The biggest question behind 2015's The Force Awakens wasn't 'Where is Luke Skywalker?' It was 'What is up with C-3PO's red arm?'
Well this one-shot from Marvel answers that question to a satisfying degree.
This issue reminds me of one of my favorite Clone Wars episodes called 'A Sunny Day in the Void.' In both, a group of droids are put on a vital mission and crash land on a deserted planet. On Clone Wars, the planet was devoid of any life and was flat and arid. But here, Threepio and 3 other droids are stranded on a swamp-like world in which a looming acid rain storm threatens the sentience of each construct.
With the Resistance droids is a prisoner protocol droid of the First Order. The droid may or may not know of the location of Admiral Ackbar, who has been taken prisoner by those dastardly ancestors of the Empire.
The First Order droid is quite philosophical. He notes that both he, the enemy droid, and Threepio may have at one point been friends. But since both's memories have been wiped over time, it's a matter of programming that now makes the two foes.
The droid prisoner looks an awful lot like the Death Star Droid from A New Hope. If I am not mistaken, this droid also doubled as a prisoner on the Jawa's barge in the same movie. I am wondering if the First Order droid, referred to as Omri is either of those characters. It would make the events of this story all the more poignant.
This was a nearly flawless comic book. I loved the cover and the inside art was truly out of this world. The team of James Robinson and Tony Harris did a top-notch job here!
You'll be seeing more Star Wars comics in the next few weeks as we countdown to the final entry in the Skywalker Saga, The Rise of Skywalker. I am a life-long Star Wars fan, having be born in 1977. I have waited decades for this movie and I can't wait. Hopefully, books like this will keep me grounded until that special day!
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
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