Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Omnibus Vol. 1
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- Author：Kieron Gillen
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Summary
Meet the galaxy’s most daring rogue archaeologist as she dances between the dark side and the light！ Doctor Chelli Aphra’s unique skills made her of interest to none other than Darth Vader — but things went sour， and now she’s trying to keep a low profile。 Which is easier said than done， since she’s traveling with two sociopathic murder-droids and a Wookiee bounty hunter！ But as Aphra’s archaeological escapades get more dangerous， she soon finds herself in over her head。 Will a growing romance with a strict Imperial officer redeem her or destroy them both？ Adventure， excitement and terror await！
COLLECTING: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra （2016） 1-40; Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Annual （2017） 1-3; Darth Vader （2015） 3-4， 8， 21， 25; Star Wars （2015） 13， 19， 31-32; Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel （2017） 1; material from Star Wars: Empire Ascendant （2020） 1
COLLECTING: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra （2016） 1-40; Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Annual （2017） 1-3; Darth Vader （2015） 3-4， 8， 21， 25; Star Wars （2015） 13， 19， 31-32; Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel （2017） 1; material from Star Wars: Empire Ascendant （2020） 1
Reviews
Brannon O'Neal
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The arcs in this story get better and better and then the last two are absolutely insane。 We love a good doctor named aphra。
Rumi Bossche
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Meet Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra， a freeloader， rogue and adventurer。 She works with every body， stealing stuff for both the Empire and The Rebels， and together with homicidal droids BT-1 and 0-0-0 （ a mini deathstar droid） and the Wookie bounty hunter Black Krrsantan they go on all type of adventures。 This is Star Wars meeting Indiana Jones with one of the coolest new characters in the Galaxy and a fantastic read。 The force is strong with this one。
Eric
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8/10
Josh Black
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5/10
KJo
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A bit of a mixed bag， on one hand I really enjoy Aphra as a character， and the Screaming Citadel was a great story。 On the other hand I don’t like how Aphra seems to always be able to get the upper hand on everyone， especially Darth Vader。I also get the feeling her character， along with her murder-bots， are never going to change。 Which is quite boring。
Sohrab Rezvan
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Overall， I enjoyed it。 My only complaint was her interactions with the Emperor and Vader were over the top， after the first encounter between her and Vader which was really good。 It was fun to follow this type of character and her ongoing poor choices。 A little blah in the middle， but it got really good again at the end。
Tomer
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An interesting full dose of additional lore and characters that at least in part are slated to appear in the upcoming live series。
Lucas Carlos
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Honnêtement， ma meilleure lecture sur l'univers Star Wars et de loin。 Déjà parce que tout simplement， c'est un nouveau personnage， unique à ce médium， on ne suit pas Luke， leia ou Vador， qui eux ont des histoires forcement liés et rattachés aux films， ce qui ne peut que limiter la créativité et le développement de personnage， ainsi que l'attache à l'intrigue que l'on pourrait développer。 Mais ici c'est tout le contraire。 Le choix de faire d'aphra une pilleuse de tombes et vendeuse d'armes sans f Honnêtement， ma meilleure lecture sur l'univers Star Wars et de loin。 Déjà parce que tout simplement， c'est un nouveau personnage， unique à ce médium， on ne suit pas Luke， leia ou Vador， qui eux ont des histoires forcement liés et rattachés aux films， ce qui ne peut que limiter la créativité et le développement de personnage， ainsi que l'attache à l'intrigue que l'on pourrait développer。 Mais ici c'est tout le contraire。 Le choix de faire d'aphra une pilleuse de tombes et vendeuse d'armes sans foi ni loi， prête à trahir voir tuer sourciller， et qui plus est pro empire， est déjà de base un point de vue rafraîchissant， les rebels ça va 5 minutes。 Cela dit， pour pouvoir développer un attachement envers ce perso， elle est également très charismatique。 Et c'est donc dans tout un tas d'aventures que ce long run nous embarque。 Même si à première vue le récit semble se focaliser uniquement sur l'aventure etc。， il prend tout son sens à partir de la deuxième moitié， quand Gillen commence vraiment à développer le personnage de Aphra， quand ses convictions sont parfois mises à mal， ou qu'elle est trahi etc。。。 on revient également sur son passé， qui finit par servir de fil conducteur au récit， et viendra conclure l'un des arcs finaux。 Très compliqué d'en parler sans spoiler， mais tout ça pour dire que ce récit est d'une incroyable finesse d'écriture et de développement de personnage， tout en réussissant à garder un récit d'aventure fun et trépidant， ainsi qu'un récit qui ne fait qu'ajouter des choses à la mythologie Star Wars， mais des choses pertinentes。 La narration est sans défaut， pareil pour l'art， en bref tout est parfait。 Un gros coup de cœur ！ 。。。more
