Spurrier said of the series : Regarding Aphra 's sexuality , Gillen said , " '' Star Wars '' does n't really have the terminology that we do either . One of the things we wrote inside the first arc was that homophobia as we know it does n't really exist in the '' Star Wars '' universe . No one raises their eyebrow , no one seems surprised when it happens . It 's kind of just something that ’s there , so the way that they process sexuality has got to be different anyway , and how they choose to identify , as well . " Of Aphra 's relationship with Magna Tolvan , Gillen added : The '' Doctor Aphra '' series is the first ongoing Marvel '' Star Wars '' comic focused on an original character not from the films . Bria Lavorgna of StarWars.com called Doctor Aphra " one of the coolest characters in '' Star Wars '' right now . " Alan Scherstuhl of '' Slate '' wrote of the series , " The stories , like Death Stars , tend to explode , but unpredictably so , with escalating twists , striking moral quandaries , and only occasionally anything like a truly happy ending . " He explains , " Besides the vigorous storytelling and startling twists , the Doctor Aphra comics ... fill in shades of gray that are otherwise missing from '' Star Wars '' moral spectrum . " Jesse Schedeen of '' IGN '' called '' Doctor Aphra '' " Marvel 's riskiest '' Star Wars '' project to date " , but noted that " the distance from the movies gives Doctor Aphra a greater sense of freedom in terms of tone , style and plot possibilities . " Schedeen described the series as " very much like a Bizarro Han Solo story with a dash of Indiana Jones thrown in " , and noted that it " thrives on its dark sense of humor . " Gillen said in April 2018 , " '' Doctor Aphra '' was the number two trade in February . A completely new character selling that well is shocking in comics . That kind of response is enormously impressive , as it does n't happen often . " The series was nominated for Outstanding Comic Book at the 30th GLAAD Media Awards
30th GLAAD Media Awards
30th GLAAD Media Awards
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra