About a month or so ago Dark Horse announced Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – Jaxxon Annual #1. This was a brand new one-shot comic written by Cavan Scott and illustrated by Nick Brokenshite featuring an all new story about our favorite green smuggler rabbit, Jaxxon.
The interesting part is that Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – Jaxxon Annual #1 is not available for open order for comic shops like most comics. Instead, it’s a “Convention Exclusive Comic” that Dark Horse will only be offering at select conventions and on their exclusives arm of the business, Dark Horse Direct.
There will be three variants of this convention exclusive comic. The first variant is a Star Wars Celebration 2023 Exclusive variant from famed artist Mike Mignola that was announced in March 2023. Dark Horse offered 500 copies on their Dark Horse Direct website while the rest would be exclusively sold on site at Star Wars Celebration 2023 in London. I recently gave one of these away on the @drunkwooky Instagram page.
Just to clarify I’m not talking about a convention exclusive variant. No, the entire comic is an exclusive that will never be sold at comic shops. There will be three variants of this convention exclusive comic though, each debuting at a different convention this year. All with a $24.99 price tag.
The first variant is a Star Wars Celebration 2023 Exclusive variant from famed artist Mike Mignola that was announced in March 2023. Dark Horse offered 500 copies on their Dark Horse Direct website while the rest would be exclusively sold on site at Star Wars Celebration 2023 in London.
The other two variants of Star Wars Hyperspace Stories – Jaxxon Annual #1 were revealed TODAY at Star Wars Celebration during the Dark Horse Comics panel.
Here they are (alongside the first Mike Mignola variant.)
Mike Mignola Variant
Star Wars Celebration 2023
Joelle Jones Variant
Release Details TBA
Sergio Aragones Variant
Release Details TBA
The release details on the final two variants of this convention exclusive comic. They will likely be released at a large comic centered event like San Diego Comic Con or New York Comic Con later this year. Like the first Mike Mignola variant I do expect them to sell some online via Dark Horse Direct though.
At the panel the speakers also provided a few page sneak peak of the interior of this book as well as some of the concept art from the interior artist Nick Brokenshire.
I will be keeping track of all of the details on my Star Wars One-Shot Variant Checklist here. Also be sure to follow @drunkwooky on Instagram for the latest star wars comic news, variants and giveaways.
May the force be with you.
Grand Admiral Frik
