Marvel’s adaptation of The Rise of Skywalker is cruising toward its finale, and issue #4 just dropped like a Force vision you didn’t see coming. If you’ve ever wanted a clearer, more visually dramatic version of Episode IX—with fewer “somehows” and more focused storytelling—this comic continues to be a surprisingly good time. And thanks to Marvel’s preview pages, we’ve got a front-row seat to the emotional confrontations and lightsaber duels that made the movie such a wild ride… only now, there’s more nuance, better pacing, and actual inner thoughts from our heroes (imagine that!). What Happens in Issue #4? Let’s talk about the preview first: This issue centers on two parallel arcs—the grounded emotional goodbye between General Leia Organa and Maz Kanata, and the ferocious lightsaber battle between Rey and Kylo Ren on the wreckage of the Death Star. The opening pages take us to Ajan Kloss, “Yesterday,” where Leia…
