STAR WARS VOL. 3: REBEL JAIL

This comic takes place after New Hope and the Death Star has been blown up by Luke Skywalker. On Coruscant their best spy Eneb Ray is asked to help a group of Senators escape from the prison Arrth-Eno. They have access codes and a ship willing to smuggle them off of Coruscant. He agrees to help. When he arrives the Senators tell him they have a rare opportunity to kill the Emperor as he is coming to Arrth-Eno. Ray contacts Leia and she has the six spies on Coruscant come to his aid as well as the spy on Arrth-Eno itself. But things go wrong and the Emperor had laid a trap for them and blows up Arrth-Eno killing everyone on board. Ray was last seen going after the Emperor's ship.Cut to now where Leia has teamed up with Sana to capture Dr. Alphra. They then head out to a maxim security prison, Sunspot Prison, to place her there. The place has a sun at its back and is heavily fortified at its front. No one knows about the place either. But then a mysterious man and his droid army invade the prison and begin to kill the prisoners. Leia cannot stand for this and is determined to save them. He is equally determined to get her to kill them.Leia and Sana will unlock Dr. Alphra's cell and make the decision to trust her enough to help them try to take back the prison. Meanwhile, Han and Luke are on a mission to get supplies for the Rebels and Han loses all the money on a sabacc game and must find a way to earn it back. This is a powerful comic that explores the dark side of humanity and how a monster can be created. While Leia is looking to save everyone Sana is looking to save only them, which is typical of both of them. Sana and Dr. Alphra have some kind of history together that didn't end well so those two are at each other's throats. The character of Eneb Ray is a good and honorable man--a hero--who believes in the cause fully. Will Leia and Sana be able to save the prisoners and make sure Dr. Alphra doesn't escape? I really liked this book that found a way to insert some humor into a very dark storyline. I give it my highest recommendation.

“Rebel Jail” continues the fantastic Luke Skywalker series of graphic novels. As with “ Skywalker Strikes " (vol.1) and “ Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon ” (vol.2), the third installment takes place between “A New Hope” and “The Empire Strikes Back.” The book introduces an exciting new character. Fans of spy fiction will adore Eneb Ray, because he is a rebel spy in the likeness of James Bond. It’s deeply satisfying to see the spy genre worked into the Star Wars universe. The Dr. Aphra plot line that threads through  the Darth Vader series  (which is highly recommended) works its way into “Rebel Jail.” In addition to the regular trilogy characters (R2-D2, C-3PO, the Emperor, etc.), Sana Starros continues as a welcome part of the new cast. In Han and Luke’s adventure, we get to witness the event that inspired Leia to eventually refer to Han as a “nerf herder.” Speaking of Princess Leia, she plays a large role in the book. Near the end, a new and frightening character is introduced: a lightsaber wielding stormtrooper! Earlier in the series, Luke Skywalker obtained Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Tatooine Journal. The final chapter of the graphic novel is an excerpt of the continuing story of how Kenobi kept Luke safe when living at the Lars homestead. In it, we get to see Luke fly his T-16 skyhopper in Beggar’s Canyon. In “Rebel Jail,” the writing is good and the artwork is beautiful. There’s tons of action, yet lots of background info that helps to flush out the classic trilogy characters. Keeping with this generation of Marvel Star Wars graphic novels, story arcs and characters are deliciously intertwined. So while the individual series work independently of each other, it is deeply satisfying to read them concurrently since there is so much entanglement. “Rebel Jail” is a fantastic continuation of the Luke Skywalker series.

Trouble always finds away to rocky proportions with Falcon crew, as Leia and Sana take Dr. Aphra to a secret rebel prison near a bright sun, while a deadly foe intrudes and takes over the station, keeping Leia in prison herself with a personal vendetta. On the outer side of things, Luke and Han travel around to make money for the rebellion to make up for the losses due to Han’s reckless play at Sabacc.Also stick around what’s happening in the past as Obi-Wan protects and guides Luke on the planet of Tatoonie to find himself, while a bounty is being placed from Jabba the Hutt.Enjoy the arc in this collection!

Star Wars: Rebel Jail is the continuation of Marvel’s Star Wars and the new Disney Canon. While I loved everything so far from the series this volume is not my favorite. It’s still a decent read with a Han, Luke bromance in it. Leia being challenged on if she’s going far enough in this war and a cool new Rebel Prison by a star. It also had things I didn’t like the Art isn’t as good as the other volumes and a Lover’s quarrel subplot between Sana and Aphra. It also had a Old Man Kenobi story from the Journal which I liked but it was out of place. It's more suited to it's own comic series not to be lumped in with this one. The writing doesn’t flow as well as the other issues. It’s still a not a bad read. I enjoyed it. I like the OT Trilogy characters I like the some of the new characters like Doctor Aphra. Still worth a read especially if you are a big fan of Star Wars adds cool new location and lore to this Disney Canon.

Received item in very good condition ty

Apesar de interessante o desenvolvimento do Eneb, o arco praticamente não andou com a história. Poderia até categorizar como filler.

Great stories with rich new characters to canon. Perfect for any Star Wars fan who wants to learn more and read more about canon.

arrived quick. good glossy quality.

La nouvelle série Star Wars de Marvel, qui constitue la tête de proue de la nouvelle ligne de production de comics Star Wars, s'était jusqu'ici caractérisée par une action effrénée, parfois au détriment de la profondeur du scénario, et du développement de ses personnages, de toute manière bien contraint par le fait qu'on connaisse déjà tout de leur évolution future. Malgré ces défauts évidents, et qui condamnent la série à n'être rien de plus qu'un divertissement plaisant mais sans substance, les volumes précédents se laissaient lire avec bonheur, s'offrant même certaines sautes de créativité toujours bienvenues et très réussies (le Maître des esclaves, Grakkus le Hutt, par exemple). Dans ce troisième opus, l'importance donnée à Sana Solo, ainsi qu'à Doc Aphra, laquelle nous vient tout droit de la série Vader (et qui aura prochainement droit à sa propre série !) promettaient même de raviver un peu l'intérêt de l'intrigue en proposant des personnages plus malléables et plus libres.Qu'en est-il ? L'action est toujours au rendez-vous ; le trio Leia - Sana - Aphra fonctionne plutôt bien, et la situation périlleuse qu'elles doivent surmonter n'est pas inintéressante. A côté de cela, Han Solo et Luke vivent des aventures comiques, qui correspondent assez à ce qu'on attendrait de rebelles en devenir, pas encore très sûrs d'eux. Il est même assez surprenant de retrouver Luke dans un rôle de faire-valoir secondaire, qui ne trahit néanmoins jamais son personnage. S'ils ne servent guère l'intrigue, plus centrée autour du trio féminin, ses intermèdes humoristiques restent bienvenus et rafraîchissants ; ils donnent par ailleurs l'occasion de visiter ou revisiter certains lieux de l'univers.Le plus décevant reste cependant la fin, vite expédiée, et qui donne la sensation d'avoir été comprimée pour répondre au format habituel. C'est dommage, car l'intrigue se déroulait selon une mécanique précise et efficace, et cette déception finale la diminue inévitablement.En conclusion, ce troisième volume de la série affirme un peu plus ses qualités : les nouveaux personnages sont étoffés et gagnent en consistance, de nouveaux éléments se mettent en place, et les évènements présentés se caractérisent même par une meilleure cohérence avec le reste de la saga. On peut espérer qu'au fil des numéros, la série prenne enfin un peu d'importance dans la trame de l'univers Star Wars et cesse de se contenter de n'être qu'un agréable "side dish", sans ressort propre.