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Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca #2
Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca, Vol. 2: The Crystal Run, Part Two
Han Solo and Chewbacca's ragtag adventures continue!
Chewbacca behind bars! Chewie is held captive on the prison planet of Gulhadar — and you’ll never believe who his cellmate is. None other than…Maz Kanata! But where is Han Solo…and whatever happened to the Millennium Falcon?
Chewbacca behind bars! Chewie is held captive on the prison planet of Gulhadar — and you’ll never believe who his cellmate is. None other than…Maz Kanata! But where is Han Solo…and whatever happened to the Millennium Falcon?
112 pages, Paperback
First published June 6, 2023
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Marc Guggenheim
930 books175 followersMarc Guggenheim grew up on Long Island, New York, and earned his law degree from Boston University. After over four years in practice, he left law to pursue a career in television.
Today, Guggenheim is an Emmy Award–winning writer who writes for multiple mediums including television, film, video games, comic books, and new media. His work includes projects for such popular franchises as Percy Jackson, Star Wars, Call of Duty, Star Trek, and Planet of the Apes.
His next book, In Any Lifetime, coming from Lake Union Publishing on August 1st.
Guggenheim currently lives in Encino, California, with his wife, two daughters, and a handful of pets.
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Today, Guggenheim is an Emmy Award–winning writer who writes for multiple mediums including television, film, video games, comic books, and new media. His work includes projects for such popular franchises as Percy Jackson, Star Wars, Call of Duty, Star Trek, and Planet of the Apes.
His next book, In Any Lifetime, coming from Lake Union Publishing on August 1st.
Guggenheim currently lives in Encino, California, with his wife, two daughters, and a handful of pets.
Keep up to date on his latest projects with LegalDispatch, a weekly newsletter where he shares news and notes about writing, comics, and the entertainment industry.
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October 9, 2023
This collection continues the story from the first collection. In that one we left with a cliffhanger. We see the resolution to that cliffhanger and Han and Chewie continue on their quest to recover the artifact.
I thought this was a step down from the first collection. The problem with this collection was what is the purpose of this run. The first collection hinted at some plots that I was interested in seeing. In this one we kind of explore these plots but not nearly to the extent that I was hoping. This collection seemed to zip along the plot at a breakneck speed and the story suffered because of this. After I was done reading it I wondered if this run was suppose to be longer but it was canceled and they had to rush the conclusion. It does hint at a plot we might see in the future. The problem is I did not care for that plot in the movies so I am not really here for it in the comics. The art was the highlight of this issue. That and the introduction to a character that I hope we see more of in the future.
Truthfully I will probably forget about this collection and run within a month. There is nothing really special here. Han and Chewie are on a heist to retrieve an artifact. Been there done that. There is an elaborate jailbreak. Once again been there done that. The only reason to read this and it is not a strong reason to do so is there is one panel that is a callback to the very first film that made me laugh. Besides that this collection and run can be skipped.
I thought this was a step down from the first collection. The problem with this collection was what is the purpose of this run. The first collection hinted at some plots that I was interested in seeing. In this one we kind of explore these plots but not nearly to the extent that I was hoping. This collection seemed to zip along the plot at a breakneck speed and the story suffered because of this. After I was done reading it I wondered if this run was suppose to be longer but it was canceled and they had to rush the conclusion. It does hint at a plot we might see in the future. The problem is I did not care for that plot in the movies so I am not really here for it in the comics. The art was the highlight of this issue. That and the introduction to a character that I hope we see more of in the future.
Truthfully I will probably forget about this collection and run within a month. There is nothing really special here. Han and Chewie are on a heist to retrieve an artifact. Been there done that. There is an elaborate jailbreak. Once again been there done that. The only reason to read this and it is not a strong reason to do so is there is one panel that is a callback to the very first film that made me laugh. Besides that this collection and run can be skipped.
August 8, 2023
** Sigh **
As a massive fan of the characters I was very excited Han and Chewie would be going on new adventures in the comics but this run has been every bit as generic and ultimately inconsequential as many of the other Disney-era Marvel titles.
