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STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 1 - APHRA Paperback – June 20, 2017

by Kieron Gillen (Author), John Buscema (Illustrator), Kamome Shirahama (Cover Art)
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Collects Doctor Aphra #1-6. Following her time in the clutches of Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra has barely escaped with her life. If the Dark Lord of the Sith ever learns of her survival, he'll hunt her to the ends of the galaxy. But for now, it's time for a return to what she does best. With droids Triple-Zero and BeeTee-One in tow, she's off in search of rare artifacts from the galactic center to the Outer Rim - and everywhere in between. Aphra's got debts to pay, after all. Just as long as she can stay one step ahead of the Empire, some bounty hunters…and just about everyone else in the galaxy!
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    Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016-2019)
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1302906771
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Licensed Publishing; Reprint edition (June 20, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781302906771
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1302906771
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 12
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.65 x 0.25 x 10.2 inches
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Kieron Gillen is a British writer, journalist and critic best known for his work in comics and his previous work in entertainment journalism.

Gillen's first graphic novel, PHONOGRAM (with artist/co-creator Jamie McKelvie), was published through IMAGE COMICS in 2006. Since then he's found work writing for MARVEL, AVATAR, BOOM, TOKYOPOP, DYNAMITE and more that don't spring to mind right now.

At Marvel, he's written runs on books including THE UNCANNY X-MEN, THOR, YOUNG AVENGERS, IRON MAN, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY, STAR WARS, DOCTOR APHRA and DARTH VADER.

Books he's created included UBER, MERCURY HEAT and THREE, but is best known for the ongoing gods-as-popstar series with long time collaborators Jamie McKelvie and Matt Wilson THE WICKED + THE DIVINE launched to both huge critical and commercial success in 2014. It will conclude in 2019.

He is working on other things.

In his previous life as a critic, his work has appeared in WIRED, THE GUARDIAN, PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE UK, PC GAMER, EDGE and far too many others to count. In 2007 he was one of the founders of ROCKPAPERSHOTGUN.COM, what is now the world's premier PC-centric games blog.

He once played records for DMC to rap over.

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PWDecker
5.0 out of 5 stars An original Marvel comics Star Wars character who is canonically queer gets her own comic!
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2017
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Doctor Aphra is the first comic original character who gets her own ongoing series. Aphra shines even more on her own than she did in the other ongoing series. The comic book is the perfect medium for this character with her loose morals, humor, and violence. She's essentially an Indiana Jones with less morals.

Aphra's squad is also featured in this comic. Black Krrsantan, Triple-Zero, and Beetee are all such great, original characters. The murderous droids are hilariously dark. I loved seeing Aphra's backstory and time in school. The Archaeological Association suspending her doctorate being a major plot point in a Star Wars comic is wonderful. Seeing Yavin IV post-A New Hope was also cool.

A Marvel Star Wars original character who is canon queer gets her own ongoing comic! I loved this volume. I hope to see more risks like this. I give this volume a 5/5. I can't wait for The Screaming Citadel and the next volume!
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Roger M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2023
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Great addition to the Star Wars Galaxy! Good pace, recommend reading the Darth Vader comic series first to fill in some blanks.
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Scott William Foley
4.0 out of 5 stars An Incredibly Charismatic Character
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2017
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First appearing in Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra quickly became a personal favorite of mine.  In fact, along with Rey and Ahsoka Tano, I'd say she's one of the most significant Star Wars characters to appear within the last ten years.

Consequently, because she regularly stole the spotlight in Darth Vader and even Star Wars, Marvel gave the good doctor her own series.

If you're unfamiliar with Doctor Aphra, she is amoral, brilliant, and snarky as can be.  An archaeologist by trade, Aphra is not bound by such things as decency and preserving life.  She does what it takes, usually with a smile on her face.  Make no mistake, though -- she is not insane.  She's perhaps a sociopath, but of the really charming sort.

The beginning of this volume, titled Aphra, gets us off to the perfect start.  The first several pages succinctly establish Aphra's character.  We immediately meet her hilarious supporting cast: the murderous astromech droid designated BT-1, the protocol droid specializing in torture named Triple 0, and the seriously disgruntled Wookie called Black Krrsantan.  Why does such a delinquent crew tolerate one another?  You'll have to read the book to find out.

However, soon enough, Aphra became less enjoyable for me.  I hesitated to write this review for a few weeks because I couldn't quite put my finger on it, and then, last night, it hit me.

Doctor Aphra had a really tragic father figure in Darth Vader.  Their bond, though completely toxic, also had an element of fun in that you could tell, somewhere deep within their crooked souls, they actually cared for one another in a strange familial aspect.  Since we know Darth Vader one day will actually live up to his role as a father, it proved ironically endearing to watch him with Aphra.

I feel that Aprha takes a serious misstep when it introduces her actual birth father.  After such a long story arc with Vader, it struck me as far too soon to put Aphra back in this role.  Yes, she is clearly her father's better and often puts him in his place, which was an interesting juxtaposition with what we've seen previously, but by the book's end you realize she does care for her father, just as you realize Vader cared for her.  In my mind, this plot would have worked far better further down the road after we got to see more of Doctor Aphra as character devoid of any paternal influence.

In fact, I think Doctor Aphra shines best in Star Wars: Rebel Jail.  In that volume, Aprha is mostly interacting with Princess Leia and Sana Starros (who also has great potential).  These three women are all about the same age and have differing perspectives on life, priorities, and laws.  It was an absolute blast to read their story when forced to work together.

