While Star Wars Celebration’s main focus might be the film and TV arms of the franchise, Lucasfilm Publishing has built up its own dedicated fan base with its tie-in novels, including the High Republic initiative. After kicking off in January 2021, the era is wrapping up soon with the June release of the final book in its third phase, Charles Soule’s Trials of the Jedi.
But what lies ahead for Star Wars readers? Lucasfilm Publishing’s Star Wars Celebration panel, “Stories From a Galaxy Far, Far Away” was a good place to start for some answers. The Tokyo panel teased “the latest publishing news from the prequel trilogy to the sequel trilogy and beyond, including news on the grand finale of The High Republic,” with Adam Christopher, Tessa Gratton, Marc Guggenheim, Lydia Kang, Ethan Sacks, Phil Szostak, Alyssa Wong, and Marvel’s C.B. Cebulski on hand to make the announcements.
The biggest reveal was something on the more visual side: an Andor art book is coming!
Here’s the description from the official press release: “The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series) takes fans behind the scenes of the critically acclaimed Disney+ Star Wars series set in the early days of the Rebellion and following Rogue One‘s Cassian Andor as he grows from thief to rebel spy.”
“Interviews conducted by The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian author and Lucasfilm creative art manager Phil Szostak with Academy Award-nominated showrunner/head writer Tony Gilroy, Lucasfilm art department ‘visualists,’ and key crew and creatives will give an in depth look at every facet of the creative process that brought this unique Star Wars story to the screen. With hundreds of stunning ship and vehicle designs, character studies, weapons, gadgets, storyboards, and so much more, this book is the ultimate visual companion to Andor.”
The bad news is that The Art of Star Wars: Andor will set you back $50, and won’t be out until March 2026.
The panel today also included more discussion of the final High Republic book, Trials of the Jedi, mentioned above. Other new titles announced: comics Star Wars: The High Republic – The Battle of Eriadu and Star Wars: The High Republic – The Beacon; the Jecki and Yord-focused Padawan adventure The Acolyte: The Crystal Crown; another art book, Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation; and comics Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories – Codebreaker, for Poe Dameron fans; and new issues of Star Wars: Legacy of Vader; and Star Wars: Jedi Knights.
Last week, ahead of the panel itself, Lucasfilm Publishing dropped some early news about upcoming releases—including Adam Christopher’s Star Wars: Master of Evil Darth Vader novel; lavish two-volume art book Doug Chiang: The Cinematic Legacy and the Star Wars Legacy; Halloween-themed Star Wars: I Find Your Lack of Candy Disturbing, featuring art by Jeffrey Brown; and Disney+ behind-the-scenes deep dives The Art of Star Wars: The Acolyte and The Acolyte Visual Guide. Other previously announced releases include an updated new edition of Star Wars: The Blueprints, as well as an updated new edition of Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy.
But that’s not all! At another Lucasfilm Publishing panel earlier in the day, “Manga Mania!”, the company also shared what’s coming from that arm of the company. That includes a Kickstarter initiative for a two-volume The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope—The Manga; manga adaptations of Star Wars: Thrawn and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order; and aspiring Jedi tale Star Wars: Path of the Lightsaber.
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