Marvel’s ‘Return of the Jedi’ 40th Anniversary Series Announced, Begins With ‘Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace’

Believe it or not, Return of the Jedi will become 40 years old in 2023. Part of the incoming Star Wars celebration comes from Marvel, who will release a new series of one-shot issues focused on fan-favorite characters in and around the Return of the Jedi era. The series will begin with a story about the galaxy’s most-feared gangster: the one and only Jabba the Hutt.

 

StarWars.com revealed Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace #1 will be written by Marc Guggenheim (Han Solo & Chewbacca), with art by Alessandro Miracolo (Obi-Wan #3). The announcement comes with a few different covers, the main one from Ryan Brown (The High Republic: Eye of the Storm).

 

Check out the main cover along with the issue’s official synopsis below:

 

Star Wars: Jabba's Palace cover

 

THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF RETURN OF THE JEDI BEGINS HERE!

WHO IS PLOTTING TO OVERTHROW JABBA THE HUTT?

Jabba’s palace is one of many places to find the vilest of scum and villainy relaxing, wet their whistles and indulge their vices…who would ever want that to end?
Well, SOMEONE has Jabba in their sights!

Beginning a series of One-Shots spotlighting the RETURN OF THE JEDI era, Marc Guggenheim (HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA) and Alessandro Miracolo (OBI-WAN) bring you a tale of Jabba’s Palace you won’t soon forget!

 

While Lucasfilm and Marvel didn’t reveal any of the other characters that would be featured in the series, it’s likely to be akin to Marvel’s Age of series that led into The Rise of Skywalker, where any major player was on the table to get their own story.

 

This series probably won’t be the only Return of the Jedi-centered set of stories coming from Lucasfilm publishing next year. Del Rey likely still has their own From a Certain Point of View tome of 40 tales in the works. This would complete their anniversary series that started back in 2017 with the 40th anniversary of A New Hope. That potential collection has yet to be officially announced.

 

 

Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace will be released in February 2023. There is no word on how frequently the 40th anniversary issues from Marvel will release.

 

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Nate uses his love for Star Wars and movies in general as a way to cope with the pain of being a Minnesota sports fan. When he's not at the theater, you can usually find Nate reading a comic, listening to an audiobook, or playing a Mario video game for the 1,000th time.

Nate Manning

Nate uses his love for Star Wars and movies in general as a way to cope with the pain of being a Minnesota sports fan. When he's not at the theater, you can usually find Nate reading a comic, listening to an audiobook, or playing a Mario video game for the 1,000th time.

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