Star Wars (2013-2014) #1

Star Wars (2013) (Single Issues)

by Brian Wood, Alex Ross (Cover Art), Carlos D'Anda (Artist)

This is Star Wars as you remember it . . . and as you have never seen it before! We’re taking you back to those heady, adventure-filled days following the destruction of the Death Star—when the Empire ruled, the Rebels were on the run, and the galaxy was a dangerous place where anything might happen!

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

25 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 9, 2013

About the author

Brian 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.

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Freebie on ComiXology.

Nice seeing Leia in a X-Wing.

[Ellie Hope · Rating 3 out of 5]

55/100

[Elwin Kline · Rating 5 out of 5]

"It was amazing." - 5 out of 5 star rating.

Wow, just wow. I have nothing but good things to say about this comic, and zero negatives whatsoever.

- Amazing space combat
- Beautifully done transition from space to ground-based Combat
- Great delivery of Han and Chewie
- Artwork is gorgeous
- Lord Vader front and center and representing in full force
- Reflects of Alderaan are heart touching

A little more word-heavy than most comics, makes this a deeply engrossing experience that feels like so much more than a comic.

Impressive, most impressive.

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the series on 2015 then i read this series. In terms of graphics, the 2015 series of course a better one, but this series was good in the richness of story. Well, this is still the first issue, lets check the other issues 🤓

[Doctor Doom · Rating 2 out of 5]

The cover is great but the inside art makes Darth Vader look like a super-hero [or villain]. It just doesn't work.
The story is slow, painfully boring until Vader appears but by then its too late. Zero interest in continuing this series.

[Larry · Rating 2 out of 5]

i would have given this 3 stars if it wasn't for the horrible drawing of the character's

[Tucker Stone · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story in this comic is set between Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, which seems like one of the more unexciting time periods to set a story, but it gives Brian Wood the opportunity to work with the only characters that people probably still like, that being Luke & Leia and the robots and Harrison Ford. I used to think it would be nice to be a fan of these comics, to be only interested in reading Star Wars-based fiction, because there isn’t too much of it that it’s expensive, and none of it is special enough that you need to keep it. There’s also these blurbs at the beginning where they tell the reader where the story takes place in the overall Star Wars timeline, which is really long and stretches essentially into infinity. I don’t really like Star Wars enough to be that person, and that’s sort of a serial killer way to get into something, but I like the concept of it, of getting your entertainment in an extremely precise, clinical fashion, to only participate in comic books via one extremely specific entry point. My old boss had roughly 25-30 items of clothing, but he had multiples of each respective item. I remember thinking that while that made sense to me on a certain level, it made sense in the same way that measuring food with a ruler does, and I’m pretty sure that when you go down that path you end up losing a lot of relationships. I don’t really have a lot of relationships in the first place, so I’m not going to take any chances.

PS: I saw the part of that Star Wars porno where Chewbacca has sex, and while I believe in freedom and stuff, I also believe everybody involved in that scene should get fired into the sun, except for the women, because they have already suffered enough.

[Periklis · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was curious about Brian Wood's foray into the massive franchise of Star Wars. Would he write a cleverly concealed political story, or a straight forward space opera that would be unrecognizable from his body of work?
This first, 22-page-long, glimpse into his run stands somewhere in between. Chronologically it takes place after the events of the first film (A New Hope, fourth in the internal SW chronology) and it is written for both long-time, nostalgic, fans and newcomers (new viewers, who have knowledge of the events of the first trilogy). So far he riffs on tragic irony, with Luke, Leia (more rebel fighter than princess), Solo and Vader filling the "stage". The art is good, offering no distraction from the story. It'd be nice to see how this first story arc ties to the events of the second film, leading the plot to planet Hoth.

[D · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first Star Wars comic...and definitely not the last! The refreshing production quality and new and interesting storyline - picking up on where most left off after the first movie - is a great jumping in point for newbies or for those wanting to jump back into the fray after exploring the EU fully. I'm somewhere in between, and am enjoying it a good deal!

[Bri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh, I just don't care very much about Star Wars. So it's hard to say anything more about what was good or bad in this. I do like the other stuff I've read so far from Brian Wood (The Massive and Mara).

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's Leia! I love her, and I love how she's portrayed. I'm so glad my LCBS still had a copy of this issue.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, quick read. I enjoyed the new characters and the focus on Leia over Han and Luke. Don't worry though, both nerf herders are well represented.