Star Wars (2020) 32

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Star Wars 32 is the thirty-second issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Madibek Musabekov and Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by Marvel Comics on March 1, 2023.

Publisher's summary

THE FORCE IS BROKEN? The efforts of Lady Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn to destroy the Sith have sent deep ripples running through the Force, disrupting Luke Skywalker's connection to the deep powers of the galaxy. How far will he go to find what he has lost?

Opening crawl

A LITTLE BROKEN 
The hunt for the legendary Kezarat Convoy has
stranded the heroes of the Rebel Alliance within
the mysterious No-Space. The inhabitants of
No-Space rescued the heroes from rampaging
droids but informed them that they must
assimilate into the Colony of Kezarat.

Captain Blythe, leader of the convoy, recounted
the colonists' struggle against the savage Nihil
raiders. He then informed the heroes of the futility
of escape: While the Nihil could leave No-Space,
no others had in centuries. Blythe separated the
heroes to integrate them within the colony, but
their concerns lay elsewhere.

Luke Skywalker must recover a sacred Jedi text he
left aboard their ship. Meanwhile, Chewbacca
devotes his engineering mind to escaping….

Plot summary

Imprisoned in jail-like cells within the Kezarat Colony, the rebel heroes are growing restless. Chewbacca, in particular, is unhappy and convinces the guards to take him to Lando, who can translate for him. Lando tells the others that Chewbacca believes he can get them home, explaining that the Wookiee is an incredibly gifted mechanic and engineer. Captain Blythe listens as Chewbacca explains his theory that the Nihil had path engines. Blythe dismisses this, saying they don't have any now, but Lando smiles and reveals that the rebels do.

Blythe agrees to let the rebels try to retrieve the path engine but refuses to risk any of his own people. He points to an old, rundown ship they can use for the mission. Blythe then pulls Leia aside, explaining that as fellow leaders, they need to have a private conversation. He tells her that they are the first new people to appear in No-Space in about 35 years and asks her what the galaxy is like now. Leia explains that the galaxy is a cruel Empire under the control of Emperor Palpatine, the Jedi Order is gone, and anyone who speaks out is executed.

The rebels get the old ship running, much to Blythe's surprise. He then tells Leia that she must stay behind to ensure the others return. The rest of the rebels fly toward the platform, noting that they have their weapons back, but the ship has only one engine, almost no maneuverability, and its weapons are offline. As they approach, they see the kill droids have fully destroyed their ship and claimed the path engine.

Luke Skywalker tells the others he will distract the kill droids while Chewbacca retrieves the path engine, explaining that Forvan was nice enough to lend him his jetpack. As Luke flies down to the platform, only a few kill droids react to his presence. Chewbacca quickly takes the path engine, and Luke decides that now that he's properly focused, he can defeat the droids and retrieve his sacred Jedi text. As he attempts to get his book from the platform's edge, the kill droids attack him.

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  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars (2020) #32 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
  2. ↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event StarWars.com Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Star Wars (2020) 32 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Star Wars (2020) 43, its events must take place around 3 ABY.

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Star Wars (2020)
The Destiny Path: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
The Will of Tarkin: 7 · 8
Operation Starlight: 9 · 10 · 11 · 12
War of the Bounty Hunters: 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
Crimson Reign: 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24
Stand-alones: 25
The Path to Victory: 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30
Quests of the Force: 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 · 36
Dark Droids: 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41
The Sith and the Skywalker: 42 · 43
The Trial of Lando Calrissian: 44 · 45 · 46 · 47
The Path of Light: 48 · 49 · 50
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