This is a list of Star Wars comic books set in the fictional Star Wars universe. Star Wars comic books were originally published by Marvel Comics, starting with the original series in 1977 and ending in 1984. [1] Blackthorne Publishing published a run of 3-D comics from 1987 to 1988, [2] and Dark Horse Comics published Star Wars comic books from 1991 until 2014. Exclusive publishing rights returned to Marvel Comics in 2015. [1] Almost all Star Wars comics published prior to 2015 have been rebranded as non-canon with the designation Legends . [3]
BBY stands for years before the Battle of Yavin, an in-universe event which occurred during the original Star Wars film. [lower-alpha 1] ABY stands for years after the Battle of Yavin. [4]
All pre-2014 film and television adaptations are in the Legends continuity, even though they adapt Canon films.
These film and television adaptations are canon, except for the parts where they divert from the films.
Title | Publishing Date | Placement in Timeline | Author | |
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Marvel | ||||
Solo: A Star Wars Story #1–7 | October 2018–April 2019 | 13-10 BBY | Robbie Thompson | |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story #1–6 | April–September 2017 | 0 BBY | Jody Houser | |
Star Wars: A New Hope - The 40th Anniversary | April 2018 | 0 BBY-0 ABY | Jess Harrold | |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens #1–6 | June–November 2016 | 34 ABY | Chuck Wendig | |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi #1–6 | May–September 2018 | 34 ABY | Gary Whitta | |
Disney Lucasfilm Press | ||||
Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy (graphic novel adaptation) | April 2017 | 32 BBY–19 BBY | Alessandro Ferrari | |
Solo: A Star Wars Story (graphic novel adaptation) | March 2019 | 13 BBY–10 BBY | Alessandro Ferrari | |
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (graphic novel adaptation) | December 2017 | 0 BBY | Alessandro Ferrari | |
Star Wars: The Original Trilogy (graphic novel adaptation) | March 2016 | 0 BBY–4 ABY | Alessandro Ferrari | |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (graphic novel adaptation) | August 2017 | 34 ABY | Alessandro Ferrari | |
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (graphic novel adaptation) | September 2018 | 34 ABY | Alessandro Ferrari | |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (graphic novel adaptation) | March 2021 | 35 ABY | Alessandro Ferrari | |
Joe Books Ltd | ||||
Star Wars: A New Hope Cinestory Comic | October 2017 | 0 BBY–0 ABY | ||
Random House | ||||
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Screen Comix | October 2020 | 3 ABY | ||
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Screen Comix | October 2020 | 35 ABY |
Title | Publishing Date | Placement in Timeline | Episodes Adapted | |
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Joe Books Ltd | ||||
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion Cinestory Comic | August 2017 | 5 BBY | Season 1, Episodes 1–6 | |
Star Wars Rebels: Path of the Jedi Cinestory Comic | November 2017 | 4 BBY | Season 1, Episodes 8–10, 12–13 | |
Maul: A Star Wars Rebels Cinestory Comic | February 2018 | 3 BBY–2 BBY | Season 2, Episodes 21–22; Season 3, Episodes 3, 11 and 20 | |
Random House | ||||
The Clone Wars : Season 7: Volume 1 | December 2020 | 19 BBY | Season 7, Episodes 1–6 | |
The Mandalorian : Season 1: Volume 1 [5] | March 2021 [5] | 9 ABY [6] | Season 1, Episodes 1-4 [5] |
Marvel | ||||||
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Era | Title | Publishing Date | Issue / Arc | Placement in Timeline | Author(s) | |
The High Republic | Star Wars: The High Republic #1–15 [7] | January 2021–March 2022 |
