Star Wars 50

"&hellip;the next arc begins in issue #50. Issue #50 is going to be this very, very big story that my entire run centers around. "Mutiny at Mon Cala" is the lead-in to something kind of cataclysmic and huge in scale."

- Kieron Gillen

Star Wars 50: Hope Dies, Part I is a Marvel comic book by Kieron Gillen. Gillen described the issue as a "big story" that his "entire run centers around." It followed the Mutiny at Mon Cala arc, which lead into Star Wars 50 in a cataclysmic way. It was published on July 4, 2018. The issue also includes a backup story titled "Shu-Torun Lives".

Publisher's summary
''IN THIS ISSUE&hellip;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.''

Continuity
The issue places the Ring of Kafrene in the Outer Rim Territories, whereas Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide places it in the Expansion Region.

Editions

 * UPC 759606081134; July 4, 2018; Marvel Comics
 * 05011; Cover A; Travis Charest
 * 50021; Cover B; John Tyler Christopher
 * 05031; Cover C; Phil Noto
 * 05041; Cover D; Terry Dodson
 * 05051; Cover E; David Marquez
 * 05061; Cover F; Rod Reis
 * 05071; Cover G; Terry Dodson
 * 05081; Cover H; Rahzzah