The back cover touts that beloved breakout star Rose Tico stars in this volume of Star Wars Adventures. This blurb is clearly a PR thing as anyone who keeps up with Star Wars will know that Rose Tico was anything but beloved when the character debuted in The Last Jedi.
Now I personally have nothing against the actress who played Rose Tico, Kelly Marie Tran. Rose wasn't a terrible character. Whiny. But Luke was whiny when we first met him. Unfortunately, IDW Publishing didn't do much to expand the character in this volume.
In this book, Rose is quite aloof. She's seen as a nerd who is solely focused on her tech manuals. But that bookish quality saves the day when the First Order mounts a surprise attack and the Resistance is unable to assemble due to some computer glitches in the new Mon Calamari cruisers.
The best story was a two-parter that starred the crew of the Ghost from Star Wars: Rebels. The team are tasked with bringing back a rare animal that the Empire stole to place in the Emperor's personal zoo. But when that bumbling scoundrel Hondo Ohnaka gets in on the swindle, this rescue mission turns into a comedy of errors.
The Star Wars: Rebels characters should have been the main characters of this volume. But Disney in its quest to spread its agenda did everything in their power to force the new characters of the new Star Wars trilogy down everyone's throats. I love how Disney spokespersons claim that anyone that hates characters such as Rey, Finn or Rose are racist/sexist/ageist. But I think history has spoken that diversity isn't what hurt the new Star Wars trilogy. Those films just weren't the same quality of the original trilogy. The Rebels story was fantastic and it's new-ish compared to say Empire Strikes Back. It was also done very well.
So, sorry Disney. We hate because the product you produced recently just wasn't very good.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 7 out of 10 stars.
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