Before The Force Awakens, what happened after an Empire fell and a Rebel Alliance scored a victory that would change a galaxy far, far away?
Marvel releases the first chapter of Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire by writer Greg Rucka (Cyclops, Punisher, Lazarus, Gotham Central) and artist Marco Checchetto this week.
Marvel worked with Lucasfilm on this prologue setting up the hugely anticipated next chapter in the saga.
Rucka reveals the new Rebels of his story:
“When you’re young and you see Jedi,” series Rucka tells StarWars.com, “you can look at the happy ending and go, ‘Hey, it’s over!’ But you get older and you start to think about it, and you realize, no it’s not. It’s not over at all.” That’s the basis of Shattered Empire, which follows new characters Kes and main protagonist Shara Bey — husband and wife Rebels — as the struggle for freedom continues.
“Shara flies, Kes is a ground-pounder, and a very experienced one,” says Rucka. “So, they have spent more time apart than together, and they’re in the Outer Rim world where the Imperial presence is felt, and they’re hoping that they can bring an end to this. But they’re both very tired veterans, and they come out of [the Battle of] Endor with the elation that we see in [Return of the Jedi]. ‘We’ve won. It’s over.’ — only to discover that, no it’s not. The Empire was huge.” Despite the fireworks, despite the funeral pyre of Darth Vader, despite the joy on Endor, the Empire is far from broken.”
Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire begins Wednesday.
By Editor