Written by: Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman
Art by: Brian Albert Thies
Publisher: Dark Horse
Dark Horse has released the final comic in their fantastic run of Ania Solo stories. This issue, Star Wars Legacy #18, is the final battle between Darth Wredd, Ania Solo, Jao Assam, and the Imperial Knights.
This battle takes place on Darth Wredd’s home planet, long since knocked from its orbit. Darth Wredd had previously lured the combatants to the planet in order to potentially turn Jao into a Sith and destroy everyone else. Unfortunately for Wredd, the entire Sith order and all of the Imperial knights showed up to take part in a battle with Wredd. This led to one final confrontation between all of the involved parties with Ania Solo and her crew in the middle.
The battle plays out much like the Geonosis arena battle in Attack of the Clones, except that this time it is not terrible. This battle has Imperial Knights fighting Sith on one side, Stormtroopers protecting Empress Fel on another, and Darth Wredd battling almost everyone all over the battlefield. During this time, Ania and her crew are simply trying to survive while also protecting their ship from damage. Ania’s portion of the battle may have been smaller seeing how she was the only one without a lightsaber, but she still managed to play the final role in the battle and the larger story. The best part was seeing how far Ania would go to protect her friends from harm. This is totally a Solo personality trait.
Star Wars Legacy is a fitting and well created end to Ania Solo’s story. Bechko and Hardman created an entertaining series that combined the action from Star Wars films with all of the best aspects of Han Solo’s personality. More importantly, the entire series followed a story that never felt discombobulated or tiresome, and the ending was a fine payoff to that story. Sadly, it appears that her story is over, but I quite enjoyed it while it lasted.
