Lucasfilm has announced
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion, a special comic series from Marvel that will celebrate the icons of the original
Star Wars trilogy. Kicking off in April, the series will be written by Greg Pak and will feature one-shots centered on the legendary heroes and villains from the Galactic Civil War.
This will be the second of three planned series aimed at exploring the different eras of
Star Wars. The first series,
Age of Republic, focuses on the prequel series and is already in stores. A third series,
Age of Resistance, will be all about the newest trilogy and is due out later this year.
Scroll through the pages below for a look at the first batch of
Age of Rebellion issues, or hit the "View List" to see them all at once.
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Princess Leia #1 will arrive on April 3. It will be set following the events of
The Empire Strikes Back and tell the story of
"how Leia prepares for the rescue of Han Solo by taking on the identity of bounty hunter Boushh, and must earn the trust of Bossk." Art will be from Chris Sprouse with a cover by Terry and Rachel Dodson.
Arriving a week later will be
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Grand Moff Tarkin #1, illustrated by Marc Laming. This issue will hit store shelves on April 10 and will explore
"how the Imperial mastermind ensures that the Death Star lives up to its name." The cover art was also illustrated by Terry and Rachel Dodson.
On the same day (April 10), we're also getting
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Special #1. This will feature three stories in one issue, each from a different writer and artist, following both iconic and lesser known characters from the Galactic Civil War. From writer SI Spurrier comes a story about the droid bounty hunter IG-88 with art from Caspar Wijngaard. There's also a story about Yoda from Marc Guggenheim with art from Andrea Broccardo, which is set during the Jedi Master's exile on Dagobah. Lastly, iconic rebel pilots Biggs Darklighter and Jek Porkins will be getting their own story courtesy of writer/artist Jon Adams. The cover art above is from Giuseppe Camuncoli and Guru-eFX.
Issues
Han Solo #1, Boba Fett #1, Lando Calrissian #1, and Jabba the Hutt #1 are all planned to arrive in May, with the final two one-shots,
Luke Skywalker #1 and
Darth Vader #1, wrapping up the series in June. We unfortunately don't have details regarding these stories, but the artwork above is from Terry and Rachel Dodson.