A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

Cover art by Phil Noto. (C) 2017, 2018 Marvel Comics Group and Lucasfilm Ltd.  On July 11, 2018, Marvel Comics published the hardcover edition of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a 176-page volume that collects issues 1-6 of writer Jody Houser’s adaptation of the 2016 Star Wars Anthology film and the standalone Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian & K-2SO Special #1. Scripted by Houser ( Star Wars: Thrawn ) and illustrated by Emilio Laiso (issues 1-2, 4-6), Paolo Villanelli (issue #3), and Oscar Bazaldua, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story follows reluctant Rebel Jyn Erso’s perilous mission to redeem her father, Imperial scientist Galen Erso, by helping a small group of freedom fighters, an Imperial defector and two acolytes of the extinct Jedi Order steal the plans to a planet-killing superweapon – the Death Star. Th e Rebellion is here! The Rogue One crew makes the leap from the big screen to the comic-book page in this action-packed adaptation! All looks lost for the galaxy when

Cover art by Paul Renaud. (C) 2017 Marvel Comics Group and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) On April 18, 2017, Marvel Comics published Star Wars: A New Hope: The 40 th Anniversary, a slim volume that collects 48 illustrations created for various Star Wars comic book titles ( Doctor Aphra, Poe Dameron, Darth Maul, and Yoda’s Secret War , just to name a few) in honor of the franchise’s 40 th year. Written by Jess Harrold and edited by Heather Antos, this 168-page book presents artwork by some of Marvel Comics’ best illustrators, including Juan Gimenez, Stuart Immonen, Adi Granov, Michael Walsh, Paul Renaud, Terry and Rachel Dotson, Mike Mayhew, Will Robson, Jordan Boyd, and Pepe Larraz. To celebrate the 40 th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, a galaxy of comic-book stars – from David Acuna to Chip Zdarsky – come together to present the legendary saga as you’ve never seen it before, across 48 stunning covers. The works of talents including Mark Brooks, Terry Dotson, Adi