At long last, we're going to be getting a story that focuses on the main heroes of the original trilogy in the period immediately following the Galactic Civil War. Star Wars recently announced that the main Star Wars comic line, re-launching in 2025, will jump into the post-Return of the Jedi era, with the previous [...]
This year is shaping up to be a very exciting one for Star Wars comics, with series following prequel characters (Jedi Knights by Marc Guggenheim), original trilogy characters (Star Wars by Alex Segura), and sequel characters (Legacy of Vader by Charles Soule). All three authors recently appeared on a Youtube interview with Alex Damon of [...]
An upcoming Star Wars comic will finally show us the fate of one of the prequel trilogy's most despicable characters. Marvel Star Wars editor Mark Paniccia posted a few images of the second issue of the upcoming Legacy of Vader comic, showing Kylo Ren traveling to Tatooine as he hunts the legacy of his grandfather. [...]
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 [...]
The next phase of the Battle of Jakku Star Wars comic recently began, with issue #1 of the four-part Republic Under Siege mini-series, written by Alex Segura. It begins with Luke Skywalker on the hunt for another old Jedi relic, bringing him into conflict with the Acolytes of the Beyond - and an unexpected familiar [...]
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