The Future of Star Wars‘ New Books and Comics Lies in the Shadow of The Acolyte

When the movies halt and TV shows end, what’s a Star Wars fans to do? The written word, you should crook to. Star Wars books person always, and proceed to, to thrive, with stories successful each antithetic clip periods, done various mediums, written by tons of breathtaking voices. This was connected afloat effect astatine San Diego Comic-Con this week astatine the “Star Wars: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away” panel, which included a ton of caller publication announcements, and adjacent an enactment fig for bully measure.

Most of the books are, understandably, centered connected The Acolyte, it being the astir caller Star Wars communicative we saw.

First up, there’s Star Wars: The Acolyte Visual Guide by Pablo Hidalgo. Out March 4, 2025, this volition item each the awesome caller characters, creatures, and exertion introduced successful the series. A bully companion to that is The Art of Star Wars: The Acolyte (Season One) by Kristin Baver. Besides that breathtaking “Season One,” this publication volition dive into each the designs that went into the bid and more. It’ll beryllium retired adjacent summer.

For each you Jecki and Yord fans (RIP), Tessa Gratton is penning an untiled YA caller astir their exploits which volition beryllium retired July 29, 2025. Moving up the Jedi ranks, Justina Ireland has a caller caller connected the mode called Star Wars: The Acolyte: Wayseeker, diving deeper into the past of Vernestra Rwoh and Carrie-Anne Moss’ Master Indara, and, as revealed present connected io9, Cavan Scott is doing a caller comic astir different Jedi Master, Star Wars: The Acolyte – Kelnacca #1. That’s retired September 4.

And, conscionable for the amusive of it, the sheet besides revealed that Hasbro’s adjacent Acolyte Black Series artifact volition beryllium nary different than Vernestra Rwoh. Pre-orders commencement July 27 astatine 5 p.m. EST connected Hasbro Pulse.

The Vernestra Black Series – Hasbro

That’s everything specifically Acolyte that was announced but, conscionable adjacent to each that, is simply a fewer caller releases acceptable successful the aforesaid clip period: the High Republic. Cavan Scott has a caller comic called Star Wars: The High Republic – Fear of the Jedi, which volition proceed the communicative of the Jedi’s conflict against the Nihil. It has creation by Marika Cresta and is retired successful February. A 2nd measurement of The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic is besides connected the way, which volition screen phases 2 and 3 of the saga. It’s retired successful February.

Finally, the adjacent large Star Wars communicative coming to your location is Star Wars Outlaws, the video crippled retired successful August. Well, it wouldn’t beryllium a Star Wars merchandise without an creation publication commemorating it and so, The Art of Star Wars Outlaws is connected the mode connected June 3.

It whitethorn beryllium months oregon years until we spot a caller Star Wars amusement oregon movie but the postulation is thriving successful print. Which are you astir excited about?

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