When the movies stop and TV shows end, what’s a Star Wars fans to do? The written word, you should turn to. Star Wars books have always, and continue to, to thrive, with stories in all different time periods, through various mediums, written by tons of exciting voices. This was on full effect at San Diego Comic-Con this week at the “Star Wars: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away” panel, which included a ton of new book announcements, and even an action figure for good measure.
Most of the books are, understandably, centered on The Acolyte, it being the most recent Star Wars story we saw.
First up, there’s Star Wars: The Acolyte Visual Guide by Pablo Hidalgo. Out March 4, 2025, this will detail all the awesome new characters, creatures, and technology introduced in the series. A nice companion to that is The Art of Star Wars: The Acolyte (Season One) by Kristin Baver. Besides that exciting “Season One,” this book will dive into all the designs that went into the series and more. It’ll be out next summer.
For all you Jecki and Yord fans (RIP), Tessa Gratton is writing an untiled YA novel about their exploits which will be out July 29, 2025. Moving up the Jedi ranks, Justina Ireland has a new novel on the way called Star Wars: The Acolyte: Wayseeker, diving deeper into the past of Vernestra Rwoh and Carrie-Anne Moss’ Master Indara, and, as revealed here on io9, Cavan Scott is doing a new comic about another Jedi Master, Star Wars: The Acolyte – Kelnacca #1. That’s out September 4.
And, just for the fun of it, the panel also revealed that Hasbro’s next Acolyte Black Series toy will be none other than Vernestra Rwoh. Pre-orders start July 27 at 5 p.m. EST on Hasbro Pulse.
That’s everything specifically Acolyte that was announced but, just adjacent to all that, is a few new releases set in the same time period: the High Republic. Cavan Scott has a new comic called Star Wars: The High Republic – Fear of the Jedi, which will continue the story of the Jedi’s battle against the Nihil. It has art by Marika Cresta and is out in February. A second volume of The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic is also on the way, which will cover phases two and three of the saga. It’s out in February.
Finally, the next major Star Wars story coming to your home is Star Wars Outlaws, the video game out in August. Well, it wouldn’t be a Star Wars release without an art book commemorating it and so, The Art of Star Wars Outlaws is on the way on June 3.
It may be months or years until we see a new Star Wars show or movie but the galaxy is thriving in print. Which are you most excited about?
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