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Marvel is taking its Star Wars comics beyond Return of the Jedi in October, with both an Ewoks miniseries and the beginning of The Battle of Jakku maxiseries, and I will say this works very well as my birthday gift! Thank you, Marvel! As the Battle of Jakku is releasing almost weekly, we have the opening chunk of its 12-issue story to enjoy, as well as the ending of the Inquisitors miniseries, and lots of The High Republic goodness thanks to Dark Horse, so head below to read all about it!
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The Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising #1 (on sale 10/2)
Alex Segura (Writer), Leonard Kirk & Stefano Raffaele (Artist)Cover by Phil Noto
The New Republic faces deadly adversaries! Mon Mothma and Leia must make a difficult decision to deal with a defiant Imperial hell-bent on preserving the legacy of Palpatine and Vader! Luke hunts for a lost Jedi relic but makes a startling discovery! The underworld simmers with intrigue as an unholy alliance is formed! A ragtag group of New Republic heroes sets out on a mission—and their return is not guaranteed!
The Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising #2 (on sale 10/16)
Alex Segura (Writer), Leonard Kirk (Artist)Cover by Phil Noto
The New Republic faces deadly adversaries! Mon Mothma and Leia must make a difficult decision to deal with a defiant Imperial hell-bent on preserving the legacy of Palpatine and Vader! Luke hunts for a lost Jedi relic but makes a startling discovery! The underworld simmers with intrigue as an unholy alliance is formed! A ragtag group of New Republic heroes sets out on a mission—and their return is not guaranteed!
The Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising #3 (on sale 10/30)
Alex Segura (Writer), Jethro Morales & Leonard Kirk (Artist)Cover by Phil Noto
Kes Dameron faces death in the grip of a fearsome Imperial Threat! Who is the mysterious Reyna Oskur—and what does her influence over the Defiant Imperial mean for the New Republic? Does the Defiant Imperial have an Inquisitor by his side?! Our villain consolidates his power—but at what cost? An iconic, familiar face arrives to save the captured heroes!
The Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising #4 (on sale 11/6) Advanced Solicited
Alex Segura (Writer), Jethro Morales & Leonard Kirk (Artist)Cover by Phil Noto
Chaos reigns as the Defiant Imperial comes face-to-face with the heroes of the New Republic! Luke vs. a new Inquisitor! The Imperial survivors consolidate behind the Defiant Imperial—putting the just-formed New Republic at risk! Kes Dameron and his team try for a daring escape—but meet an unexpected hurdle! The Galactic Civil War takes a startling twist—and bad omens arise for the future of the New Republic!
This really does sound like quite the blast, especially since the remaining 8 issues will likely all come out before the end of 2024, giving the story a sense of urgency monthly releases can’t always contain. As I discussed in my article about the maxiseries’ announcement, it looks like this story is adapting the mobile game Uprising, which shut down before it could complete its story, while it’s pulling elements from other release set in the lead up to the pivotal battle at Jakku, specifically the Aftermath Trilogy but also hopefully other releases as well. And the Luke Skywalker stuff, fighting a new Inquisitor (is it Tensu Run from the Inquisitors miniseries, a theory I only have due to the solicit below?), sounds like such a blast and makes it feel like the gloves have come off for this part of the timeline. We’ll know even more about Marvel’s plans at the SDCC panel on July 25, the same day as these released, so I’ll link to that here once I’ve got the news covered. UPDATE: We….did not learn anything more at that panel, more about The Acolyte tie-in books than anything else!
Inquisitors #4 (on sale 10/2)
Rodney Barnes (Writer), Ramon Rosanas (Artist)Cover by Nick Bradshaw ]] Marvel is taking its Star Wars comics beyond Return of the Jedi in October, with both an Ewoks miniseries and the beginning of The Battle of Jakku maxiseries, Read More