Having spent the best part of the last five years exploring the period between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Marvel Comics has announced that it will bring its current era of Star Wars storytelling to a close in September with two over-sized 50-page finale issues in Star Wars #50 and Star Wars: Darth Vader #50.
You can check out details for both issues and the main covers by artist Leinil Francis Yu below, along with details of what fans can expect from these final issues before Marvel ventures to a different era of the galaxy far, far away for its next run of Star Wars comic books…
In Charles Soule and Madibek Musabekov’s STAR WARS #50, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker must teach his student Ben Solo a powerful lesson about the true balance between Light and Dark! He offers up a tale from the days of the Rebel Alliance that touches on multiple eras of Star Wars history, and brings this epic run to a thrilling, incredible climax!
STAR WARS #50
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by MADIBEK MUSABEKOV
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Connecting Variant Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Acclaimed writer Greg Pak closes out the longest-running Darth Vader comic series ever alongside artist Raffaele Ienco and more in STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #50. Pak’s run reaches its stunning conclusion as the Dark Heart of the Sith comes full circle! Darth Vader finally unleashes the unfathomable power he’s accumulated through the Schism Imperial against the only person in the galaxy he hates more than he hates himself – Emperor Palpatine! Also featuring the final twists in the saga for key characters like Luke, Leia, Sabé, Ochi, the droid ZED-6-7, Sly Moore, the members of the Schism Imperial and more!
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #50
Written by GREG PAK
Art by RAFFAELE IENCO & MORE
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Connecting Variant Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Star Wars #50 will go on sale on September 11th 2024 with Star Wars: Darth Vader #50 following on September 18th 2024.
Originally published June 23, 2024. Updated June 26, 2024.
