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Star Wars Disney Canon Graphic Novel #Leia #1, Lando #1, Chewbacca #1
Star Wars: Heroes for a New Hope
Three of the most beloved characters in the entire Star Wars saga, in their own solo adventures! After Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Leia Organa is a princess without a world! But she still feels a duty to her people. Can she save the remaining Alderaanians from the might of the Galactic Empire? Before master of charm Lando Calrissian joined the rebellion, or even ran Cloud City, he and faithful ally Lobot got by with the odd swindle and plenty of swagger. But this time, has Lando bitten off more than he can chew? Speaking of things getting Chewy, everybody's favorite Wookiee warrior also faces some alone time after the battle of Yavin. Stranded on an Imperial occupied planet, far away from Han Solo, will he make a new best friend?
COLLECTING: PRINCESS LEIA 1-5, LANDO 1-5, CHEWBACCA 1-5
COLLECTING: PRINCESS LEIA 1-5, LANDO 1-5, CHEWBACCA 1-5
344 pages, Hardcover
Published November 15, 2016
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Mark Waid
3,182 books1,273 followersMark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. He is best known for his eight-year run as writer of the DC Comics' title The Flash, as well as his scripting of the limited series Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright, and his work on Marvel Comics' Captain America.
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July 7, 2022
This is an OHC collecting three of the canon Star Wars miniseries’: Princess Leia, Lando, and Chewbacca. I reviewed each of these individually, which you can find below, but this is a fine enough collection for any Star Wars fans. It The blown up art is the best part even if the stories aren’t the best. I liked this, but I probably wouldn’t have nearly as much if I didn’t get this $50 HC for less than $10. I would try to find it for a similar price if you want it.
Princess Leia by Mark Waid, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson, Jordie Bellaire and Joe Caramagna ☆ ☆
Lando by Charles Soule, Alex Maleev, Paul Mounts and Joe Caramagna ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Chewbacca by Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto and Joe Caramagna ☆ ☆
Princess Leia by Mark Waid, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson, Jordie Bellaire and Joe Caramagna ☆ ☆
Lando by Charles Soule, Alex Maleev, Paul Mounts and Joe Caramagna ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Chewbacca by Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto and Joe Caramagna ☆ ☆
February 4, 2017
This oversize book is a collection of three mini-series featuring, Princess Lia, Lando, and Chewbacca. The first by Mark Waid with pencils by Dodson was my least favorite.
The second by Soule and art by Alex Maleev was great. It follows Lando where he is using his charm to try to pay off a debt but instead get roped into working a con where he doesn't know who he is really going up against. Well done interesting story and the ending is touching. It was everything I could have hoped for. This story made the book worth it to me ($27 is expensive for this).
The final story followed Chewbacca as he is on his way to deliver a package but crash lands on a planet where someone there is enslaving people to mine for a substance to sell to the Empire. A girl escapes and the authorities won't listen as they have been paid off. She runs into Chewbacca and tells him her story. She can't understand him but he understands her. At first he is going to leave but when he recognizes that her dad is being held as a slave he decides to get involved. A fun tale on the edges of the Star Wars universe.
The second by Soule and art by Alex Maleev was great. It follows Lando where he is using his charm to try to pay off a debt but instead get roped into working a con where he doesn't know who he is really going up against. Well done interesting story and the ending is touching. It was everything I could have hoped for. This story made the book worth it to me ($27 is expensive for this).
The final story followed Chewbacca as he is on his way to deliver a package but crash lands on a planet where someone there is enslaving people to mine for a substance to sell to the Empire. A girl escapes and the authorities won't listen as they have been paid off. She runs into Chewbacca and tells him her story. She can't understand him but he understands her. At first he is going to leave but when he recognizes that her dad is being held as a slave he decides to get involved. A fun tale on the edges of the Star Wars universe.
August 2, 2022
Three stand alone stories each staring one of the sagas favorite charaters, Leia, Lando, and Chewie. Each tale is great by themselves, and add to the cannon , taking place after A New Hope. Fun for everybody from the most hardcore star wars fan, to the regular joe looking for a cool comic to pass the time with.
October 22, 2024
Very nice little fun book,Lando by far was the best mini series,absolutely loved it and wish it was longer.Leia was good but kind of boring in some parts.Lastly Chewbacca did about as well as it could with not being able to completely understand Chewy.Still was a nice fast,fun story though.
