Marvel's STAR WARS and DARTH VADER Comics Are Coming to an End and a Relaunch Will Follow
Marvel Comics has announced that they are bringing an end to the current main Star Wars titles, Star Wars and Darth Vader. They will close out this fall at #50 with oversized issues that will close out the stories.
The stories for these comics have been set in the time between the films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Marvel promises "the final twists in the saga for key characters like Luke, Leia, Sabé, Ochi, the droid ZED-6-7, Sly Moore, the members of the Schism Imperial and more!"
After these comics end, Marvel will relaunch Star Wars comics with a different setting, but there’s no information on the direction that those stories will go.
Artist Leinil Francis Yu will provide the main covers for both issues, while Giuseppe Camuncoli has created a pair of variant covers for Star Wars #50 and Darth Vader #50. I’ve included those below for you to check out.
Here’s the description for Star Wars #50:
"In Charles Soule and Madibek Musabekov's STAR WARS #50, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker must teach his student Ben Solo a powerful lesson about the true balance between Light and Dark!
“He offers up a tale from the days of the Rebel Alliance that touches on multiple eras of Star Wars history, and brings this epic run to a thrilling, incredible climax!"
Here’s the description of Darth Vader #50:
"Acclaimed writer Greg Pak closes out the longest-running Darth Vader comic series ever alongside artist Raffaele Ienco and more in STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #50.
“Pak’s run reaches its stunning conclusion as the Dark Heart of the Sith comes full circle! Darth Vader finally unleashes the unfathomable power he's accumulated through the Schism Imperial against the only person in the galaxy he hates more than he hates himself – Emperor Palpatine!"
Star Wars #50 goes on sale on September 11th, followed by Darth Vader #50 on September 18th. Marvel promises more information about what's next in the weeks to come.
