Literature

Comic Solicitations: Marvel – September 2021

June 25, 2021, 6:30 PM, BST

Marvel Comics have announced their solictations for September 2021.

STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC #9
FOC August 9, 2021, ON-SALE September 1, 2021 CAVAN SCOTT (W) ARIO ANINDITO (A) Cover by PHIL NOTO Variant COVER by LEINIL YU Variant COVER by CARLO PAGULAYAN 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
A NEW STORY BEGINS THIS ISSUE – THE SHADOW OF THE NIHIL! Following the terrible events of The Rising Storm, the villainous NIHIL are in retreat, hunted by THE JEDI. WAYSEEKER KNIGHT ORLA JARENI is attacked by a lone Nihil Stormship in deep space, a Stormship commanded by one of the Jedi’s own. Which of STARLIGHT BEACON’S number have joined the Nihil Horde? And how far will they turn from the Light?
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA (2020) #14
FOC August 9, 2021, ON-SALE September 1, 2021 ALYSSA WONG (W) MINKYU JUNG (A) COVER BY SARA PICHELLI Bounty Hunter Ship Blueprint Variant Cover by PAOLO VILLANELLI Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
“REPEAT OFFENDERS” DOCTOR APHRA and SANA STARROS are imprisoned by a POWERFUL ENEMY! If they want to escape, they’ll have to work together with former foes JUST LUCKY and ARIOLE… And venture deeper into the heart of a CRIMSON DAWN FLAGSHIP!
STAR WARS: WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS #4 (OF 5)
FOC August 16, 2021, ON-SALE September 8, 2021 Charles Soule (W) LUKE ROSS (A) Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH Bounty Hunter Ship Blueprint Variant Cover by PAOLO VILLANELLI Trading Card Variant Cover by JOHN CASSADAY Action Figure Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
THE WAR CONTINUES! The true machinations of the theft of HAN SOLO from BOBA FETT become clear, as one-time love of Solo QI’RA has returned her terrifying criminal organization, CRIMSON DAWN, to the galaxy. Qi’ra used Han to bring the most powerful players in the galaxy together, and now the pieces are moving toward their endgame. DARTH VADER, LUKE SKYWALKER, LEIA ORGANA, VALANCE, APHRA, THE HUTTS – all are vying for the ultimate prize, while Boba Fett’s stuck in the middle, a simple man just trying to get what’s his!
STAR WARS: WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS – BOUSHH #1
FOC August 23, 2021, ON-SALE September 15, 2021 ALYSSA WONG (W) David Baldeón (A) Cover by Mahmud Asrar Variant cover by PHIL NOTO Artist Variant COVER by KHARY RANDOLPH Bounty Hunter Ship Blueprint Variant Cover by Paolo Villanelli 40 Pages – ONE-SHOT – Rated T – $4.99
THE SECRET ORIGIN OF BOUSHH! A “WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS” TIE-IN! Before PRINCESS LEIA acquired his armor to infiltrate Jabba the Hutt’s palace, BOUSHH roamed the galaxy as a bounty hunter. He and his team of lethal warriors were exiled from their homeworld; but what horrible event from Boushh’s past doomed them all to wander with no hope of ever returning? Desperate to survive, Boushh takes a suspicious job from a shadowy organization to assassinate DOMINA TAGGE, the leader of the powerful Tagge Family – a galactic dynasty stretching back countless generations. But Domina is the most dangerous enemy Boushh has ever faced, and the desperate exile has the most difficult choice of his life to make! ALYSSA WONG and David Baldeón’s one-shot is the third of four action-packed “War of the Bounty Hunters” tie-ins about the criminal underworld’s most notorious hunters and scoundrels, all told by the best STAR WARS writers and illustrators in the galaxy.
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER (2020) #16
FOC August 23, 2021, ON-SALE September 15, 2021 GREG PAK (W) RAFFAELE IENCO (A) Cover by AARON KUDER Bounty Hunter Ship Blueprint Variant Cover by PAOLO VILLANELLI Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
