In Review: Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #3

Synopsis: This month’s Hyperspace Stories is set during the Sequel trilogy. On the run from the brutal First Order, General Leia Organa tasks Finn & Poe Dameron with an important mission to acquire vital supplies for the Resistance. But when the deal goes south, the two hatch a plan to snatch starship parts from a moving train! But, unbeknownst to them, a First Order officer and his squad of stormtroopers have other plans!

The Story

General Leia has tasked Poe Dameron and Finn with a mission to go to a backwoods farming world and buy up as much livestock as they can and have it transported back. However, Poe being a man of action is not particularly enthused by the mission. And his skills as a wheeler-dealer are rather below par when it comes to buying livestock as he knows absolutely nothing about it. After having failed to get anything from the traders. Poe and Finn head to a bar where they hope to get a cheaper deal, but ultimately fail at that task. However, a social meeting with some people in the bar gives them a lead about a train that is transporting parts that they could use to repair the ships in the rebel fleet. As Poe and Finn investigate they find themselves at the center of a train heist in which they steal livestock as well as mechanical parts from the First Order.

The Artwork

French Carlomagno’s artwork on this book lends itself to the style of the stories, which are aimed at younger readers. I really loved all the alien-looking animals. But for me, the best art is featured in the panels where we see the utter chaos that Poe and Finn cause in their fight against the First Order troopers on the train. As the artist does a great job of creating that sense of movement in the panels that depict the fight. However the likenesses of the actors that played the characters kind of look like younger teenaged versions, which is probably intended, but not my bag.

Overall

This was a fun book that I really enjoyed. I love Poe Dameron’s attitude of what could possibly go wrong. Which is usually followed up with stuff going epically wrong. Unfortunately. I was late to reviewing this issue. So you can thank Amazon UK for its absolute refusal for letting readers subscribe to the comics that they’d like to follow. A stupid system if you ask me. I really miss Comixology, which allowed me to keep track of things much easier.