Hello there! We're Maddie (
@SskeerMadness
) and Florian (
@germanjedi
) and we're about to resurrect this account. Which form it is going to take is still a work in progress, but as before, we're going to talk about
#StarWars
books and comics, be they canon, Legends or otherwise.
Cover for DK's 2025 updated and expanded edition of
#StarWars
COMPLETE LOCATIONS, featuring detailed cross-sections of locations from the films and live-action shows (incl.
#Andor
and
#TheMandalorian
), with 12 new pieces added since the last refresh in 2016. Out March 11, 2025.
#TheMandalorian
is represented on the
#Lucasfilm
50th anniversary variant cover of
#DoctorAphra
issue
#19
in the form of Bo-Katan Kryze and Koska Reeves.
Cover art by Chris Sprouse, with inks by Karl Story and Neeraj Menon.
On-sale March 16th.
We'd like to throw whatever weight we have behind this
#SaveTheAcolyte
petition because we are fans of inclusive and imaginative storytelling, and hope that
#TheAcolyte
could soar to new heights in a second season. Please consider supporting and sharing.
The final cover of
#TheAcolyte
#Wayseeker
by Justina Ireland (May 6th, 2025), a prequel to the ambitious High Republic era show currently nearing 73,000 signatures for its renewal, has quietly been uploaded to retailers.
#RenewTheAcolyte
#SaveTheAcolyte
Feast your eyes on the cover of Path of Deceit, the first YA novel of
#TheHighRepublic
Phase II, out November 1st by
@tessagratton
and
@justinaireland
A Pantoran Jedi, an anti-Force cult, and an ancestor of the Eye. Color us intrigued!
All rise for the honorable new comic maxi-series, Battle of Jakku - Insurgency Rising! We're going post-Endor with the threat of the Imperial remnants, the Acolytes of the Beyond, and the lead-up to a certain planet everyone wants to return to...
REIGN OF THE EMPIRE is a new trilogy by writers Alexander Freed (Book 1: The Mask of Fear, Feb. 2025), Rebecca Roanhorse (Book 2, Spring 2026) and Fran Wilde (Book 3, Spring 2027). Book 1 features Mon Mothma in the first year of the Empire. More at io9:
Fresh announcement!
@ek_johnston
is writing a Qi'ra novel called Crimson Climb.
Details to follow, but it feels safe to assume it will detail her ascent through the ranks of Crimson Dawn during the events of Solo.
On August 1st, 2023, Marvel Comics reprints the
#StarWars
#Thrawn
comic book adaptation from 2019 by Jody Houser, Luke Ross and Nolan Woodard, based on Timothy Zahn's 2017 novel. This happens just in time for the character's on-screen return in
#Ahsoka
:
A look at the book design of the
#barnesandnoble
exclusive
#TalesOfKenobi
leather-bound hardcover collection of the Legends novels KENOBI and THE APPROACHING STORM!
This september, relive the Reva-lution with Obi-Wan Kenobi, a six issue comic miniseries adapting the TV show.
By Jody Houser and Salvador Larroca.
Covers by Phil Noto, Lee Garbett and Taurin Clarke.
Here are the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary variant covers for STAR WARS
#18
and BOUNTY HUNTERS
#17
(both set for Oct. 27th). Created by Chris Sprouse, Karl Story and Neeraj Menon, they showcase the heroes and villains of
#StarWarsRebels
.
#WarOfTheBountyHunters
Marchion Ro is ready to kill some of your favourite
#StarWarsTheHighRepublic
Jedi in Giuseppe Camuncoli's variant cover for EYE OF THE STORM
#1
(of 2). Coming January 12th!
Previews pages for the
#StarWarsTheHighRepublic
#Lightsaber
Collection have dropped! Cosplayers, prop nerds and other interested parties can get this book from Insight Editions on Oct. 29th. 1/2
[We're about to get a bit real on here, so bear with us or just skip ahead on your feed.]
It seems on top of some actual fans, we've triggered the petulant online crybaby portion of this fandom. If a cover upsets you this much, sincerely, get fucked.
Yours
The swbooks team
#NewRelease
Stories of Jedi and Sith by various authors
Tales of the light and dark from all across the Star Wars timeline. Featuring Yoda, Asajj, Rey, Qui-Gon, and of course Barriss Offee.
