New The Last Jedi Comic Adaptation by Gary Whitta With New Material is Coming This May!

Rogue One screenwriter Gary Whitta is set to write the comic adaptation for The Last Jedi. Whitta announced today that he’s going to be working with Michael Walsh and Mike Spicer on the project that’s set to release this May and is said to feature new material about the story.

 

 

Here’s what Whitta shared on Twitter:

 

 

 

Also Michael Walsh announced on his Twitter that the comic adaptation will have “added scenes” and other scenes will be told from a new perspective.

 

 

 

It’ll be interesting to see what these additional scenes will be. If I had to guess, I’d say we’ll see the additional scenes described in the book: Rey’s third challenge/lesson, Han’s funeral, and probably some more stuff on Canto Bight. 

 

Also one of the variant covers for the new series has been revealed, which was executed by Joe Quesada.  

 

 

The Force Awakens and Rogue One both had six issue adaptations, and it is expected that The Last Jedi series will be no different. The series is expected to come out in May.

 

 

Source: Inside the Magic and THR

 

 

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31 thoughts on “New The Last Jedi Comic Adaptation by Gary Whitta With New Material is Coming This May!

  • February 3, 2018 at 1:00 am
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    I f***ing love that image of Rey on her speeder. That makes me hope they go back to Jakku in IV so she can find her speeder and get that shot.

  • February 3, 2018 at 5:04 am
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    The concept art on the bottom of the article with Luke looks like something straight out of an old WEG RPG book.

    • February 3, 2018 at 6:50 am
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      It does. Fantastic!

  • February 3, 2018 at 9:35 am
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    I wish Gary Whitta had written the actual film, The Last Jedi.

    • February 3, 2018 at 11:41 am
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      Was going to write the very same thing….

    • February 3, 2018 at 11:41 am
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      Was going to write the very same thing….

    • February 3, 2018 at 11:55 am
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      Thank god he got sidelined to this gig.

    • February 3, 2018 at 2:10 pm
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      I always think Star Wars works best when it’s a collaboration and the writer doesn’t direct as well or has help with the writing. George had huge help on the OT. TFA had JJ & Lawrence Kasdan.

    • February 3, 2018 at 2:10 pm
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      I always think Star Wars works best when it’s a collaboration and the writer doesn’t direct as well or has help with the writing. George had huge help on the OT. TFA had JJ & Lawrence Kasdan.

  • February 3, 2018 at 12:59 pm
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    Michael Walsh and Mike Spicer are terrible artists.

    Their art is scratchy, child-like and looks rushed. Another Terrible choice by Marvel / Disney / Lucasfilm yet again.

    The art will be just as bad as Marvel’s The Force Awakens comic adaptation.

    • February 3, 2018 at 11:52 pm
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      I thought the Rogue One adaptation was ropey too. I miss the exquisite craftmanship of Al Williamson or dynamic styling of Howard Chaykin on their works from the Original trilogy.

      I find the recent adaptations very tired with often lazy artwork, compensated for by over-garish, and over-rendered computer colouring.

      • February 4, 2018 at 4:24 am
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        This art is better than it was in the 70s and don’t act like it is.

  • February 3, 2018 at 6:16 pm
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    odd question I know, but wander how much interest and revenue this particular media brings in??

    • February 4, 2018 at 2:36 am
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      Comic books or comics of movie adaptations? Comics seem to be doing well. But I’ve never had much interest in comic adaptations or novelizations of movies.

      Except for the Marvel ROTJ adaptations my folks got me in 1983. I wore those things out.

      • February 4, 2018 at 6:37 am
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        The adaptations are the question for me. I could certainly see the excitement would be there back with ROTJ. I remember Star Wars in newspaper comics as a kid! I loved it! I just can’t see it having the same appeal nowadays. Would like to see the sales on this type of media for SW.

  • February 3, 2018 at 7:33 pm
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    Why do the Porgs look so fuzzy and out of focus in the top art image?

    • February 3, 2018 at 11:08 pm
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      Because the effect they are going for is that the “camera” is focused on Rey/Luke.

      • February 3, 2018 at 11:17 pm
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        God, I hate it when comic art tries to emulate photography or video. It’s bad enough nowadays in some comics when they superimpose sky or sea instead of actually drawing them, but seeing comic art emulate ‘camera blur’ annoys me no end.

        • February 4, 2018 at 2:02 pm
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          Really? How could they make that cover without asking you what you hate

          • February 4, 2018 at 3:36 pm
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            Try not to be obnoxious.

    • February 4, 2018 at 12:51 am
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      it´s a plothole

    • February 4, 2018 at 1:33 am
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      debunked by Rotten looooong ago, my friend 🙂

      • February 4, 2018 at 11:15 pm
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        Yeah… sure they debunked it. I mean, who would’ve thought a company wouldn’t admit their system being fundamentally wrong and completely unreliable?

  • February 4, 2018 at 1:32 am
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    the front page is a lie – it suggest Luke takes the sabre and begin….no no no, be honest, it has to be the moment two seconds after, to tell the customers what to expect 🙂

  • February 4, 2018 at 3:48 am
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    Hope that new material means more porgs….
    Wow. Rey looks unintentionally hot on her speeder.

    • February 4, 2018 at 12:23 pm
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      For someone with one leg much longer than the other!

      • February 4, 2018 at 1:59 pm
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        What???

        • February 4, 2018 at 8:06 pm
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          If you look at the image her hips are straight on the speeder, even taking into account the bend of her left leg the right leg extends much further down than it should as if her hips were angled to her right.

  • February 4, 2018 at 11:40 pm
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    have you guys seen the hidden rebel symbol in the cliff? I truly love the cover.

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