Solicit for issue #6: Spoiler FOC July 25, 2022; ON-SALE August 24, 2022 MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) DAVID MESSINA (A) Cover by PHIL NOTO Variant Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99 “CHEWBACCA BEHIND BARS!” Chewie is held captive on the prison planet of Gulhadar! And you’ll never believe who his cellmates are. None other than Maz Kanata and Boba Fett! And whatever happened to the Millennium Falcon?
Spoiler Ooooo Evazan and Ponda Baba. I never cared a whit about them in the old EU, but they -- particularly, Evazan -- were pure gold in the Aphra comics. Evazan was actually... diabolically brilliant? Hopefully we see the same here.
Some good synergy with Crimson Reign in this issue, Spoiler getting a different POV for events in The Archivist. It also places this series after Qi'ra's ascension to head of Crimson Dawn, so likely much closer to ANH than Solo.
https://www.starwars.com/news/marvel-star-wars-darth-vader-25-han-solo-and-chewbacca-4-preview Spoiler
Nice that they adjusted Krrsantan's eyes to match Carey Jones'. Just like Chewie's actors Jones has a distinctness to his big brown eyes, so cool to see that translated to comic pages.
Spoiler: Issue #4 Well, this time a Chewie vs Santy fight was fair, and the former was triumphant. Like the return of the latter's gunship.
Issue 6 Spoiler Oh hello beautiful. The Bryar Pistol has finally shown up somewhere in the New Canon other than BF1.
Spoiler: Issue #6 So, Greedo nevertheless shot first) Nice to know that at least once in a thousand years someone cared to arrest a notorious pirate queen. Like that Vancto is essentially a combo of Bane and Vanth.
Spoiler: Issue #7 solicit STAR WARS: HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA #7 MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • PAUL FRY (A) Cover by PHIL NOTO Variant Cover by PASQUAL FERRY REVELATIONS Variant Cover by TAURIN CLARKE THE RETURN OF [REDACTED]! • Outgunned and outnumbered, Chewie makes a daring escape from prison! • Greedo is on the run, and you won’t believe who is after him! • [REDACTED] is back! And boy, are they mad! 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Spoiler: Issue #8 solicit STAR WARS: HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA #8 MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • DAVID MESSINA (A) • Cover by PHIL NOTO Variant Cover by JERRY ORDWAY Attack of the Clones 20th Anniversary Variant Cover by CASPAR WIJNGAARD “YOU HURT CHEWIE, YOU’RE GONNA DEAL WITH ME!” • Chewbacca, Greedo and [REDACTED] have a chance to get their hands on Jabba’s urn. • Only problem is, it’s now in the clutches of [REDACTED]… • How will Chewbacca pull off the greatest heist in the galaxy?
Some good developments this issue, and a minor time jump. And huh, did we know the average Wookiee lifespan was about 400 years? So Chewie joining up with Han is his midlife crisis lol.
Makes sense. He goes galavanting around the Galaxy for a couple decades because Life Debt, leaving Malla home with Lumpy, while Chewie flies around with his buddy in their new hot rod light frieghter.
Solicit for issue #9: Spoiler: issue #9 STAR WARS: HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA #9 MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • DAVID MESSINA (A) • Cover by PHIL NOTO VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK "GET IN THERE, YOU BIG, FURRY OAF!" • What's inside the urn that Jabba the Hutt wants so badly? Hint: It's not ashes. • Guest-starring Ugnaught Sava Korin Pers. • This issue ties in directly to Revelations! 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Spoiler Some fun antics with Maz and Chewie breaking out of prison, though lol she inadvertently re-unleashed Dr. Evazen on the galaxy.
Spoiler: Issue #10 solicit STAR WARS: HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA #10 MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) DAVID MESSINA (A) Cover by PHIL NOTO Variant Cover by STEVEN CUMMINGS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO THE KEYS TO THE NEXT STAR WARS EVENT BEGIN HERE! • Khel Tanna is after Han Solo and Chewbacca! Marshal Buck Vancto is after Han Solo and Chewbacca! Corbus is after Han Sol – well, you get the idea… • What does the urn hold that unlocks the future of the Star Wars galaxy? • This can't-miss issue leads into the STAR WARS event of 2023! 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Apparently I missed the news that issue 10 would be the last. That said, Spoiler looks like the droid core and Corbus will play a part in the upcoming crossover event.
Spoiler Well, issue #9 did a better job of establishing Ajax Sigma's threat than Revelations. Also glad that Vancto somewhat won at the end.
Soooo... Spoiler Still no explanation how the conman knew enough about Han's father to convincingly impersonate him, nor anything about what Phaedra's deal is...are these characters going to come back with Ajax or were those just not important?
After reading the last issue I was pretty disappointed in this series. It dragged the story out over ten issues by introducing a bunch of new characters, but then didn’t really give any of them meaningful development. The Lando miniseries told a much better heist story in half the issues. I was excited to see what they could do with the 10-issue format, but the writer didn’t make great use of it. The Yoda series so far seems to be making much better use of the extra issues it’s got over the typical 5-issue miniseries.