STAR WARS: BATTLE OF JAKKU Comics Will Fill In One Of The Biggest Gaps Between Original And Sequel Trilogies

STAR WARS: BATTLE OF JAKKU Comics Will Fill In One Of The Biggest Gaps Between Original And Sequel Trilogies

Marvel has shared all 12 covers for Star Wars: Battle of Jakku, an upcoming comic book series which promises to address one of the most monumental moments between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.

By JoshWilding - Aug 29, 2024 06:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars

This October, a new era of Star Wars comic book storytelling kicks off in Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku. Written by acclaimed, award-winning author Alex Segura (Edge of Spider-Verse) and illustrated by a team of superstar artists - Leonard Kirk, Stefano Raffaele, Jethro Morales, and Luke Ross - the story will be told across three limited series: Insurgency Rising, Republic Under Siege, and Last Stand

Set after Return of the Jedi, the saga will be centred around the never-before-told final moments of the Galactic Civil War. First introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Rey scavenged amongst its wreckage, the Battle of Jakku was a pivotal turning point for the Galaxy.

On the sandy dunes of Jakku, the scattered forces of the Empire made their desperate last stand after their secret base was discovered by the Rebellion, who were determined to destroy them once and for all so that the New Republic could thrive. Now, we'll witness this pivotal moment in Star Wars canon for the first time.

Starring core characters like Luke and Leia as well as new heroes and villains who were instrumental during this thrilling period, the three Battle of Jakku series will bridge the gap between the Original Trilogy and the Sequel Trilogy like never before, revealing key insights behind the aftermath of the Battle of Endor and the Empire's demise, including the Emperor's secret contingency plans.

It also promises to introduce the shocking power-hungry threats that emerged during this time of uncertainty...could that be a hint we'll finally learn more about where Supreme Leader Snoke came from before becoming Palpatine's puppet?

"It's an unbelievable honour to be able to tell this lost story of Star Wars history, alongside so many amazing artists, in the pages of the three Battle of Jakku limited series," Segura said in a press release today. "Our story will be epic in scope - involving all the major characters you love, plus some new, exciting additions to the mythos."

He added, "We'll not only give readers a front-row seat to the final battle of the Galactic Civil War - we'll reframe the aftermath of the Battle of Endor and introduce a new, menacing threat that will keep our heroes guessing. The goal for all of us is to turn up the volume and make sure this adventure stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the other stories of the era. As the Empire collapses, a new darkness arises!"

Check out the full scope of Star Wars: Battle of Jakku below, including the main covers for all three series.

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STAR WARS: BATTLE OF JAKKU — INSURGENCY RISING #1
Written by ALEX SEGURA
Art by LEONARD KIRK & STEFANO RAFFAELE
Cover by PHIL NOTO
On Sale 10/2

STAR WARS: BATTLE OF JAKKU — INSURGENCY RISING #2 
Written by ALEX SEGURA
Art by LEONARD KIRK
Cover by PHIL NOTO
On Sale 10/16

STAR WARS: BATTLE OF JAKKU — INSURGENCY RISING #3 
Written by ALEX SEGURA
Art by JETHRO MORALES & LEONARD KIRK
Cover by PHIL NOTO
On Sale 10/30

STAR WARS: BATTLE OF JAKKU — INSURGENCY RISING #4
Written by ALEX SEGURA
Art by JETHRO MORALES & LEONARD KIRK
Cover by PHIL NOTO
On Sale 11/6

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MG0019
MG0019 - 8/29/2024, 6:22 PM
It’s amazing how much they’ve destroyed any hype for the franchise. I feel nothing for these books.

I was invested in Force Awakens too! My dad was an OG fan, saw the first run of Star Wars in theaters when he was five. He’s been a super fan since. Collecting, reading, cosplaying; his whole world is Star Wars. He’s also a supportive fan. He loved the prequels when they launched. He never got into the negative, he’d say Jar Jar was meant for us kids, and he still loved the film flaws and all.

He loved Force Awakens, as did I. Seeing Rogue One with him will be a core memory. His absolute joy watching Vader mow down rebels. We thought we were gonna be eating good thereafter!

Then, Last Jedi. It really felt like they hated the fans. Kylo Ren says to burn the past; and it felt like he was yelling at the fans. Stop loving this thing you stupid idiots. So they listened. My dad, & tons of other fans stopped feeling the magic. Rise of Skywalker was the first time we saw a theatrical SW film only once. Even Last Jedi we gave one more shot, but didn’t improve anything. At home, we’ve never tried watching Rise again. It’s amazing how much damage they did to the franchise.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/29/2024, 6:26 PM
@MG0019 -

That's how those of us that saw the original trilogy in the theater feel.
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 8/29/2024, 7:16 PM
@MG0019 - "Kylo Ren says to burn the past; and it felt like he was yelling at the fans."

