Marvel is set to release the comic book adaptation ofThe Last Jedithis summer and it will feature new content that was not shown in theaters. While the movie itself was one of the morepolarizing Star Wars creations, it still killed at the box office, which is a common trait shared by just about anything withStar Warsin the title. Unless it’s China, but that’s another story. Fans who did not enjoyThe Last Jedimay be looking forward to the upcoming novelization as well as the new comic series, which will both be available by this summer and will include more information that was left out of the movie.
It was recently announced thatThe Last Jedicomic series will tell the story of the movie spread out over 6 issues.Marvelis promising that the series will contain “never-before-seen” material, which has led to speculation that we’ll get to see Han Solo’s funeral. We could also get more of the backstory on Rose Tico and her sister Paige as well. But what many are hoping to see is more of Supreme Leader Snoke.
Snoke didn’t get a whole lot of screen time inThe Last Jediand many fans were hopeful that Rian Johnson would explore thevillain’s backstory, so we just might see some insight into where he came from. This is all wishful thinking right now since there hasn’t been anything officially announced at this time, other than the promise of “never-before-seen” material. The first issue will come out on May 2nd with the 2nd following on May 16th.
Writer Gary Whitta, who wrote thecomic book for Rogue OneandStar Wars: Rebelsepisodes, is teaming up with artist Michael Walsh to collaborate onThe Last Jedicomic series for Marvel. The comics, novelization, and Blu-ray release are all around the same time, which will be right beforeSolo: A Star Wars Storyhits theaters at the end of May.Star Warsfans will have no shortage of new products to purchase in the coming months while getting some more insight into the story ofThe Last Jedialong with scenes that were not included in the final cut of the movie.
Jason Fry has written the novelization forThe Last Jediand Rian Johnson promises that the book will shed light on many topics that he was not able to address in the movie. It is imagined that the Marvel Comics series will do the same thing, but in a visual manner.Star Warswill be able to tear into Rian Johnson’s story in even more detail now, which will lead to more questions that the director will have to answer publicly. As previously noted, the first issue in the comic series will be available on May 2nd. You can check out the covers below, courtesy ofJoshua Yehl’s Twitteraccount.