Judah Radd
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This is exceptional and does a great job of not only establishing who Doctor Aphra is， but also taking her on a meandering character journey that evolves and changes the character satisfyingly
Ian
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A huge collection of fifty-four issues featuring the immoral archaeologist Doctor Aphra， covering the years between Episodes IV and V。 Here we see Aphra working as an agent of Darth Vader before striking out on her own with the Wookiee bounty hunter Black Krrsantan and the psychotic droids BT-1 and 0-0-0。 With backstabbing and betrayal for profit her stock-in-trade， Aphra is challenged by personal connections; with her estranged father， with her enemy/lover Tolvan and with the young girl Vulaada A huge collection of fifty-four issues featuring the immoral archaeologist Doctor Aphra， covering the years between Episodes IV and V。 Here we see Aphra working as an agent of Darth Vader before striking out on her own with the Wookiee bounty hunter Black Krrsantan and the psychotic droids BT-1 and 0-0-0。 With backstabbing and betrayal for profit her stock-in-trade， Aphra is challenged by personal connections; with her estranged father， with her enemy/lover Tolvan and with the young girl Vulaada who she takes under her wing。Through her initial appearances in the pages of Darth Vader's series I was in two minds about Doctor Aphra。 I liked the concept of an Indiana Jones character in Star Wars but even more unscrupulous （"It belongs in an armoury！"） but the tone of her stories felt a little bit like the writers were patting themselves on the back about how clever they'd been。 I also wasn't impressed by how she fitted in to the crossover stories 'Vader Down' and 'The Screaming Citadel'， feeling that she just didn't play well against the main characters of the Star Wars saga。So， the first third or so of this book was a bit underwhelming。 Not bad， but not great either。 However， things improved immeasurably once I got onto the stories from Aphra's own solo series。 I enjoyed the rogues gallery of allies and enemies she makes along the way， with Beetee and Triple-Zero managing to be both hilarious and genuinely terrifying。 I also particularly enjoyed Aphra's unconventional romance with Captain Tolvan （not 'unconventional' because they're gay， you understand， but rather because they take love/hate thing to a whole new level）。 It's through Tolvan， Aphra's father and Vulaada that we actually get to see the title character face consequences for her actions that quick thinking and self-interest can't get her out of。 It's not about redemption per se， but rather just about the emotional connections we all make， whether we want to or not。There is one major downside to the latter two thirds of the book， which were otherwise really good， and it's how Vader is handled。 Throughout most of it he's a terrifying presence always lurking just behind Aphra but when they actually come together again he suddenly becomes indifferent and even tolerant towards her。 Then when she unleashes her plot to get out from under his thumb I felt that the writer （Spurrier） did Vader an injustice in the interest of making Aphra seem cleverer。 Frankly， she puts one over on the Dark Lord of the Sith too easily to be credible。* More reviews here: https://fsfh-book-review2。webnode。com * 。。。more
Liam || Books 'n Beards
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What an absolute brick。 Apparently it took me six months to read this， and I can believe it。 There is a lot of comic crammed into this omnibus。I've been a fan of Kieron Gillen since his days back writing for Rock， Paper Shotgun - his VADER comic run is one of my favourite pieces of Star Wars media， and Doctor Aphra was a big part of that series' success。 I wasn't sure how Aphra would handle running a comic alone - turns out， quite well！A great morally-grey character who is one of the few Star Wa What an absolute brick。 Apparently it took me six months to read this， and I can believe it。 There is a lot of comic crammed into this omnibus。I've been a fan of Kieron Gillen since his days back writing for Rock， Paper Shotgun - his VADER comic run is one of my favourite pieces of Star Wars media， and Doctor Aphra was a big part of that series' success。 I wasn't sure how Aphra would handle running a comic alone - turns out， quite well！A great morally-grey character who is one of the few Star Wars canon characters doesn't exist at either extreme of the spectrum of good/evil， and a nice bit of LGBTQ+ representation in one of the few overtly gay characters。It's hard to actually write a review for something I read over the course of half a year， and which spans so many different writers and artists - so I'm simply rating my overall takeaway from this concrete block of a comic omnibus。 I'm interested to see how Doctor Aphra fared under a different writer， in the newest comic run。 。。。more
Michael Wahl
