Star Wars: Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising, alternatively stylized as Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising, is a canon comic book limited series, and the first of three limited series known as Star Wars: Battle of Jakku. It is set between Episode VI Return of the Jedi and Episode VII The Force Awakens and tells the story of the Galactic Civil War after the Battle of Endor leading up to the Battle of Jakku. It is written by Alex Segura and illustrated by Leonard Kirk , Stefano Raffaele and Jethro Morales and will be published by Marvel Comics between October 2 and November 6, 2024.
Media[]
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| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback |
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| 1 | "Chapter I: Last Resorts" | October 2, 2024[1] |  Star Wars: Battle of Jakku (TPB) June 3, 2025[3] |
| 2 | "Chapter II: Stratagems & Surprises" | October 16, 2024[1] | |
| 3 | "Chapter III: Deadly Alliances" | October 30, 2024[1] | |
| 4 | "Chapter IV: Breakdowns" | November 6, 2024[1] |
Sources[]
The Legendary Battle That Bridges the 'Star Wars' Trilogies Is Finally Told on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)- SDCC 2024: The Acolyte Publishing Program and Other Reveals from the Lucasfilm Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Darth Vader & Princess Leia Rule the Galaxy as Father & Daughter in Derrick Chew's 'Darth Vader' #50 Cover on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- The 'Star Wars: The Battle Of Jakku' Comic Trilogy Continues in 'Republic Under Siege' on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- The Final Battle of the Galactic Civil War is Told Across Three New 'Star Wars' Comic Series on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- Star Wars (2020) 50
- Our Star Wars Reads Picks For Every Type of Reader in Your Life on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 228
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13
The Legendary Battle That Bridges the 'Star Wars' Trilogies Is Finally Told on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ The events of issues 1 and 2 take place hours after the Battle of Endor and during the deployment of Operation: Cinder, respectively. Both events are dated to 4 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. As the events of issues 3 and 4 occur shortly after the events of issue 2, the series as a whole takes place around 4 ABY.
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STAR WARS: BATTLE OF JAKKU on Penguin Random House's Comics Retail website (backup link)