Star Wars July 2023 Comic Preview: Aphra and Luke Meet the Starweird, Dark Droids Approaches, and More

Comic solicitations for the month of July are here with another healthy helping of Star Wars titles. The road to Dark Droids continues as Charles Soule prepares to kick off what could (and probably should) be the final major chapter of this era of Star Wars comics.



While that event miniseries doesn't begin until August, the solicit for issue #1 is included in this month's selection to allow as big of a pre-order window as possible for local comic shops. Also on tap for July: the misadventures of Luke and Doctor Aphra continue as they find long-lost obscure Star Wars Legends lore; Boba Fett is targeted by the Black Sun; and Admiral Ackbar prepares for a trap. Let's dig in...



Star Wars: Dark Droids #1



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Star Wars: Darth Vader - Black, White & Red #4



JASON AARON, STEVE ORLANDO,FRANK TIERI (W) • LEONARD KIRK,PAUL DAVIDSON, DANNY EARLS (A)COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - The Rebellion #1



ALEX SEGURA (W) • MATT HORAK (A)Cover by RYAN BROWN

Moving on to the four ongoing comics, one of the bigger shockers during the Marvel's Star Wars Celebration panel was a variant cover for Doctor Aphra #32 featuring Jedi Master Shaak Ti. We now know her involvement has to do with a flashback regarding the Starweird, humanoid beings that are anything but human. They are an incredibly deep-cut Legends reference from Ultimate Adversaries, a 2004 sourcebook for Wizards of the Coast's roleplaying game. They have since been mentioned in BioWare's The Old Republic MMORPG.



After the conclusion of the Spark Eternal arc, Alyssa Wong seems to be sending Aphra back to her roots of searching for the wackiest artifacts in the galaxy. But the big question is what does Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader have to do with any of this?



Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #34



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Star Wars #36



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Star Wars: Darth Vader #36



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Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #36



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One last thing to note, longtime Bounty Hunters artist Paolo Villanelli recently announced he will be moving on from the series after issue #34 releases next month. Eisner Award winner Lan Medina (Fables) will take over in the interim, although it is unknown if he will be doing more after issue #36.



Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 #2



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Star Wars: Yoda #9



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Hyperspace Stories #9



(W) Michael Moreci (A) Andrea Mutti (CA) Fico Ossio

And that wraps it up for the month of July. It seems unlikely Hyperspace Stories #9 will drop in July due to the delays plaguing the series, but that issue and everything else listed here is available for pre-order at your local comic shop now.



Sources: Bleeding Cool and Previews World



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