Star Wars: Poe Dameron #6

Star Wars: Poe Dameron (Single Issues)

by Charles Soule, Phil Noto (Artist)

Poe and Agent Terex are in a race…to break out of jail! But with Black Squadron surrounded by deadly inmates…their only hope is BB-8?!?

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

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 7, 2016

About the author

Charles Soule is a #1 New York Times-bestselling novelist, comics author, screenwriter, musician, and lapsed attorney. He has written some of the most prominent stories of the last decade for Marvel, DC and Lucasfilm in addition to his own work, such as his comics Curse Words, Letter 44 and Undiscovered Country, and his original novels Light of the Jedi, The Endless Vessel, The Oracle Year and Anyone. He lives in New York.

Reviews

[Spencer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than the previous issue, lots of action and the plot progressed quite a bit.

[Solace Winter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't see how this make Poe and his crew better than Terex, honestly. I'm not enjoying this run as much as I wished I was.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prison break! And some Capt. Phasma.

[Elwin Kline · Rating 3 out of 5]

"I really liked it!" - 3.5 star rating, with a round down to a 3.

This whole prison arc has been great. It has pulled me into these Poe Dameron comics and have been a relief to read, especially with the first ~3 or so comics in this series being quite the opposite (aka, not good).

Naturally, all good things come to an end. The cybernetic limb enhanced Hutt gang, prison rioters, corrupt guards, and everything else that made these comics so much fun comes to closure. Something tells me though that we shall see Grackus the Hutt at some point again within these ~30 Poe comics. We shall see.

Onward to #7, which at the time of this review I have already consumed and let me tell ya - it's even better than this prison arc. These are starting to develop into some awesome Star Wars comics.

[solène · Rating 3 out of 5]

Comic!Poe is becoming more and more like Movie!Poe and I like that. In the first three issues, it didn't feel like it even was the same character, but both the storyline and the characterisation are getting better and better.

[Jason]

The ending to this storyline was a little too... convenient...as comic book story endings often are.

[Marisa Carpico · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly easy to jump back in. Fun and actually ties into the movies in a way I didn’t expect. Good character stuff as well as pretty fun art.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

#6 – “Dameron was as good as his word. Access to all systems restored.”

[Meghan Conroy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good continuation to the series. I love getting more Poe Dameron content and I can’t wait to read more. I also am loving the rivalry of Tarex and Poe.

[Chris Conley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stuff is happening. I'm just still not sure why I'm supposed to like/support/whatever Poe at this point. He's just doing things. They might be interesting things, but he doesn't have much charm.

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Grakkus storyline concludes with Poe and the gang facing a prison riot - only for Grakkus to lock them outside his safe quarters. No blasters, no immediate help available... it looks bleak. Roll forward BB-8. At a signal from Poe, he teams up with his fellow Black Squadron astromech droids to try and help free their pilots. But first, the droids must successfully disable the various prison security systems and that of course is not going to be easy.

Again, it is great to see BB-8 (and the other droids) given a showcase. One of the strengths of this series so far is the emphasis on teamwork. Although it's Poe's name on the front cover, every being and every droid plays a part in Black Squadron's victories. The other question we are left with is working out how Terex got to Grakkus before Poe did. I look forward to finding out some answers in the forthcoming issues.

[Luce · Rating 3 out of 5]

So shooooort, why. No seriously, why has the page count dropped from 32 in the first two issues to ~23 in the last four? Is this a thing that usually happens with comics? Issues 3 and 4 pulled it off but 5 and 6 have been just so unsatisfying, which kinda sucks for this one especially because it's the end of this arc and we even got some Leia time again and I'm still meh about it. Maybe it's because 5 and 6 have been more about the plot and less about the characters, whereas 3 and 4 were the opposite. Idk. It's still good overall and it's not like I'm gonna drop the series or anything (please, as if I would stop reading a series dedicated entirely to my queer space husband), but I really hope it picks up again in the next issue with the new arc. 3.5/5.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

This issue introduces a weird thing: gravity belts. And it looks like there may be more to Agent Terex than expected. I can feel my interest in this series waning a bit. Poe has gotten info that Lor San Tekka has been to Arthon and Hosra (from the EU and Star Wars: Uprising espectively), but the search for Lor San Tekka has been put on hold at the end, which is a shame because learning more about Lor San Tekka was really what was keeping me interested in the series. It feels like Lucasfilm is stalling to provide more answers until we are closer to Episode VIII's release.

[Writerlibrarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

BB-8 is my hero.

Merged review:

BB8 as secret agent/weapon/general of a droid guerilla squadron. That's what made this issue of Poe Dameron sparkle and shine. It closes the search for information about the whereabouts of Lor San Tekka and opens up a search for a leak in the resistance.

A good series to keep up with.

[Patrick Factora · Rating 5 out of 5]

The progression of Poe's comic series is getting really great and seeing him in SW7 is becoming even more nerdy flavored excitement! Another awesome read!

[Ellie Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

64/100

[Evey Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nota: 2.5/5