Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Annual #2

Doctor Aphra Annual #2 is an endearing and high-action adventure story set around two new characters in the Star Wars continuity. The dialogue is charming, the pacing is solid, and the art is great. This one comes with a recommendation. Check it out. Read Full Review

Doctor Aphra is a fun character in general and this is a fun enough book overall, even if her presence in a lot of it is just a headshot hologram encouraging the journey. It makes for an enjoyable read the second time around once you have the trick of what's going on but it was fun in the discovery phase too, especially if you figure out the trick ahead of time and enjoy the journey. Spurrier continues to handle the Star Wars world well, though I hope he gets the opportunity to orchestrate something big at some point, what Caspar Wijngaard's artwork is really great and I hope we see him providing something for a miniseries or guesting on a main Star Wars book in the near future. Read Full Review

Many of us would rather have seen Aphra's encounter more familiar faces, but, given the current state of the overly complex narrative in Doctor Aphra, it was a relief to see a self-contained story. Read Full Review

The Villain

May 10, 2019

Fun issue with a cool twist. At first it doesn't even really feel like an Aphra story, but its a great book to start with if you aren't familiar with her as a character.

Gizmo

Jun 30, 2019

A one-shot story told surrounding two new characters brings some fresh perspective into the series.