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Star Wars: Lando – Double or Nothing                           Trade Paperback
Writer: Rodney Barnes
Artist: Paolo Villanelli
Colorist: Andres Mossa
Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna
Editors: Heather Antos, Tom Groneman, Emily Newcomen, Jordan D. White, Mark Paniccia & C.B. Cebulski
Cover by: Scott Forbes

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…

Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas.  The film series began with Star Wars, released on May 25, 1977. This was followed by two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back, released on May 21, 1980, and Return of the Jedi, released on May 25, 1983. Then more than two decades after the release of the original film, the series continued with a prequel trilogy; consisting of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, released on May 19, 1999; Episode II: Attack of the Clones, released on May 16, 2002; Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, released on May 19, 2005; and  finally the epic saga concluded with Star Wars: The Force Awakens released on December 18, 2015;  Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released on December 18, 2017. Star Wars: The Last Jedi, released on December 18, 2017. And Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released on December 20, 2019.

Marvel Comics presents a tale of the Lando Calrissian. His first appears in The Empire Strikes Back as the administrator of Cloud City, concerned primarily with keeping the Empire out of his affairs. Bounty hunter Boba Fett, working for Darth Vader, tracks Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and C-3PO, traveling in the damaged Millennium Falcon, to Bespin. Shortly before Solo and crew make it to Bespin, Darth Vader and a contingent of Imperial forces arrive at Bespin and threaten to take over the city. Lando is strong-armed by Vader into betraying his old friend and turning him over to Boba Fett. The events of the series take place prior to Calrissian becoming Baron Administrator of Cloud City.

Now… a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Lando – Double or Nothing Lando! Straight from the frames of the highly anticipated film Solo: A Star Wars Story swaggers a younger – and somehow even cockier – Lando Calrissian! Before his days in the Rebellion, before he ran Cloud City, even before he lost the Millennium Falcon, comes this tale of Lando’s adventures and misadventures in search of love and money – leading right up to his appearance in Solo! Lando isn’t one to stick his neck out…unless there are credits to be had. So when oppressed workers in a droid junkyard need his help, they’d better hope their freedom is worth something to him. But one of their number is out to turn Lando over to his enemies – and there are plenty of those. Will a galaxy of bad guys finally get their due against the ultimate thorn in their side?

Story/Spoilers
In part #1, A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… The Galactic Empire grips the various star systems in a stranglehold of repression. But there is still hope – for the criminals who seek to profit under the new regime! Lando Calrissian, the “greatest smuggler in the galaxy” and captain of the Millennium Falcon, lives for the big score – especially if it’s at the roll of the dice. And nothing will ever get between Lando and his fortune and glory….

On the Millennium Falcon Lando Calrissian was planning on how to upgrade the ship with the credits he earned while L3-37 was trying to convince him to spend the credits on the ship’s defense and communication system. Lando is tired to reason with an unconvinced L3 that it was for his Calrissian Chronicles but she did not buy it. On the planet Kullgroon, Rythus hacked a KX-series security droid’s head to contact his daughter Kristiss and told her that the stormtrooper security force will be turning over in three days and when their numbers a low they will be able to overpower the stormtroopers and gain their freedom but only if they get the necessary weapons. Kristiss reassured her father that they will get the weapons in time. She turned around to one of her associates and told him that this job will be a lot harder than any other job they had done. She told him they would need to hire someone. On Batuv Lando was discussing capes with Borkus when they were approached by a hooded figure. The figure pulled Lando aside and revealed themselves as Kristiss. Kristiss asked Lando to help her smuggle weapons to her people so they can free themselves from Imperial occupation. Lando refused to take the job out of the risk of being a target for the Empire. Still persistent, Kristiss told Lando she would buy him a drink and he would recommend someone else. While talking with Kristiss at the bar Brushaun came up and grabbed Lando, trying to take his cape. Brushaun told Lando that he was after him for cheating in a card game on Canto Bight. Brushaun threatened Lando that he will kill him as he is dragged away. Lando an Kristiss leave but Lando told her that he will consider the job. Kristiss kisses Lando, telling him he has until morning to decide. Back on the Millennium Falcon Lando and L3 discussed on whether to take the job. L3 convinced Lando that this was the best way to clear off debts and do something good at the sametime. Lando invited Kristiss onboard the Falcon but did not allow any of members of her group to join him. Kristiss asked Lando an array of questions and tried to get him to lower the fee. Lando refused and Kristiss stormed off but as she she walked away the ship was attacked by TIE fighters. Lando sprinted down through the ship to the and begun to return fire from the TIE fighters as L3 piloted the ship. The shields started to fail as they approached a moon. Lando told L3 to circle the moon and do a complete drop. L3 told Kristiss to buckle as she made her way towards the moon. When L3 did a complete drop, Lando got a clear opening of the TIE fighters and destroyed the last two. A cheerful Lando rejoined L3 and Kristiss in cockpit, hoping for heaps of praise but L3 told him that he has bigger things to worry about as they approached Kullgroon.

