The Book of Boba Fett (Season 1?) will come to a close next Wednesday. Who knows what that episode will bring. What new revelations we must grapple with. Even between Disney+ seasons and blockbuster film releases, we get new Star Wars just about every week in our local comic shop!
Here’s a look at the new Star Wars comic book releases hitting shelves at your local comic shop February 9, 2022! Brought to you by TFAW! Check out the official solicitations and previews for Star Wars comic books coming out this week below! Also check out which books are on Final Order Cut Off February 7, 2022 and get your orders in before last call!
Marvel
First up, we have Darth Vader #20 with the infamous Sprouse Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary cover featuring the first comic book cover of the Mandalorian, Din Djarin, and Grogu (“Baby Yoda”). Do your best to make it to a local comic shop and grab a copy at cover price. Try and resist paying exorbitant mark ups on ebay and other online stores. If all else fails, go for a second print in beskar silver (out 2/23/22)!
Darth Vader #20
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(W) Greg Pak (A) Raffaele Ienco (CA) Ryan StegmanTHE QUEEN’S SHADOW RETURNS!
• Darth Vader continues his quest to destroy the agents of Crimson Dawn, abetted by an unlikely crew of heroes and assassins.
• But every twist in the tale gets thrown into question with the shocking return of SABÉ, handmaiden of Padmé Amidala!
• Who’s the hero? Who’s the villain? And will they choose chaos or order in the age of Crimson Reign?
Rated T
In Shops: Feb 09, 2022
SRP: $3.99
Variants:
The High Republic Trail of Shadows, like the rest of High Republic Phase 1, comes to a crashing end this week in Trail of Shadows #5! We get some revelations about the mysterious creature feeding on the Jedi’s Force sensitivity. This creature is so ancient, will it play a role in Phase 2, a prequel 150 years before Phase 1?
High Republic Trail of Shadows #5
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(W) Daniel Jose Older (A) Dave Wachter (CA) David Lopez• It all comes crashing together in this finale as Emerick and Sian come face to face with mystery they’ve been hunting.
• Who will survive?
• Phase one of Star Wars: The High Republic culminates in this crashing conclusion.
Rated T
In Shops: Feb 09, 2022
SRP: $3.99
Variants:
IDW
The IDW era of Star Wars comics is coming to an end for now. Dark Horse will be taking the license over this Spring (potentially May). So, these final issues are bitter sweet. While we’ve seen Deva Lompop before, we’ve only seen stories from her time during the Age of Rebellion. This issue shows us a Deva in the thick of the High Republic conflict between the Nihil and Jedi and it looks like she ain’t helping no Jedi! The Brokenshire Cover B has some amazing colors lighting up Deva! Deva Lompop made her first appearance in War of the Bounty Hunters: Jabba the Hutt #1, with her first cover tied for between the 1:25 Coello and Chang Variants.
Star Wars Adventures #14
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(W) George Mann, Justina Ireland (A) Butch K. Mapa, Nick Brokenshire (CA) Francesco FrancavillaFirst, from author George Mann (Doctor Who): after stopping to repair the Millennium Falcon, Rey, Chewie, Finn, and BB-8 must escape a bounty hunter set on turning them over to the First Order!
Then, an exciting Nihil story from High Republic author Justina Ireland!
In Shops: Feb 09, 2022
SRP: $3.99
Variants:
STAR WARS LEGENDS RISE SITH OMNIBUS HC
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(W) Scott Allie, More (A) Mahmud A. Asrar, More (CA) Ramon BachsThe road to The Phantom Menace! Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn has a close encounter with the Dark Side while trying to prevent a civil war! And can Qui-Gon and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi deal with an out-of-control cloud cruiser – and the lawless world of Ord Mantell? As Mace Windu’s Jedi Knights face the deadly threat of the Yinchorri, Darth Maul strikes from the shadows – cutting down all obstacles in his mysterious master’s way! And meet teenage Queen Padmé Amidala and young Anakin Skywalker – a boy with a dark destiny! Collecting STAR WARS: JEDI – THE DARK SIDE #1-5; STAR WARS: QUI-GON & OBI-WAN – THE AURORIENT EXPRESS #1-2; STAR WARS: QUI-GON & OBI-WAN – LAST STAND ON ORD MANTELL #1-3; STAR WARS: JEDI COUNCIL – ACTS OF WAR #1-4; STAR WARS (1998) #0-6; STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL (2000) #1-4; STAR WARS: EPISODE I – THE PHANTOM MENACE #1/2 and #1-4; STAR WARS: EPISODE I – ANAKIN SKYWALKER, QUEEN AMIDALA, QUI-GON JINN and OBI-WAN KENOBI and material from STAR WARS TALES #1, #3, #5, #7, #9-10, #13-14, #20 and #24.
