This Weeks Publications – 30th April 2018

Another busy week and as of tomorrow we enter the month of ‘Free Comic Book Day’ and Solo: A Star Wars Story. Remember to head to your local comic book store and show them some love this weekend!

The scheduled releases for this week will be;

Tuesday 1st May 2018

  Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter by Jason Fry
(Studio Fun International)
Follow the next adventure in the Star Wars saga in this first person narrative. This book for tweens will feature a first-person account from one of the main characters of the second instalment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Format includes foldouts.

Wednesday 2nd May 2018

  Star Wars: The Last Jedi #1 (Part 1 of 6)
(Marvel Comics)
The Resistance has found Luke Skywalker! But the First Order is hot on their tail…and they are out for blood.
  Star Wars #47
(Marvel Comics)
The Rebellion’s fight to liberate Mon Cala continues! While Han, Luke and Leia undertake a perilous and nigh-impossible rescue, Threepio must keep up his vital mission…of hobnobbing at the opera?!
  Han Solo
(Marvel Comics)
A hardback Graphic Novel which Collects Han Solo and Showdown on the Smuggler’s Moon.
Han Solo is given a top-secret undercover mission for the Rebellion: rescuing a group of informants and spies! His cover for the assignment? The Dragon Void, biggest and most infamous starship race in the galaxy! Plus: A face from Han’s past returns – right when he and Leia least expect it!

Thursday 3rd May 2018

  Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View by Various Authors
(Arrow)
The paperback release of the book in honour of Star Wars’ fortieth anniversary, more than forty contributors lend their vision to this retelling of Star Wars. Each of the forty short stories reimagines a moment from the original film, but through the eyes of a supporting character.

Saturday 5th May 2018

  Star Wars Adventures: Free Comic Book Day issue
(IDW Publishing [Import])
The first of the three-part young Solo storyline by writer Cavan Scott will be released as part of Free Comic Book Day. The heroes are targeted by bounty hunters familiar to fans of The Empire Strikes Back — Zuckuss and 4-LOM.

You will be able to find these on sale from your usual high street book stores, news-stands and online retailers.Edit status

Steve Galloway
Steve was 5 years old when he saw Star Wars for the first time during its first UK cinema release. He considers himself a first generation Star Wars fan and in his own words is a ‘Child of 77’.