The full Marvel Comics solicitations came out today for May 2023, giving us the first look into a whole slew of new Star Wars comics! The most notable thing to me is the addition of the Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – Lando #1 one-shot coming this May AND that we are getting a double dose of The High Republic to finish out the phase II run with issues #9 and #10.
I’ll be adding all of the variants to the different Drunk Wooky variant checklists over the next few days and be posting about anything else notable I uncover in the process over on the @drunkwooky Instagram page.
Also be sure to check out our latest giveaway here.
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER – BLACK, WHITE AND RED #2
JASON AARON, DAVID PEPOSE & MORE! (W) • LEONARD KIRK & MORE! (A)
COVER BY ADAM KUBERT • VARIANT COVER BY DECLAN SHALVEY
VARIANT COVER BY SALVADOR LARROCA
JASON AARON CONTINUES HIS RETURN TO THE GREATEST VILLAIN IN THE GALAXY!
• Along with artist LEONARD KIRK, these two titans of comics tell a tale of horror and intrigue!
• PLUS, David Pepose makes his STAR WARS debut!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI – LANDO #1
STEPHANIE PHILLIPS (W) • ÁLVARO LÓPEZ (A) • Cover by RYAN BROWN
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY RYAN BROWN • CONNECTING VARIANT COVER BY LEE GARBETT
VARIANT COVER BY RAHZZAH • VARIANT COVER BY BRIAN STELFREEZE
VARIANT COVER BY TYLER KIRKHAM
LANDO AND CHEWIE ANTE UP TO SAVE THE GALAXY!
When Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca find themselves on a perilous mission to steal from Jabba himself, a dangerous figure from Lando’s past threatens their plans and their lives. Chewie finds that putting his trust in Calrissian is a gamble that just might pay off, as Lando calls on his skills as a smuggler to make it out alive. Part of a series of one-shots celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Return of the Jedi, this story by Stephanie Phillips (COSMIC GHOST RIDER, ROGUE & GAMBIT) and Álvaro López (CAPTAIN MARVEL) bring you a new, high-stakes adventure with some of Star Wars’ most beloved characters.
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$4.99
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STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC #9
CAVAN SCOTT (W) • ARIO ANINDITO (A)
Cover by RAFAEL DE LATORRE
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID AJA
VARIANT COVER BY NATACHA BUSTOS
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE!
• Vildar Mac has been haunted all his life.
• Now, as the Leveler is unleashed, the Jedi Knight faces a terrible decision – resist the lure of the dark side or become what he fears the most to survive.
• Will TEY SIRREK pay the ultimate price for Vildar’s choice?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC #10
CAVAN SCOTT (W) • ARIO ANINDITO (A)
Cover by RAFAEL DE LATORRE
VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID LOPEZ
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC PHASE TWO FINALE!
• The LEVELER has been unleashed in a secret Jedi vault on JEDHA.
• Jedi Knight VILDAR MAC has risked everything to defeat the PATH OF THE OPEN HAND, but in the face of tragedy, can he resist the lure of the dark side?
• Jedha’s Battle for the Force reaches its epic conclusion!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
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STAR WARS: YODA #7
MARC GUGGENHEIM (W)
ALESSANDRO MIRACOLO (A)
Cover by PHIL NOTO
VARIANT COVER BY PASQUAL FERRY
VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK
SOLO MOVIE 5TH ANNIVERSARY LANDO
VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
YODA VS. GENERAL GRIEVOUS…TO THE DEATH!
• The start of a new arc set during the tumultuous CLONE WARS!
• The Separatists have a powerful new weapon that can change the course of the war!
• Can Yoda and Anakin Skywalker discover the secret of the weapon in time?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2023 Lucasfilm Ltd.
STAR WARS: SANA STARROS #4 (OF 5)
JUSTINA IRELAND (W) • PERE PÉREZ (A)
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
VARIANT COVER BY EMA LUPACCHINO
SOLO MOVIE 5TH ANNIVERSARY LANDO
VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
DANGEROUS SIBLING RIVALRY!
• SANA must take on her brother PHEL or all is lost!
• But will it be DEVA LOMPOP who destroys the Starros family?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2023 Lucasfilm Ltd.
STAR WARS #34
CHARLES SOULE (W) • MADIBEK MUSABEKOV (A) • Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO
RETURN OF THE JEDI 40TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE
SOLO MOVIE 5TH ANNIVERSARY HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
THE BROKEN SABER OF SKYWALKER!
• LUKE SKYWALKER searches for one of the rarest substances in the galaxy…KYBER – the living crystal that powers LIGHTSABERS!
• Does it hold the answer to the unpredictable thing the Force has become (see HIDDEN EMPIRE #5!)?
• What long-lost secret is he about to uncover?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2023 Lucasfilm Ltd.
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #34
ETHAN SACKS (W) • PAOLO VILLANELLI (A)
COVER BY KEN LASHLEY
SOLO MOVIE 5TH ANNIVERSARY ENFYS NEST VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
RETURN OF THE JEDI 40TH ANNIVERSARY
VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE
INFERNO SQUAD TAKES THE SHOT!
• The BOUNTY HUNTERS must take on the INFERNO SQUAD head-on!
• This is the final fight of the Bounty Hunters as you know them!
• The fallout will shake the lineup to its core…
• Who STAYS? Who GOES? Who JOINS?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2023 Lucasfilm Ltd.
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #32
ALYSSA WONG (W) • MINKYU JUNG (A)
COVER BY JUNGGEUN YOON
SOLO MOVIE 5TH ANNIVERSARY DARTH MAUL VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
RETURN OF THE JEDI 40TH ANNIVERSARY
VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE
LUKE SKYWALKER: FRIEND OR FOE?
• After the fallout of HIDDEN EMPIRE, DOCTOR APHRA is at a crossroads.
• Who better to help her with that than…LUKE SKYWALKER?!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2023 Lucasfilm Ltd.
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #34
GREG PAK (W) • ADAM GORHAM (A) • Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
VARIANT COVER BY RAFFAELE IENCO
RETURN OF THE JEDI 40TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE
SOLO MOVIE 5TH ANNIVERSARY DRYDON VOS VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
UNBOUND FORCE – Part TWO!
• According to the JEDI, fear leads to anger, and anger leads to hate.
• But does hate lead to suffering…or power? As DARTH VADER’S Force abilities spiral out of control, his lieutenant Sabé is caught in the maelstrom – and finally must confront the horrifying consequences of her choice to serve him.
• Will she choose darkness over light?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
