When it comes to going undercover as an Imperial stormtrooper, it's safe to say that Star Wars icon Han Solo could learn a thing or two from Poe Dameron's mother, Shara Bey.
Marvel Comics has released an official preview for Star Wars #21, which goes on sale this Wednesday, March 2, and comes from the creative team of writer Charles Soule, artists Marco Castiello and Ramon Rosanas, colorist Rachelle Rosenberg and letterer Clayton Cowles. The issue follows Shara Bey, who has infiltrated the Imperial Star Destroyer known as the Tarkin's Will by donning stormtrooper armor.
Of course, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) famously went undercover as stomtroopers while on the Death Star in the original Star Wars film from 1977. In one of the film's funniest moments, Han is questioned by an actual Imperial officer over an intercom. He attempts to talk his way out of the situation only to fumble his delivery, speaking in an incongruously casual manner, changing his story halfway through and ultimately blasting the intercom, thus blowing his and Luke's cover.
As the story goes, Han's dialogue in this scene was improvised by Ford, who wanted the character being caught off guard by the questioning to feel more natural. He certainly accomplished that, creating a beloved moment where Han didn't work especially well under pressure. In contrast, however, Shara Bey manages to keep her composure when question by a superior officer, allowing her to continue her mission undetected. Unlike Han, Shara realizes that the best way to avoid tipping off Imperials that you're not actually one of them is to tell them exactly what they want to hear while otherwise saying as little as possible.
STAR WARS #21
- CHARLES SOULE (W) • RAMON ROSANAS & MARCO CASTIELLO (A)
- Cover by RAMON ROSANAS
- VARIANT COVER BY CARLO PAGULAYAN
- ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY
- JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
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- STRANDED ON A
- STAR DESTROYER!
- After a mission gone wrong, ace Rebel pilot SHARA BEY (POE DAMERON'S mother) was left for dead aboard the TARKIN'S WILL, a huge Star Destroyer.
- Shara survived and has been hiding deep inside the massive ship ever since, evading COMMANDER ZAHRA'S notice.
- But her time is up. Can she live long enough to escape?
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The wife of Kes Dameron and mother of Star Wars Sequel Trilogy mainstay Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), Shara Bey first appeared in the Marvel limited series Star Wars: Shattered Empire. A pilot who served in the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War, Shara canonically died six years after the events of Return of the Jedi (i.e. 24 years before the events of The Force Awakens). Poe followed in his mother's footsteps by becoming a pilot for the New Republic and, ultimately, Leia Organa's Resistance.
Written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Marco Castiello and Ramon Rosanas with colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by VC's Clayton Cowles, Star Wars #21 goes on sale March 2 from Marvel Comics.
Source: Marvel Comics