Oh hey. Been a while. Here's a new variant for
#StarWarsTheHighRepublic
fans - Shadows of Starlight
#1
variant cover by David Marquez (with colours by Brad Anderson).
Remember to follow us on Mastodon () as we're shutting down this account on here.
We're going on an adventure!
October 19th sees the start of Dark Horse's foray into the High Republic with Quest of the Jedi, a one shot by
@claudiagray
Starting on
#BlackFriday
at noon central, That Dude Books will be taking preorders for this
#StarWarsTheHighRepublic
ADVENTURES ANNUAL 2021 variant cover by Ben Harvey, featuring Bell Zettifar, Loden Greatstorm, and the actual main character of SWTHR, Ember the Charhound.
Sian Holt... whose lightsaber is that?
This variant cover for
#StarWarsTheHighRepublic
TRAIL OF SHADOWS
#5
(of 5) releases Feb. 9th alongside the main issue.
Cover art by David López!
*taps mic*
Out of the blue, Disney-Lucasfilm Press and
#AudibleOriginals
have dropped a middle-grade novel on us - only available as a single-narrator audio original on Audible. "Padawan's Pride" by Bryan Q. Miller, read by Kevin Kemp, is set in 29 BBY
1/2
#NewRelease
Shadow of the Sith by
@ghostfinder
As Ochi hunts Rey and her parents to the edge of the galaxy, Luke and Lando race into the mystery of the Sith’s lingering shadow and aid a young family running for their lives.
Making Alyssa's story exclusive to B&N is an upsetting decision. The first THR story of the latest writer to join the project, locked behind exclusivity.
But they deserve (y)our support, so go and get it if you can.
And to Lucasfilm Publishing: do better next time, please.
Today! It's my High Republic debut!! 💫
Happy launch day to TALES OF LIGHT AND LIFE! I've got a short story in the Barnes & Noble edition... and it's a fun one.
Crash. Corellia. Post-Midnight Horizon. See you there.
The
#StarWars
#HiddenEmpire
issue
#3
#BlackHistoryMonth
variant cover by Mateus Manhanini is sure to be tightly hugged by Poe Dameron because it showcases none other than Finn, hero of the Resistance. The release is set for Feb. 8th.
3 out of 4 October 2023 covers from the Essential Legends Collection series of novel reprints have shown up on Amazon:
- TRUE COLORS by Karen Traviss
- I, JEDI by Mike Stackpole
- ANNIHILATION by Drew Karpyshyn
Not yet revealed is the reprint cover for COURTSHIP OF PRINCESS LEIA
The future of Star Wars all-ages comics has been cloudy for a while, but now it's official: Dark Horse will be taking the reins on publishing Star Wars comics alongside Marvel's existing line.
It's knives out in this variant cover for
#StarWarsTheHighRepublic
EYE OF THE STORM
#1
(of 2) by Carlos Pacheco, with colours by Rachelle Rosenberg.
The issue releases January 12th!
(Why is it so hot in here all of a sudden?)
#NewRelease
Little Golden Book: The Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
A hero of the Clone Wars and the Rebellion, Obi-Wan battled Sith Lords Darth Maul and Darth Vader, helped destroy the Death Star, and guided Luke Skywalker in his quest to restore balance to the Force.
An Inquisitor book, a Sana Starros comic series, a Visions manga, a High Republic lightsaber book... The Lucasfilm Publishing panel at NYCC had some goodies for us! Check out the details over on the official site.
Jedi
#LeiaOrgana
features on the
#ChooseYourDestiny
variant of STAR WARS
#27
. Releases Sep. 7th, 2022 from Marvel.
Cover art by Chris Sprouse, with inks by Karl Story and colours by Rachelle Rosenberg.
#Kaztastrophe
imminent! This
#StarWarsResistance
-themed "Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary" variant for
#BountyHunters
20 releases January 12th!
Art by Chris Sprouse, inks by Karl Story, and colours will likely be coming from Neeraj Menon in the final art.
#TheMandalorian
and
#Grogu
grace the
#Lucasfilm
50th anniversary cover of
#DarthVader
20, coming Feb. 9th from Marvel Comics.
Cover art by Chris Sprouse, with inks by Karl Story and colours by Neeraj Menon.
