Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years, Vol. 5

Star Wars Legends Epic Collection #33

by Jo Duffy, Bob Layton, David Michelinie

Determined to rescue Han Solo from his carbonite prison, the heroes of the Rebel Alliance undertake mission after mission to track him down…while staying one step ahead of the Empire! But Darth Vader remains equally determined to capture Luke Skywalker, and — with the evil Emperor Palpatine — prepares one final trap to reunite father and son. It all culminates in a gorgeous comic-book adaptation of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi — but the story doesn’t end there! The rebels have one final mission: to defeat the last remnants of the Empire and create a New Republic to unify the galaxy once more. But another Dark Lord is waiting in the wings!

COLLECTING: Star Wars (1977) 74-88, Star Wars Annual (1979) 3, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) 1-4

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

496 pages, Paperback

Published August 3, 2021

About the author

Also published under the name Mary Jo Duffy and/or Mary-Jo Duffy.

Reviews

[Edward Davies · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty good volume that weaves new stories around Return Of The Jedi.

[S.J. Saunders · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely flounders a bit (and is thoroughly retconned, in some cases), but I still enjoy this classic take on the Star Wars universe.

Probably could have done without the alien puberty bit...

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3 and a half stars*

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Given how this was for the most part written before Return of the Jedi came out it's pretty solid. The regular cast of characters are hunting for a rebel spy who has disappeared and has intel they need. Then we get an actual adaptation of Jedi. After that the stories aren't as good as they try and find their footing in a post Jedi setting. It's mostly going to different worlds and trying to talk them into joining the new republic they hope to set up.