STAR WARS (2020)

"'NO I AM YOUR FATHER.' In the wake of the events following The Empire Strikes Back, it is a dark time for the heroes of the Rebellion. The Rebel fleet scattered following a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hoth. Han Solo lost to the bounty hunter, Boba Fett, after being frozen in carbonite. And after being lured into a trap on Cloud City and bested in a vicious lightsaber duel against the evil Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker learned the horrible truth about his past. Vader did not kill Luke's father Anakin -- Vader is Luke's father! Now, after narrowly escaping the dark lord's clutches, and wounded and reeling from the revelation, Luke, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, the Wookiee Chewbacca and the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 must fight their way back to the Rebel Alliance-for the fate of the entire galaxy is at stake! After so many losses is victory still possible? But, what Leia, Luke and their ragtag band of freedom fighters do not realize is that they have only traded one Imperial trap for another! Enter the cunning and vengeful Imperial Commander Zahra, at the helm of the Tarkin's Will! Writer Charles Soule (DARTH VADER) and artist Jesus Saiz (DOCTOR STRANGE) are taking us all to the galaxy far, far away next year! With covers by RB Silva (POWERS OF X)! THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME BEGINS THIS JANUARY! "

"RETURN TO CLOUD CITY! • The end of the war and the final defeat of the REBEL ALLIANCE are inevitable as the cunning IMPERIAL COMMANDER ZAHRA unleashes her fury against the splintered and scattered survivors. • But where have the Rebellion's greatest heroes gone when their cause needs them the most? • LUKE SKYWALKER'S only hope at becoming a JEDI KNIGHT was lost during his battle with DARTH VADER and so he, PRINCESS LEIA and LANDO CALRISSIAN must return to CLOUD CITY to find it! But Leia has her own covert mission to accomplish there and Lando's mysterious reason for returning could very well ruin their only chance at success! Rated T "

"CATASTROPHE IN THE CLOUDS! • LUKE SKYWALKER, LANDO CALRISSIAN and LEIA ORGANA have returned to CLOUD CITY! They each left things on BESPIN they desperately need - a weapon, a friend, and crucial information. • But the city is swarming with IMPERIALS, under occupation by an EMPIRE desperate to steal its resources. • Things did not go well for the trio the last time they visited this place. This time... might be even worse. Rated T "

"The next steps on Luke Skywalker's search for Jedi wisdom begin here! • Following a mysterious vision he received on CLOUD CITY, Luke travels to a lost planet looking for a woman he believes may hold the key to his Jedi future and that of the entire Rebellion. • But will he arrive at his destination in time to learn what he needs... or will the evil DARTH VADER get there first? Rated T "

"THE PATH TO JEDI WISDOM OR A DEADLY TRAP OF THE DARK SIDE? • THE FORCE led LUKE SKYWALKER to someone who can provide him with great insight into the path to JEDI wisdom • But their meeting will change Skywalker FOREVER. Luke thought his duel against his father, Darth Vader, was the ultimate test. But Luke's trials have only just begun. • The galaxy needs Luke Skywalker. And a Jedi needs a weapon! • Meanwhile, Vader continues his search for his long-lost son, and the REBEL ALLIANCE finds itself on the verge of a losing all hope. Rated T "

"SHE WILL HAVE REVENGE! • COMMANDER ELLIAN ZAHRA has been tasked by the terrifying DARTH VADER with the job of tracking down the remnants of the REBEL FLEET, scattered since the BATTLE OF HOTH. • From the bridge of her flagship the TARKIN'S WILL, she hunts the galaxy, eradicating all resistance, her secret goal to destroy LEIA ORGANA. • But why such hate for the PRINCESS OF ALDERAAN? The truth will be REVEALED!"

