Back in August 2020, it was announced that the popular Disney+ seriesThe Mandalorianwould be getting multiple tie-ins from media outside the show such as novels and comics. Now, just a week ahead of theStar WarsCelebration event in Anaheim, California, we have the first look at the multiple covers for Issue #1 of the upcoming comic adaptation of the belovedStar Warsseries coming from Marvel ahead of its release on Wednesday, July 6.
The upcoming comic run will be an eight-issue adaptation of the Disney+ series’ first season rather than a new tale involving Din Djarin, giving readers a chance to experience the debut season in a completely new way. The series is written byRodney Barnesand the being done byGeorges Jeantywith Inks and Colors byKarl StoryandRachel Rosenberg, respectively. “The story of the Mandalorian checks so many boxes of the stuff I’m passionate about,” Barnes toldStarWars.com. “I love Westerns, fantasy, science fiction, comedy, drama…it’s a dream gig for any writer. I’m just glad I was chosen for this assignment!”
The regular cover has art done byAdi Granovwith seven additional variants, bringing the number of covers for Issue #1 ofThe Mandalorianto eight. There is a TV variant of the cover that shows the show’s version of Din while there is an action figure variant byJohn Taylor Christopheras well as a Pride variant byPhil JimenezandArif Prianto. The additional variants have art done byDeclan Shalvey,David Aja, andLeinil Francis Yu&Sunny Gho.
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Fans can expect news about not justThe Mandaloriancomic adaptation but also other Marvel comic books based on the franchise like the currently ongoingStar Wars: Obi-Wanstarring the titular Jedi Master at the upcomingStar WarsCelebration event, with a panel about theStars Warscomics coming from Marvel being held on Saturday, May 28. As forThe Mandalorianseries, the third season of the beloved series wrapped filming backing in March 2022 and recently received arelease windowfrom Lucasfilms, saying that the bounty hunter is set to return to Disney+ in late 2022 or early 2023.
You can take a peek at a variant cover forThe MandalorianMarvel comic series down below. Issue #1 of the series will release both in comic shops and on digital storefronts on July 6.
