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Star Wars: The Halcyon Legacy #1-5
Star Wars: The Halcyon Legacy
For over 300 years, the Halcyon has been the preeminent cruise ship in the galaxy. As Republics and an Empire have risen and fallen, this luxury space vessel has been a constant…despite an occasional bumpy ride or two. Now, prepare to learn the incredible story of the ship at the heart of the sensational Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel at Walt Disney World! Get ready to journey across the galaxy, enjoying stories that straddle genres and explore different eras of Star Wars — each of which illustrates the rich history of the Halcyon. And you’re sure to recognize a few familiar faces along the way!
128 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2022
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Ethan Sacks
227 books37 followersEthan Sacks is a writer and journalist from New York, who is currently writing the ongoing series Star Wars- Bounty Hunters for Marvel as well as other various Star Wars titles. He is also know for his Marvel works that take place in the iconic Old Man Logan wasteland, Old Man Hawkeye and Old Man Quill.
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January 31, 2023
A pretty slight set of stories, all centred on the Halcyon Legacy, the cruise starship. There are five stories, all occurring at different time periods (e.g., High Republic, Clone Wars, Rebellion, and Resistance). There's nothing particularly gripping about any of the stories, but it was good to see these characters in action: Padawan Burryaga, Padme, Hondo Ahnaka, Maz Kanata, and Vi Moradi.
December 31, 2022
"Não posso mais alimentar a esse amor tão louco, que sufoco!". Não, pera, acho que essa é a Alcione errada... A Halcyon deste livro é uma nave, ou melhor, um cruzador estrelar, que atravessa mais de trezentos anos do Universo Star Wars, da Alta República até os filmes mais recentes da franquia, unindo, assim, diversas "realidades" da Guerra nas Estrelas. Com roteiros de Ethan Sacks e desenhos de Will Sliney, acompanhamos um avô e uma neta andando pela primeira vez no cruzador, sendo ciceroneados por uma robô que lhes conta as histórias vividas por ela nesta nave. Assim, diferente das "histórias de navinha" horríveis que alguns quadrinhos de Star Wars costumam trazer, este aqui realiza algo mais parecido com um road movie que cruzou com o livro Noites na Taverna e deu nesse filhote. Um quadrinho divertido, mas que você acaba se perdendo um pouco lá pelas tantas da história. Ou seja, uma ideia muito boa, mas uma realização nem tão boa.
November 22, 2022
An ok book. I know part of this is advertising for Disney's Halcyon experience, but who cares. The is a mix of stories of different era's and characters in the Disney Star Wars universe.
"For 300 years. The Halcyon had been the preeminent cruise ship in the galaxy."
It has played host to the elite and underworld of society during the High Republuc, the Republic, Clone Wars, the Imperial and the New Republic era. It has been commandeered by the Empire, the Hutts and even hosted the honeymoon of a certain Princess and Scoundrel (different book).
Though it was nice to see a couple of face I have not seen in a whole there was nothing really gripping me about the stories in this book. I don't think there is anything in this book that would of monumental importance to the Star Wars universe.
"For 300 years. The Halcyon had been the preeminent cruise ship in the galaxy."
It has played host to the elite and underworld of society during the High Republuc, the Republic, Clone Wars, the Imperial and the New Republic era. It has been commandeered by the Empire, the Hutts and even hosted the honeymoon of a certain Princess and Scoundrel (different book).
Though it was nice to see a couple of face I have not seen in a whole there was nothing really gripping me about the stories in this book. I don't think there is anything in this book that would of monumental importance to the Star Wars universe.
January 25, 2023
This was just meh... a very low three stars at most, a two stars the more I think of it... it just did not make me care at all... like some happy/nostalgia feels by seeing people I love, but besides that, just meh... disappointed...
May 7, 2023
Not the most exciting read ever, but I still enjoyed the premise and have to give it credit for being original.
This story centers around the Halcyon which is a sort of luxury galaxy cruiser. Think like going on an ocean cruise I suppose but in space. Over it's 300 year long storied existence we get a sort of episodic telling of stories that pair with the current time-line.
I wouldn't recommend unless you are a die hard Star Wars fan. There are plenty of other titles to tackle first.
