Echoes of the Empire

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Echoes of the Empire Comic Announced, Bringing Luke, Leia & Chewie to Batuu

Galaxy’s Edge Echoes of the Empire comic banner featuring Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader cover art

Galaxy’s Edge is about to get a lot more… canonical. A new five-issue comic series titled STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE – ECHOES OF THE EMPIRE has been announced, and it’s not just another tie-in that stays safely in the background. This one brings Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca to Batuu — where they stumble upon a dangerous relic that pulls them into a direct collision course with the Empire. In other words: Galaxy’s Edge is getting the full Original Trilogy treatment. Why this matters now Batuu has been part of the Star Wars ecosystem for years, but it often lives in a strange space: extremely detailed, massively popular… and slightly disconnected from the main saga. This comic changes that dynamic. Putting Luke, Leia and Chewie in the middle of a Galaxy’s Edge story makes the theme park planet feel less like an “experience setting,” and more like a real…

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