FORMAT: TRADE PAPERBACK | RELEASE DATE: JAN 26TH

The adventures of the rogue archaeologist continue in the second volume of Doctor Aphra, taking us into the post-The Empire Strikes Back era and delivering all the action and audaciousness we expect from the galaxy’s cheekiest tomb raider….errr, we mean professional acquirer of antiquities.

This time around we’re introduced to a new team of cohorts to accompany Aphra on her adventures as she heads to find the legendary Rings of Vaale, but this is Doctor Aphra and in her world, nothing is ever easy. Ronan Tagge, the wealthy beyond reason scion of the Tagge family also wants the Rings, but not to own them. His jam is quite the opposite, as he relishes being the last person to hold valuable antiques before destroying them. Throw in your usually Aphra-esque twists, turns, betrayals, and moments of good fortune and what you have is a trade paperback that covers every angle and hurls us into an area of the Star Wars galaxy that absolutely deserves deeper investigation.

With new Star Wars titles being added with alarming regularity, there’s a risk that fans either tap out on certain titles or, as has been the case in other universes when there are too many titles (Superman, Batman, X-Men, Spider-Man etc), tap out entirely. Aphra might not be the title you’d chose to ‘save’, but for engaging fun and some great artwork you’d be hard-pressed to find a better read.