This story centers around the Halcyon which is a sort of luxury galaxy cruiser. Think like going on an ocean cruise I suppose but in space. Over it's 300 year long storied existence we get a sort of episodic telling of stories that pair with the current time-line.
I wouldn't recommend unless you are a die hard Star Wars fan. There are plenty of other titles to tackle first.
August 14, 2022
1.5* Bad art, boring story with boring fanservice
December 21, 2022
With the need to give their new experience a historical context AND a place in Star Wars Canon, Disney asks Marvel to write a series about their Galactic Starcruiser, The Halcyon Legacy. The story is simple and entertaining: During a journey, the ship is about to raided by pirates and the droid D3-O9 entertains one of the children with previous tales of the ship to keep her distracted. They are:
- Jedi Master Nib Assek and her Padawan Burryaga protect the ship from a Nihil attack
- Aurra Sing gets hired to help protect someone, which gets her involved in an off-ship, planet-side gladiator battle
- Anakin and Padme try to take a vacation onboard and are interrupted by Asajj Ventress
- Maz Kanata sells Alderaan jewels to the Empire, but they are nabbed by Hondo and Lando
- Bossk and 4-LOM come looking for a mark
Overall, some of this kind of felt forced, but it was entertaining and very Star Wars. Drop the price by a few thousand, and you'll see me on the ship.
Recommend.
- Jedi Master Nib Assek and her Padawan Burryaga protect the ship from a Nihil attack
- Aurra Sing gets hired to help protect someone, which gets her involved in an off-ship, planet-side gladiator battle
- Anakin and Padme try to take a vacation onboard and are interrupted by Asajj Ventress
- Maz Kanata sells Alderaan jewels to the Empire, but they are nabbed by Hondo and Lando
- Bossk and 4-LOM come looking for a mark
Overall, some of this kind of felt forced, but it was entertaining and very Star Wars. Drop the price by a few thousand, and you'll see me on the ship.
Recommend.
November 1, 2022
More Disney-fied garbage. A series of unconnected tales with a framing device of sleazy cross-promotion.
August 5, 2022
This was a promotional move, sure, but was it a story that was worth telling? Not really in this case. I enjoyed the characters that showed up and the artwork. Some fun moments throughout, but not too memorable.
August 4, 2022
the one panel of stellan 🫶
August 12, 2022
Would’ve been two stars save for the single-page appearance of Vi Moradi, canon asexual queen.
December 25, 2023
Shorr Komrrin and his granddaughter Cimina board the famed starcruiser Halycon but it soon comes under attack from pirates. To calm the young Cimina, the host droid D3-O9 tells stories of the ship's history from the High Republic, through the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War and on into the era of the New Republic.
Among the famous figures who appear in the stories are Jedi Master Nib Assek and Padawan Burryaga, Aurra Sing, Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala, Asajj Ventress, Maz Kanata, Hondo Ohnaka, Lando Calrissian, Bossk, 4-LOM and Zuckuss.
The framing story here is set amid the Sequel Trilogy and as a result, due to my hatred of the Sequel Trilogy, I was reluctant to read this book at all. Not to mention the fact that it's a cynical marketing plot to advertise a hotel at a Disney resort (which turned out to be an over-priced disaster). It also uses the framing story to feature a variety of flashback stories which reminded me of the tedious way IDW's Star Wars Adventures anthologies are structured. And the book's by an author whose other Star Wars work (the Bounty Hunters series) I have not enjoyed much at all.
With all that stacked against it, this book has no right being as enjoyable as it is.
The framing story isn't obnoxious in the way it could easily have been and even features a deep-cut reference to the the first Star Wars comics of the 1970s. On top of that, the vignette stories told throughout the book are all actually pretty good. To short for their own good, of course, but pretty enjoyable nonetheless.
I particularly enjoyed the one focusing on the Maz, Lando and Hondo taking part in a heist amid the Rebellion Era and the one in which the bounty hunters from Sacks' Rebellion Era series turn up in the New Republic Era.
When Disney threw out the old Expanded Universe, I decided not to bother with any of the new post-Return of the Jedi tie-in media. I'm glad I made an exception in this case.
