Star Wars (2015 comic book)

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Star Wars
Issue #1 cover (January 2015)
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication dateJanuary 2015 – present
No. of issues75 + Annuals #1-4 (2015)
41 (2020)
Creative team
Written by
Artist(s)
ISBN 1-3029-2168-1

Star Wars is an ongoing

Darth Vader and the limited series Princess Leia
.

It marks the return of the Star Wars license to Marvel Comics, and the first instance of the latter publishing the former's material since the

Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir). However, in 2022, Lucasfilm and Marvel would enact a dual distribution deal with both IDW Publishing
and Dark Horse Comics to publish new Star Wars comic series again.

In 2017, Aaron stepped down as the comic's writer and was replaced by Kieron Gillen, while the art was taken over by Salvador Larroca. In 2019, Marvel announced that the series will be finished after 75 issues. The series was relaunched with issue #1 on January 1, 2020, continuing the story after the events of The Empire Strikes Back, written by Charles Soule with art by Jesus Saiz.

Plot

The Star Wars series focuses on Luke, Leia and Han's continued conflict against the

Imperial probe droids
, getting wrapped up in a crime syndicate's conflict with the Empire, and aiding the rock creatures of an unstable world against Imperial forces led by Vader.

The 2020 relaunch picks up before the epilogue of

Grand Inquisitor. Leia leads the Rebellion (including the parents of Poe Dameron), but their security codes are compromised by the Empire, forcing the Rebels to improvise. Subsequently, in the War of the Bounty Hunters crossover event, the Rebels try to rescue the frozen Han from Crimson Dawn (led by his old flame Qi'ra), but Fett is able to recover his prize and deliver it to Jabba the Hutt
. Crimson Dawn's story continues in the Crimson Reign crossover event and the spin-off miniseries Hidden Empire, while the Rebels prepare to mount their last stand against the Empire.

Characters and development

Aaron said in 2014, "We wanted this to feel like the movies. We wanted to feel like we were hired to do the direct sequel to the original film ... It's very much a team book and we've got all the main players here. Luke, Han, Leia, Chewie, the droids, and Darth Vader all get big moments in this first arc, and that's our core cast going forward."[1] He explained that Luke's story is a main thrust of the comic, considering where the character is at this point in the timeline,[1] adding:

"This is all pretty new to him. His world has changed completely. He had this mentor for five minutes who now is dead and leaves him with all these questions about his father, about his history, and where he goes from here, and what’s his role in the grand scheme of things ... He's on this journey of discovery by himself, and he wants to find out more about his father. Meanwhile, Darth Vader's chasing after him trying to find out who's this guy that blew up the Death Star. I like the fact that they’re kind of chasing each other, without realizing the full implication of what they're chasing. Luke’s chasing after his dad while running away from Vader."[1]

Aaron also noted that Han is in "an interesting spot at this point in the timeline ... We don't know how fully committed he is to this Rebellion, and we're in the very early stages of his relationship with Leia ... And of course, you know with Han, eventually his past is going to start catching up to him."[1]

Publication

Artist John Cassaday (left) and writer Jason Aaron (right) at a January 2015 signing at Midtown Comics in Manhattan for Star Wars #1, the first Star Wars comic published by Marvel since 1987.

Star Wars was one of three new Star Wars comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with Princess Leia and Darth Vader.[1][2][3] The Star Wars comic was set to be written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by John Cassaday, and released in January 2015.[1][2][3] Several variant covers were printed for the first issue.[9][10][11] Simone Bianchi was the guest artist for issue #7.[12] Stuart Immonen took over as artist with issue #8 in July 2015,[13] completing the series' second story arc through issue #12.

In 2017, Aaron stepped down as the comic's writer and was replaced by Kieron Gillen, while the art was taken over by Salvador Larroca. In 2019, Marvel announced that the series will be finished after 75 issues.[14] The series was relaunched with issue #1 on January 1, 2020, continuing the story after the events of The Empire Strikes Back, written by Charles Soule with art by Jesus Saiz.[15][16]

