The Villain's Profile

A bit more exposition in this issue makes it a little bit harder to follow. Very cool reveal at the end though.

Decided to try this series because of the new series. The two pieces definitely share some DNA. Seems like this series could be a mind freaker.

Very Lando heavy issue. Charles Soule has a good grasp on that character. This issue seems like a kickoff to an interesting mission.

One of the best Star Wars series. Seeing the origins of the Knights of Ren and Ben Solo was fascinating. And the Luke fighting scene is worth the price of the book.

Continues to be a very addictive read.

There's plenty of great content in this second issue. I'm definitely locked in to this story and Soule was the perfect writer to tell it.

I like the Tales From the Crypt style storytelling a lot more than the first series' method. They picked a great cryptkeeper too. I found this issue to be a bit more scary than I remember the original run being.

Totally fine, both take place in the era after The Last Jedi, so its nice to see that part of the story filled in.

The short backstory at the start of the issue was the best thing about it. Mostly action besides.

Prelude:
It's time for Star Wars to relaunch. Soule has done quite a bit of Star Wars work and the gap between Empire and Return does have a lot of potential to work with. Let's see how Soule goes then.

The Good:
I love the struggle that Luke is going through. It makes sense and I love seeing his reaction to the events around him.

The other main characters are writt en well too and it makes sense for the spot in the story.

Saiz's art works greatly for this galactic wide series.

The Tarkin's Will and Zahra are an interesting threat. I like what I see so far.

The Bad:
Nothing.

Conclusion:
An amazing start for Star Wars under Soule. Pretty much everything I want from a Star Wars issue and done extremely well. Can't wait to see what's next.more

We got the much needed time jump and Charles Soule (my personal favorite Star Wars comic writer) takes over. This new timeline starts off great, filling in a gap in Empire Strikes Back. Lando and Luke shine in this book. Its cool to see where both of their heads were at during this time.

I like the Dameron's story, but other than that I found this to be a bit dull. Mostly just primers for the upcoming series in 2020. I didn't even bother reading the Aphra story because I don't plan on reading that comic.

Lives up to the hype. The Rise of Kylo Ren does not hide reveals in its first issue. It starts off with a bang, but it still promising enough that you'll want to keep following closely. There's probably a great story to follow.

It seems like Vader was a little weak in this issue. I know he was supposedly injured, but she should have been able to handle the people who took him on with ease still. The result was a little goofy for the planet, but not a bad end to a decent arc.

I think the first story actually comes from a proposed scene from the Last Jedi if I remember correctly. I liked it more than the second part.

Cool issue, all the stories seem to be strengthening. I love to see Chewie bravery in this issue.

The 3 storylines are starting to weave together and it seems to be leading to an interesting conclusion.

It takes me a long time to get adjusted to characters I don't know. This was okay.

I sort of hoped for a better lead in to the movie. It mostly worked out as I expected. Still, overall its a fun mission with character that we have rarely seen in comics so far.

Enjoyed seeing Holdo and Leia spend time together while they were young. It just develops their relationship that much more for The Last Jedi. Holdo is a lot more quirky in comics and books than she is in the movie.