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Doctor Aphra was such a pleasant surprise。 I found her interesting in Kieron Gillen’s Darth Vader run but I wasn’t sure if she could hold down her own title。 Gillen and Spurrier proved me wrong and crafted a wonderfully weird， dark， and heartwarming Star Wars story that steps outside the familiar tropes does something wholly fresh。 Aphra was such a great， three-dimensional character to follow。 She’s like the antithesis of Zayne Carrick from John Jackson Miller’s Knights of the Old Republic comic Doctor Aphra was such a pleasant surprise。 I found her interesting in Kieron Gillen’s Darth Vader run but I wasn’t sure if she could hold down her own title。 Gillen and Spurrier proved me wrong and crafted a wonderfully weird， dark， and heartwarming Star Wars story that steps outside the familiar tropes does something wholly fresh。 Aphra was such a great， three-dimensional character to follow。 She’s like the antithesis of Zayne Carrick from John Jackson Miller’s Knights of the Old Republic comic; whereas Zayne is a wholesome， good-hearted guy trying to do the right thing， Aphra is a chaotic mess of good intentions caving to profit and a selfish need for survival。 Her relationships with all the characters， especially Tolvan， were simply delightful， in their charmingly chaotic way。Triple-Zero， the sadistic， torture-obsessed protocol droid， was the other highlight。 Si Spurrier’s run in particular took a dark pastiche of C-3PO and turned him into one of the most genuinely terrifying and fascinating villains in the galaxy far， far away。 I loved his twisted personality and his dynamic with Aphra。 The ending was also pretty satisfying。 If this is your first and last time reading Aphra， you’ll walk away with a sense of closure。 I highly recommend this comic。 For Star Wars fans， definitely， but really for anyone interested in whacky sci-fi misadventures with some dark humor and characters with lots of humanity。 。。。more
Jesse Lo
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Had potential， great adventure。 Fall short and got a little bored at the end。
Michael DiCenzo
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Doctor Aphra is a really great character who is only featured in comics。 The story and the character development between her and her companions made reading each page enjoyable。 BT-1 and Tripl Zero are really great additions to add in comedy and flavor to her series。 Overall the 2016 Doctor Aphra series found itself trying to make a name for Chelli while also being creative with the storyline and its relation to the events in between A New Hope and Empire。
Joshua Lawson
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Yeah right I’ma tell you what I thought of a Star Wars book without you having to listen to my stupid Star Wars podcast。poeboyspodcast@gmail。com@poeboyspodcast
Evan Dossey
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Kinda stuck between loving the first half （everything with Aphra written by Gillen） and really not finding the second half particularly engaging on a story level despite loving a lot of the concepts Spurrier throws into the mix。 I bought this Omnibus primarily because my first hardcover of Aphra was made obsolete due to the fact that Gillen only wrote 6 further issues and there will never be a Volume 2 collecting those issues in Deluxe format。 This Omnibus is kind of the only game in town for th Kinda stuck between loving the first half （everything with Aphra written by Gillen） and really not finding the second half particularly engaging on a story level despite loving a lot of the concepts Spurrier throws into the mix。 I bought this Omnibus primarily because my first hardcover of Aphra was made obsolete due to the fact that Gillen only wrote 6 further issues and there will never be a Volume 2 collecting those issues in Deluxe format。 This Omnibus is kind of the only game in town for those issues of Gillen's work。 And only those issues。 I own the Vader & X-Over stuff in other Hardcovers already。 I really spent $65 on this book purely for 6 issues of Gillen's work and I guess openness to Spurrier's stories， which I will probably not re-read anytime soon。 Christ what is wrong with me。 。。。more
Zachary Blake
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An excellent run from two of my favorite writers （Kieron Gillen and Si Spurrier）。 Dr Aphra and her supporting cast are a welcome addition to the star wars mythos that I hope will one day be translated on the screen。 I love everything about this series and hope one day there is enough issues to warrant a volume two omnibus。
Aaron
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A little bit Han Solo & a little bit Indiana Jones; I really liked Doctor Aphra and her supporting characters and narrative weaving through the original trilogy timeline。 I enjoyed the murder droids and her occasional partner the lawful evil wookiee Black Krrsantan。 I even grew fond of Tolvan， who was less a girlfriend and more of a victim of repeated collisions with Aphra。 Vader is a heavy presence felt thoughout。 Easy recommend to SW fans。
Mila
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Chelli Aphra is an archaeologist。 You might think this means uncovering precious artifacts for the sake of preservation and knowledge but you’d be wrong。 With an interest in droids， weapons， and Jedi artifacts she’s just looking for credits。 When her talents attract the attention of Darth Vader it sets her life and that of two killer robots on a path that sees her kidnapping rebels， imprisoned in imperial jail， fighting for her life with a droid that wishes to kill her， and even going to the Emp Chelli Aphra is an archaeologist。 You might think this means uncovering precious artifacts for the sake of preservation and knowledge but you’d be wrong。 With an interest in droids， weapons， and Jedi artifacts she’s just looking for credits。 