As a massive fan of the characters I was very excited Han and Chewie would be going on new adventures in the comics but this run has been every bit as generic and ultimately inconsequential as many of the other Disney-era Marvel titles.
July 14, 2024
An ok book. It is funny, but the book is very rushed. Lots of stuff is going on, but it all happens too quickly.
The last book finished with Chewie imprisoned, and Han shot dead. Probobly not a great a definite cliffhanger to start a second book.
The book is fast-paced (too fast-paced if you ask me). To accommodate this, there are big jumps in the story between panels. Also, the book has a number of cameos and a pretty interesting new character. The book finishes with a full page varient cover gallery.
The last book finished with Chewie imprisoned, and Han shot dead. Probobly not a great a definite cliffhanger to start a second book.
The book is fast-paced (too fast-paced if you ask me). To accommodate this, there are big jumps in the story between panels. Also, the book has a number of cameos and a pretty interesting new character. The book finishes with a full page varient cover gallery.
February 6, 2024
Adequately wraps up the Crystal Run mini-series. The first volume was kind of all over the place in terms of twists, double-crosses, and gaping plot holes, and this volume is more of the same. Don't expect much coherency; do expect plenty of firefights and quips. I will say that Han's snarky remarks did make me smile once or twice.
Feels like the reveal about the actual contents of the much-desired urn will play into the Dark Droids event. Otherwise, The Crystal Run isn't really required reading.
Feels like the reveal about the actual contents of the much-desired urn will play into the Dark Droids event. Otherwise, The Crystal Run isn't really required reading.
June 18, 2023
8-2 BBY
This graphic novel is the second installment of the Han Solo and Chewbacca story arc taking place before they ever meet Luke and Leia. It continues the Crystal Run story, of which a highly valuable urn is sought after by none other than Jabba the Hutt. A number or bounty hunters and smugglers are after it, including Han And Chewbacca. While it was supposedly safely stored on the Falcon, Greedo almost kills Han and they dump him on some far-off planet. Meanwhile, Chewbacca is in prison with Maz Kanata and they make a new and valuable acquaintance in Phaedra, a blue humanoid with markings that make her look similar to a Nightsister of Dathomir, though her race is never actually addressed. After a daring escape and a reunion with Han, they learn a darker secret to the urn and why Jabba might be paying such a high price for it.
Absolutely excellent artwork and storytelling, with Phaedra easily a new favorite character. I certainly hope we see more of her in the future, as she is quite dynamic and intriguing. While the story seems conclusive, the "for now" at the end hints at further adventures regarding Han and urn.
This graphic novel is the second installment of the Han Solo and Chewbacca story arc taking place before they ever meet Luke and Leia. It continues the Crystal Run story, of which a highly valuable urn is sought after by none other than Jabba the Hutt. A number or bounty hunters and smugglers are after it, including Han And Chewbacca. While it was supposedly safely stored on the Falcon, Greedo almost kills Han and they dump him on some far-off planet. Meanwhile, Chewbacca is in prison with Maz Kanata and they make a new and valuable acquaintance in Phaedra, a blue humanoid with markings that make her look similar to a Nightsister of Dathomir, though her race is never actually addressed. After a daring escape and a reunion with Han, they learn a darker secret to the urn and why Jabba might be paying such a high price for it.
Absolutely excellent artwork and storytelling, with Phaedra easily a new favorite character. I certainly hope we see more of her in the future, as she is quite dynamic and intriguing. While the story seems conclusive, the "for now" at the end hints at further adventures regarding Han and urn.
July 31, 2023
7/10:
While not as strong as the first part in The Crystal Run story arc, there’s still a lot of cool moments. Chewbacca gets a lot of time to showcase his strength and brilliance while in prison while Han shows how he’s learned from his past mistakes. The introduction of Ajax Sigma was really interesting and I’m excited to learn more about this homicidal droid and his exploits throughout the galaxy.
