Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
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Panel Overview
From adult novels to kids comics, from the time of the High Republic to the rise of the First Order, this is the place to dive deeper into the stories from a galaxy far, far away. Featuring details on new and upcoming titles from Disney Lucasfilm Press, Del Rey, Dark Horse, and more! Including all-new announcements and reveals from a galaxy far, far away! Moderated by Lucasfilm’s Michael Siglain.
Panel Recap
Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories From a Galaxy Far, Far Away gave fans a broad look at upcoming Star Wars novels, comics, short fiction, and illustrated projects. Michael Siglain moderated the panel, joined by Jennifer Heddle and a lineup of Star Wars authors and artists.
The panel highlighted both established Star Wars publishing voices and newer creators entering the galaxy. Jennifer Heddle discussed the process of finding contributors for anthologies like Stories of Jedi and Sith, while Jake Bartok’s interior art for that book was shown, including artwork of Qui-Gon Jinn and other Jedi.
Rodney Barnes discussed Marvel’s comic adaptation of The Mandalorian Season 1 and teased upcoming Star Wars Insider fiction featuring Mace Windu during the Clone Wars. Amanda Diebert previewed Dark Horse’s Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories, noting that the all-ages anthology would include a hidden story threaded through the issues. Cavan Scott discussed Tales from the Rancor Pit, a Halloween-themed comic in the tradition of the Vader’s Castle stories, with baby wampas, droid ghosts, and High Republic adventurer Ty Yorrick among the teased elements.
The panel also returned to The High Republic, revealing the cover for Star Wars Insider: The High Republic: Starlight Stories and discussing Chronicles of the Jedi: An Illustrated Guide to the Galaxy’s Golden Age. The latter was framed as an in-universe illustrated guide with possible clues connected to Phase II and Phase III. The panel also touched on Shadow of the Sith by Adam Christopher and The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis.
Panel Announcements
Interior art from Stories of Jedi and Sith was shown, including Qui-Gon Jinn artwork by Jake Bartok. Marvel's The Mandalorian comic adaptation was discussed. Rodney Barnes teased upcoming Mace Windu fiction in Star Wars Insider. Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories was previewed as an all-ages Dark Horse anthology with a hidden story running across issues. Star Wars: Tales from the Rancor Pit was previewed as a Halloween-themed comic. The cover for Star Wars Insider: The High Republic: Starlight Stories was revealed. Chronicles of the Jedi: An Illustrated Guide to the Galaxy's Golden Age was teased as containing possible Phase II and Phase III clues. Shadow of the Sith and The Princess and the Scoundrel were discussed as upcoming summer 2022 novels.
