Star Wars Comics Review: Rogue One #5
This review of Star Wars: Rogue One #5 contains minor spoilers.
Marvel stumbled with its comic-book adaptation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2016.
With it’s six-issue Rogue One: A Star Wars Story adaptation, the publisher has done more than regained its footing, it’s poised to lap the competition.
The fifth, and penultimate issue of the mini series, released Aug. 2, continues what has been a stellar retelling of the cinematic hit, while offering modest bits of material not seen in the film.
That’s not surprising, given editor Heather Antos has referred to it, and rightly so, as a director’s cut. The film’s director, Gareth Edwards, was consulted ahead of the series’ publication.
