Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 1: Fortune and Fate
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Summary
The rogue archaeologist returns - with a new crew and a new mission！ With the Rebel Alliance on the run after their defeat at the Battle of Hoth， it's never been a more dangerous time for outlaws and scoundrels。 But after a string of bad luck and near escapes， Doctor Aphra is back on the job - hunting the score of a lifetime that's too good to pass up。 To find the cursed Rings of Vaale， Aphra will need a crew of treasure hunters the likes of which the galaxy has never seen before！ But Ronen Tagge， heir to the powerful Tagge family， also has his eyes on the prize。 Do Aphra and her team stand a chance at fortune and glory？ Or could there be a traitor in their midst？
COLLECTING: STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA （2020） 1-5
COLLECTING: STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA （2020） 1-5
Reviews
Andrew Kline
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I miss Triple 0 and BT-1， but the new cast is good， and it's nice that they're back to treasure hunting。 I miss Triple 0 and BT-1， but the new cast is good， and it's nice that they're back to treasure hunting。 。。。more
Joey Nardinelli
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I really tend to like the Aphra comics even when they’re pretty pedestrian， and this one definitely edges into that territory。 I wasn’t a fan of the new Tagge addition but then they already sort of rewrote General Tagge for the current Marvel canon anyways。 In terms of archaeological hijinks， this volume has some interesting elements， especially the City of Vaale， but it seemed to be building to a big reveal that never came。 One do the rings is still missing， right？ I thought the twist at some p I really tend to like the Aphra comics even when they’re pretty pedestrian， and this one definitely edges into that territory。 I wasn’t a fan of the new Tagge addition but then they already sort of rewrote General Tagge for the current Marvel canon anyways。 In terms of archaeological hijinks， this volume has some interesting elements， especially the City of Vaale， but it seemed to be building to a big reveal that never came。 One do the rings is still missing， right？ I thought the twist at some point would be they Aphra had forgeries on hand of the rings or some such， but the narrative never gets quite that creative。 The shoehorning of High Republic into current lines is probably going to be awkward， and this story does little to allay my concerns in that regard。 Also， can we get maybe a hair more consistency with Aphra’s face？ She’s meant to be East Asian as far as I can tell， and such images tend to be the more striking， but every so often I spot an artist drawing her lazily and suddenly she looks white again。 Given she’s one of few characters to represent non-white characters still in Star Wars， maybe a little consistency with that representation would， you know， be kinda cool。 。。。more
Charlie Gates
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It's nice having Aphra return to being an archaeologist。 It's nice having Aphra return to being an archaeologist。 。。。more
Dakota Morgan
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I had consistent fun with Fortune and Fate - it exactly hits the mark of "galactic archaeologist and company perform a heist and duel with a mean rich guy。" Unfortunately， a lot of that fun is tempered by the fact that Fortune and Fate offers almost no information about who the new characters are and why we should care about them。 It also seems to have brushed all of Doctor Aphra's history under the table without bothering to offer any new history。 She's just a capable person！ With some quips！ A I had consistent fun with Fortune and Fate - it exactly hits the mark of "galactic archaeologist and company perform a heist and duel with a mean rich guy。" Unfortunately， a lot of that fun is tempered by the fact that Fortune and Fate offers almost no information about who the new characters are and why we should care about them。 It also seems to have brushed all of Doctor Aphra's history under the table without bothering to offer any new history。 She's just a capable person！ With some quips！ And not much else。The art is perfectly fine， nothing amazing。 I enjoyed the little references to the High Republic - I guess everything is going to be tied into that overarching publishing event now。 Sort of like how Marvel does it！ I do long for the days of the Extended Universe， when Star Wars actually had a pretty settled "history" that a series about a galactic archaeologist could mine with more zest。Complaints aside， Fortune and Fate is a "good" Star Wars comic in that it kept me quite entertained， felt Star Wars-y， and made me look forward to the next one。 Fine corporate product。 。。。more
Alexander Peterhans