While not as strong as the first part in The Crystal Run story arc, there’s still a lot of cool moments. Chewbacca gets a lot of time to showcase his strength and brilliance while in prison while Han shows how he’s learned from his past mistakes. The introduction of Ajax Sigma was really interesting and I’m excited to learn more about this homicidal droid and his exploits throughout the galaxy.
March 2, 2023
I really enjoyed this series overall. I’d love more Han and Chewie adventures in the future!
October 2, 2023
"Cmon. If you can't count on a galactic dictatorship for punctuality, who can you count on?"
March 2, 2023
I wasn’t expecting to care about this series as much as I did because I honestly think Han Solo is a little over rated. But the comics are turning that around for me. I think my negative opinion of Harrison Ford rubbed off on the character. But this sets up the next event pretty well while also telling it’s own good story.
May 18, 2024
Continua no mesmo pique de ser uma história que parece complicar sem necessidade só pra aumentar o tamanho da história. Nesse volume conhecemos uma personagem nova que me parece meio vazia, só porque precisa de alguém pra fazer aquelas coisas. História competente, os personagens já conhecidos estão bem escritos, mas de novo, não tem muito razão de ser.
July 30, 2023
Little bit better than volume 1, but it all turning out to be a “back door pilot” for the Dark Droids event coming down the pike felt a little cheap. And the Ovan/Corbus aspect isn’t explained enough in any detail—how did he recall an exact conversation Han and his true father had years before? How did he get ahold of the holo of Han’s mother? The “the end…for now” was ominous, but I don’t necessarily see this miniseries continuing. Under a Cavan Scott, it would soar, but as it is, just light fun.
July 7, 2023
3.75
Story got stale and didn't really deliver on the premise. But a good jumping of pulling you through the story.
Story got stale and didn't really deliver on the premise. But a good jumping of pulling you through the story.
June 21, 2023
With Chewie in prison and Han left for dead on a remote planet, the two smugglers have an uphill struggle if they're to turn the tables on those who betrayed them, reclaim the Millennium Falcon and deliver the hard-won treasure to Jabba the Hutt.
Guggenheim keeps up the brisk pace that worked so well in the first book, whilst maintaining the spot-on characterisations of the title characters. As before, it's nice to see a version of Han who is genuinely sharp and cunning, instead of the bumbling buffoon that all too many Star Wars stories turn him in to.
Nevertheless, this book is definitely a step-down in terms of overall quality from 'Part One'. The plotting doesn't feel as tight and there's not too much of a core story arc to really get to grips with. That's a particular shame when you consider that this book features a heist in Grand Moff Tarkin's office on Coruscant, which should've been awesome but which is underwhelming and over all too quickly.
The other thing that held back my enjoyment of this book was the the introduction of the lore surrounding the droid revolutionary Ajax Sigma. Aside from ripping-off stories already covered in the old EU canon (nice shout-out to Kligson's Moon, however), it's all too obvious that Ajax Sigma is only mentioned here because they're planning to do something with the character later on. The lack of subtlety in introducing this thing that will only be important somewhere down the line was very disappointing.
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Guggenheim keeps up the brisk pace that worked so well in the first book, whilst maintaining the spot-on characterisations of the title characters. As before, it's nice to see a version of Han who is genuinely sharp and cunning, instead of the bumbling buffoon that all too many Star Wars stories turn him in to.
Nevertheless, this book is definitely a step-down in terms of overall quality from 'Part One'. The plotting doesn't feel as tight and there's not too much of a core story arc to really get to grips with. That's a particular shame when you consider that this book features a heist in Grand Moff Tarkin's office on Coruscant, which should've been awesome but which is underwhelming and over all too quickly.
The other thing that held back my enjoyment of this book was the the introduction of the lore surrounding the droid revolutionary Ajax Sigma. Aside from ripping-off stories already covered in the old EU canon (nice shout-out to Kligson's Moon, however), it's all too obvious that Ajax Sigma is only mentioned here because they're planning to do something with the character later on. The lack of subtlety in introducing this thing that will only be important somewhere down the line was very disappointing.