Next in part #2, Lando Calrissian, the “greatest smuggler in the galaxy” and captain of the Millennium Falcon, seeks fortune, glory and epic exploits to fuel his personal memoir – the Calrissian Chronicles. But Lando also has big debts to pay and has taken a job from a Petrusian freedom-fighter named Kristiss to smuggle weapons to her people enslaved by the Empire on Kullgroon. Lando and his droid companion, L3-37, have outmaneuvered the Imperial fighters in orbit, but what other dangers does this mission have in store?

While orbiting the planet of Kullgroon, Lando Calrissian was recording a chapter of his holomessage series Calrissian Chronicles. But he was interrupted with many questions from Kristiss about this chronicles. L3-37 interrupted the two arguing to report that Imperial patrol ships had locked on to them. Lando powered down the Millennium Falcon to give it the appeal that it was space junk. The Falcon was pulled by Kullgroon’s gravity to the surface of the planet. Lando managed to prevent the freighter from crashing towards the surface of the planet and they made their way to the Wastelands Of Kullgroon. The group left the Falcon at the wastelands and made their way to Kristiss’s father, Rythus. Lando and Kristiss started to argue again but L3 broke them up and suggested that split up so they can find more exit points to which Lando and Kristiss agreed. Sometime later, Lando contacted L3 and asked her if they should just leave now and abandon her. L3 disagreed and told Lando that she had gotten into the Imperial network which showed that Kristiss had been captured by stormtroopers. Lando once again tried to reason with L3 for abandoning the the job but L3 was insistent. L3 told Lando that it if he went in and saved Kristiss it would make a fine edition of the Calrissian Chronicles. Lando headed off, wondering what he had gotten himself into when he was stopped by a group of outlaws led by who started to shoot at him. Lando shot back and killed them all while bragging about the origins of his cape. But then starfighters started to attacking Lando causing him to retreat back to a cave. Luckily for him a ship was in the cave which Lando piloted past the attacking starfighters before being shot down. At an Imperial prison, Kristiss was locked in prison, guarded by stormtroopers. But with a comlink she contacted L3 and told the droid that she couldn’t reach Lando. But L3 replied in shock as she saw where she was being led to. Ahead of her was kiln where droids were being shot and then thrown into but L3 broke from the line and made a run for it while stormtroopers chased her. Back at her cell, a stormtrooper ordered Kristiss cell to be opened and for her to be taken by another stormtrooper. Deep in the wastelands of Kullgroon, Lando Calrissian was dragged into a city plaza by two people. There was a large crowd chanting the name, “Batalla” as Lando was tied up to a wall. A figure shouted silence at the crowd and welcomed Lando to the wasteland.

Next in part #3, Lando Calrissian, the “greatest smuggler in the galaxy” and captain of the Millennium Falcon, seeks fortune, glory and epic exploits to fuel his personal memoir, the Calrissian Chronicles. With larger-than-life debts to pay, Lando has taken a job from a Petrusian freedom fighter named Kristiss to smuggle weapons to her people enslaved by the Empire within droid repair camps on Kullgroon. But Kristiss has been captured by Imperials while she and Lando’s droid companion, L3-37, were separately searching for a safe way into the camp. And Lando is now a prisoner of the outlaws of Kullgroon’s wastelands! Looks like Lando’s luck is about to run out….

