Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters is a forthcoming canon comic book crossover event and miniseries from Marvel Comics. The comics were announced on February 16, 2021 and will begin publication with the release of War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha 1 on May 5, 2021. Ongoing series Star Wars: Bounty Hunters, Star Wars: Darth Vader, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, and Star Wars will include issues in the crossover event that will release thereafter in the month of May. A 5-issue miniseries by Charles Soule and Luke Ross will then be released from June 2021 to October 2021.
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Media[edit | edit source]
Crossover event[edit | edit source]
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| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue |
| Issue | Title | Publication date |
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| 1 | Star Wars 13: Prelude "The Hunt for Han Solo" | May 12, 2021[3] |
| 2 | Bounty Hunters 12: Prelude "Target Solo" | May 19, 2021[3] |
| 3 | Darth Vader 12: Prelude "Into the Trap" | May 26, 2021[3] |
| 4 | Doctor Aphra 10: Prelude "The Invitation" | May 26, 2021[3] |
| 5 | Bounty Hunters 13: "Showdown on Smuggler's Moon" | June 9, 2021[4] |
| 6 | Star Wars 14: "Save Solo" | June 16, 2021[4] |
| 7 | Darth Vader 13: "Sound of Metal" | June 23, 2021[4] |
| 8 | Doctor Aphra 11: "The Invitation" | June 30, 2021[4] |
| 9 | Star Wars 15: "Friends and Enemies" | July 7, 2021[5] |
| 10 | Bounty Hunters 14: "The Following" | July 14, 2021[5] |
| 11 | Darth Vader 14: "The Blade Behind the Curtain" | July 14, 2021[5] |
| 12 | Doctor Aphra 12: "Party Tricks" | July 21, 2021[5] |
Miniseries[edit | edit source]
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| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback |
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| Alpha 1 | Prelude "Precious Cargo" | May 5, 2021[1] |  War of the Bounty Hunters November 23, 2021[6] |
| 1 | "Most Wanted" | June 2, 2021[4] | |
| 2 | War of the Bounty Hunters 2 | July 14, 2021[5] | |
| 3 | War of the Bounty Hunters 3 | August 2021[1] | |
| 4 | War of the Bounty Hunters 4 | September 2021[1] | |
| 5 | War of the Bounty Hunters 5 | October 2021[1] |
One-shots[edit | edit source]
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| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback |
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| 1 | War of the Bounty Hunters – Jabba the Hutt 1 | July 2021[7] |  War of the Bounty Hunters Companion November 23, 2021[8] |
| 2 | War of the Bounty Hunters – 4-Lom & Zuckuss 1[8] | TBA | |
| 3 | War of the Bounty Hunters – Boushh 1[8] | TBA | |
| 4 | War of the Bounty Hunters – IG-88 1[8] | TBA |
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
Boba Fett Stars in Cryptic New Teaser from Marvel – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)- Boba Fett Will Take on the Galaxy's Greatest in Marvel's Epic War of the Bounty Hunters – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- A General, a Jedi, and a Wookiee Plot a Rescue as War of the Bounty Hunters Begins and More From Marvel's June 2021 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
- It's Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Week on StarWars.com! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Variant Covers Revealed – Updated on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Boba Fett Will Take on the Galaxy's Greatest in Marvel's Epic War of the Bounty Hunters – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters takes place between Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 3 ABY and 4 ABY respectively.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3
Boba Fett Ignites the 'War of the Bounty Hunters' on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 A General, a Jedi, and a Wookiee Plot a Rescue as War of the Bounty Hunters Begins and More From Marvel's June 2021 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Variant Covers Revealed – Updated on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: War Of The Bounty Hunters on the official Hachette Book Group Business Portal website (backup link)
- ↑ Jabba the Hutt Joins the War of the Bounty Hunters With a Special Comic One-shot – Exclusive Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Star Wars: War Of The Bounty Hunters Companion on the official Hachette Book Group Business Portal website (backup link)
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