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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
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| Publication date | January 2015 – present |
| No. of issues | 75 + Annuals #1-4 (2015) 50 (2020) |
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| Collected editions | |
| Skywalker Strikes | ISBN 0-7851-9213-1 |
| Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon | ISBN 0-7851-9214-X |
| Vader Down | ISBN 0-7851-9789-3 |
| Rebel Jail | ISBN 0-7851-9983-7 |
| Last Flight of the Harbinger | ISBN 0-7851-9984-5 |
| Yoda's Secret War | ISBN 1-3029-0265-2 |
| The Screaming Citadel | ISBN 1-3029-0678-X |
| Out Among the Stars | ISBN 1-3029-0553-8 |
| The Ashes of Jedha | ISBN 1-3029-1052-3 |
| Mutiny at Mon Cala | ISBN 1-3029-1053-1 |
| Hope Dies | ISBN 1-3029-1054-X |
| The Escape | ISBN 1-3029-1449-9 |
| The Scourging of Shu-Torun | ISBN 1-3029-1450-2 |
| Rebels and Rogues | ISBN 1-3029-1451-0 |
| Rogues and Rebels | ISBN 1-3029-2168-1 |
Star Wars is an ongoing Star Wars comic series published by Marvel Comics since January 14, 2015. 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, much like the previous comic published in 2013 by Dark Horse Comics. The series features classic Star Wars characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2. It was one of three new Star Wars comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with Darth Vader and the limited series Princess Leia.
It marks the return of the Star Wars license to Marvel Comics, and the first instance of the latter publishing the former's material since the original comic book adaptation back in 1977, as well as its adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back in 1980-to-1981, before the rights were sold to Dark Horse Comics in 1991-to-2014, until The Walt Disney Company bought out Lucasfilm and its subsidiaries in 2012 (having bought out Marvel Entertainment the year prior) and Dark Horse relinquished the rights back to Marvel in 2015 (but not before publishing their final title with the license, Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir). However, in 2022, Lucasfilm and Marvel would enact a dual distribution deal with both IDW Publishing and Dark Horse Comics to publish new Star Wars comic series again.
In 2017, Aaron stepped down as the comic's writer and was replaced by Kieron Gillen, while the art was taken over by Salvador Larroca. In 2019, Marvel announced that the series will be finished after 75 issues. The series was relaunched with issue #1 on January 1, 2020, continuing the story after the events of The Empire Strikes Back, written by Charles Soule with art by Jesus Saiz.