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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 7h

NYCC backlog: Final cover for the upcoming (June 30, 2026): THE ART OF STAR WARS: ANDOR written by @philszostak.bsky.social and published ABRAMS!

The official behind-the-scenes companion to both seasons of the Disney+ series

Check out more about this release at starwarstimeline.com/non-fiction/

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 7h

NYCC backlog: April 28, 2026 sees the release of THE ART OF STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU by Abrams Books. This behind-the-scenes hardcover will be written by @philszostak.bsky.social!

Keep an eye on starwarstimeline.com/non-fiction/ for updates!

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 7h

NYCC backlog: On July 14, 2026, @viz.com releases the STAR WARS VISIONS: TSUKUMO manga by Eiichi Shimizu & Tomohiro Shimoguchi!

Keep an eye on starwarstimeline.com/comics-misce... for updates!

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 7h

NYCC backlog: A new publisher enters the franchise! On July 21, 2026, Delacorte Press will release the young-adult EYES LIKE STARS (A Star Wars Romance Novel) by Ashley Poston

Check out more about this release at starwarstimeline.com/fiction-juve...

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 7h

NYCC backlog: July 28, 2026 sees the release of STAR WARS: LEGACY by Random House Worlds

Set between Episodes VIlI and IX, Rey and Leia embark on a quest to repair Rey’s lightsaber and rekindle the legacy of the Jedi.

Check out more about this release at starwarstimeline.com/upcoming-boo...

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 9h

Marvel release-day (October 15. 2025): STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER # 9

KYLO REN VS. TAVA REN!
• TAVA REN begins her attempt to overthrow KYLO REN as leader!

Check out more about this release at starwarstimeline.com/comics-marvel/

October 15, 2025:
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER # 9
regular cover by Derrick Chew

October 15, 2025:
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER # 9
variant cover (retail incentive) by Godtail

October 15, 2025:
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER # 9
variant cover by Leinil Francis Yu & Romulo Fajardo Jr.

October 15, 2025:
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER # 9
Depa Billaba & Caleb Dume Jedi Knights variant cover by Bengal

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 9h

Titan Magazines release-day ((October 15, 2025 at comicbookstores): variant covers for STAR WARS INSIDER # 234

- Previews exclusive cover
- glow-in-the-dark cover

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/magazines-usa/

October 15, 2025 (at comicbookstores):
STAR WARS INSIDER # 234
Previews exclusive cover

October 15, 2025 (at comicbookstores):
STAR WARS INSIDER # 234
glow-in-the-dark cover

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 1d

Over in the UK, Panini Comics will release STAR WARS: THRAWN Vol. 1 (Manga) on April 7, 2026!

by Man Tsang
trade-paperback (192 pages)
ISBN 978-1804913864
£ 9.99

Check out more at starwarstimeline.com/comics-misce...

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 1d

@randomhouse.bsky.social release day ((October 14, 2025):
STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH Deluxe Edition

This stunning deluxe edition features over 170 annotations and a new introduction by author Matthew Stover

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/upcoming-boo...

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 1d

@titanbooks.bsky.social release-day (October 14, 2025): STAR WARS INSIDER: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – TALES OF ENLIGHTENMENT (softcover reprint of the April 2, 2024 hardcover)

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/upcoming-boo...

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 1d

Marvel release-day (October 14, 2025): STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – FEAR OF THE JEDI

As fighting within the Nihil Occlusion Zone intensifies, Keeve Trennis is set upon a path that will change her life forever.

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/marvel-colle...

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 1d

Titan Magazines release-day (October 14, 2025): STAR WARS INSIDER # 234 (newsstand edition)

Includes a short story by Landry Walker featuring the Crimson Corsair!

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/magazines-usa/

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 6d

Audible release-day (October 9, 2025): STAR WARS: THE JAWS OF JAKKU audiobook original

Following the events of The Last Jedi, Rey struggles to let go of her lonely childhood on the planet of Jakku.

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/fiction-juve...

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 7d

@marvelcomicshqs.bsky.social release-day (October 8, 2025): STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 2 (of 5)

• HAN SOLO and CHEWBACCA continue their search for the Falcon and face RAPTOR DROIDS along the way!

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/comics-marvel/

October 8, 2025:
STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 2 (of 5)
regular cover by Ramon Rosanas

October 8, 2025:
STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 2 (of 5)
variant cover (retail incentive) Ken Lashley & Juan Fernandez

October 8, 2025:
STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 2 (of 5)
variant cover by Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz & Rain Beredo

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 7d

@darkhorse.com release-day (October 8, 2025): STAR WARS: HYPERSPACE STORIES – TIDES OF TERROR # 2 (of 4)

After an explosion rocked the underwater base, Kit Fisto tries to evacuate as many people as possible...

