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Rey and Pals
What if Rey hadn't grown up all alone on dusty planet Jakku, but instead had a galaxy of friends to play with? New York Times bestselling author of the Darth Vader and Son series Jeffrey Brown returns to the Star Wars galaxy with a collection of brand-new adventures starring young Rey and Kylo, Finn and Poe, Hux and Phasma, Rose and BB-8—all under the watch of Luke, General Leia, Han, and Chewie. Whether it's Kylo trying to use the Force to cheat at Go Fish, Poe bowling with BB-8, or Rey lifting rocks to play hide and seek, Jeffrey Brown's charmingly hilarious vision will delight of Star Wars fans of all ages.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published August 20, 2019
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About the author
Jeffrey Brown
189 books1,382 followersJeffrey Brown was born in 1975 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and grew up reading comic books with dreams of someday drawing them, only to abandon them and focus on becoming a 'fine artist.' While earning his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Brown abandoned painting and began drawing comics with his first autobiographical book 'Clumsy' in 2001. Since then he's drawn a dozen books for publishers including TopShelf, Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, McSweeney's and Chronicle Books. Simon & Schuster published his latest graphic memoir 'Funny Misshapen Body.' In addition to directing an animated video for the band Death Cab For Cutie, Brown has had his work featured on NPR's 'This American Life' His art has been shown at galleries in New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles and Paris. Jeffrey's work has also appeared in the Best American Comics series and received the Ignatz Award in 2003 for 'Outstanding Minicomic.'
He currently lives in Chicago with his wife Jennifer and their son Oscar.
He currently lives in Chicago with his wife Jennifer and their son Oscar.
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September 1, 2019
I hoped introducing the Force Awakens characters in this fifth volume would give this series a rejuvenating boost, but instead Brown has well and truly driven it into the ground. I'm done.
December 6, 2019
Short - Cute - Fun
It's Rey, who can resist her😁
It's Rey, who can resist her😁
June 6, 2020
Did I read this yes i did lol
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Its so cute im sorry its just adorable and I read it 2 times once by myself and another to my niece and nephew
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Its so cute im sorry its just adorable and I read it 2 times once by myself and another to my niece and nephew
February 12, 2021
Similar to his earlier comics, Brown reimagines the Star wars universe, this time taking on the sequel trilogy. They're cute comics, though I didn't find them super funny or anything. I like his art style quite a bit, though - it's very charming. <3
May 14, 2022
This was cute as well, and I think I liked it even more than Darth Vader and Friends...could that be because of there being little cute versions of Ben and Rey in this one? Maybe...xD Can't help it guys, I really like their character dynamics lol
Thought I'd share some of the pages from the book below!
Thought I'd share some of the pages from the book below!
September 19, 2022
I really love Brown's star wars comics. They are lighthearted and rollicking fun. They just make you smile. Each book brings to illustrated life moments from the films, they are just turn around and made into comic, funny, heartwarming moments.
Some of my favorites from this book was a play on Poe's line "Permission to hop in an X-Wing and blow something up." Another was where we see Han and Leia watching a very young Ben playing in a Darth Vader mask and Leia says it must be a phase.
This book just makes you smile and laugh out loud. An enjoyable read.
Some of my favorites from this book was a play on Poe's line "Permission to hop in an X-Wing and blow something up." Another was where we see Han and Leia watching a very young Ben playing in a Darth Vader mask and Leia says it must be a phase.
This book just makes you smile and laugh out loud. An enjoyable read.
December 20, 2019
There's definitely cute moments and I love Jeffrey's previous works, but there just aren't as many iconic scenes (to me) as from the original trilogy. I definitely laughed out loud at a couple of the comics though, and Jeffrey does a great job at creating scenarios for our new band of heroes to interact in.
October 1, 2019
The best one yet!
January 8, 2020
So cute, loved the art and design of the book.
March 19, 2021
I liked reading about young Rey and all of her friends in this cute GN!
August 12, 2019
Super cute! Perfect for any Star Wars fan.
December 17, 2019
This book is too cute!
I love star wars and I really think that a book like this is a must have for any star wars lover.
The pictures are really beautiful and perfect for your kids to enjoy. The humor is a bit more adult which makes it a perfect combination for you to enjoy with your little ones.
I love star wars and I really think that a book like this is a must have for any star wars lover.
The pictures are really beautiful and perfect for your kids to enjoy. The humor is a bit more adult which makes it a perfect combination for you to enjoy with your little ones.
