Since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. Years later, there are plenty of canon books giving us new ways to. Howard chaykinmarvel entertainment from marvel to dark horse and back again. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Lucasfilms nowcorporate sibling marvel comics, which published star wars comics from 1977 to 1986, are once again publishing star wars titles that started in 2015. Live recording of the a new dawn star wars books panel by del rey at new york comic con. Amy richau is a writer, lifelong star wars geek, and diehard denver broncos fan. The main vehicle for the galaxys expansion was the massive array. Nov 30, 2014 in 1977, the first star wars film was a boon for marvel comics, which published a sixissue tiein. Darth vader and the cry of shadows hardcover july 15, 2014 by tim siedell.
Darth maulson of dathomir is a fourissue canon comic book miniseries written by jeremy barlow, with artwork by penciller juan frigeri, inker mauro vargas, colorist wes dzioba, and cover artist chris scalf. Stay uptodate about upcoming star wars books and comics releases including variants. The following is a list of comic books, sorted by publisher and series. Chumlee has to call in multiple experts to inspect a 1977 star wars comic released by marvel and signed by the original trio of castmembers in this clip from if the. Oct 11, 2014 live recording of the a new dawn star wars books panel by del rey at new york comic con. Why marvels original star wars comics arent canon screen rant. Since then, a series of novels, as well as comic books published by marvel, have helped shape the new canon, in addition to animated shows like star. Get the best deals on star wars comic books when you shop the largest online selection at. This is the softcover collection of the official adaptation of george lucass roughdraft screenplay for what would become star wars, the film that. Star wars darth maul son of dathomir 2014 comic books.
In 1977, the first star wars film was a boon for marvel comics, which published a sixissue tiein. Since disney acquired the rights to the franchise back in 2012, much of the star wars expanded universe, which consisted of video game storylines, films and comic books, was rebranded as star wars. With patrik hont, carolina neurath, stephanie douglas anderberg, karl lindqvist. Jul 26, 2014 the writer and artist john cassaday kick off marvel comics new line of comic books based on the scifi franchise in january with star wars, the first of three titles launching in 2015. Hera was recently featured in the idw comic star wars forces of destiny. Mar 05, 2018 do you have a favorite star wars rebels book or comic. In pretty much every way, it is a continuation of the story developed in issues 1 6 collected in volume 1. In april 2014, lucasfilm rebranded the majority of the star wars expanded universe as legends, only keeping the theatrical skywalker saga and. Dec 10, 2019 since the release of the first two star wars books. The license for publishing star wars comics was owned by dark horse comics exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Kilian plunkett, mike mayhew, ryan kinnaird, scott kolins, sean cooke, stephane roux. Jul 22, 2014 the star wars verkorpert jedenfalls auch ein sehr starkes star warsfeeling. A companion to the eightissue adaptation of the star wars, this is an exclusive peek behind the scenes at the designs.
Apr 25, 2014 the expanded universe encompasses the huge array of star wars media that flourished in the decades postreturn of the jedi. Star wars is a comic book series published by dark horse comics that began in january 20. Lucasfilm needs to start adapting star wars novels and. Star wars is a star wars comic book series initially written by jason aaron with art by john. Empire are fresh off their biggest victory yetthe destruction of the massive battle station known as the death star. Browse the marvel comic series the star wars 20 2014. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. During a publishing panel at san diego comiccon 2014, members of the lucasfilm story group clarified the classification of previous novels and comic books as star wars legends. Find star wars 1 comic and star wars comic 1 1977 from a vast selection of star wars. Between may the fourth and the episode vii cast reveal, star wars mania is back in full swing, so now feels like the perfect time to rank our top 10 favorite star wars comics of all time. The year was full of noteworthy comic books, but what 2014 did best was show how the medium is rife with stuff for everybody not just dudes who dig superheroes.
How star wars saved marvel from financial ruin the new. During a publishing panel at san diego comic con 2014, members of the lucasfilm story group clarified the classification of previous novels and comic books as star wars legends. On august 14, 20, author brian wood announced on social media that he was contracted to continue writing for star wars through issue twenty. Lucasfilm needs to start adapting star wars novels and comic. Hera can be found in current and future star wars comics. Comics, star wars books, star wars comics, star wars rebels 2014. All canonical within the star wars universe, each book will pick up where star wars. Dark horse was far superior to marvel for star wars comics. Star wars comic book series by marvel comics from 1977 to 1986, set in star wars legends continuity. A new hope, marvels ongoing star wars comics reveal new stories featuring. The expanded universe encompasses the huge array of star wars media that flourished in the decades postreturn of the jedi.
In fact, it only makes him mad enough to take on the galaxywith an army. Episode i the phantom menace and explores the origins and early days of darth maul, an antagonist. A galaxy of information on star wars toys, action figures, statues, prop replicas, books, games, comics, miniatures, cards, and other collectibles. The star wars legend, who has spent 43 years acting as the golden droid, reflects on the end of the skywalker. Getting cut in half by obiwan kenobi and being rejected by his. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the. All that means is that only the booksmedia published after april 24, 2014 are considered actual star wars lore. Ongoing star wars comic book series by marvel comics since 2015, set in disneys rebooted star wars expanded universe. Del rey publishing editor shelly shapiro explained that fans shouldnt be defensive, or see the move as an attack on the novels released under her supervision. Since the release of the first two star wars books.
Marvel will reprint dark horses star wars comics ign. Mar 31, 2020 so, in 2014, the canon was officially reset. The new star wars movies will ignore the expanded universe. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. In pretty much every way, it is a continuation of the story developed in issues 1 6 collected in. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. This trade paperback volume collects issues 7 12 of the 2014 dark horse comic named simply star wars. Star wars comic series timeline star wars timeline.
An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. The high republic, initially promoted as project luminous, is a subseries of the star wars media franchise set during the high republic subera of the age of republic, set 200 years before the events of the skywalker saga and 800 years after the fall of the old republic. This was done to make room for new stories, as disney announced that the star wars comics would return to marvel comics. The star wars comic read the star wars comic online in.