakku, yet I have to partially disagree. I wouldn't have minded an extra 2 or 3 issues covering the battle, but if it was me I would have just changed the title.
By making around 10 out of the 12 of the issues set-up and preparation, Segura provided us a macro view of the galaxy's state and fight with the remaining imperial remnants post 'Return of the Jedi', something the Aftermath trilogy received criticism for failing to do. While I personally enjoyed the Aftermath trilogy, especially the conclusion of 'Empire's End', I obviously couldn't help but find following the original team a lot better.
Luke, Han and Lando's absence in Chuck Wendig's finale was finally explained. I loved seeing another view of the vast battle, this time from space and with the addition of a few great side characters. I also can't help but admire Segura's occasional sneaky tie-in to the books, notably the operations of Sloane and Gallius Rax, thank goodness for continuity.
Adelhard was perhaps a tad generic and predictable, but I enjoyed his ferocity as a villain. I will admit his death in the end felt a bit anti-climactic and bland, but thats why you don't see a 5 star rating.
Overall, I would trade this with Aftermath and make it a book trilogy in a heartbeat, but as far as comics go, I found this series really engaging and rewarding of my expectations. I would recommend it as a good counterpart to Wendig's controversial trilogy.
By making around 10 out of the 12 of the issues set-up and preparation, Segura provided us a macro view of the galaxy's state and fight with the remaining imperial remnants post 'Return of the Jedi', something the Aftermath trilogy received criticism for failing to do. While I personally enjoyed the Aftermath trilogy, especially the conclusion of 'Empire's End', I obviously couldn't help but find following the original team a lot better.
Luke, Han and Lando's absence in Chuck Wendig's finale was finally explained. I loved seeing another view of the vast battle, this time from space and with the addition of a few great side characters. I also can't help but admire Segura's occasional sneaky tie-in to the books, notably the operations of Sloane and Gallius Rax, thank goodness for continuity.
Adelhard was perhaps a tad generic and predictable, but I enjoyed his ferocity as a villain. I will admit his death in the end felt a bit anti-climactic and bland, but thats why you don't see a 5 star rating.
Overall, I would trade this with Aftermath and make it a book trilogy in a heartbeat, but as far as comics go, I found this series really engaging and rewarding of my expectations. I would recommend it as a good counterpart to Wendig's controversial trilogy.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 29, 2025
4 ABY
This graphic novel collects the twelve issues that make up the entirety of The Battle of Jakku, which is split into three four-part sections: Insurgency Rising (1-4), Under Siege (1-4), and Last Stand (1-4). The story takes place after Palpatine and Vader's death, following Grand Moff Adelhard (also seen in Ewoks), and his venture to continue the Empire and fight against the New Republic. Some other Empire agents don't really like the way he is handling things, so there is Empire versus Empire conflict as well. The lead-up explores the Battle of Jakku and how all the Imperial debris ended up there.
The Star Wars: Aftermath novel explores the battle in more detail, while this graphic novel barely spends an issue and a half on the actual battle itself. Some of the spit of action is a bit confusing, and there are also these force acolytes that are doing...something? Leia is very pregnant, and we get to see a bit of post Return of the Jedi elements of her and Han's relationship. We also get to see a little bit of what Doctor Aphra is up to, which was fun and appreciated, but she could easily have her own story. I liked seeing the what-happens-after element, and while some of it was interesting and makes for a nice bridge between the end of Episode VI and some of the original Disney canon novels, there are a few contradicting facts with the people involved in the Battle of Jakku itself.
Overall, I wanted to like this more than I actually did, but it fell a bit flat and tried to do too many things that pulled away from the main point.
This graphic novel collects the twelve issues that make up the entirety of The Battle of Jakku, which is split into three four-part sections: Insurgency Rising (1-4), Under Siege (1-4), and Last Stand (1-4). The story takes place after Palpatine and Vader's death, following Grand Moff Adelhard (also seen in Ewoks), and his venture to continue the Empire and fight against the New Republic. Some other Empire agents don't really like the way he is handling things, so there is Empire versus Empire conflict as well. The lead-up explores the Battle of Jakku and how all the Imperial debris ended up there.
