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Star Wars (2013-2014) Vol. 2: From The Ruins Of Alderaan Kindle & comiXology

by Brian Wood (Author), Randy Stradley (Editor), Hugh Fleming (Cover Art), Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 40 ratings
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Collects Star Wars (2013) #7-12. The Rebels' covert ops go on the offensive as Princess Leia sends two of her top pilots—Wedge Antilles and Luke Skywalker—to be "captured" by the Empire! Meanwhile, Leia takes off on her own to locate a safe haven. But Darth Vader is on the alert!
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    Star Wars: The Rebellion
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    Marvel
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    January 8, 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00PJ2CETO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel (January 8, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 8, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 525141 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 142 pages
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Brian Wood

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After graduating from the prestigious Parsons School of Design, Brian Wood spent several years in video game design with Rockstar Games, most notably for the Grand Theft Auto franchise before moving full time into writing. Brian’s comic book work has been published by DC Entertainment, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse, Boom! Studios, and others.

His original graphic novels are some of the most influential in comics. Starting with Channel Zero, his street activist call-to-arms, Brian has unapologetically made politics and socially conscious thrillers the center of his career. His DMZ defined comics’ response to the war on terror. The Massive took on climate change and next-gen environmentalism. Briggs Land, the crime saga set on a secessionist compound, tackled the scourge of the alt right. Starve is about food sustainability and class divide.

His historical fiction has similarly blazed a singular trail. Northlanders, his Viking anthology, set a benchmark in the comics industry. Rebels, his populist American Revolution anthology, is on the curriculum of schools across the country. Sword Daughter is a pulpy Samurai/Norse mashup, and Magnus Black, the brutal fixer in Black Road, is a Jack Reacher for the dark ages.

His YA books Demo, Local, Mara, and The New York Four have made YASLA and New York Public Library best-of lists. He’s also written for some of the biggest franchises in pop culture, including Star Wars, Aliens, Terminator, RoboCop, and the X-Men.

He co-wrote the award-winning video game 1979 Revolution: Black Friday and contributed story material to Fox’s upcoming Alien shooter.

He’s written TV pilots for AMC, Team Downey and Sonar Entertainment, and WV Enterprises. His DMZ is currently in production at HBO Max with Ava DuVernay directing.

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Andrew Baxter
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it.
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2016
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Dark Horse knows what they're doing. Well, knew what they were doing. Great trade. Exciting, fun and also a close attention to detail. Highly recommend this whole run.
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LuvMyGals
5.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff!
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2014
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I couldn't put this one down. I really like the kindle version. Read the whole book in one pass. Downloading Volume 3 now.
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Doc Watson
4.0 out of 5 stars Our Story Continues
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2014
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This trade paperback volume collects issues 7 - 12 of the 2013-14 Dark Horse comic named simply "Star Wars". In pretty much every way, it is a continuation of the story developed in issues 1 - 6 (collected in Volume 1: "In the Shadow of Yavin"). New readers will want to read that book before this one.

We find Brian Wood's story lines moving forward: the Rebel Alliance still seeks a new base, Han and Chewy are off to Coruscant in search of supplies while pursued by Imperials and bounty hunters, while Mon Mothma, nominal leader of the Rebels, orchestrates some interesting moves in the area of espionage. So far, Woods has wisely refrained from over using Darth Vader and throughout this volume he remains in a semi-exile overseeing the construction of the new Deathstar at Endor--a staus that would appear to be coming to an abrupt end. None of these story arcs are resolved, so readers will need to pick up Volume 3 to see how things progress.

Along the way, our main heroes have some personal encounters. Luke has a proto-romance with a female pilot X-Wing pilot assigned to his squadron, Han flirts with the feisty, and capable, smuggler Perla (a relationship we know won't go much of anywhere, though I'm curious to see what is done with her character as the series goes on) and Leia encounters a very tangible and painful reminder of her home world of Alderaan, a thread I hope is picked up on in subsequent issues.

The artwork duties, shared in this volume by Rick Kelly and the returning Carlos D'Anda, produce some good visuals, chock full of detail. D'Anda in particular shines with some panels depicting the kinetic frenzy of a fleet engagement, or, my favorite, his image of Princess Leia aiming a blaster directly at the reader (page 85) which is cleverly carried through the action of the next two pages. Unfortunately, the greatest weakness of first volume remains--neither D'Anda nor Kelly seem to be able to draw the main characters anywhere close to how they appear in the movies.
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nihat
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2016
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thanks...
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Indianrider
3.0 out of 5 stars good read
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2015
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Good read
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brionw
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2016
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Great series!
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Prime Fan
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2014
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awesome!
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Matthew Palanca
4.0 out of 5 stars More Adventure! More Leia!
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2014
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I just finished reading this enthralling second installment from Dark Horse, chronicling the adventures of Luke, Han, and Leia directly after A New Hope. Like the first installment "In the Shadow of Yavin", "From the Ruins of Alderaan" is beautifully illustrated and very much emulates the vibe of the original films. I'd say it's a little more action-packed than the first book. My only gripe is that it very boldly goes into some plot developments that, to me, were simultaneously fascinating and questionable. I won't spoil anything. Definitely check it out for yourself! Like the last one, Leia gets into some shiiiizzzz!
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James Kendrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Just like old times
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2014
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The new Star Wars series which chronicles early adventures of the original characters is really good. The stories are fast moving with enjoyable plots and sub-plots. It reminds me of the early Marvel comics and really takes me back. Brian Wood is doing a great job and the artwork is cool too. Looking forward to the next volume.
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M V C
5.0 out of 5 stars Great comic.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2017
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Follow the adventures of all your favourite characters from the original Star Wars Saga. As part of a collection of comics this a must read for any fan.
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Clairey Fairy
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read, set just after episode 4
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2014
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Helps to keep you going as you wait for episode 7! A fun read, set just after episode 4. If you love Star wars then you'll enjoy this trip to a galaxy far, far away...
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Drew
1.0 out of 5 stars Comic Strip
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2014
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Disappointing as it is a comic strip style book. There was nothing to indicate this in the description of the product.
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