Rating: 2/5
A miniseries featuring Princess Leia sounds like it should be pretty awesome, right? This one just didn't do it for me though. It has a lot of good elements that just don't come together well.
Leia is struggling with the destruction of her home planet, Alderaan, right after A New Hope. She sees herself as responsible in a way and is trying to figure out what to do about the remnants of her people scattered across the galaxy. She picks up a sidekick of sorts who acts as Leia's conscience throughout the miniseries.
There is a lot of push for Leia to organize these people without a home and become their leader. The way she takes of to do this and some of the subsequent action made her feel kind of flighty. And I never felt like she stepped into the leadership role her people needed. The way the book ends reinforced that for me.
I didn't care for the art in this book. It came off as too cartoonish, which didn't mesh well with the subject matter. It made it hard for me to take Leia seriously. I liked the idea behind this book, but felt the execution was lacking.
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