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It's a new run of Dr。 Aphra， a new writer， the chance to do something a bit different with the character。。 or just do more of the same， and don't do that very well。You get the feeling that Aphra is never going to become more than a Han Solo knock-off， just a flat， static character with a few quirks， who never really develops。 This already made the stories in the first run so repetitive， here we're starting that sequence over again。So we spend a lot of time in a dead city that could've been quite It's a new run of Dr。 Aphra， a new writer， the chance to do something a bit different with the character。。 or just do more of the same， and don't do that very well。You get the feeling that Aphra is never going to become more than a Han Solo knock-off， just a flat， static character with a few quirks， who never really develops。 This already made the stories in the first run so repetitive， here we're starting that sequence over again。So we spend a lot of time in a dead city that could've been quite interesting， but isn't。 There's double crossing， there is fighting in the ruins， etc。 Didn't we do all this in the Gillen/Spurrier run。。？It tries to have a smart "Aphra was on top all along！" ending， and it goes over like a wet fart。Next up: the sister of the guy who wasn't very interesting。 。。。more
Mario
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Our favorite wreck of a woman returns in this new series by Alyssa Wong with art from Marika Cresta。After "closing" some open chapters from her life， Aphra goes to Hoth to salvage stuff left from the Rebels and barely escapes from the current Imperial ocupation。 Looking for a new job， she finds wide-eyed Detta Yao， a student from her former school， who has a proposal: search for the mythic Rings of Vaale， who should grant fame and immortality to the wearer。 They enlist the help of a former class Our favorite wreck of a woman returns in this new series by Alyssa Wong with art from Marika Cresta。After "closing" some open chapters from her life， Aphra goes to Hoth to salvage stuff left from the Rebels and barely escapes from the current Imperial ocupation。 Looking for a new job， she finds wide-eyed Detta Yao， a student from her former school， who has a proposal: search for the mythic Rings of Vaale， who should grant fame and immortality to the wearer。 They enlist the help of a former classmate of Aphra， Dr。 Eustacia Okka。 Forced to cooperate， they must deliver the gems to Ronen Tagge， a spoiled member of the influential family， who takes pleasure in destroying works of art。They find the fabled world where the Rings were created and find a mysterious city that appears to be alive， after the required dose of double- and triple-crosses， they manage to find the artifacts and make Tagge a long-lasting enemy。Excellent work， entertaining and more manageable to understand than previous Aphra heists where the betrayals kept coming almost every panel。Recommended！ 。。。more
Benji Glaab
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Always some fun characters to visit with。 This is a good re-launch where Alyssa Wong is able to get her feet wet in the comics industry and deliver a straight-up adventure tale。 Spurrier's run faltered in It's over the top pace and confusing delivery。 Wong pumps the brakes a bit and it absolutely benefits the telling of the story。 Always some fun characters to visit with。 This is a good re-launch where Alyssa Wong is able to get her feet wet in the comics industry and deliver a straight-up adventure tale。 Spurrier's run faltered in It's over the top pace and confusing delivery。 Wong pumps the brakes a bit and it absolutely benefits the telling of the story。 。。。more
Danielle
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Doctor Aphra is one of my favorite Star Wars characters， and everyone else here rises to meet the stakes。 It's really hard for me to get into Star Wars stories that feature characters I'm not familiar with， but Wong does such a good job making everything feel seamless。 Doctor Aphra is one of my favorite Star Wars characters， and everyone else here rises to meet the stakes。 It's really hard for me to get into Star Wars stories that feature characters I'm not familiar with， but Wong does such a good job making everything feel seamless。 。。。more
Sara I
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I thoroughly enjoyed this volume and look forward to reading more of Wong's run with Doctor Aphra！ It has an ensemble of dangerous and interesting characters， plenty of twists and betrayals， and is full of wit and adventure。 Wong is also doing a great job of building the tension and I cannot wait to get my hands on more！ I thoroughly enjoyed this volume and look forward to reading more of Wong's run with Doctor Aphra！ It has an ensemble of dangerous and interesting characters， plenty of twists and betrayals， and is full of wit and adventure。 Wong is also doing a great job of building the tension and I cannot wait to get my hands on more！ 。。。more
