Looking for some extracurricular reading to do in January? Well Marvel has the books you are looking for! The company released its solicitation information for January 2020 today and chief among them is a look at the new Star Wars #1, which takes place between Star Wars: The Empire Strickes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
We also get a look at the cover of Kylo Ren #2 which features Ben and Luke surrounded by what appears to be the Knights of Ren! Check out the complete solicitations below!
STAR WARS #1 & 2
- CHARLES SOULE (W) • JESUS SAIZ (A) • CoverS by R.B. SILVA AUG199000
- ISSUE #1 – Vader Variant COVER by Mahmud Asrar AUG199002
- ISSUE #1 – EMPIRE STRIKES BACK VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE AUG199009
- ISSUE #1 – Leia Variant COVER by Jen Bartel AUG199003
- ISSUE #1 – Luke Variant COVER by Adam Hughes AUG199005
- ISSUE #1 – VARIANT COVER by Art Adams AUG199001
- ISSUE #1 – Party Variant COVER by TBA AUG199007
- ISSUE #1 – Premiere Variant COVER by RB Silva AUG199008
- ISSUE #1 – MOVIE VARIANT COVER AUG199006
- ISSUE #1 – BLANK VAIRANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE AUG199004
- ISSUE #2 – VARIANT COVER BY BEN OLIVER
- ISSUE #2 – EMPIRE STRIKES BACK VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE
- “No…I am your father.”
- In the wake of the events following The Empire Strikes Back, it is a dark time for the heroes of the Rebellion. The Rebel fleet…scattered following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hoth. Han Solo…lost to the bounty hunter, Boba Fett, after being frozen in carbonite. And after being lured into a trap on Cloud City and bested in a vicious lightsaber duel against the evil Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker…learned the horrible truth about his past. Vader did not kill Luke’s father Anakin–Vader is Luke’s father! Now, after narrowly escaping the dark lord’s clutches, and wounded and reeling from the revelation, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, the Wookiee Chewbacca and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 must fight their way back to the Rebel Alliance—for the fate of the entire galaxy is at stake! After so many losses is victory still possible? But, what Leia, Luke and their ragtag band of freedom fighters do not realize is that they have only traded one Imperial trap for another! Enter the cunning and vengeful Imperial Commander Zahra, at the helm of the Tarkin’s Will!
- Writer Charles Soule (DARTH VADER) and artist Jesus Saiz (DOCTOR STRANGE) are taking us all to the galaxy far, far away next year! With covers by RB Silva (POWERS OF X)!
- THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME BEGINS THIS JANUARY!
- ISSUE #1 – 40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
- ISSUE #2 – 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
- Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2019 Lucasfilm Ltd.
Kylo Ren #2 
Kylor Ren #2 Variant Cover (Muir)
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF KYLO REN #2 (OF 4)
- CHARLES SOULE (W) • WILL SLINEY (A) • COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN
- VARIANT COVER BY JODIE MUIR
- SNOKE SINKS HIS CLAWS IN! YOUNG BEN SOLO FACES THE KNIGHTS OF REN!
- With the new jedi school in ruins and fellow students hot on his trail for the murder of their master, Ben Solo flees to the only friend he has left in the galaxy…a man named Snoke. But Snoke has plans for Ben…and ideas about the Force that are as dangerous as they are intriguing for the troubled young jedi.
- If Ben wishes to be truly free…the answers might lie with the dark side. And with the Knights of Ren!
- But it won’t be the first time he’s tangled with the Knights. In the past, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker journeys to the Unknown Regions and brings young Ben along for the mission. Can even Luke Skywalker stand against the fabled Knights of Ren?!
- 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
- Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2019 Lucasfilm Ltd.
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER POSTER BOOK TPB
- Penciled by VARIOUS
- Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
- Feel the power of the Dark Side! The deadliest villain in the galaxy, Darth Vader, is celebrated in this sinister poster book — giving you an instant collection of the Dark Lord of the Sith’s finest Marvel Comics artwork! Darth Vader’s grandeur and glory is captured by some of the industry’s finest talents, including those that graced Vader’s two ongoing series — Salvador Larroca and Giuseppe Camuncoli! And don’t forget the many other artists who have depicted the Emperor’s ruthless right hand on dozens of awe-inspiring covers, pages and pinups — from Adi Granov to Alex Ross and more! As you gaze in wonder on Marvel’s visions of Vader, you are sure to hear the Imperial March in your head. It’s a gallery of masterpieces worthy of framing in every room of your house — until you find your lack of wall space disturbing!
- 44 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
- ISBN: 978-1-302-92468-3
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 7 – A ROGUE’S END TPB
- Written by SIMON SPURRIER
- Penciled by CASPAR WIJNGAARD & ELSA CHARRETIER
- Cover by ASHLEY WITTER
- Right back where she started! After all she’s been through, professional disaster zone Doctor Aphra has found herself once again working for Darth Vader. What insidious use has the dark lord found for Aphra to make him spare the life of his most annoying foe? And how much time does she have to slither out of harm’s way before he decides to finish what he started all those years ago? Plus: Aphra is about to face reunions with her father and her former flame, Captain Magna Tolvan! And a trip to that wretched hive of scum and villainy, Mos Eisley, awaits! But all good things must end — and when Vader stalks Aphra through the shadows of an ancient temple, only one of them will be leaving in one piece. Collecting STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #37-40 and STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA ANNUAL #3.
- 128 PGS./Rated T …$15.99
- ISBN: 978-1-302-91909-2
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