The last of this year's Pride covers are here! Cinta and Vel grace this Phil Jimenez cover of Star Wars
#35
, while Javier Garrón has illustrated a mean Kantam Sy for his variant of Yoda
#8
Box design for the
#StarWarsTheHighRepublic
Phase I
#YoungAdult
Paperback Box Set collecting INTO THE DARK by Claudia Gray, OUT OF THE SHADOWS by Justina Ireland and MIDNIGHT HORIZON by Daniel José Older, arriving April 4th, 2023. The PBs will have new cover art by Tara Phillips.
Alongside the announcement of this Alex Segura, Leonard Kirk and Stefano Raffaele made comic, SW dotcom also dropped covers for some other upcoming stuff, and promised more details in the SDCC panel happening this Thursday. Stay tuned!
The time has come for the announcement of Star Wars Timelines. A massive undertaking by a who's who of reference book authors, Timelines will chronicle the SW galaxy from the time before the High Republic to beyond the movies.
Out this November from DK.
It's
#FinnPoe
adventure time in
#HyperspaceStories
issue
#3
and to celebrate the occasion, here is Cary Nord's "Cover B" for the Dark Horse Comics issue.
Arrives Nov. 23rd.
#StarWarsTheHighRepublic
THE BATTLE OF JEDHA by George Mann arrives as an audio original Jan. 3, 2023 - and the script book is already scheduled for Feb. 14th, 2023. Here is Grant Griffin's cover for the physical edition.
Marchion Ro never has a bad hair day, as
@philnoto
proves in this Braveheart-esque variant cover for
#StarWarsTheHighRepublic
EYE OF THE STORM
#2
(of 2), coming Feb. 16th!
Marvel has unveiled the
#ObiWan
issue
#4
variant by Terry and Rachel Dodson as well as the Choose Your Destiny
#KiAdiMundi
variant by Chris Sprouse, Karl Story and Rachelle Rosenberg.
Coming Aug. 31st!
In his newsletter
@CharlesSoule
confirmed that he is writing Marvel's new
#StarWars
event coming in summer. He describes it as "dark" and "tonally intense". It will touch all 4 ongoings and connect storytelling elements from the past three years.
#HotMetalSummer
#KyloRen
,
#Snoke
and the Praetorian Guard feature in this
#TheLastJedi
-themed Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary variant cover for Darth Vader (2020)
#19
. Cover art by Chris Sprouse, with inks by Karl Story and colours by Neeraj Menon.
The issue goes on sale Dec. 22nd, 2021!
#StarWarsTheHighRepublic
: Chronicles of the Jedi – An Illustrated Guide to the Galaxy’s Golden Age by Cole Horton & Insight Editions has now moved from Nov. 29th, 2022 to Feb. 28th, 2023.
Next up, the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary cover, for which we only have preliminary cover art without the frame at this moment.
Chris Sprouse offers a
#TheRiseOfSkywalker
-based depiction of
#ReySkywalker
and
#KyloRen
! Inks by Karl Story, colours by Neeraj Menon.
#NewRelease
The next wave of Essential Legends Collection rereleases. The Krytos Trap, Darth Maul Shadow Hunter, and Death Troopers.
Including all-new unabridged audiobooks for Krytos Trap (narrated by
@captainehud
) and Darth Maul (by
@SamWitwer
)
Mateus Manhanini's
#BlackHistoryMonth
variant cover for
#StarWars
#TheHighRepublic
issue
#5
shows off Jedi Oliviah Zeveron, whom fans first met in the backup story of issue
#1
and who shares a surname with the mysterious Mother of the Path of the Open Hand, Elecia Zeveron.
Taurin Clarke's "Revelations" variants for
#BountyHunters
issue 28 and
#StarWars
issue 29, arriving Nov. 2 from Marvel, tease the future of the respective series.
#NewRelease
#TheHighRepublic
Insider Stories
A compendium of tales from the High Republic era, told from aboard the incredible satellite station, the Starlight Beacon, collected for the first time from the pages of Star Wars Insider.
SWcom just revealed Halcyon Legacy, a new five-issue comic miniseries from Marvel! The series written by Ethan Sacks with art by Will Sliney is set to debut next year and will tie into the Galactic Starcruiser attraction at Walt Disney World Resort.