Watch Animated Comic Versions Of Two ‘Journey To Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Books
By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 27, 2015 1:10 pm EST
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Now two of those books have been given animated comic book adaptations. Sadly, it’s not the longer novels being given this treatment, but rather the kids’ books titles Smuggler’s Run: A Han Solo Adventure and The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure. Watch the animated adaptations of the Journey to the Force Awakens books below!
Here’s the two Journey to The Force Awakens videos (via MakingStarWars.net):
http://makingstarwars.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/EN_SWMC_Luke_Final_1.mp4
http://makingstarwars.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/EN_SWMC_Han_Final_1.mp4
The Luke Skywalker story has some interesting story beats, including Luke going in search of an abandoned Jedi temple. That sounds like it could have some ties to what he’s doing in The Force Awakens. Maybe he’s been looking for something for the 30 years since Return of the Jedi.
One of the more intriguing parts includes the role of Sarco Plank, a new character we’ve heard about previously, who helps Luke in this particular story. However, the narrator, a female Devaronian, knows him as The Scavenger, and it appears that he may have ulterior motives for helping Luke.
Meanwhile, the Han Solo adventure doesn’t really seem to offer much hints as to what will be coming for the smuggle and his partner Chewbacca. They get involved in some kind of imperial trouble, but what plays out is more like a small action scene from a larger story, where as the Luke story feels slightly more complete, concluding with a cliffhanger.
