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Lucasfilm Publishing Unveils Multi‑Partner Star Wars Slate and Surprise Indiana Jones Comic

The panel launches a coordinated, creator-focused publishing schedule of comics, novels, adaptations, art books, anniversary tie-ins, marketing and editorial activity into 2027

Overview

  • Lucasfilm Publishing revealed the slate Friday at San Diego Comic‑Con, naming creators, partner imprints and concrete release windows that run from August 2026 through 2027.
  • Marvel announced an Indiana Jones five‑issue miniseries, Indiana Jones and the Sword of Pandemonium, written by Jason Aaron with art by Aaron Kuder and due in December 2026.
  • Marvel also previewed near‑term Star Wars comics including Charles Soule’s Star Wars: The Fall of Kylo Ren (issue #1 on August 12, 2026), a seven‑issue Book of Boba Fett adaptation beginning September 9, 2026, and Rogue One one‑shots in October 2026.
  • Publishers across the licensed ecosystem disclosed more titles and dates: Dark Horse and Mad Cave showed multiple comics and middle‑grade graphic novels for August–November 2026 and into 2027, while Random House Worlds set Beth Revis’s Star Wars: Twin Crossroads for April 6, 2027.
  • DK confirmed a Star Wars: A Celebration coffee‑table book timed for May 2027 to mark the franchise’s 50th anniversary, a move that signals a coordinated anniversary push using different formats and imprint audiences to extend franchise continuity and marketing into next year.