Star Wars is a goldmine of worldbuilding, providing countless threads for new stories. Continuing the threads introduced in 2022’s one-off, Star Wars: Revelations #1 compiles the newest adventures from the different corners of the galaxy, from the High Republic to the Empire and the seediest slums. This anthology issue re-introduces some old favorites — from well-known figures such as Jabba the Hutt and Darth Vader himself to minor rogues such as Dengar the Demolisher and Rik Duel — complete with brand new arcs to set the tone for 2024.Compilation one-offs, a specialty of the Marvel Comics franchises, are tricky — they risk losing readers’ attention, of being tonally inconsistent, overwhelming, or jarring. Alternatively, they can drop storylines right when they grab the reader’s interest — creating a plot that would otherwise be completely gripping but cut off too soon. Star Wars: Revelations #1 fits seven short stories — written and illustrated each by different writers, artists, and colorists — in its 40-page run and suffers some of the pitfalls of its format. The stories read and are presented as introductions instead of full narratives, teasing the potential plotlines to run into the new year. For that purpose, Star Wars: Revelations #1 does its job well. It’s a small sample platter instead of a tapas selection or a multi-course meal. Many of the stories introduced in this issue are quite strong or, at the very least, respectable.This isn’t to say that the shorter segments are lesser in comparison. Taken together, the various short stories all tie together to weave a larger picture, albeit with some gaps in between. “Trick of the Mind,” written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Andrea Di Vito and colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and “Tall Tales,” written by Alyssa Wong, illustrated by David Baldéon and colored by Jay David Ramos, both feature Dagmar the Demolisher and along with the Jango Fett-centric “Stolen Hope,” by Ethan Sacks, with art by Will Sliney and colors by Nolan Woodward, are centered around the community of bounty hunters that run loose throughout the Star Wars galaxy. Each of these stories provides a glimpse into what could potentially be one large interlinked narrative, albeit with very different starting points from which to lead. Unfortunately, “Trick of the Mind” and “Stolen Hope” end abruptly, suffering from anti-climaxes yet bolstered by cliffhangers. The bounty hunters are a fun bunch, toeing the line between the authoritarian evil of the Empire and the unbridled drive of the Jedi, yet exhibiting a sense of abandon and moral ambiguity that gives them their own unique flair. It’s a testament to the characters’ strengths that their segments feel so short-lived.
Star Wars is a goldmine of worldbuilding, providing countless threads for new stories. Continuing the threads introduced in 2022’s one-off, Star Wars: Revelations #1 compiles the newest adventures from the different corners of the galaxy, from the High Republic to the Empire and the seediest slums. This anthology issue re-introduces some old favorites — from well-known figures such as Jabba the Hutt and Darth Vader himself to minor rogues such as Dengar the Demolisher and Rik Duel — complete with brand new arcs to set the tone for 2024.
Compilation one-offs, a specialty of the Marvel Comics franchises, are tricky — they risk losing readers’ attention, of being tonally inconsistent, overwhelming, or jarring. Alternatively, they can drop storylines right when they grab the reader’s interest — creating a plot that would otherwise be completely gripping but cut off too soon. Star Wars: Revelations #1 fits seven short stories — written and illustrated each by different writers, artists, and colorists — in its 40-page run and suffers some of the pitfalls of its format. The stories read and are presented as introductions instead of full narratives, teasing the potential plotlines to run into the new year. For that purpose, Star Wars: Revelations #1 does its job well. It’s a small sample platter instead of a tapas selection or a multi-course meal. Many of the stories introduced in this issue are quite strong or, at the very least, respectable.
This isn’t to say that the shorter segments are lesser in comparison. Taken together, the various short stories all tie together to weave a larger picture, albeit with some gaps in between. “Trick of the Mind,” written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Andrea Di Vito and colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and “Tall Tales,” written by Alyssa Wong, illustrated by David Baldéon and colored by Jay David Ramos, both feature Dagmar the Demolisher and along with the Jango Fett-centric “Stolen Hope,” by Ethan Sacks, with art by Will Sliney and colors by Nolan Woodward, are centered around the community of bounty hunters that run loose throughout the Star Wars galaxy. Each of these stories provides a glimpse into what could potentially be one large interlinked narrative, albeit with very different starting points from which to lead. Unfortunately, “Trick of the Mind” and “Stolen Hope” end abruptly, suffering from anti-climaxes yet bolstered by cliffhangers. The bounty hunters are a fun bunch, toeing the line between the authoritarian evil of the Empire and the unbridled drive of the Jedi, yet exhibiting a sense of abandon and moral ambiguity that gives them their own unique flair. It’s a testament to the characters’ strengths that their segments feel so short-lived.
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