A New STAR WARS Comic Book Has Been Announced Titled BOUNTY HUNTERS
Star Wars fans have always been fascinated by the bounty hunters that reside in the Star Wars universe, which is one of the reasons why The Mandalorian has been such a big success with audiences. Well, Marvel Comics is looking to tap into that fandom with a new comic book series titled Star Wars: Bounty Hunters.
This series will follow a cyborg bounty hunter named Beilert Valance, who was originally created for the Star Wars comic books in the 1970s. In the story, Valance will be seeking revenge on his mentor-turned-betrayer Nakano Lash. There are also two other bounty hunters looking for Lash, which include Bossk and Boba Fett. Bounty Hunters will also introduce new killers to the Star Wars canon.
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters will be an ongoing series from writer Ethan Sacks and artist Paolo Villanelli. Sacks talked about the series in a statement, saying:
“While the battle between the Rebellion and the Empire raged in the stars, the darker corners of the Star Wars universe belonged to the bounty hunters,. And that’s always been a facet of the saga that’s fascinated me ever since I first witnessed that glorious murderers’ row take a bounty from Darth Vader aboard the Executor in a theater as a seven-year-old in 1980. I’m channeling that wonder from The Empire Strikes Back and beyond in Bounty Hunters, which will be a high-octane action romp through the Star Wars underworld of Hutts and Fetts.”
He added:
“We’ll get to see this world through the cybernetic eye of Valance, a bounty hunter with a rich history of his own at Marvel, and one of the few that can go toe to toe with the likes of Bossk. And rest assured that he’s going to have to be doing a lot of fighting as his jobs take him to some pretty dark places in both the Outer Rim and in his inner heart.”
This sounds like it’ll be an awesome comic series, and I’ll definitely be checking it out. The series is set to make its debut in March 2020. Both covers you see here were illustrated by Lee Bermejo.
