All the new Star Wars comics, graphic novels, and collections arriving in 2021 and beyond
Every single new Star Wars comic books arriving in the next few months that you need to get excited about
Disney Plus' The Mandalorian has shown that Star Wars can be more than just a movie franchise, but comic book fans have known its versatility for decades thanks to the massive armada of Star Wars comics in the late '70s from Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics.
Marvel Comics is currently the primary home for Star Wars comics to hardcore fans, as they're confirmed in-continuity with the movies and TV shows. The House of Ideas currently has five ongoing Star Wars titles - Star Wars, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra, Bounty Hunters, and The High Republic.
Meanwhile, IDW has been serving an all-ages counterpoint to those with several tremendous Star Wars ongoings and limited series - but that appears to be coming to a close coinciding with news that Dark Horse Comics has partnered with Disney/Lucasfilm in 2021 for similar Star Wars comics in 2022 and beyond.
One thing conspicuously absent from the comic book lines to date has been any tie-in to Disney Plus's The Mandalorian. Disney announced plans to eventually create Mandalorian comics back in June 2020, but to date, Mandalorian comics have been MIA.
And that's not to mention the numerous new Star Wars collections coming out at almost a weekly clip from Marvel, IDW, and others, putting recent arcs all in one place and, in some cases, bringing back in print storylines that haven't been available for years.
Here's a week-by-week rundown of new Star Wars comics:
Wednesday, December 15
- Star Wars: The High Republic #12 by writer Cavan Scott and artist Georges Jeanty
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Graphic Novel Adaptation by writer Alessandro Ferrari and various artists
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 3 - War of the Bounty Hunters trade paperback Collects Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #11-15
Wednesday, December 22
- Star Wars: The High Republic - Trail of Shadows #3 (of 5) by writer Daniel José Older and artist Dave Wachter
- Star Wars: Darth Vader #19 by writer Greg Pak and artist Guiu Vilanova
- Star Wars: Darth Vader by Greg Pak Vol. 3 - War of the Bounty Hunters TPB Collects #12 - #17
Wednesday, December 29
- Star Wars Adventures #13 anthology
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #19 by writer Ethan Sacks and artist Ramon Bachs
- Star Wars Vol. 3: War Of The Bounty Hunters trade paperback Collects Star Wars (2020) #13 - #18
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #17 by writer Alyssa Wong and artist Minkyu Jung
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
- Star Wars #20 by writer Charles Soule and artist Marco Castiello
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunters Vol. 3 - War of the Bounty Hunters TPB Collects #12 - #17
- Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #12 by writer Daniel José Older and artist Harley Tolibao
- Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #20 by writer Ethan Sacks and artist Paolo Villanelli
- Star Wars: The High Republic - Eye of the Storm #1 by writer Charles Soule and artist Guillermo Sanna
- Star Wars Adventures: The Weapon of a Jedi by writers Jason Fry and Alec Worley, with artist Ruairí Coleman
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #18 by writer Alyssa Wong and Minkyu Jung
- Star Wars: The High Republic #13 by writer Cavan Scott and artist Ario Anindito
- Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures: Galactic Bake-Off Spectacular by writers Daniel José Older and Vita Ayala, with artists Toni Bruno and Jo Cheol-hong
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
- Star Wars: The High Republic - Trail of Shadows #4 (of 5) by writer Daniel José Older and artist Dave Wachter
- Star Wars: Halcyon Legacy #1 (of 5) by writer Ethan Sacks and artist Will Sliney
- Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader’s Castle trade paperback Collects #1 - #5
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
- Star Wars: Crimson Reign #2 (of 5) by writer Charles Soule and artist Steve Cummings
- Star Wars Adventures #14 by writers George Mann and Justina Ireland with artists Butch Mapa and Nick Brokenshire
- Star Wars: The High Republic #14 by writer Cavan Scott and artist Ario Anindito
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
- Star Wars: Darth Vader #20 by writer Greg Pak and artist Raffael Ienco
- Star Wars: The High Republic - Trail of Shadows #5 (of 5) by writer Daniel Jose Older and artist Dave Wachter
- Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #13 by writer Daniel Jose Older and artist Harvey Tolibao
- Star Wars Legends: Rise of the Sith Omnibus HC Collects Jedi - The Dark Side #1 - #5; Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan - The Aurorient Express #1 and #2; Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan - Last Stand on Ord Mantel #1 - #3; Jedi Council - Acts of War #1 - #4; Episode I - The Phantom Menace #1/2 and #1 - #4; Episode I - Anakin Skywalker, Queen Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Obi-Wan Kenobi; and Star Wars Tales #1, #3, #5, #7, #9-10, #13-14, #20. and #24
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
- Star Wars #21 by writer Charles Soule with artists Ramon Rosanas and Marco Castiello
- Star Wars: The High Republic - Eye of the Storm #2 (of 2) by writer Charles Soule and artist Guillermo Sanna
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
- Star Wars: The Halcyon Legacy #2 (of 5) by writer Ethan Sacks and artist Will Sliney
- Star Wars: The High Republic #15 by writer Cavan Scott and artist Ario Anindito
- Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, Vol. 2 trade paperback Collects Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #6 - #8, the 2021 Free Comic Book Day story, and the 2021 annual
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
- Star Wars #22 creators unknown
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
- Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Legacy Vol. 4 TPB Collects Star Wars: Legacy (2013) #1 - #18 and material from Star Wars Tales #19 and Star Wars Visionaries
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
- Star Wars: The High Republic - Trail of Shadows trade paperback Collects #1 - #5
- Star Wars: Darth Vader by Gillen & Larroca Omnibus hardcover (new printing) Collects Darth Vader (2015) #1 - #25, Darth Vader Annual #1, Star Wars; Vader Down, and Star Wars (2015) #13 and #14
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
- Star Wars Legends: The Empire Omnibus Vol. 1 hardcover Collects Star Wars: Republic #78-80, Star Wars: Purge, Star Wars: Purge - Seconds To Die, Star Wars: Purge - The Hidden Blade, Star Wars: Purge - The Tyrant's Fist #1-2, Star Wars: Darth Vader And The Lost Command #1-5, Star Wars: Dark Times #1-17, Star Wars: Dark Times - Blue Harvest #0, Star Wars: Dark Times - Out Of The Wilderness #1-5 And Star Wars: Darth Vader And The Ghost Prison #1-5
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Chris Arrant covered comic book news for Newsarama from 2003 to 2022 (and as editor/senior editor from 2015 to 2022) and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News, and CBR. He is the author of the book Modern: Masters Cliff Chiang, co-authored Art of Spider-Man Classic, and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology Pros and (Comic) Cons. He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards, and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)