Longtime fans will surely be hoping that Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise will capitalize on the strong reception of Andor as The Mandalorian — Disney+’s flagship series — finally makes its return early next month with season 3. The latter series gave a refreshing look at the vast Star Wars universe through the lens of a gritty amalgamation of the sci-fi and Western genres.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian won’t be anything new for audiences well-versed in the show, as the ongoing series is a straightforward adaptation of season 1 by writer Rodney Barnes and Georges Jeanty. It begins with the pulpy, Clint Eastwood-like bounty hunter wandering the galaxy for jobs until his fateful encounter with the mysterious child.
War of the Bounty Hunters Another one of the most recent Star Wars comics under Marvel publishing, War of the Bounty Hunters is a grand-scale battle stemming from the galactic underworld that lives up to its name. This crossover event miniseries tied together other comic book series and was kicked off when Jabba the Hutt put out a hit on Boba Fett, thinking the bounty hunter betrayed him by selling the carbonite-frozen Han Solo.
Both Jango and Boba Fett were fan-favorite characters from the wider Star Wars franchise, despite being featured so sparingly in the Skywalker Saga, but this was a welcome storyline to flesh out each of the character profiles. And in addition to making these battle-hardened guns for hire more well-rounded, Scalf’s stunning painting-like artwork is guaranteed to immerse readers.
Shadows of the Empire Once again in the realm of Legends under Dark Horse Comics’ publication, the Star Wars franchise saw a significant multimedia campaign in 1996 spanning comics, novels, gaming, and more. The aim was to tell a movie-scale story outside of the theatrical medium, with the Shadows of the Empire comic book series, written by John Wagner and illustrated by Kilian Plunkett, focusing on Boba Fett’s ventures during the events of the novel of the same name.