Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin, stylized as Obi-Wan & Anakin, is a canon comic book miniseries written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Marco Checchetto. The five-issue series is set three years after Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace and focuses on Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan, Anakin Skywalker[1] as they explore the planet of Carnelion IV to answer a mysterious distress call. The series also features flashbacks, scattered across every issue, that detail the beginning of Anakin's trust towards Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine.
Publisher's summary
Before their military heroism in the Clone Wars, before their tragic battle on Mustafar, and many decades before their final confrontation on the Death Star… they were Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan learner, Anakin Skywalker. It's been a few years since Obi-Wan pledged to train the young "chosen one," but even as they have grown closer through training, it has been a difficult road. Now, called to a remote planet for assistance, Master and Padawan may be pushed to the breaking point. Writer Charles Soule (Lando, She-Hulk, Daredevil) and artist Marco Checchetto (Star Wars: Shattered Empire, Avengers World, Punisher) bring us a tale of the Jedi at the height of their power…[7]
Media
| Color code key: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part I | January 6, 2016[4] | Obi-Wan and Anakin July 19, 2016[3] |
| 2 | Part II | February 3, 2016[8] | |
| 3 | Part III | March 23, 2016[9] | |
| 4 | Part IV | April 20, 2016[10] | |
| 5 | Part V | May 25, 2016[5] |
Bibliography
NYCC 2015: Exploring the Uncharted in Marvel's Obi-Wan & Anakin — An Interview with Charles Soule on StarWars.com (backup link)- Journey to The Force Awakens Panel at New York Comic Con – Recap on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Master and Apprentice Strike in Obi-Wan & Anakin #1 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 163
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Exclusive: Jedi get spotlight in 'Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin' on USA Today (October 10, 2015) (archived from the original on August 19, 2020)
- ↑
NYCC 2015: Obi-Wan and Anakin on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2
Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 MARVEL COMICS January 2016 Solicitations on Newsarama.com (September 20, 2015) (archived from the original on October 21, 2015)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
OBI-WAN AND ANAKIN #5 (OF 5) on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ Obi-Wan and Anakin 2 states that Anakin Skywalker is twelve years old during the events of Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin. Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide states that Skywalker was born forty-one years before the Rogue One mission to steal the Death Star plans, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 0 BBY. Therefore, Skywalker was born in 41 BBY, and Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin takes place in 29 BBY.
- ↑ NYCC: Marvel Pairs "Obi-Wan and Anakin" for Star Wars Series with Soule & Checchetto on Comic Book Resources (October 10, 2015) (archived from the original on May 9, 2020)
- ↑ MARVEL COMICS February 2016 Solicitations on Newsarama.com (November 17, 2015) (archived from the original on May 13, 2020)
- ↑ OBI-WAN AND ANAKIN #3 (OF 5) on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ MARVEL COMICS April 2016 Solicitations on Newsarama (January 19, 2015) (archived from the original on January 21, 2016)
External links
- Obi-Wan and Anakin (2016 - Present) on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- Exclusive: Jedi get spotlight in 'Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin' (backup link)
- NYCC: Marvel Pairs "Obi-Wan and Anakin" for Star Wars Series with Soule & Checchetto (backup link)
- NYCC 2015: Obi-Wan and Anakin on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)