When her talents attract the attention of Darth Vader it sets her life and that of two killer robots on a path that sees her kidnapping rebels， imprisoned in imperial jail， fighting for her life with a droid that wishes to kill her， and even going to the Emperor himself。 To save her own skin Aphra is ready to betray anyone which always begs the question， what sort of crazy trouble will she be in next？When the omnibus first arrived I’ll admit I was terrified of its size。 Luckily it was easy to lay flat on my lap and had sturdy pages that impressed。 I loved how it included selections of her first appearances before she got her spin off series so we could properly meet the character who stole the show from Darth Vader。 The downside to this， now I want all the Star Wars comics。 The story was engaging， I quickly became invested in the characters and their dramas。 Though Aphra is a fun character living in a grey area， Triple Zero was the highlight for me。 His relationships with Aphra and BT-1 as well as his journey are something else。 Plus he makes a killer Palpatine tomato joke！If you love humorous titles with questionable leads like Harley Quinn or have been wanting to get into Star Wars comics， Doctor Aphra is a great place to start。 It might seem an odd choice as she’s an original character from comics but believe me， you will want the omnibus so go for it！ 。。。more
Nathanael Brittain
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The stories in this book are about as dark and disturbing as you will find in the Star Wars universe。。。 definitely not for kids。 If you are looking for more Star Wars but want something a little different than the usual "good guys" versus "bad guys" theme， this might be perfect for you。The main character Doctor Aphra is deep， well developed and a lot of fun to read about。 The supporting characters are equally unique and interesting。 The artwork is also gorgeous。Overall， this book doesn't play a The stories in this book are about as dark and disturbing as you will find in the Star Wars universe。。。 definitely not for kids。 If you are looking for more Star Wars but want something a little different than the usual "good guys" versus "bad guys" theme， this might be perfect for you。The main character Doctor Aphra is deep， well developed and a lot of fun to read about。 The supporting characters are equally unique and interesting。 The artwork is also gorgeous。Overall， this book doesn't play a large or important role for the rest of the Star Wars universe but that could be what makes it fresh and unique。 It also makes the universe feel a little bigger as it tells stories about new places and characters rather than playing it safe with the popular and familiar elements of Star Wars。 I highly recommend this book to adult Star Wars fans。 。。。more
Nicky
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I loved it！ It's a really good read that's both fun and dark， with a character that's both easy and difficult to love but always compelling。 It explores the order side of the universe， like the Mandalorian TV series， so it was quite refreshing too。 Now do I wait for the next Omni or collect more regularly 🤔 I loved it！ It's a really good read that's both fun and dark， with a character that's both easy and difficult to love but always compelling。 It explores the order side of the universe， like the Mandalorian TV series， so it was quite refreshing too。 Now do I wait for the next Omni or collect more regularly 🤔 。。。more
Matěj Komiksumec
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Doktorka Aphra je jedna z nejlepších věcí co potkala Star Wars， říkám to pořád a stále si za tím stojím。 Nechci hodnotit knihu po knize ale zhodnotím to jako celek。 Na 7 booků a jeden Crossover je to neskutečně zábavné a vše jede prakticky celou dobu。 Gillenova éra u Aphry byla samozřejmě nejlepší ale ani Si Spurrier nezůstal zahanben a napsal skvělý příběhy。 Miluju romantiku v téhle sérii， miluju humor， jenom kresba místy drhne ale dohromady funguje。 Prostě co říct， perfektní koupě a doporučil Doktorka Aphra je jedna z nejlepších věcí co potkala Star Wars， říkám to pořád a stále si za tím stojím。 Nechci hodnotit knihu po knize ale zhodnotím to jako celek。 Na 7 booků a jeden Crossover je to neskutečně zábavné a vše jede prakticky celou dobu。 Gillenova éra u Aphry byla samozřejmě nejlepší ale ani Si Spurrier nezůstal zahanben a napsal skvělý příběhy。 Miluju romantiku v téhle sérii， miluju humor， jenom kresba místy drhne ale dohromady funguje。 Prostě co říct， perfektní koupě a doporučil bych všem co se dívají po Star Wars， na tomhle je krásný Jak si to vytváří vlastní svět protože to stojí na rozdíl od ostatních řad mimo filmy。 Must have。 。。。more
Cody Nechamkin
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First half is 4 stars， latter half falls into 3 stars territory。 Overall a great read for any Star Wars fan though。While I don’t ever care for Larroca’s art， Gillen’s writing and introduction to the characters in the first half brings a brilliant addition to Star Wars to life。 Doctor Aphra， a lovable， conflicted rogue archaeologist constantly gets tangled with Rebels， Imperial agents， unique cultures， and ancient Jedi artifacts。
Adam
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Went in blind and absolutely loved it。 Great characters all around along with great adventures。 Highly recommend and no prior reading necessary。
Bruvydsb
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This is the only Star Wars comic material I have ever read and I wish I could give it 6 stars！ What an amazing book。
Jaycee Costley
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