Lando and Lobot are combating for his or her lives in subject #39 of the primary Star Wars comedian collection. Finding themselves between a rock and a tough place, they should escape the rancor and the Droid Scourge with the traditional protocol droid. One of these enemies proves moderately simpler to evade than the opposite however the prospect of all three of them escaping Jabba’s Palace unscathed appears bleaker with each web page.
This is one other entertaining subject, which reveals us a aspect to Lando that I’m undecided we’ve ever actually seen earlier than — an enraged, vengeful Lando doing completely the whole lot in his energy to save lots of his buddy. We’ve recognized for a very long time now that Lando feels an intense loyalty to Lobot, however to see this uncooked emotion on the web page is one thing else solely.
By the tip of the difficulty, issues aren’t wanting good for the pair of them, and when you learn Dark Droids #3 already you then’ll perceive why. Things are getting very actual on this crossover — this subject additionally reveals us extra of the disturbing droid-human taxidermy that was on show in Dark Droids #3 — although I wouldn’t thoughts seeing a bit extra of the Rebel Alliance within the subsequent subject, as participating as Lando’s story is correct now.
Spoilers forward…
It seems escaping the rancor was the straightforward half. All it takes is for the talky droid to emit a high-pitched scream that incapacitated the rancor for 10 seconds and the three of them are in a position to climb the creature to succeed in the hatch on the high of the cavern.
Back in Jabba’s throne room, they devise a plan that principally consists of the talky main them out of the palace through secret passageways. They want to go away quickly because the Droid Scourge is aware of the place they’re and is coming for them. Despite this, Lando takes a second to work together with Han, frozen in carbonite on Jabba’s wall.
He apologizes for not releasing him proper then and there — Lobot asks if they need to unfreeze him however Lando says no, stating that the sensible points concerned may stop them from leaving, as Han’s situation may gradual all of them down — and you’ll see the unhappiness in him as he turns down this chance to free his buddy. It’s an vital second to remind us that nobody within the Rebel Alliance has forgotten about Han fairly but; nobody has actually talked about him because the Crimson Reign crossover in 2021.
It does appear odd that he turns down the chance to save lots of one buddy whereas concurrently doing the whole lot he can to save lots of one other. However, as if to show Lando’s level, the second he walks away from Han, the Droid Scourge arrives with crowds of droids pursuing the three of them. They handle to run to security, just for the talky to open one of many entry doorways to the key passageways and see that the Droid Scourge is already there. They seize Lobot and lock the door behind them, separating Lando from his greatest buddy.
Lando instantly suspects the talky of betraying him, however each of them are unaware of the Droid Scourge’s curiosity in hybroids. The considered dropping Lobot to the droids sends Lando on a rampage, as he ascends to God Mode and blasts his means via each droid he comes throughout, combating his strategy to the chamber the place the Droid Scourge is holding Lobot.
The picture when Lando opens the door is ghastly as we will see extra taxidermied droids with human arms, legs and even a bandaged head with glowing purple eyes. The true horror for Lando although, is seeing his buddy strapped down in the midst of all of them. He’s too late; the scourge has already contaminated Lobot’s cybernetics and possessed the hybroid, one step nearer to the intelligence’s general objective of possessing a purely natural kind.
It’s a saddening improvement, however one which may have had extra affect if it hadn’t been successfully spoiled by final week’s Dark Droids #3 — absolutely that subject ought to have been launched after this one and the following Doctor Aphra comedian to stop its ultimate pages from changing into spoilerific.
With a distant explosion confirming that Jabba has returned from his pleasure barge on the Dune Sea — a fast flash to that sail barge the one time we spend out of his palace on this subject — the Droid Scourge flees, taking Lobot with it, whereas Lando and the talky head again to the Millennium Falcon.
The ultimate web page facilities on Lando, who resolves to rescue his buddy from the scourge. Hopefully this implies he’ll be asking the Rebel Alliance for assist, as I discover their absence from the primary Star Wars comedian throughout this crossover unusual, contemplating the collection normally focuses on them when it’s not following Luke’s Force-related journeys.
It appears unusual that they’ve been barely affected by the Droid Scourge up to now, in order nice as Lando and Lobot’s plight has been within the final couple of points, it will be good to see them get extra concerned on this crossover.
Rating: 8/10
Josh is a big Star Wars fan, who has spent far an excessive amount of time questioning if any Star Wars character may defeat Thanos with all of the Infinity Stones.
