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Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories (2022) (Single Issues)
Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #3
On the run from the brutal First Order, General Leia Organa tasks Finn & Poe Dameron with an important mission to acquire vital supplies for the Resistance. But when the deal goes south, the two hatch a plan to snatch starship parts from a moving train! But, unbeknownst to them, a First Order officer and his squad of stormtroopers have other plans! A daring train heist on the frontiers of Wild Space, in Star Hyperspace #3!
24 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 23, 2022
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Cecil Castellucci
221 books722 followersCecil Castellucci is an author of young adult novels and comic books. Titles include Boy Proof, The Year of the Beasts (illustrated by Nate Powell), First Day on Earth, Rose Sees Red, Beige, The Queen of Cool The Plain Janes and Janes in Love (illustrated by Jim Rugg), Tin Star Stone in the Sky, Odd Duck (illustrated by Sara Varon) and Star Wars: Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure.
Her short stories have been published in various places including Black Clock, The Rattling Wall, Tor.com, Strange Horizons, Apex Magazine and can be found in such anthologies such as After, Teeth, Truth & Dare, The Eternal Kiss, Sideshow and Interfictions 2 and the anthology, which she co-edited, Geektastic.
She is the recipient of the California Book Award Gold Medal for her picture book Grandma's Gloves, illustrated by Julia Denos, the Shuster Award for Best Canadian Comic Book Writer for The Plain Janes and the Sunburst Award for Tin Star. The Year of the Beasts was a finalist for the PEN USA literary award and Odd Duck was Eisner nominated.
She splits her time between the heart and the head and lives north and south of everything. Her hands are small. And she likes you very much.
Her short stories have been published in various places including Black Clock, The Rattling Wall, Tor.com, Strange Horizons, Apex Magazine and can be found in such anthologies such as After, Teeth, Truth & Dare, The Eternal Kiss, Sideshow and Interfictions 2 and the anthology, which she co-edited, Geektastic.
She is the recipient of the California Book Award Gold Medal for her picture book Grandma's Gloves, illustrated by Julia Denos, the Shuster Award for Best Canadian Comic Book Writer for The Plain Janes and the Sunburst Award for Tin Star. The Year of the Beasts was a finalist for the PEN USA literary award and Odd Duck was Eisner nominated.
She splits her time between the heart and the head and lives north and south of everything. Her hands are small. And she likes you very much.
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January 8, 2023hey disney i think your space cowboys might be gay
September 6, 2023
Against my better judgment I have continued reading this series. This is an absolute nothing burger and doesn't do anything particularly well.
This story adds nothing to Star Wars by existing and doesn't really make much sense. It feels like it tries to pad out what could have been a few pages into several.
The art, while better than the previous issue, is still bad and Poe looks less like himself and more like Han Solo in several panels.
There is a long stretch of panels where during an action scene they have a single plush wookie doll that appeared in the first issue awkwardly forced into every single panel, often in positions that make little sense and Finn decides to keep it because it "fought well," just because it was there?? It is very clunky writing and absolutely baffling how hard Dark Horse is willing to fumble this major IP. Keep in mind they used to publish all of the Star Wars comics. Now they only publish the bad ones.
The Only thing I kind of like is that Finn and Poe feel like a couple like they do in the movies and wear cowboy hats, and that is hardly worth me bringing up.
This series has yet to show an ounce of creativity.
This story adds nothing to Star Wars by existing and doesn't really make much sense. It feels like it tries to pad out what could have been a few pages into several.
The art, while better than the previous issue, is still bad and Poe looks less like himself and more like Han Solo in several panels.
There is a long stretch of panels where during an action scene they have a single plush wookie doll that appeared in the first issue awkwardly forced into every single panel, often in positions that make little sense and Finn decides to keep it because it "fought well," just because it was there?? It is very clunky writing and absolutely baffling how hard Dark Horse is willing to fumble this major IP. Keep in mind they used to publish all of the Star Wars comics. Now they only publish the bad ones.
