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Return of the Jedi– The Empire in Marvel Star Wars June 2023 Solicits

The Ajax Sigma storyline will be kicking off in Star Wars: Yoda #8, set at a droid factory, in Marvel's Star Wars solicitations for June 2023

The Ajax Sigma storyline looks like it will be kicking off in Star Wars: Yoda #8, set inside a droid factory. Should Star Wars: Revelations really have been called Star Wars: Revolutions? Marvel Comics will also have Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – The Empire #1 for the 40th anniversary of Return Of The Jedi, all in Marvel's Star Wars solicitations for June 2023.

STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI – THE EMPIRE #1
JODY HOUSER (W) • JETHRO MORALES (A) • Cover by RYAN BROWN
Connecting Variant Cover by LEE GARBETT
Variant Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Variant Cover by TOM REILLY
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY RYAN BROWN
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THE EMPIRE TOOK OVER?
• As operations begin to take shape on the moon of ENDOR, a technician must figure out how to live under the control of THE EMPIRE.
• But if he can't stay out of trouble, what will the Empire do with him?
• Continuing the 40TH ANNIVERSARY celebration of RETURN OF THE JEDI, JODY HOUSER & JETHRO MORALES pull back the curtain of the Empire like never before!

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER – BLACK, WHITE & RED #3
JASON AARON, DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON & MARC BERNARDIN (W)
LEONARD KIRK, DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON & MORE! (A) • Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
Variant Cover by CARMEN CARNERO • Variant Cover by NIC KLEIN
DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON HELPS BRING DARTH VADER TO LIFE LIKE NEVER BEFORE!
• MARC BERNARDIN brings us along with Vader on a mission you won't soon forget!
• PLUS: The penultimate chapter of JASON AARON & LEONARD KIRK's Vader deconstruction!

STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 2 #1
RODNEY BARNES (W) • GEORGES JEANTY (A) • Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
Variant Cover by E.M. GIST • Variant Cover by KEN LASHLEY
Variant Cover by RICKIE YAGAWA • Virgin Variant Cover by RICKIE YAGAWA
Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by PAULINA GANUCHEAU
Concept Art Variant ALSO AVAILABLE
SEASON 2 OF THE HIT DISNEY+ SERIES IS HERE!
• GROGU AND DIN DJARIN return in "CHAPTER 9: THE MARSHAL"!
• The Mandalorian is drawn to the Outer Rim in search of others of his kind.
• Following rumors of another Mandalorian, he instead comes face-to-face with MARSHAL COBB VANTH wearing very familiar armor!
• Mando and Grogu have stepped into a situation bigger than they realize!
• Following the tradition of Season 1, RODNEY BARNES and GEORGES JEANTY reunite to bring Season 2 to life once more!

STAR WARS: YODA #8
MARC GUGGENHEIM (W)
ALESSANDRO MIRACOLO (A)
Cover by PHIL NOTO
Variant Cover by TAKASHI OKAZAKI
Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by JAVIER GARRÓN
MASTER AND APPRENTICE!
• The SEPARATIST army has a new super-weapon: THE MEGADROID.
• But can YODA and ANAKIN SKYWALKER destroy an entire factory full of them?
• The events of this issue directly overlap with STAR WARS: REVELATIONS! See how IT'S ALL CONNECTED!

STAR WARS: SANA STARROS #5 (OF 5)
JUSTINA IRELAND (W) • PERE PÉREZ (A)
Cover by KEN LASHLEY
Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by BETSY COLA
THE STARROS FAMILY INFILTRATES AN IMPERIAL DESTROYER. WHAT CAN GO WRONG?
• SANA STARROS and bounty hunter DEVA LOMPOP have boarded the KING'S RANSOM to save one of their family.
• But once they find out they've been betrayed, the STARROS CLAN will never be the same!

STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #35
ETHAN SACKS (W) • LAN MEDINA (A)
Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE
Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by LUCAS WERNECK
BOBA FETT VARIANT COVER BY ALEX MALEEV
DURGE VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE
A NEW ERA FOR THE BOUNTY HUNTERS!
• In the aftermath of the battle with INFERNO SQUAD, VALANCE and T'ONGA are joined by the most dangerous bounty hunters in the galaxy…
• KHEL TANNA!
• DEATHSTICK!
• DURGE!
•…and BOBA FETT?!

STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #33
ALYSSA WONG (W) • MINKYU JUNG (A)
COVER BY JUNGGEUN YOON
Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE
Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
VARIANT COVER BY DAVID MARQUEZ
LUKE SKYWALKER! A LOST JEDI TEMPLE! AND A GRAVE MISCALCULATION!
• APHRA has convinced LUKE that she can help him find long-lost secrets of THE JEDI!
• But she has other plans for him that include…
• …DARTH VADER!!!

STAR WARS #35
CHARLES SOULE (W) • MADIBEK MUSABEKOV (A)
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Action Figure Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE
Variant Cover by PHIL NOTO
Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
LUKE SKYWALKER…IN THE CLUTHES OF DR. CUATA!
• The would-be JEDI'S LIGHTSABER is all but destroyed!
• Enter KYBER CRYSTAL expert DR. CUATA! Only he can repair it…but at what price?
• Luke's life will hang in the balance…and only ANOTHER JEDI can save him!

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #35
GREG PAK (W) • RAFFAELE IENCO (A)
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Variant Cover by KHOI PHAM
Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Variant Cover by CHRIS SPROUSE
Star Wars Pride Variant Cover by LUCIANO VECCHIO
VADER UNBOUND!
• The DARK LORD OF THE SITH has called upon the galaxy's greatest archaeologist, DOCTOR APHRA, for help.
• He's lost control of THE FORCE, and only APHRA knows what can tame his path of destruction
• …But will an archaic KYBERITE weapon only lead to more devastation?

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