Hux Comic dropped and it’s interesting! I liked it a lot!
Thoughts below the cut and obviously I’m a super fucking Reylo, but I’m in no way ant other ships, so ya know, I’ll do my best to be objective here lol
OBVIOUSLY Spoilers below.
All in all, I liked it. Obviously, most people who are into this already read the beginning sample, so I won’t summarize that (it’s sad and hurts my heart).
But after their ship crashes (it was sabotaged by someone in the FO–my theory about Hux not being well liked is pretty correcto), they end up getting saved by someone who’s been on the planet since before the Empire fell and he doesn’t actually know that the war is over. Hux tells him and it’s through this we learn just how much Hux knows about Kylo Ren.
Hux knows way the fuck more about Kylo Ren than the movies let on. Like, he knows who his parents are, thinks that Kylo is like his mother (though he wouldn’t admit it), and that he’s a son of Alderaan, that he looks like his parents and wears the mask to hide it. Like whoa.
“The galactic empire was never renowned for its creativity” LOLLLL.
Shippers are going to really enjoy how Hux calls Kylo, “Ben.” Probably haha. I thought it was fun, anyways. Also Kylo coming up RIGHT close to Hux to snarl in his ear? A+++ Good shit. Lots of punctuating sentences with his lightsaber (Hux dgaf and isn’t intimidated, which is fun). Shippers should also like the "Hux! Stay behind me!” When they’re attacked by the noorwoods (of course, Hux is long gone lol).
At any rate, I thought it portayed Hux as cunning, capable, and willing to wait for the right moment to strike. I think people are underestimating his role in TRoS and he’s going to give us one hell of a time during the final movie. Personally, I don’t think he’s heading for any sort of redemption, but more power to anyone who wants to see that/sees that from what they’ve show here. I’m not here to rain on anyone’s parade, if that’s what you’re after.
Personally, I’m more interested in cunning and dark, but I get why people want to sympathize with him (and of course, his background is horrible and worthy of empathy), I just think that his adult actions are pretty clearcut at this point.
That he was willing to garner sympathy with Blysma so he’d allow him to use his comms and stay safe until his people arrived, and then, ya know, order the planet to be used as target practice for Starkiller isssss probably not the best for redemption’s sake (Ben, on the other hand, that he was willing to protext Hux says a lot about him).
ANYWAYS. I love the snarky banter between them. Love that Kylo gets knocked the fuck out (lol), loved the discussion between Blysma and Hux detailing Ben’s life (because I’ve always been curious about what he actually knows), loved the dark ending. It was also funnier than I was expecting, so kudos to Tom for that.
Also, shout out to Bria with that Hamilton ref in the Hux summary in the end.
You can ask questions if you want and I’ll get to them as I can. Not gonna post pics until people have a chance to actually grab it. I think the art is really nice and this is deffo worth a purchase if you have the funds :)
All in all, great chapter in this series and I’m excited to see what else Tom does with these characters.
FORGOT TO ADD! Hux totally kills that asshole from the beginning (just like he did his father), so kudos to him for playing the long con and being patient because fuck that guy. Eat shit, Admiral Brooks! So that’s the framing of the whole story. Hux gets his revenge.
AS A DISCLAIMER, I’m not looking for discourse. If you disagree, that’s fine. I don’t need to hear about how I’m wrong and all the reasons why I’m horrible and the worst. Your interpretation is valid and anyone is welcome to believe what they want/glean what they want from this. As it stands, I actually like Hux. I think he’s an interesting character and I can’t wait to see what the movie does with him.
Cheers!