Star Wars Marvel November 2021 Comic Solicitations and Spec Analysis

Marvel have released their solicitations for comics releasing in November 2021 and we’ve got the full list below!

First, up, though, some light analysis and spec picks for those who want to collect the first appearances and key issues of main characters in upcoming story arcs! If you want to skip past a recap of key issues for some of the important characters coming up in November comics, scroll on down! You can find all the key issues and first appearances listed below and so so much more on Wookywiki.com!

Crimson Reign

Of course, this series continues Soule’s trilogy exploring Qi’ra’s continuing storyline. Qi’ra first appears in comics in Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #1. She made a cover appearance earlier than this on Rod Reis’ Galactic Icons Variant for Star Wars #47. Qi’ra makes her first original comic book appearance (not a movie adapation) in Han Solo: Imperial Cadet #1

The Khoi Pham “Syndicate” variant for issue 1 shows some familiar faces that look like they will be getting more screen time (err, page time?) in Soule’s second arc of his post-ESB trilogy. We’ve got Chanath Cha, Ren, and Deathstick. These are all characters either created by Soule or fleshed out in comics primarily by Soule. So, we’ve got to assume he’s got plans in mind.

Deathstick made her first cameo in Bounty Hunters #13, then made her first full comics appearance in Bounty Hunters #14, with that same issue being her first cover appearance as well.

Deathstick is the daughter of the Nightsister witch, Shelish. She grew up in the Outer Rim territories and began as a street criminal. She gained notoriety through highly public assassinations of gang leaders. Deathstick had a run-in with the Empire which cost her the majority of her face which is why she wears the mask. She first appeared in the Kabam mobile game, Star Wars: Uprising. Shelish first appeared in a collection of short stories by George Mann called Myths & Fables.

Chanath Cha made her first appearance in Lando #2 and made her first cover appearance with unhelmeted face reveal inside Lando #4.

Ren, the renegade leader of the Knights of Ren, made his first appearance in The Rise of Kylo Ren #1. With Ren, of course, come the six Knights of Ren. Five of the six Knights of Ren are barely visible in an obscure silhouette, one panel, cameo in The Force Awakens Adaptation #4. A cameo of the group? Sure, but the individuals aren’t distinguishable.

Each member (Vicrul, Ushar, Trudgen, Kuruk, Cardo, Ap’lek, and Cardo) make distinguishable, recognizable cameos in The Rise of Kylo Ren #1. Trudgen is named in #1 with dialogue. Vicrul has dialogue in #1, but remains unnamed. Ren, Trudgen, Vicrul, Kuruk, and Ushar, make their first cover appearances on Cover A to The Rise of Kyle Ren #2. Ushar, Cardo, Vicrul, and Kuruk get dialogue in Issue #2. Ren names Vicrul in issue #3.

Doctor Aphra #16

This cover is actually a cool little nod to Domina Tagge’s first appearance in comics. If you’re into homage covers, you may want to pick up Star Wars #35 (Marvel 1977) along with this issue. We talked about this over here.

Life Day

Ok, so other than the ill-fated Holiday Special TV broadcast, Life Day (the Wookiee annual celebration) has had relatively few entries into Star Wars comics. It first appeared as a concept in comics in Russ Manning’s Star Wars #19, published July 15, 1979 in newspapers. This strip, the opening scenes of a story called “The Kashyyyk Depths”, was never actually reprinted in a traditional comic book format. It recently made its way into the Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Newspaper Strips Volume 1 (2/7/2017), and IDW’s Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 1 (5/9/2017).

These are all “Legends” comics, though. The first appearance of Life Day in Canon comics is Star Wars Adventures #3 (2020).

Finally, Justina Ireland has confirmed that her Life Day story is centered on the High Republic era Wookiee Jedia, Burryaga Agaburry. While Burryaga has made featured appearances in High Republic novels and other books, he has one solitary, single panel, unnamed cameo in High Republic #1. If things, don’t change for Burryaga between now and November, Life Day could be Burryaga’s first full comic appearance.

Bounty Hunters #18

Looks like T’onga is assembling a team of Bounty Hunters including Tasu Leech. T’onga makes her first appearance along with her partner Losha Tarkon in Bounty Hunters #1. So far, this issue would be first cover appearance for both T’onga and Losha. Tasu Leech made his first comic appearance in Star Wars the Force Awakens Adaptation #2. He then makes another sequel-era appearance in Poe Dameron 9, and then appears during this original trilogy era in Bounty Hunters #8.

