Star Wars: Thrawn is a 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 in February 2018. The limited comic series takes place between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
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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]
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Star Wars: Thrawn logo
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|---|---|---|
| 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] |
BibliographyEdit
- New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Books and More Revealed at SDCC 2017 on StarWars.com
- NYCC 2018: Alphabet Squadron Revealed and More from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Books and More Revealed at SDCC 2017 on StarWars.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Jesse Schedeen (2017-07-21). Comic-Con 2017: Grand Admiral Thrawn Stars in Marvel's Next Star Wars Comic. IGN. Retrieved on July 21, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 STAR WARS THRAWN #1 on PREVIEWSworld
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Marvel Comics July 2018 Solicitations. Newsarama (2018-04-17). Retrieved on April 17, 2018.
- ↑ Andrew Liptak (2017-07-26). Marvel editor hopes upcoming Thrawn comic book series is just the beginning. The Verge. Retrieved on July 26, 2017.
- ↑ Star Wars: Thrawn (Star Wars: Thrawn (2018)) on Amazon.com
- ↑ Marvel Comics March 2018 Solicitations. Newsarama (2017-12-19). Retrieved on December 19, 2017.
- ↑ Marvel Comics April 2018 Solicitations. Newsarama (2018-01-23). Retrieved on January 23, 2018.
- ↑ Marvel Comics May 2018 Solicitations. Newsarama (2018-02-22). Retrieved on February 22, 2018.
- ↑ Marvel Comics June 2018 Solicitations. Newsarama (2018-03-20). Retrieved on March 20, 2018.
External linksEdit
- Jesse Schedeen (2017-07-21). Comic-Con 2017: Grand Admiral Thrawn Stars in Marvel's Next Star Wars Comic. IGN. Retrieved on July 21, 2017.