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Among the famous figures who appear in the stories are Jedi Master Nib Assek and Padawan Burryaga, Aurra Sing, Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala, Asajj Ventress, Maz Kanata, Hondo Ohnaka, Lando Calrissian, Bossk, 4-LOM and Zuckuss.
The framing story here is set amid the Sequel Trilogy and as a result, due to my hatred of the Sequel Trilogy, I was reluctant to read this book at all. Not to mention the fact that it's a cynical marketing plot to advertise a hotel at a Disney resort (which turned out to be an over-priced disaster). It also uses the framing story to feature a variety of flashback stories which reminded me of the tedious way IDW's Star Wars Adventures anthologies are structured. And the book's by an author whose other Star Wars work (the Bounty Hunters series) I have not enjoyed much at all.
With all that stacked against it, this book has no right being as enjoyable as it is.
The framing story isn't obnoxious in the way it could easily have been and even features a deep-cut reference to the the first Star Wars comics of the 1970s. On top of that, the vignette stories told throughout the book are all actually pretty good. To short for their own good, of course, but pretty enjoyable nonetheless.
I particularly enjoyed the one focusing on the Maz, Lando and Hondo taking part in a heist amid the Rebellion Era and the one in which the bounty hunters from Sacks' Rebellion Era series turn up in the New Republic Era.
When Disney threw out the old Expanded Universe, I decided not to bother with any of the new post-Return of the Jedi tie-in media. I'm glad I made an exception in this case.
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December 10, 2022
34 ABY (with flashbacks to various eras)
This graphic novel is a limited series of only five issues based on the Disney World Galactic Starcruiser attraction. While all five issues take place during the Resistance Era with a main story following a group of pirates trying to capture a Resistance spy, each story has a flashback story to a different era. Issue #1, "The Storm on the Horizon," takes place in the High Republic era in which the Halcyon, the ship of which the attraction is named after, was first created. Some familiar Jedi from previously published works in the High Republic era make appearances and face off against the Nihil. Issue #2, "A Most Dangerous Gamble," follows renown bounty hunter Aurra Sing, though she should be on vacation! Ultimately, she ends up trying to get a guy's kid back. Issue #3, "A Cause Worth Fighting For," features Padme and Anakin in the Clone Wars infiltrating the Halcyon (owned by Hutts at this time) to take part in an extraction mission. With misleading information, Anakin encounters an unexpected (but certainly familiar and formidable) foe. Issue #4, "The Heist on the Halcyon," is pretty comical. It features Maz, Lando, and Hondo leading thieves to an Imperial officer manning the Halcyon using gems from Alderaan. Issue #5, "The Path of the Sungrazer," features some iconic bounty hunters, an intriguing romance, and wraps up the over-arching story of the pirates seeking the Resistance spy.
The art isn't much to be desired in Issue #3, but the rest was nice. I think it's the same artist for all of them, but something about some of Anakin's looks rubbed me the wrong way. My favorite was Issue #4 because of the humor and you get a nice set of characters from different series and movies coming together. I enjoyed the little surprise at the end and we do get a cameo that will be familiar to avid book readers of the current canon.
This graphic novel is a limited series of only five issues based on the Disney World Galactic Starcruiser attraction. While all five issues take place during the Resistance Era with a main story following a group of pirates trying to capture a Resistance spy, each story has a flashback story to a different era. Issue #1, "The Storm on the Horizon," takes place in the High Republic era in which the Halcyon, the ship of which the attraction is named after, was first created. Some familiar Jedi from previously published works in the High Republic era make appearances and face off against the Nihil. Issue #2, "A Most Dangerous Gamble," follows renown bounty hunter Aurra Sing, though she should be on vacation! Ultimately, she ends up trying to get a guy's kid back. Issue #3, "A Cause Worth Fighting For," features Padme and Anakin in the Clone Wars infiltrating the Halcyon (owned by Hutts at this time) to take part in an extraction mission. With misleading information, Anakin encounters an unexpected (but certainly familiar and formidable) foe. Issue #4, "The Heist on the Halcyon," is pretty comical. It features Maz, Lando, and Hondo leading thieves to an Imperial officer manning the Halcyon using gems from Alderaan. Issue #5, "The Path of the Sungrazer," features some iconic bounty hunters, an intriguing romance, and wraps up the over-arching story of the pirates seeking the Resistance spy.
