Star Wars (2015) 75

Star Wars 75

The comic story "An Echo of Victory," byCharles Soule, serves as an epilogue toStar Wars and leads into the upcomingseries of the same name.

Publisher's summary[]

FINAL ISSUE! IT'S A TRAP! The epic REBELS AND ROGUES storyline reaches its explosive end! Can THREEPIO save the rock people of K43? Is WARBA the master or the student? Which Champion falls? And how much of LUKE'S desperate plan has DARTH VADER foreseen from the beginning? The search for a new rebel base continues!

Opening crawl[]

The Rebel Alliance's efforts to thwart the evilGalactic Empire are finally coming together.Princess Leia, Han Solo and their new ally DarChampion are en route to K43 with an ImperialStar Destroyer in pursuit. The Rebels' daringplan: trap the warship in the planet's destructivedestabilization caused by Chewbacca andC-3PO.But K43 is inhabited by unexpected life,complicating the mission. Although the nativeKakrans generated a pulse strong enough toshort the Rebel detonators, they could not shutdown Darth Vader. Now only Luke Skywalkerand the mighty Chewbacca are left to standagainst the dark lord....

Plot summary[]

Confrontation on K43[]

OnK43,Han Solo,Leia, andDar Champion arrive in a shuttle, successfully luring a massiveStar Destroyer to the planet. However, they cannot get a signal from their friends on the surface. On the ground,Chewbacca battlesDarth Vader, taking a hit from hislightsaber before throwing the Sith Lord into a chasm. Vader, unharmed, retaliates by throwing hot lava at Chewbacca, who narrowly escapes. Nearby,Luke Skywalker's lightsaber still will not work, so he throws a large rock, causing a landslide that forces Vader to defend himself. Vader uses the Force to choke Luke, who is then carried to safety by Chewbacca asstormtroopers open fire.

Han and Leia arrive, driving off the stormtroopers. Leia fires on Vader, who is experiencing issues. It is explained that the rock people's electric pulse disrupted everything with circuits, injuring Vader and creating a rare opportunity. The rebels charge, but Vader, despite his injuries, pushes them back with a violent Force wave. Stormtroopers help Vader to a nearby, operational shuttle. Vader, in a fit of rage, kills an Imperial Major who suggests they flee, declaring, "Those with power do not run," before smashing an electric panel to create a massive electrical storm.

C-3PO, communicating with the rock people, deduces that Vader's blast not only revived all mechanical devices, but also reactivated the detonators. The rebels race back to their shuttle. A massive rock creature arrives, carrying theMillennium Falcon, and hands it back to Han and Chewbacca. The rock creatures, however, refuse to leave, stating they are stronger than "flesh beings." Leia and Dar depart in the shuttle, while Han, Chewbacca, and Luke leave in theFalcon andX-wing, respectively. A rock creature grabs C-3PO before he can leave with the others.

A daring escape and new beginnings[]

As Luke reaches his X-Wing, he is confronted by Vader. Luke's lightsaber finally ignites, but the ground shakes violently. He scrambles into his ship, which breaks off from the ground and flies away. The rebels in space see a giant rock creature emerge from inside the planet's core. They also see Boss Carpo's ship arrive; Dar reveals he sent a fake message to Carpo, telling him the rebels and Imperials had a deal to take him out. TheFalcon is suddenly under fire from both the Carpo ship and the Star Destroyer. The giant rock creature, communicating with C-3PO, offers to help. It drops the detonators on the Star Destroyer and then punches it, causing massive damage. Boss Carpo's ship crashes into the Star Destroyer, resulting in a huge explosion.

Vader, floating in space, Force-pulls his shuttle to his location.AdmiralOzzel orders the Star Destroyer to jump to lightspeed to escape the crash. As Luke's X-Wing develops an air leak,Warba and the Sergia crew arrive to help him. The rock creatures say their goodbyes to C-3PO. The rebel fleet then approachesHoth. The rebels reflect on their adventure, while Vader, having lost another battle, stares out into space, pondering his next move.

Development[]

Star Wars 75 was published byMarvel Comics onNovember 20,2019.^[1] A variant edition featuring cover art byR.B. Silva was distributed exclusively througheBay.^[3]

Media[]

Editions[]

• UPC 759606081134; November 20, 2019; Marvel Comics; First printing^[1]
  • 07511; Cover A;Phil Noto
  • 07521; Cover B;Greg Land &Frank D'Armata
  • 07531; Cover C;John Tyler Christopher
  • 07541; Cover D;Chris Sprouse,Karl Story &Neeraj Menon
  • 07551; Cover E; R.B. Silva

Cover gallery[]

Cover A Cover A (not final) Cover B Cover C Cover D Cover D (not final) Cover D textless Cover E

Collected in[]

• Star Wars Vol. 13: Rogues and Rebels
• Star Wars by Gillen & Pak Omnibus

Appearances[]

Sources[]

• Luke Skywalker Comes Face to Face with Darth Vader in Marvel'sStar Wars #75 - Exclusive onStarWars.com(backup link)
• The Star Wars Show:The Rise of Skywalker Cast Test Their Star Wars Merchandise Spotting Skills on the officialStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)(Posted on StarWars.com)
• "The Curse" —Free Comic Book Day 2024:Star Wars 1

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Star Wars (2015) #75 onMarvel Comics'official website(backup link)
• Star Wars (2015) #75 (Variant) onMarvel Comics'official website(backup link)(Cover B)
• Star Wars (2015) #75 (Variant) onMarvel Comics'official website(backup link)(Cover C)
• Star Wars (2015) #75 (Variant) onMarvel Comics'official website(backup link)(Cover D)
• Exclusive Star Wars #75 Comic Launches on eBay onwww.ebayinc.com (backup link archived onNovember 28,2019)