July 25, 2024
Leia 3.5; Land 4.5; Chewie 3
February 6, 2017
Heroes For A New Hope collects three Star Wars miniseries that run alongside the main Marvel Star Wars book written by Jason Aaron. While each story operates independantly of the main series (and each other), this collection offers a change of pace and a fresh look at some characters who deserve more time in the limelight.
Mark Waid and Terry Dodson's tale of a Princess determined to reunite what remains of her people kicks off the proceedings with some epic planet hopping action that takes place literally moments after the award ceremony at the end of A New Hope. It feels like the most significant of the three stories and gives us more to chew on in terms of character growth, to the extent that I mourn never getting to see Carrie Fisher kick as much ass as Leia gets to here. Up until The Force Awakens and Rogue One, Star Wars has been something of a boys club so it's pretty gratifying to watch Leia stepping up to prove her credentials as a General of the Rebellion as well as the People's Princess.
Charles Soule and Alex Maleev up the ante with arguably the best story of the collection, focussing on former friend of Han Solo and previous owner of the Millenium Falcon Lando Calrissian, the smooth-talking but down on his luck scoundrel trying to keep his head above the sea of debt his luxurious lifestyle and severe gambling habits have left him in. In a 'one last heist' style attempt to set himself free from his troubles, Lando agrees to steal a Spaceship without asking who owned it in the first place. Hilarity and bloodshed ensue when both the owner and contents are revealed. Soule really manages to capture the spirit of Lando's lothario cool and gives us a fun cast of associates to play off, from Bounty Hunters to learned Ugnauts to Imperial-implanted Lobot (seen shadowing Lando on Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back).
I had high hopes for Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto's Chewbacca story but while it is a charming tale, its sheer incedental nature robs it of any real significance to the main story and offers the least in terms of revealing anything new about its hairy protagonist. Noto's art is the real winner here as he has to render the incomprehensible wookiee's interactions in gesture and expression (you have to wonder how much of Duggan's script was spent explaining each phonetic growl for panel breakdowns) as there's no translations here, just spunky tween Zarro's interpretation. Unfortunately the story isn't so much a silent comedy of errors as a somewhat clichéd miner rebellion story, but it ends with a bittersweet surprise callback to a certain Star Wars Holiday Special...
Rated as an average of the ratings for each story:
Princess Leia ★★★★
Lando ★★★★
Chewbacca ★★★
Mark Waid and Terry Dodson's tale of a Princess determined to reunite what remains of her people kicks off the proceedings with some epic planet hopping action that takes place literally moments after the award ceremony at the end of A New Hope. It feels like the most significant of the three stories and gives us more to chew on in terms of character growth, to the extent that I mourn never getting to see Carrie Fisher kick as much ass as Leia gets to here. Up until The Force Awakens and Rogue One, Star Wars has been something of a boys club so it's pretty gratifying to watch Leia stepping up to prove her credentials as a General of the Rebellion as well as the People's Princess.
Charles Soule and Alex Maleev up the ante with arguably the best story of the collection, focussing on former friend of Han Solo and previous owner of the Millenium Falcon Lando Calrissian, the smooth-talking but down on his luck scoundrel trying to keep his head above the sea of debt his luxurious lifestyle and severe gambling habits have left him in. In a 'one last heist' style attempt to set himself free from his troubles, Lando agrees to steal a Spaceship without asking who owned it in the first place. Hilarity and bloodshed ensue when both the owner and contents are revealed. Soule really manages to capture the spirit of Lando's lothario cool and gives us a fun cast of associates to play off, from Bounty Hunters to learned Ugnauts to Imperial-implanted Lobot (seen shadowing Lando on Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back).
I had high hopes for Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto's Chewbacca story but while it is a charming tale, its sheer incedental nature robs it of any real significance to the main story and offers the least in terms of revealing anything new about its hairy protagonist. Noto's art is the real winner here as he has to render the incomprehensible wookiee's interactions in gesture and expression (you have to wonder how much of Duggan's script was spent explaining each phonetic growl for panel breakdowns) as there's no translations here, just spunky tween Zarro's interpretation. Unfortunately the story isn't so much a silent comedy of errors as a somewhat clichéd miner rebellion story, but it ends with a bittersweet surprise callback to a certain Star Wars Holiday Special...
