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Star Wars:
A New Hope
Cinestory Comic
The original movie gets SEPTEMBER
an unusual adaptation Journey to Star Wars: The Last
Jedi - Captain Phasma #1 & #2
A New Hope turned 40 this year. Writer Kelly Thompson
In celebration, this graphic novel Artist Marco Checchetto
takes a very different approach Cover Artist Paul Renaud
to adapting the Star Wars fi lm that
started it all. It tells the story of Star Wars #36
Luke’s first adventure, the Rebellion Writer Jason Aaron

Artist Salvador Larroca
against the Empire and the dreaded
Artist Mike Mayhew
Death Star using stills from the
movie, rather than comic art.
Star Wars Annual #3
If you’re not a fan of traditional Writer Jason Latour
comic books this makes for a neat Artist Michael Walsh
alternative. It uses the standard Cover Artist Michael Walsh
comic panel page layout, plus
sound effects and dialogue, but Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #12
with the look of the actual fi lm. Writer Kieron Gillen
Artist Kev Walker

It’s the first of several such in November, Maul in February
Cover Artist Kamome Shirahama
volumes from Joe Books, who also 2018, and Grand Admiral Thrawn in
have a series of Rebels books on May 2018.
Darth Vader #5
their slate, starting with Spark of Star Wars: A New Hope Writer Charles Soule
Rebellion (already available), and Cinestory Comic is out now in Artist Giuseppe Camuncoli
to be followed by Path of the Jedi hardback and paperback formats. Cover Artist Giuseppe Camuncoli
Star Wars: Poe Dameron #19
Writer Charles Soule
Star Wars Legends Artist Angel Unzueta
Epic Collection: Rise Cover Artist Phil Noto
of the Sith Vol. 2 Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic
- Mace Windu #2 (of 5)
A bumper anthology Writer Matthew Owens
Artist Denys Cowan
of Star Wars stories Cover Artist Jesus Saiz

This aptly named Epic Collection is Star Wars: Rogue One
adaptation #6 (of 6)
sure to please prequel fans and ’90s
Writer Jody Houser
nostalgia buffs alike. It contains a
Artist Emilio Laiso
massive 496-pages of comics,
Cover Artist Phil Noto
charting the insidious return of the
Sith—and the events that will
eventually lead to the Clone Wars
and the fall of the Galactic Republic.
The volume reprints the
adaptation of The Phantom Menace
as well as Star Wars #0-3, Darth Maul
#1-4, Star Wars Episode 1: The
Phantom Menace #1/2 and #1-4,
Episode 1: Anakin Skywalker, Queen
Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Obi-Wan Windham, and featuring the art of
Kenobi, and material from Star Wars Anthony Winn, Jan Duursema,
#4-6, and Star Wars Tales #3, #5, #7, Rodolfo Damaggio, Steve Crespo,
#14, and #20. With stories by Jan Galen Showman, Robert Teranishi,
Strnad, Ron Marz, Henry Gilroy, Tim and Martin Egeland, the collection is
Truman, Mark Schultz, and Ryder available in November from Marvel.

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