Star Wars 28 is the twenty-eighth issue of the
2020 canon comic book series
Star Wars. The issue was written by
Charles Soule, illustrated by
Andrés Genolet and
Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by
Marvel Comics on
October 12,
2022.
Publisher's summary
THE CALCULUS OF LOSS! The price of freedom is examined, as the Rebel Alliance comes to understand the true scope of the threat against it. Threepio enters into aggressive negotiations, and Luke Skywalker embarks upon a desperate mission that will test his growing Jedi skills to the limit.
Development
The scene in which Luke Skywalker meets Melton's family was inspired by the time Charles Soule met Mark Hamill, the actor who plays Skywalker, at New York Comic Con with a few of his friends and their kids. Soule added that like Skywalker in the issue, Hamill immediately bent down and greeted the kids, and noted their faces looked like those of Reen and Zelly in the issue.[3]
Continuity
The issue depicts Luke Skywalker informing rebel leaders Mon Mothma, Gial Ackbar, and Hera Syndulla about the Galactic Empire's construction of another Death Star. This contradicts Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, where the opening crawl establishes that Skywalker did not know of the construction.[4]
Plot summary
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Disillusioned with the evils of the Empire,
Lieutenant Melton and his wife, Bevelyn, serve as
double agents of Crimson Dawn. Qi'ra has
activated these agents, tasking them with
exposing the construction of a second Death Star
to the Rebel Alliance.
The couple and their children escaped the Death
Star aboard an Imperial shuttle but were
immediately detected. The defectors attempted to
make contact with the rebels, but their story was
dismissed.
Restricted to preprogrammed coordinates, the
family barely survived their crash landing on
Coruscant before encountering the Imperial
capital's underworld and security forces.
Fortunately, there is one member of the Rebel
Alliance who believes their desperate
transmission….
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Media
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Solicit cover by E.M. Gist
Textless cover by E.M. Gist
Star Wars: A New Hope 45th Anniversary variant cover by
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Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10
Star Wars (2020) #28 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event
Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Star Wars (2020) 28 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Star Wars (2020) 43, its events must take place around 3 ABY.
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Charles Soule (@CharlesSoule) on Twitter (post): "This bit from STAR WARS #28 was inspired by the time I met @MarkHamill. NY Comicon, backstage. Me, a few pals, their kids. When we met him, Mark *immediately* bent down and greeted the kids first. Chatted, gave them all the time in the world. Their faces looked just like this." (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
External links
Star Wars (2020) 28 on the Aurebesh Wiki