While the films must stand alone and work as their own projects, I've long enjoyed the way that the expanded side operates and blends so many things together to establish a more connected and larger world. This particular issue ties into a lot of different things all while keeping our core characters who they are and moving them forward to what's coming next. There's lots of space between the films to operate and it's issues like this that do the heavy lifting that's fun to imagine – as I did as a kid with my action figures and friends – and seeing it come alive as it is. Gillen is absolutely delighting me with what he's doing here and I continue to enjoy what Larroca brings to the page. Read Full Review

Cool issue that really asserts its position in canon where the Rebels continue to gain strength, but are still just slightly behind. We continue to creep towards Empire. Han and Leia really shine this time around and its cool to see Admiral Akbar is some spotlight as well.