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Comic Solicitations: Marvel – June 2023

March 25, 2023, 11:38 AM, GMT

Marvel Comics have announced their solicitations for June 2023.

COMIC BOOKS
STAR WARS #35
FOC May 8, 2023; ON-SALE June 7, 2023 CHARLES SOULE (W) MADIBEK MUSABEKOV (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 PHIL NOTO Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
LUKE SKYWALKER… IN THE CLUTCHES OF DR. CUATA! The would-be JEDI’S LIGHTSABER is all but destroyed! Enter KYBER CRYSTAL expert DR. CUATA! Only he can repair it…but at what price? Luke’s life will hang in the balance…and only ANOTHER JEDI can save him!
STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI – THE EMPIRE #1
FOC May 8, 2023; ON-SALE June 7, 2023 JODY HOUSER (W) JETHRO MORALES (A) Cover by RYAN BROWN Connecting Variant Cover by LEE GARBETT Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Variant Cover by TOM REILLY VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY RYAN BROWN 40 Pages – ONE SHOT – Rated T – $4.99
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THE EMPIRE TOOK OVER? As operations begin to take shape on the moon of ENDOR, a technician must figure out how to live under the control of THE EMPIRE. But if he can’t stay out of trouble, what will the Empire do with him? Continuing the 40TH ANNIVERSARY celebration of RETURN OF THE JEDI, JODY HOUSER & JETHRO MORALES pull back the curtain of the Empire like never before!
STAR WARS: YODA #8
FOC May 8, 2023; ON-SALE June 7, 2023 MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) ALESSANDRO MIRACOLO (A) Cover by PHIL NOTO Variant Cover by TAKASHI OKAZAKI Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by JAVIER GARRÓN 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
MASTER AND APPRENTICE! The SEPARATISTS army has a new super-weapon: THE MEGADROID. But can YODA and ANAKIN SKYWALKER destroy an entire factory full of them? The events of this issue directly overlap with STAR WARS: REVELATIONS! See how IT’S ALL CONNECTED!
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #35
FOC May 15, 2023; ON-SALE June 14, 2023 GREG PAK (W) RAFFAELE IENCO (A) Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Variant Cover by KHOI PHAM Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
VADER UNBOUND! The DARK LORD OF THE SITH has called upon the galaxy’s greatest archaeologist, DOCTOR APHRA, for help. He’s lost control of THE FORCE, and only APHRA knows what can tame his path of destruction! …But will an archaic KYBERITE weapon only lead to more devastation?
STAR WARS: SANA STARROS #5 (OF 5)
FOC May 15, 2023; ON-SALE June 14, 2023 JUSTINA IRELAND (W) PERE PÉREZ (A) Cover by KEN LASHLEY Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by BETSY COLA 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
THE STARROS FAMILY INFILTRATES AN IMPERIAL DESTROYER. WHAT CAN GO WRONG? SANA STARROS and bounty hunter DEVA LOMPOP have boarded the KING’S RANSOM to save one of their family. But once they find out they’ve been betrayed, the STARROS CLAN will never be the same!
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 2 #1
FOC May 8, 2023; ON-SALE June 21, 2023 RODNEY BARNES (W) GEORGES JEANTY (A) Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA Variant Cover by E.M. GIST Variant Cover by KEN LASHLEY Variant Cover by RICKIE YAGAWA Virgin Variant Cover by RICKIE YAGAWA Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by PAULINA GANUCHEAU Concept Art Variant ALSO AVAILABLE 56 Pages – Rated T – $6.99
SEASON 2 OF THE HIT DISNEY+ SERIES IS HERE! GROGU AND DIN DJARIN return in CHAPTER 9: THE MARSHAL! The Mandalorian is drawn to the Outer Rim in search of others of his kind. Following rumors of another Mandalorian, he instead comes face-to-face with MARSHAL COBB VANTH wearing a very familiar armor! Mando and Grogu have stepped into a situation bigger than they realize! Following the tradition of season one, RODNEY BARNES & GEORGES JEANTY reunite to bring season two to life once more!
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #35
