A review by ericbuscemi
Star Wars #1 by Emilio Laiso, Jason Latour, David Marquez, Mike Deodato, Simone Bianchi, Mike Mayhew, Kelly Thompson, Marco Checchetto, Stuart Immonen, Chris Eliopoulos, David Aja, Jason Aaron, Michael Walsh, Jorge Molina, John Cassaday, Marcos Rolando, Tony Harris, Mark Brooks, Kieron Gillen, Terry Dodson, Ángel Unzueta, James Robinson, Leinil Francis Yu, Andrea Sorrentino, Salvador Larroca

4.0

I was very hesitant to pick this up, as the last time I was tricked into more Star Wars it involved Jar Jar Binks, whining child Anakin, and a 45 minute pod race that was 46 minutes too long. But this comic, set in between Episode IV and Episode V, returned some of my faith in the franchise (and just in time for the new Star Wars movies). The art fit the series and the characters -- favorites like Luke, Han, Leia, and Vader -- and the plot started off with an exciting skirmish between the Rebels and the Empire. I'm definitely going to keep reading as long as the comics maintain this high level of quality.