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March 2, 2023
This story was so much fun and I love how it ended. I could use more Han and Chewie adventures. I love the artwork and I look forward to more!
May 9, 2024
{Series Score: 3/10 — Review continued from Vol. 1}
At first I was giving the story credit for Han not falling for it, but as he proved himself knowledge about specific childhood conversations, Han and I both started to believe him. That was an error, but to have never explained how he knew that stuff? How did he pull this off?
The pirates Han abandons in volume one are obnoxious. They’re given next to no time for character exploration, but the time they’re given is twice too long.
Why do we need a cliffhanger on a damn miniseries? This guy is never going to show up again ever because nobody cares about this book. His own Wookiepedia page only gives his biography through issue 5, nobody has even bothered to update it.
Greedo coming along is another thing that’s so obvious it’s hard to believe a person was this uninspired, but for what it’s worth, it’s handled okay. That, and Han’s banter with Chewie is pretty good. Nothing else about this book works at all. Things just happen, characters just do things, words are vomited out with little baring nor meaning, and ultimately nothing was gained from having read this. My time was occupied, that’s the nicest thing I can come up with. Even the reveal of it being an assassin droid part, who cares? Nothing set this up ever. And I once again take issue with Han being such a good guy before Episode IV. He absolutely should’ve turned it in to Jabba, and Jabba ripped him off for $10,000 credits on account of Han taking so long, but as something extra, he lets Han know where the lying thief what’s-his-name, Non-Solo, the not-Dad… anyway. Jabba knows he lied, so he lets Han kill him. At least the ending would’ve been satisfying, and it would be much more in line with Han’s character during this time period… or at least with what his character used to be…
Forgive me if I just missed them somewhere. But one last Exhibit F for the jury: AI doesn’t understand the point of a title, and wouldn’t care about naming something “The Crystal Run”… without any crystals in or referenced in the story anywhere. I might’ve missed them. But if I can miss them that easy? Maybe it shouldn’t be the title…
I’m a Canon apologist, but this is the slop that gives it a bad name.
At first I was giving the story credit for Han not falling for it, but as he proved himself knowledge about specific childhood conversations, Han and I both started to believe him. That was an error, but to have never explained how he knew that stuff? How did he pull this off?
The pirates Han abandons in volume one are obnoxious. They’re given next to no time for character exploration, but the time they’re given is twice too long.
Why do we need a cliffhanger on a damn miniseries? This guy is never going to show up again ever because nobody cares about this book. His own Wookiepedia page only gives his biography through issue 5, nobody has even bothered to update it.
Greedo coming along is another thing that’s so obvious it’s hard to believe a person was this uninspired, but for what it’s worth, it’s handled okay. That, and Han’s banter with Chewie is pretty good. Nothing else about this book works at all. Things just happen, characters just do things, words are vomited out with little baring nor meaning, and ultimately nothing was gained from having read this. My time was occupied, that’s the nicest thing I can come up with. Even the reveal of it being an assassin droid part, who cares? Nothing set this up ever. And I once again take issue with Han being such a good guy before Episode IV. He absolutely should’ve turned it in to Jabba, and Jabba ripped him off for $10,000 credits on account of Han taking so long, but as something extra, he lets Han know where the lying thief what’s-his-name, Non-Solo, the not-Dad… anyway. Jabba knows he lied, so he lets Han kill him. At least the ending would’ve been satisfying, and it would be much more in line with Han’s character during this time period… or at least with what his character used to be…
Forgive me if I just missed them somewhere. But one last Exhibit F for the jury: AI doesn’t understand the point of a title, and wouldn’t care about naming something “The Crystal Run”… without any crystals in or referenced in the story anywhere. I might’ve missed them. But if I can miss them that easy? Maybe it shouldn’t be the title…
I’m a Canon apologist, but this is the slop that gives it a bad name.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 20, 2023
Review ⭐⭐⭐
Han Solo & Chewbacca: Tot oder Lebendig
Wer sich schon immer gefragt hat, warum Jabba der Hutte Han und Chewie ans Leder wollte, der wird in "Han Solo & Chewbacca" endlich fündig. Nachdem die beiden Schmuggler im letzten Band beauftragt worden waren eine Urne zu "bergen" und dabei auf Hans Vater trafen, endete die Suche für Chewie im Gefängnis und für Han...Ja, wo ist der eigentlich hin?
