Leia tries to stop Shu-Torun’s destruction in Star Wars No. 67

Shu-Torun is about to be destroyed at the hands of the Partisans forcing Han and Leia to find a way to both save Luke and escape the planet. Spoilers for Star Wars No. 67 follow.

Continuing immediately after Star Wars No. 66, the countdown to the destruction of Shu-Torun has begun with the Partisans, Luke, and R2-D2 at ground zero. Luke tries to reason with Benthic, but to no avail because he’s not the most diplomatic type. He begins to lost hope as the countdown continues to lower.

In the throne room, Leia and her crew are at an impasse about what to do to stop the planet from being destroyed. Suddenly, Tunga takes off running toward their ship, seemingly stealing it to make his own escape. It turns out, though, he’s creating a distraction to pull the Imperials away from the landing zone, helping Chewbacca to pick up the rest of the crew in the Millennium Falcon. After escaping from the Imperials, they immediately head for the Spire to save Luke and Shu-Torun.

Leia confronts Two Tubes and appeals to his better side, or at least, she hopes she is. She likens his actions on Shu-Torun to what Tarkin and the Empire did to Alderaan and Jedha and that if he does this, even if the Rebellion wins, the Empire will have truly won because the Rebellion has destroyed what it stood for. Two Tubes stands down and calls off the destruction, leaving Shu-Torun with Han, Luke, and Leia.

Image by Marvel Comics/Art by Angel Unzueta

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Kieron Gillen’s final issue of Star Wars ends on a very high note with the near destruction of Shu-Torun, a planet he brought into the Star Wars universe during his Darth Vader run. This issue really feels like a solid wrap-up to his entire bibliography of Star Wars comics and really serves as a nice send-off for his tenure. Sure, there are certain plot elements that feel very rushed, but the sentiment behind them is strong enough to balance everything out. Plus, Gillen simply knows Star Wars and, despite the fact some moments feel rushed, they feel like Star Wars, which is key in creating something enjoyable in this universe.

8.0/10 

Kieron Gillen ends his run in the Star Wars universe on a solid note, despite a few hiccups in this final issue of his run.