The Only thing I kind of like is that Finn and Poe feel like a couple like they do in the movies and wear cowboy hats, and that is hardly worth me bringing up.
This series has yet to show an ounce of creativity.
April 15, 2023
Space Cowboys
"You want to know what I think?" "No. But I bet you're going to tell me anyway."
- Poe and Finn
"You want to know what I think?" "No. But I bet you're going to tell me anyway."
- Poe and Finn
The "most skilled Resistance fighters" were ordered to secure supplies for the fight on an agricultural world. It wouldn't be the two of them if somehow they wouldn't have managed to bump into trouble namely the First Order...
What you can expect from this:
- very funny story
- easy to read and entertaining
- good art
- connection to the first issue
Final Thoughts:
This one has been fun and nothing more. I enjoy the easy relationship between Poe and Finn and how they always come up with crazy ideas. The Western setting feels fresh and doesn't miss to entertain. I want to especially emphasize the connection to issue no. 1. There seems to be a bigger story evolving and I'm up for that.
4/5
January 28, 2023
I am enjoying these, it’s nice to see these characters and the stand alone stories are entertaining, the four stars are just because I am always a fan of a longer narrative, something that develops and you can lose yourself in… which is why I like Star Wars I guess, you don’t get a much bigger fictional universe 😅
November 24, 2022
this was so fun, finn and poe pulling a heist was everything i ever needed.
January 11, 2023
Loved this story and felt it showed Poe and Finn off really well. If you’re a fan of these characters you’ll love this story!
February 28, 2023
It’s been a couple of months since we had the last issue of Dark Horse‘s Star Wars series, Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories, but the wait seems to have been worth it as the third issue continues to deliver fun and entertainment as we delve into the sequel era.
This issue, written by Cecil Castellucci, takes readers to the remote farming world of Kamil, an agricultural hub in the galaxy. Set between the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, two of the heroes of the resistance, Poe Dameron and Finn, have been sent to Kamil on an important mission: secure livestock. Poe, being the brash kind of guy that he is, thinking that he’s needed for big and important roles, sees the mission as being beneath him. He thinks that his skills and his time are being wasted on this. Finn, on the other hand seems to understand the importance of their task, stating quite clearly that an army needs to be fed.
I liked the way that the characters approached this situation in this issue. We know from the movies that Poe has some issues with authority, despite deeply respecting Leia, and feels like he should always be kept in the loop, or put on the most important missions; and that carries across to his character here. Finn on the other hand, seems to understand the importance of the smaller jobs, perhaps due in part to him essentially being a janitor whilst in the First Order. He understands that you can’t have the big heroes, the important missions, or the victories, if you’ve got no food, no fuel, and no one to take out the trash. He tempers Poe really well in this story, and you really do see how the two of them work much better as a pair than they do on their own; each of them complimenting the other.
To that point, there are probably going to be some people who read this book and come away seeing this as the perfect scenario in some kind of Finn/Poe fan fiction pairing. With a few tiny tweaks it could very much be, with the two of them setting up a homestead not for the Resistance, but as their new life together. There is quite a bit of subtext seeping into this issue that supports the popular theory that the two characters are in love, and they do come across like a couple more than once. So if you’re a shipper, this might be a comic that you want to pick up.
For those not into Star Wars romance, there’s still a lot to enjoy here. The schemes that the two of them come up with in order to try and complete their mission, and the various dangers that brings them into are fun, and some of the best scenes are of the two of them trying their hardest to get an in with some of the local traders in a series of terrible scenarios. The artwork really helps to make these moments enjoyable too, and Andy Duggan and Dan Jackson do a wonderful job at packing the panels with interesting things and cool aliens to look at.
The book looks great throughout, and the art team manage to make Kamil feel busy and lived in. The people that call it home are wonderfully varied, and there are species from across the Star Wars universe who make appearances. Some of the best moments in the book are when you spend some time just taking a look through the backgrounds at the weird and wonderful creatures and see the strange stuff that they’re up to.
