Star Wars: Age of Rebellion

Star Wars: Age of Rebellion

by Greg Pak, Chris Sprouse (Illustrator)

The Age of Star Wars - an epic series of adventures uniting your favorite characters from all eras - reaches the iconic heroes and villains of the original trilogy! Witness the moments that defined them, the incredible battles that shaped them - and their eternal conflict between light and darkness! Solo stories spotlight major figures from Star Wars Episodes IV-VI - from Luke, Leia and Han to Lando, Yoda and more! And on the dark side, Darth Vader is joined by Boba Fett, Jabba the Hutt, Grand Moff Tarkin and the cold, calculating bounty hunter known as IG-88! COLLECTING: STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION - BOBA FETT 1, STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION - DARTH VADER 1, STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION - HAN SOLO 1, STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION - JABBA THE HUTT 1, STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION - LANDO CALRISSIAN 1, STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION - LUKE SKYWALKER 1, STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION - PRINCESS LEIA 1, STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION - GRAND MOFF TARKIN 1, STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION SPECIAL 1

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

240 pages, Hardcover

Published April 28, 2020

About the author

Greg Pak is an award-winning Korean American comic book writer and filmmaker currently writing "Lawful" for BOOM and "Sam Wilson: Captain America" (with Evan Narcisse) for Marvel. Pak wrote the "Princess Who Saved Herself" children's book and the “Code Monkey Save World” graphic novel based on the songs of Jonathan Coulton and co-wrote (with Fred Van Lente) the acclaimed “Make Comics Like the Pros” how-to book. Pak's other work includes "Planet Hulk," "Darth Vader," "Mech Cadet Yu," "Ronin Island," "Action Comics," and "Magneto Testament."

Reviews

[Matthew Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most of these were really good and I didn’t think any of these were bad. I especially enjoyed the Tarkin, Jabba, Luke, and Vader issues the most.

[morgan ☽ · Rating 5 out of 5]

"And if the stories don't quite add up - if witnesses swear they've seen the killer destroyed more than once, all evidence to the contrary - then , well... that's how legends are born."

[Ming · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing very substantial to chew on

[Relstuart · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of one shot stories each featuring a character from the original Star Wars films. The short stories expand on the characters back story slightly and each contains a prose afterword talking about the character and actor that played them with some insight into what went on behind the scenes for them.

Not the greatest from a story perspective because it's a collection of brief stories - but a fan of the franchise will likely enjoy this.

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

As inconsistent as the first volume, with the few good issues overshadowed by the more numerous poor ones.

[Luana · Rating 4 out of 5]

The previous collection “Age of Republic” was a solid, if unremarkable, collection of little character moment vignettes centered around a smattering of prequel characters. I was expecting more of the same from “Age of Rebellion,” which, don’t get me wrong, it absolutely is. But what a difference having actually two-dimensional characters makes! With media surrounding prequel characters, there’s so little to work with that you’re essentially working with a different character almost every time. The OT characters are sketched broadly yet firmly enough that vignettes such as these can constitute “a wrinkle” rather than a “character moment.” There’s no need to sketch them in, they been sketched! Best ones are Tarkin, Boba, Jabba and – incredibly – Biggs and Porkins, whose comedy vacation actually legit did crack me up. Boba and Jabba’s tales are I’m sure what fans were hoping for from Book of Boba Fett (with a respectful tone towards the Tuskens no less). On the character front, Greg Pak’s take on Tarkin is essentially “what if Herr Starr sans comedy” – a powerful, successful military man whose physical masculinity is constantly cast in doubt by people like Vader and Kreel. His “hard man” fantasy is legit kind of good character work that’s… a little too good for Star Wars, almost!

Funny that all the good guy tales were *fine*.

