The last issue of Marvel Comics last Star Wars Series revealed an in-universe name for the intervening year The empire strikes back And Return of the Jedi. Framed as a key story and lesson Luke Skywalker tells Ben Solo, this final issue and one of the last adventures of this era is fascinating. However, the name Han Solo apparently gave the period before the Battle of Endor is notable in its own right (and could not be better).
in Star Wars #50 By Charles Sole, Madibek Musabekov, and Rachel Rosenberg, Luke Skywalker meets his nephew and apprentice years after the Galactic Civil War ended. Recounting a key adventure with the dark chance that the Rebels once had to end Emperor Palpatine for good before the Battle of Endor, Luke Skywalker and Ben Solo initially discuss the dynamic year between Episodes V-VI in its entirety. how so Ben Solo mentions that his father had the perfect name for this period where the galaxy was in a massive state of flux: “The Hancicle”.
While Luke, Lando and Princess Leia have had some adventures and conflicts before Return of the Jedi As seen throughout Marvel’s Star Wars series that only started in 2020, Han wasn’t there for any of it. After all, he was frozen in carbonite the whole time.
The “Hansicle” is the perfect name for the year between Episodes V-VI
When Han Solo was Jabba the Hutt’s trophy
“The Hancicle” name for this period is truly perfect from the perspective of Han Solo himself. He was frozen the whole time and hung as a trophy in the palace of Yaba the Hat before the rebels were finally able to rescue him a year later, as seen in Return of the Jedi. As far as Han Solo was concerned, it was no big deal, because he missed everything else that was going on in the galaxy while he was out of commission.
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This new in-universe name humorously undersells all that really happened during this one year of the Star Wars Timeline. In truth, the Force itself was in flux, as was the entire galactic underworld thanks to the efforts of Crimson Dawn’s leader Lady Kyra (Han Solo’s ex). It is worth noting that this year began with all eyes on Han in his frozen carbonite prison.
So much that happened before Return of the Jedi
The Syndicate War, Dark Droids, Lando’s Trial and more
Look back, Marvel’s Star Wars Started on a rather high note with Lady Qi’ra’s syndicate war, pitting various syndicates against each other and auctioning off Solo as the instigator (having stolen the smuggler while Boba Fett was still en route to Jabba). This one year also saw a massive revolution of droids led by a dark droid collective known as the Scourge. Lando is put on trial for betraying the Rebellion, and Darth Vader himself is spending the year making moves against Palpatine himself in the wake of Luke rejecting his offer to join him in Empire strikes back.
Despite all this, “The Hunsicle” is truly a great name for this era, especially considering how the frozen smuggler served as the beginning of all the exciting adventures during this one year on the Star Wars Timeline. In any case, it will be very exciting to see what comes next Star Wars And Marvel Comics and their upcoming series set in the aftermath of Return of the Jedi Featuring new Battle of Jakku stories.
Star Wars #50 is on sale now from Marvel Comics.