Star Wars: Lando (2015) #1

Star Wars: Lando

by Charles Soule, Alex Maleev (Artist)

You know him, you love him...now, join him for his biggest caper as master of charm Lando Calrissian gets his very own comic book! Before he joined the rebellion, before he ran Cloud City, Lando made his way in the galaxy getting by on some swindles, some swagger, and a smile. Lobot at his side, Lando has a plan to steal a very valuable ship, but has he bitten off more than he can chew? Writer Charles Soule (Death of Wolverine, Inhuman, She-Hulk) and artist Alex Maleev (Daredevil, Spider-Woman, Moon Knight) bring us the tale of a scoundrel in his natural element-trouble!

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Science Fiction, Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2015

About the author

Charles Soule is a #1 New York Times-bestselling novelist, comics author, screenwriter, musician, and lapsed attorney. He has written some of the most prominent stories of the last decade for Marvel, DC and Lucasfilm in addition to his own work, such as his comics Curse Words, Letter 44 and Undiscovered Country, and his original novels Light of the Jedi, The Endless Vessel, The Oracle Year and Anyone. He lives in New York.

Reviews

[Kay ☾ · Rating 3 out of 5]

It seemed a bit cliche and over the top.

[The FountainPenDiva, Old school geek chick and lover of teddy bears · Rating 5 out of 5]

How on earth (or Cloud City) can one resist Lando Calrissian, the suave, swashbuckling space freebooter who rocks a cape like no one else in any galaxy? Well, he's back! Still suave, still swashbuckling and always with an eye on the main chance. With a taste for dangerous women and his faithful friend and aide de camp Lobot by his side offering sage advice that the devil may care Lando will never take.

Now, I'm a fan of the original Lando book trilogy by L. Neil Smith. Yes, I know those books no longer factor into the new cannon but I don't care. They're still worth reading. Still it's nice to have this comic series dedicated to the man who once owned The Falcon before Han Solo did.

[Eman Murshed · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 STARS

[Derek Neveu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ever since I was a little kid, the word "Lando" has been synonymous with "traitor". That being said, enough time has passed that I was willing to give this book a chance. Who knows, maybe by book five I might find it in my heart to forgive his betrayal of Han, but I doubt it!

[Michelle Alexandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's more inspiring art, but it's solid and who doesn't want to read about a smooth talker stealing stuff through space and getting himself into more trouble than he can handle? Bard/rogueing your way through the universe. <3

[F. P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this so much, especially because the art in it is phenomenal--there are all these background textures, some of them random seeming, and they make my artist's eye sing (if an artist's eye could do that). The colors are fab and the overall style has a very retro vibe.

[Matthew Bane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ha! Nice little twist and setup for the rest of the story at the end of #1. Looks to be a good series.

[Valéria. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the shadows of the art style!
Various layers, whole bag of emotions.

[Leensey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lando and Lobot: the duo I never knew I needed.

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little sci-fi caper that slaps on an unneeded sub-plot that explains a plot thread from the SW movies that I don't think anybody really cared much about.

Liked Lando's crew and the bad guy was suitably menacing.

Nothing earth shattering, just a fun read.

[reni · Rating 5 out of 5]

he stole WHAT?!? he's in big doo doo dis time

[Mr. Cody · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aw man! This is only a mini-series? I was all hyped-up for a couple years of Lando action, but hey I'll take what I can get.

First things first, this book was fun-phun-fun. Being a Star Wars fiend, I never found a huge need to gravitate towards Lando. He was kick-ass in ROTJ when him and Niem Numb talked gibberish and blew stuff up, but aside from that, I was all like "meh!"

That changes today! I always liked how Lando was a scoundrel and the like, but this issue took his saavy to a whole new level. His character comes across as a guy who is REALLY good at working in the underworld, but he truly has a heart that's in the right place. He knows what he's good at but isn't a dick along the way. The way he manipulates people is really kind of sweet...how messed up is that?!

Anyways, let this sink in...Lobot talks.........yes, Lobot. Talks. He's a perfect foil to Lando and I like what I'm seeing from a character who for like 30 years was a mute...

Hey Charles Soule, if you see this, GOOD WORK! I hope the rest of the issues are even better.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

My main problem with this issue is that it does not indicate when this takes place in the Star Wars timeline. But I am sure that that will be cleared up. It was, however, interesting to see how Lando makes his "gambles." I did love seeing Lobot become a prominent speaking character. There are a couple of somewhat on-the-nose references to Han Solo; Lando says that some people do not like hearing the odds and that blasters are for people who lack imagination. Somehow, these references are not that bad. And, come to think of it, we never really do see Lando rely on a blaster in the films. I am curious to see what else he can do.