November 2021 Marvel Solicits

STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC #11

FOC October 11, 2021, ON-SALE November 3, 2021
CAVAN SCOTT (W)
GEORGES JEANTY (A)
Cover by PHIL NOTO
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
VARIANT COVER BY JAN DUURSEMA
32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99

THE HUNT FOR LOURNA DEE CONTINUES!The NIHIL have unleashed a nameless terror against the Jedi. MARSHAL AVAR KRISS is more determined than ever to bring LOURNA DEE to justice, but does STELLAN GIOS and the JEDI COUNCIL agree?

As KEEVE TRENNIS struggles with what she experienced on the Nihil base, the Jedi prepare for war.
PLUS, the truth about SSKEER is finally revealed – but what does it mean for his future?

STAR WARS: CRIMSON REIGN #1 (OF 5)

CHARLES SOULE (W)
STEVEN CUMMINGS (A)
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
SABACC CARD VARIANT COVER BY DAVID LOPEZ
KNIGHTS OF REN VARIANT COVER BY RAHZZAH
WARRIORS OF DAWN VARIANT COVER BY VALERIO GIANGIORDANO
ENEMIES OF DAWN VARIANT COVER BY CLAYTON CRAIN
SYNDICATE VARIANT COVER BY KHOI PHAM
CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO
VARIANT COVER BY STEVEN CUMMINGS
40 Pages – Rated T – $4.99

AFTER THE DAWN… COMES THE REIGN!

The story that began with WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS continues here, in the second installment of a trilogy that will reshape the history of the Star Wars Galaxy during the Age of Rebellion. Featuring the return of beloved characters, shocking twists, epic feats of the Force and a story that will reach from Star Wars’ darkest underworld all the way to the Imperial Palace on Coruscant, Crimson Reign is a Star Wars saga like no other!

STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – TRAIL OF SHADOWS #2 (OF 5)

FOC October 18, 2021, ON-SALE November 10, 2021
DANIEL JOSÉ OLDER (W)
DAVE WACHTER (A)
Cover by DAVID LÓPEZ
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID LÓPEZ
VARIANT COVER BY MEGHAN HETRICK
32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99

EMERICK AND SIAN FACE TOTAL AN-NIHIL-ATION!

As dead ends and loose threads mount in Jedi Master Emerick Caphtor’s investigation, he’s called to Coruscant, where Chancellor Soh introduces him to his new partner: private eye Sian Holt.
Together, they must go undercover to infiltrate one of the most crime-riddled and dangerous planets in the galaxy.
Will Emerick’s duty to the Republic get in the way of Sian’s personal vendetta? Time’s running out to close this case…and what do the Nihil have to do with any of this?!

STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #16

FOC October 18, 2021, ON-SALE November 10, 2021
ALYSSA WONG (W)
MINKYU JUNG (A)
COVER BY SARA PICHELLI
LUCASFILM ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE
VARIANT COVER BY SWAY
32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99

A DEADLY GAME!

DOCTOR APHRA and SANA STARROS have escaped the VERMILLION, but there’s no escaping CRIMSON DAWN: their spies are EVERYWHERE!
As DOMINA TAGGE contends with moles within TAGGE CORPORATION and Aphra struggles with the damage inflicted on her by a POWERFUL ARTIFACT, they strike one last bargain…
But who can Aphra really trust?

STAR WARS: LIFE DAY #1

FOC October 25, 2021, ON-SALE November 17, 2021
CAVAN SCOTT, JUSTINA IRELAND, JODY HOUSER AND STEVE ORLANDO (W)
IVAN FIORELLI and more (A)
Cover by PHIL NOTO
VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE • VARIANT COVER BY JAN DUURSEMA
40 Pages – Rated T – $4.99

THE GALAXY’S FAVORITE HOLIDAY!

Happy LIFE DAY! Celebrate the galaxy’s favorite holiday with a collection of festive tales from all across the STAR WARS SAGA! Life Day is the last thing on HAN SOLO’S mind when he and CHEWBACCA find themselves outgunned and under fire. But Chewie won’t give up hope, remembering the lessons of Life Days past and present. As for Life Days yet to come… well, they’ll have to survive the night first!

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #18

FOC October 25, 2021, ON-SALE November 17, 2021
GREG PAK (W)
RAFFAELE IENCO (A)
Cover by AARON KUDER
LUCASFILM ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE
VARIANT COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99

RED REVENGE!

LADY QI’RA not only insulted the EMPIRE but challenged it, too. In the end DARTH VADER showed her criminal organization the Empire is not to be toyed with.
But now fearful whispers echo in every corner of the Empire – Darth Vader is on the hunt, searching for anyone with any connection to the criminal organization known as Crimson Dawn.
How deep has Crimson Dawn infiltrated and is it worth the wrath of Vader?

