A star wars story to reveal how han and chewbacca met. According to film, in the fifth issue, the wookiee crash lands on a planet, where he befriends a young girl. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Jul 10, 2015 at san diego comic con, marvel described chewbaccas series as star wars meets lone wolf and cub meets the professional. A total rant, but you would not believe the stories i hear.
Please only report missing issues after attempting a thorough search, and do not submit false information. Chewbacca, han solos fearsome wookie copilot, will be getting his own limited comic series. Chewbacca is ready for his closeup in bts han solo pic anthony couto aug 19, 2017 a new behindthescenes photo from the editing room for the han solo anthology film sees a thrilled ron howard looking upon a closeup of chewbacca. Writer gerry duggan deadpool, 1872, hulk and artist phil noto black widow, x23, uncanny xforce bring us a neverbeforeseen tale of the heroic wookiee we all know and love. At san diego comic con, marvel described chewbacca s series as star wars meets lone wolf and cub meets the professional.
This was just 5 issues, so this volume here is the complete story. Sep 10, 2015 we talk to acclaimed comic book artist about telling a story about everyones favorite walking carpet, chewbacca. However, it appears as though the loaner awing hes using is a hunk of junk. Chewbacca 1 is the first of five issues of the marvel comic book miniseries star wars. It began publication on october 14, 2015, and concluded on. Known as the skilled copilot of the infamous millennium falcon. The new star wars chewbacca comic book series will be written by gerry duggan deadpool and artist. Star wars is an ongoing star wars comic series published by marvel comics since january 14, 2015. Chewbacca is a fiveissue comic book miniseries by gerry duggan, with art by phil noto. The story sees chewbacca, the titular character, temporarily stranded on a planet during a mission for the rebel alliance. After the battle of yavin, chewbacca is on his own. Chewie encounters a new friend, and because he doesnt speak basic the artists are coming up with a new visual language to represent his emotions. Star wars is a star wars comic book series initially written by jason aaron with art by john cassaday.
The comic is part of the canon developed subsequent to disney s acquisition of lucasfilm in 2012, and the end of dark horse comics publication of star wars comics. Its the big finale of chewbacca s adventure, and he and zarro try to escape the grip of the. Peter mayhew, who plays chewbacca in the star wars movies, has been hospitalized for pneumonia, according to a report on tmz. Gerry duggan, on lucasfilms decision to create star wars. Chewbacca crash lands and finds himself in the middle of a local rebellion. Mayhew chose chewbacca because he wanted to play a hero, whilst prowse chose darth vader because he wanted to play a villain. I enjoyed seeing prequel era alien species in an original trilogy setting.
The first issue was released on october 15, 2015, and concluded on december 30, 2015. Chewbacca is a comic book miniseries, set in the classic era. Chewbacca chewbacca 2015 and millions of other books are. Had the option of either playing darth vader or chewbacca, as did david prowse. In 2015, marvel comics published a fiveissue miniseries titled chewbacca written by gerry duggan and art by phil noto. Oct 18, 2015 with kevin smith, walter flanagan, mike zapcic, bryan johnson. Jul 10, 2015 star wars has a huge presence at san diego comic con 2015, and though there wont be any new footage from the force awakens, marvel comics brought good news for fans of the current star wars books. With kevin smith, walter flanagan, mike zapcic, bryan johnson. Dec 12, 2015 han solo and chewbacca return in an allnew adventure. My favorite parts of this comic were the small things. Keep track of your comic book collection online with full comic details, cover images, and current market values. Marvel will release a new star wars chewbacca comic book series written by gerry duggan and artist phil. Zarro is a likeable character, and notos picturesque illustrations go a long way towards making up for where the storytelling falls a little bit short.
Find the value of the marvel comic chewbacca miniseries. For more on all things star wars, stay tuned to ign. Chewbacca comic book published by marvel comics in 2015 helped shed new light on this situation. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Star wars chewbacca comic book series announced by marvel. This is a disambiguation pagea navigational aid that lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. Known as the skilled copilot of the infamous millennium falcon, the legendary wookiee warrior chewbacca. Into the great unknown was included in the comic book star wars tales 19, which was released on may 14, 2004. The marvel comics series, which began publishing on january 14, 2015, and features the characters luke skywalker, leia organa, han solo, chewbacca, c3po, and r2d2, takes place between the events of star wars. Posted on friday, july 10th, 2015 by peter sciretta. The series, set directly after the events of star wars.
Episode iv a new hope, began on october 14, 2015, and concluded on december 30, 2015. The force awakens opened in 2015, some fans took exception to leia and chewbacca ignoring each other after han solos death. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. Chewbacca actor addresses the missed hug with leia. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. May 03, 2019 in 2015, the company greenlit a comic book series featuring chewbacca.
There are flashbacks of chewbacca s life that i wish were fledged out more. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page. Duggan and noto have no time for shades of grey here, as writer and artist work in unison to deliver a bright and exciting moment of escapism with just enough character development to strengthen one of the least substantial characters of the star wars universe. According to that comic, which is part of the official star wars canon, chewie did. Marvel comics have announced a new star wars comic book series based on the character chewbacca. After the battle of yavin, chewbacca is on his own when he crash lands his ship on an imperial occupied planet. Known as the skilled copilot of the infamous millennium falcon, the legendary wookiee warrior chewbacca will star in his very own limited comic series. Well in the concluding edition of a recent five issue chewbacca themed comic book miniseries story arc from marvel that hit store shelves on december 30, 2015 that nagging question has finally been answered. Part 2 of 5 in the mini comic book series with a focus on chewbacca. Star wars chewbacca is getting his own marvel comics series.
This trade paperback collects the chewbacca miniseries from marvel comics. The book takes place after the events of the first star wars film a new hope. Leia didnt look for comfort in her old friend chewie. The 5issue run begins october 2015, and is set shortly following the events of the battle of. Originally written by jason aaron with art by john cassaday, it is set between the 1977 film star wars and its 1980 sequel, the empire strikes back. After the battle of yavin, chewbacca is on his own when he crash lands. One of the hottest comic books of the 90s lands on the counter. The drunken peasants 2015 2016 star wars at the bbc 2015. Jan 16, 2018 how the pairs friendship began was previously told in a 2000 comic book miniseries. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. The 5issue run begins october 2015, and is set shortly following the events of the battle of yavin. Browse issues from the comic book series, star wars. Marvel will release a new star wars chewbacca comic book series written by gerry duggan and artist phil noto.
Chewbacca himself, peter mayhew, judges a wookiee call contest at the stash. Jul 10, 2015 star wars chewbacca is getting his own marvel comics series. The series features classic star wars characters luke skywalker, princess leia, han solo, chewbacca, c3po, and r2d2. The fiveissue series was published monthly by marvel comics.
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