Star Wars: Han Solo - Hunt For The Falcon

by Rodney Barnes, Ramon Rosanas (Illustrator)

In the time before The Force Awakens, where is the Millennium Falcon?!

Less than satisfied with a settled life, Han Solo lands on the idea of reclaiming the Falcon and returning to a life of adventure. The problem is, he can’t find it! After enlisting a less than enthusiastic Chewbacca, the duo embarks upon a quest to reclaim the greatest ship in the galaxy. Standing in their way are a laundry list of rogues who have staked a claim to the Millennium Falcon as well — like Ducain, the villainous scoundrel who stole it!

COLLECTING: Star Wars: Hunt for the Falcon (2025) #1-5

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Fiction

120 pages, Paperback

Published April 28, 2026

About the author

Rodney L Barnes has had the privilege to accomplish so much in a short time on Earth. At the age of forty-two and surviving a major traumatic brain injury, writing and publishing the book, My Miracle outlines and talks about experiences he had undergone that might contribute to the events in your life. From past to present, he had learned how to accept what life has to offer, not struggle with life. He was raised on the principles of ordinary life, take nothing for granted! Rodney now clearly understands those principles of living because of his development. Through events of his life, the accident, coma, and relearning life at twenty-one years of age, he has to give all these accomplishments to the Lord Jesus Christ. Rodney is praying for his book to get into the hands of people who need a source of comfort, strength, or knowledge to learn more how strong and powerful Jesus Christ is and can be. Visit him at Facebook.com/mymiraclethemovie and together, we all can help each other understand the meaning of life.

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still partial to Legends New Republic over canon, but this is not as bad as the Goodreads rating makes it look.

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

31-34 ABY

This graphic novel collects issues1-5 of "Hunt for the Falcon". The story follows an older Han Solo in the Age of Resistance as he aims to recover the stolen Millennium Falcon. If you have seen The Force Awakens, then you know how the story will ultimately end, though this is an adventure before that sequence of events begins. Within, there are some flashbacks to Han and his experience as a father and husband, filling in some of the gaps fans would like to see. It otherwise has Han reaching out to old allies and working through the various thugs that have sent the Falcon through their fingers.

I Like the art in this one and find that it flows well and sets a nice dynamic for the given action. The flashbacks offer some nice insight into a younger Ben and his relationship with Han before things deviate for the worst. We need more when it comes to that transition between the New Republic and the Age of the Resistance. I know there is more coming, but this scratches that between itch for now.

[Connor Stompanato · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been buying this series as single issues as they came out but since it was only a five issue limited series, I decided to wait until I had them all to read. Sadly, 'Hunt for the Falcon' ended up not being the most exciting 'Star Wars' series that I have read. Every scene felt rushed and we never got any time to truly sit in a moment, whether it was full of action or emotional reflection. It was always on to the next one as soon as possible.

The comics excel when they focus on why Han is away from his family, how he doesn't feel like himself when he isn't in space going on adventures and how he has isolated himself from Leia and Ben. The flashbacks were wonderful, I'm always looking for anything to fill in gaps in Ben Solo's early life, and were definitely a highlight for me. However, the actual adventure with Han and Chewie looking for the Falcon just wasn't that interesting. We know they aren't going to find it because of the events of 'The Force Awakens' and we know there are no real stakes.

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[Jordan Anderson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Am I surprised that this wasn’t great? No. Not at all. For the last 7 or 8 years (barring one or 2 rare examples), Star Wars comics have set the bar extremely low in terms of story and quality both. “Hunt for the Falcon” is no different. It’s an incredibly pedestrian plot that involves old Han trying to find his beloved ship, dragging Chewie along, and discovering somewhere along the way that he’s been neglectful as a spouse and a father. Somehow none of that feels emotional and Rodney Barnes is basically phoning it in…which is pretty much par the course these days with Disney’s Star Wars comics. And like many of these comics, there’s no connection to any previously established lore because Barnes somehow manages to retcon events of the Force Awakens which proves that either there’s no quality control in the comics division or that nobody at Disney even cares anymore. I’d there’s any saving grace here it’s that at least they got the same artist to illustrate all 5 issues. In this day and age of lack of consistency, that’s a shock. But really, you can totally skip this one. You won’t miss a single thing.