"TO ESCAPE THE EMPIRE'S TRAP, THE REBELS SPRING ONE OF THEIR OWN! o What's behind COMMANDER ZAHRA's quest for revenge against LEIA ORGANA? The powerful, dark answer revealed this issue! o And the REBEL'S Fourth and Seventh Divisions will pay the price for Zahra's revenge. o See LUKE SKYWALKER, WEDGE ANTILLES and SHARA BEY battle against an onslaught of TIE fighters in the greatest dog fight of the series. 32 PGS./Rated T "

"UNDERTAKE A DESPERATE MISSION TO THE IMPERIAL CORE. • In the Imperial Museum on CORUSCANT, an ancient droid holds the key to salvation of the REBEL ALLIANCE. • The Rebels' elite operations team, the PATHFINDERS, must pull off a daring heist right under the nose of the EMPEROR himself, with LANDO and LOBOT along for the ride! Rated T"

"OPERATION STARLIGHT, PART 2 (OF 3)" - REELING FROM THE LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR OWN, THE REBELS FINALLY SEE A PATH FORWARD! •  THE REBELS attempt to create a new communications code that THE EMPIRE will never be able to crack, in hopes that they might be able to safely reunite their scattered fleet and rejoin the fight. •  However, the code has a cost, one that LANDO CALRISSIAN is not willing to pay! •  Meanwhile, STARLIGHT SQUADRON, the group of elite pilots tasked with finding the scattered divisions of the fleet, heads out on its first deadly mission. Rated T

"OPERATION STARLIGHT GOES SUPERNOVA! • The mission to reunite the REBEL FLEET is countered by a deadly trap sprung by the cunning COMMANDER ZAHRA! • How will WEDGE ANTILLES, SHARA BEY and the other elite pilots of STARLIGHT SQUADRON survive? • And then there's LANDO CALRISSIAN... forced to choose between THE REBELLION and one of his oldest friends! Rated T "

REFLECTIONS ON THE LOST! •  LEIA ORGANA and KES DAMERON share stories of their lost loves! •  Learn how POE DAMERON'S parents met! •  Learn the real reason HAN SOLO is so important to THE REBELLION! Rated T

PRELUDE TO WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS: "THE HUNT FOR HAN"   •  CHEWBACCA has heard from an old friend with intelligence on the location of notorious bounty hunter BOBA FETT, known to be in possession of HAN SOLO. •  Along with LUKE SKYWALKER, the loyal Wookiee sets off in search of his lost friend, on an adventure to Nar Shadaa... the SMUGGLER'S MOON! •  But will this mission prevent plucky astromech droid ARTOO DETOO from passing along a crucial message to Luke, one that will affect the fate of the entire Jedi Order...? Rated T

WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS TIE-IN!   •  The REBELS finally have a lead on the location of HAN SOLO! •  It's time to save the captain of the MILLENNIUM FALCON from his frozen carbonite tomb! •  A general, a Jedi and a Wookiee will mount a desperate rescue mission... But they have no idea what actually awaits them. 32 PGS./Rated T

"FRIENDS AND ENEMIES" •  LUKE SKYWALKER embarks upon an epic mission with WEDGE ANTILLES and the brave pilots of STARLIGHT SQUADRON to rescue a lost division of the REBEL FLEET. •  LEIA ORGANA, CHEWBACCA and LANDO CALRISSIAN attempt to save HAN SOLO from the evil clutches of BOBA FETT. •  But what hidden vision will the Force send to Luke about the troubles to come? Rated T

"MISSING IN ACTION" •  LEIA ORGANA, CHEWBACCA and LANDO CALRISSIAN battle BOBA FETT for the ultimate prize - HAN SOLO! •  But they are not the only people who have come to the remote world of JEKARA seeking the smuggler. DARTH VADER, JABBA THE HUTT and more are in the mix as well... Jedi LUKE SKYWALKER may be the Rebels' only hope... •  ...but WHERE is he? Rated T

"THE CHASE!" •  SITH LORD DARTH VADER has discovered that his son, Jedi Knight LUKE SKYWALKER, is finally within striking distance. •  He will pursue him to the very ends of space... Who is hunting whom? •  Meanwhile, LEIA ORGANA battles the forces of CRIMSON DAWN to regain her lost love, HAN SOLO. Rated T

"COLLISION COURSE" •  Reeling from the events on JEKARA and forced to confront the reality of her own choices and losses, LEIA ORGANA meets QI'RA to discuss the person they both have in common - heroic smuggler HAN SOLO! •  How has he influenced their lives to that point? •  And how will it change their fate moving forward? RATED T

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? RATED T

DANGEROUS LESSONS! •  LUKE SKYWALKER has found a key piece of instruction in his journey along the JEDI path - the voice of his teacher, JEDI MASTER YODA. •  But the lesson Luke must learn will not be taught by Yoda, and it will take - and give - more than the young Skywalker could ever have imagined. RATED T