| c. 232-230 BBY | Cavan Scott | |
The High Republic Adventures #1–13 [8] | February 2021–February 2022 |
| ca. 232-230 BBY | Daniel José Older | ||
The High Republic Adventures: The Monster of Temple Peak #1–4 [9] | August–November 2021 [10] | c. 232 BBY [11] | Cavan Scott [9] | |||
The High Republic: Trail of Shadows #1–5 [12] | October 2021–February 2022 |
| 231 BBY | Daniel José Older | ||
The High Republic: Eye of the Storm #1–2 [13] | January–March 2022 |
| 252-230 BBY | Charles Soule | ||
Fall of the Jedi | Jedi Fallen Order: Dark Temple #1–5 | September–December 2019 |
| Pre-40 BBY | Matthew Rosenberg | |
Star Wars: Darth Maul #1–5 | February–July 2017 |
| c. 32 BBY | Cullen Bunn | ||
Episode I: The Phantom Menace | ||||||
Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin #1–5 | January–May 2016 | 29 BBY | Charles Soule | |||
Episode II: Attack of the Clones | ||||||
Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu #1–5 | August–December 2017 | c. 22 BBY | Matt Owens | |||
The Clone Wars (film) | ||||||
The Clone Wars (TV series) | ||||||
Star Wars: Darth Maul – Son of Dathomir #1–4
| May–August 2014 |
| 19 BBY | Jeremy Barlow | ||
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | ||||||
Reign of the Empire | The Bad Batch | |||||
Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith #1–25, 1 annual | June 2017–December 2018 |
| 19 BBY–12 BBY | Charles Soule Chuck Wendig (Annual #2) | ||
Star Wars: Thrawn #1–6 Adaptation of the Timothy Zahn novel by the same name. | February–July 2018 | 13 BBY–2 BBY | Jody Houser | |||
Star Wars: Beckett one-shot | August 2018 |
| 11 BBY-10 BBY | Gerry Duggan | ||
Lando: Double or Nothing #1–5 [14] | May–September 2018 | 10 BBY | Rodney Barnes | |||
Solo: A Star Wars Story | ||||||
Han Solo: Imperial Cadet #1–5 | November 2018–March 2019 | 13 BBY-10 BBY | Robbie Thompson | |||
Obi-Wan Kenobi | ||||||
Andor | ||||||
Star Wars Rebels | ||||||
Star Wars: Kanan #1–12 | April 2015–March 2016 |
| 4 BBY During events of Star Wars Andor Star Wars Rebels Season 1. | Greg Weisman | ||
Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian & K-2SO Special one-shot | August 2017 | 2 BBY-0 BBY | Duane Swierczynski | |||
Vader: Dark Visions #1–5 | March–June 2019 |
| 2 BBY–0 BBY | Dennis Hallum | ||
Han Solo & Chewbacca | March 2022 - present |
| pre-0 ABY | Marc Guggenheim | ||
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | ||||||
Age of Rebellion | Episode IV: A New Hope | |||||
Star Wars: Princess Leia #1–5 | March–June 2015 | 0 ABY | Mark Waid | |||
Star Wars: Han Solo #1–5 | June–November 2016 | 0 ABY [15] | Marjorie Liu | |||
Star Wars: Chewbacca #1–5 | October–December 2015 | 0 ABY | Gerry Duggan | |||
Star Wars #1–75, 4 annuals | January 2015 – December 2019 |
| 0 ABY–3 ABY Issues #1–25 parallel to Star Wars: Darth Vader. Issues #26–75 parallel to | Jason Aaron (Issues #1–37) Kieron Gillen (Annual #1, Issues #38–67) Greg Pak (Issues #68–75) Kelly Thompson (Annual #2) Jason Latour (Annual #3) Cullen Bunn (Annual #4) | ||
Star Wars: Darth Vader #1–25, 1 annual | February 2015–October 2016 |
| 0 ABY-1 ABY Parallel to Star Wars #1–25. | Kieron Gillen | ||
Star Wars: Vader Down Star Wars and Darth Vader crossover event. | November 2015 |
| 0 ABY | Jason Aaron and Kieron Gillen | ||
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1–40, 3 annuals | December 2016–December 2019 |
| 0 ABY-3 ABY Parallel to Star Wars #26–75. | Kieron Gillen (Issues #1–19) Simon Spurrier (Issues #14–present) | ||
Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel Star Wars and Doctor Aphra crossover event. | May 2017 |
| 0 ABY-1 ABY | Jason Aaron and Kieron Gillen | ||
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Storms of Crait one-shot | December 2017 | Between 0 ABY and 1 ABY | Ben Acker and Ben Blacker | |||
