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Superstar Artists Cover STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS #1!

Posted on May 20, 2016 - 12:41 pm by Ashley Wilbanks

New York, NY – May 20th, 2016 – The movie that took the world by storm is jumping from the silver screen to the comic page this June! Straight from a galaxy far, far away to the comic book page, Marvel is proud to bring you STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS #1 – the first chapter in a blockbuster 5-issue limited series! Marvel is rolling out the red carpet with covers and variants by some of the biggest names in the entire comic book industry. Featuring variants by Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada, chart-topping Star Wars™ artists John Cassaday & Phil Noto and a main cover by Secret Wars artist Esad Ribic – this is sure to be one of the biggest titles of the year!

From creators Chuck Wendig (Star Wars: Aftermath) and Luke Ross (Hercules) – it’s been decades since the Rebel Alliance destroyed toppled the Galactic Empire. But now, on the remote planet of Jakku, there’s been a stirring in the Force. A young scavenger named Rey, a deserting Stormtrooper named Finn, an ace pilot named Poe, and a dark apprentice named Kylo Ren. Their lives are about to collide. The awakening is happening at your local comic shop this June with STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION #1!

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION #1 (APR161041)
Written by CHUCK WENDIG
Art by LUKE ROSS
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
Sketch Variant by ESAD RIBIC (APR161043)
Variant covers by JOE QUESADA (APR161047),
PHIL NOTO (APR161042), and JOHN CASSADAY (APR161045)
Movie Variant Also Available (APR161049)
Cassaday Sketch (APR161045) & Quesada Sketch (APR161048) Also Available
FOC – 05/30/16, On Sale – 06/22/16

Marvel Creating Star Wars: The Force Awakens Comicbook Adaptation

Posted on February 22, 2016 - 2:46 pm by Ashley Wilbanks

Good news Star Wars fans! Marvel has revealed that they are developing an official comicbook adaptation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, during the annual ComicPRO event! The book will be written and drawn by Chuck Wendig and Luke Ross with cover art by the super talented Esad Ribic. The book will hit stands in June.

Discussing the added benefits of comic adaptions of cinematic material, Wending noted that “I think one of the great joys of adapting material is giving readers a new way in—sometimes that means looking at the story from a different character angle, or simply a different visual angle giving a look at the world from over here instead of over there, or even just moving the order of events so that it reveals the story in a new way. Obviously, though, at the end of the day this is such a fun, amazing narrative and to see it get the comic book treatment is a great pleasure.”

Of course, there remains the challenge creative teams face when attempting to “bottle lightning,” which Wendig touched upon: “Here, for me, is the most important thing: ‘The Force Awakens’ has in it a number of what I call Goosebumps Moments; meaning, these tent pole points in the film that give you chills. And [this story] is full of them! So, for me, the goal is to make sure we hit those really exciting beats. Let’s give ‘em chills.”

Below, you can check out some conceptual work done for the book by Luke Ross, to get a feel for how the art will look in the book.