- "The partnership with the story group and the editorial team always had to be true to the sanctity of the film while making sure that we find these moments to introduce hints, clues, and puzzle pieces."
- ―Andrew Sugerman, executive vice president of Disney Publishing Worldwide
Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a multimedia project consisting of 19 books and comics that feature content related to the film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. These stories, part of the official Star Wars canon, were released throughout the final months of 2015, leading up to the release of The Force Awakens on December 18. The stories were written by a number of authors spanning multiple publishers, all of whom worked with the Lucasfilm Story Group.[2]
Media[]
Installments[]
Novels[]
- Adult
- Young adult
- Junior
Short stories[]
- "The Perfect Weapon"[3]
- "All Creatures Great and Small"[6]
- "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku"[6]
- "The Face of Evil"[6]
- "High Noon on Jakku"[6]
Comics[]
- Star Wars: Shattered Empire (4 issues)[2]
Reference books[]
Collectors Edition magazines[]
Activity books[]
- Star Wars Look and Find[10]
- Star Wars: Droid Factory[5]
- Star Wars: Build a Droid - Sticker Activity Book[8]
Other[]
Development[]
Star Wars Special: C-3PO 1 was originally supposed to release as part of this program;[11] however, after multiple delays, its release date finally settled on April 13, 2016.[12]
Sources[]
"Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Publishing Program Coming Fall 2015 on StarWars.com (backup link)- "Launch Pad" — Star Wars Insider 157
- "The Saga Continues: A First Glimpse at the Saga Beyond Return of the Jedi!" — Star Wars Insider 157
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 157
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 158
- Coming Soon to Your Personal Jedi Archives: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Sneak Peek! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- SDCC 2015: Star Wars Publishing Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 159
- Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens Trading Cards Revealed — Updated on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 160
- Journey to The Force Awakens Panel at New York Comic Con – Recap on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
- Four New Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens Short Stories Available Now on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Writers on Writing: Claudia Gray and Cecil Castellucci on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23
Star Wars to release 20 books in journey to The Force Awakens -- exclusive by Breznican, Anthony on Entertainment Weekly (March 10, 2015) (backup link archived on May 25, 2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Perfect Weapon (Star Wars) (Short Story) on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars: Droid Factory (Star Wars: Journey to the Force Awakens) on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Journey to The Force Awakens Panel at New York Comic Con – Recap on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Publishing Program Coming Fall 2015 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars: Build A Droid on Hardie Grant Publishing's official website (backup link)
- ↑ http://www.theforce.net/story/front/Star_Wars_Magazines_Galore_166615.asp
- ↑ Coming Soon to Your Personal Jedi Archives: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Sneak Peek! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ How Did C-3PO Get His Red Arm? Find Out in Star Wars Special: C-3PO #1 on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)
- ↑ STAR WARS SPECIAL C-3PO 1 on Previews World's official website (backup link)