Don
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Doctor Aphra， for me， is a character who works best in small， controlled doses。 I enjoyed the first series at first， but as it went on and on， with basically the same storyline of Aphra starting a job， doing something horrible to her crew， barely making it out， feeling bad for her actions， then doing it all again -- it just got old。 This new series， I guess， is far enough removed from that first series that I wasn't tired of the character。 I think it also helped that Alyssa Wong didn't have Aphr Doctor Aphra， for me， is a character who works best in small， controlled doses。 I enjoyed the first series at first， but as it went on and on， with basically the same storyline of Aphra starting a job， doing something horrible to her crew， barely making it out， feeling bad for her actions， then doing it all again -- it just got old。 This new series， I guess， is far enough removed from that first series that I wasn't tired of the character。 I think it also helped that Alyssa Wong didn't have Aphra do anything really horrible。 Aphra wasn't a saint， but she also wasn't dislikeable。 。。。more
Teresa
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3-4 ABYThis is the first volume in a new arc of Aphra's adventures containing "Fortune and Fate" 1-5。 Aphra finds herself with a team of archeologists， none of which seem to like each other。 Ronen Tagge is a man who enjoys purchasing extremely rare artifacts just for the enjoyment of destroying them in front of others。 When Aphra finds out Tagge seeks the Rings of Vaale， she knows she must reach the mythical rings first， or they will be destroyed forever。 With a mole in their midst， the true arc 3-4 ABYThis is the first volume in a new arc of Aphra's adventures containing "Fortune and Fate" 1-5。 Aphra finds herself with a team of archeologists， none of which seem to like each other。 Ronen Tagge is a man who enjoys purchasing extremely rare artifacts just for the enjoyment of destroying them in front of others。 When Aphra finds out Tagge seeks the Rings of Vaale， she knows she must reach the mythical rings first， or they will be destroyed forever。 With a mole in their midst， the true archeologists do whatever they can to find the rings， but they are merely a myth。I don't want to say too much about the rest of the plot， but I whole-heartedly would like to say that this is one of the best Aphra volumes published thus far。 It's a new adventure， there is risk， and we get to meet some interesting new characters that may remain as the series continues。 The myth factor with the rings is quite an enjoyable plot point， and the villain feels more full than Aphra villains of the past。 The ending has me itching for more Aphra archeology adventures。 。。。more
Eleazar Dlg
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Much more consistent and coherent than the previous run but it lacks the crazy and interesting subjects that it's predecessor delved into。 Still looking forward to seeing where this ends up going！ Much more consistent and coherent than the previous run but it lacks the crazy and interesting subjects that it's predecessor delved into。 Still looking forward to seeing where this ends up going！ 。。。more
Shaun Stanley
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Doctor Aphra Vol。 1 Fortune and Fate collects issues 1-6 of the series written by Alyssa Wong and art by Marika Cresta。 Set during the events of The Empire Strikes Back， Doctor Aphra is back and on the hunt for the mythical Rings of Vaale。 Also in search of the rings is Ronen Tagge， a rich treasure hunter who takes pleasure in restoring one of a kind pieces of art。 This new volume of Doctor Aphra takes the character back to her roots as an archeologist and treasure hunter and Aphra has a new cre Doctor Aphra Vol。 1 Fortune and Fate collects issues 1-6 of the series written by Alyssa Wong and art by Marika Cresta。 Set during the events of The Empire Strikes Back， Doctor Aphra is back and on the hunt for the mythical Rings of Vaale。 Also in search of the rings is Ronen Tagge， a rich treasure hunter who takes pleasure in restoring one of a kind pieces of art。 This new volume of Doctor Aphra takes the character back to her roots as an archeologist and treasure hunter and Aphra has a new crew she is working with。 I absolutely love this character and what she brings to the Star Wars universe。 It is so different than anything else provided and opens up a lot of the mystical corners of the universe。 This is a book that all Star Wars fans should be reading！ 。。。more
Martijn Van
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Nice to have Aphra back。 Once again a fun read build around a lot of Star Wars canon mythology。
Lenny
