Yes, this is actual news. Well, here’s one Star Wars debut due at SDCC: A comic called just Star Wars by “prolific author” Brian Wood. Wood’s name doesn’t ring any bells for me, but you may recognize some of his previous titles: DMZ, Channel Zero, Northlanders and The Massive. And the cover artist should be familiar: Comic legend Alex Ross.
The series represents a refocusing on “the core characters of the Original Trilogy.” (Fan reaction should be interesting, as it seems a lot of the love Dark Horse gets in EU fandom is for not doing that.) Randy Stradley tells io9:
It’s back-to-basics in the sense that we’re going back to the beginning, but Brian Wood is exploring aspects of the characters and their relationships that have, in many ways, been glossed over in the past, or shoved aside in favor of big action set pieces. Don’t get me wrong, this series has plenty of action, but all of it is informed by, or springs out of, the characters’ reactions to events in A New Hope.
Well, I’m intrigued, though I’m not sure of how this will go over. Still, Dark Horse is clearly going for a wider audience here, one not bogged down in the minutiae of “impenetrable continuity,” and I for one can’t blame them for aiming higher than their usual audience of ultra-concentrated fanboys. Should be interesting, even if the title is going to make it a bit of a nightmare for categorizing.
The book is due to start shipping in January.
You can also follow us on 
Not a contest.
On Twitter?
Our guide to 
14 responses so far ↓
1 Lane // Jul 10, 2012 at 11:09 am
Interesting. Sounds like the same approach DR and Tim Zahn are taking with Scoundrels. Set in early in the timeline, focus on a familiar character, write a story that’s easily accessible.
No idea how effective this comic will ultimatley be, but I applaud the approach.
2 Tricia // Jul 10, 2012 at 11:24 am
A character driven story back in the OT? Already love the idea.
3 Stooge // Jul 10, 2012 at 11:47 am
I am SOLD.
4 New Dark Horse “Star Wars” Comic Goes Back to Basics | Tosche Station // Jul 10, 2012 at 11:48 am
[...] (via) Share This entry was posted in Star Wars, SWEU and tagged comics, Dark Horse, Star Wars, SWEU. Bookmark the permalink. ← Trope Tuesday: Genre Savvy Cancel Reply [...]
5 Paula // Jul 10, 2012 at 11:58 am
Yeah. Me, too! I would LOVE to read something like that.
Go figure.
6 Aaron // Jul 10, 2012 at 12:37 pm
I’m shocked! Lucasfilm and affiliates still remember old-school fans? Has Mustafar frozen over?
7 kataja // Jul 10, 2012 at 3:34 pm
THIS SOUNDS GREAT!!!
8 SDCC is nearly here: Are you ready? // Jul 11, 2012 at 8:01 am
[...] Universe. We’ve already got the basics on Dark Horse’s Star Wars, so we’re on the edge of our seats for Del Rey’s contribution at the The Future of Star [...]
9 Nancy K // Jul 11, 2012 at 12:59 pm
I’m totally up for this!
10 Doyle // Jul 11, 2012 at 4:56 pm
BRIAN WOOD? Writing STAR WARS? Excuse me, I’ve got to go be insanely excited somewhere.
11 Fred Herman // Jul 11, 2012 at 7:03 pm
All for it.
12 So Leia’s in an X-Wing… Now what? // Jul 16, 2012 at 6:41 am
[...] to the new Star Wars comic has been, in a word, mixed. There’s been the expected asides about canon and continuity from [...]
13 EUbits: End of the road for Knight Errant, Blood Ties and Lost Tribe comics, but two more in the works // Jul 19, 2012 at 6:20 pm
[...] after current arc.” There are at least two mystery comics to be revealed in addition to the Brian Wood Star Wars: One ongoing, one eight-issue mini series. [...]
14 What’s the fuss with Star Wars #1? // Jan 9, 2013 at 9:14 am
[...] when Dark Horse first announced that Brian Wood would be starting a new ongoing series, simply titled Star Wars, back at Comic Con last July, and mentioned that Leia would be piloting an X-wing fighter, the two [...]
Leave a Comment