Star Wars: Lando #1–5 | July–October 2015 | Between 0 ABY and 3 ABY | Charles Soule | |||
Star Wars: Target Vader #1–6 | July–December 2019 |
| Pre-3 ABY | Robbie Thompson | ||
Empire Ascendant one-shot | December 2019 |
| Pre-3 ABY | Charles Soule, Greg Pak, Ethan Sacks, and Simon Spurrier | ||
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | ||||||
Star Wars (2020) #1- [16] | January 2020 - present | 3 ABY-4 ABY | Charles Soule (Issues #1–) | |||
Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #1- [19] | February 2020 - present | 3 ABY-4 ABY | Greg Pak (Issues #1–) | |||
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #1- | May 2020 - present | 3 ABY-4 ABY | Alyssa Wong (Issues #1–) | |||
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #1- | May 2020 - present | 3 ABY-4 ABY | Ethan Sacks (Issues #1–) | |||
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Bounty Hunters, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra and Star Wars crossover event. | May–November 2021 [18] |
| 3 ABY-4 ABY [24] | Charles Soule, Greg Pak, Alyssa Wong, Ethan Sacks, Justina Ireland and Daniel José Older | ||
Star Wars: Crimson Reign | December 2021–June 2022 |
| 3-4 ABY | Charles Soule | ||
Star Wars: The Hidden Empire | November 2022–April 2023 |
| 3-4 ABY | Charles Soule | ||
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | ||||||
TIE Fighter: The Shadow Falls #1-5 | April–August 2019 | 3-4 ABY | Jody Houser | |||
Star Wars: Shattered Empire #1–4 | September–October 2015 | 4 ABY | Greg Rucka | |||
The New Republic | The Mandalorian | |||||
The Book of Boba Fett | ||||||
Ahsoka | ||||||
Rise of the First Order | The Rise of Kylo Ren #1-4 | December 2019–March 2020 | 28 ABY | Charles Soule | ||
Star Wars: Life Day one-shot [25] | November 2021 |
| Jody Houser, Justina Ireland, Steve Orlando and Cavan Scott | |||
Star Wars Special: C-3PO: The Phantom Limb one-shot | April 2016 | 31 ABY-32 ABY | James Robinson | |||
Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1–31, 2 annuals | April 2016–September 2018 |
| 32-34 ABY | Charles Soule Robert Thompson (Annual #1) Jody Houser (Annual #2) | ||
Star Wars Resistance | ||||||
Episode VII: The Force Awakens | ||||||
Star Wars: Captain Phasma #1–4 | September 2017 | 34 ABY | Kelly Thompson | |||
Star Wars: The Last Jedi – DJ: Most Wanted one-shot | January 2018 | 34 ABY | Ben Acker and Ben Blacker | |||
Episode VIII: The Last Jedi | ||||||
Star Wars: Allegiance #1-4 | October 2019 |
| 34 ABY | Ethan Sacks | ||
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge #1-5 | April–August 2019 |
| 34 ABY | Ethan Sacks | ||
Galactic Starcruiser: Halcyon Legacy#1-5 [26] | February–July 2022 |
| 35 ABY | Ethan Sacks | ||
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker |
Star Wars Adventures is an anthology series published by IDW Publishing, which debuted in September 2017. [27]
Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer Down is a trade paperback published by IDW Publishing that debuted in December 2017 as a Loot Crate exclusive. It was reprinted as a three-issue miniseries beginning in November 2018, with a reprint of the trade paperback arriving in June 2019. The comic consists of a main story titled "Destroyer Down," and a back-up story titled "The Ghost Ship." Both stories were written by Scott Beatty. [28]
Star Wars Forces of Destiny is an anthology miniseries published by IDW Publishing that debuted in 2018. It ran for five issues and focuses on the female characters of the franchise. Authors include Jody Houser, Delilah S. Dawson, Elsa Charretier, Beth Revis, and Devin Grayson. [29] All five comics were collected into a single volume in April 2018.