“TARGET SKYWALKER” All of DARTH VADER’S careful scheming and brutal power moves to claim HAN SOLO’S frozen body have one ultimate end goal: LUKE SKYWALKER, the only person who could challenge Vader’s primacy at the Emperor’s side. Now everything comes to a head as father closes in on son and Luke finally grasps a shocking truth… …one that will shape his destiny FOREVER!
STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #16
FOC August 30, 2021, ON-SALE September 22, 2021 ETHAN SACKS (W) PAOLO VILLANELLI (A) COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI Bounty Hunter Ship Blueprint Variant Cover by PAOLO VILLANELLI Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
“SHADOW SOLDIERS” VALANCE and DENGAR make a last stand against DEATHSTICK! T’ONGA seeks help from a LEGENDARY BOUNTY HUNTER! The bounty hunters converge on a high-stakes auction as CRIMSON DAWN’S plans come into focus!
STAR WARS (2020) #17
FOC September 6, 2021, ON-SALE September 29, 2021 CHARLES SOULE (W) RAMON ROSANAS (A) Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN Variant Cover by RAHZZAH Bounty Hunter Ship Blueprint Variant Cover by PAOLO VILLANELLI Action Figure Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE 32 Pages – Rated T – $3.99
“THE CHASE!” SITH LORD DARTH VADER has discovered that his son, Jedi Knight LUKE SKYWALKER, is finally within striking distance. He will pursue him to the very ends of space…Who is hunting whom? Meanwhile, LEIA ORGANA battles the forces of CRIMSON DAWN to regain her lost love, HAN SOLO.
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER (2020) BY GREG PAK VOL. 3 — WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS TPB
FOC August 30, 2021, ON SALE November 10, 2021 Written by GREG PAK Penciled by GUIU VILANOVA & RAFFAELE IENCO Cover by AARON KUDER 112 Pages – Rated T – $15.99 ISBN: 978-1-302-92622-9
The next critical new chapter in Darth Vader’s ongoing evolution! Returned to the fold after his rebellion against the Emperor, Darth Vader faces the horrors of reconstruction in the secret laboratories of Coruscant. As he blacks out under the knife, does the Dark Lord of the Sith still dream of revenge against his master? Or do his thoughts drift toward his son — and the friends who make Luke Skywalker so vulnerable? Featuring the revelation of the first time Vader learned the name Han Solo! As Vader and Ochi of Bestoon embark on a search for Solo’s carbonite-frozen body, who is the Umbaran? What happens when she emerges from the darkness? And what will a raging War of the Bounty Hunters mean for the Dark Lord’s ongoing schemes? Collecting STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #12-17
STAR WARS LEGENDS: BOBA FETT — BLOOD TIES TPB
Written by TOM TAYLOR, JOHN WAGNER, RON MARZ, ANDY MANGELS, JOHN OSTRANDER & BEAU SMITH Penciled by CHRIS SCALF, CAM KENNEDY, ADRIANA MELO, CARLOS EZQUERRA, JOHN NADEAU & MIKE DEODATO JR. Cover by TOMMY LEE EDWARDS 336 Pages – Rated T – $34.99 ISBN: 978-1-302-93212-1
The galaxy’s most feared bounty hunter blazes into the spotlight! Years ago, Boba Fett’s father, Jango, took on an important mission with a big payday. But things went awry, and now Boba must pick up the pieces! Then, a rumor spreads that Boba Fett is dead — but who is picking off his “killers” one by one? Can the son of one of Jango Fett’s clones learn the truth? Plus: Boba takes on big bounties, battles the Empire and faces down an imposter in more tales of the fan-favorite in the Mandalorian armor! Collecting STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES #1-4, STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES — BOBA FETT IS DEAD #1-4, STAR WARS: EMPIRE #7 and #28, STAR WARS: BOBA FETT #1/2, STAR WARS: BOBA FETT — TWIN ENGINES OF DESTRUCTION, STAR WARS: BOBA FETT — AGENT OF DOOM and material from STAR WARS TALES #7