The Star Wars: Aftermath novel explores the battle in more detail, while this graphic novel barely spends an issue and a half on the actual battle itself. Some of the spit of action is a bit confusing, and there are also these force acolytes that are doing...something? Leia is very pregnant, and we get to see a bit of post Return of the Jedi elements of her and Han's relationship. We also get to see a little bit of what Doctor Aphra is up to, which was fun and appreciated, but she could easily have her own story. I liked seeing the what-happens-after element, and while some of it was interesting and makes for a nice bridge between the end of Episode VI and some of the original Disney canon novels, there are a few contradicting facts with the people involved in the Battle of Jakku itself.
Overall, I wanted to like this more than I actually did, but it fell a bit flat and tried to do too many things that pulled away from the main point.
October 27, 2025
This was embarrassing. To call this a professionally written and edited comic book makes me wonder how the standard fell so low. One would overlook the grafting an interely new storyline and set of characters to fill in the gaps left by previously told stories and make it relevant with the classic characters, but at a juncture in the canon and this specific line of comics where it simply doesn’t make sense to build anything. The writing is extremely poor - a dizzying amount of twist and turns with no build up or pay off - punctuated with the kind of unjustified and grating rethoric dialogue you would find in the self-ironic pulp comics and novels this tries desperately to steer away from. All action exists in a vacuum of plot, geography, characterisation, all pretends of caring about this story disappears. I cannot understand what made the Star Wars line so unimportant for Marvel to make them launch this and still give Segura an unbelievably boring and lazy ongoing to fill it up. Long gone are the days where Aaron, Gillen and even early soule were challenging the readers with smart, momentous, challenging writing and amazing art. This is an embarrassment it was even approved by an editor.
August 17, 2025
One night read.
In isolation, I think while some story threads are interesting to follow, there are some story threads which can only be understood after reading "The Aftermath Trilogy" by Chuck Wendig and Star Wars: Battlefront II (Iden Versio's Story Campaign).
Some moments which are from the books "Princess and The Scoundrel", and "The Aftermath Trilogy" are massively oversimplified; if I had to choose between this comic or those books, I'd keep the books.
Even in isolation, there were a few times where I was confused with who was paying/betraying who.
I was most interested in anything involving the Acolytes of the Beyond and Adelhard.
That said, there is one part I really liked in its contribution to canon:
—SPOILERS—
Luke is busy recovering Jedi artifacts, so Adelhard uses the Acolytes of the Beyond to go after other Jedi artifacts. Luke keeps getting ahead of them, but then Doctor Aphra reveals that Adelhard is purposely distracting Luke from where he NEEDS to be.
That was a good moment.
In isolation, I think while some story threads are interesting to follow, there are some story threads which can only be understood after reading "The Aftermath Trilogy" by Chuck Wendig and Star Wars: Battlefront II (Iden Versio's Story Campaign).
Some moments which are from the books "Princess and The Scoundrel", and "The Aftermath Trilogy" are massively oversimplified; if I had to choose between this comic or those books, I'd keep the books.
Even in isolation, there were a few times where I was confused with who was paying/betraying who.
I was most interested in anything involving the Acolytes of the Beyond and Adelhard.
That said, there is one part I really liked in its contribution to canon:
—SPOILERS—
Luke is busy recovering Jedi artifacts, so Adelhard uses the Acolytes of the Beyond to go after other Jedi artifacts. Luke keeps getting ahead of them, but then Doctor Aphra reveals that Adelhard is purposely distracting Luke from where he NEEDS to be.
That was a good moment.
April 30, 2025
I’m not the right guy to ask about this book. I’ve never read the Aftermath trilogy, so I can’t really compare this to that. I’ve seen a lot of reviews criticizing this for inconsistencies when compared to Aftermath. I’m still not the right guy to ask about that either cause I think Star Wars is at its best when used as a tapestry to tell stories, and any inconsistencies can just be viewed as the narrator interpreting events differently, but also thats not how Star Wars really works (sadly). I found this to be mostly enjoyable. It drags in the middle, whoever decided this had to be 12 issues should be fired. I really liked the addition of Adelhard, I think he’s a pretty fun character. I also appreciate everything Segura and Co. did with Leia. Its pretty meh but I’m excited to see what Segura does on the main book next week.
May 22, 2025
Unfortunately, one of the worst pieces of media put out by recent Star Wars, and that is in no small way because of its attempts to retell one of recent Star Wars' best stories. The characters are poorly written and barely seem like themselves, the plot is a mess and desperately in need of at least one more redraft, and I ultimately felt nothing at any point of this story besides utter boredom. This is a story that should have gone untold, because it has already been told before and by far more competent voices.