[Jackson · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I appreciated some of the characterization of Han here, and I liked the dialogue between him and Chewbacca, as well as him and Lando, ultimately this comic never did enough to justify its existence. My thinking was that this was going to end with Han and Chewie finding Rey and Finn in the Force Awakens. That is not what happens. Instead, we get another story about Han and Chewie looking for the Falcon (that repeats elements from the "Flight of the Falcon" publishing initiative form a few years ago) that ends in failure. Han has them go home and return to their families, but we know that they are just going to leave again in the near future to get to where they are in TFA. It is all around an odd choice.

The art was enjoyable.

[Raul Fernandez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ugh, I hate writing negative reviews, but this really is not worth your time. I say that as a staunch supporter of the Disney Era of Star Wars. In fact, unless you have to read everything, avoid one. It contradicts something we see in The Force Awakens. I won't mention it, so as to avoid spoilers in this review, but it totally ruined this mini-series for me. You do get a little insight into Han's relationship with Leia and Ben at this point in the timeline, but nothing you couldn't have already deduced from the films.

My rating: 2 Stars

[Jason · Rating 2 out of 5]

2
It'd be great if they hired creators who actually liked and understood the characters. But since we're basically just trashing Star Wars characters now anyway, might as well continue the trend.

Han is now a lost soul who with basically no redeeming qualities. He just drifts from thing to thing aimlessly, reminisces about the past, regrets his life choices, and is just generally innefectual. Nothing was accomplished in this story. Another L for Han on the road to him being impaled by his son.

[Donavon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed flashback scenes with young Ben.

I feel the Disney/Marvel Star Wars books are not as strict with cannon as they should be.

From Force Awakens: Han surprised - "Jakku?!? The Junkyard! I knew we should have double-checked the western reaches."

This implies he knows nothing of Falcon's whereabouts. He is then informed of its recent lineage from Rey. "I stole it from Unkar Plutt. He stole it from Irving Boys, who stole it from Ducain."

This book took that conversation, stretching it out 4 issues and contradicting what Han should and should not know.

[Martijn Van · Rating 2 out of 5]

LUMPY!!!

Pretty mediocre. It’s nice that they show Han battling with a midlife crisis, doubting his life as a family man and the life he once had as a scoundrel. So it’s a bit of a pity that this idea isn’t really fleshed out, and the whole “hunt for the Falcon” thing on which this comic tries to sell itself feels tacked onto a story that deserved far more time and care to be told.

LUMPY!!!!

P.S. Is it me, or does this new TPB spine design look cheap?

[Alyce Caswell · Rating 3 out of 5]

It is very easy to allow one's dislike of certain aspects of the Disney canon to colour one's opinion of a story set in said canon. I still don't agree with some choices made around Han Solo as character, but this comic does a good job of making that characterisation consistent within the Disney media. I would highly suggest reading "Flight of the Falcon" beforehand, which I was lucky enough to do by accident. So... I guess I would say this is an okay story.

[Steven Mathew · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this. Good solid reliable art style, and fills in some of the gaps from when Han lost the Falcon and when Rey gets it. It doesn’t fully catch you up, but the best thing this does is tell you a story of how Han deals with some of his family stories, while writing him wonderfully well. Every line he says I can hear as if it’s straight out of the movie. Worth it. Read it! Especially if you liked empire strikes back and or force awakens:)

[Travis Whaley · Rating 1 out of 5]

What are we even doing? We did not need a 5 issue mini for Han to be in the same place at the end that he was in the beginning. Because, spoiler, he doesn’t find the Falcon until episode 7.

Can Marvel please make some good Star Wars comics this year?

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's...maudlin. Not what one want's in a comic.

[Sebastian · Rating 1 out of 5]

They turned him into an old man who is constantly whining about all sorts of things—which Han never was!

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfectly generic adventure for Han and Chewie to see the Galaxy for a few minutes. It's very safe and doesn't take any risks but it's not unpleasant.