With Dark Horse Comics having lost the rights to publish Star Wars Comics later this year as the franchise has moved under the Disney owned banner, Marvel Comics is picking up a property they haven’t had in quite a long time. They originally published an adaptaiton of the original Star Wars movie way, way back in the day and then started original adventures with only the lightest of touches from George Lucas as he was more involve din the movies. Now that the property is back under Marvel, they’re bringing out and over-sized Omnibus format release of STAR WARS: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS. The book will collect STAR WARS (1977) #1-44 and ANNUAL #1.
These were the comics that got me into comics, as reading about my favorite movie characters at a young age introduced me to the house ads for other Marvel Comics series.
“It’s the return of the Jedi to Marvel in an opening volume that begins with Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and ends with Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. In between, the rebels face a wealth of new perils — from space pirate Crimson Jack to the bounty hunter Beilert Valance, as well as a surprisingly svelte Jabba the Hut (one “t”). Luke goes back to Tatooine, Leia battles alone, Han and Chewie play the deadly Big Game, and Darth Vader hunts for answers! Revisit all your old favorites and discover some new ones!”
“With Star Wars poised to return to its comic book home, what better time to revisit the first adventures of Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, C-3PO, R2-D2 and, of course, Darth Vader?” says Marvel Editor In Chief, Axel Alonso. “I am extremely proud to present these original Star Wars stories, told as only Marvel can, in the first in a massive and glorious Omnibus series.”
STAR WARS: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS comes out of lightspeed in January 2015 and is written by Roy Thomas, Howard Chaykin, Archie Goodwin, Jo Duffy & Chris Claremont, with pencils by Howard Chaykin, Carmine Infantino, Walter Simonson,