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Doctor Aphra is unquestionably one of the best original characters to come out of Star Wars comics， but her solo series was a roller coaster that barely managed any consistency。Wong， Cresta and Rosenberg's debut volume on Doctor Aphra is a perfect jumping-on point for new Aphra fans， and also a return to the best of Aphra as a character， and a distillation of her best stories。 Aphra returns to her roots as a double crossing archaeologist - this time， the "Rings of Vaale" which will provide the w Doctor Aphra is unquestionably one of the best original characters to come out of Star Wars comics， but her solo series was a roller coaster that barely managed any consistency。Wong， Cresta and Rosenberg's debut volume on Doctor Aphra is a perfect jumping-on point for new Aphra fans， and also a return to the best of Aphra as a character， and a distillation of her best stories。 Aphra returns to her roots as a double crossing archaeologist - this time， the "Rings of Vaale" which will provide the wearer with infinite power and wealth - with a quirky， equally double crossing crew， and a perfectly creepy abandoned city。Wong gets Aphra。 She gets her quippy one liners， what blocks her from intimacy and honest relationships， and how to authentically integrate her queerness without making it decorative。 On that note， while it seems like every other woman is Aphra's ex， Wong handles their relationship with more tact and nuance than Spurrier or Gillen ever did。 The pacing is excellent and Wong also introduces memorable secondary characters， not an easy feat。 The villain looks like 90's regret but a new spin on spoiled rich boy - collecting rare antiques and vaporizing them， so he is the last to hold them。Marika Cresta and Rachelle Rosenberg's art fires on all cylinders。 The pencils are soft but kinetic， and aren't too hyper realistic （something I find off putting in Star Wars books）。 Aphra is drawn beautifully and her chemistry with Okka is believable， and Rosenberg's colors evoke a classic Star Wars story。Some folks are complaining that this book "doesn't tread new ground，" but it's not supposed to。 It's a volume one - and frankly， it's the volume one Dr。 Aphra deserved- because it shows us exactly who Aphra is。 And I'm here for it， as long as we see Triple Zero in the next arc。 。。。more
Nickyy West
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The bomb！！！ Introduced and Darth Vader， book becomes easily best creation in the whole epic galaxy of Star Wars she is working with said Lord Vader then Jason face her that in order to survive， where this book is after her betrayal of Darth Vader she is on the line and no doubt she is one of the coolest criminals of the whole Star Wars creation， it isEasily the best combo in Star Wars graphic novel series
C
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Waffling between two and three stars on this one。I mean， it isn't bad。 The only real complaint I have is that the villain seems way too over the top for Star Wars （though I am sure that could be argued based on other villains。）。Mostly， though， everything is just okay。 The plot is serviceable if a bit predictable。 Character growth is minimal。 Action/plot are simultaneously rushed and slow。 （？）I like the character and I feel like Wong "gets" her （and I feel that her dialogue is particularly well-w Waffling between two and three stars on this one。I mean， it isn't bad。 The only real complaint I have is that the villain seems way too over the top for Star Wars （though I am sure that could be argued based on other villains。）。Mostly， though， everything is just okay。 The plot is serviceable if a bit predictable。 Character growth is minimal。 Action/plot are simultaneously rushed and slow。 （？）I like the character and I feel like Wong "gets" her （and I feel that her dialogue is particularly well-written which is a huge plus in comics。。。） so I hope that she gets more of a chance to tell these stories - I just hope that I become more invested as she does。 。。。more
hyperspace
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Very relieved to see this series go back to its roots -- the last run was becoming more intolerable the longer it went。 Here we have a new author， a refreshing cast， and solid art。 Hope this keeps up。
Monica
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Alyssa Wong's Aphra run is off to a great start。 I'm glad we're back to Aphra's archeology roots and a focus on getting profit for Aphra and co rather than dealing with the Empire。 That was fun， but learning about weird stuff in the universe is a blast and not really anywhere else。 I liked our new characters， good and bad， and am very excited for the series to continue。 Though， I would also like more TA please。 Overall， I'd highly suggest it if you like Aphra or Star Wars comics in general。 Alyssa Wong's Aphra run is off to a great start。 I'm glad we're back to Aphra's archeology roots and a focus on getting profit for Aphra and co rather than dealing with the Empire。 That was fun， but learning about weird stuff in the universe is a blast and not really anywhere else。 I liked our new characters， good and bad， and am very excited for the series to continue。 Though， I would also like more TA please。 Overall， I'd highly suggest it if you like Aphra or Star Wars comics in general。 。。。more
