A review by anna_catherman
Star Wars: Tie Fighter by Jody Houser, Roge Antonio

4.0

A fun, breezy read that lives up to its premise, TIE Fighter is definitely one of the better Star Wars comics. It's perhaps not the best direct companion to Alphabet Squadron, as there's few mutual characters and the tone here is quite different. But I enjoyed it thoroughly, reading it easily in a day on my phone (yay, Kindle Unlimited!). Multiversity Comics' brief review on the back is spot on; this comic "Gives a view of a sympathetic portrayal of Imperial pilots without requiring us to feel worse about the Rebellion". There's a lot of canon stories that seem to play with who was right in the Galactic civil war and try to portray the Imperials in too kind a light and/or portray the Rebels in a really bad light. TIE fighter strikes a rare balance between the two. Ordinary soldiers just doing their jobs, trying to protect the people of the galaxy. There's fun moments, banter, and a bit of heartbreak. My biggest problem was that there were too many characters and some of them got lost in the shuffle.
Looking forward to continuing this series at some point, probably well after Alphabet Squadron's release as I'll be waiting for the TPB..