[La Espada en la Tinta · Rating 4 out of 5]

De todos los personajes de la saga galáctica Star Wars, quizá Lando sea uno de los que resultan más interesantes —con permiso de Han Solo, por supuesto—. Este personaje, a medio camino entre truhán y playboy, hizo su primera aparición en la Ciudad de las Nubes en El imperio contraataca en 1980, cuando Han Solo, la Princesa Leia, Chewbacca y C-3PO viajan hasta Bespin a bordo del Halcón Milenario tras una desafortunada persecución a manos de unos Destructores Estelares.

Sigue leyendo...

[Kami · Rating 3 out of 5]

- I've always been interested in Lando and his history with Han Solo. I was really excited for this series.

- I'm not sure if I like the art style. The shadows are weird sometimes.

- I wish I knew where this fit in the timeline of things. Was this before or after he lost the Millenium Falcon?

- I like that Lobot is in the series. I'm excited to get to know him better. He actually talks and has a personality! Yay!

[Marc Pastor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Breu, molt breu. Gairebé no hi passa res. S'entreveu un Lando fanfarró i arriscat, però costa valorar quan gairebé tot el capítol és una conversa entre ell i Lobot. El millor passa a les dues últimes darreres planes, i s'endevina una història interessant, però fins ara no hi hauria una sola vinyeta o diàleg que t'exploti el cap.

[Evey Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesantísima primera entrega de esta serie de 5 grapas, con Lando Calrissian como protagonista absoluto en una trama de contrabandistas donde se dan lugar varios personajes secundarios que derrochan carisma en su breve aparición en esta primera toma de contacto. Hablo de Aleksin y Pavol o el señor Amedda y con ese inesperado final...

Quiero y necesito la segunda grapa ¡¡YA!!

[Curtis · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Lando's not a system, he's a man."

And now he's a comics mini-series.

The tone of this book is right on the money! The stakes are high and Mr. Calrissian is trying to get out of some deep bantha poo-doo. So strap in and enjoy the ride with this smooth-talking, intergalactic pirate!

This intro made me thirsty for happens next! I see a trade paperback in my future!

[Jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is already more fun and interesting than the Princess Leia mini-series. It's hard to go wrong with an old rogue like Lando. Great setup and great art. Visually I got almost a 70s vibe with several of the panels. Maybe that's just me.

[Marco · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read as single issues.

The story was so-so, not all too involving and a bit predictable.
Artwise, well... - I am not a fan of Alex Maleev's. I find his work too undynamic and too obviously done on a computer.
The colour artwork, though, is spectacular! ;)

[Andy Hickman · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Lando: Star Wars” by Charles Soule (Marvel, 2016)

(#1)
Lando Calrissian is back! The hustling master of charm seeks to pay his debts by getting hold of a 'discarded' spaceship along with old friends, Lobot and the Ugnaught.
But this ship turns out to be Palpatine's personal yacht.

[Solace Winter · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art style in this one is amazing. However, I'm not convinced on the story. It's good, but not great. But still worth a read.

[Chris Conley · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story is interesting enough and Lando might prove entertaining.

[Patrick Factora · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading through the adventure of the galaxy's other galactic scoundrel, Lando Calrissian is a great time of fun! Good read.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[JediKnight26 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally, we have a good Lando book. It seems that Lando is a forgotten character in the Star Wars universe. This book was everything that you would expect from Lando. Of course, it's a caper in which Lando is attempting to make a big score, and of course, the caper does not turn out to be as easy as Lando had hoped. The story is fast-paced, and there is lots of action. There are even several clever links to the Stars Wars movies. The book has an interesting casts of characters. There is Chanath Cha, a female bounty hunter, who appears to be Mandalorian. There are two feline type aliens, who are hired by Lando as "muscle" for the job. They are pretty formidable. I would have liked to know the name of their species. And finally, there is Lobot. We get to learn a bit of Lobot's back-story. It's pretty fascinating! The story comes together quite well. This is one of the best Lando stories to date. I would say that it is just as good as Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn, a book in which Lando had a prominent role. I would highly recommend Lando to any Star Wars fan.

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent start of the series.