Die Handlung:
Während Chewie mit der Unterstützung alter und neuer Freunde (die teilweise auch in mehreren Systemen gesucht werden 😉) am berühmten prison break arbeitet, findet sich Han weit verlassener auf einem Planeten, dessen Sprache er nicht versteht. Und viel schlimmer: Der Falke und damit auch die Urne sind verschwunden...
Meine Meinung:
Eins muss man der Serie definitiv lassen: Witz und Charme hat sie. Vor allem Han ist hervorragend getroffen. Des weiteren verbirgt sich letztlich hinter der Urne eine tatsächlich interessante und für folgende Comic-Storylines wichtige Geschichte. Einen witzigen Gastauftritt mit Ponda Baba und Doktor Evazan hat der Autor auch noch reingeworfen in den Mix. Der fan service funktioniert schließlich schon bei Dave Filoni 😉 Das war es dann aber auch. Der zweite Band ist randvoll mit Ideen und Ansätzen, von denen keinem Zeit gegeben wird, um sich zu entfalten. Ein Ereignis jagt das nächste, weder Atempause noch Charakterentwicklung sind mit eingebaut. Die Figuren hauen sich munter gegenseitig übers Ohr und lernen aus ihren Misserfolgen letztlich...nichts! Mit berühmten literaturkritischen Worten ließe sich sagen: Der Autor hat einen Sack mit unzähligen Dingen gefüllt und ihn uns schließlich einfach vor die Füße geworfen.
Fazit:
Ein munteres Durcheinander, was den Leser leider unbefriedigt zurücklässt.
Werbung: Vielen lieben Dank an @paninide / @starwarspaninide für die Bereitstellung des Rezensionexemplares!
Han Solo & Chewbacca: Tot oder Lebendig
Wer sich schon immer gefragt hat, warum Jabba der Hutte Han und Chewie ans Leder wollte, der wird in "Han Solo & Chewbacca" endlich fündig. Nachdem die beiden Schmuggler im letzten Band beauftragt worden waren eine Urne zu "bergen" und dabei auf Hans Vater trafen, endete die Suche für Chewie im Gefängnis und für Han...Ja, wo ist der eigentlich hin?
Die Handlung:
Während Chewie mit der Unterstützung alter und neuer Freunde (die teilweise auch in mehreren Systemen gesucht werden 😉) am berühmten prison break arbeitet, findet sich Han weit verlassener auf einem Planeten, dessen Sprache er nicht versteht. Und viel schlimmer: Der Falke und damit auch die Urne sind verschwunden...
Meine Meinung:
Eins muss man der Serie definitiv lassen: Witz und Charme hat sie. Vor allem Han ist hervorragend getroffen. Des weiteren verbirgt sich letztlich hinter der Urne eine tatsächlich interessante und für folgende Comic-Storylines wichtige Geschichte. Einen witzigen Gastauftritt mit Ponda Baba und Doktor Evazan hat der Autor auch noch reingeworfen in den Mix. Der fan service funktioniert schließlich schon bei Dave Filoni 😉 Das war es dann aber auch. Der zweite Band ist randvoll mit Ideen und Ansätzen, von denen keinem Zeit gegeben wird, um sich zu entfalten. Ein Ereignis jagt das nächste, weder Atempause noch Charakterentwicklung sind mit eingebaut. Die Figuren hauen sich munter gegenseitig übers Ohr und lernen aus ihren Misserfolgen letztlich...nichts! Mit berühmten literaturkritischen Worten ließe sich sagen: Der Autor hat einen Sack mit unzähligen Dingen gefüllt und ihn uns schließlich einfach vor die Füße geworfen.