[Victor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Frustratingly mediocre at best. The art almost, ALMOST makes up for the absolutely low-effort writing throughout the entire book. It wasn’t necessarily what I expected, I was hoping for more of a thorough single narrative set around the original trilogy. This was basically a compilation of one shots that create little character vignettes about most of the OG trilogy’s main cast. That’s totally fine, I just wish the stories themselves would’ve had a bit more substance. However, each of them were only a few pages and featured some of the dumbest writing I’ve witnessed in some time. Thoroughly contrived and completely predictable, you’re not missing much here. While the art does have some high points, there are still instances that I found it to be lacking as well (to my tastes). It felt like a grab bag of mediocrity. The best parts were the short write ups that concluded each story, but even these were little more than lightly researched, paraphrased Wikipedia articles. It just goes to show that the corporate conglomerate of Disney/Marvel can release about anything with great packaging and it will sell because of its affiliation, regardless of its creative merits or lack thereof. Save yourself some time. I’m glad I didn’t spend money on this.

[Ian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Collecting the Age of Rebellion 'Heroes', 'Villains' and the Special, this book features eleven stories from the war between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance.
Each story focuses on a famous character from the era of the Original Trilogy; Princess Leia, Grand Moff Tarkin, Han Solo, Boba Fett, Lando Calrissian, Jabba the Hutt, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, IG-88, Yoda and Rebel pilots Biggs Darklighter and Jek Porkins.

These stories are all relatively short and, by their nature, can't feature any really major character moments for any of the protagonists but nevertheless they're pretty enjoyable to read. They add just a little bit of extra depth to the characters they feature and it's always nice to see familiar old faces in action again.
For me the highlights here were the two tales of bounty hunters, Boba Fett and IG-88, who have always been favourites of mine.

A solid and enjoyable anthology of comic book stories, but you won't be missing out on anything major to Star Wars if you skipped it.

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[Greg Kerestan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great volume of side-stories and one shots. Oddly enough, despite the Rebellion Era being the OT and the era by which all Star Wars content is judged, the writers here gravitate to lesser-known characters than the "Age of Republic" volume did. There's Luke, Leia, Han and Vader, but we also get Jabba, Lando/Lobot and even IG-88 stories. Carrie Fisher's passing casts a shadow over this book, and the Leia essay is as much a paean to Fisher as to Leia. But you don't need to be sentimental and nostalgic to enjoy this set of great Star Wars adventures.

[Troy-David Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

Age of Rebellion is an improvement over Age of Republic.
While these stories are also bridges, “bonus beats” if you will, they don’t feel as forced as the previous volume.
The Tarkin, Vader, Lando Calrissian stories are worth noting, as are also the Luke, Jabba, and IG-88 stories.
The Han Solo story and Princess Leia story could have been expanded beyond their one-shots; I think I would have enjoyed a mini-series for each.
In all, a much better effort than Republic.

[Kurt Lorenz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Princess Leia: Princess Scoundrel, ☆☆☆☆☆
Grand Moff Tarkin: Tooth and Claw, ☆☆☆☆☆
Han Solo: Running from the Rebellion, ☆☆☆☆
Boba Fett: Hunter's Heart, ☆☆☆☆☆
Lando Calrissian: Cloud City Blues, ☆☆☆
Jabba the Hutt: Great to be Jabba, ☆☆☆☆
Luke Skywalker: Fight or Flight, ☆☆☆☆
Darth Vader: To the Letter, ☆☆☆☆☆
IG-88: The Long Game, ☆☆☆
Yoda: Trial of Dagobah, ☆☆☆
Biggs & Porkins: Stolen Valor, ☆☆☆

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute. I liked the art at the end. Sad there was no Kylo Ren though.

[Citybones · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.75 redondeando todas.
La que no me gustó fue la historia de Lando, la mayoría fue estándar y las que más me gustaron fueron la de Vader y la extra del droide asesino.

[Cameron Fraser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Inconsistent but a few strong highlights.

[BiblioBeruthiel · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Biggs & Porkins: Stolen Valor" single handedly cost this book an entire star. I wish I could un-read it.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5, rounding up to four. I really liked this collection of short stories. Each story was well written and the art was good too. Looking forward to reading more Star Wars stories by Greg Pak.

[Adarable · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't have much to say about this one. It's a collection of short comics, they are fun but not life changing.

[bina · Rating 4 out of 5]

my fav story was the darth vader one but i've always been an anakin girl so that doesn't surprise me lol

i also loved the han comic and the leia one too <3

[Daniel Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like these Anthologies of different stories over the eras - Fun format