Literature

Comic Solicitations: Marvel – March 2022

December 22, 2021, 4:20 PM, GMT

Marvel Comics have announced their solictations for March 2022.

COMIC BOOKS
STAR WARS: CRIMSON REIGN #3 (OF 5)
FOC February 7, 2022; ON-SALE March 9, 2022 CHARLES SOULE (W) STEVEN CUMMINGS (A) Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA Connecting Variant Cover by ARIO ANINDITO Warriors of Dawn Variant Cover by VALERIO GIANGIORDANO Sabacc Card Variant Cover by DAVID LOPEZ Syndicate Variant Cover by KHOI PHAM Knights of Dawn Variant Cover by RAHZZAH Enemies of Dawn Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
ODYSSEY OF THE ARCHIVIST! LADY QI’RA’S ultimate plan to reshape the galaxy continues as we focus on one of her most key operatives – the mysterious SAVA MADELIN SUN, former expert in the DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE, now known only as THE ARCHIVIST. Qi’ra has given this woman a crucial task and put all the resources of CRIMSON DAWN at her disposal. The Archivist’s search will find answers to mysteries at the very heart of the EMPIRE’S formation… …and the ultimate fall of THE JEDI ORDER.
STAR WARS: HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA #1
FOC February 7, 2022; ON-SALE March 9, 2022 MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) DAVID MESSINA (A) Cover by ALEX MALEEV Variant cover by ADAM HUGHES Variant cover by PHIL NOTO Variant cover by DECLAN SHALVEY 40 Pages – Rated T – $4.99
NEW ONGOING SERIES – HAN SOLO IS BACK! But wait! Isn’t HAN still frozen in Carbonite? Yes. But you can’t keep a good smuggler down. Set a few years before Episode IV: A New Hope, Han, his partner, CHEWBACCA and GREEDO, embark on a heist for JABBA THE HUTT. It’s supposed to be an easy job. What could possibly go wrong? Well, for starters, how about a reunion with the very last person Han expected to see? The last page is a jaw-dropper…
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #21
FOC February 14, 2022; ON-SALE March 16, 2022 ETHAN SACKS (W) PAOLO VILLANELLI (A) Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI Variant cover by TBA LUCASFILM 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
T’ONGA’S BOUNTY HUNTERS FACE THEIR DEADLIEST MISSION YET! T’ONGA, BOSSK, TASU LEECH, ZUCKUSS, 4-LOM and LOSHA are plotting to kidnap the leader of a major crime syndicate. But is the crew walking into a trap? And what is the diabolical DENGAR planning that could jeopardize everything?
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #19
FOC February 14, 2022; ON-SALE March 16, 2022 ALYSSA WONG (W) MINKYU JUNG (A) Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES Variant Cover by BABS TARR LUCASFILM 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
ETERNALLY YOURS! The trap has been set! DOCTOR APHRA and SANA STARROS are ready to steal the ASCENDANT’S GREATEST TREASURE! But their search for the SPARK ETERNAL will lead them somewhere they never expected… …back to the place where Aphra’s archaeological adventures began!
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #21
FOC February 14, 2022; ON-SALE March 16, 2022 GREG PAK (W) RAFFAELE IENCO (A) Cover by PAUL RENAUD Variant cover by RAFFAELE IENCO LUCASFILM 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
THE RETURN OF THE HANDMAIDEN! A figure terrifyingly close to VADER’S dark heart returns — but with a shocking new allegiance that threatens total chaos! The band of heroes who have bound themselves to Vader’s cause finally learn the true nature of their new lord. And how long can OCHI OF BESTOON keep his desperate secret?
STAR WARS: THE HALCYON LEGACY #3 (OF 5)
FOC February 28, 2022; ON-SALE March 30, 2022 ETHAN SACKS (W) WILL SLINEY (A) Cover by E.M. GIST Variant Cover by ANNIE WU Connecting Variant Cover by WILL SLINEY 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
SPY INTRIGUE IN THE CLONE WARS ERA! ANAKIN and PADME are in disguise aboard the HALCYON tracking a senator suspected of having separatist ties! But their secret mission will put them on a collision course with ASAJJ VENTRESS! And, fifty years later, the ship’s crew risks a desperate escape through a deadly solar storm!
STAR WARS: STAR WARS #22
FOC February 28, 2022; ON-SALE March 30, 2022 CHARLES SOULE (W) RAMON ROSANAS (A) Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN Variant cover by ROD REIS Variant cover by RAHZZAH ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER LUCASFILM 50TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SPROUSE 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