September 30, 2019
Episode High 5
A book of levity to enjoy before the last movie in November.
It has such cute spiffs, like Kylo Ren's "No Jedi Allowed" treehouse, and bowling against Troopers with BB-8.
I don't know why Princess Leia, Hans Solo had to look so old. We get it they're the adults and Rey and Pals are kids.
A book of levity to enjoy before the last movie in November.
It has such cute spiffs, like Kylo Ren's "No Jedi Allowed" treehouse, and bowling against Troopers with BB-8.
I don't know why Princess Leia, Hans Solo had to look so old. We get it they're the adults and Rey and Pals are kids.
December 12, 2019
Jeffrey Brown's "Darth Vader and Sons" books are an adorable look at the Star Wars universe, taking well-known characters, scenes, and locations from a beloved universe and showing them from a kid's perspective. The other four books in this series have covered the original and prequel trilogies, so I suppose it was only a matter of time before the new films were covered. And while "Rey and Pals" doesn't have quite the same wealth of material to draw on, it's still an adorable read.
Brown's drawings are reminiscent of "Peanuts" or "Calvin and Hobbes," with caricatures of the characters that are still clearly recognizable while given the hand-drawn charm of his sketchy, almost colored-pencil-looking style. Characters rendered as kids are still recognizable as themselves despite being younger, and while adults can occasionally look a little grotesque (he can go a little overboard with the wrinkles while drawing older people), they're still the iconic characters we know despite the different circumstances.
Most of these comics are single-panel, some without any dialogue necessary to convey the joke, while others are strips with a few panels. They poke mostly-gentle fun at the new films, and can be seen almost as a sequel to the rest of the "Darth Vader and Son" comics with the now-grown Luke, Leia, and Han having to look after the younger generation of heroes. There are some callbacks to the older films, including a dig at Jar Jar Binks that may or may not be deserved...
A cute read for Star Wars fans of all ages, "Rey and Pals" is just as charming and fun as the "Darth Vader and Son" books. It makes me wonder if we'll see some of these comics for other Star Wars films, such as "Rogue One" and "Solo"...
Brown's drawings are reminiscent of "Peanuts" or "Calvin and Hobbes," with caricatures of the characters that are still clearly recognizable while given the hand-drawn charm of his sketchy, almost colored-pencil-looking style. Characters rendered as kids are still recognizable as themselves despite being younger, and while adults can occasionally look a little grotesque (he can go a little overboard with the wrinkles while drawing older people), they're still the iconic characters we know despite the different circumstances.
Most of these comics are single-panel, some without any dialogue necessary to convey the joke, while others are strips with a few panels. They poke mostly-gentle fun at the new films, and can be seen almost as a sequel to the rest of the "Darth Vader and Son" comics with the now-grown Luke, Leia, and Han having to look after the younger generation of heroes. There are some callbacks to the older films, including a dig at Jar Jar Binks that may or may not be deserved...
A cute read for Star Wars fans of all ages, "Rey and Pals" is just as charming and fun as the "Darth Vader and Son" books. It makes me wonder if we'll see some of these comics for other Star Wars films, such as "Rogue One" and "Solo"...
July 31, 2025
A collection of Star Wars humorous comics centered around child Rey and the cast of her Star Wars movies.
I thought this was a children’s story picture book, but it is a collection of single page comics that is aimed more at the middle grade + Star Wars fandom. I haven’t seen any of the movies Rey was in, but I’ve watched other Star Wars things so I was able to get enough to enjoy the humor of these. I think a super Star Wars fan would like them more (I’m only a mediocre fan.)
Notes on content:
Language: None
Sexual content: None
Violence: Only play fighting on a playground-type setting.
Ethnic diversity: The illustrations show characters with a variety of skin tones.
LGBTQ+ content: None specified
Other: Some comics feature dark side characters with posters up about Jedi’s are mean or some such things.
I thought this was a children’s story picture book, but it is a collection of single page comics that is aimed more at the middle grade + Star Wars fandom. I haven’t seen any of the movies Rey was in, but I’ve watched other Star Wars things so I was able to get enough to enjoy the humor of these. I think a super Star Wars fan would like them more (I’m only a mediocre fan.)
Notes on content:
Language: None
Sexual content: None
Violence: Only play fighting on a playground-type setting.
Ethnic diversity: The illustrations show characters with a variety of skin tones.
