In the lead-up to The Force Awakens a decade ago, Star Wars began telling the story of the Battle of Jakku - the fight that finally and decisively ended the Galactic Civil War, one year after Return of the Jedi. Since then, the Battle of Jakku has been explored heavily in books (like the Aftermath [...]
On the very same day that the Galactic Civil War formally ended with the Empire officially surrendering to the New Republic, the galaxy celebrated not only the victory in the war but the birth of Ben Solo. Born to Rebel heroes Leia Organa and Han Solo, and the nephew of the already-legendary Jedi Luke Skywalker, [...]
The Battle of Endor, seen in Return of the Jedi, marked the decisive turning point of the Galactic Civil War. Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader were defeated. The second Death Star was destroyed. In its wake the Empire was scattered. Riding the momentum of victory, the Rebel Alliance was re-organized into the New Republic, a [...]
The Star Wars comics recently finished telling a very significant story in a key period of the timeline, exploring the lead-up to the Battle of Jakku and the fight itself, which marked the final battle of the Galactic Civil War, one year after the Battle of Endor turned the tide. This story has been told [...]
Stories about Luke Skywalker in the period after Return of the Jedi have been pretty scarce to come by over the last decade, but it seems that is slowly beginning to change. And in the recent Battle of Jakku comic, Luke is more involved in the New Republic efforts than we previously knew - which [...]
Though the Empire suffered a crippling defeat at the Battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi, the Imperial forces continued fighting against the rebels for another year, until their decisive loss at the Battle of Jakku. In that year, the rebels re-organized into the New Republic, but they faced tumultuous days. The Battle of [...]
The war between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire did not end at the Battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi. It continued on for another year, with the Imperial remnants continuing the fight and the Rebels re-organized into the New Republic. So at the same time they were trying to finally defeat [...]
If you've been following along with Alex Segura's recent Star Wars comics, The Battle of Jakku: Republic Under Siege, you would have noticed an Imperial leader named Gallius Rax calling the shots for the Imperial remnants in the year following the Battle of Endor. Rax leads a council of Imperial admirals, warlords, governors, and more. [...]
Running a rebellion isn't easy, but it's nothing compared to running a government. That's what Mon Mothma learned in the days following the Battle of Endor, where the Rebel Alliance defeated the Empire and marked a decisive turning point in the Galactic Civil War. They formed the New Republic, which would see the fight through [...]
The legend of Luke Skywalker continues to grow. The Star Wars comics have begun to explore the time immediately following Return of the Jedi, leading up to the Battle of Jakku where the Empire was defeated once and for all. And along the way, they've given Luke another truly epic moment that reminds us just [...]
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