Lando leaves this tale not quite able to help his good friend. On top of that, he is reminded that Han is also a friend he owes help to. But like any good gambler, Lando knows when to cut out so he can come back and win later on. Read Full Review

This isn't a bad issue per se and I still think Soule is handling this Dark Droids storyline pretty well with a narrow focus on Lando and his relationship to Lobot. The split that we get here in the body horror toward the end and the lighter moment in the flashback don't blend well and it just made everything off-putting – and forced the connection with Lobot as taken over by the Scourge in too blunt of a way. That really needed to be done in a previous issue and not re-referenced here to make it so clear. The artwork continues to be solid and I quite enjoy the bits we get with the Rancor here as well. It has some good tense moments that it needs to within the palace and the visual design for all the droids hits a sweet spot. But that bad blending of man and machine just makes me cringe. Read Full Review

Musabekov delivers some great action throughout the issue and the art offers some truly disturbing imagery that works for this story. Read Full Review

While the whole Dark Droids event has embraced intensity and pulpy storytelling over mythology-changing reveals about beloved characters, this issue does fall in line with the overall goal for the crossover event, yet by being all style and no substance, this issue helps showcase what has been so underwhelming about the Dark Droids event in the first place. Read Full Review