Jason
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3。5This felt like slog， but I liked the final issue of the arc。
Daniel King
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The Aphra series has gone steadily worse， in my opinion。 Now it's basically rehashing the same plot， but with different characters。 Oh look， yet ANOTHER person she has betrayed in the past。 Oh an ex-lover？ Who would have ever thought of that？ Aphra had SO much potential at first and now she's just bland and boring with no characters doing anything。 I'm seriously disappointed in what happened to her series。 She deserved better。 The Aphra series has gone steadily worse， in my opinion。 Now it's basically rehashing the same plot， but with different characters。 Oh look， yet ANOTHER person she has betrayed in the past。 Oh an ex-lover？ Who would have ever thought of that？ Aphra had SO much potential at first and now she's just bland and boring with no characters doing anything。 I'm seriously disappointed in what happened to her series。 She deserved better。 。。。more
Stephen Hamilton
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Wong picks up where Gillen and Spurrier left off with nary a missed beat。 Chelli Aphra is back and still at her best。 Black Krrsantan is still along for the ride and the tedious murder droids have been dropped （they had started to wear very thin）。 The introduction of yet another betrayed ex-girlfriend means that Magna Tolvan’s absence is barely noticed， although I hope she makes a reappearance something along the line。 The other new characters are all equally engaging and suitably duplicitous， a Wong picks up where Gillen and Spurrier left off with nary a missed beat。 Chelli Aphra is back and still at her best。 Black Krrsantan is still along for the ride and the tedious murder droids have been dropped （they had started to wear very thin）。 The introduction of yet another betrayed ex-girlfriend means that Magna Tolvan’s absence is barely noticed， although I hope she makes a reappearance something along the line。 The other new characters are all equally engaging and suitably duplicitous， and the story was consistently entertaining， ending with a satisfying promise of more drama for our beloved anti-heroine in the future。 。。。more
Brendan
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This is definitely more of a reset/back to basics adventure for Doctor Aphra。 I thought the story here was just ok and the art was some of the worst in Star Wars’ Marvel run。 I’m hoping for better with this series going forward as the first run was great。
Chris Lemmerman
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At this point， Doctor Aphra remains the best thing to come out of the Marvel Star Wars comics since they restarted。 Not to say that the rest is bad， but Doctor Aphra as a character and as a series has been the most consistently impressive。 Which is a preface to say that this first arc of her new series doesn't quite hit the heights I'd hoped for。It all feels very safe - there's not a massive amount that we've not seen explored already in the previous series under Gillen and Spurrier。 Aphra gets At this point， Doctor Aphra remains the best thing to come out of the Marvel Star Wars comics since they restarted。 Not to say that the rest is bad， but Doctor Aphra as a character and as a series has been the most consistently impressive。 Which is a preface to say that this first arc of her new series doesn't quite hit the heights I'd hoped for。It all feels very safe - there's not a massive amount that we've not seen explored already in the previous series under Gillen and Spurrier。 Aphra gets in over her head， there's some double crossing， she winds up infuriating someone far more powerful than her， and she annoys one of her ex-girlfriends along the way。 And while Aphra's previous adventures were very similar， they couldn't be called formulaic since they were always pushing the boundaries either in terms of the locales she visited （the haunted Jedi space station， the jail that was falling apart）， or in the ethical problems that they posed （Do I betray my girlfriend？ How can I fall in love with an Empire soldier？ What did I do to deserve this evil droid trying to murder me？）。 What this series does is all of that， but it makes it feel kind of wrote。 None of the new characters are particularly compelling， including the villain of the piece （although he has an interesting MO for an archaeological foil I suppose）， and Aphra herself spends most of her time troubleshooting rather than doing anything remotely Aphra-like。The artwork also feels kind of flat。 Marika Cresta's work is fine in terms of style and perspective， but there's no real depth to it。 Doctor Aphra's never had the cream of the crop Marvel artists on it， but they've always brought something interesting to the table， which isn't the case here。 Maybe it's the colours washing it out， I'm not sure， but it's just not entirely right。If you've never read a Doctor Aphra book before， then I expect you'll enjoy this quite a lot。 But if you have read the previous series， then you won't get anything you haven't seen before （and done better） elsewhere。 。。。more
