Lando , Part II Lando , Part II is the second of five issues of the Marvel Comics " Star Wars " comic book series " " . It was published in August 12 , 2015 . Publisher ' s summary . You know him . . . you love him . . . now , join him for his biggest caper as master of charm Lando Calrissian gets his very own comic book ! Before he joined the rebellion , before he ran Cloud City , Lando made his way in the galaxy getting by on some swindles , some swagger , and a smile . Lobot at his side , Lando has a plan to steal a very valuable ship . . . but has he bitten off more than he can chew ? Writer Charles Soule ( DEATH OF WOLVERINE , INHUMAN , SHE - HULK ) and artist Alex Maleev ( DAREDEVIL , SPIDER - WOMAN , MOON KNIGHT ) bring us the tale of a scoundrel in his natural element — trouble ! Plot summary . After stealing the Emperor Palpatine ' s luxury yacht " Imperialis " , Lando Calrissian and Lobot intend to take the ship into hyperspace once they have exited the planet Castell ' s gravity well . However , their escape path is blocked by three Imperial - class Star Destroyer s . The Imperial ships are commanded by Commodore Idel , Captain Shan and Captain Conro and are given orders to recover the " Imperialis " . Before proceeding with their mission , Idel orders the Star Destroyers to destroy Orbital Shipyard CC - 24 to punish the shipyard for failing to respect the Emperor ' s property . Commodore Idel deploys several gravity mine s to warp the local space so that they can ' t jump into hyperspace . However , the " Imperialis " automated defense systems destroy the mines . While Lando powers up the ship , Commodore Idel promises a million credit s to whoever brings him the " Imperialis " . When Korin Pers demands that Lando tell him and Aleksin and Pavol what he has gotten them into , Calrissian realizes that the Star Destroyers are not destroying them because the ship carries something valuable . Two of the Star Destroyers trap the " Imperialis " in their tractor beam s . However , Calrissian undertakes a risky maneuver . He draws the tractor beam of one of Star Destroyers towards the second ship , causing both Destroyers to collide . Calrissian and his companions then flew into deep space . Meanwhile on the Inner Rim world of Amethia Prime , the bounty hunter Chanath Cha pursues the alien crime lord Big String who flees on his aquatic yacht into the ocean . After blowing up his seaside palace , Chanath pursues them and disables his yacht , leaving it dead on the ocean . After fighting his men , Chanath kidnaps the crime lord and takes off with her jetpack . After receiving a hologram transmission from the Emperor , Chanath drops her quarry into the ocean . Palpatine tasks Chanath with recovering his lost ship and provides her with the only vessel capable of locating his stolen yacht . If she is not able to recover it , he tasks Chanath with destroying the " Imperialis " . Meanwhile , a shamefaced Commodore Idel shoots himself in the head for his failure . Aboard the " Imperialis " , Lobot praises Lando for his maneuver , which the smuggler boasts of having done it a thousand times . Calrissian and Sava Korin Pers decide to take all the treasures in the " Imperialis " but give the ship to Papa Toren . When Lando asks what they actually stole , Pers replies that ship is covered from top to bottom with treasure . Lando and his companions find the ship ' s hallways decorated with art and luxurious artifacts including a Gungan fertility totem . Pers speculates that the ship is a custom job from Raith Sienar himself . Lobot uses his interface unit to access the ship ' s central chamber only to be stabbed by an Emperor ' s Royal Guard .