Ah yes, as we know the villain is the usual mouthpiece for the creators opinions /s
Drace24
Drace24 - 8/29/2024, 7:44 PM
@MG0019 - I heard the same complaints for 25 years and I always thought its bullshit. "Muh, THE PREQUELS KILLED STAR WARS...RUINED MY CHILDHOOD...KILLED THE FRANCHISE...GEORGE LUCAS HATES US...blah blah blah..." I grew up with the prequels and they were the best cinematic experience of my life, especially Phantom Menace. It was like an entire universe opened up to me. And I know for a fact that the sequels had the same effect on new fans when they came out.

And to those people I can only say: Star Wars is very much alive. The fandom is broken. Star Wars exists in a toxic relationship with an obnoxious group of "fans" who are now a jaded pretentious entitled adult who believes this franchise owes them. And that's not LucasFilm's fault or Disney's or Rian Johnson's or George Lucas' or Kathleen Kennedy's or Jar Jar Binks' or the Ewok's or any of the other names on the ever growing list of scapegoats that the haters had over the years only to then move on to the next one. Maybe they would have more enthusiasm for Star Wars if they hadn't spent the last 40 years complaining about EVERYTHING. Maybe they could have actually allowed themselfs to feel excited about the newest movie instead of your first instinct being to immediately run to Twitter to complain about lightsaber hilts, black Stormtroopers or the name of a fictional spaceship on Lego toy packaging. Maybe they could have spent any amount of actual engagement with the franchise beyond watching clickbaity rage channels that tell them to hate and harrass the latest woman and/or minority that dares to exist in Star Wars. Maybe they could read the comics BEFORE leaving shitty comments and not review bomb merch.

I mean, I don't do that and my hype for the franchise is as big as ever. I did not enjoy Rise of Skywalker either. But A: I got over it before I even got home from the theatre. And B: I couldn't help but notice how that movies entire problem was that it tried to appease all these angry Sith Lord of the Internet and their petty grievances. Weird how that works.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/29/2024, 7:49 PM
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GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 8/29/2024, 7:57 PM
@MG0019 - @DocSpock and I saw the 77 film multiple times in theaters. And drive-ins.

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Drace24
Drace24 - 8/29/2024, 8:04 PM
@Ryguy88 - Someone with that avatar posting that meme is golden irony.

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Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 8/29/2024, 8:18 PM
@Drace24 - you just did a double irony there, as its seems theres a totally different fire from this one that you're blissfully unaware of.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/29/2024, 9:29 PM
@GeneralZod -

And the first 2 Superman & Batman movies. YAHOOTIE!!!!

Wrath of Khan FTW!!!!

Simonsonrules
Simonsonrules - 8/29/2024, 9:40 PM
@GeneralZod - I'm 'comin Elizabeth!!!
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 8/29/2024, 10:19 PM
@Simonsonrules -
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DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/29/2024, 10:34 PM
@Simonsonrules -

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DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/29/2024, 10:35 PM
@GeneralZod - @Simonsonrules -

Alien & Aliens.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 8/29/2024, 10:37 PM
@MG0019 - I wanted to say, your comment perfectly captures how we hard-core, Gen X, first-gen Star Wars fans feel. I wouldn't change a word of what you wrote. You totally understand, and my guess is that you're 25 or under.

I saw Rogue One with my mom when it came out in the theater (she was about 75 when it came out). As with me, she was floored when Leia appeared in the last 10 seconds or so. The audience gasped and cheered. No one saw it coming. I left that theater thinking, "Star Wars rules, there is nothing like it, more greatness to come." A year later, i walked out of The Last Jedi asking myself what was the abomination that I had just watched. And it's been pretty much rock-bottom ever since, with a couple of signs of hope (Mando S1 and last episode of Mando S2) in the 7 years that have followed. The absolute "[frick] you" to the fans when Rian Johnson had Luke doing this ... hard to forget.
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GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 8/29/2024, 11:09 PM
@DocSpock - My parents wouldn't let me see Alien in '79. They went, but wouldn't take me. My first R movie was "Creepshow." Snuck in, got kicked out half way through by the usher. In the middle of "The Crate", which was the third sketch in the four-sketch anthology movie. The one with Hal Holbrook and Adrienne Barbeau.

