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Welcome back to our mini-series of looks at Before the Awakening, the collection of stories by Greg Rucka about Finn, Rey, and Poe in the time leading up to The Force Awakens.
In today’s podcast, we’re talking about the final story in the book, which reveals a number of things about Poe Dameron’s history. They include:
–A glimpse at his life growing up on Yavin 4
–How he learns about his mother’s heroism
–His frustration with the Republic’s inaction against the First Order
–Princess Leia recruiting Poe into the Resistance
–A wild mission designed to dig into a senator suspected of colluding with the First Order
–The genesis of his mission to find Lor San Tekka in The Force Awakens
All right, enough from us. Have a listen now! Or subscribe to hear it (and more episodes, too!) on iTunes or your favorite podcasting app right now.
Trivia Time!
Test your knowledge of the Star Wars universe!Yesterday’s answer: GA-97
Today’s question: What’s Kylo Ren’s first line in The Force Awakens?