Star wars is a 2015 marvel comics series set in the eponymous fictional universe, and the first series to be officially written by marvel comics since the series written in the seventies and eighties. Apr 10, 2015 diamond comics released their sales figures for march 2015 today. Star wars comic series timeline page 2 of 4 star wars. Browse the marvel comic series star wars 2015 present. The author talks to about resistance agent vi moradi and building the backstory of disney parks new star warsthemed land. The greatest space adventure of all time returns to marvel. New star wars comic features darth vader traumatized. Dark horse comics published the limited series dark empire in 1991. Marvels star wars was the top selling comic of the last 10 years. Marvel lost the rights to star wars in 1986, which was then moved to the publisher dark horse. I was a little uncertain how marvel would continue dark horses star wars comic legacy, but this issue certainly doesnt disappoint. Star wars isnt the only title with these variants, and there is a subset of people who collect these 35 cent variants. Find star wars 1 comic and star wars comic 1 1977 from a vast selection of star wars.
Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. Diamond comics released their sales figures for march 2015 today. Marvels star wars was the top selling comic of the last. Marvel comics relaunch of the star wars comic book franchise proved to be profitable for the publisher. Empire ascendant to close out marvels flagship star wars series exclusive get a first look at the cover art and details of the special oneshot, a finale for the longrunning star wars ongoing title. The comic marked star wars official return to marvel after disney acquired the comic. This page contains a list of all the comics included in star wars vol 2. This is the star wars saga as only marvel comics could make it. Trade paperback collecting the first six issues of star wars, which compose the skywalker strikes arc. The next wild star wars twist has emerged in a darth vader. Son of dathomir dark horses only canon contribution to the franchise before disney bought the.
Written by jason aaron and with art by john cassaday, this is the star wars saga as only marvel comics could make it. Darth vader, a comic book series following the dark side force wielder between the events of 1977s star wars and 1980s star wars. The series features classic star wars characters luke skywalker, princess leia, han solo, chewbacca, c3po, and r2d2. Episode v the empire strikes back and features all of the major characters from the original film. Star wars 2015 comic book by marvel 75 issues, 411 covers mar 2015 to jan 2020. Luke skywalker and the ragtag band of rebels fighting against the galactic empire are fresh off their. Star wars is a star wars comic book series initially written by jason aaron.
Star wars is an ongoing star wars comic series published by marvel comics since january 14, 2015. The comic takes place in and during the events of star wars. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. We make no claim of ownership to the source material. At any rate, this weeks comicbook reveal is a clear sign that the lucasfilm empire would like to continue, ahem, bringing star wars possibilities back from the dead. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. Aaron described the series as being a team book, but also emphasized it as. Marvel typically tested price increases on a limited basis before rolling out the increase over all their comic titles. Originally premiering in 2015, this comic was the first of the fabled adventures of luke skywalker to be published by the company since 1986, when marvel ended the publication of the very. Skywalker strikes the greatest space adventure of all time returns to marvel. Star wars 1 is the first issue of the marvel comic book series star wars and the first of six issues in the series first story arc, skywalker strikes.
New listing star wars number 1 comic book 1977 first print cgc white pages 9. Originally written by jason aaron with art by john cassaday, it is set between the 1977 film star wars and its 1980 sequel, the empire strikes back. Star wars issue 1, released by marvel in 2015, has been named as the best selling comic of the decade. Aphra attempts a rescue mission and it goesinterestingly. Star wars was one of three new star wars comics by marvel announced in july 2014, along with princess leia and darth vader. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list.
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The star wars comic was set to be written by jason aaron and illustrated by john cassaday, and released in january 2015. Ever since darth vader made his first onscreen appearance, he became the one of the most popular villains to ever haunt an audiences dreams. Due to the continuity reboot, it is also the first canonical comic book released since darth maul. Originally written by jason aaron with art by john. Star wars 2015 comic read star wars 2015 comic online. Several variant covers were printed for the first issue. Feb 11, 2015 the second title in the 2015 marvel star wars relaunch is darth vader, the most iconic character in the series and one of the best villains of all time.
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