A vintage Star Wars story is finally returning for a victory lap, with a special twist that should delight fans of George Lucas’s iconic sci-fi franchise. Marvel Comics has officially announced that it is resurrecting the original Star Wars newspaper comic strips, complete with a new format.This summer, Marvel Comics will release Star Wars Legends: The Newspaper Strips Omnibus, a collection of the comic strips published between 1979 and 1984, per ICv2. The omnibus will collect over 1,000 pages of the comic strips in full color, with two editions for fans to choose from: a regular edition and a Direct Market exclusive, which will include additional features. This new omnibus will be available for purchase on July 22, starting at $125.The omnibus comes with the moniker of Star Wars Legends, indicating that the events of the comics are no longer considered canon to the larger Star Wars universe. This is the case with most Star Wars comics published before Lucasfilm was purchased by Walt Disney Studios in 2012. Even so, the events of the series are still a fun exploration for longtime fans of Star Wars, who get to imagine different adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia Organa, Chewbacca, and their allies.
A vintage Star Wars story is finally returning for a victory lap, with a special twist that should delight fans of George Lucas’s iconic sci-fi franchise. Marvel Comics has officially announced that it is resurrecting the original Star Wars newspaper comic strips, complete with a new format.
This summer, Marvel Comics will release Star Wars Legends: The Newspaper Strips Omnibus, a collection of the comic strips published between 1979 and 1984, per ICv2. The omnibus will collect over 1,000 pages of the comic strips in full color, with two editions for fans to choose from: a regular edition and a Direct Market exclusive, which will include additional features. This new omnibus will be available for purchase on July 22, starting at $125.
The omnibus comes with the moniker of Star Wars Legends, indicating that the events of the comics are no longer considered canon to the larger Star Wars universe. This is the case with most Star Wars comics published before Lucasfilm was purchased by Walt Disney Studios in 2012. Even so, the events of the series are still a fun exploration for longtime fans of Star Wars, who get to imagine different adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia Organa, Chewbacca, and their allies.
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