Fazit:
Ein munteres Durcheinander, was den Leser leider unbefriedigt zurücklässt.
Werbung: Vielen lieben Dank an @paninide / @starwarspaninide für die Bereitstellung des Rezensionexemplares!
August 12, 2023
While Chewie fights for his life in prison, Corbus and Tanna recover the Millenium Falcon where Corbus hid the urn. Except it's not there. Han is left in a faraway planet, but quickly mobilizes to help Chewie escape alongside Maz (the small, wrinkly one with goggles from that splendid new trilogy of movies everybody seems to like) and Phaedra, the girl who created the escape plan. Next they get to recover the Falcon.
November 16, 2023
There are some briefly inspired moments in this volume — Han’s voice feels accurate in a few shining moments, and though illlogical/unlikely, the appearance of Tarkin is a fun cameo. Most of the other characters feel throwaway and the McGuffin never really having an interesting moment other than historical framing feels so, so silly. That’s actually emblematic or the frequent redirections in this volume, where what should be big set pieces often “cut” away to the scene directly after, avoiding ever resolving a scene within the action of the scene. Coupled with some erratic coloring and I was left pretty hanwarm on this one. A mediocre pun for a mediocre reaction.
April 28, 2024
*sigh*
The art is still good, I still like this portrayal of Han, and Phaedra is a nice addition. However, they tried to stuff waaaaay too much into this, so everything is very rushed and it doesn't always hang together all that well. They kind of went up to 11 on the double crosses, which is very heist story, but it's a bit much for a few issues of a comic book. Given twice as many issues, it might have flowed better.
(I'm also kind of tired of the "ooh, look, a character you recognize!" across all of Disney!Star Wars, so even though there was nothing inherently wrong with the ones here, my response was more Ugh than Yay.)
The art is still good, I still like this portrayal of Han, and Phaedra is a nice addition. However, they tried to stuff waaaaay too much into this, so everything is very rushed and it doesn't always hang together all that well. They kind of went up to 11 on the double crosses, which is very heist story, but it's a bit much for a few issues of a comic book. Given twice as many issues, it might have flowed better.
(I'm also kind of tired of the "ooh, look, a character you recognize!" across all of Disney!Star Wars, so even though there was nothing inherently wrong with the ones here, my response was more Ugh than Yay.)
July 17, 2024
Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca. The Crystal Run - Part 2
Possibly the best pairing of travel companions in all of film-originated fiction. Their story continues here ***
#6 - Dead or Alive pt I - "All right, Wookie .. Fun is fun, but I’m going to finish this. And YOU.”
#7 - Dead or Alive pt II - "... You just KILLED Han Solo."
#8 - Dead or Alive pt III - "If you're thinking of having Chewie pretend to be a PRISONER, that hardly ever works." - Han
#9 - Dead or Alive pt IV - "You're right. JABBA THE HUTT LIED to you guys."
#10 - Dead or Alive pt V - ".. But you might wanna HANG ON to something."
Possibly the best pairing of travel companions in all of film-originated fiction. Their story continues here ***
#6 - Dead or Alive pt I - "All right, Wookie .. Fun is fun, but I’m going to finish this. And YOU.”
#7 - Dead or Alive pt II - "... You just KILLED Han Solo."
#8 - Dead or Alive pt III - "If you're thinking of having Chewie pretend to be a PRISONER, that hardly ever works." - Han
#9 - Dead or Alive pt IV - "You're right. JABBA THE HUTT LIED to you guys."
#10 - Dead or Alive pt V - ".. But you might wanna HANG ON to something."
August 21, 2023
Much like the first volume this is very frenetic, they even end up in the Imperial Capital stealing from Moff Tarkin himself. If anything the artwork in this volume by David Messina & Paul Fry is better than in Volume 1.
The depiction of Solo being duped by Corbus Tyra in the previous volume still bugs. Also, the urn, the whole macGuffin of this two volume heist/chase story, didn't contain ashes, but a dangerous robot-rebellion data core and Solo doesn't hand it over to Jabba, he buries it in a ridiculously shallow hole on some planet, and faces no consequences for that... Really?!?