1000 PGS./Rated T
In Shops: Feb 09, 2022
SRP: $125.00
FOC
For those who aren’t familiar, FOC, or Final Order Cut Off, is when publishers and distributors require retailers to get their orders in. Printers then print according to that number (sometimes with overages). So, if you want to absolutely guarantee you get a book, best bet is to order it before FOC. Final Order Cut Off is Monday 2/7/22 this week.
Han Solo & Chewbacca #1
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(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) David Messina (CA) Alex MaleevNEW ONGOING SERIES – HAN SOLO IS BACK!
But wait! Isn’t HAN still frozen in Carbonite? Yes. But you can’t keep a good smuggler down. Set a few years before Episode IV: A New Hope, Han, his partner, CHEWBACCA and GREEDO, embark on a heist for JABBA THE HUTT. It’s supposed to be an easy job. What could possibly go wrong? Well, for starters, how about a reunion with the very last person Han expected to see? The last page is a jaw-dropper…
RATED T
In Shops: Mar 09, 2022
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
- Maleev Cover A
- Shalvey Variant
- Noto 1:25 Variant
- Hughes 1:50 Variant (Villain Gaming Variant Pack)
- Includes 1:50, 1:25, and 23 copies of Cover A/B.
The Sliney Connecting Cover for Halcyon Legacy #2 contains the first comic cover of several characters we’ve yet to meet.
Halcyon Legacy #2
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(W) Sacks, Ethan (A) Will Sliney (CA) E.M. GistYOUR TICKET TO THE HOTTEST RIDE IN THE GALAXY!
• The Halcyon comes under fire from pirates – with little chance of escape!
• Who is the mysterious Resistance spy on board that may lead to the fiery end of the ship’s 275-year run?
• And find out how, years earlier, bounty hunter AURRA SING and a mysterious partner gambled with their lives during the galactic starcruiser’s era as a flying casino!
Rated T
In Shops: Mar 09, 2022
SRP: $3.99
Variants:
Crimson Reign #3
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(W) Charles Soule (A) Steven Cummings (CA) Leinil Francis YuODYSSEY OF THE ARCHIVIST!
• LADY QI’RA’S ultimate plan to reshape the galaxy continues as we focus on one of her most key operatives – the mysterious SAVA MADELIN SUN, former expert in the DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE, now known only as THE ARCHIVIST.
• Qi’ra has given this woman a crucial task and put all the resources of CRIMSON DAWN at her disposal. The Archivist’s search will find answers to mysteries at the very heart of the EMPIRE’S formation…
• …and the ultimate fall of THE JEDI ORDER.
RATED T
In Shops: Mar 09, 2022
SRP: $3.99
Variants:
- Cover A Yu
- Anindito Connecting Cover
- Pham Variant
- Crain Variant
- Rahzzah Connecting Variant
- Giangiordano Variant
- Larocca Black Krrsantan Variant
- 1:25 Lopez Sabacc Card Variant (Villain Variant Package)
- Comes with one copy of the 1:25 with 12 copies of open order covers of your choice)
- Nakayama Variant (Villain Variant Package)
- Comes with one copy of the 1:25 with 12 copies of open order covers of your choice)
STAR WARS LEGENDS NEW REPUBLIC OMNIBUS HC VOL 01
- LAUFFRAY COVER
- ERSKINE COVER
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(W) Timothy Zahn, VARIOUS (A) Carlos Ezquerra, VARIOUS (CA) Mathieu LauffrayIn the wake of Return of the Jedi, the Emperor has been defeated! But the nascent New Republic still has enemies, and that’s where X-Wing Rogue Squadron comes in! Led by Wedge Antilles, the galaxy’s greatest pilots will take on all threats. Dogfights, assassination attempts, political intrigue – it’s all in a day’s work! Meanwhile, Palpatine’s top assassin, Mara Jade, must complete her final mission – or die trying! And the human-replica droid Guri ponders her destiny – and the secrets buried in her programming – in a gripping sequel to SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE! Don’t miss these classic Star Wars tales, penned by some of the franchise’s bestselling authors! Collecting STAR WARS: MARA JADE – BY THE EMPEROR’S HAND #0-6; STAR WARS: SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE – EVOLUTION #1-5; STAR WARS: X-WING ROGUE LEADER #1-3; STAR WARS: X-WING ROGUE SQUADRON #1-35 and SPECIAL; STAR WARS HANDBOOK #1; and material from STAR WARS TALES #10, #12, #15 and #23.
RATED T
In Shops: Jul 20, 2022
SRP: $125.00
ERSKINE COVER
