After a twenty-nine year break, Star Wars returns to Marvel Comics in 2015 with a brand new ongoing series set just after the destruction of the original Death Star!
The move has happened following Disney‘s purchase of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars brand, and their decision to switch publication in-house (via the now-Disney-owned Marvel Comics). Original Sin scribe Jason Aaron takes on writing duties initially with art from Uncanny Avengers‘ John Cassaday.
Jason Aaron: “What’s cool and refreshing about this new book is we kind of start over with the “Star Wars” Universe. It comes back to where it all began with those first few films. So I want this to read like it’s in that same universe. I want this to have the feel of that original film. I want it to be as funny, exciting and filled with wonder as the movies were. That’s what I’m going for. As we go along we might break out of that mold a little bit and see different kinds of stories, but for now this is what we’re shooting for.”
“The book starts a couple of weeks after the destruction of the Death Star. So this has obviously been a huge win for the Rebels. It’s the biggest win they’ve had. They just destroyed this massive space station. So they’ve dealt this huge blow to the Empire, and this is very much them trying to press their advantage and launch sort of the Tet Offensive against the Empire.

The feeling is that they dazed the Empire a little bit and now it’s time to go for the knockout punch. They’re ready to step things up. This is them launching more surprise attacks. When that first issue opens we get to see our beloved cast of characters diving into the fire one more time.”
“I want this to feel like the book you could have read two months after that original film came out. Really all you need to know going into this book is what you saw in the first movie. So I wanted to get back to the films as the main inspiration for this. We’re going to start by focusing in on those characters. Going forward, we’ll start to broaden that with new and existing characters.” – CBR
The greatest space adventure of all time returns to Marvel!
Luke Skywalker and the ragtag band of rebels fighting against the Galactic Empire are fresh off their biggest victory yet-the destruction of the massive battle station known as the Death Star. But the Empire’s not toppled yet! Join Luke along with Princess Leia, smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca, droids C-3PO and R2-D2 and the rest of the Rebel Alliance as they strike out for freedom against the evil forces of Darth Vader and his master, the Emperor. Written by Jason Aaron (Original Sin, Thor: God of Thunder) and with art by John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men, Uncanny Avengers), this is the Star Wars saga as only Marvel Comics could make it!