Marvel's range of Star Wars comics have introduced many new characters and concepts to the Star Wars galaxy. Covering a wide range of time periods, particularly during the time frame of the nine-film "Skywalker Saga", Marvel has brought fans canon stories that "fill in the blanks" between films. Marvel tends to solicit these comics months in advance to allow retailers enough time to order what they need.
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Today, Marvel has released their comic book solicitations for the month of June,2020. It includes updates to all of their current ongoing titles as well as two trade paperbacks. All the details have been listed below:
STAR WARS #7
CHARLES SOULE (W)
JESUS SAIZ (A)
COVER BY CARLO PAGULAYAN
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK VARIANT COVER BY:
CHRIS SPROUSE
VARIANT COVER BY AARON KUDER
SHE WILL HAVE REVENGE!
- COMMANDER ELLIAN ZAHRA has been tasked by the terrifying DARTH VADER with the job of tracking down the remnants of the REBEL FLEET, scattered since the BATTLE OF HOTH.
- From the bridge of her flagship the TARKIN’S WILL, she hunts the galaxy, eradicating all resistance, her secret goal to destroy LEIA ORGANA.
- But why such hate for the PRINCESS OF ALDERAAN? The truth…will be REVEALED!
32 PGS. / Rated T / $3.99
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #7
ALYSSA WONG (W)
MARIKA CRESTA (A)
COVER BY VALENTINA REMENAR
VARIANT COVER BY TULA LOTAY
RING OF FIRE!
- Trapped and betrayed, DOCTOR APHRA fights to escape the cursed city of VAALE before madness overcomes her!
- Meanwhile, RONEN TAGGE’s sinister plan for the RINGS OF VAALE approaches fruition.
- Will Aphra be able to thwart him in time?
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #5
GREG PAK (W)
RAFFAELE IENCO (A)
COVER BY INHYUK LEE
A QUEST FOR TRUTH…A JOURNEY OF DESTRUCTION!
- DARTH VADER’S search for revenge against those who hid his son Luke reaches a terrible climax – at the tomb of PADMÉ AMIDALA!
- What secrets does he learn? And who will pay as a result?
- All the answers are coming – in the ruins of POLIS MASSA – the birthplace of Luke Skywalker!
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #5
ETHAN SACKS (W)
PAOLO VILLANELLI (A)
COVER BY LEE BERMEJO
BATTLE OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS!
- Only one man can stop BOBA FETT from executing his long sought vengeance. But can VALANCE survive the battle of the two greatest bounty hunters of their age?
- Why did NAKANO LASH betray her team during their doomed mission to CORELLIA?
- The answer could ignite an all-out crime war across the underworld and change Valance’s life forever.
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER ADAPTATION #1 (OF 5)
JODY HOUSER (W)
WILL SLINEY (A)
COVER BY PHIL NOTO
VARIANT COVER BY: BRIAN STELFREEZE
VARIANT COVER BY: JODIE MUIR
MOVIE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
INCLUDES UNREVEALED STORY!
FROM BEYOND THE OUTER RIM, AN OLD ENEMY RETURNS! REY and the RESISTANCE set out on a desperate quest to stop the threat of the FINAL ORDER! Can they succeed where Jedi Master LUKE SKYWALKER himself failed? And what is KYLO REN’S real goal in partnering with the resurrected PALPATINE? Jody Houser (TIE FIGHTER) and Will Sliney (THE RISE OF KYLO REN) adapt the landmark Skywalker saga, featuring extended and deleted scenes!
40 PGS. / Rated T / $4.99
STAR WARS VOL. 1: THE DESTINY PATH TRADE PAPERBACK
WRITTEN BY: CHARLES SOULE
PENCILLED BY: JESÚS SAIZ
COVER BY R.B. SILVA
It is a dark time for the galaxy in the wake of The Empire Strikes Back. The rebel fleet is scattered following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hoth. Han Solo is frozen in carbonite and lost to the bounty hunter Boba Fett. And Luke Skywalker is wounded and reeling from learning the horrible truth about his past. Darth Vader did not kill Luke’s father — he is Luke’s father! Now Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2 must fight their way back to the rest of the Rebel Alliance. But this ragtag band of freedom fighters doesn’t realize they’ve only traded one imperial trap for another! They’re about to cross paths with the captain of the Tarkin’s Will: the cunning and vengeful Imperial Commander Zahra! Collecting STAR WARS (2020) #1-6.136 PGS. / Rated T / $17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-92078-4
STAR WARS: FROM THE JOURNALS OF OBI-WAN KENOBI TRADE PAPERBACK
WRITTEN BY: JASON AARON & DASH AARON
PENCILLED BY: SIMONE BIANCHI, MIKE MAYHEW, SALVADOR LARROCA & ANDREA SORRENTINO
COVER BY JOHN CASSADAY
Lost tales of the Jedi revealed! Obi-Wan has slowly adjusted to his life of exile on Tatooine, secretly protecting young Luke Skywalker. But now, injustice reigns as villainous scum run rampant, extorting moisture farmers and wreaking havoc. Will “Old Ben” risk revealing himself to do what’s right? And when Jabba the Hutt hires a bounty hunter to find out who’s been thwarting his men, Obi-Wan must take on the galaxy’s deadliest Wookiee, Black Krrsantan! Plus, years earlier, when Obi-Wan was still a Padawan, Master Yoda found himself trapped on a savage world with a hidden power. Yoda must learn the secret of the stones — and his struggle in the past will affect Luke in the present! And can Obi-Wan save a young Tusken Raider? Collecting STAR WARS (2015) #7, #15, #20, #26-30 and material from STAR WARS (2015) #37.192 PGS. / Rated T / $19.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-92528-4
WHAT THIS MEANS
It certainly looks like another exctitng month in the world of Marvel's Star Wars comics. These books continue to add flavor and greater context to the events and characters we know so well from the films. So, for many fans who happen to be stuck at home self-isolating, now might be the perfect time to start reading their old issues to prepare for this new wave.
The main Star Wars comic should prove to be the one to read, as it covers the events between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. It follows Luke, Leia and friends as they grapple with their heavy losses during the events of Empire, as well as mount a rescue mission for thier carbonite-encased friend, Han Solo.
