Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews
Star Wars Rebellion #11
Dark Horse Comics
Barlow, Wilson & Glass
I can’t remember when this comic last shipped but it has been a few months. While I can’t say it was worth the wait, I can say it was nice to read an issue of Star Wars with Luke Skywalker in it. This issue opens the arc and has some good seeds planted in it, but has some slow moving parts that got a little tedious.
Luke, Leia and some other Rebels are still on the run from the first arc of this series. This issue focuses on the rebel named, Deena Shan, and how she is grappling with being a part of the rebellion. She feels she is too timid to be part of the rebellion and that it hurts the overall cause. As a part of her stroll down memory lane of her shortcomings we get to see some Han Solo, which was a welcome sight to this comic series. Luke tries to convince her otherwise, but he isn’t able to get through to her.
Luke’s involvement with Deena wanting to drop out raises a couple of character developments for Luke. We see that he struggles with the leadership role and that he can’t always convince others to follow him. Also, we see how much he shies away from the label of being the destroyer of the Death Star. He is a reluctant star of the rebellion.
The rebel’s ship drops out of hyperspace in the middle of the Empire’s central refueling hub. This is a problem for all onboard I would gather. After some debate, Leia makes the decision to destroy the hub, or at least attempt it. To do this, they will have to blow up their own ship and infiltrate the Empire’s inner workings of the hub amidst the noise. Some rebels volunteer to stay onboard the ship to destroy it. While Luke and Leia will lead the infiltration unit, Deena decides to help out.
The Empire starts the process of searching the rebel’s ship when it blows up. This creates the chaos that Leia and Luke need to destroy the hub. The only problem is that the Empire is onto their ruse.
Not a bad start to the arc. I liked the character development of Luke. It really made it feel like he owned the comic, which is what I would want. I was a little disappointed with the usage of Leia. Sure, she made the decisions, but it was flat and not recognizable as a Leia-like dialog. While, I understand the need for the Deena character for the arc I would have liked to have seen more direct background between her and Luke, but we may get that in subsequent issues.
I liked the artwork, especially the depiction of Luke. He looked young and unsure of himself at times and confident others. I liked his expressions a lot. The one thing I wasn’t crazy about was that the artwork didn’t portray the background in the classic “dirty” Star Wars environment. A staple of the Star Wars sets was the look of a very old and used time period. This issue looked clean.
A slow, but good start to this arc. If you are looking for a Luke and Leia adventure then I urge you to pick up this issue. I can’t wait to see this thing heat up.
3.5 out of 5 geek goggles.
 Star Wars: Rebellion #11 |
