Marvel Star Wars Solicitations July 2018

April 19, 2018 at 3:42 pm | Posted in Art, Comic Books, IDW, Marvel, News, Star Wars, Star Wars News | Leave a comment
Tags: darth vader, doctor aphra, double or nothing, lando, poe dameron, thrawn

Here is the Star Wars rundown of Marvel’s comic solicitations for July 2018.

Doctor Aphra #22

Writer: Si Spurrier
Artist: Kev Walker
Cover Artist: Ashley Witter
Variant Cover: Rod Reis

STUCK IN A JUNKYARD JAIL AT WAR. IT CAN’T GET WORSE – RIGHT? I mean, unless you add a vengeful FORCE GHOST. And insane MURDERDROIDS. And a BOR BRAIN-LEECH. And a SENTIENT BIOHAZARD…Surely even rogue archaeologist DOCTOR APHRA can’t find a way to make things even worse. Wrong. Because her current beau and her ex are just about to meet…

Details: 32 Pages, Rated T, $3.99
Release Date: July 25, 2018

Star Wars #50

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Salvador Larroca
Cover Artist: Mike Mayhew
Variant Covers: Phil Noto, David Marquez, Terry Dodson, Rod Reis (Galactic Variant Cover), John Tyler Christopher (Action Figure Variant)

IN THIS ISSUE…HOPE DIES. The REBEL FLEET is completed. It’s magnificent. It’s beautiful. It’s secret. But no secret is kept for long from DARTH VADER. The most epic story yet done in a STAR WARS comic begins here. Prepare to witness the Empire TRULY strike back.

Details: 32 Pages, Rated T, $3.99
Release Date: July 4, 2018

Star Wars #51

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Salvador Larroca
Cover Artist: Mike Mayhew
Variant Cover: John Tyler Christopher

HOPE DIES PART 2. The MILLENNIUM FALCON – alone – versus an entire IMPERIAL FLEET. Can LEIA discover the cause of this disaster? And even if she can, is it too late?

Details: 32 PGS, Rated T, $3.99
Release Date: July 18, 2018

Lando – Double or Nothing #3 (of 5)

Writer: Rodney Barnes
Artist: Paolo Villanelli
Cover Artist: W. Scott Forbes

LANDO’s luck ran out when he was captured by BATALLA. Batalla’s in luck with a big payoff if he turns Lando over to his enemies. And there’s a lot of them. Will a galaxy of bad guys finally get their due against the ultimate thorn in their side?

Details: 32 Pages, Rated T, $3.99
Release Date: July 25, 2018

Darth Vader Annual #2

Writer: Chuck Wendig
Artist: Leonard Kirk
Cover Artist: Mike Deodato Jr.

DARTH VADER intends for the Empire to hold no secrets for him — or from him. Which means it is time to dig into the pet project of GOVERNOR WILHUFF TARKIN and ORSON KRENNIC: the massive battle station being built on GEONOSIS. Opportunity arises when the project is hindered by sabotage from unknown forces. THE EMPEROR calls on his dark enforcer to root out the source of treachery that threatens to destabilize the Empire’s galactic ascent.

Details: 32 Pages, Rated T, $3.99
Release Date: July 18, 2018

Darth Vader #18

Writer: Charles Soule
Artist: Giuseppe Camuncoli
Cover Artists: Giuseppe Camuncoli and Elia Bonetti
Variant Cover: Rod Reis

It is time for GRAND MOFF TARKIN to repay a long-standing debt to DARTH VADER…and settling what is owed will require every last bit of his cunning, and will cost more than he ever imagined.

Details: 32 Pages, Rated T, $3.99
Release Date: July 11, 2018

Poe Dameron #29

Writer: Charles Soule
Artist: Angel Unzueta
Cover Artist: Phil Noto

Where were SNAP WEXLEY, JESSIKA PAVA and the rest of BLACK SQUADRON during the events of THE LAST JEDI? Fighting for the very survival of THE RESISTANCE, of course. Now, at last, their story can be told…

Details: 32 Pages, Rated T, $3.99
Release Date: July 18, 2018

Thrawn #6 (of 6)

Writer: Jody Houser
Artist: Luke Ross
Cover Artist: Paul Renaud

THE RISE OF THE GRAND ADMIRAL REACHES ITS CLIMAX! THRAWN at last meets his greatest enemy face-to-face! Will PRYCE’s final gambit to save her family succeed? And what role will ELI VANTO play in Thrawn’s ultimate plan?

Details: 32 Pages, Rated T, $3.99
Release Date: July 11, 2018

The Last Jedi Adaptation #4 (of 6)

Writer: Gary Whitta
Artist: Michael Walsh
Cover Artist: Rahzzah
Variant Cover: Rod Reis

AS THE PAST DIES, THE FUTURE BECKONS…REY gambles everything as she heads for a confrontation with KYLO REN and SUPREME LEADER SNOKE. As the fate of the RESISTANCE hangs in the balance, will POE DAMERON risk mutiny to take matters into his own hands? And who is the mysterious visitor coming to offer counsel to LUKE SKYWALKER? (SPOILER ALERT, it’s YODA!)

Details: 32 Pages, Rated T, $3.99
Release Date: July 4, 2018

Star Wars Vol. 8: Mutiny At Mon Cala TPB

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Penciller: Salvador Larroca
Cover Artist: David Marquez

The Rebel Alliance sets its sights on strengthening its forces by growing its numbers. But with a greater number of recruits comes discord and dissidence. Can Princess Leia, with help from Han and Luke, forge one true alliance from the many factions? On a mission to liberate Mon Cala, Leia has a nearly impossible plan to ally the besieged planet with the rebellion — one that hinges on the unique skills and cultural know-how of the one and only C-3PO! While Han, Luke and Leia undertake a perilous rescue, Threepio must complete the vital assignment of…hobnobbing at the opera?! With the Empire temporarily weakened, the Alliance is poised to rise up in defiance. Could their ultimate victory be at hand? Collecting STAR WARS (2015) #44-49.

Details: 144 Pages, Rated T, $17.99
Release Date: August 8, 2018

Darth Vader – Dark Lord of the Sith Vol. 1 HC

Writer: Charles Soule
Penciller: Giuseppe Camuncoli
Cover Artist: Jim Cheung

Explore Darth Vader’s early history! Picking up directly where Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith ends, follow Vader as he receives his legendary red lightsaber and rises to power as a Dark Lord of the Sith! When Anakin Skywalker fell, both to the pull of the dark side and the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he rose back up, more machine than man. Having lost everything that was once dear to him, he now takes his first steps into a darker world — beginning by hunting down and eradicating the galaxy’s remaining Jedi! But Jocasta Nu, librarian of the Jedi Temple, is making a desperate effort to gather and preserve whatever she can of the religion’s legacy. Palpatine views her as a particular threat to the Empire — does her knowledge make her a one-woman Jedi Order? Collecting DARTH VADER (2017) #1-12.

Details: 280 Pages, Rated T, $34.99
Release Date: October 24, 2018