Reddit reviews Star Wars: Princess Leia

I don't know if these are the official dates, but the first TPB's for all current Star Wars comics are already available for preorder on Amazon.

The limited Princess Leia series (5 issues, I think) seems to be available September 15 as a TPB.

Star Wars Volume 1 also has September 15 as a release date for the TPB.

Darth Vader's first TPB looks to be available October 20.

The upcoming Kanan: The Last Padawan series seems to be available November 3 as a TPB.

Also, I've just noticed that if you click on one of these comics, under "customers who bought this item also bought" there are a bunch of Journey to The Force Awakens books available for preorder, I thought "Aftermath" was the only one.

All of these comics exist in the new Disney canon

Star Wars (Takes place between episodes 4 and 5)

Darth Vader (Takes place alongside the Star Wars comic)

Star Wars: Shattered Empire (Shows a glimpse of the post-episode 6 world)

Star Wars: Kanan (Between episodes 3 and 4)

Star Wars: Princess Leia (Immediately after episode 4)

Star Wars: Lando (Sometime pre-episode 5)

I recently got the Princess Leia comic. I'm woefully behind on comics, and picked up several in a recent splurge, including the latest Saga (can't wait!) and Zodiac Starforce (which looks awesome--kind of like an older, more bitter Sailor Moon after the girl grow up a bit)

Anyway, I liked the Princess Leia comic. Particular favorite bits about it:

• It's complete, so I got the whole story in one book. InuYasha burned me on multi-book series bad.
  
• It tells the story between A New Hope & The Empire Strikes Back. It's basically about what Princess Leia does after both Alderaan and the Death Star are destroyed.
  
• It had good strong themes of doing what you feel is right, even when it goes against duty; feminism; and even touched on eugenics and race purity (at least one member of the group feels they need to work to keep the remaining Alderaanians "pure" and Leia fights that).
  
  It was also an interesting read stacked up against the first Star Trek reboot movie. [Spoiler](/s "In it, Spock feels he has to leave the Star Fleet to help save and protect the remaining Vulcans after his planet is destroyed. That whole plot line was pretty much the same, with all the same beats and worries and even Princess Leia being accused of being cold and emotionless, much like Spock.")
  
  One thing that I really didn't like in both some of the SW comics I've read recently: the only person to get booty shots is Leia. This is absolutely a Marvel problem in general (not sure about DC--I don't really read much of theirs). But when stacked up against Saga or Zodiac Starforce--both much stronger feminist comics--it's a little ridiculous how easy it is to spot that Leia's butt is in skin-tight white pants and taking up a quarter of the foreground. It's not as bad as, say, the way Black Widow is often portrayed, but it's definitely there and annoying.

Hm. ok. I'm going to assume it's the new canon ones, like Darth Vader, Skywalker Strikes, Shattered Empire are just some of them. Leia's book is really good.

I definitely like Kylo more than Rey. I'm super HAPPY with the entire cast including Rey. But my heart has always been with the bad guys. I knew I was going to love Kylo the most the moment I saw him. In fact the moment I saw him I looked at my boyfriend and said "You're costuming that." like he didn't have an option, I'm making him a Kylo and he's going to be mine and that's that!

But I LOVE the point you brought up that this movie really makes you sympathize with the bad guys and I loved that. You feel for Finn who is freaked out by the power and cruelty of the first order and you actually feel for Kylo who is struggling between light and dark. Watching the promos and getting hyped, I never imagined I would feel for Kylo. I assumed I'd sit there and think he was amazing but I didn't think I'd connect with him, it was actually kind of nice! I'm circle jerking, I know, I can't help it.

Here's a list of shit you need to pick up:

The visual dictionary

The Art of Star Wars the Force Awakens

And you mentioned having a book with layouts of the death star and such so you may like Incredible Cross Sections.

And from what EVERYONE I know has been telling me, The Force Awakens novelization is a must read if you want juicy little details that weren't made crystal clear in the movie!

Also, if you are not reading the comics. STOP. RIGHT. NOW. AND. READ. THEM!!

In order of priority:

Darth Vader

Star Wars

Princess Leia

Shattered Empire

And read Kanan if you're a Rebels fan. I HAVE the comic I just haven't read that one yet!

But no seriously that Darth Vader comic. The stuff that happens. UGH. NERDGASM. After reading them and re-watching the movies in preparation for TFA I fell in love with the originals all over again. It was like that fresh awesome new love I had for them the first time! So good!

All the comics, but I'm behind. I stopped when I read that they were gonna do TFA backstory. I have an order to pick up tomorrow, and I'm going to get caught up. I really liked the Princess Leia comic series the best so far. http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Princess-Leia-Marvel/dp/0785193170

I watched the first series of Rebels and liked it. There's a Kanan comic that I've only read two issues of but seems pretty good.