Kaiulani
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My favorite ongoing Star Wars book。 This volume has all the pieces but it failed to bring anything new to the table。
Cody Shelton
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The first “fresh start” for Dr。 Aphra since she was introduced in the Vader series does an excellent job at capturing the spirit of the character， albeit with a bit of a safe setup for the larger narrative that is planned。 While this is a new run for the series， I wouldn’t recommend this without reading what came before。 The book reads with the assumption that you know Aphra’s character arc from prior books， so it’s less a fresh start and more a new plot direction。 I will say that she seem fairl The first “fresh start” for Dr。 Aphra since she was introduced in the Vader series does an excellent job at capturing the spirit of the character， albeit with a bit of a safe setup for the larger narrative that is planned。 While this is a new run for the series， I wouldn’t recommend this without reading what came before。 The book reads with the assumption that you know Aphra’s character arc from prior books， so it’s less a fresh start and more a new plot direction。 I will say that she seem fairly lightly used in the book， giving the new characters more time on page to get readers attached。 The Dr。 Aphra series continues to be some of the best Star Wars content that has been put out under Disney’s ownership。 。。。more
Michael
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Finally a née Doctor Aphra series。 It’s fun adventure， mystery， scary， and full of the patented backstabbing we’ve come to love about her and pretty much anyone around her。 She’s seeking ancient power rings。 She has a new group of teammates。 She doesn’t do team very well。 What could go wrong？ Lol。 Unfortunately due to the pandemic， the production seems halted for now。 I hope she comes back。 I want to know more about Lucky and the see the big fight about to go down。
Ozro Davis
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It took a while for me to come around to Aphra as a character。 I've always thought it's cool that a brand new character has had her own comic for a few years now， but I never really understood why it's this character。 Her solo run has been a lot more interesting than her time as Darth Vader's pseudo-sidekick， but it took until the past couple of volumes to really click with me。 She's Star Wars meets Indiana Jones， and that's a lot of fun。Alyssa Wong has a strong start to her stint with the chara It took a while for me to come around to Aphra as a character。 I've always thought it's cool that a brand new character has had her own comic for a few years now， but I never really understood why it's this character。 Her solo run has been a lot more interesting than her time as Darth Vader's pseudo-sidekick， but it took until the past couple of volumes to really click with me。 She's Star Wars meets Indiana Jones， and that's a lot of fun。Alyssa Wong has a strong start to her stint with the character， as does artist Marika Cresta。 The story is a well-paced adventure heist， with all the twists and backstabbing you'd expect。 There's not a ton of character work here， but each character has their role to play in the story and they all fit well。Sometimes it's nice to get away from the main characters and settings of Star Wars， and it looks like this new era of Doctor Aphra is doing just that， and doing it well。 。。。more
Greg Kerestan
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It's so good to have you back， Dr。 Chelli Aphra。 The new Star Wars canon's most divisive breakout character returns in a fairly conventional Indiana Jones-style adventure。 Nothing as weird， twisted or sexy as the first run of "Doctor Aphra，" but the world-building here and seamless integration of a whole new set of characters is top-notch。 The city of living bone is one of the best and weirdest locales in Star Wars history， and I won't forget it anytime soon。 It's so good to have you back， Dr。 Chelli Aphra。 The new Star Wars canon's most divisive breakout character returns in a fairly conventional Indiana Jones-style adventure。 Nothing as weird， twisted or sexy as the first run of "Doctor Aphra，" but the world-building here and seamless integration of a whole new set of characters is top-notch。 The city of living bone is one of the best and weirdest locales in Star Wars history， and I won't forget it anytime soon。 。。。more
Sarospice
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