I feel bad for being so mean with this one, but if you're gonna try and take the work's of others and mash it together until all that is left is barely recognisable slop, you are going to get my honest opinion.
I feel bad for being so mean with this one, but if you're gonna try and take the work's of others and mash it together until all that is left is barely recognisable slop, you are going to get my honest opinion.
June 23, 2025
The series starts off fairly strong, but fades into a bit of a mess. I liked Adelhard as a villain, but feel he could have been utilized better in the end. The whole climax with him, as well as with the actual Battle of Jakku, felt underwhelming. I get the feeling that the weekly release schedule for this series ended up hurting the final product, as the story felt rushed and like it needed a couple extra edit passes to smooth out the overall narrative. It also felt as if the story bit off a little too much to chew.
That being said, I in no way hated this comic, and I enjoyed the artwork well enough. I appreciate that it ties into the other canon media in this era (albeit not without some consistency), and I felt rewarded for having read the Aftermath books, played Squadron, etc.
That being said, I in no way hated this comic, and I enjoyed the artwork well enough. I appreciate that it ties into the other canon media in this era (albeit not without some consistency), and I felt rewarded for having read the Aftermath books, played Squadron, etc.
March 15, 2025
Not per se badly written, but far too overstuffed with poltical "intrigue" and plot contrivances that the story is given little time to develop any really momentum.
It's also pretty easy to tell which aspects of the titular battle (which is ultimately only distantly portrayed in the very last issue) must have been covered in some other tie-in book/comic, because this just feels like a surface-level summary of a much larger story.
It's also pretty easy to tell which aspects of the titular battle (which is ultimately only distantly portrayed in the very last issue) must have been covered in some other tie-in book/comic, because this just feels like a surface-level summary of a much larger story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 28, 2025
Definitely not my favorite mini-series. I recently did a Canon read through of all of the books and comics from Return of the Jedi to The Force Awakens, and this just doesn't seem to fit very well. If you are a completist, go-ahead and read this one, but if you are looking for a better grasp of The Battle of Jakku, you'd be better served reading Chuck Wendig's Aftermath trilogy and Alexander Freed's Alphabet Squadron trilogy.
My rating: 2.5 Stars
My rating: 2.5 Stars
May 21, 2025
This is a solid story! It continues where Return of The Jedi left off and a starting point to the recent Star Wars sequels. I don't want to give the whole story away, you should read it for yourself. Alex Seguro is a good storyteller and should be one of the official Star Wars writers because he understands the characters.
If you love Andor and the Mandalorian, this is the book for you.
If you love Andor and the Mandalorian, this is the book for you.
July 15, 2025
All the flaws of the new Marvel Editors are on display -
Main villain an evil evil white man? Check
All the new heroes are DEI hires and lesbians? Check
Readers told a whole bunch of things but never shown them? Check
Pointless plot only meant to connect to the wretched new films instead of telling a good story? Check
Main villain an evil evil white man? Check
All the new heroes are DEI hires and lesbians? Check
Readers told a whole bunch of things but never shown them? Check
Pointless plot only meant to connect to the wretched new films instead of telling a good story? Check
June 19, 2025
A massively disappointing conclusion to Marvel’s Star Wars series. A shambolic plot filled with entirely new characters serves only to obfuscate the build-up to a final military confrontation in orbit of Jakku. We deserved better.
June 19, 2025
some interesting story work marred by rushed, constantly changing artwork and over-expository dialogue to make up for the often confusing storytelling. New characters are fun to introduce but ultimately a bit bland and forgettable. feels like a step down from the previous post ANH/ESB era books
December 28, 2025
I loved the covers! ... But what was inside those covers? Well... remember the Poochy episode of The Simpsons, when Millhouse whines about "when are they gonna get to the fireworks factory?" but they never get there and do anything? There you go.
January 2, 2026
An alternate post-Empire story. It introduced too many characters with no background that were killed off during the story but there was no emotional impact because they were strangers. Luke is easily distracted. Aphra does make an appearance, which is fun. Stranger allies.
February 11, 2025
The actual battle of jakku doesn’t even happen until the last issue but overall it’s pretty good and bridges the gap between the OT and the Sequels
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