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Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Storms of Crait #1

By Reggie's Take on January 6, 2018

Marvel Comics has created a one-shot that will give fans who liked The Last Jedi some back story on how the planet Crait became a Rebel base long before the First Order.

The Storms of Crait takes place between Episode IV A New Hope and Episode V The Empire Strikes Back as we follow Luke Skywalker and Leia as they search for a new base for the Rebellion.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Storms of Crait #1 hit local comic book shops on December 27th of 2017.

The Storms of Crait #1 Publisher’s summary
Star Wars: The Last Jedi rocks movie screens across the world…and the reverberations are felt all around a galaxy far, far away! First up, learn the secret of the mineral planet Crait! Long before it became a battleground between the Resistance and the First Order, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa led the Rebellion there in search of a new home!

Writers: Ben Acker, Ben Blacker
Illustrator: Mike Mayhew
Cover Illustrator: Marco Checchetto

Synopsis:
It is a period of urgency within the Rebel Alliance.

Ever since the destruction of the evil Galactic Empire’s
Death Star and the Battle of Yavin, the rebels have been
on the run, in search of a new location to hold their base
of operations. Rebellion hero Princess Leia of Alderaan
has made the search her personal mission with the help of
her friends Luke Skywalker and smuggler Han Solo.

However, finding a new secret location to hide from the
Imperial army is much harder when they’re hot on the tail
of the Millennium Falcon.