Star Wars #35 Review

Writer: Jason Aaron / Artist: Salvador Larroca / Marvel Comics Jason Aaron has been doing nothing but working wonders on Star Wars ever since the comic rights came home to Marvel where they belong. Aaron has had a magic touch with Team Skywalker that’s given this book a familiar feel while allowing these characters to explore uncharted aspects of their personalities. As he nears the end of his time on this book, we’ve been given a series of standalone chapters highlighting members of Team Skywalker on their own. Granted, it’s not the most exciting way to end a run but so far it’s been quite entertaining. Can Aaron keep the momentum long enough to go out on top?

This week, we get to follow Han Solo and Chewbacca along on a mission to transport the Rebellion’s latest prisoner, Grakkus the Hutt. This outing Aaron does a bang up job of getting in Solo’s head and highlighting the predicament of resolving his independent outlaw nature with his new life as a part of the Rebel Alliance. Also, it deserves mention that this book even found a way to squeeze an awesome Rogue One cameo into the issue and it might almost pass you by if you’re not paying close enough attention. Not everyone likes Salvador Larroca’s artwork on this book and I’ll admit he’s done better on other titles but the panels were pretty fun this time around. The faces actually seem to have a little fun with Aaron’s script. Before, the photo realistic expressions looked weird against the characters that didn’t have mo…