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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story [comic adaptation] (2017)

by Jody Houser, Emilio Laiso (Illustrator)

Other authors: Fernando Blanco (Illustrator), Phil Noto (Cover artist), Duane Swierczynski (Contributor), Julian Totino Tedesco (Illustrator)

Series: Star Wars: Canon - chronological order (0 BBY, Imperial Era), Star Wars Universe

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"The Rebellion is here! The Rogue One crew makes the leap from the big screen to the comic-book page in this action-packed adaptation! All looks lost for the galaxy when the Empire's new super-weapon is discovered: any insurgency will quickly be thwarted by the devastating new Death Star! But maybe there is hope for the Rebel cause when Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor lead a crew of new heroes on a desperate mission to steal the plans to the planet-destroying threat! A crucial tale in the Star Wars saga is told at last!"--Amazon.… (more)
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  booklover3258 | Nov 12, 2023 |
Jody Houser’s comic book adaptation of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story features art by Emilio Laiso, Paolo Villanelli, and Oscar Bazaldua and colors by Rachelle Rosenberg. Like Alexander Freed’s novelization of the film, Houser’s story includes scenes that did not make the final cut of the film, such as Jyn’s interaction with her cellmate on Wobani. Houser also condenses some events and moves others, such as Cassian receiving orders to execute Galen, so that they add dramatic weight. In the latter example, Houser portrays Cassian’s orders as him processing them just as K-2SO calls his attention to Jyn’s blaster and her discussion of trust going both ways. Houser also includes flashbacks of Jyn working with Saw. Further added or extended scenes include flashbacks of Galen’s early interactions with Director Krennic, more character development for Bodhi Rook (particularly in his interactions with K-2SO), the Rebels disarming the Imperial inspection team on Scarif, and K-2SO getting the plans of Scarif from another Imperial droid. The film included some quick references to Star Wars: Rebels, but artist Laiso forefronts the Ghost in an image of the Rebel fleet approaching Scarif.

Included in this volume is the one-shot story, Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian & K-2SO Special, written by Duane Swierczynski with art by Fernando Blanco. The story shows how the two characters met while Cassian Andor was trying to find a source for Imperial code on a backwater world, resulting in his reprogramming K-2SO. Swierczynski’s narrative should be particularly interesting as Disney plans to make a Cassian Andor series for Disney+. Blanco’s art resembles the style used in Dark Horse’s 1990s comics set during the Age of Rebellion, adding a nice tone to the narrative. ( )
  DarthDeverell | Apr 1, 2020 |
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Jody Houserprimary authorall editionscalculated
Laiso, EmilioIllustratormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Blanco, FernandoIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Noto, PhilCover artistsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Swierczynski, DuaneContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Tedesco, Julian TotinoIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed

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"The Rebellion is here! The Rogue One crew makes the leap from the big screen to the comic-book page in this action-packed adaptation! All looks lost for the galaxy when the Empire's new super-weapon is discovered: any insurgency will quickly be thwarted by the devastating new Death Star! But maybe there is hope for the Rebel cause when Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor lead a crew of new heroes on a desperate mission to steal the plans to the planet-destroying threat! A crucial tale in the Star Wars saga is told at last!"--Amazon.

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Jyn Erso is separated from her father at a young age when the Empire kidnaps him to go and work on the Death Star. Her mother is killed in the process. She is raised by Saw Gerrera a member of the Rebel Alliance who leaves her when she is sixteen. Jyn has been arrested and is in Imperial hands.

An Imperial pilot arrives on the doorstep of the Resistance saying he has a message for Saw Gerrera and he was sent by Gallen Erso that what the Empire has been working on is a planet killer. The job is to get Jyn Erso out of prison so Captain Casian Andor and the robot KayToo (K2SO) go to break her out and she resists KayToo's attempts to help her until he forces her to go. They need her to get them through the door to Saw's encampment. They tell her she'll go free if she helps them.

They run into trouble with Imperial Guards and the Kyber Chrystal watchers Chirrut and Baze help them by getting rid of the Guards. Jyn gets them into see Saw who is interrogating the pilot. He has a message from Galen who says that he slipped in a defect into the design of the Death Star in the reactor module that would blow it up to bits. But they need to go to Scarif to get the plans to see where to drop the bomb. The Empire has decided to test the Death Star on the city they are in so they must head out quickly. In the Imperial ship, the pilot stole they leave with Captain Andor, KayToo, the pilot, Chirrut, Baze, and Jyn.

They head to Yavin 4 to the Rebellion Base to talk to the leaders about Gallen's message and what to do about it. The different people argue and eventually, they come to a consensus that they shouldn't try to go and get the plans. But the group from Jedha believes they should and plans on going anyway. Some of the soldiers agree to go with them. They decide to name their ship Rogue One and take the Imperial ship. Admiral Raddus sends troops along to help them when he finds out they've gone.

At the end of this comic is another comic that tells the story of how Captain Andor met KayToo and how he came to reprogram him while on a mission. Jyn is a tortured young woman who loses her family all for the Rebellion cause and yet still fights for this cause because it's the right thing to do. Captain Andor has a special relationship with the amazing KayToo who speaks its mind and Andor has to make hard decisions. This book is filled with very interesting characters that won't all make it to the end. I loved this comic and give it five out of five stars.
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