Star Wars: All About Doctor Aphra
Today, Doctor Aphra is the character at the top of the Star Wars hive-mind.
As an antagonist of both Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, Aphra’s backstory is among the most interesting in all of the canon; recently, the “good” doctor is taking her proper place near the top of the legendary pantheon.
Of the character’s genesis, one of her creators Kieron Gillen said, “Inverse Indiana Jones was kind of the initial call…and it always grows because you put it in Star Wars and it changes.
“Dropping an archaeologist in Star Wars makes sense, and that she’s morally unpredictable, that makes sense as well.”
Who Is Doctor Aphra
This morning, Kelly Knox, of StarWars.com — in a piece entitled “Who Is Doctor Aphra?” — wrote:
She’s worked for Darth Vader and lived to tell the tale, smiled at Emperor Palpatine, blasted baddies alongside Princess Leia, gotten into a bar fight at Luke Skywalker’s side, and kidnapped Hera Syndulla. She’s also endlessly inventive and unpredictable, has questionable morals, and is the only Star Wars character to take the comic book galaxy by storm without ever being seen on a screen.
We could only be talking about Doctor Chelli Aphra.
The good doctor is back in an all-new solo comic series by Alyssa Wong and Marika Cresta, and a new audio drama, Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original by Sarah Kuhn; let’s meet the fan-favorite antihero.
Listen To Aphra
Today, Sarah Kuhn’s audiobook, which recounts Aphra’s entry into the Star Wars galaxy became available:
In Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original, an expanded adaptation of the galactic archaeologist’s introduction in Marvel’s Darth Vader series, Aphra makes a deal with the Sith Lord and begins a memorable misadventure. StarWars.com is thrilled to present a first-listen to the audio drama, in which actor Emily Woo Zeller brings Aphra to life with a simultaneously hilarious, chaotic, and faux-confident performance befitting the not-so-good doctor.
In The Comics
And that’s not all that is coming this week.
Doctor Aphra No. 2 hits digital and shelves tomorrow:
Knox added:
Aphra’s (mis)adventures continue in Doctor Aphra (2020), the ongoing series from Alyssa Wong and Marika Cresta! The doctor has a new crew of treasure hunters at her side in her quest for fortune and glory. Find the series now at your local comic book store and online where digital comics are sold.
Be sure to read ALL of Ms. Knox piece on StarWars.com.
Then, have a listen to a recent episode of Marvel: Pull List from Marvel.com – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Reading Club!
And look for another breakdown when I’m able to listen to the whole audiobook.