The depiction of Solo being duped by Corbus Tyra in the previous volume still bugs. Also, the urn, the whole macGuffin of this two volume heist/chase story, didn't contain ashes, but a dangerous robot-rebellion data core and Solo doesn't hand it over to Jabba, he buries it in a ridiculously shallow hole on some planet, and faces no consequences for that... Really?!?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 15, 2025
2.5 rounded down to 2 stars.
Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca: The Crystal Run Part 2 collects issues 6-10 by Marc Guggenheim, art by David Messina and Paul Fry, and colors by Alex Sinclair.
Chewbacca has been arrested and in an Imperial prison facility while Han Solo has been left for the dead as all the major players continue to hunt for the valuable artifact to return to Jabba for a million credits.
The story lost me half way through this second arc as it just became too repetitive and uninteresting. A few familiar faces pop-up throughout this 10-issue series for no reason and with no explanation and then just as quickly disappear. I continue to not be impressed with Marc Guggenheim’s work on Star Wars titles. I’m not sure if he is given bad scripts or he just doesn’t have any interesting story ideas for the Star Wars universe.
Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca: The Crystal Run Part 2 collects issues 6-10 by Marc Guggenheim, art by David Messina and Paul Fry, and colors by Alex Sinclair.
Chewbacca has been arrested and in an Imperial prison facility while Han Solo has been left for the dead as all the major players continue to hunt for the valuable artifact to return to Jabba for a million credits.
The story lost me half way through this second arc as it just became too repetitive and uninteresting. A few familiar faces pop-up throughout this 10-issue series for no reason and with no explanation and then just as quickly disappear. I continue to not be impressed with Marc Guggenheim’s work on Star Wars titles. I’m not sure if he is given bad scripts or he just doesn’t have any interesting story ideas for the Star Wars universe.
May 25, 2025
The second and final volume of this series is slightly better than the first but still there's not much going on. There are still a ton of characters that take time away from the stars and the new additions to the cast aren't good, especially Phaedra, a walking McGuffin. The "family" drama from last volume is mostly gone and now we get a contrived jailbreak and heist that were not clever. I did like that Chewy got more time to shine but not enough. The art was solid. Overall, a story that served no point as just seemed like filler. Empty calories.
February 23, 2025
It's just more bad writing that screws the book up for me. There are things like roughly 6 people start shooting at each other from feet apart but no one gets shot or someone runs from Han and has a huge headstart but he somehow ends up cutting them off like magic. The plot points aren't bad but the writing is awful. I also still hate that there's another millennium falcon and even more that it's never commented on or explained.
April 17, 2024
Not as strong as the first TPB in this series, but still enjoyable. I like the stuff they've done with Greedo, and they did a good job seemingly setting up for Episode IV as well as the Dark Droids story arc in the future. Ultimately, this run was good, but not amazing, and I wish we could get a bit more. I think any fan of Han Solo would enjoy this.
July 6, 2024
Sigue pareciéndome una historia de lo más correcta aunque parece perder algunas posibilidades con respecto a lo que contaba el primer volumen. El dibujo también es correcto. Aparecen nuevos personajes durante el ciclo de los dos tomos, pero no se desarrollan en demasía. Esperemos que sean más trabajados con posterioridad para ver cuales merecen la pena y cuales no.
May 9, 2023
More the outline for a story than a fully formed one - -huge chunks are skipped over and not even yada-yadaed with brief exposition, the authors seemingly hoping that getting people to point once an issue and go 'hey, I know that guy, he's from that movie' absolves all sins.
It doesn't.
It doesn't.
April 2, 2024
2.5 It's always fun to watch Han and Chewie be rogues, and an ongoing series from before Star Wars would be so interesting... Alas, this gets rushed... Great characters and art... But we run out of story....
May 31, 2025
We started with this part (and not part one) due to book availability. That was a little jarring and also the plot doesn’t help with the many characters and twists and turns. The action is pretty good and the art is solid.
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