LGBTQ+ content: None specified
Other: Some comics feature dark side characters with posters up about Jedi’s are mean or some such things.
December 5, 2020
Some of this was funny. I appreciated the light switch joke, and a few others. Light-hearted, clean humor. I preferred the other ones in this series, "Vader and Son" about what Darth Vader raising Luke would've been like, and "Vader's Little Princess," about the same with Princess Leah.
I didn't get some of this, although I did watch the movies.
I thought about rating it a 4, because I've enjoyed others in this cartoon series, and being a part of that series would make it higher. So, it's somewhere between a 3 (by itself) and a 4 (as part of the series.)
I didn't get some of this, although I did watch the movies.
I thought about rating it a 4, because I've enjoyed others in this cartoon series, and being a part of that series would make it higher. So, it's somewhere between a 3 (by itself) and a 4 (as part of the series.)
July 2, 2021
Another of Jeffrey Brown's cute collections of Star Wars comics, this one based off the first two sequel movies (I'm pretty sure it came out before Rise of Skywalker). It's easily as funny as his first set, and I wish he'd do some of the prequel trilogy as well; I'd love to see his take on Lil Anakin. He does portray Holdo as a kid while Luke and Leia are adults, which was a bit odd, but it set up the best Red Rover joke ever so I'm inclined to forgive him. Very cute, very good for Star Wars fans.
November 20, 2019
Are you a Star Wars fan? Do you have an aspiring fan or hope to instill the love of Star Wars into your youngsters? This super cute, super witty little Star Wars parody will entertain old and young alike.
This book is more like pieces of a comic put together to make a whole - whether single or double-page illustrations. each tells its own little story with charm and wit.
The artwork is beautiful and reminiscent of the comic strips you used to get in newspapers (do they still make them?) which is rather whimsical.
I'm sure you will also find the characters instantly recognizable making you want to hug them and squeeze them and love them forever!
This book is more like pieces of a comic put together to make a whole - whether single or double-page illustrations. each tells its own little story with charm and wit.
The artwork is beautiful and reminiscent of the comic strips you used to get in newspapers (do they still make them?) which is rather whimsical.
I'm sure you will also find the characters instantly recognizable making you want to hug them and squeeze them and love them forever!
November 17, 2021
Cute cartoon illustrations but not as good as the previous books.
The best part was the porgs.
I was being generous and gave 3 stars 🌟 because I like this series but it's really 2 🌟 stars.
This had all the politically correct adjusted cast of new characters from the last 3 movies in the Skywalker saga.
It had a Jar Jar Binks joke.. ... most hated character in the star wars universe.
The best part was the porgs.
I was being generous and gave 3 stars 🌟 because I like this series but it's really 2 🌟 stars.
This had all the politically correct adjusted cast of new characters from the last 3 movies in the Skywalker saga.
It had a Jar Jar Binks joke.. ... most hated character in the star wars universe.
August 5, 2025
This is a short read of Rey and the rest of the Star Wars crew. Each page is a comic that would be entertaining for a true Star Wars fan. My family loves Star Wars and so I know just enough to find some of the comics humorous. To me it read like a book of inside jokes that a true blue Star Wars fan would know and understand.
September 1, 2019
This book is so cute!! It's a great re-imagining of the main cast of the sequel SW trilogy as kids. The art is adorable and their situations are too. Definitely recommend to kids and just fans of SW 😁
October 14, 2019
This might be the best of this series: so much more film dialogue and situations from which to animate in picture form and in child-like humor perspective. I was smiling the whole time I turned the pages!
February 6, 2020
Cute and fun. Mara and I picked this up at the Hershey Library and Olivia-Grace took it with her to school to read. Quick easy to read for young kids and full of little jokes that older Star Wars fans will get. The rest of this series has been the same way, lots of fun for both me and the girls.
September 6, 2020
Another cute book in the series, I died laughing when they were playing dodge ball and when Hux turned out the light. I also loved Kylo-Ren playing in his treehouse with Darth Vader and Obi-Wan actions figures!!!!
August 20, 2019
IT WAS ADORABLE.
I LOVED IT.
I NEED MORE.
I LOVED IT.
I NEED MORE.
August 29, 2019
3.5 stars
October 24, 2019
Hilarious as always.
November 29, 2019
A quick, fun read to refresh the spirit and take a breath before all the heaviness we know is coming in The Rise of Skywalker.
December 23, 2019
Jeffrey Brown always has fun with these, and Rey and Pals is no exception.
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