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/comics-darkh...

starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 7d

@editionsdeman.bsky.social release-day (October 8, 2025) in France: LES GUERRES DE LUCAS: EPISODE II

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/comics-misce...

October 8, 2025 (in France):
LES GUERRES DE LUCAS: EPISODE II
regular edition

October 8, 2025 (in France):
LES GUERRES DE LUCAS: EPISODE II
Édition Spéciale FNAC variant cover

Pre-order at https://www.fnac.com/a21843550/Les-Guerres-De-Lucas-Edition-speciale-Fnac-Les-Guerres-de-Lucas-Episode-2-Renaud-Roche

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 8d

Final cover by Jan Duursema for STAR WARS LEGENDS: LEGACY OMNIBUS Vol. 1, out from @Marvel on May 19, 2026!

COLLECTS: Star Wars: Legacy (2006) 0, 0-1/2, 1 – 36, 41

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/marvel-colle...

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 8d

Cover-reveal for STAR WARS: HYPERSPACE STORIES – THE BAD BATCH: ROGUE AGENTS # 2 (of 4), out from @darkhorse.com on January 28, 2026!

The race is on to find the missing Separatist scientist and his doomsday device!

Check out more about this release at starwarstimeline.com/comics-darkh...

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 8d

Marvel release-day (October 7, 2025): STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER Vol. 1 – THE REIGN OF KYLO REN

The shadow of Darth Vader looms large over the galaxy, and nowhere does it reach deeper than in the mind of young Kylo!

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/marvel-colle...

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 8d

@dkbooksus.bsky.social release-day (October 7, 2025): STAR WARS: THE BLUEPRINTS: Designs and Artwork from the Skywalker Saga

A magnificent showcase for the technical drawings of SW spacecraft, vehicles, weapons, and technology.

Check out all about this release at starwarstimeline.com/non-fiction/

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 11d

Marvel preview: STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 2 (of 5)

• HAN SOLO and CHEWBACCA continue their search for the Falcon and face RAPTOR DROIDS along the way!

Check out more about this release, including covers, at starwarstimeline.com/comics-marvel/

October 8, 2025:
STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 2 (of 5)
preview-page # 1 (of 4)

October 8, 2025:
STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 2 (of 5)
preview-page # 2 (of 4)

October 8, 2025:
STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 2 (of 5)
preview-page # 3 (of 4)

October 8, 2025:
STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 2 (of 5)
preview-page # 4 (of 4)

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 13d

@dkbooks.bsky.social release-day (October 2, 2025; US-release on October 7): STAR WARS: THE BLUEPRINTS: Designs and Artwork from the Skywalker Saga

A magnificent showcase for the technical drawings of Star Wars!

Check out more, including a preview, at starwarstimeline.com/non-fiction/

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 14d

@editionsdeman.bsky.social preview for LES GUERRES DE LUCAS: EPISODE II, out on October 8, 2025 in France!

Check out more preview-pages and the cover for this release at starwarstimeline.com/comics-misce...

October 8, 2025:
LES GUERRES DE LUCAS: EPISODE II
preview-page # 1 (of 6)

October 8, 2025:
LES GUERRES DE LUCAS: EPISODE II
preview-page # 2 (of 6)

October 8, 2025:
LES GUERRES DE LUCAS: EPISODE II
preview-page # 3 (of 6)

October 8, 2025:
LES GUERRES DE LUCAS: EPISODE II
preview-page # 4 (of 6). Check out two more preview-pages at https://starwarstimeline.com/comics-miscellaneous/

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starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 14d

Variant covers for STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 3 (of 5), out from Marvel on November 12, 2025!

– variant cover (retail incentive) by Jeremy Wilson
– variant cover by Rickie Yagawa

Check out all covers for this issue at starwarstimeline.com/comics-marvel/

November 12, 2025:
STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 3 (of 5)
variant cover (retail incentive) by Jeremy Wilson

November 12, 2025:
STAR WARS: HAN SOLO – HUNT FOR THE FALCON # 3 (of 5)
variant cover by Rickie Yagawa

starwarstimeline.bsky.social @starwarstimeline.bsky.social · 14d

Marvel release-day (October 1, 2025): STAR WARS # 6

New Republic on the brink of war!
• LUKE, HAN and VALANCE face off against a swarm of Clone War-era threats!

Check out more, and an additional variant cover, at starwarstimeline.com/comics-marvel/

October 1, 2025:
STAR WARS # 6
regular cover by Phil Noto

October 1, 2025:
STAR WARS # 6
variant cover Josemaria Casanovas

October 1, 2025:
STAR WARS # 6
variant cover (retail incentive) by Luke Ross & Alex Sinclair

October 1, 2025:
STAR WARS # 6
Ahsoka & Anakin Jedi Knights variant cover by Bengal

Check out the action figure variant cover for this issue at https://starwarstimeline.com/comics-marvel/

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