Star Wars: Tales from Vader's Castle is an anthology miniseries published by IDW Publishing released in October 2018. It ran for five issues and was written by Cavan Scott. [30]
Star Wars: Return to Vader's Castle is an anthology miniseries published by IDW Publishing released in October 2019 as a sequel to Tales from Vader's Castle. It ran for five issues and was written by Cavan Scott.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Battle Tales is an anthology miniseries published by IDW Publishing released from May 2020-September 2020. It ran for five issues and was written by Michael Moreci.
Star Wars Adventures 2020 is a sequel comic series to the 2017 Star Wars Adventures, published by IDW Publishing.
Star Wars: Shadow of Vader's Castle is a one-shot comic published by IDW Publishing released in November 2020 as a sequel to Return to Vader's Castle. It was written by Cavan Scott.
Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run is a reprint of the German magazine comic Star Wars: Smuggler's Run, which adapts the Greg Rucka novel of the same name. It was published by IDW Publishing and released from December 2020-January 2021.
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures is an anthology miniseries published by IDW Publishing released in February 2021 and finished in February 2022. It s written by Daniel Older. [38]
Star Wars Adventures: Weapon of a Jedi is a reprint of the German magazine comic Star Wars: Weapon of a Jedi, which adapts the Jason Fry novel of the same name. It will published by IDW Publishing and released in May 2021. [39]
Star Wars: Ghosts of Vader's Castle is an upcoming one-shot comic published by IDW Publishing that will be a sequel to Shadow of Vader's Castle. [40]
Star Wars: Age of Republic is an anthology miniseries published by Marvel Comics that debuted in December 2018. It ran for nine issues written by Jody Houser, and served as the first part of the larger Age of maxiseries. [41] Age of Republic was collected into two volumes, Villains and Heroes released on May 21 and 28, 2019, respectively. Villains collects Darth Maul, Jango Fett, Special, Count Dooku, and General Grievous; Heroes collects Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Padmé Amidala. [42] [43]
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion is an anthology miniseries published by Marvel Comics that debuted in April 2019. It ran for nine issues written by Greg Pak and drawn by Chris Sprouse, and served as the second part of the larger Age of maxiseries. [41] Age of Rebellion was collected into two volumes, Heroes and Villains that were released on August 20 and September 3, 2019, respectively. Heroes collects Princess Leia, Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, and Luke Skywalker; Villains collects Grand Moff Tarkin, Special, Boba Fett, Jabba the Hutt, and Darth Vader. [44] [45]
Star Wars: Age of Resistance is an anthology miniseries published by Marvel Comics that debuted in July 2019. It ran for nine issues written by Tom Taylor and drawn by Leonard Kirk, and serves as the third and final part of the larger Age of maxiseries. [41] Age of Resistance was collected into two volumes, Heroes and Villains that were released on November 26 and December 3, 2019, respectively. Heroes collects Finn, Special, Poe Dameron, Rose Tico and Rey; Villains collects Captain Phasma, General Hux, Supreme Leader Snoke, and Kylo Ren. [46] [47]
The Star Wars Rebels comic strips are set in-between episodes of the Disney XD television show of the same name. The first 37 strips were published in the monthly Germany, UK, and U.S.A. Star Wars Rebels Magazine issues, which debuted in January 2015. The UK and U.S.A. versions were discontinued in 2016, with the German version being discontinued in 2017. After issue, 39, the strips were published in the bimonthly German magazine Star Wars Rebels Animation-Magazine. Trade paperback volumes have also been released in Germany and France. In 2022, Dark Horse published a trade paperback collection of all strips in English language.
All comics from this magazine were written by Martin Fisher and Jeremy Barlow.
All comics from this magazine were written by Alec Worley.
The Star Wars Resistance comic strips are adaptations of episodes of the Disney XD television show of the same name. The strips were published in the monthly German Star Wars Resistance Animation-Magazine issues, which debuted in May 2019, however it was discontinued after four issues. A fifth strip was included in Star Wars Fun & Action.
All comics from this magazine were written by Alec Worley.
Most comics in Star Wars Fun & Action were reprints of previous Star Wars Adventures comics
"Red Four" was a one-page comic strip released in Marvel Comics 1000.
