Has it really been ten years since Marvel Comics took over the Star Wars license? Or at least, part of it since other publishers also are putting out plenty of Star Wars comics? The answer is: yes. And to celebrate, Marvel has released Star Wars: A New Legacy #1, a delightful collection of stories paying tribute to a decade of adding original concepts to the galaxy far, far away.
In fact, the most delightful part of this mash-up written by Charles Soule, Jason Aaron, and Kieron Gillen, with art by Ramon Rosanas, Leonard Kirk, and Salva Espín, is as a reminder of the fun characters that have been added to the franchise, thanks to the comics. Most notable among these is Doctor Aphra, who gets center stage in both Soule and Gillen’s stories. But others like Sana Starros and Scar Squadron, not to mention Triple Zero, Beetee, and Black Krrsantan have also helped expand the world of Star Wars well beyond the Skywalker saga.
The first story, which features Aphra and Starros trying to pull off a heist on Alderaan and running into various other bounty hunters and villains is essentially a party for Marvel’s Star Wars, and plays as such. The second balances that out with a darker tale of the final (?) days of Scar Squadron, the elite Stormtrooper unite introduced by Jason Aaron. And the final tale is a goof by Gillen with Aphra and crew doing a flip on the classic “let the wookiee win” scene from the original movie.
Will this book work if you haven’t been regularly reading Marvel’s Star Wars comics for the past decade? Honestly, I’m not sure. And that’s also not really the intention so much as a victory lap of a book. But if you have been reading along, with fun writing and great art, you’ll want to high five the team as they pass by. May the force be with them, for at least another 10 years.



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Star Wars: A New Legacy #1 Official Synopsis:
A DECADE OF MARVEL STAR WARS COMICS! Celebrate ten years of MARVEL STAR WARS comics with all-new stories by some of the most influential creators of the decade. Thrill as DARTH VADER, GRAND MOFF TARKIN, DARTH MOMIN, DOCTOR APHRA, VALANCE, CHANATH CHA, RIK DUEL, COMMANDER ZAHRA, THE TAGGES and more collide during a grand Imperial event thrown by PALPATINE. Gasp (and laugh) at a perilous game between 0-0-0, BT-1 and KRRSANTAN! And what ever happened to SCAR SQUADRON?
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