FOC May 22, 2023; ON-SALE June 21, 2023 ETHAN SACKS (W) LAN MEDINA (A) Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by LUCAS WERNECK BOBA FETT VARIANT COVER BY ALEX MALEEV DURGE VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
A NEW ERA FOR THE BOUNTY HUNTERS! In the aftermath of the battle with INFERNO SQUAD, VALANCE and T’ONGA are joined by the most dangerous bounty hunters in the galaxy… KHEL TANNA! DEATHSTICK! DURGE! …and BOBA FETT?!
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER – BLACK, WHITE AND RED #3
FOC May 29, 2023; ON-SALE June 28, 2023 JASON AARON, DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON & MARC BERNARDIN (W) LEONARD KIRK, DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON & MORE! (A) Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO Variant Cover by CARMEN CARNERO Variant Cover by NIC KLEIN 40 Pages – Rated T – $4.99
DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON HELPS BRING DARTH VADER TO LIFE LIKE NEVER BEFORE! MARC BERNARDIN brings us along with Vader on a mission you won’t soon forget! PLUS: The penultimate chapter of JASON AARON & LEONARD KIRK’s Vader deconstruction!
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #33
FOC May 29, 2023; ON-SALE June 28, 2023 ALYSSA WONG (W) MINKYU JUNG (A) COVER BY JUNGGEUN YOON Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
LUKE SKYWALKER! A LOST JEDI TEMPLE! AND A GRAVE MISCALCULATION! APHRA has convinced LUKE that she can help him find long-lost secrets of THE JEDI! But she has other plans for him that include… • …DARTH VADER!!!
COLLECTIONS
STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC SEASON ONE OMNIBUS HC
FOC May 8, 2023; ON SALE October 18, 2023 Written by CAVAN SCOTT, CHARLES SOULE & DANIEL JOSÉ OLDER Penciled by ARIO ANINDITO, GEORGES JEANTY, GUILLERMO SANNA & DAVE WACHTER Cover by PHIL NOTO 544 Pages – Rated T – $100.00 ISBN: 978-0-7851-9488-0
FOC May 8, 2023; ON SALE October 18, 2023 Written by CAVAN SCOTT, CHARLES SOULE & DANIEL JOSÉ OLDER Penciled by ARIO ANINDITO, GEORGES JEANTY, GUILLERMO SANNA & DAVE WACHTER Cover by ARIO ANINDITO 544 Pages – Rated T – $100.00 ISBN: 978-0-7851-9489-7
A new era of Star Wars storytelling! Centuries before the Empire and the Skywalker Saga, the Jedi of Starlight Beacon – including Masters Avar Kriss and Sskeer, and young Padawan Keeve Trennis – protect the galaxy as republic pioneers push out into new territories. But soon they must join forces with their deadliest enemy to face the onslaught of the unstoppable Drengir horde! But who – or what – is the Great Progenitor? And what nameless terror will be unleashed by the dreaded Nihil? Plus: Marchion Ro – the Eye of the Nihil – reveals the source of the Jedi’s greatest fear! And Jedi Investigator Emerick Caphtor uncovers a mystery that will change the golden era of the High Republic forever! Collecting STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC (2021) #1-15, STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – EYE OF THE STORM #1-2 and STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC – TRAIL OF SHADOWS #1-5
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 6 – ASCENDANT TPB
FOC May 22, 2023; ON SALE August 2, 2023 Written by ALYSSA WONG Penciled by MINKYU JUNG Cover by RACHAEL STOTT 144 Pages – Rated T – $17.99 ISBN: 978-1-302-94803-0
Sana Starros and her allies have cornered the Spark Eternal! Sana is determined to bring back Doctor Aphra, no matter the cost! But can she triumph — or will the Spark destroy Sana, Aphra and everyone they love? Aphra strikes a bargain for power, but it may come at a terrible cost — unless the crafty doctor has one last trick up her sleeve! Meanwhile, Ronen and Domina clash over the Tagge Corporation’s future, and Sana is caught in the middle! But if there’s one thing she’s learned from Aphra, it’s how to use every situation to her advantage — and no matter which Tagge wins, Sana’s determined to come out on top! Plus: The Spark Eternal sets its sights on the Crimson Dawn! Will Aphra’s most desperate gambit pay off? Or will she be lost forever? Collecting STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA (2020) #26-31