Marvel to publish Star Wars comics in 2015
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Like lightning the Star Wars license was acquired by Disney, therefore it would not make sense for them to continue publishing books via Dark Horse for the long term. Today they announced that they are moving the comic book license that of the property over to Marvel. Disney had recently acquired Lucasfilm in 2011. Marvel confirmed that they will not publish any official Star Wars books until 2015. Newsarama broke the news a couple of hours ago, and also pointed that it did not come with any press or pre-release interviews that big comic book news stories usually do. Dark Horse has been publishing Star Wars exploits since 1991. Marvel briefly had the license in 70’s where they published a few very popular books.
Dark Horse founder Mike Richardson came out with the following statement,
For those who are new to the industry, Dark Horse revolutionized the treatment of comics based on films. After a history of movie properties being poorly handled with little regard for execution and continuity, Dark Horse took a new approach, carefully choosing licenses and approaching them with excitement and creative energy. Our goal was to create sequels and prequels to the films we loved, paying careful attention to quality and detail, essentially treating those films as though they were our own. Star Wars has been the crown jewel of this approach. We began chasing the title as far back as 1989, and with the launch of Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy’s Dark Empire, a new era in comics was born. I’m not ashamed to admit that we were Star Wars geeks, and we have been determined to spare neither effort nor expense in the pursuit of excellence.
What does this mean for titles like Brian Wood’s Star Wars? Stick around to find out. No information has been given as to when Disney will actually retain the license, which means the press has no idea when the new books are going to published. Stick around to Comic Book News UK as more news is announced next year.
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