I'd hoped that we'd get more of that sort of thing with Doctor Aphra's first solo outing.  I really wanted to see her fully in charge of her adventure without, frankly, any sort of patriarchal influence.  I will, of course, continue to read Doctor Aphra, by no means is this volume a deal-breaker.  She's an incredibly charismatic character who can fit into virtually any spot of the Star Wars universe, and I can't wait to see her further cement her place in the vast mythology.
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KB2187
5.0 out of 5 stars She's The Cutest Sociopath In The Galaxy!
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2018
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Marvel is doing an outstanding job with the various Star Wars series, and they've added some new and extremely interesting characters to the Star Wars family, from Cylo to Agent Terex, from the Wookiee Black Krrsantan to the crazy assassin droids Triple Zero and BT-1. And, let's not forget Han Solo's girlfriend, Sana, or the evil First Order Commander Malarus. But, the best of the lot is Doctor Aphra. From the first moment I saw her during her debut in Marvel's first Darth Vader series, I hoped that she would get her own book.

She's cute as a bug!

But, you sure wouldn't want to have anything she wants. This crazy chick is a true sociopath. She flat out cannot tell right from wrong. And, like a lot of sociopaths, she can charm the light out of a lightsaber.

As I said above, this is a collection of the first six issues of her new series, but it is not the first time that she's been seen. If you read this and want more, then you might want to look at the now completed Darth Vader series.

Moving on, in the future, there are already two more volumes of Doctor Aphra out and coming out. But--BIG NOTE--the book you'll want to read after this book is STAR WARS - THE SCREAMING CITADEL. The story in Vol. 1 of Doctor Aphra leads right into Screaming Citadel. Once you're done with that cross-over book, you can start on Vol. 2 of Doctor Aphra.

Now...if they'd just give us a new, longer Lando Calirssian book, and make it as good as the 4-Issue Lando book, we'd all be smiling so much that our cheeks hurt.

Read this! Doctor Aphra! I think it's one of Marvel's best new Star Wars series, and it's a bit different from the usual Rebels vs. Empire stuff.

This first volume of Doctor Aphra is easily a Five Star book.

Highly recommended.
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MFormichelli
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Read and a Great Take on the SW Universe
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2019
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I really enjoyed this first volume of Doctor Aphra. After eyeing the comic series on the shelves for a few months and being wary, I now know I shouldn't have waited. In a world as rich in history as Star Wars, having a loosely archaeology-based character (this isn't actually archaeology, more like the Indiana Jones version) is a no-brainer that it seems no one thought of until now. Doctor Aphra bridges the past and Imperial present of the Star Wars universe in an enjoyable way, and I look forward to more. Time to order that next volume...
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Taylor E.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great continuation of the character
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2019
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I've just recently started reading some of the Star Wars comics and started with thr first Darth Vader series where Dr. Aphra was introduced. I greatly enjoyed that series and when I realized this new character got her own series I immediately checked it out.

I think they did a great job establishing her own story and continuing to develop the character, so I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoyed her character in the Darth Vader series. I look forward to reading the rest of her story.
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Angel
5.0 out of 5 stars Protagonista interesante
Reviewed in Mexico on January 8, 2020
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Primero que nada, no conozco mucho del universo star wars más allá de la trilogía original así que entrar en este universo me es algo confuso pero el cómic hace muy bien su trabajo en darte un poco de contexto de qué está pasando y si no has leído los cómics "tiers" que hay de Doctor Aphra nos dan un pequeño resumen de que pasó para no perder el hilo.

Doctor Aphra es un excelente protagonista, muy fuerte, inteligente y el principal motivo por el que compré este cómic. Aphra tiene fortaleces, debilidades e inseguridades que poco a poco va explorando el cómic que va muy bien acompañado con las aventuras que va teniendo.
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Fábio louro pires
5.0 out of 5 stars Belo pedaço de StarWars pra um novo lado.
Reviewed in Brazil on January 22, 2018
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Acho que que o tão pedido lado cinza da força nos foi apresentado de maneira sutil aki, não literalmente com jedis.

Doctor Aphra tem de tudo pra se tornar um dos meus favoritos arcos de 2018! Comedia, ação, mistério e novas vertendes do universo de Star wars.
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ZeroKewl
5.0 out of 5 stars Do Yourself a Favor & this Series
Reviewed in Canada on September 13, 2017
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Absolutely a fantastic character they have added to the expanded universe.
I am 41yrs old so I have seen it all from the bad to the good as they expand & create in this genre & I am sold on her as a character out of the "Star Wars" graphic novels Marvel is putting out.
This has a Intro story line to her that picks up from the Vader series & has a quick pace, good graphics & just enough reference to the existing Star Wars classic universe that made it a good read.
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Dain44
5.0 out of 5 stars Aphra
Reviewed in Germany on November 9, 2017
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Als ich davon hörte, dass Dr. Aphra ihre eigene Reihe erhalten sollte war ich sehr skeptisch. Doch der Charakter trägt die Reihe toll und kommt noch besser zur Geltung als in der Darth Vader Reihe. Zudem ist die Story super interessant und spannend.
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1984greenrock
5.0 out of 5 stars De 10
Reviewed in Spain on June 7, 2018
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Espero que Aphra haya llegado para quedarse muchos años en Star Wars porque desde que la descubrimos en Darth Vader estamos in love con ella. Es un grandísimo personaje rodeada además de tramas originales con buenos añadidos como sus droides psicópatas que son lo mejor que ha sacado el universo Star Wars en los últimos tiempos.
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