THE DAWN ALLIANCE – PART 1 OF 3 “The Last Division” The time has come for THE REBEL ALLIANCE fleet to bring its final lost division home… …but to do it, LEIA ORGANA, MON MOTHMA and the other Alliance leaders will need to rely on intelligence provided by the notoriously untrustworthy criminal organization CRIMSON DAWN. Meanwhile, Starlight Squadron and a group of rogue PATHFINDERS led by KES DAMERON head out on an unauthorized rescue mission to save one of their own…!
COLLECTIONS
STAR WARS LEGENDS: THE NEW REPUBLIC OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
FOC February 7, 2022; ON-SALE July 20, 2022 Written by TIMOTHY ZAHN, MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE, STEVE PERRY, W. HADEN BLACKMAN, MIKE BARON, DARKO MACAN, JAN STRNAD, SCOTT TOLSON, RYDER WINDHAM, PEET JANES, BRETT MATTHEWS & MORE Penciled by CARLOS EZQUERRA, RON RANDALL, TOMÁS GIORELLO, ALLEN NUNIS, EDVIN BIUKOVIC, JOHN NADEAU, GARY ERSKINE, STEVE CRESPO, JIM HALL, DREW JOHNSON & MORE Covers by MATHIEU LAUFFRAY & GARY ERSKINE 1304 Pages – Rated T – $125.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-94647-0 (Lauffray Cover) ISBN: 978-1-302-94648-7 (Erskine Cover)
In the wake of Return of the Jedi, the Emperor has been defeated! But the nascent New Republic still has enemies, and that’s where X-Wing Rogue Squadron comes in! Led by Wedge Antilles, the galaxy’s greatest pilots will take on all threats. Dogfights, assassination attempts, political intrigue — it’s all in a day’s work! Meanwhile, Palpatine’s top assassin, Mara Jade, must complete her final mission — or die trying! And the human-replica droid Guri ponders her destiny — and the secrets buried in her programming — in a gripping sequel to SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE! Don’t miss these classic Star Wars tales, penned by some of the franchise’s bestselling authors! Collecting STAR WARS: MARA JADE — BY THE EMPEROR’S HAND #0-6; STAR WARS: SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE — EVOLUTION #1-5; STAR WARS: X-WING ROGUE LEADER #1-3; STAR WARS: X-WING ROGUE SQUADRON #1-35 and SPECIAL; STAR WARS HANDBOOK #1; and material from STAR WARS TALES #10, #12, #15 and #23
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC VOL. 3 – JEDI’S END TPB
FOC February 7, 2022; ON-SALE April 20, 2022 Written by CAVAN SCOTT & CHARLES SOULE Penciled by GEORGES JEANTY, ARIO ANINDITO & GUILLERMO SANNA Cover by PHIL NOTO 184 Pages – Rated T – $19.99 ISBN: 978-1-302-93277-0
The history-making saga of the High Republic era continues! With the stakes higher than ever before and time running out quickly, the Jedi must mount a daring rescue — just as the Nihil unleash a nameless terror! Marshal Avar Kriss is more determined than ever to bring Lourna Dee to justice, but do Stellan Gios and the Jedi Council agree? While Keeve Trennis struggles with what she experienced at the Nihil base, the truth about Sskeer is finally revealed — and the Jedi prepare for war! As phase one of the High Republic era enters its final stages, everything is about to change! Plus: Discover the true origins of Marchion Ro, the Eye of the Nihil and sworn enemy of the Jedi order! Collecting STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC #11-15 and STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC — EYE OF THE STORM #1-2
STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION: TALES OF THE JEDI VOL. 2 TPB
Written by KEVIN J. ANDERSON & TOM VEITCH Penciled by CHRIS GOSSETT, DARIO CARRASCO JR., JANINE JOHNSTON, DAVID ROACH & TONY AKINS Cover by DAVE DORMAN 480 Pages – Rated T – $44.99 ISBN: 978-1-302-94598-5
The history of the Old Republic! Five thousand years before Luke Skywalker, the Sith Empire rules the galaxy at the height of its powers — but the Great Hyperspace War could lead to their downfall! Then, a millennium later, two Jedi legends emerge: Nomi Sunrider, who takes up her murdered husband’s lightsaber, and Ulic Qel-Droma, who discovers the final resting place of fallen Jedi Freedon Nadd — who may not be at rest after all! Can they save the Holocron containing all of Jedi history, or will the dark side of the Force triumph? Collecting STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI — THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE SITH #0-5, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI — THE FALL OF THE SITH EMPIRE #1-5, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI #1-5 and STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI — THE FREEDON NADD UPRISING #1-2