The Way forward for ‘Star Wars’ Publishing Has Leia, Love, and Jar Jar Binks

At New York Comedian Con at this time, Lucasfilm lifted the lid on a swath of new books and comics coming from the galaxy far, far-off—together with a brand-new story that includes Rey and Leia set through the climax of the sequel trilogy period.

Legacy, written by Madeleine Roux, will pair the younger Jedi and the scion of the Skywalker household in a narrative set shortly after the occasions of The Final Jedi, because the duo go on a mission to restore Rey’s broken lightsaber. Stuffed with regrets over the dying of Luke Skywalker and the seemingly closing embrace of the Darkish Aspect by Kylo Ren, the brand new grasp and apprentice discover themselves heading to the planet Tython and its historic Jedi temple for solutions for the trail ahead—and compelled right into a trial by fireplace when the First Order is sizzling on their path and intent on extinguishing the sunshine of the Jedi from the galaxy as soon as and for all.

However Legacy was not the one novel announcement on the panel. Star Wars will obtain its first novel explicitly marketed as a romance: Eyes Like Stars. It is going to be penned by Ashley Poston, however little else was revealed in regards to the new YA e book, due out in the summertime of 2026, outdoors of it being set a yr and a half earlier than The Pressure Awakens.

Different highlighted e book bulletins included a brand new have a look at The Art of Star Wars: Andor, which obtained a newly up to date cowl (it’s due out Could 2026), in addition to a collection of Mandalorian-themed youngsters’s exercise books, resembling sticker and coloring books, in addition to a rhyming board e book referred to as You’re My Little Grogu!

On the comics entrance, Marvel debuted first appears to be like at covers for upcoming points in its ongoing Jedi Knights and Legacy of Vader collection, nevertheless it did supply one shock new announcement: a Jar Jar Binks one-shot comedian that may pair the manic Gungan with Ahmed Finest’s other big Star Wars character, Jedi Grasp Kelleran Beq. Co-written by Finest himself alongside Jedi Knights‘ Marc Guggenheim, the standalone comedian will launch on February 11, 2026.

Elsewhere in comics, tied to the upcoming launch of Star Wars: Visions‘ third volume, Viz Media introduced its newest Visions manga, Tsukumo. Created by the artistic crew behind the smash hit Ultraman manga (which was the supply materials for Netflix’s animated series), Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, the manga will comply with a brand new masked Jedi within the wake of Order 66 as he follows two droids to a mysterious “Droid Paradise” whereas being hunted by the rising Empire. It’s set to hit cabinets July 14, 2026.

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