STAR WARS #19

FOC November 3, 2021, ON-SALE November 24, 2021
CHARLES SOULE (W)
MARCO CASTIELLO (A)
Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
LUCASFILM ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE
VARIANT COVER BY E.M. GIST
32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99

LUKE’S QUEST FOR ANSWERS TAKES A DANGEROUS TURN!

As the REBELLION tries to pull itself together for a last-ditch effort to defeat the evil GALACTIC EMPIRE, LUKE SKYWALKER realizes it is time for his journey to become a JEDI to continue.
After near-death at the hands of DARTH VADER, he knows he has much to learn if he will ever defeat the DARK LORD OF THE SITH.
But the JEDI ORDER is gone, and his teachers have vanished… where can Luke turn to find the Jedi legacy he so desperately needs?

THE GALAXY’S GREATEST!

In the wake of the shocking events of WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS, the underworld has become more dangerous than ever.
T’ONGA has assembled the greatest team of bounty hunters in the galaxy — including BOSSK, ZUCKUS and TASU LEECH for a special mission!
Can she keep them from killing each other long enough to become a real team while she grieves the loss of an old friend?

Collected Editions:

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER BY GREG PAK VOL. 3 — WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS TPB

FOC October 11, 2021, ON SALE December 22, 2021
Written by GREG PAK
Penciled by GUIU VILANOVA & RAFFAELE IENCO
Cover by AARON KUDER
144 Pages – Rated T – $17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-92622-9

What will a raging War of the Bounty Hunters mean for the Dark Lord’s ongoing schemes? Returned to the fold after his rebellion against the Emperor, Darth Vader faces the horrors of reconstruction in the secret laboratories of Coruscant. As he blacks out under the knife, does the Dark Lord of the Sith still dream of revenge against his master? Or do his thoughts drift toward his son…and the friends who make Luke Skywalker so vulnerable? Don’t miss this next critical new chapter in Darth Vader’s ongoing evolution — featuring the revelation of the first time that Vader learned the name Han Solo! As Vader and Ochi of Bestoon embark upon a search for Solo’s carbonite-frozen body, who is the Umbaran? What happens when she emerges from the darkness?
Collecting STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #12-17

STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS VOL. 3 — WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS TPB

FOC 10/18/21, ON SALE 12/29/21
Written by ETHAN SACKS
Penciled by PAOLO VILLANELLI
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
136 Pages – Rated T – $17.99
ISBN: 978-1-302-92881-0

The War of the Bounty Hunters rages across the galaxy! As Valance and his reluctant partner Dengar race to intercept Boba Fett and his precious cargo, deadly pursuers are after them. A dark secret from Valance’s past with Han Solo is about to emerge — and it may get him killed all these years later! But who is the mysterious leader of an assassination squad driving Valance into a life-and-death confrontation with an old friend? Meanwhile, T’onga is outgunned and outnumbered — but she does have one last surprise up her sleeve! And as the shadowy mastermind behind everything makes their move, Valance and Dengar try their luck at the Canto Bight casino, and T’onga puts a crew together — with faces both fearsome and familiar!
Collecting STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #12-17

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER BY GILLEN & LARROCA OMNIBUS HC [NEW PRINTING]

FOC November 1, 2021, ON SALE April 13, 2022
Written by KIERON GILLEN & JASON AARON
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA, MIKE NORTON, MAX FIUMARA, LEINIL FRANCIS YU & MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
736 Pages – Rated T – $100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-93404-0

FOC November 1, 2021, ON SALE April 13, 2022
Written by KIERON GILLEN & JASON AARON
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA, MIKE NORTON, MAX FIUMARA, LEINIL FRANCIS YU & MIKE DEODATO JR.
Cover by Mark Brooks (DM ONLY)
736 Pages – Rated T – $100.00
ISBN: 978-1-302-93405-7

One of the greatest antagonists in all of fiction rises again! Fresh from a stinging defeat at the hands of the Rebel Alliance, Darth Vader must reassert the Empire’s iron grip on the galaxy. But will his personal desire for vengeance against the young Jedi who destroyed the Death Star distract from Vader’s duty to the Emperor? As a fateful quest begins, the Dark Lord of the Sith will face fresh threats to his power. And as other villains old and new play their part — from Boba Fett and Jabba the Hutt to diabolical debutant Doctor Aphra and the killer droids Triple-Zero and BeeTee-One — will Vader’s imperial march continue, or will his schemes prove his undoing?
Collecting DARTH VADER (2015) #1-25 and ANNUAL #1, STAR WARS: VADER DOWN and STAR WARS (2015) #13-14

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