Literature

Comic Solicitations: Marvel – February 2023

November 18, 2022, 12:01 PM, GMT

Marvel Comics have announced their solicitations for February 2023.

COMIC BOOKS
STAR WARS: SANA STARROS #1 (OF 5)
FOC December 19, 2022, ON-SALE February 1, 2023 JUSTINA IRELAND (W) PERE PEREZ (A) Cover by KEN LASHLEY Variant Cover by ERNANDA SOUZA Variant Cover by SARA PICHELLI BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY TBA 40 Pages – Rated T – $4.99
STARRING IN HER FIRST EVER SOLO SERIES! Fresh off of a string of disappointments, Sana Starros returns to her family’s ancestral home for some downtime. But family time is far from relaxing for a scoundrel and her family of ne’er do wells, especially when Stormtroopers crash dinner… Watch as JUSTINA IRELAND and PERE PEREZ bring Sana Starros to new heights!
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #31
FOC December 19, 2022, ON-SALE February 8, 2023 GREG PAK (W) IBRAIM ROBERSON (A) Cover by RAHZZAH Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY TBA 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
THE TAMBOR GAMBIT! The Dark Lord finally comes face-to-face with Skakoan revolutionary Jul Tambor – and Sabé finally must pick sides! Is Jul just another selfish, revenge-driven monster? Or is he a freedom fighter who desperately cares about his people? Or both? And is Vader more interested in crushing Jul – or completing the co-option of the Handmaidens of Padmé Amidala?
STAR WARS: HIDDEN EMPIRE #3 (OF 5)
FOC December 19, 2022, ON-SALE February 8, 2023 CHARLES SOULE (W) STEVEN CUMMINGS (A) Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA Connecting Variant Cover by STEVEN CUMMINGS Travel Variant Cover by DAVID LOPEZ Battle Variant Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY VIDEO GAME DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY Dom Estephane BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY TBA 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
All of Lady Qi’ra’s plans to destroy the Sith hang in the balance, but she is not alone in her desire to destroy the Dark Lords. Witness a battle decades in the making, as Darth Vader faces off against an adversary who has spent her entire life training for this one, final shot at revenge.
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC #5
FOC December 19, 2022, ON-SALE February 8, 2023 CAVAN SCOTT (W) ANDREA BROCCARDO (A) Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE Variant Cover by BENGAL Variant Cover by TODD NAUCK BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY TBA 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
THE BATTLE OF JEDHA HAS BEGUN! As the Herald of the Open Hand stokes the fires of Jedha, Vildar Mac and Matty Cathley are overcome by uncontrollable fear. Tey Sirrek is a prisoner of the Guardians of the Whills. Can he use the chaos to escape? And who are the mysterious strangers ransacking the Temple of the Kyber? Is nowhere safe?
STAR WARS #31
FOC January 16, 2023, ON-SALE February 15, 2023 CHARLES SOULE (W) ANDRÉS GENOLET (A) Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA Action Figure Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE Variant Cover by CASPAR WIJNGAARD BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY TBA 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and an elite crew of Rebel heroes are lost in the farthest reaches of No-Space after a mission gone wrong. A desperate maneuver is their only chance to find a way home – but what will it cost them?
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #31
FOC January 16, 2023, ON-SALE February 15, 2023 ETHAN SACKS (W) PAOLO VILLANELLI (A) Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI Variant Cover by MARC LAMING Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY TBA THE SHOCKING CONCLUSION 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
TO THE BATTLE ON BESTINE! Valance is out for revenge against Darth Vader! Can T’onga and her team save their fellow bounty hunter from a fatal confrontation? And will Vukorah survive the assassins throwing the underworld into chaos
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN #8
FOC January 16, 2023, ON-SALE February 15, 2023 RODNEY BARNES (W) GEORGES JEANTY (A) Cover by SARA PICHELLI Variant Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR Variant Cover by TERRY DODSON BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY TBA CONCEPT ART VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILALABLE 40 Pages – Rated T – $4.99
REDEMPTION! The Mandalorian and his allies come to know their true enemy, who already knows much about them.
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #29
FOC January 23, 2023, ON-SALE February 22, 2023 ALYSSA WONG (W) MINKYU JUNG (A) Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY TBA 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
TO THE BONE. The SPARK ETERNAL sets its sights on CRIMSON DAWN! As SANA STARROS and MAGNA TOLVAN race to intercept it, will DOCTOR APHRA’S most desperate gambit pay off? Or will she be lost to the SPARK ETERNAL forever?
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC — THE BLADE #4 (OF 4)
FOC January 23, 2023, ON-SALE February 22, 2023 CHARLES SOULE (W) MARCO CASTIELLO & JETHRO MORALES (A) Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI Variant Cover by KEN LASHLEY Variant Cover by MIKE MCKONE BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY TBA 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
To save the innocent, to save his sister, to save himself… Jedi Master Porter Engle must embark on one of the most epic instances of lightsaber combat ever recorded in the Chronicles. It will change him, and Barash, forever.
STAR WARS: YODA #4
FOC January 23, 2023, ON-SALE February 22, 2023 JODY HOUSER (W) LUKE ROSS (A) Cover by PHIL NOTO Variant Cover by NICK BRADSHAW Variant Cover by RACHAEL STOTT BLACK HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY TBA 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
Years before the Clone Wars, Yoda asks an old friend to come teach the next generation of Jedi alongside him – Master Dooku. And with mysterious visions haunting one of his students, Master Yoda will need all the help he can get…
FOC January 30, 2023, ON-SALE March 1, 2023 (FULL SOLICIT IN NEXT PREVIEWS) STAR WARS #32 STAR WARS: HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA #10 STAR WARS: HIDDEN EMPIRE #4 STAR WARS: THE RETURN OF THE JEDI – JABBA’S PALACE #1
COLLECTIONS
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN — SEASON ONE, PART TWO TPB
FOC January 23, 2023; ON SALE April 5, 2023 Written by RODNEY BARNES Penciled by GEORGES JEANTY Cover by STEPHANIE HANS 136 Pages – Rated T – $17.99 ISBN: 978-1-302-93286-2
The comic book adaptation of the hit series continues! A rookie bounty hunter needs a little help with a tough job, and who better than the Mandalorian to lend his expertise? But when Mando finds himself allied with a ragtag crew of cutthroat mercenaries looking to spring a convict from a prison ship, the mission will turn out to be far more difficult — and deadly — than it appeared! As an old rival offers an olive branch, the Mandalorian welcomes the chance to enjoy a little peace — but before long, he finds himself cornered by powerful enemies. One of them knows all about the Mandalorian’s past — and is determined to make sure he has no future! But when the dust settles on this conflict, what will be the fate of the Child? Collecting STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN #5-8 Available for preorder from Amazon UK and Amazon US