Marvel Comics will relaunch its flagship Star Wars collection in May 2025. The new collection will probably be set after the Battle of Jakku and the top of the Galactic Civil War, as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Leia Organa work to determine the New Republic and restore order to a chaotic galaxy.
The newest quantity of Star Wars is written by Alex Segura, following up on his Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku miniseries. The collection will probably be illustrated by Star Wars veteran Phil Noto (Star Wars: Poe Dameron), with Noto and Leinil Yu offering covers for the primary situation.
Segura and Noto’s Star Wars is ready roughly two years after the occasions of Return of the Jedi, following the final main conflict between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance on the Battle of Jakku. In this hopeful new period, the New Republic is searching for to determine itself as the brand new ruling pressure within the galaxy. However, Luke and mates will face new challenges as opportunistic pirates, thieves, and different villains search to make the most of the ability vacuum.
“Now that we have put the interval on the finish of the Galactic Civil War with the Battle of Jakku, we will pace forward into a brand new, uncharted period, with some new galactic threats, foes, and mysteries for our beloved heroes to grapple with, mixing the acquainted with the brand new and surprising,” Segura told StarWars.com. “These tales will probably be filled with motion and the character moments Star Wars followers have come to count on, that includes twists on the galaxy and panorama we all know, with a watch towards ensuring individuals can soar in simply and with any situation. We cannot wait.”
“Alex is a tremendous author and has give you some nice storylines and new characters for this collection and I’m thrilled for the chance to deliver them to life on the web page! It’s additionally been thrilling to attract the basic characters within the post-Return of the Jedi period as a result of there’s no present movie or TV variations of them,” Noto mentioned. “I get to create new seems to be for them whereas additionally having reference of the actors from the 80s to assist promote the look of this timeline.”
Star Wars #1 will probably be launched on May 7, 2025, timed to this yr’s Star Wars Day celebrations.
This will not be Marvel’s solely new comedian set after the occasions of Return of the Jedi. In February, the writer will kick off Star Wars: Legacy of Vader, a e book that explores Kylo Ren’s journey within the aftermath of The Last Jedi.
For extra on the way forward for the Star Wars franchise, discover out what to anticipate from Star Wars in 2025 and see each Star Wars film and collection in improvement.
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