Rated as an average of the ratings for each story:
Princess Leia ★★★★
Lando ★★★★
Chewbacca ★★★
December 19, 2019
"Star Wars: Heroes For A New Hope" is a collection of three mini-series about Leia, Lando, and Chewbacca by some surprising creative teams. Initially, I thought all these Star Wars minis were by the C-squad of writers and artists but Marvel seems to be invested in ensuring their overlord's intellectual property shines. Leia and Chewbacca take place after A New Hope while unclear, Lando occurs at a point before he becomes administrator of Cloud City.
"Princess Leia" (Mark Waid, Terry Dodson, and Rachel Dodson)
This mini was my favorite because it literally starts and extends the medal ceremony at the end of "A New Hope". Leia gives a speech to the Rebellion that seems completely uninspired which made me think of something I've NEVER thought of: how do people feel about the consequences of Leia's actions regarding Alderaan? From the get-go, we know she's not completely adored and struggles with the near eradication of her people. Waid explores her burdens and mission to find the remaining Alderaannians with the help of Rebel pilot who doesn't have faith in Leia's leadership.
"Lando" (Charles Soule, Alex Maleev, and Paul Mounts)
He's totally smooth, cool, and a swindler but also kind of a pacifist at heart. Lando starts off being in debt and schemes with Lobot to pull off a job that will free them and allow for a pathway to a better life. This is a heist story that involves a band of mercenaries who end up stealing a ship full of Sith artifacts owned by Palpatine. With the new movie coming out, it makes me think about the importance of Sith artifacts and how they possess the power to influence beings around them. I like that Lando tries to talk his way out of situations rather than resort to violence. I especially liked Lobot as an actual human with dialogue who's heroic deeds lead him to be consumed by his implants.
"Chewbacca" (Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto)
Unfortunately, this mini just didn't work with me because I don't feel Chewie is a person who can stand on his own. For one, we don't understand his dialogue unless it's through someone else which becomes quite a chore in a comic format. What I did like was the bombshell Duggan drops on us about Chewie's personal life, it's kind of upsetting and sad because I'm not sure whether to admire his loyalty to his friends and the Rebellion, or feel like he doesn't have his priorities in order. I can't deny Chewie is good-natured and good-hearted because he's willing to help innocent people in need.
The Leia and Lando minis are definitely worth a read but you can skip Chewbacca. If you're into Star Wars and want to enrich the universe for yourself even more with canon stories, pick up this collection.
"Princess Leia" (Mark Waid, Terry Dodson, and Rachel Dodson)
This mini was my favorite because it literally starts and extends the medal ceremony at the end of "A New Hope". Leia gives a speech to the Rebellion that seems completely uninspired which made me think of something I've NEVER thought of: how do people feel about the consequences of Leia's actions regarding Alderaan? From the get-go, we know she's not completely adored and struggles with the near eradication of her people. Waid explores her burdens and mission to find the remaining Alderaannians with the help of Rebel pilot who doesn't have faith in Leia's leadership.
"Lando" (Charles Soule, Alex Maleev, and Paul Mounts)
He's totally smooth, cool, and a swindler but also kind of a pacifist at heart. Lando starts off being in debt and schemes with Lobot to pull off a job that will free them and allow for a pathway to a better life. This is a heist story that involves a band of mercenaries who end up stealing a ship full of Sith artifacts owned by Palpatine. With the new movie coming out, it makes me think about the importance of Sith artifacts and how they possess the power to influence beings around them. I like that Lando tries to talk his way out of situations rather than resort to violence. I especially liked Lobot as an actual human with dialogue who's heroic deeds lead him to be consumed by his implants.
"Chewbacca" (Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto)
Unfortunately, this mini just didn't work with me because I don't feel Chewie is a person who can stand on his own. For one, we don't understand his dialogue unless it's through someone else which becomes quite a chore in a comic format. What I did like was the bombshell Duggan drops on us about Chewie's personal life, it's kind of upsetting and sad because I'm not sure whether to admire his loyalty to his friends and the Rebellion, or feel like he doesn't have his priorities in order. I can't deny Chewie is good-natured and good-hearted because he's willing to help innocent people in need.
The Leia and Lando minis are definitely worth a read but you can skip Chewbacca. If you're into Star Wars and want to enrich the universe for yourself even more with canon stories, pick up this collection.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 24, 2017
Star Wars: Heroes for a New Hope collects three miniseries following characters post-A New Hope, and not a single one is a white man! (#diversity) Mark Waid and Terry Dodson's Princess Leia story is the best by far, both in story/character and in adding something interesting and worth reading to the canon. Leia and a hotshot pilot named Evaan go rogue on a secret mission to rescue all the remaining Alderaanians in the galaxy before the Empire completes its genocide. The relationship between the two women evolves through the five issues; it's the most compelling part of the narrative that has several compelling parts. Charles Soule and Alex Maleev's Lando story is a nice, fun one, as Lando steals a ship belonging to someone he really should not have stolen a ship from. It's cool to see what Lando's like outside of his brief appearances in the movies. Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto's Chewbacca story...did not engage me much at all, sadly. It's difficult to write a comic about a character who doesn't speak in anything but roars—difficult but far from impossible. They focus on a girl who enlists Chewie's help in freeing her dad and fellow slaves, and there are some nice moments, but I was mostly flipping pages to get to the end with this one, unlike the other two that I genuinely enjoyed. Overall, a fine collection with art that does the job (and occasionally more), though my recommendation would be to just buy the
Star Wars - Princess Leia
trade.
February 28, 2025
Three little stories about three heroes doing the "right thing" (or thinking about it).
I found the Leia and Lando's ones the more interesting because they are well linked to their characters and to the Star Wars lore (the aftermath of the destruction of Alderaan for her and the rogue activties and Lobot for him).
The third one is a classic story about a citizen who starts to rebel against the Empire. Chewbacca is there to help and has some flashbacks about his life as a slave but cannot see the mini-series about him.
Plots are very simple with some problematic frivolities about how the problems are solved.
I liked the art style of the Lando's one.
That's all. Nothing great, nothing too bad.
I found the Leia and Lando's ones the more interesting because they are well linked to their characters and to the Star Wars lore (the aftermath of the destruction of Alderaan for her and the rogue activties and Lobot for him).
The third one is a classic story about a citizen who starts to rebel against the Empire. Chewbacca is there to help and has some flashbacks about his life as a slave but cannot see the mini-series about him.
Plots are very simple with some problematic frivolities about how the problems are solved.
I liked the art style of the Lando's one.
That's all. Nothing great, nothing too bad.
January 29, 2023
"With great power comes great responsibility" for three different characters with three different powers in three different stages of responsibility. Leia's power is political and she's been responsible for years, but now she's confronted with a new situation where she has to find out for herself what the responsible thing to do is. Chewbacca's power is physical strength and he has to be convinced to be responsible. Lando's power is swagger and he is completely irresponsible.
July 14, 2022
Each story is better than Episodes VII-IX. Characterization of Chewie and Lando spot on. Reading this after Lando-Solo movie tie-ins is night and day.
That hack Lando from Solo movie is replaced by the real deal.
Leia’s core beliefs are firmed up, and she is given a motive.
Chewie is shown to be a badass.
That hack Lando from Solo movie is replaced by the real deal.
Leia’s core beliefs are firmed up, and she is given a motive.
Chewie is shown to be a badass.
August 9, 2017
Three stories in one. The first two are worthy of five stars and I enjoyed the more detailed lore they provided. The last story...lacked something. Honestly, you could probably skip it if you wanted to, although it was a quick read.
December 10, 2025
Three solid stories from iconic characters from the Star Wars universe. Nothing groundbreaking but a must-read nonetheless, specially the Lando story, given that Soule delves deeper into elements of this story in his subsequent Darth Vader and then Star Wars runs.
March 24, 2019
Leia and chewie’s: eh
Lando’s: super rad
Lando’s: super rad
November 15, 2019
Princess Leia ☆☆☆☆
Lando ☆☆☆☆☆
Chewbacca ☆☆☆☆
Lando ☆☆☆☆☆
Chewbacca ☆☆☆☆
November 25, 2019
Loved the Lando story. The Leia story was okay. Chewie's was...meh.
January 8, 2020
leia - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
lando - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
chewbacca - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
avg. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
lando - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
chewbacca - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
avg. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
December 3, 2023
As one of the early Marvel Star Wars comics, I've read these stories multiple times. Lando is by far best one as is widely agreed. I like leia and don't love Chewbacca.
My best friend bought me this while out on a day trip, just so I could have it for my collection. I've only ever read them digitally, but even if I don't love all the stories, I love having the artwork in oversized format.
My best friend bought me this while out on a day trip, just so I could have it for my collection. I've only ever read them digitally, but even if I don't love all the stories, I love having the artwork in oversized format.
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