Collected editions

Trade paperback

Title Material collected Published date ISBN
2015 Series
Star Wars Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes Star Wars #1–6 October 6, 2015 978-0785192138
Star Wars Vol. 2: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon Star Wars #7–12 January 26, 2016 978-0785192145
Star Wars: Vader Down
 		Star Wars #13–14, Star Wars: Vader Down #1,
Darth Vader
 #13–15 		April 19, 2016 978-0785197898
Star Wars Vol. 3: Rebel Jail Star Wars #15–19, Annual #1 August 16, 2016 978-0785199830
Star Wars Vol. 4: Last Flight of the Harbinger Star Wars #20–25 January 31, 2017 978-0785199847
Star Wars Vol. 5: Yoda's Secret War Star Wars #26–30, Annual #2 July 18, 2017 978-1302902650
Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel
 		Star Wars #31–32, Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1,
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra
 #7–8 		October 24, 2017 978-1302906788
Star Wars Vol. 6: Out Among the Stars Star Wars #33–37, Annual #3 December 5, 2017 978-1302905538
Star Wars Vol. 7: The Ashes of Jedha Star Wars #38–43 April 17, 2018 978-1302910525
Star Wars Vol. 8: Mutiny at Mon Cala Star Wars #44–49 August 7, 2018 978-1302910532
Star Wars Vol. 9: Hope Dies Star Wars #50–55, Annual #4 December 25, 2018 978-1302910549
Star Wars Vol. 10: The Escape Star Wars #56–61 April 9, 2019 978-1302914493
Star Wars Vol. 11: The Scourging of Shu-Torun Star Wars #62–67 August 13, 2019 978-1302914509
Star Wars Vol. 12: Rebels and Rogues Star Wars #68–72 November 19, 2019 978-1302914516
Star Wars Vol. 13: Rogues and Rebels Star Wars #73–75, Empire Ascendant #1 March 17, 2020 978-1302921682
Star Wars: From the Journals of Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars #7, 15, 20, 26–30; and material from Star Wars #37 November 10, 2020 978-1302925284
2020 Series
Star Wars Vol. 1: The Destiny Path Star Wars #1–6 November 10, 2020 978-1302920784
Star Wars Vol. 2: Operation Starlight Star Wars #7–11 April 6, 2021 978-1302920791
Star Wars Vol. 3: War of the Bounty Hunters Star Wars #12–18 January 4, 2022 978-1302920807
Star Wars Vol. 4: Crimson Reign Star Wars #19–25 September 14, 2022 978-1302926182
Star Wars Vol. 5: The Path To Victory Star Wars #26–30 May 16, 2023 978-1302932749
Star Wars Vol. 6: Quests of the Force Star Wars #31–36 September 26, 2023 978-1302948085

Hardcover

Title Material collected Published date ISBN
2015 Series
Star Wars: Volume 1 Star Wars #1–12 September 20, 2016 978-1302900984
Star Wars: Volume 2 Star Wars #15–25, Annual #1 June 20, 2017 978-1302903749
Star Wars: Volume 3 Star Wars #26–30, 33–37, Annual #2–3 July 17, 2018 978-1302909031
Star Wars by Jason Aaron Omnibus Star Wars #1–37, Star Wars: Vader Down #1, Darth Vader #13–15, Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #7–8, Star Wars Annual #1–3 May 10, 2022 978-1302934095
Star Wars: The Marvel Covers All covers for Star Wars #1–6, Darth Vader #1–6, Princess Leia #1–5 October 7, 2015 978-0785198383

References

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    . Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Wheeler, Andrew (July 26, 2014). "Force Works: Marvel Announces Three New Star Wars Titles From All-Star Creative Teams". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Yehl, Joshua (July 26, 2014). "SDCC 2014: Marvel Announces 3 Star Wars Comics for 2015". IGN. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  4. StarWars.com
    . Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  5. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (June 3, 2016). "Star Wars Delivers Huge Change for Han Solo". IGN. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  6. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (October 13, 2016). "Star Wars: Who Is Sana Solo?". IGN. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  7. ^ Campbell, Evan (September 19, 2016). "Yoda's Pre-Phantom Menace History Will Be Revealed in Marvel's Star Wars Comic". IGN. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  8. ^ McMillan, Graeme (February 8, 2017). "Horror Coming to Star Wars in Unexpected Comic Book Storyline". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  9. ^ Beard, Jim (July 27, 2014). "SDCC 2014: Star Wars". Marvel.com. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  10. ^ "Star Wars #1 Variant Cover By Joe Quesada—First Look!". StarWars.com. September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  11. ^ Franich, Darren (October 20, 2014). "Star Wars exclusive: Check out this Alex Ross cover for Marvel's Star Wars #1". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  12. ^ "The Secret History of Ben Kenobi Revealed in Star Wars #7". Marvel.com. July 2, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  13. ^ "Stuart Immonen Joins Star Wars". Marvel.com. March 17, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  14. ^ Whitbrook, James (22 August 2019). "Marvel's Star Wars Series Is Coming to a Close This November". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  15. ^ McMillan, Graeme (October 4, 2019). "Marvel to Relaunch Star Wars Comic with Time Jump". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  16. StarWars.com
    . Retrieved January 1, 2020.

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