And with that, "Doctor Aphra" is a wrap. It’s interesting – I kind of went on a weird journey with this series. I LOVED the first volume, enjoyed the second one, kinda-sorta tolerated the third, was iffy on volumes five and six, but then really came back around on volume six. Volume 7, which is the last of this current series (a new series, written by Alyssa Wong, is set to debut later this year) doesn’t quite have the emotional heft of the first volume or the satisfyingly twisty narrative of th...

3.5 starsNot quite as good as the apex of vol 4-5, but still a satisfying, mostly feel-good wrap-up of the series’s threads that leaves Aphra in an open-ended spot for the future. Her reacquaintance with Vader is memorable, and Tolvan/BT/000 all get some nice moments too. I’m sad to see Spurrier finished with Aphra, but I’m not sure he really had more stories to tell with her and this feels like a natural end for the series overall.

For me, Doctor Aphra has been a lousy story ever since she got her own series. This volume is no exception, but it's even a bit more annoying than usual because Aphra is allowed to influence real Star Wars characters and events. There is no way that she and the two droids would be able to defeat Darth Vader. And setting up the Rebel base on Hoth shouldn't have anything to do with Aphra. In the end, rather than allow Aphra to sacrifice herself for some noble cause, the writers only have her helpi...

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And that wraps up this story-line and this series run. It was a good one! I enjoyed the books each month. It did a good job of getting her into unsolvable problems and having Aphra figure a way out. The supporting characters really fleshed out Aphra and added nice dramatic tension. And they managed to show character development while still keeping her shady. Looking forward to what's next for her as we head into Empire Strikes Back era.

Not a very exciting conclusion, but I did enjoy seeing Doctor Aphra run amok through the Star Wars universe, as usual. The final issues, however, were too repetitive, which led to her final monologue becoming tedious rather than inspirational. The drawing style for Aphra really does fluctuate and I definitely prefer the more detailed styles from the issue covers to the minimal, blank-eyes of the main illustrations. Ah well. Hopefully the 2020 Doctor Aphra run will be fun!

This is the final volume of Doctor Aphra's first series, and the last arc by writer Simon Spurrier. I wish I could say that Doctor Aphra's first series went out with a bang, but it was largely disappointing, and perhaps the unnecessary reboot is just what the book could use to inject some new life into it with a new creative team. In this volume, Aprha is ostensibly back in the good graces of the Empire after very publicly thwarting a plot to assassinate Palpatine. So the Empire "rewards" her by...

A satisfying and fitting end (for now) for the not-so-good doctor. Loved seeing more of (view spoiler)[ Aphra's father, along with the droids, which was surprising since I usually hate the murder-droids (hide spoiler)] and Aphra's monologue made me tear up.

So that's that. A series that started very strong under Gillen, and then got more and more watered down the further it got. I don't feel Spurrier ever really understood the character of Aphra, his writing for her has always felt off, writing her with a dumb, obvious 'wit'.

Dr. Aphra comes full circle as she's back working for Vader. Spurrier does a nice job of bringing back a lot of the reoccurring characters. I for one am glad this current series is ending though. Spurrier has been spinning his wheels for awhile on this title telling the same story over and over. Casper Wjingaard's art is OK. Elsa Charretier's art from the annual is just plain awful. It's cartoonish and unfinished looking. Frankly it looks like she drew thumbnails on a cocktail napkin and then th...

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