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Star Wars: Han Solo (2016)
Han Solo #2
After a deadly start to the Dragon Void, Han is one of just four pilots remaining in the race, until the Empire steps in and arrests them all. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
24 pages, Library Binding
First published July 6, 2016
About the author
Marjorie M. Liu
328 books4,347 followersNew York Times bestselling and award-winning writer Marjorie Liu is best known for her fiction and comic books. She teaches comic book writing at MIT, and she leads a class on Popular Fiction at the Voices of Our Nation (VONA) workshop.
Ms. Liu is a highly celebrated comic book writer. Her extensive work with Marvel includes the bestselling Dark Wolverine series, NYX: No Way Home, X-23, and Black Widow: The Name of the Rose. She received national media attention for Astonishing X-Men, which featured the gay wedding of X-Man Northstar and was subsequently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Ms. Liu also wrote the story for the animated film, Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher, which was produced by Marvel, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and Madhouse Inc.
Her newest work is MONSTRESS, an original, creator-owned comic book series with Japanese artist (and X-23 collaborator) Sana Takeda. Published by Image in Fall 2015, MONSTRESS is set in an alternate, matriarchal 1920’s Asia and follows a girl’s struggle to survive the trauma of war. With a cast of girls and monsters and set against a richly imagined aesthetic of art deco-inflected steam punk, MONSTRESS #1 debuted to critical praise. The Hollywood Reporter remarked that the longer than typical first issue was “world-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.”
Ms. Liu is also the author of more than 19 novels, most notably the urban fantasy series, Hunter Kiss, and the paranormal romance series, Dirk & Steele. Her novels have also been bestsellers on USA Today, which described Liu “as imaginative as she is prolific.” Her critically praised fiction has twice received the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, for THE MORTAL BONE (Hunter Kiss #6), and TIGER EYE (Dirk & Steele #1). TIGER EYE was the basis for a bestselling paranormal romance video game called Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box.
Liu has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, MTV, and been profiled in the Wall Street Journal.com, Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today. She is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker, appearing on panels at San Diego Comic Con, the Tokyo Literary Festival, the New York Times Public Lecture series, Geeks Out; and the Asian American Writers Workshop. Her work has been published internationally, including Germany, France, Japan, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
Ms. Liu was born in Philadelphia, and has lived in numerous cities in the Midwest and Beijing. Prior to writing full-time, she was a lawyer. She currently resides in Boston.
Ms. Liu is a highly celebrated comic book writer. Her extensive work with Marvel includes the bestselling Dark Wolverine series, NYX: No Way Home, X-23, and Black Widow: The Name of the Rose. She received national media attention for Astonishing X-Men, which featured the gay wedding of X-Man Northstar and was subsequently nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding media images of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Ms. Liu also wrote the story for the animated film, Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher, which was produced by Marvel, Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and Madhouse Inc.
Her newest work is MONSTRESS, an original, creator-owned comic book series with Japanese artist (and X-23 collaborator) Sana Takeda. Published by Image in Fall 2015, MONSTRESS is set in an alternate, matriarchal 1920’s Asia and follows a girl’s struggle to survive the trauma of war. With a cast of girls and monsters and set against a richly imagined aesthetic of art deco-inflected steam punk, MONSTRESS #1 debuted to critical praise. The Hollywood Reporter remarked that the longer than typical first issue was “world-building on a scale rare in mainstream comics.”
Ms. Liu is also the author of more than 19 novels, most notably the urban fantasy series, Hunter Kiss, and the paranormal romance series, Dirk & Steele. Her novels have also been bestsellers on USA Today, which described Liu “as imaginative as she is prolific.” Her critically praised fiction has twice received the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, for THE MORTAL BONE (Hunter Kiss #6), and TIGER EYE (Dirk & Steele #1). TIGER EYE was the basis for a bestselling paranormal romance video game called Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box.
Liu has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, MTV, and been profiled in the Wall Street Journal.com, Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today. She is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker, appearing on panels at San Diego Comic Con, the Tokyo Literary Festival, the New York Times Public Lecture series, Geeks Out; and the Asian American Writers Workshop. Her work has been published internationally, including Germany, France, Japan, Poland, and the United Kingdom.
Ms. Liu was born in Philadelphia, and has lived in numerous cities in the Midwest and Beijing. Prior to writing full-time, she was a lawyer. She currently resides in Boston.
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
July 28, 2016
Narration. Racing. Meh.
May 4, 2017
This is only a 5 part mini? I'm cool with it! You mean writers actually plan conclusions to their stories?!? Much respect Marjorie. (Wisconsin native, represent!)
July 9, 2017
La aventurilla sigue siendo muy divertida. Universo Star Wars, Han Solo que lo mola todo y naves, muchas naves.
September 18, 2017
Han Solo (2016) #2
“We got this, Chewie. We took on the Death Star, didn't we? … I need all the power you can give me, Chewie! These things are faster than tie fighters!” - Solo
“We got this, Chewie. We took on the Death Star, didn't we? … I need all the power you can give me, Chewie! These things are faster than tie fighters!” - Solo
December 24, 2018
Pretty good story. I think the author has done a pretty good job of capturing Han's personality.
November 12, 2019
Reading this with Olivia-Grace.
Again, gorgeous artwork, just contrived plot. Its interesting; just very contrived for the sake of this arc.
Again, gorgeous artwork, just contrived plot. Its interesting; just very contrived for the sake of this arc.
May 11, 2020
2 de 5. Una aventura muy Han Solo.
July 19, 2021
The dragon void tournament proves to be as treacherous as advertised for han and chewie.
July 6, 2016
I'm not sure how I feel about the Empire becoming directly involved in this storyline. I'm eager to see where this goes, though.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 7, 2016
Really enjoying this so far.
August 9, 2016
It picked up enough by the end to keep my interest going forward.
July 10, 2016
First read: August/2016
Re-read: Nov./2016
Re-read: Nov./2016
July 26, 2016
This is exactly how you tell a story about space ships racing.
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