STRANDED ON A STAR DESTROYER! •  After a mission gone wrong, ace Rebel pilot SHARA BEY (POE DAMERON'S mother) was left for dead aboard the TARKIN'S WILL, a huge Star Destroyer. •  Shara survived and has been hiding deep inside the massive ship ever since, evading COMMANDER ZAHRA'S notice. •  But her time is up. Can she live long enough to escape? RATED T

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THE DAWN ALLIANCE - PART 2 OF 3 "The Last Division" •  The fate of THE REBEL ALLIANCE FLEET is at stake, as its last remaining divisions face off in battle against the brutal tactics of COMMANDER ELLIAN ZAHRA and her crew on the TARKIN'S WILL. •  For Zahra, this fight is personal; her revenge will not be complete until every life lost on THE DEATH STAR is avenged. •  Epic space warfare in the true STAR WARS manner! RATED T

"THE FINAL HUNT!" •  COMMANDER ELLIAN ZAHRA, former protégé of GRAND MOFF WILHUFF TARKIN, has used brilliant tactics and savage brutality to nearly eradicate the Rebel fleet. •  Now she and her final target, GENERAL LEIA ORGANA, will hunt each other across a wild planet...to the bitter end. RATED T

A CELEBRATION ACROSS THE GALAXY FOR STAR WARS' 25TH ISSUE! With stories set from the Prequel to the Sequel eras, experience new tales of OBI-WAN & ANAKIN, DARTH VADER, POE DAMERON and KYLO REN. Join Charles Soule, along with his previous artistic collaborators, for this era-spanning celebration! RATED T

"The Good People"! The Empire's greatest secret is in the hands of two Crimson Dawn double agents, who are racing to deliver it to the Rebel Alliance to buy themselves safe haven. But the Empire knows what they have stolen, and the entire Imperial Navy is in hot pursuit!

THE CALCULUS OF LOSS! The price of freedom is examined, as the Rebel Alliance comes to understand the true scope of the threat against it. Threepio enters into aggressive negotiations, and Luke Skywalker embarks upon a desperate mission that will test his growing Jedi skills to the limit. Rated T

The REBEL ALLIANCE is in crisis! •  With their supply lines in jeopardy due to unfulfilled promises from CRIMSON DAWN, GENERAL LEIA ORGANA knows it is just a matter of time before the Rebels run out of crucial supplies. •  Fortunately, AMILYN HOLDO has a solution... a hunt for a vast hoard of fuel thought lost for centuries. •  It's time... for a treasure hunt! RATED T

MAROONED! Some of the Rebel Alliance's best and brightest have gotten lost in an unknown region of space while hunting for a lost treasure. How will LUKE SKYWALKER, LEIA ORGANA, CHEWBACCA, LANDO CALRISSIAN and AMILYN HOLDO ever survive the horrors...of NO-SPACE? Rated T

Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and an elite crew of Rebel heroes are lost in the farthest reaches of No-Space after a mission gone wrong. A desperate maneuver is their only chance to find a way home - but what will it cost them? Rated T

THE FORCE IS BROKEN? The efforts of Lady Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn to destroy the Sith have sent deep ripples running through the Force, disrupting Luke Skywalker's connection to the deep powers of the galaxy. How far will he go to find what he has lost?

UNTETHERED! • Luke Skywalker’s connection to the Force has been disrupted; one of his most powerful tools in his journey to become a Jedi is gone. • He must undertake an epic quest to find what he has lost...or he, and the galaxy, will fall to darkness.

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?

LUKE SKYWALKER...IN THE CLUTHES OF DR. CUATA! The would-be JEDI'S LIGHTSABER is all but destroyed! Enter KYBER CRYSTAL expert DR. CUATA! Only he can repair it...but at what price? Luke's life will hang in the balance...and only ANOTHER JEDI can save him!

DISASTER LOOMS FOR THE REBEL ALLIANCE! With the discovery that the Empire is building a second DEATH STAR, the Rebels are on the verge of despair. But LEIA ORGANA has devised an impossible mission to remind both the Rebels and the galaxy how to hope. It's the FALCON's time to shine, as the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy flies into the belly of the beast!

