Editing Star Wars (section)

==== Comics ====
{{Main|Star Wars comics|List of Star Wars comic books}}
[[Marvel Comics]] published a [[Star Wars (1977 comic book)|''Star Wars'' comic book series]] from 1977 to 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://marvel.com/comics/issue/53791/star_wars_1977_1|title= ''Star Wars'' #1 (April 1977)|publisher= Marvel Comics|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170704204631/http://marvel.com/comics/issue/53791/star_wars_1977_1|archive-date= July 4, 2017|url-status=live|access-date= August 23, 2016|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="GCDB">{{gcdb issue |id=31248 |title=''Star Wars'' #1 (April 1977) |access-date=August 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="CR142">{{cite magazine |magazine=[[The Comic Reader]] |issue=142 |date=April 1977 |title=''Star Wars''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://marvel.com/comics/issue/53897/star_wars_1977_107|title= ''Star Wars'' #107 (May 1986)|publisher= Marvel Comics|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170620065417/http://marvel.com/comics/issue/53897/star_wars_1977_107|archive-date= June 20, 2017|url-status=live|access-date= August 23, 2016|df= mdy-all}}</ref> Original ''Star Wars'' comics were serialized in the Marvel magazine ''[[Pizzazz (magazine)|Pizzazz]]'' between 1977 and 1979. The 1977 installments were the first original ''Star Wars'' stories not directly adapted from the films to appear in print form, as they preceded those of the ''Star Wars'' comic series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/17/comic-book-legends-revealed-318/ |title=Comic Book Legends Revealed #318 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=June 17, 2011 |access-date=March 13, 2017 |archive-date=May 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507190456/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/17/comic-book-legends-revealed-318/ |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1985 to 1987, the animated children's series ''[[Star Wars: Ewoks|Ewoks]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Droids|Droids]]'' inspired comic series from Marvel's [[Star Comics]] line.<ref>{{cite news |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |title=Leaving an Imprint: 10 Defunct MARVEL Publishing Lines: Star Comics |url=http://www.newsarama.com/15662-leaving-an-imprint-10-defunct-marvel-publishing-lines.html |work=[[Newsarama]] |date=January 10, 2013 |access-date=March 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012025607/http://www.newsarama.com/15662-leaving-an-imprint-10-defunct-marvel-publishing-lines.html |archive-date=October 12, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ceimcioch |first=Marck |title=Marvel for Kids: Star Comics |magazine=[[Back Issue!]] |date=December 2014 |issue=77 |url=https://issuu.com/twomorrows/docs/backissue77preview/21?e=2241656/9118616 |access-date=March 13, 2017 |archive-date=March 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319094633/https://issuu.com/twomorrows/docs/backissue77preview/21?e=2241656%2F9118616 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/droids-and-ewoks-return-spains-lost-star-wars-comic-strips |title=Droids and Ewoks Return: Spain's Lost ''Star Wars'' Comic Strips |first=Rich |last=Handley |website=StarWars.com |date=April 20, 2013 |access-date=March 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219181116/http://www.starwars.com/news/droids-and-ewoks-return-spains-lost-star-wars-comic-strips |url-status=live }}</ref> According to [[Marvel Comics]] former Editor-In-Chief [[Jim Shooter]], the strong sales of ''Star Wars'' comics saved Marvel financially in 1977 and 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.jimshooter.com/2011/07/roy-thomas-saved-marvel.html|title= Roy Thomas Saved Marvel|first= Jim|last= Shooter|author-link= Jim Shooter|date= July 5, 2011|publisher= Jimshooter.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110809045103/http://www.jimshooter.com/2011/07/roy-thomas-saved-marvel.html|archive-date= August 9, 2011|url-status=dead|quote= In the most conservative terms, it is inarguable that the success of the ''Star Wars'' comics was a significant factor in Marvel's survival through a couple of very difficult years, 1977 and 1978. In my mind, the truth is stated in the title of this piece.}}</ref> Marvel's ''Star Wars'' series was one of the industry's top selling titles in 1979 and 1980.<ref>{{Citation|last = Miller|first = John Jackson|author-link = John Jackson Miller|title = Gone but not forgotten: Marvel ''Star Wars'' series kept franchise fans guessing between films |newspaper = [[Comics Buyer's Guide]]|issue = 1216|page = 46|date = March 7, 1997|location= Iola, Wisconsin|quote= The industry's top seller? We don't have complete information from our Circulation Scavenger Hunt for the years 1979 and 1980, but a very strong case is building for ''Star Wars'' as the industry's top-selling comic book in 1979 and its second-place seller (behind ''Amazing Spider-Man'') in 1980.}}</ref> The only downside for Marvel was that the 100,000 copy sales quota was surpassed quickly, allowing Lippincott to renegotiate the royalty arrangements from a position of strength.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jenkins|title=Empire|page=186}}</ref>

