In about a month we will have celebrated the fifth anniversary of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Surprisingly, Disney and Marvel are marking the occasion by bringing out what some long considered a lost medium: their comic book adaptation.
Earlier this week, Marvel revealed the The Rise of Skywalker The miniseries would begin its five-issue run next February, retaining its original creative team of Jody Houser and Will Sliney and the promise of feature material not present in the film. In case you forgot, the first issue was supposed to be published in June 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic It hit Marvel’s portfolio and prevented it from releasing comics for over a month. But even after things were resolved a month later, priorities seemed to shift to offering programs like Obi Wan Kenobi and The Mandalorian their own comic adaptations. Marvel never gave the comic a new release date and last year, cover artist Phil Noto finally shared a cover without text Made for the miniseries.
Despite recent efforts to try to explore Raise‘s aftermath (heavy emphasis on “try”), marvel apparently he acted well for the comic. It also basically acts as if no time has passed: editor Mark Panicca noted that it comes as the Sequel Trilogy characters have had a “resurgence of interest”; Kylo Ren, for example, will be getting his own solo comic a few weeks before this lands. Of the adaptation, Panicca said Houser’s script “captures the impact of these iconic moments between the film’s heroes and villains, while Will Sliney’s art and Guru-eFX’s dazzling colors provide a unique visual experience of this epic ending.”
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker The five-issue adaptation will begin on February 26, 2025, if all goes according to plan.
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