10 Insane Star Wars Comics That Changed Everything

9. Lando - Charles Soule & Alex Maleev

Lando Calrissian has always been one of the more beloved characters from Star Wars, and with Solo: A Star Wars Story not releasing until 2018, at the time of the Lando comic's release, much of the character's past remained a mystery. He was a prime candidate for new stories.

Recognising the potential for some exciting Lando stories, Marvel united Charles Soule with Daredevil artist Alex Maleev to reveal what the character had gotten up to before he became Baron Administrator of Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back. Fans assumed that he would've done a lot, but few would've predicted that his first comic would tell the story of how he once accidentally hijacked the Emperor's personal Yacht in a caper gone wrong.

With the Empire on his tale and bounty hunters waiting in the wings, Lando has to risk it all to make it off Palpatine's ship intact. Sadly, Lando's survival depends upon a courageous act from Lobot, a silent side character from Episode V, who it is revealed actually spoke and had a personality before this heist.

Lobot ends up sacrificing his mind to save Lando, turning what was a fairly minor character into something of an unsung hero.