LOBOT LOST! - A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! Something has gone horribly wrong with LOBOT, putting the REBELLION at terrible risk! LANDO CALRISSIAN will do anything to save his friend, even if it means betraying the REBELS. Will the SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS destroy any chance to cure Lobot, or will he be lost forever?

TATOOINE TREASON! - A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! As the SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS makes its way through the palace of JABBA THE HUTT on Tatooine, LANDO CALRISSIAN is faced with a dire situation as he attempts to save the life of his old friend LOBOT. Their salvation is hidden deep within the palace… …but will they live long enough to find it?

DROID DEATH TRAP! - A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! LANDO CALRISSIAN has finally gotten his hands on the ancient droid with the ability to save his old friend LOBOT from certain death. But before that can happen, they must escape JABBA THE HUTT'S PALACE on TATOOINE, which is swarming with evil droids hungry... …for droid blood!

DROID DISASTER! - A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! The worst has happened. LOBOT, one of the greatest heroes the REBEL ALLIANCE has ever known and close friend to semi-reformed scoundrel LANDO CALRISSIAN...is lost. Lando returns to the Rebels to ask for their help... ...but can he convince them he's not a TRAITOR? Rated T

LANDO LOST! - A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! With the final mission to rescue LOBOT from the terrors of THE SCOURGE underway, galactic ne'er-do-well LANDO CALRISSIAN must finally reckon with the sins of his past. Will he be the SCOUNDREL he's always been or the HERO he could be? Rated T

SITH RISING! LUKE SKYWALKER knows his destiny is leading him toward a confrontation with DARTH VADER. But Vader is a Dark Lord of THE SITH, and Luke is barely even a JEDI. To have any chance at survival, he must find a way to train himself in the battle techniques he will soon face. He must find…ANOTHER SITH!

A SITH IN THE MIND'S EYE! LUKE SKYWALKER is trapped deep behind enemy lines, hunted by a rogue SITH who sees the nascent JEDI KNIGHT as his chance at new ascendancy. How will Luke survive… …and who will he be if he does?

THE TRIAL OF LANDO CALRISSIAN! After the events of DARK DROIDS, LANDO is at a crossroads. Saving his friend LOBOT has cost him more than he expected as now ADMIRAL ACKBAR and MON MOTHMA are putting Lando on trial. With THE REBELLION locked in battle with THE EMPIRE, how will this trial's end impact the Rebellion's future?

THE GREATEST TRIAL IN THE GALAXY CONTINUES! LANDO CALRISSIAN is on trial for crimes against the ALLIANCE. The evidence is clear, and his friends have turned against him, from LUKE SKYWALKER to LEIA ORGANA. Lando's only hope…is DARTH VADER?

OPERATION: RESCUE MON MOTHMA! The fate of the REBEL ALLIANCE has become intertwined with accused traitor LANDO CALRISSIAN - if he falls, so will the Rebellion. LEIA ORGANA must mount a desperate rescue mission if there is any hope of defeating the evil GALACTIC EMPIRE!

LANDO IS ALL IN! • THE TRIAL OF LANDO CALRISSIAN for treason against the REBEL ALLIANCE comes down to its stunning finale! • The evidence is not in Lando's favor, nor is the fact that he's offered a full confession to the crimes of which he is accused. • Does he have any cards left to play?

LAST CHANCE FOR SOLO! LEIA ORGANA has put the galaxy's freedom before all else, including her lost love, HAN SOLO. With the growing threat of the second DEATH STAR looming over THE REBEL ALLIANCE, should she try to save him…while she still can?

DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR LEIA AND THE REBEL ALLIANCE! The last remnants of ALDERAAN have come under threat from an old enemy! LUKE SKYWALKER and LEIA ORGANA could save these few survivors of the destroyed planet, but the Princess of Alderaan must choose between her people...and the REBEL ALLIANCE itself!

GIANT-SIZED STAR WARS EPIC! A fifty-page extravaganza! JEDI MASTER LUKE SKYWALKER must teach his student BEN SOLO a powerful lesson about the true balance between LIGHT and DARK. He offers up a tale from the days of the REBEL ALLIANCE that touches on ALL ERAS OF STAR WARS HISTORY, and brings this epic run to a thrilling, incredible conclusion!