Marvel's new five-issue Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire debuts this week, with a story that spans the Saga timeline yet zeroes in on events between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as Luke, Leia, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2 travel to Black Spire on Batuu.

Written by Ethan Sacks, who's an old hand at plotting real-world aligned stories such as these (Galaxy's Edge, Halcyon Legacy), illustrated by Jethro Morales and Roi Mercado, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by VC's Clayton Cowles, the first issue starts strong, hitting the right beats with a crafted blend of nostalgia for the Original Trilogy while proliferating The High Republic and Sequel Trilogy, too.

Comics Discussed This Week:

Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #1 (of 5)

Star Wars Comics New to Marvel Unlimited This Week: 

Legacy of Vader #12 (of 12)

 News:

Ethan Sacks is signing Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #1 (of 5) at Midtown Comics Grand Central in NYC on April 22 at 5 p.m. local time.
The Mace Windu Hyperspace Stories OGN is now set for release in 2079 (at least on Amazon) after its listing details were pulled from PRH, Edelweiss and others.
Marvel's July solicits (Shadow of Maul #5, Echoes of the Empire #4, Rogue One -- Saw Gerrera) are due out later this week, along with Dark Horse's August solicits (Pathfinders #5).
Marvel's Star Wars Legends The Clone Wars Omnibus is set for release on Jan. 19.

 Upcoming Star Wars comics, graphic novels and omnibuses:

April 28 _ Han Solo -- Hunt for the Falcon TPB (Collects 1-5)

May 6 _ Rogue One -- Cassian Andor #1 One-Shot, Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch — Rogue Agents #3 (of 4)

May 12 _ Star Wars: New Republic (Collects 1-10, material from Free Comic Book Day 2025: Star Wars #1); The High Republic Adventures -- The Complete Phase II (1-8, Nameless Terror 1-4, Quest of the Jedi one-shot)

May 13 _ Shadow of Maul #3 (of 5)

May 19 _ Star Wars Legends: Legacy Omnibus Vol. 1 (Collects Star Wars: Legacy (2006) #0, 0-1/2, 1-36, 41); Doctor Aphra — Chaos Agent TPB (Collects 1-5)

May 26 _ The High Republic Adventures -- The Complete Phase III Part 1 (Collects The High Republic Adventures (Phase III 1-10), Saber for Hire 1-4 and the Crash Landing and Crash and Burn one-shots)

May 27 _ Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #2 (of 5), The High Republic Adventures — Pathfinders #2 (of 6)

June 3 _ Rogue One -- Jyn Erso #1 One-Shot

June 10 _ Shadows of Maul #4 (of 5)

June 16 _ Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus Vol. 3 (Collects Star Wars: Crimson Empire (1997) #0-6, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters - Kenix Kil (1999) #1, Star Wars: Crimson Empire II - Council of Blood (1998) #1-6, Star Wars: Crimson Empire III - Empire Lost (2011) #1-6, Star Wars: Jedi Academy - Leviathan (1998) #1-4, Star Wars: The Mixed-Up Droid (1995) #1, Star Wars: Union (1999) #1-4, Star Wars: Chewbacca (2000) #1-4, Star Wars: Invasion (2009) #0-5, Star Wars: Invasion - Rescues (2010) #1-6, Star Wars: Invasion - Revelations (2011) #1-5, Star Wars Handbook (1998) #2; material from Dark Horse Extra (1998) #21-24; Dark Horse Presents (2011) #1; Star Wars Tales (1999) #8, 11, 16-19, 21); The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope — The Manga Vol. 1

June 17 _ The High Republic Adventures — Pathfinders #3 (of 6), Hyperspace Stories: The Bad Batch -- Rogue Agents #4 (of 4)

June 24 _ Echoes of the Empire #3 (of 5)

July 1 _ Rogue One -- Saw Gerrera #1

July 8 _ Shadow of Maul #5 (of 5)

July 14 _ The High Republic Adventures -- The Complete Phase III Part 2 (Collects The High Republic Adventures (Phase III) 11-20, Echoes of Fear 1-4, Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone 1-4 and the one-shots 2025 Annual, The Wedding Spectacular and The Battle of Eriadu)

July 15 _ Galaxy's Edge -- Echoes of the Empire #4 (of 5)

July 21 _ Star Wars Legends: The Newspaper Strips Omnibus (Collects Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures (1994) #1-9, Classic Star Wars: Han Solo at Stars’ End (1997) #1-3, Classic Star Wars (1992) #1-20, Classic Star Wars: A New Hope (1994) #1-2, Classic Star Wars: The Vandelhelm Mission (1995) #1, Star Wars newspaper strips "The Constancia Affair," "The Kashyyyk Depths" and "Planet of Kadril”); Star Wars Modern Era Epic Collection: The Screaming Citadel (Collects Star Wars (2015) #31-43, Star Wars Annual (2015) #3, Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel (2017) #1, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #7-8) 

July 29 _ The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders #4 (of 6)

Aug. 18 _ The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope -- The Manga Vol. 2, Star Wars -- Dark Droids Omnibus (Collects Dark Droids 1-5, D-Squad 1-4, Star Wars (Vol. 3) 37-50, Darth Vader (Vol. 3) 37-50, Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2) 35-40, Revelations #1 and Free Comic Book Day 2024 #1)

Aug. 26 _ Rogue One: Chirrut & Baze #1

Sept. 8 _ Star Wars: Poe Dameron Omnibus (Collects 1-31, Annuals 1, 2)

Sept. 15 _ Smugglers & Scoundrels: The Race for Jabba's Bounty Original Graphic Novel

Sept. 22 _ Star Wars: Galactic Tales of Terror Library Edition (Collects Tales from the Rancor Pit, Tales from the Death Star and Tales from the Nightlands 1-3)

Sept. 30 _ Rogue One: Darth Vader #1

Oct. 6 _ The Bad Batch — Rogue Agents TPB (Collects 1-4)

Oct. 13 _ Tales From the Outer Rim: The Legend of Beggar's Canyon Original Graphic Novel, Boba Fett -- Black, White & Red Treasury Edition (Collects 1-4)

Oct. 20 _ Hyperspace Stories -- Mace Windu OGN

Nov. 24 _ Darth Vader Modern Era Epic Collection: The Chosen One (Collects Darth Vader Vol. 2 1-12, Annual #2)

Dec.1 _ Shadow of Maul TPB (Collects 1-5)

Dec. 22 _ The High Republic Adventures -- Pathfinders Vol. 1 TPB (Collects 1-6); Star Wars Legends: The Menace Revealed Omnibus Vol. 1 (Collects Star Wars: Jango Fett - Open Seasons (2002) #1-4, Star Wars (1998) #7-35; material from Star Wars Tales (1999) #8, 13, #21-24; Dark Horse Extra (1998) #35-37; Dark Horse Presents Annual 2000)

Jan. 19 _ Star Wars Legends The Clone Wars Omnibus Vol. 1

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