New Comic One-Shot ‘Star Wars: Revelations’ Coming in November
Star Wars: Revelations is a one-shot that will offer a sneak peek at upcoming Star Wars comic series on November 23.
Written by writer/director Marc Guggenheim (the man responsible for creating the Arrowverse on CW), the comic will provide a look ahead to the events of the Star Wars, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra, Bounty Hunters Marvel comics and the Hidden Empire limited series.
At first glance, this would appear little more than a marketing tactic to promote each series, but Guggenheim insists that there is a proper story in Revelations. That story is set on Mustafar as Darth Vader visits the Eye of Webbish Bog once more to get a glimpse into the future.
As the Eye of Webbish Bog shows the future of each Star Wars comic series, each story will be “woven into a singular tapestry”. Vader will also be shown a new enemy, a droid named Ajax Sigma. Revelations will show us the backstory of this new character as he reawakens with a goal that will apparently affect both heroes and villains across the galaxy.
Speaking to Marvel, Marc Guggenheim revealed the following about the one-shot:
Now, we all know that the Force can be used to glimpse the present, the past, and possible futures. Well, The Eye [of Webbish Bog] is going to show Vader all of the above, including moments that will be coming into play in 2023 all across the Star Wars line. It’s our clever way of giving readers a preview of what everyone has up their sleeves for next year, but this isn’t a 40-page movie trailer. It’s a real Star Wars story with Vader at the center.
Star Wars: Revelations is illustrated by Salvador Larroca, Pere Pérez, Emma Kubert, Justin Mason, and Paul Fry, in addition to being written by Guggenheim. And it’s not just Revelations being written by him — the writer has fingers in a few pies when it comes to Star Wars comics, which he discussed while speaking to StarWars.com:
My goal is to make this story [Revelations] feel as impactful as possible without stepping on the toes of my fellow writers.
I’m having an absolute blast writing Han Solo & Chewbacca as well as three issues in the upcoming Yoda series, but this is my first go at writing Star Wars proper — Luke, Leia, Vader, you name ‘em. Quite frankly, it’s hard to put into words just how exciting that is for me. And to be able to do it with a story that is designed to get readers excited for what’s coming up, well, that’s just the icing on the cake.
If I do my job right, I’ll be telling a compelling Star Wars story while simultaneously planting some very big flags for what readers can expect in 2023.
Hopefully, Star Wars: Revelations will be more than a marketing ploy and every bit as entertaining as Marc Guggenheim believes it is. We’ll know for sure a month from now, on November 23.
Josh is a huge Star Wars fan, who has spent far too much time wondering if any Star Wars character could defeat Thanos with all the Infinity Stones.