At the Wastelands Of Kullgroon, Lando Calrissian was chained up to a wall, in front of him was a crowd of natives from the wasteland shouting at him. The leader of group, Batalla confronted Lando about their past together and how he swindled people at the Calladus festival including the Zakku rain cartel. Batalla questioned why Lando was there to which Lando told them sarcastically that he was on vacation. They continued to interrogate Lando and telling him that the Zakku rain cartel will pay handsomely for him. At the Imperial outpost of Kullgroon, L3-37 was cutting the power to the station when a stormtrooper stopped her and asked her what she was doing. She told him that she was starting a resistance as the lights went out and she escaped. Also at the outpost Kristiss was shoved into line with other prisoners by a stormtrooper, there she met her father they smiled and held hands. Back at the wasteland, Lando was taken out of his chains by two aliens. Lando tried to talk his way into escaping but it did not work as he was thrown into another prison cell. At the Imperial outpost Kristiss was telling the recent events to her father, Rythus. Rythus informed her that the guard transfer will be happening soon so they have to move quickly. Kristiss told him that they just need Lando to come through on his part. While sitting in prisoner cell, a protocol droid came by to deliver food for Lando. Lando pretended to be in pain which caused the droid to enter the cell to check on him, but Lando quickly dismembered the droid and sprinted out of his cell. He contacted L3 to get him out there but the droid could not in order to avoid the Empire being alerted of their presence. But as Lando was running through the hallways he was stopped by Batalla and their thugs. Lando tried to reason that he was just looking for a good meal to which Batalla told him that they were preparing one for Crimson Dawn finest. During a break from working Kristiss and her father met with the other Petrusian workers. She and her father tried to convince the others that now was the time to rise up and fight. But many of the workers refused telling them that it was too much to risk. This angered Kristiss who felt like she came all this way for nothing. Lando was thrown into an arena to fight against four members of the Zakku rain cartel who he swindled in an earlier event in front of a large crowd. The members charged at Lando who was armed only with a sword. Lando managed to take two down as the crowd cheered on. Suddenly shoots from above started to fly through the arena as Millennium Falcon piloted by L3 came to Lando’s rescue. She fired down on the crowd giving Lando time to escape. While escaping a large creature jumped out of the surface of the planet trying to grab the ship but barely missing. Once they got by, Lando contacted Kristiss if she was ready, Kristiss replied she was kinda ready but as Lando was talking back to her, L3 interrupted pointing out incoming TIE fighters.

Next in part #4, Lando Calrissian, the “greatest smuggler in the galaxy” and captain of the Millennium Falcon, seeks fortune, glory and epic exploits to fuel his personal memoir, the Calrissian Chronicles. Lando has escaped from the outlaws of Kullgroon’s wastelands after being captured while on a mission to smuggle weapons to the enslaved people of a Petrusian freedom fighter named Kristiss. Kristiss, captured by Imperials, has been reunited with her father, Rythus, but they’ve failed to inspire open revolt among her comrades. Lando and his droid companion, L3-37, could be their only hope for liberation, but first they’ve got to lose the Imperial fighters on their tail….

TIE fighters were chasing the Millennium Falcon through the Wastelands Of Kullgroon. Lando Calrissian who was piloting the Falcon with his droid companion L3-37, decided to take the daring risk of flying through a canyon. The ship took a lot of damage but managed to lose the TIE fighters and get through the canyon. As Lando landed the ship, L3 told him that there was a sewage expulsion port nearby and sarcastically suggested that Lando go investigate the sewers “capeless.” Lando was walking through a cave he was cornered by a small but large numbered, spider-like creatures. Lando killed many of the spiders but was met by a very large one. But Lando got passed the spider and jammed the door, giving him enough time to locate Kristiss. He located Kristiss on level seven of the Imperial outpost of Kullgroon and asked L3 to hack into the mainframe and kill the security monitors. At the droid factory on Kullgroon, Kristiss was being forced to work on droids alongside her father, Rythus. She was then hit with a small object causing her to turn her head. Lando was sitting behind her but hidden away from the guards. Rythus did not like Lando at first but came around to him. But Lando was infuriated when he learned that the Petrusians are peaceful and would not go to war. Kristiss and Rythus hoped that their people would listen to Lando and get a different point of view. Lando then got up on a table and gave a speech about how he didn’t run when that partner of Dawinian showed up whom he was sleeping with. While no one said anything at first, Kristiss hollered her support which caused everyone else to show support too. Calrissian took a third of the Petrusians to go collect the weapons from the Millennium Falcon while the rest stayed back to work the lines. At the sewers, Lando and his group of Pestrusians fought through hordes of the spider-like creatures with tools used as melee weapons. Although the creatures could easily be destroyed, they could assemble themselves again. The Falcon came by and Lando hoped on to grab a new communicator and cape from L3-37. Soon after the stormtrooper transfer began to happen, Kristiss told Lando over the communicator that she and her group were ready. Lando and his group of newly armed Pestrusians took to their positions. A few of them followed him as they made their way to Kristiss and when he reached Kristiss, who was next to two other stormtroopers he shouted that now was the time for Pestrusian freedom.

