Poe Dameron 7 : The Gathering Storm Poe Dameron 7 : The Gathering Storm is the seventh issue of the Marvel comic book series " " . Written by Charles Soule , with art by Angel Unzueta , it was published on October 26 , 2016 . Plot summary . Having bested Agent Terex and the First Order ' s stormtroopers in , Poe Dameron and the other pilots of Black Squadron have escaped from Megalox Beta and returned to the Resistance base on D ' Qar to deliver the intelligence given to them by Grakkus the Hutt to General Leia Organa — the newest lead in their continued search for Lor San Tekka , who they believe possesses knowledge of the secret location of missing Jedi Luke Skywalker . For now , though , the search has been put on - hold , due to a more pressing and immediate concern . Leia believes there is a spy in their midst , and she has assigned her best pilot , Poe Dameron , to the task of tracking down the suspected leak and plugging it . In spite of the importance of this task , Poe Dameron has a personal mission to complete beforehand . An old friend has contacted him and urgently requested a meeting . And so , Poe departs D ' Qar for the storm - wrought gas giant of Pheryon for a rendezvous . There he meets his old friend , Suralinda Javos , ex - member of the New Republic Navy and now an investigative journalist for " Galaxy Beacon " . As they sit down in a spacious and lavish cantina to share a drink and catch up , their reunion is prematurely cut short by the appearance of a group of thugs with Suralinda as their target . With haste , and dodging a flurry of blaster fire , the two make their retreat . As Poe is on leave without his ship , and they are both unarmed , they " borrow " ( steal ) a civilian ' s stormsailer and head for the clouds . Safe from their attackers in the moment , Suralinda reveals that she has sought out Poe to deliver her own brand of intelligence to the Resistance . She has uncovered evidence that the First Order is breaking the terms of their treaty with the New Republic by building their own military installations , shipyard s , weapons research facilities , as well as something else , " something big . " She clarifies that she is not giving this info out freely , but for a reward , and wants Poe to take her directly to Leia so she can sell it to her . Their pursuers soon catch up with them in ships of their own — ships that are equipped for combat . Despite the dismal prospects for survival , Poe decides to fly the stormsailer to the lowest possible point , closest to the stormsea where the weather conditions are the most hazardous in a desperate attempt to boost their speed and lose their assailants for good . They emerge relatively unscathed , with their pursuit permanently shaken . Having landed safe and sound , Poe decides to catch his breath and wait with the stormsailer , while Suralinda temporarily splits up with him , and makes her way alone to a nearby tavern for a drink and directions off - world . Inside , a group of First Order stormtroopers outfitted in full armour and wrapped in grey cloaks — being led by a hooded officer who introduces himself as Lieutenant Weel — ambush her and escort her away at blasterpoint . As they are arresting her , they execute all witnesses in the tavern . She screams to Poe for help as they emerge into the streets to take her away for a " discussion . " But before Poe can react , Weel orders his forces to subdue him also . It seems that Weel is an associate of Terex and that Terex has put out an " acquisition order " for his rival , Poe . Tied up separately in what appears to be a warehouse on Pheryon , Lieutenant Weel identifies himself as First Order Security Bureau , and begins his interrogation of Suralinda with a knife in hand . He demands that she tell him what she has ostensibly learned about the First Order . Meanwhile , Poe attempts to appeal to the egos of his captors , demanding that they release him and challenging them to single combat . If one of them win , they get to boast that they single - handedly defeated the most famous pilot in the galaxy . If he wins , he secures his freedom . His proposal is forthrightly rejected . Suralinda , on the other hand , lies to Weel causing him to drop his guard , then kills him with a corrosive spray ejected from her mouth — an intrinsic biological function of her species . Weel , in his death throes , drops the vibroknife as he falls writhing in agony . After retrieving the knife and freeing herself from her bonds , Suralinda goes on to rescue Poe , taking out the stormtroopers with Weel ' s blaster . They then depart Pheryon aboard a First Order ship . Poe takes her immediately to the Resistance base on D ' Qar and goes off to track down Leia . Forced to remain on the ship , Suralinda hacks its navicomputer to discover their location . Suralinda ' s flashback . As she awaits Leia , Suralinda has some time alone to reflect on her choices . We catch a few glimpses of her most recent memories , which show her real motives in contacting Poe . Back on Hosnian Prime , at the office of the " Galaxy Beacon " , her boss expresses his dissatisfaction with the mediocrity of her work ( another exposé on slavery under the Empire ) , and compels her to dig up something about Leia ' s secret military force , i . e . its location . Elsewhere , she pays a group of thugs to assail them on Pheryon . Back in the present , Suralinda uses the ship ' s comlink to contact her boss and quits her job . Poe soon returns , bringing with him General Organa . Expecting Suralinda to pitch her intel - for - sale and be off , they witness an unexpected change of heart . She confesses that she manipulated Poe , lying to him that she had discovered any secrets and was being hunted to be silenced ( paying a group of thugs to assail them in order to make the ruse more convincing to Poe ) so he would take her to D ' Qar and she could report her finding to the " Galaxy Beacon " . Whereas journalists are supposed to remain neutral in all matters , instead , she begs to join the Resistance . Apparently her experiences with Poe , and in witnessing the violence and cruelty of the First Order , she has been convinced of choosing a side .