All in all, SHATTERED EMPIRE #2 is a spectacular offering by a creative team assembled to ensure that this book not only succeeds financially, but that it's everything a STAR WARS comic book should be. Though it takes place after the events of RETURN OF THE JEDI, it doesn't make much of an effort to establish the whereabouts of many of the STAR WARS figures we all know and love. But that isn't its mission statement. Shara Bey is a wonderful inclusion in to the STAR WARS mythos, and one hopes that we'll continue to follow her adventures long after SHATTERED EMPIRE reaches its conclusion. Marco Checchetto continues to knock it out of the park and deliver amazing action that defines the way space battles should look in comics. While there should be little doubt about whether SHATTERED EMPIRE will ultimately end as strongly as it began, the question is how relevant it will be to the larger STAR WARS story when the time comes to close the doors on this incredible series. Read Full Review

Despite the title of the series, the Empire is not yet shattered, and seeing Greg Rucka and Marco Checcettos vision for how it eventually will come to be shattered is genuinely one of (if not the) most exciting additions to the Star Wars universe this year, even in the shadow ofBattlefront and Episode VII. Read Full Review

Shattered Empire has a galaxy of stories that it can tell and I'm certainly engaged with the choices here. I want to explore the immediate aftereffects of Return of the Jedi but taken into context with the prequels and all that came from there. The story of Shara Bey is also one that I'm enjoying as it adds another strong female character to the lore and binds her in a great way to what's to come. This installment provides some great connection with the past and sets up for some really exciting potential for what the Empire is going to do now that the Emperor is dead. Those that study history know there are several ways it can play out and all of them are intriguing when set against this backdrop. The team here is doing a fantastic job and I'm already hopeful they'll get a shot at another arc down the line. Read Full Review

The only downside is for those who have read Star Wars: Aftermath or Lost Stars; those readers know the cliffhanger ending is a bit of a fake-out, but it still doesn't take away from the intensity of the story. The Empire's retribution knows no bounds and it will be interesting to see how this affects the Empire's downfall and the relationship between Shera and Leia. Shattered Empire #2 is a great book any Star Wars fan will enjoy. Read Full Review

Rucka continues to write a very good Star Wars comic. I am happy that we're finally getting a better sense of what happened after RETURN OF THE JEDI. The new continuity is finally starting to feel a lot clearer as we get closer to THE FORCE AWAKENS release in December. JOURNEY TO THE FORCE AWAKENS has been a lot of fun and full of high quality comics and novels. Some of them haven't quite shed as much light on THE FORCE AWAKENS as I would have liked, but SHATTERED EMPIRE is at least giving us some back story for Poe. I am still not quite sure this comic is all that necessary, but I do enjoy it. Read Full Review

Rucka and Checchetto are a top flight team tasked with handling the mammoth task of blazing a new trail toward Episode VII. They are the right pair for the job and this is just a good ol' fashioned, fun Star Wars comic. Great characters, fun story, some impeccable art…Shattered Empire #2 is a must read for Star Wars fans. Read Full Review

Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens " Shattered Empire #2 was a great continuation to an intriguing prequel, as we learn more of what happened following the events of Return of the Jedi, and how this will shape the events of The Force Awakens. This is all brought together by some intense twists, as despite not doing much for the time being, it sets up a rather promising second half. Read Full Review

As we head toward The Force Awakens, "Shattered Empire" is a must read for Star Wars fans who are curious to know what happened after Return of the Jedi. Just don't expect a lot of questions to be answered quite yet. Read Full Review

Star Wars: Shattered Empire takes a nosedive in its second issue. While the spaceship battles are still glorious to behold and the dread of war is felt throughout, focusing too much on Princess Leia, introducing a cartoonish doomsday scheme, and a few stumbles with the art stop it from maintaining the high quality of the first issue. Read Full Review

Overall, "Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens -- Shattered Empire" #2 is a transition issue with a few key scenes, but it seems the best may be on either side of this issue. That doesn't make this a disposable chapter in the "Star Wars" saga by any stretch; it just favors character over calamity and gives readers a chance to survey everything Greg Rucka is crafting with his artistic collaborators. Read Full Review

The format looks like it might be a different mission in each issue, I often dislike this format but it seems to be working here. It might just be that the characterization and art are spot on.

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