Star Wars October 2023 Comic Preview: Dark Droids Heats Up, The High Republic Returns, and More

Marvel's October solicitations are here, and its Star Wars offerings continue to be dominated by Dark Droids. Beginning in just a couple of weeks, the remainder of 2023 will see the world of Star Wars comics turned on its head once more. In addition, phase 3 of the High Republic publishing initiative kicks off in November, but Lucasfilm is getting fans set a bit earlier in October. Set during the one-year gap between phases 1 and 3 is Charles Soule's The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight, issue #1 of the miniseries will hit shelves joining the slew of Dark Droids tie-ins.



Looking at the covers for October alone, Dark Droids seems to have a lot of surprises in store as the central conflict returns to the lava planet Mustafar. As always with solicits, beware of spoilers, as they are still a few months away. Let's dig in, beginning with the month's debut series.



The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight #1



CHARLES SOULE (W) • IBRAIM ROBERSON (A) • Cover by PHIL NOTO

Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi #2



JODY HOUSER (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA (A) • Cover by PHIL NOTO

Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 #5



RODNEY BARNES (W) • GEORGES JEANTY (A) • Cover by WALTER SIMONSON

Moving on to October's Dark Droids titles and tie-ins, Soule's mainline Star Wars looks to be the first of the four ongoing series to hit the 40-issue landmark, potentially releasing two issues in the same month.



This mysterious Scourge at the center of the upcoming crossover seems to impact any character with mechanical enhancements. C-3PO appears to be central to the whole thing, which sends Darth Vader back to Mustafar to stop him. Lando's redemption in Soule's Star Wars doesn't seem to be heading in the right direction and might only get worse when Lobot falls to 'the Scourge side.' Beilert Valance's bad-times journey continues in Bounty Hunters as he hunts down his friends. Finally, Doctor Aphra might find herself in the crosshairs of her former love interest, Magna Tolvan. I'm sure none of these turns will be traumatizing at all. It all begins on August 2.



Star Wars: Dark Droids #3



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Star Wars: Dark Droids - D-Squad #2



MARC GUGGENHEIM (W) • SALVA ESPÍN (A) • Cover by AARON KUDER

Star Wars #39



CHARLES SOULE (W) • MADIBEK MUSABEKOV (A) • COVER BY STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Star Wars #40



CHARLES SOULE (W) • MADIBEK MUSABEKOV (A) • COVER BY STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Star Wars: Darth Vader #39



GREG PAK (W) • RAFFAELE IENCO (A) • Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #39



ETHAN SACKS (W) • DAVIDE TINTO (A) • Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #37



ALYSSA WONG (W) • MINKYU JUNG (A) • Cover by INHYUK LEE

Hyperspace Stories #10



Star Wars Splash Page has shared an update in regards to Hyperspace Stories #10. That update being that the solicit currently available does not reflect the final product. However, the unofficial cover is confirmed to be real and indicates the Bad Batch will return in some manner. For the time being, check out the unofficial cover and solicit below.



(W) Michael Moreci (A) Andrea Mutti (CA) Tom Fowler

For more on what's coming to Star Wars comics, check out our breakdowns for August and September. The single issues listed here and more will be available to pre-order at your local comic book shop once the August catalog is released.



Source: Bleeding Cool

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