In September 2015, multinational food and beverage company Nestlé released two animated webcomics as part of a licensed Star Wars-themed promotional campaign for The Force Awakens. Adapted from the novels The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure by Jason Fry and Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure by Greg Rucka, the two animated comics were originally offered exclusively on the now-defunct Nestlé Comics website by typing a digital code featured on every box of Nestlé cereals.
The comics listed here are licensed by Disney, but were not released by Marvel or Disney-Lucasfilm Press. Their canonical status is disputed due to some minor changes made to the story due to cultural interpretation. [48]
Star Wars: Weapon of a Jedi is a four-part German comic adaptation of the Jason Fry novel of the same name by Alec Worley. The comics are available in Issues #19–22 of Star Wars Magazin, published by Panini Comics. A trade paperback volume has been released in March 2018, and eventually an English translation will released in May 2021 as Star Wars Adventures: Weapon of a Jedi. [39] Set in the Rise of the Empire Era, between Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
Star Wars: Smuggler's Run is a four-part German comic adaptation of the Greg Rucka novel of the same name by Alec Worley. The comics are available in Issues #1–4 of Das Star Wars Universum, published by Panini Comics, and eventually, an English translation was released in 2020-2021 as Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run. Set in the Rise of the Empire Era, between Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
The following comics have been officially announced, but have not been released or officially cancelled.
Title | Intended Publication Date | Cancellation Date | Publisher |
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Luke versus the Imperial Guard one-shot | Unknown [49] | November 2017 [49] | Marvel Comics |
Star Wars Forces of Destiny: May the Force Be with Us Cinestory Comic | March 2019 [50] | April 2019 [51] | Joe Books Ltd |
Grand Admiral Thrawn: A Star Wars Rebels Cinestory Comic | March 2019 [52] | April 2019 [51] | Joe Books Ltd |
Star Wars: Shadow of Vader | July 2019 [53] | November 2018 [54] | Marvel Comics |
Star Wars Rebels: Ahsoka Cinestory Comic | August 2019 [55] | April 2019 [51] | Joe Books Ltd |
Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Strength and Hope Cinestory Comic | August 2019 [56] | April 2019 [51] | Joe Books Ltd |
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Cinestory Comic | September 2019 [57] | April 2019 [51] | Joe Books Ltd |
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Cinestory Comic | September 2019 [58] | April 2019 [51] | Joe Books Ltd |
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Kids Comic | Fall 2019 [59] | Fall 2019 [59] | IDW Publishing |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation | June 2020 [60] | November 2020 [61] | Marvel Comics |
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Long after Yavin
This is a list of Star Wars comic book writers. It covers those who have written for series, one-shots, film adaptations, and comics from Star Wars Tales .
All are Legends adaptations of the films or Canon adaptations of canonical TV shows/novels.
Produced before Disney, and as a result they take place in the Legends continuity.
The comic series listed here is licensed by Disney but was not released by Marvel or Disney-Lucasfilm Press. Its canonical status is disputed due to some minor changes made to the story due to cultural interpretation but all are film adaptations. [48]
Star Wars: Story Before the Force Awakens is a webcomic adaptation of the original trilogy by Korean artist and writer Hong Jac-ga. The strips were translated to English and have been made available worldwide on the platform Webtoon. [63] The Story Before the Force Awakens spans the "Rise of the Empire Era" and the "Rebellion Era". The English translations have since been removed and there is no information if they will ever be re-released.
