Ross Hutchinson
Here’s whats happening in Marvel Comics STAR WARS comics for the month of April 2020:
Cover by R.B. Silva
STAR WARS #5
CHARLES SOULE (W) • JESÚS SAIZ (A) • Cover by R.B. SILVA
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE
VARIANT COVER BY PATRICK ZIRCHER
The next steps on Luke Skywalker’s search for Jedi wisdom begin here!
• Following a mysterious vision he received on CLOUD CITY, Luke travels to a lost planet looking for a woman he believes may hold the key to his Jedi future and that of the entire Rebellion.
• But will he arrive at his destination in time to learn what he needs… or will the evil DARTH VADER get there first?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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Cover by Valentina Remenar
Variant cover by Valentina Remenar
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #1
ALYSSA WONG (W) • MARIKA CRESTA (A) • Cover by VALENTINA REMENAR
Variant Cover by Ashley Witter
Variant Cover by Chris Sprouse
Variant Cover by Valentina Remenar
NEW CREW, NEW MISSION!
With the Rebel Alliance back on the run after their defeat at the Battle of Hoth, it’s never been a more dangerous time for outlaws, scoundrels and the errant rogue archaeologist to make their way in the galaxy. But after a string of bad luck and near escapes, DOCTOR APHRA is back on the job! She’s been keeping a low profile – jobs are scarce and credits scarcer. But the promise of the score of a lifetime is a chance too good for her to pass up. And to find the cursed RINGS OF VAALE, Aphra will need a crew of treasure hunters the likes of which the galaxy has never seen before! But RONEN TAGGE, heir to the powerful Tagge family, also has his eyes on the prize. Do Aphra and her team stand a chance at fortune and glory?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #2
ALYSSA WONG (W) • MARIKA CRESTA (A) • Cover by VALENTINA REMENAR
Variant Cover by Sara Pichelli
BEWARE THE MAD CITY!
DOCTOR APHRA and her new team have tracked the RINGS OF VAALE to a mysterious planet filled with primordial horror. What’s worse, the rings may be cursed…a malediction that could already be tearing Aphra’s crew apart. Will they escape the terror of the cursed planet with the precious rings or succumb to the creeping madness pervading the ancient world?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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Cover by Lee Bermejo
Empire Strikes Back variant by Chris Sprouse
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #3
ETHAN SACKS (W) • PAOLO VILLANELLI (A) • Cover by LEE BERMEJO
Variant by MICHAEL GOLDEN
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Variant COVER by CHRIS SPROUSE
DUEL TO THE DEATH…AS THE SCOREKEEPER WILLS!
• Bossk confronts Valance in the ultimate heavyweight battle…and only one bounty hunter will remain standing when the dust clears.
• The mysterious Nakano Lash finally resurfaces, threatening to plunge the underworld into an all-out war between two of the most powerful criminal syndicates in the galaxy.
• Every bounty hunter, including the fearsome BOBA FETT, is after Lash. But what truly drives Fett to hunt down this particular quarry? Is it for the payday or…vengeance?! What exactly happened to Boba, Valance and Lash on that ill-fated mission so many years ago…?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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Cover by Inhyuk Lee
Empire Strikes Back variant by Chris Sprouse
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #3
GREG PAK (W) • RAFFAELE IENCO (A) • Cover By Inhyuk Lee
Variant cover by AARON KUDER
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Variant COVER by CHRIS SPROUSE
GHOSTS OF VADER’S PAST!
• In his quest to destroy everyone who hid the existence of his son, Luke Skywalker, from him, Darth Vader has formed an unlikely partnership with an eerie shadow from his previous life.
• Now they return to Naboo where a powerful new host of vengeful ghosts awaits them.
• Delve deeper into Vader’s past than you thought possible with this shocking tale of tragedy and revenge!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2020 Lucasfilm Ltd.
Cover by John Tyler Christopher
STAR WARS: THE ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVERS #1
JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER (A) • COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Get the ultimate Star Wars action figure collection — in one single, giant-sized comic book! As a child, John Tyler Christopher spent his days playing with Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and his beloved Boba Fett. As an adult, Christopher has spent the last five years drawing the greatest heroes and villains of the galaxy far, far away in a stellar series of Action Figure Variant Covers to Marvel’s Star Wars titles — which have become as sought-after among fans as the original toys! Now, almost 100 of Christopher’s covers — featuring everyone from Ackbar to Zuckuss — are assembled, in all their full-size glory, in this instant collector’s item issue. And you don’t even have to agonize over taking them out of the box!
104 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$9.99
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