Finally in part #5, Lando Calrissian, the “greatest smuggler in the galaxy” and captain of the Millennium Falcon, seeks fortune, glory and epic exploits to fuel his personal memoir, the Calrissian Chronicles. Kristiss, a Petrusian freedom fighter, has hired Lando and his droid companion, L3-37, to smuggle weapons to her comrades enslaved by the Empire in the droid factories of Kullgroon. Lando, normally one for leisure and gambling, has taken up the revolutionary cause. Armed and ready, Lando now leads the Petrusians in open revolt!

At the Imperial outpost of Kullgroon, stormtroopers were shooting at the rebelling Petrusians after Lando Calrissian called for them to revolt against the occupying Imperial forces. Lando took out many stormtroopers with the help of Kristiss and her people. They won the fire fight but lost a lot of lives in the process. At the Wastelands Of Kullgroon, the Millennium Falcon was docked on the ground. Overhead, TIE Brutes flew passed the ship and on their way to the revolt. L3-37 quickly contacted Lando about the incoming threat. Lando and Kristiss’s father Rythus were pinned down as more stormtroopers came into the outpost. Lando was unconvinced that they would come out alive. Rythus tried to inspire Lando into fighting for the cause but he looked up to Kristiss and called her name. Kristiss kicked a stormtrooper off the balcony she went over to a monitor. Rythus told Lando that they did not fix the droids to what was told of them but instead, the Pestrusians prepared the droid to rise up and revolt. Using the monitor, Kristiss commanded the droids to rise up. Hundreds of broken down droids made their way to the outpost. The droids sprung a surprise attack in the stormtroopers. Rythus told Lando they have to get to the rendezvous spot as the droids and the Pestrusians continued to attack the stormtroopers. Lando was angry with Rythus, telling him that he was the leader of the mission or the “captain.” An annoyed Rythus ignored Lando. L3 flew in with the Millennium Falcon to help the droid uprising. She shot down multiple enemy craft and left the Falcon. She climbed to the top of a hill and raised her arm with her blaster. Below her the droids were making a stand against the limited amount of stormtroopers. Back inside the outpost, a number of stormtroopers left to go deal with the droids outside. This gave the rebelling Pestrusians the chance to break through and get out of the outpost. Lando noticed that Kristiss got shot up on the balcony. He killed the stormtroopers that shot her and went over to aid her. It was a non fatal wound but as she was getting up a stormtrooper threw a thermal detonator but the explosion just barely missed them. Kristiss took Lando’s blaster pistol and shot a long rope loose. She and Lando grabbed onto the rope and swung across the outpost and over the stormtroopers. Rythus told them that they have to reach their rendezvous point and separated from Lando and L3. Lando and L3 disposed of the surrounding stormtroopers and made their way to the Millennium Falcon. But the Falcon was taken over by stormtroopers. L3-37 talked Lando out of attacking the stormtroopers and they made their way over to the rest of the group. A Imperial shuttle landed down on the ground next to them. Kristiss’ group had hijacked the shuttle and were using it so the Petrusians could escape on it. Lando reluctantly boarded the ship with them. Later on, L3 informed Lando that she had found the ship’s location to be Vandor. Kristiss agreed to drop Lando off there but before he was given a box that contained the credits he earned from the job. A week later Lando was on Vandor, standing over a cliff the was overlooking the Falcon. He promised to get her back, but he wanted to settle down for a little bit. He suggested he play a few games of sabacc and pay off his debts to Brushaun. L3 agreed with him and he went to go play sabacc.

Trade Paperback reprints/collects: Star Wars: Lando – Double or Nothing (2018) Issues #1-5.  Marvel Comics.

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First Printing
Publisher: Marvel Worldwide, Inc.
Publication Date: 2018
Format: FC, 120 pages, TPB, 10.25″ x 6.75″
ISBN-10: 1302911643
ISBN-13: 9781302911645

Collectible Entertainment note: Trade Paperback is New & Unread.  Very Fine + condition.  Beautiful!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Lando Calrissian and/or Star Wars collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended.

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