While fans often look at the Star Wars prequels with derision, they have left their impact on the franchise in a few meaningful ways. One meaningful sequence fans remember from The Phantom Menace - the worst Star Wars movie - is the podracing sequence, which was so intense and fun that Lucasarts made an acclaimed Nintendo 64 game out of the concept.
Star Wars Annual #4 will be looking back at the concept, this time during the era of the original trilogy.
(Marvel Comics/Tradd Moore)
According to the official solicitation (via Newsarama), the one-shot will have Luke Skywalker, Sana Starros, and a "certain Dark Lord" in it. The solicitation is pretty vague, though having Luke take part in his dad's old hobby sounds very enticing.
It's also been a while since we've seen Sana Starros, the ex-wife of Han Solo, so that should be fun. The "dark lord" should be Darth Vader, though that could be Marvel planning a swerve for the sake of a twist. Still, seeing Vader take part or witness a podrace after everything he's been through would be an emotional moment for the character.
Here is the official solicitation of the comic:
STAR WARS ANNUAL #4
CULLEN BUNN (W) • Marc Laming, Roland Boschi, Ario Anindito (A)
Cover by TRADD MOORE
Variant Cover by Kevin Wada
Strap in, racing fans — we're going podracing! Bring your betting money, because this is going to be a high-stakes race, with rebel Luke Skywalker, smuggler Sana Starros and even a certain Dark Lord in attendance! PLACE YOUR BETS!
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
Star Wars Annual #4 comes out on May 23.
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