One thing that I have noticed in this issue that may be connected to something bigger is that there’s a wookie plushy in it. That might sound strange to bring up, but in the first issue an important MacGuffin was hidden in one, and in the second issue Leia found one in an old shop. Here, Finn gets hold of it, and it ends up being gifted to Rey, who the next issue is about. This could be a tiny thing that’s being done just as an Easter egg, and it might not mean anything; or it could be some big scheme that the writing team are up to, and that the thing hidden in the toy in the first issue is weaving its way through all of these stories before some kind of reveal. Perhaps I’m clutching at straws, but it seems like there could be something more going on here.
Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories continues to be an enjoyable reading experience for all audiences, able to appeal to adults and kids alike. This issue captures the characters well, sends them on a fun adventure, and gives the reader a lot of fun stuff to discover.
This issue, written by Cecil Castellucci, takes readers to the remote farming world of Kamil, an agricultural hub in the galaxy. Set between the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, two of the heroes of the resistance, Poe Dameron and Finn, have been sent to Kamil on an important mission: secure livestock. Poe, being the brash kind of guy that he is, thinking that he’s needed for big and important roles, sees the mission as being beneath him. He thinks that his skills and his time are being wasted on this. Finn, on the other hand seems to understand the importance of their task, stating quite clearly that an army needs to be fed.
I liked the way that the characters approached this situation in this issue. We know from the movies that Poe has some issues with authority, despite deeply respecting Leia, and feels like he should always be kept in the loop, or put on the most important missions; and that carries across to his character here. Finn on the other hand, seems to understand the importance of the smaller jobs, perhaps due in part to him essentially being a janitor whilst in the First Order. He understands that you can’t have the big heroes, the important missions, or the victories, if you’ve got no food, no fuel, and no one to take out the trash. He tempers Poe really well in this story, and you really do see how the two of them work much better as a pair than they do on their own; each of them complimenting the other.
To that point, there are probably going to be some people who read this book and come away seeing this as the perfect scenario in some kind of Finn/Poe fan fiction pairing. With a few tiny tweaks it could very much be, with the two of them setting up a homestead not for the Resistance, but as their new life together. There is quite a bit of subtext seeping into this issue that supports the popular theory that the two characters are in love, and they do come across like a couple more than once. So if you’re a shipper, this might be a comic that you want to pick up.
For those not into Star Wars romance, there’s still a lot to enjoy here. The schemes that the two of them come up with in order to try and complete their mission, and the various dangers that brings them into are fun, and some of the best scenes are of the two of them trying their hardest to get an in with some of the local traders in a series of terrible scenarios. The artwork really helps to make these moments enjoyable too, and Andy Duggan and Dan Jackson do a wonderful job at packing the panels with interesting things and cool aliens to look at.
The book looks great throughout, and the art team manage to make Kamil feel busy and lived in. The people that call it home are wonderfully varied, and there are species from across the Star Wars universe who make appearances. Some of the best moments in the book are when you spend some time just taking a look through the backgrounds at the weird and wonderful creatures and see the strange stuff that they’re up to.
One thing that I have noticed in this issue that may be connected to something bigger is that there’s a wookie plushy in it. That might sound strange to bring up, but in the first issue an important MacGuffin was hidden in one, and in the second issue Leia found one in an old shop. Here, Finn gets hold of it, and it ends up being gifted to Rey, who the next issue is about. This could be a tiny thing that’s being done just as an Easter egg, and it might not mean anything; or it could be some big scheme that the writing team are up to, and that the thing hidden in the toy in the first issue is weaving its way through all of these stories before some kind of reveal. Perhaps I’m clutching at straws, but it seems like there could be something more going on here.
Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories continues to be an enjoyable reading experience for all audiences, able to appeal to adults and kids alike. This issue captures the characters well, sends them on a fun adventure, and gives the reader a lot of fun stuff to discover.
March 10, 2023
Weirdly, I kinda like how the stuffed animal means this ties thematically with the previous issue.
October 16, 2023
Cawpile: 7.43 4*
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