The other two novels in the campaign focus once again on two of the original trilogy’s main heroes. Image Credit: Del Rey Image Credit: Marvel The novel, meanwhile, may explain how she joined the First Order and came into command of the stormtrooper army.

The comic miniseries about Phasma will reveal how she escaped from the trash compactor on Starkiller Base. In case you thought she was dead, she’s not. And I think they will, given their subject matter.įirst, two of the “Journey” stories concentrate on a new character introduced in The Force Awakens: Captain Phasma. I’m hoping the “Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi” books will reveal even more. Rather, it helped the reader obtain a sense of the state of the galaxy in Episode VII and the journeys of the main characters of the original trilogy to that point. The books published – three middle-grade books, a young adult novel called Lost Stars and the adult novel Aftermath by Chuck Wendig – didn’t reveal much about the plot of the movie. The timing of the announcement was perfect because it came on Friday, April 14, the day Lucasfilm premiered the first trailer for The Last Jedi.Ī similar “Journey” story campaign was launched for The Force Awakens prior to that film’s premiere in December 2015. Lucasfilm announced the new “Journey” campaign at the Publishers’ Round Table panel at Star Wars Celebration Orlando. To help bridge the gap between Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Lucasfilm will release a series of stories under the heading “Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” The stories will be told through three new novels, a comic miniseries and a slew of visual guides, young readers and craft books.

New novels and a comic coming this fall will help bridge the gap between Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

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