- "While Qi'ra plays a huge part in War of the Bounty Hunters, that event is really a Boba Fett story. I have a bigger story I'm going to tell with Qi'ra and Crimson Dawn, and it's all connected to the reasons she kicked things off in War of the Bounty Hunters in the first place"
- ―Charles Soule
Star Wars: Crimson Reign is an ongoing canon comic book miniseries and crossover event created by Marvel Comics. It is written by Charles Soule and drawn by Steven Cummings. The story focuses on Crimson Dawn and Qi'ra after the events of Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters. The five-part series began publication on December 8, 2021.
Development[]
The original series logo for Star Wars: Crimson Reign
Star Wars: Crimson Reign was announced on August 18, 2021 and was revealed to be part two of a trilogy of comic series by Charles Soule that focus on the character of Qi'ra and the Crimson Dawn organization overall. The first part of the overall arc began during the Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters crossover event. The five-issue miniseries[4] was originally solicited to begin publication on November 3, 2021,[5] but was later delayed[6] to December 8.[1]
Media[]
Main Series[]
| Color code key: | ||
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| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimson Reign 1 | December 8, 2021[1] |  Crimson Reign August 23, 2022[7] |
| 2 | Crimson Reign 2 | February 2, 2022[8] | |
| 3 | Crimson Reign 3 | March 9, 2022[9] | |
| 4 | Crimson Reign 4 | April 27, 2022[10] | |
| 5 | Crimson Reign 5 | June 22, 2022[2] |
Crossover[]
| Color code key: | ||
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| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue |
| Issue | Title | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctor Aphra (2020) 16 | November 17, 2021[11] |
| 2 | Bounty Hunters 18 | December 1, 2021[12] |
| 3 | Darth Vader (2020) 18 | December 1, 2021[13] |
| 4 | Star Wars (2020) 19 | December 8, 2021[14] |
| 5 | Darth Vader (2020) 19 | December 22, 2021[15] |
| 6 | Bounty Hunters 19 | December 29, 2021[16] |
| 7 | Doctor Aphra (2020) 17 | January 5, 2022[17] |
| 8 | Bounty Hunters 20 | January 12, 2022[18] |
| 9 | Star Wars (2020) 20 | January 12, 2022[19] |
| 10 | Doctor Aphra (2020) 18 | January 19, 2022[20] |
| 11 | Darth Vader (2020) 20 | February 9, 2022[21] |
| 12 | Star Wars (2020) 21 | March 2, 2022[22] |
| 13 | Darth Vader (2020) 21 | March 23, 2022[23] |
| 14 | Doctor Aphra (2020) 19 | March 23, 2022[24] |
| 15 | Bounty Hunters 21 | March 30, 2022[25] |
| 16 | Bounty Hunters 22 | April 6, 2022[26] |
| 17 | Star Wars (2020) 22 | April 13, 2022[27] |
| 18 | Darth Vader (2020) 22 | April 13, 2022[28] |
| 19 | Star Wars (2020) 23 | May 4, 2022[29] |
| 20 | Doctor Aphra (2020) 20 | May 18, 2022[30] |
| 21 | Bounty Hunters 23 | June 1, 2022[31] |
| 22 | Darth Vader (2020) 23 | June 1, 2022[32] |
Trade paperbacks[]
| Darth Vader 18-22 |
Darth Vader 23 |
Doctor Aphra 16-20 |
Bounty Hunters 18-22 |
Bounty Hunters 23 |
Star Wars 19-23 |
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| Darth Vader Vol. 4 | Darth Vader Vol. 5 | Doctor Aphra Vol. 4 | Bounty Hunters Vol. 4 | Bounty Hunters Vol. 5 | Star Wars Vol. 4 |
| August 23, 2022[33] | January 10, 2023[34] | August 30, 2022[35] | August 30, 2022[36] | December 20, 2022[37] | September 13, 2022[38] |
Sources[]
Marchion Ro's Origin Revealed and More in Marvel's January 2022 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)- "Launchpad" – Star Wars Insider 206
- "Launchpad" – Star Wars Insider 207
- Star Wars: Best of 2021 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" – Star Wars Insider 210
Notes and references[]
External links[]
- Exclusive First Details on Star Wars: Crimson Reign - A New Comic Series Focused on Solo's Qi'ra. IGN. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021.
- Darth Vader, Qi'ra, and More Brace Themselves for a Galaxy-Shattering Saga in New 'Star Wars: Crimson Reign' Connecting Cover on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