The comic series listed here is licensed by Disney but was not released by Marvel or Disney-Lucasfilm Press. Its canonical status is disputed due to some minor changes made to the story due to cultural interpretation but adapts a canonical TV show. [48]
Star Wars Rebels is an ongoing webcomic by Japanese artist Akira Aoki. It adapts the first season of the TV show Star Wars Rebels, consists of 28 chapters, [64] and despite being made for a Japanese audience, it was partially translated into English in November 2020. [65]
The comics listed here are licensed by Disney but were not released by Marvel or Disney-Lucasfilm Press. Their canonical status is disputed due to some minor changes made to the story due to cultural interpretation, but all adapt canonical novels. [48]
Star Wars: Lost Stars is a webcomic adaptation of the Claudia Gray novel of the same name by Japanese artist and writer Komiyama Yuusaku. The strips debuted May 4, 2017, on the Japanese version of WEBTOON. [66] The first trade paperback was released in December 2017, with an English translation released in May 2018. [67] The events of Lost Stars span the Rise of the Empire Era, the Rebellion Era, and the New Republic Era, from approximately 11 years before Episode IV: A New Hope to 1 year after Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
Leia Organa: Ordeal of the Princess is a webcomic adaptation of the Claudia Gray novel of the same name by Japanese artist Haruichi. The strips began releasing in May 2019 on WEBTOON, however, the manga was put on hold after the 11th issue because the artist had some health issues. [68] The manga takes place approximately three years before Episode IV: A New Hope. [69]
Star Wars: Lords of the Sith and Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi were planned Japanese manga adaptations of the novels by the same names. These manga were eventually canceled, and replaced with a Star Wars Rebels webcomic. An excerpt from the Lords of the Sith manga was included in the English paperback of the Rebels webcomic. [65]
The Legends of Luke Skywalker-The Manga is a manga adaptation of the novel The Legends of Luke Skywalker by Ken Liu. The manga is split up into four parts: "The Starship Graveyard", "I, Droid", "The Tale of Lugubrious Mote", and "Big Inside", all of which are drawn by different artists. [70]
Guardians of the Whills: The Manga is an upcoming manga adaptation of the novel Guardians of the Whills by Greg Rucka. It will be written by Jon Tsuei and published by Viz Media. [71]
The comic listed here will be licensed by Disney, but will not be released by Marvel or Disney-Lucasfilm Press. As it will not be an adaptation, it can be assumed that it will be Canon. [72]
The High Republic: The Edge of Balance is an upcoming original manga in the High Republic multimedia project. It will be written by Shima Shinya and Justina Ireland, and it will be published by Viz Media. [72]
Boba Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. First appearing in the Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), where he was voiced by Don Francks, he is an armored bounty hunter featured in both the original and prequel film trilogies. In the original trilogy, the character is a supporting antagonist and was mainly portrayed by Jeremy Bulloch and voiced by Jason Wingreen. Notable for his taciturn demeanor and for never removing his helmet, Fett appears in both The Empire Strikes Back (1980), employed by the Galactic Empire, and Return of the Jedi (1983), serving the crime lord Jabba the Hutt. While seemingly killed in Return of the Jedi after falling into a sarlacc, he has since appeared in Star Wars media set after the film, confirming his survival within the new canon, portrayed by Temuera Morrison. Daniel Logan plays a preteen Boba in the prequel film Attack of the Clones (2002), which reveals the character's origins as the genetic clone and adoptive son of Jango Fett, also a famous bounty hunter. Morrison appeared first in Star Wars media playing Jango. The animated series The Bad Batch further reveals Boba to have been born Alpha, and to have a biological twin sister, Omega. The series also reveals that he has another sister named Emerie Karr.
Yavin is a fictional planet in the Star Wars galaxy. It first appeared in the 1977 film Star Wars and is depicted as a large red gas giant with an extensive satellite system of moons. The hidden military base of the Rebel Alliance is located on its fourth moon, Yavin 4.
John Ostrander is an American writer of comic books, including Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy.
Archie Goodwin was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist. He worked on a number of comic strips in addition to comic books, and is known for his Warren and Marvel Comics work. For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and Eerie between 1964 and 1967. At Marvel, he served as the company's editor-in-chief from 1976 to the end of 1977. In the 1980s, he edited the publisher's anthology magazine Epic Illustrated and its Epic Comics imprint. He is also known for his work on Star Wars in both comic books and newspaper strips. He is regularly cited as the "best-loved comic book editor, ever."
Tales of the Bounty Hunters (1996) is an anthology of short stories set in the fictional Star Wars universe. It presents the background stories about each bounty hunter that was seen aboard Darth Vader's Star Destroyer in the film The Empire Strikes Back. It contains the tales of IG-88, Dengar, Bossk, Zuckuss and 4-LOM, and Boba Fett.