The art isn't much to be desired in Issue #3, but the rest was nice. I think it's the same artist for all of them, but something about some of Anakin's looks rubbed me the wrong way. My favorite was Issue #4 because of the humor and you get a nice set of characters from different series and movies coming together. I enjoyed the little surprise at the end and we do get a cameo that will be familiar to avid book readers of the current canon.
December 26, 2025
Very very similar to the 'Galaxy's Edge' comics. Again, this was basically an advertisement for the real life hotel experience at Disney World. Also, the narrative structure was of one character in the present telling a different story from the past each issue.
I enjoyed seeing some favourite characters like Anakin, Padmé and Hondo again but I definitely think I prefer a traditional ongoing story in my comics. 'The Halcyon Legacy' has one that weaves the issues together but it is the flimsiest of plots, only existing to serve the structure rather than to tell a good story in its own right.
We are reaching the finish line of my 'Star Wars' sequel era chronological journey! You can find all of my reviews here.
I enjoyed seeing some favourite characters like Anakin, Padmé and Hondo again but I definitely think I prefer a traditional ongoing story in my comics. 'The Halcyon Legacy' has one that weaves the issues together but it is the flimsiest of plots, only existing to serve the structure rather than to tell a good story in its own right.
We are reaching the finish line of my 'Star Wars' sequel era chronological journey! You can find all of my reviews here.
January 12, 2023
I didn't have very high expectations for this title since it's a tie-in to a theme park experience (specifically the Galaxy Starcruiser hotel/immersive experience), which is going to steer in the story in a particular direction.
But to be fair, they made the most of it without telling the story of the actual attraction. Instead, we get a short story collection that uses the Halcyon as a setting across the major eras of Star Wars starting with the High Republic era. There are some solid stories here that are told during a pirate attack on the Halcyon in the present as our framing device.
It's not bad but it's not stellar. And we get some familiar faces but not to the extent that they take over the story. But at times, you kinda wish they'll do just that.
But to be fair, they made the most of it without telling the story of the actual attraction. Instead, we get a short story collection that uses the Halcyon as a setting across the major eras of Star Wars starting with the High Republic era. There are some solid stories here that are told during a pirate attack on the Halcyon in the present as our framing device.
It's not bad but it's not stellar. And we get some familiar faces but not to the extent that they take over the story. But at times, you kinda wish they'll do just that.
May 23, 2024
5/10:
This is a comic run that’s just fine. I actually like the idea of a cruise ship that has flown across the galaxy for centuries, but the stories they showcase here are too all over the place.
Showcasing Burryaga Agaburry, Nib Assek, Stellan Gios, and the Nihil was an awesome inclusion of the High Republic era and allowed us to see those characters in action once again!
The Bounty Hunters featured were neat, but none of them really had a purpose outside of being memorable faces and names for readers to see. We see Aurra Sing, Zam Wesell, Bossk, 4-LOM, Zuckuss, and more, but I already couldn’t tell you why they were there.
All in all, this is a forgettable story with wonky art. I would only recommend this to die hard Star Wars fans like myself.
This is a comic run that’s just fine. I actually like the idea of a cruise ship that has flown across the galaxy for centuries, but the stories they showcase here are too all over the place.
Showcasing Burryaga Agaburry, Nib Assek, Stellan Gios, and the Nihil was an awesome inclusion of the High Republic era and allowed us to see those characters in action once again!
The Bounty Hunters featured were neat, but none of them really had a purpose outside of being memorable faces and names for readers to see. We see Aurra Sing, Zam Wesell, Bossk, 4-LOM, Zuckuss, and more, but I already couldn’t tell you why they were there.
All in all, this is a forgettable story with wonky art. I would only recommend this to die hard Star Wars fans like myself.
December 17, 2022
So Disney World has a new Galactic Starcruiser Adventure, and this comic is essentially one big ad. The framing story is set at some point in the sequel trilogy on the Halcyon Legacy, a luxury starliner cruise ship a focuses on a old man, his granddaughter and their tour droid. Shortly after they board, the ship is threatened by pirates looking for a resistance spy. The tour droid then proceeds to tell stories about the ship's history to reassure the girl. These include one set during the High Republic series, one focusing on Aurra Sing, one where Anakin and Padme hunt a Seperatist spy defecting from the senate, one where Maz Kanata, Lando and Hondo Ohnaka steal treasure from an Imperial officer, and one with Bossk and 4-LOM and other bounty hunters. It's an okay mini-series but it's nothing special and does feel a bit like an ad for a theme park attraction. The art's good and the story's fine, but this was nothing special or outstanding.
May 9, 2023
I really liked the story structure. While there was a story being told, we received several other stories as well. The main character was scared because pirates approached the cruise ship. In order to calm her down, the droid decided to tell her stories. The stories told were from different times in the SW Universe, even back to The High Republic Era. I really enjoyed each story, and learning more about life in the SW Universe - without it necessarily being centered on the Jedi.
My official rating is 3.75/5
My official rating is 3.75/5
June 18, 2023
Written to promote the most expensive two nights in a hotel ever. This book charts some of the 275 years the Halcyon was flying. With stories from the High Republic, the Clone Wars, the Empire, the New Republic and the time of the Resistance it’s spans some amount of time.
Will’s art as usual is amazing in this. And there’s a lovely Padme - Leia moment acknowledging the great leader Amidala was and her daughter now is.
Much like how the cruiser is closing down, you could skip this book unless you are curious about an experience you will now never have.
Will’s art as usual is amazing in this. And there’s a lovely Padme - Leia moment acknowledging the great leader Amidala was and her daughter now is.
Much like how the cruiser is closing down, you could skip this book unless you are curious about an experience you will now never have.
July 30, 2025
I picked this comic up out of morbid curiosity after watching Jenny Nicholson's four hour video essay on "The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel". This comic is a series of short tales of previous (in)famous guests of the cruise, told Scheherazade-like to a character currently on the cruise. I can't imagine any reader loving this volume without having been a galactic starcruiser guest as a 10 year old. For everyone else, this is a blueprint for what stories the galactic starcruiser experience could have offered, had it been successful.
December 31, 2022
The cover art was wonderful for each issue. Did I judge this whole series by their covers? Maybe. The stories were okay; obviously quite a bit coincidental just how many notable individuals just happened to be recalled by that single droid. Nice concept; good choices for those notables; not as great an overall product.
November 26, 2023
"You must now learn to control those emotions, to not let them control you."
I see that this book doesn't have the best of reviews on here, but I really enjoyed it. I thought it did a very good job incorporating the Halcyon into the Star Wars Universe. These were five fun short stories :)
Although R.I.P. Galactic Starcruisers.
I see that this book doesn't have the best of reviews on here, but I really enjoyed it. I thought it did a very good job incorporating the Halcyon into the Star Wars Universe. These were five fun short stories :)
Although R.I.P. Galactic Starcruisers.
November 10, 2022
After Galaxy's Edge another themepark tie-in. And after the whole 'Age of' line another anthology comic. It's fun to see Maz, Lando & Hando team-up, they deserve their own Scoundrel comic and i liked the tie-in with Galaxy's Edge at the end but overall forgettable.
November 12, 2022
Forgettable pap. Unimportant stories that didn't need to be told. If the writers had been let off the leash the idea of the Halcyon could be great. Instead we got pointless fan service for the sake of fan service.
December 10, 2022
The run is made up mostly of short stories and a couple were good but the others not so much. The last issue was the most enjoyable but overall, you can tell there was a lot of promotional motivation behind this.
January 23, 2023
I'm not sure if this makes it better or worse that this is a promotional set of stories for a Disney ride, but I have mixed feelings overall. I do like the story that ties everything all together, but the rest of them didn't really stand out to me.
February 23, 2023
Difficilmente un fumetto di Star Wars proprio non mi piace, ma questo è il caso. Disegni non all'altezza e storia inutile. Ci si dimentica subito di quello che si è appena letto, non aggiunge niente alle storie di Star Wars e annoia. Purtroppo è un grande no.
April 29, 2024
Pretty cool mini-series that, while a tie-in to the hotel at the theme park, does a pretty good job at being entertaining. I particularly liked the connection to the High Republic books, and its funny how the cruiser was still functional after centuries.
November 25, 2022
Fun but forgettable. There were glimmers of excellence... all of it let down by too much being crammed into the one miniseries.
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