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Published October 18, 2024

NYCC 2024: New 'Star Wars: Jedi Knights' Comic Series Announced at New York Comic Con

This March, experience new adventures starring iconic, fan favorite, and all-new Jedi heroes in Marc Guggenheim and Madibek Musabekov’s 'Star Wars: Jedi Knights.'

Just now at the Lucasfilm Publishing: Star Wars: Stories From a Galaxy Far, Far Away Panel at New York Comic Con, fans learned about an all-new ongoing comic series coming this March, STAR WARS: JEDI KNIGHTS!

Marvel’s first series focusing on the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy will be brought to you by Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and acclaimed Star Wars comics writer Marc Guggenheim (STAR WARS: HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA, STAR WARS: YODA) and drawn by rising star artist Madibek Musabekov (STAR WARS, X-MEN RED).

Taking place before The Phantom Menace, STAR WARS: JEDI KNIGHTS stars the Jedi Order as fans came to know it during the Prequel Trilogy including legendary characters like Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Count Dooku, Mace Windu, and many more. In addition to featuring iconic and fan-favorite Jedi duo, the series will introduce all new Jedi characters that served the Republic during this pivotal era.

Each issue will spotlight a different Jedi duo on a different mission throughout the galaxy, but an overarching threat binds them together. Who is the mysterious new villain targeting Qui-Gon Jinn for death, and how will it force the Jedi Order to evolve for a new age?

STAR WARS: JEDI KNIGHTS Cover by RAHZZAH

STAR WARS: JEDI KNIGHTS #1
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Art by MADIBEK MUSABEKOV
Cover by RAHZZAH
Lightsaber Foil Variant Cover by TAURIN CLARKE
Action Figure Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Foil Variant Cover by RAMON ROSANAS
On Sale 3/5

A dark new threat is coming to the galaxy far, far away, but true Star Wars fans know he’s been around much longer than anyone might expect! Inspired by unused Return of the Jedi concept art, ATHA PRIME was planned to be the main villain for an unreleased Kenner toy line in the ’80s, one that was intended to continue the success of Star Wars action figures following the release of the Original Trilogy films. Now, decades later, ATHA PRIME will officially debut in Marvel’s upcoming STAR WARS: JEDI KNIGHTS comic series.

"While developing the series, Marc discovered this deep cut, the antagonist from Kenner’s unrealized The Epic Continues toy line," Editor Mark Paniccia explained. "We saw the original design and were immediately sold. What a cool character to bring into canon and what a perfect book to do it in!"

"Marc and Madibek deliver a blockbuster first issue with a cliffhanger that kicks off one action-packed issue after another featuring your favorite knights," Editor Mark Paniccia teased. "You’ve literally never seen so much lightsaber action in a comic book!"

Atha Prime design sheet by Madibek Musabekov

Check out the main cover by best-selling cover artist Rahzzah along with the variant covers and preorder STAR WARS: JEDI KNIGHTS #1 at your local comic shop today.

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Star Wars: Jedi Knights #1 Variant Covers

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