Carthage was demilitarized, but they were allowed to trade. The reference I used with my classical filled head was sort of Carthage between the Second and Third Punic Wars. And I stayed.” He feels like he's protecting the people. He makes a point early on of, “I was a big fan of Raddus and Ackbar, but you left. The way I conceive Mon Cala is there's an Imperial Moff of the Sector, but there is actually a Regent who is a Mon Cal and kind of has the job of keeping the place running. What's the situation on that planet when you kick off the arc?

So we start with a diplomatic mission and go into something much bigger. She wants to give Ackbar a whole new Rebel fleet to use. He gets some really big beats in the third arc though, and he's still active here.

Han also has a big role, but Luke is probably more of a supporting player than usual. Who are some of the cast members that will get extra focus in this new arc? That's kind of what this arc is about, but it's also about a lot more than that.

So on some level I'm explaining where some of them came from. They can refit them and have a great fleet, and as we know when they get to the Battle of Endor there's a load of Mon Cala cruisers there. They're basically trying to ferment a rebellion on Mon Cala. It's the Rebellion asking, “If something like the Death Star happens again what do we do?” The story starts with a diplomatic mission. So this next arc is kind of the bigger plan. What did it mean for your cast to win the day on Jedha? How will that have impacted them when you pick up with them in issue #44? It had some pretty dark moments, but it ended with the Rebels celebrating a major victory. RELATED: Who Dies in the Star Wars Rebels Series FinaleĬBR spoke with Gillen about the situation the Rebels will encounter on Mon Cala, the fun he and Larroca had bringing the planet to life, and the challenge that came from trying to avoid having Admiral Ackbar utter his signature line of, “It's a trap.”ĬBR: Your initial Star Wars arc took the cast to the devastated world of Jedha. In Star Wars #44 writer Kieron Gillen and artist Salvador Larroca kick off a new arc titled “Mutiny on Mon Cala.” The storyline, which sends Princess Leia and her friends to the titular world in pursuit of its fabled cruisers, starts off as a diplomatic mission and quickly turns into an action packed caper involving a shapeshfting rebel agent, the Regent of Mon Cala, and the Imperial affiliated Shu-Toran Queen, Trios, who Gillen revealed to be an ally of the Rebel Alliance in his inaugural Star Wars arc.

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