Star Wars (2015) 41

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Star Wars 41 is the forty first issue of the Marvel comic book series Star Wars. It was written by Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Salvador Larroca. It was released on January 3, 2018.

Publisher's summary

The Leviathan is heading for the remains of Jedha, prepared to pick the carcass of the once-holy planet clean. But with Luke Skywalker torn between his allegiance to the Rebellion and pursuing the path of a Jedi, who will lead the charge against the Empire?

Opening crawl

Part IV
THE ASHES OF JEDHA 
It is period of high tension in the galaxy. The
Galactic Empire has sent Queen Trios of
Shu-Torun to Jedha in an attempt to collect the
remaining weapon-powering kyber crystals that
survived the Death Star's attack.

Meanwhile, Rebel leaders Princess Leia and Luke
Skywalker, as well as smuggler Han Solo, joined
forces with the surviving members of Saw
Gerrera's Partisans, led by the Tognath named
Benthic. Together, they have taken up the task of
destroy the Empire's orbital drill threatening to
endanger the lives and homes of the struggling
civilians.

Elsewhere, Skywalker has joined Chulco Gi to
meet the Cult of the Central Isopter and further
explore the power of the Force....

Plot summary

Near the blast crater on Jedha, two shrouded figures reveal a partially destroyed structure they call the ultimate temple of the central isopter to Luke and Chulco. They explain the temple will only survive for a few more years, but has much to teach them. Luke senses a disturbance in the Force, which Chulco warns is a sign of a growing desecration.

At the Partisans' base, rebels observe the new, massive Imperial machine and its devastating effect on the planet. Rebel Ubin proposes a plan to burrow ahead of the machine, emerge, and immobilize it with mines. Han Solo is skeptical they have a charge strong enough to dent it.

On a precipice overlooking an abyss, the shrouded figures tell Luke and Chulco that the temple and the abyss itself can teach them about death, which has brought them there. Chulco says the Force guides them, and the figures instruct them to meditate and listen to the chasm.

Ubin's attempt to place charges on the machine fails, and she comes under heavy fire. Luke arrives in an airspeeder and tows Ubin's vehicle away, just as Chewbacca's ship is attacked by TIE fighters. In the midst of their meditation, Chulco, driven mad by the strong dark side presence, attacks Luke with a knife. Luke defends himself, fatally wounding Chulco, who warns of the dark side's power. Luke realizes he must rejoin the rebellion, which needs him more than his personal quest.

Luke suddenly appears in his airspeeder and shoots down the TIE fighter chasing Chewbacca's ship, saving him. Chewbacca, while being taken to the medical bay, gives Leia something that could make a difference.

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars (2015) #41 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
  2. ↑ Star Wars Helmet Collection: Silvanie Phest Highlights of the Saga: The Battle for Jedha

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Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon: 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
Vader Down: 13 · 14
Rebel Jail: 16 · 17 · 18 · 19
From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi: 7 · 15 · 20
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Yoda's Secret War: 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30
The Screaming Citadel: 31 · 32
Out Among the Stars: 33 · 34 · 35 · 36 · 37
The Ashes of Jedha: 38 · 39 · 40 · 41 · 42 · 43
Mutiny at Mon Cala: 44 · 45 · 46 · 47 · 48 · 49
Hope Dies: 50 · 51 · 52 · 53 · 54 · 55
The Escape: 56 · 57 · 58 · 59 · 60 · 61
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