War of the Bounty Hunters from Marvel Comics Announced

February 16, 2021, 4:05 PM, GMT

We’ve been waiting eagerly to see what the Boba Fett teaser yesterday was going to bring us and all has been revealed at StarWars.com.

This is the cross over we have all been waiting for! Penned by Charles Soule, in collaboration with Ethan Sacks, Greg Pak and Alyssa Wong, May 5th is the date that Bounty Hunters Alpha #1 will hit your local comic book store with stunning artwork from Steve McNiven. This will the be followed by a 5 part mini-series, War of the Bounty Hunters, featuring the artwork of Luke Ross starting in June.

Boba Fett Will Take on the Galaxy’s Worst in Marvel’s Epic War of the Bounty Hunters – Exclusive

Charles Soule tells StarWars.com all about the upcoming crossover event starring the legendary bounty hunter.

Back in 2019, writer Charles Soule created a big pitch document for Marvel’s flagship Star Wars series. It outlined his plans for the title, but also included was one specific story he was itching to write.

“Boba Fett clearly doesn’t take Han Solo directly to Jabba’s palace,” Soule tells StarWars.com. “Something had to happen in between that intervening time between Empire and Jedi. And I was like, ‘I would like to tell that story, and I would like it to be about Boba Fett and what happens to him.”

To read the full article and see previews of the artwork, head over to StarWars.com.

You can also listen to the literature team talk to Ethan Sacks and Paolo Villanelli about their Bounty Hunters series for Marvel Comics on our latest Take Cover podcast.