With the release of Marvel's Star Wars (Vol. 3) #9, the series begins a new three-issue arc dubbed "Operation Starlight." The Charles Soule-written, Jan Bazaldua-illustrated, Rachelle Rosenberg-colored and Clayton Cowles-lettered issue sets the stage for a desperate gambit by the Rebellion to preserve what's left of their codes and, in the process, restore a long-dead language back to the galaxy. It's evocative of not just World War II's Navajo codetalkers, but also shows how desperate times call for desperate measures.

In news, we examine October's sales stats, new variants for January's launch of Marvel's Star Wars: The High Republic series and more.

Upcoming Star Wars comics include:

Dec. 16

_ Darth Vader #8
_ Star Wars Adventures, Vol. 1, “Heroes of the Galaxy” TPB
_ Star Wars Adventures, Vol. 3, “Endangered” TPB
_ Star Wars Adventures, Vol. 5, “Mechanical Mayhem” TPB

Dec. 23

_ Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler’s Run #1

_ Bounty Hunters #8

Dec. 30

_ Star Wars Adventures #3


Jan. 6
_ Star Wars #10
_ Star Wars: The High Republic #1


_ Darth Vader #7 (2nd Printing)

Jan. 13

_ Darth Vader #9
_ Star Wars Adventures #4
_ Star Wars Adventures #5

Jan. 20

_ Doctor Aphra #7

Jan. 27

_ Bounty Hunters #9

_ Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler’s Run #2 (of 2)
_ Doctor Aphra (Vol. 2), Vol. 1, “Fortune and Fate” TPB

_ Beware Vader’s Castle (Collects Tales From Vader’s Castle and Return to Vader’s Castle mini-series) HC

_ Star Wars Adventures, Vol. 11, “Rise of the Wookiees” TPB

_ The Clone Wars — Battle Tales TPB

Feb. 3

_ Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #1
_ Star Wars #11
_ Star Wars: The High Republic #2


Feb. 10

_ Darth Vader #10
_ The Phantom Menace Graphic Novel Adaptation from IDW

Feb. 17

_ Star Wars Adventures #6
_ The Rise of Skywalker Graphic Novel Adaptation TPB (IDW)

Feb. 24

_ Doctor Aphra Omnibus HC
_ Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: “The New Republic,” Vol. 5 TPB

April 7
_ Star Wars (Vol. 3), Vol. 2, “Tarkin’s Will” TPB


Announced But as Yet Unscheduled Comics

_ The Mandalorian titles from Marvel & IDW

Announced But Marked Canceled by the Publisher
_ The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation by Marvel (5-issue mini-series)

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