It is tough to fathom that it has been practically a decade since “Star Wars Rebels” first blasted onto Disney XD’s animation lineup with its charismatic, rag-tag crew of the Ghost on Oct. 3, 2014.
Created by Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Carrie Beck, the enjoyable “Star Wars” collection was set between the occasions of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” and “Star Wars: A New Hope.” “Star Wars Rebels” aired for a complete of 4 seasons encompassing 75 episodes complete earlier than it lastly ended its widespread run in 2018.
2024 would be the stage for “Star Wars Rebels” and its daring clan of galactic freedom fighters’ milestone tenth anniversary, and Marvel Comics will acknowledge this momentous event by releasing a particular assortment of variant covers courtesy of esteemed artist Caspar Wijngaard.
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These celebratory covers showcasing fan favourite ‘Rebels’ area adventurers will roll out with Marvel’s flagship “Star Wars” and “Star Wars: Darth Vader” comedian ebook titles from January to April.
“It was such an honor to be concerned within the tenth anniversary for ‘Rebels,’ having lately revisiting the adventures of the Spectres in preparation for Ashoka, this chance was excellent timing,” Wijngaard informed StarWars.com. “We have been completely spoiled with ‘Rebels’ content material these previous couple of weeks and I am glad in may very well be part of it in a roundabout way.”
Take a look at the incredible art work on all eight within the gallery beneath:
Here is Marvel’s description for this particular collection of “Star Wars Rebels” covers:
“Set earlier than ‘Star Wars: A New Hope,’ the hit animated collection chronicled the early adventures of the Rise up and starred Jedi apprentice Ezra Bridger, pilot Hera Syndulla and her loyal astromech droid Chopper, Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren, and plenty of extra. The collection additionally continued the saga of Ahsoka Tano and introduced again Grand Admiral Thrawn to the ‘Star Wars’ mythos. Since ending, ‘Star Wars Rebels’ continues to influence ‘Star Wars’ storytelling from appearances in comedian books and novels to the brand new ‘Ahsoka’ collection, which catches up with most of the present’s central characters as they embark on thrilling new journeys. Followers also can return to the ‘Star Wars Insurgent’s period by having fun with the entire collection on Disney+.”
Characters featured on this comedian ebook cowl collection are The Grand Inquisitor, Ahsoka, Jarrus and Zeb, Ezra Bridger and Chopper, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, Thrawn and Agent Kallus.
Look ahead to these “Star Wars Rebels” anniversary covers splashed throughout Marvel’s mainline “Star Wars” and “Star Wars: Darth Vader” books starting January 2024.