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"She knows that if she lets her culture die… then they're gone forever."
―Mark Waid, about Princess Leia's responsibilities as the last of the House of Organa[5]

Star Wars: Princess Leia is a Star Wars comic miniseries written by Mark Waid and penciled by Terry Dodson. The five-issue series, published by Marvel Comics from March to July 2015, centers on the character Leia Organa between the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. The series addresses how Leia deals with the destruction of Alderaan, her homeworld, as she tries to find survivors of the attack that are scattered across the galaxy.[1]

Development[]

Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso commented the company's commitment to diversity was why they settled on a Leia miniseries.[6] Editor Jordan D. White offered Waid the series as he had been looking to write something with a female lead.[7]

Waid loved the character of Princess Leia because, despite being set up as a damsel in distress, she wasn't, and proved to be more adept in a firefight than the heroes. "That was so unique at the time, and sadly, it's still a little unique," he said.[1] He claimed she would have been his first choice for writing a Star Wars comic even if he hadn't been offered the job.[8]

He opted to explore Leia's feelings about the destruction of Alderaan because "a character is really defined by how they react in the lowest moment of their life," and decided she would still feel a responsibility to her people, something other members of the Rebellion may not agree with.[1] He decided to avoid using other primary characters from the films so Leia would not feel like a guest star in her own book.[9]

Dodson said that he would establish a "working likeness" for Leia that would make her recognizable to the reader, without making the artwork slavishly loyal to photographic reference of Carrie Fisher.[9] He also noted Leia's varied wardrobe in the films, "a great tradition" which he would try to honor when designing new costumes for her in the series.[10]

Media[]

Color code key:
Collected (TPB) issue Released issue Future issue
Issue Title Publication date Trade paperback Hardcover
1 Part I March 4, 2015[11] Princess Leia Trade Paperback Final Cover
Princess Leia[12]
November 3, 2015[2]
Heroes for a New Hope cover
Heroes For a New Hope[13]
November 15, 2016[13]
2 Part II March 18, 2015[14]
3 Part III April 29, 2015[15]
4 Part IV June 3, 2015[16]
5 Part V July 1, 2015[3]

Sources[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 StarWars SDCC 2014: Inside Marvel's New Star Wars Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: Princess Leia on Amazon.com (backup link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 PreviewsWorldLogo PRINCESS LEIA #5 (OF 5) on the official Previews World website (backup link)
  4. Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: Princess Leia to 0 ABY.
  5. BCC: "Marvel Universe" Panel Addresses Wolverine's "Definitive" Death, "Elektra" Status by Jason Tabrys on www.comicbookresources.com (September 8, 2014) (content now obsolete; archived from the original on May 1, 2015)
  6. Axel-In-Charge: AiC on CBR TV - "Star Wars," "SHIELD" & Avengers NOW! by Alonso, Axel on Comic Book Resources (August 1, 2014) (archived from the original on September 20, 2020)
  7. Leia takes starring role in 'Star Wars' miniseries by Truitt, Brian on USA Today (July 26, 2014) (archived from the original on December 8, 2019)
  8. Gamespot SDCC 2014 Interview: Mark Waid Talks STAR WARS: PRINCESS LEIA by Guerrero, Tony (July 27, 2014) on GameSpot.com (backup link)
  9. 9.0 9.1 SDCC: Mark Waid and Terry Dodson on Marvel's Star Wars: Princess Leia Miniseries by Burlingame, Russ on ComicBook.com (July 27, 2014) (archived from the original on September 20, 2020)
  10. Waid & Dodson Talk 'Star Wars: Princess Leia' by Asselin, Janelle on ComicsAlliance (July 27, 2014) (archived from the original on September 5, 2020)
  11. Princess Leia #1 (of 5) on TFAW.com (archived from the original on March 26, 2016)
  12. Marvel Book Previews (September–December 2015) (PDF) on images.abovethetreeline.com (April 8, 2015) (archived from the original on August 24, 2019)
  13. 13.0 13.1 Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: Heroes For a New Hope on Amazon.com (backup link)
  14. Princess Leia #2 (of 5) on TFAW.com (archived from the original on March 29, 2016)
  15. PreviewsWorldLogo PRINCESS LEIA #3 (OF 5) on the official Previews World website (backup link)
  16. MarvelLogo Princess Leia (2015) #4 (of 5) on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

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