The Star Wars: Dark Droids Event Kicks Off With Special Foil Variant Cover

New York, NY May 26, 2023 Following the success of recent FOIL VARIANT COVERS, more upcoming Marvel issues will shine on comic stands with Foil Variant Covers of their own, including...STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS #1.STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS #1, the beginning of aStar Warsepic unlike youve ever seen before, will have a FOIL VARIANT COVER by Giuseppe Camuncoli that spotlights R2-D2. Will the iconic astromech droid be safe from the droid-corrupting Scourge thats been unleashed on the galaxy far, far away?Check out the covers now and inquire with your local comic shop regarding availability and pricing. Stay tuned for more variant cover reveals in the coming weeks, including even more FOIL VARIANT COVERS!Retailers, inquire with your PRH representative regarding FOIL VARIANT COVERS pricing.STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS#1Written by CHARLES SOULEArt by LUKE ROSSFoil Variant Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI 75960620562200151On Sale 8/2

HORROR COMES TO A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY IN NEW MARVEL COMICS EPIC STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS!Straight from Star Wars Celebration 2023, learn all about the next event coming to Marvel Comics line of Star Wars comics this August!New York, NY April 10, 2023 The future of Star Wars comics was revealed earlier today at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023! Current Star Wars storytellers Charles Soule (Star Wars), Ethan Sacks (Star Wars: Bounty Hunters), Alyssa Wong (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra), Cavan Scott (Star Wars: The High Republic), and Marc Guggenheim (Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca) joined Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski and Senior Lucasfilm Creative Executive Matt Martin to reveal the upcoming sagas gracing the pages of Marvels hit Star Wars comics including DARK DROIDS, an ambitious new event launching this summer!Following recent events like War of the Bounty Hunters and Crimson Reign, STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS will be spearheaded by Charles Soule who will write the main limited series alongside artist Luke Ross. Launching in August with STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS #1, the event will also spin off into new series and tie into the four ongoing series that are currently bridging the gap between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi films: Star Wars, Star Wars: Darth Vader, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, and Star Wars: Bounty Hunters. DARK DROIDS will be a rare horror-fueled Star Wars epic set that erupts when a new threat is unleashed throughout the galaxy, corrupting droids, cyborgs, and everything in-between!Who or what is the Scourge and why is no droid safe? As a corruption spreads from one droid to the next, the Rebel Alliance and the Empire both face chaos! What role does Ajax Sigma from last years Star Wars: Revelations one-shot play in all of this? And whose side is he on?Heres what you can expect in DARK DROIDS tie-in issues this August:STAR WARS #37LOBOT LOST!Something has gone horribly wrong with Lobot, putting the Rebellion at terrible risk! Lando Calrissian will do anything to save his friend, even if it means betraying the Rebels. Will the SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS destroy any chance to cure Lobot, or will he be lost forever?Star Wars: Darth Vader #37CURSE OF THE JEDI!Killer Droids have taken over Darth Vaders flagship Super Star Destroyer, the Executor! But even with the powerful Kyberite shield, the Dark Lord of the Sith cannot fully control the Force! Will the lessons of Jedi Masters Qui-Gon and Obi-Warn save him from the SCOURGE or make him a tool for its galactic conquest?Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #35The Milestone 75th Issue of Doctor Aphra!Something is rotten in the House of Tagge! Sent by Domina Tagge to investigate a series of strange droid malfunctions, Doctor Aphra faces a deadly enemy from the pasta horde of Clone War-Era Prototype Battle Droids designed by Domina herself! Is this sabotage? Betrayal? Or something far, far worse?Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #37The Haunting Secret Mission of Jango Fett!The Bounty Hunters must contend with the looming shadow of the sins of Boba Fetts father! What is the secret that lurks on the mysterious droid outpost, The Haven? Who is Tarr Kligson and what is his connection to Jango Fett?Its a Star Wars epic like youve never seen before by some of the greatest creators in Star Wars comics history! Check out the covers as well as interior artwork and stay tuned for more news about DARK DROIDS in the months ahead! For more information, visitMarvel.com.STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS #1Written by CHARLES SOULEArt by LUKE ROSSCover by LEINIL FRANCIS YUVariant Cover by JIM CHEUNGOn Sale 8/3STAR WARS #37Written by CHARLES SOULEPenciled by MADIBEK MUSABEKOVCover by STEPHEN SEGOVIAOn Sale 8/9STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #37Written by GREG PAKArt by RAFFAELE IENCOCover by LEINIL FRANCIS YUOn Sale 8/16STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #35Written by ALYSSA WONGArt by MINKYU JUNGCover by JUNGGEUN YOONOn Sale 8/23STAR WARS: BOUNTY HUNTERS #37Written by ETHAN SACKSArt by DAVIDE TINTOCover by MARCO CHECCHETTOOn Sale 8/30To find a comic shop near you, visitwww.comicshoplocator.comAbout Marvel EntertainmentMarvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media for over eighty years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing, publishing, games, and digital media.For more information visitmarvel.com. 2023 MARVELSTAR WARS and related properties are trademarks and/or copyrights, in the United States and other countries, of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. & TM Lucasfilm Ltd.