Star Wars: Thrawn is a canon comic book miniseries adapting the novel of the same name. It was written by Jody Houser, illustrated by Luke Ross, and published by Marvel Comics on February 14, 2018, running until July 11, 2018. The limited comic series takes place between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, it leads right into Star Wars: Rebels season 3 with Steps Into Shadow (episodes 3.01 and 3.02), and follows the life of Mitth'raw'nuruodo, Thrawn as he rises through the ranks of the Galactic Empire and makes many friends---and foes---alike.
Development[]
Set between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars: Thrawn is a comic book miniseries adaptation of the 2017 novel Thrawn by Timothy Zahn. The story explores the rise of Grand Admiral Thrawn through the ranks of the Galactic Empire, setting up his appearance in Star Wars Rebels, the character's canon debut. The comic series was penned by Jody Houser, writer of the comic adaptation of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and artwork was completed by Luke Ross, who has illustrated various Star Wars titles. The miniseries began publishing monthly under Marvel Comics starting February 2018.[2]
Media[]
| Color code key: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thrawn 1 | February 14, 2018[3] |  Thrawn September 11, 2018[6] |
| 2 | Thrawn 2 | March 14, 2018[7] | |
| 3 | Thrawn 3 | April 11, 2018[8] | |
| 4 | Thrawn 4 | May 9, 2018[9] | |
| 5 | Thrawn 5 | June 13, 2018[10] | |
| 6 | Thrawn 6 | July 11, 2018[4] |
Sources[]
New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Books and More Revealed at SDCC 2017 on StarWars.com (backup link)- A Guide to Star Wars Rebels Books and Comics on StarWars.com (backup link)
- NYCC 2018: Alphabet Squadron Revealed and More from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Books and More Revealed at SDCC 2017 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Comic-Con 2017: Grand Admiral Thrawn Stars in Marvel's Next Star Wars Comic by Jesse Schedeen on IGN (July 21, 2017) (archived from the original on October 1, 2018)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
STAR WARS THRAWN #1 (OF 6) on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Marvel Comics July 2018 Solicitations on www.newsarama.com (April 17, 2018) (archived from the original on August 14, 2018)
- ↑ Marvel editor hopes upcoming Thrawn comic book series is just the beginning by Andrew Liptak on The Verge (July 26, 2017) (archived from the original on July 1, 2019)
- ↑
Star Wars: Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn (2018)) on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ Marvel Comics March 2018 Solicitations on www.newsarama.com (December 19, 2017) (archived from the original on May 29, 2020)
- ↑ Marvel Comics April 2018 Solicitations on www.newsarama.com (January 23, 2018) (archived from the original on October 28, 2019)
- ↑ Marvel Comics May 2018 Solicitations on www.newsarama.com (February 22, 2018) (archived from the original on May 12, 2019)
- ↑ Marvel Comics June 2018 Solicitations on www.newsarama.com (March 20, 2018) (archived from the original on May 15, 2019)