It was just a matter of time
before the Star Wars comic book re-changed homes, from Dark Horse to Marvel. The
publication was first introduced by Marvel in 1977 when the first film hit
theaters and continued at Marvel for the next nine years, filling the gaps
between each movie. Awhile after the third movie Dark Horse picked up the baton
and started publishing the Star Wars comics beginning with Dark Empire.
Now however it seems that with J.J. Abrams new Star Wars installment in 2015, Disney, who not only owns Lucasfilm but also Marvel, is bringing back the property to Marvel.
"Dark Horse Comics published
exceptional Star Wars comics for over 20 years and we will always be grateful
for their enormous contributions to the mythos, and the terrific partnership
that we had. In 2015, the cosmic adventures of Luke, Han, Leia and Chewbacca
will make the lightspeed jump back to Marvel, to begin a new age of adventures
within the Star Wars universe." said Carol Roeder, director of Lucasfilm
franchise publishing.
"We here at Marvel could not
be more excited to continue the publication of Star Wars comic books and
graphic novels," said Marvel Worldwide Publisher and President, Dan
Buckley. "The perennial brand of Star Wars is one of the most iconic in
entertainment history and we are honored to have the opportunity to bring our
creative talent pool to continue, and expand Star Wars into galaxies far, far
away."
"We're incredibly excited by
this next chapter in the Star Wars saga," said Andrew B. Sugerman,
executive vice president of Disney Publishing Worldwide. "Bringing
together the iconic Lucasfilm and Marvel brands to tell new stories will allow
us to continue to thrill lovers of the original Star Wars comic books and
entertain generations to come."
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