Star Wars has surprisingly changed the backstory of The Force Awakens. We recently marked the ten-year anniversary of the sequel trilogy, which brought a new, yet classic, Star Wars experience to audiences. Early in the film, Rey and Finn quickly discovered the Millennium Falcon, seemingly abandoned by Han Solo. This setup was primarily to allow for Han’s triumphant return and reunion with Chewbacca.
So, how exactly did Han Solo lose the Millennium Falcon? The Force Awakens didn’t explain that, but it showed Han had been searching the galaxy for it. He was annoyed when Rey mentioned it was on Jakku, grumbling to Chewbacca they should have checked the Western Reaches more thoroughly. He suspected a thief named Ducain had taken it. Rey then surprisingly revealed the Falcon’s history: she explained that she stole it from Unkar Plutt, who had stolen it from the Irving Boys, who in turn had stolen it from Ducain.
The Han Solo – Hunt for the Falcon miniseries, created by Rodney Barnes, Guru-eFX, and Ramon Rosanas, showed Han and Chewbacca reconnecting and searching for the Millennium Falcon before the events of The Force Awakens. While the story did a good job of portraying Han’s personality, it’s now apparent that it creates a confusing contradiction within the Star Wars timeline, as details revealed after the series’ completion don’t align with what was established in it.
The Hunt for the Falcon Directly Contradicts The Force Awakens
The main issue is that this story doesn’t quite align with what we already know. In Hunt for the Falcon, Han manages to find the Millennium Falcon after traveling across the galaxy, reconnecting with characters like Ducain, the Irving Boys, and even Unkar Plutt. Most surprisingly, the story culminates in a showdown between Han and Plutt on Jakku, where Han realizes he’s in danger and decides to abandon the Falcon – temporarily. This directly clashes with the entire conversation Han has with Rey in The Force Awakens.
Trying to make sense of Hunt for the Falcon is difficult. While the story itself is fun, it doesn’t really fit with the movie it’s meant to lead into. The only way to connect the two is to imagine Han and Chewbacca were pretending during their conversation with Rey – maybe they were testing her story and deciding if she was trustworthy. However, neither The Force Awakens nor any related books or adaptations hint at this possibility, making it a very odd choice.
The latest issue of Hunt for the Falcon (#5) adds a layer of confusion with a dream that feels like a real memory—something the comic has done before with flashbacks. In this dream, Han Solo recklessly flies the Millennium Falcon through Imperial territory with his family on board, including young Ben, who is now able to speak. However, this creates a timeline problem: the Empire was defeated at the Battle of Jakku around the time Ben was born. Even considering the Imperial forces that continued to operate for a while after, as shown in The Mandalorian, there wouldn’t have been any official Imperial space for Han to fly through by the time Ben was old enough to talk.
Marvel’s Star Wars Comics Need to Take Continuity a Little More Seriously
Marvel’s Star Wars comics have had continuity issues before. Last year’s ‘The Battle of Jakku’ aimed to connect with existing stories about the Empire’s fall, like Chuck Wendig’s ‘Aftermath’ trilogy, but it ended up contradicting established lore. It even left out a major Luke Skywalker scene hinted at in Ken Liu’s ‘The Legends of Luke Skywalker,’ frustrating fans. This isn’t an isolated incident, as previous attempts to fit new stories into the existing timeline have also fallen short.
I really enjoyed reading Hunt for the Falcon, and I thought the characters were well-developed. However, I was frustrated because the story clashed with established lore and, even worse, contradicted details from the movie it was meant to lead into. It’s a shame, because it had potential, but ultimately it just didn’t quite work for me.
Hunt for the Falcon #5 is on sale now from Marvel Comics.
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