Star Wars: Han Solo – Hunt for the Falcon #4
“PART FOUR”
He was a smuggler. A scoundrel. Then a rebel hero and a family man. Years after the fall of the Empire, he’s a man who finds himself wanting to relive the excitement of those early adventures, with the ship that took him all across the galaxy….
HAN SOLO has reached a point in his life where it seems that all his best adventures are behind him. By losing his prized ship, the ”MILLENNIUM FALCON”, he lost his way. Deciding he would need his ship back to feel like himself, he has searched across the galaxy trying to find it, bringing his old friend CHEWBACCA along for the quest.
The duo was bested by GANNIS DUCAIN, who stole their current ship, leaving them to team up with the unscrupulous IRVING BOYS. They then learned that the villainous junk dealer UNKAR PLUTT may in fact have the ”Falcon”. Han and Chewie “borrowed” the Irving Boys’ ship and ended up on Jakku to confront Unkar, who was already waiting for them….
Writer: Rodney Barnes
Artist: Ramon Rosanas
Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Colorist: Guru-eFX
Cover artist: Ramon Rosanas
Editor: Mark Paniccia
Release date: 10th December 2025
We find Han Solo in a reflective mood as we open the pages of Han Solo: Hunt For The Falcon #4, heading back into familiar territory as he remembers the Millennium Falcon’s escape from the Death Star and the medal ceremony that followed, as well as warm memories of sabacc games with Lando Calrissian and the three of them together – Han, Leia and Ben – before life dealt him a succession of bad hands that now sees him locked in a jail cell with Chewbacca on Jakku, ‘guests’ of Unkar Plutt. The Crolute is gloating at Solo’s bad fortune and apparent loss of skills, telling Han that maybe he’ll have more luck finding his beloved ship in his next life as he walks away. Downcast, Han admits to Chewie how this scenerio is his fault, as well as apologising for tearing his friend away from his sedate family life on Kashyyyk, something the wookiee quickly agrees with.
As they’re led away their simmering disagreement continues, but it’s a ruse; they use the distraction to attack and blast the droid guards and make good their escape, until they reach an impasse. Chewie wants to leave, but Han is still determined to find the Falcon, and we cut to Plutt and Ducain as the Crolute sends his men after Solo and Chewie, eager to bring them back in as soon as possible.
Han and Chewie continue their walk, squabbling as they go until they stumble upon a nest of huge Vorill Serpents. Two grab Chewie, but Han appears to just wander away, oblivious to the danger, and quickly he is backed against a wall as Plutt’s men and droids find him. Thankfully, he gets his offensive mojo back and takes them down before turning back for his friend and blasting the serpents off him.
Threat avoided we get to the crux of the issue. While Chewie once again heads in a different direction, Han reiterates how keen he is to get the Falcon, to which Chewie replies that he misses his family. He quickly tells Han that he is family too, but Han apologises again, telling his friend how some days he misses Leia, other days he misses adventure. In short, he doesn’t know who he is anymore, and finally he agrees with Chewie; find a ship and leave; some things are more important.
They stumble across an encampment and steal two Luggabeasts, stomping across the desert until they arrive at another outpost, convinced that their escape and journey was too easy, and we end as Han asks his old friend for some positivity as they walk through an open door….
Another superb issue in a series that could have simply been a Wacky Races chase across the galaxy to find the Falcon (and fail, as the event of The Force Awakens show), but instead, this has taken the opportunity to delve into the mind of the elder Han Solo, full of regret at wanting more but not knowing how to get it (sound familiar?), sorrowful at the fracturing of his family, of the stress he’s put his old friend under as well as the reality of advancing age and losing his edge. There’s a lot more happening in the pages of this title than you might imagine, and while the cover depicts the snaking coil of serpents moving in on Han and Chewie, the interior reveals an equally dangerous battle as Han tries to find himself amidst the rubble of his life.
