Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon Jinn, Mace Windu, and more lead the new Star Wars Jedi Knights comic series - "You've literally never seen so much lightsaber action in a comic!"
Oct. 21, 2024Visit the era before The Phantom Menace in the new Star Wars: Jedi Knights comic title
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The Jedi Knights are one of the most popular aspects ofStar Warslore, thanks to their mysterious mastery of the Force, their complicated code of conduct, and of course, their lightsabers. Now, Marvel is putting the Jedi front and center in a new comic series titled simply Star Wars: Jedi Knights, announced over the weekend at theLucasfilmPublishing: Star Wars: Stories From a Galaxy Far, Far Away Panel at New York Comic Con.
The series is set prior to Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and features a different Jedi in the lead for each issue, starting with none other than The Phantom Menace’s own fan-favorite Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn, who’s being hunted by an assassin in the inaugural issue.
Here’s a gallery of Star Wars: Jedi Knights covers, including the main cover for #1 by Rahzzah, as well as “Lightsaber Foil” variant covers for both #1 and #2 by artist Taurin Clarke:
“In addition to featuring iconic and fan-favorite Jedi, the series will introduce all new Jedi characters that served the Republic during this pivotal era. Each issue will spotlight a different Jedi duo on a different mission throughout the galaxy, but an overarching threat binds them together,” it continues. “Who is the mysterious new villain targeting Qui-Gon Jinn for death and how will it force the Jedi Order to evolve for a new age?”
I’ll go ahead and point out that we know how and when Qui-Gon Jinn actually dies - it’s seen on screen in The Phantom Menace. But what’s intriguing about the premise is how it sets up an ongoing new villain - perhaps one separate from the Sith.
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“Marc and Madibek deliver a blockbuster first issue with a cliffhanger that kicks off one action-packed issue after another featuring your favorite Jedi,” says editor Mark Paniccia in a statement. “You’ve literally never seen so much lightsaber action in a comic book!”
If that strikes your fancy, you’ll be able to get ahold of Star Wars: Jedi Knights #1 in March.
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