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The1st
The1st - 8/30/2024, 12:27 AM
@Ryguy88 - User Comment Image
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/30/2024, 12:38 AM
@GeneralZod -

Still a great time you had. In the 60s and early 70s, my Dad introduced me to comics, great sci-fi movies, TV, and novels. I took my dad to Alien. It was so groundbreaking and scary, we 2 tough guys about jumped out of seats 3 or 4 times. So cool. After seeing that on Friday, we then went camping, duck hunting, and fishing for the next 5 days. Poker and booze were major players on that trip.

I took my 2 oldest Grandsons on camping trips like that 4-5 times before I got too damn old and broken to do it anymore.




GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 8/30/2024, 9:10 AM
@DocSpock - Yeah, i used to take my son salt-water fishing in a canoe quite a bit -- but I just can't cramp up my body and stay in place like that anymore. Now I write a check and have a guide take him and his buddies out fishing. lol.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 8/29/2024, 6:23 PM
Yeah /fartnoise
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/29/2024, 6:28 PM
@McMurdo -

Excellent work. You should start a band.
Drace24
Drace24 - 8/29/2024, 7:13 PM
@McMurdo - Behold. The high class contributions of a Star Wars troll.
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 8/29/2024, 8:17 PM
@DocSpock - I thought he did...Crazy Town?
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/29/2024, 9:32 PM
@OriginalGusto1 -

Sounds like my kinda place.
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 8/29/2024, 9:43 PM
@DocSpock - @McMurdo used to make the panties drop...

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OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 8/29/2024, 9:45 PM
Then, he gave up to try to join Limp Bizkit. They turned him down. Then, Nickleback...was never the same after that.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/29/2024, 9:48 PM
@OriginalGusto1 -

Okayyyyy. Just to let ya know, if a rapper wandered into the town I live in, he would be fair game for target practice.


OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 8/29/2024, 9:49 PM
After that...last I heard he and @SuperCat started a 98 Degrees tribute band. We lost touch. It kinda hurt, but...I moved on. All I could do.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 8/30/2024, 10:26 AM
@OriginalGusto1 - i tried my hand at jazz. And no that isn't code for Smurf porn.
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 8/30/2024, 6:55 PM
@McMurdo - Did you try...Jazz Hands?
McMurdo
McMurdo - 8/31/2024, 1:58 PM
@OriginalGusto1 - that was my nick name when I worked Cobble Street in downtown Memphis. That and "the Pocket Rocket".
DocSpock
DocSpock - 8/29/2024, 6:23 PM

How will they address that after that huge gap, they came up with the sh!ttiest trilogy possible?
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 8/29/2024, 6:28 PM
For a studio that wants to distance itself from the Skywalkers, it sure does go to that well a lot. Every time they get bad press, they shove Luke out there.
Drace24
Drace24 - 8/29/2024, 7:47 PM
@CreateNowSlpL8r - I think you hit an interesting point. The fanbase can't seem to make up its mind on whether they want nostalgia stuff or not. Whatever they get served, they scream for the opposite. They always scream.
EZBeast
EZBeast - 8/29/2024, 10:56 PM
@Drace24 - when disney announced the sequel trilogy they said the original cast was returning so fans wanted to see them together and their stories continued. Thanks to Disney's decision to not give them the respect they deserved and oversatuatuon the tv market with terrible shows based on those main characters, or spinoff ones, I'm pretty sure most fans are just done with the Skywalker timeline and I'm pretty sure they'd embrace new characters and storyline IF they were done well.
CreateNowSlpL8r
CreateNowSlpL8r - 8/30/2024, 2:15 PM
@Drace24 - Based on the viewership and feedback on D+ shows, I think they kind of made their point. TLJ put the fandom in a weird place. The OG characters were handled poorly and aside from Mando S1/S2, the shows have had mixed reaction at best with the fandom finally just tuning out to Acolyte.

I agree with @EZBeast

At this point, go 200 years into the future and forget the Rey nonsense. Going back to the OG characters at this point just hurts. Each of the OG characters has a tragic, unsatisfying ending imo.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 8/29/2024, 6:29 PM
You hear that?👂

That’s the sound of nobody giving a [frick]
Drace24
Drace24 - 8/29/2024, 7:11 PM
@FireandBlood - I always wanted this.
grif
grif - 8/29/2024, 10:12 PM
damn son everyones going to be reading this


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