In the late 1980s, Marvel dropped a new ''Star Wars'' comic it had in development, which was picked up by [[Dark Horse Comics]] and published as the popular ''Dark Empire'' series (1991–1995).<ref name="Dark Horse">{{cite web |url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/29/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-131/ |title=Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #131 |first= Brian |last= Cronin |date=November 29, 2007 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150426232903/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/29/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-131 |archive-date= April 26, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref> Dark Horse subsequently launched dozens of series set after the original film trilogy, including ''[[Tales of the Jedi (comics)|Tales of the Jedi]]'' (1993–1998), ''[[Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron (comics)|X-wing Rogue Squadron]]'' (1995–1998), ''[[Star Wars: Republic]]'' (1998–2006), ''[[Star Wars Tales]]'' (1999–2005), ''[[Star Wars: Empire]]'' (2002–2006), and ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (comics)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'' (2006–2010).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/the-greatest-dark-horse-star-wars-comics-to-buy-before-1670419639|title=The Greatest Dark Horse ''Star Wars'' Comics To Buy Before They're Gone|first=James|last=Whitbrook|website=Gizmodo|date=December 12, 2014|access-date=March 13, 2017|archive-date=March 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315085740/http://gizmodo.com/the-greatest-dark-horse-star-wars-comics-to-buy-before-1670419639|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://denofgeek.com/us/books-comics/star-wars/231894/star-wars-the-13-greatest-dark-horse-comics-stories|title=''Star Wars'': The 13 Greatest Dark Horse Comics Stories|first=John|last=Saavedra|website=[[Den of Geek]]|date=January 4, 2015|access-date=March 13, 2017|archive-date=March 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315090846/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/books-comics/star-wars/231894/star-wars-the-13-greatest-dark-horse-comics-stories|url-status=live}}</ref>

After Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm, it was announced in January 2014 that in 2015 the ''Star Wars'' comics license would return to Marvel Comics,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disney-moves-star-wars-comics-668377|title=Disney Moves ''Star Wars'' Comics License to Marvel|last=McMillan|first=Graeme|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 3, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160323165400/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disney-moves-star-wars-comics-668377|archive-date= March 23, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=January 3, 2014}}</ref> whose parent company, [[Marvel Entertainment]], Disney had purchased in 2009.<ref name="Disney">{{cite news | title=Disney to Acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4B |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/disney-to-acquire-marvel-entertainment-for-4b-2009-08-31 | work=[[MarketWatch]] | date=August 31, 2009 | first=David B. |last=Wilkerson| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608001308/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/disney-to-acquire-marvel-entertainment-for-4b-2009-08-31 | archive-date= June 8, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Launched in 2015, the first three publications were titled ''[[Star Wars (2015 comic book)|Star Wars]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Darth Vader|Darth Vader]]'', and the miniseries ''[[Star Wars: Princess Leia|Princess Leia]]''.<ref name="SDCC 2014">{{cite web |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/sdcc-2014-inside-marvels-new-star-wars-comics-exclusive |title=SDCC 2014: Inside Marvel's New ''Star Wars'' Comics |first=Dan |last=Brooks |website=StarWars.com |date=July 26, 2014 |access-date=August 20, 2016 |archive-date=May 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514043523/http://www.starwars.com/news/sdcc-2014-inside-marvels-new-star-wars-comics-exclusive |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://comicsalliance.com/marvel-new-star-wars-titles-darth-vader-princess-leia-aaron-cassaday-gillen-larroca-waid-dodson/ |title=Force Works: Marvel Announces Three New ''Star Wars Titles'' From All-Star Creative Teams |work=[[ComicsAlliance]] |first=Andrew |last=Wheeler |date=July 26, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161008145245/http://comicsalliance.com/marvel-new-star-wars-titles-darth-vader-princess-leia-aaron-cassaday-gillen-larroca-waid-dodson/|archive-date= October 8, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=August 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/07/27/sdcc-2014-marvel-announces-3-star-wars-comics |title=SDCC 2014: Marvel Announces 3 ''Star Wars'' Comics for 2015 |website=[[IGN]]|first=Joshua |last=Yehl |date=July 26, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151121190208/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/27/sdcc-2014-marvel-announces-3-star-wars-comics|archive-date= November 21, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=August 20, 2016}}</ref>

First announced as ''Project Luminous'' at Star Wars Celebration in April 2019, the ''[[Star Wars: The High Republic]]'' publishing initiative was revealed in a press conference in February 2020. Involving the majority of the then current officially licensed publishers, a new era set 200 years before the Skywalker Saga was explored in various books and comics. Including ongoing titles by Marvel and IDW Publishing, written by Cavan Scott and Daniel José Older respectively.<ref name="StarWarsHighRepublic">{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-high-republic|title=Lucasfilm to Launch ''Star Wars: The High Republic'' Publishing Campaign in 2021 |date=February 24, 2020|access-date=February 25, 2020|publisher=StarWars.com|archive-date=February 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225043833/https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-high-republic|url-status=live}}</ref>

Marvel Comics will publish a [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] comic book on September 4, 2024, that bridges the gap between the High Republic publishing initiative and the events of ''The Acolyte''. Titled ''Star Wars: The Acolyte – Kelnacca'', the one-shot was written by High Republic writer [[Cavan Scott]] with art by Marika Cresta. It focuses on Kelnacca, the Wookiee Jedi introduced in ''The Acolyte''.<ref name="KelnaccaComic">{{Cite web |last=Lussier |first=Germain |date=May 31, 2024 |title=Star Wars' New Wookiee Jedi Is Getting His Own Marvel Comic |url=https://gizmodo.com/wookiee-jedi-star-wars-comic-acolyte-marvel-kelnacca-1851509251 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531163410/https://gizmodo.com/wookiee-jedi-star-wars-comic-acolyte-marvel-kelnacca-1851509251 |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=May 31, 2024 |website=[[Gizmodo]]}}</ref>