Star Wars-ing: Han Solo Comic

The biggest problem with the EU and Disney’s now canon universes was writing for main characters especially if it was in the middle of episodes. Writing for Luke, Han, and Leia can be tricky because we know they aren’t in real danger.  We know they will live to fight another day.

Yet, the entire time I read Han Solo, I was on the edge of my seat.
The plot is that Han needs to pick up three spies one of which has been murdering other rebel spies. The setting is a race which the Empire knows about but isn’t enamored with.  Han, being Han, knows his mission but will commit to the cover just as much.
While I never worried about Han or Chewie, I quickly worried about the spies and the other racers.  Writer Marjorie Lui creates a quick action-packed script that is perfectly brought to life by the pencils of Mark Brooks and the coloring of Sonia Oback I’m not actually a fan of comics with lots of action but this one was a lot better than most. The race scenes were fantastic and full of kinetic energy. And we get to see the maturation of Solo which is always nice to see.

With the baby coming into our lives we are really behind on our comic reading, especially with Star Wars comics. Yet, everyone I’ve read so far has been a knockout.   Marvel deserves kudos for handling these properties so well.