Fennec Shand

The Book of Boba Fett Is Getting the Marvel Adaptation Treatment

Boba Fett and Fennec Shand in a comic-style header image for The Book of Boba Fett Marvel adaptation

Boba Fett is returning to Tatooine. Just not in the way some viewers were probably expecting. Marvel Comics is adapting Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett as a new seven-issue comic series, bringing the Disney+ series back in panel form starting September 9, 2026. According to AIPT’s report on Marvel’s announcement, the adaptation will be written by Rodney Barnes, with art by Will Sliney. So yes, The Book of Boba Fett is finally becoming an actual book. Well, comic book. Close enough. Boba Fett Returns to the Page The adaptation will revisit Boba Fett’s post-Sarlacc story, as he takes over Jabba the Hutt’s old criminal territory and tries to rule Tatooine with Fennec Shand at his side. That premise was always one of the most interesting parts of the Disney+ series. Boba was no longer just the silent bounty hunter with a cool helmet and excellent marketing. He was…

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Happy 62nd Birthday to Ming-Na Wen — The Voice, the Warrior, and the Legend

Ming-Na Wen smiling in her Fennec Shand costume behind the scenes on a Star Wars set.

Today, we celebrate the birthday of an absolute Star Wars icon: Ming-Na Wen, who turns 62 years old and continues to be one of the most unstoppable forces in the galaxy — on-screen and off. Whether you know her as Fennec Shand, the elite assassin from The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and The Bad Batch, or as the voice behind legendary characters in Disney and Marvel projects, Ming-Na Wen has carved out a career that spans generations, fandoms, and entire cinematic universes. Quite literally — she’s one of the few actors who has appeared in Star Wars, Marvel, and Disney animation, earning her the nickname “The Queen of Franchise Multiverses.” That’s power. That’s range. That’s Ming-Na Wen. Fennec Shand: The Elite Assassin Fans Can’t Get Enough Of Ming-Na’s role as Fennec Shand instantly captured the attention of the Star Wars fanbase. Sleek, deadly, fiercely loyal (when she chooses…

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