Star Wars Tales is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, beginning on September 29, 1999, and completing its run on July 13, 2005. Each issue is 64 pages and features a few unrelated stories from various eras of the Star Wars timeline. Stories from issues #1–20 were retroactively labelled "Infinities", placing them outside the Star Wars canon, while those of issues #21–24 were considered to be within continuity, unless labelled otherwise. References to the stories were made within the Expanded Universe, the entirety of which was deemed non-canon by Lucasfilm in 2014.
Star Wars: Legacy is an American comic book series set in the Star Wars universe. The series, published by Dark Horse Comics, is written by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema, and illustrated by Duursema and others, with inks by Dan Parsons and color by Brad Anderson. Issue #0, which cost 25¢ and introduced the setting and major characters, was released on June 7, 2006.
Star Wars: Purge is a comic book one-shot released on December 28, 2005 by Dark Horse Comics. The story was written by John Ostrander, and the art was done by Doug Wheatley. The events depicted take place in the Star Wars galaxy approximately one month after the events in Revenge of the Sith.
Star Wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film Star Wars. Marvel Comics launched its original series in 1977, beginning with a six-issue comic adaptation of the film and running for 107 issues, including an adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back. Marvel also released an adaptation of Return of the Jedi and spin-offs based on Droids and Ewoks. A self-titled comic strip ran in American newspapers between 1979 and 1984. Blackthorne Publishing released a three-issue run of 3-D comics from 1987 to 1988.
Star Wars: Clone Wars or The Clone Wars are titles of various series of comics set in the Star Wars universe during the Clone Wars conflict. Dark Horse Comics published a nine-volume series of trade paperbacks (2003–2006) collecting various comics dealing with the conflict, a ten-volume graphic-novella series titled Clone Wars: Adventures (2004–2007) in the style of the 2D animated series, and both a monthly comic book series (2008–2010) and a quarterly graphic-novella series (2008–2013) tying into the 3D animated series. A series of webcomics were also released on starwars.com (2008-2011).
Star Wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. This spin-off material is licensed and moderated by Lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise Star Wars creator George Lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, as well as the spin-off films and television series. Commonly explored Star Wars media include books, comic books, and video games, though other forms such as audio dramas have also been produced.
Jango Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, created by George Lucas. He first appeared as the secondary antagonist of the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, played by Temuera Morrison. The character is a Mandalorian bounty hunter, regarded as the best mercenary in the galaxy of his era, and the father of Boba Fett, an unmodified clone of Jango whom he kept as payment for serving as the genetic template of the Galactic Republic's clone army and raised as his son. After Jango's death at the hands of Mace Windu, Boba follows in his father's footsteps, using his father's armor, equipment, and ship, Slave I, to become a successful bounty hunter in his own right. The animated series The Bad Batch further reveals two daughters of Jango to have been grown alongside Boba, without Jango's knowledge: Omega and Emerie Karr.
William Haden Blackman is an American video game designer and writer.
Star Wars is an ongoing Star Wars comic series published by Marvel Comics since January 14, 2015. Originally written by Jason Aaron with art by John Cassaday, it is set between the 1977 film Star Wars and its 1980 sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, much like the previous comic published in 2013 by Dark Horse Comics. The series features classic Star Wars characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2. It was one of three new Star Wars comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with Darth Vader and the limited series Princess Leia.
Star Wars is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 12, 1977 to May 27, 1986. Featuring classic Star Wars characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2, the first six issues adapt the May 1977 film Star Wars. The series chronicled their subsequent adventures for 107 issues and three annuals, including a six-issue adaptation of the 1980 sequel film The Empire Strikes Back in 1980–1981. In 2019, the series was revived for a single issue.
A Star Warscomic strip ran in both daily strips and Sunday strips, originally distributed between 1979 and 1984 by two American newspaper publishers, the Los Angeles Times Syndicate and Watertown Daily Times.
Classic Star Wars is a series of various classic Star Wars comics reprinted by Dark Horse Comics between 1992 and 1996. It notably includes compilations of the weekly newspaper Star Wars comic strips written by Archie Goodwin and illustrated by Al Williamson; these were published as 20 single issues between 1992 and 1994 with new cover art by Williamson and others, and collected as three trade paperbacks between 1994 and 1996. While originally achromatic, these comics were colorized for the Dark Horse reprints.
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