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Star Wars: Out Of The Darkness
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Expected 12 May 26A new era of STAR WARS storytelling at Marvel Comics begins, now delving into the post-RETURN OF THE JEDI ERA and the birth of the New Republic!
While the New Republic begins to build alliances, pirates have been hitting supply routes, creating fresh turmoil in the galaxy. Now Luke Skywalker must go to the depths of the underworld to find out who is behind the deadly raids! Debuting the Nagai pirates plus a whole host of villains that threaten Luke, Leia, Han Solo and the rest of the greatest heroes of STAR WARS!
COLLECTING: Star Wars (2025) 1-6
While the New Republic begins to build alliances, pirates have been hitting supply routes, creating fresh turmoil in the galaxy. Now Luke Skywalker must go to the depths of the underworld to find out who is behind the deadly raids! Debuting the Nagai pirates plus a whole host of villains that threaten Luke, Leia, Han Solo and the rest of the greatest heroes of STAR WARS!
COLLECTING: Star Wars (2025) 1-6
240 pages, Paperback
Expected publication May 12, 2026
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About the author
Alex Segura
294 books581 followersAlex Segura is the bestselling and award-winning author of Secret Identity, which The New York Times called “wittily original” and named an Editor’s Choice. NPR described the novel as “masterful” and The L.A. Times called it “a magnetic read.”
Secret Identity received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist, was listed as one of the Best Mysteries of the Year by NPR, Kirkus, Booklist, LitReactor, Gizmodo, BOLO Books, and the South Florida Sun Sentinel, was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Hardcover, the Lefty and Barry Awards for Best Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel, and won the LA Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category.
His upcoming work includes the YA superhero adventure Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow, the follow-up to Secret Identity, Alter Ego, and the sci-fi/espionage thriller, Dark Space (with Rob Hart). Alex is also the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Anthony Award-nominated Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery series, and a number of comic books – including The Mysterious Micro-Face (in partnership with NPR), The Black Ghost, The Archies, The Dusk, The Awakened, Mara Llave – Keeper of Time, Blood Oath, stories featuring Marvel heroes the Avengers, Sunspot, White Tiger, Spider-Man and DC’s Superman, Sinestro, and The Question, to name a few.
His short story, “90 Miles” was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories for 2021 and won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story. Another short story,“Red Zone,” won the 2020 Anthony Award for Best Short Story.
Alex is also the co-creator of the Lethal Lit podcast, named one of the best fiction podcasts of 2018 by The New York Times.
A Miami native, he lives in New York with his wife and children.
Secret Identity received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist, was listed as one of the Best Mysteries of the Year by NPR, Kirkus, Booklist, LitReactor, Gizmodo, BOLO Books, and the South Florida Sun Sentinel, was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Hardcover, the Lefty and Barry Awards for Best Novel, the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel, and won the LA Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category.
His upcoming work includes the YA superhero adventure Araña/Spider-Man 2099: Dark Tomorrow, the follow-up to Secret Identity, Alter Ego, and the sci-fi/espionage thriller, Dark Space (with Rob Hart). Alex is also the author of Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, the Anthony Award-nominated Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery series, and a number of comic books – including The Mysterious Micro-Face (in partnership with NPR), The Black Ghost, The Archies, The Dusk, The Awakened, Mara Llave – Keeper of Time, Blood Oath, stories featuring Marvel heroes the Avengers, Sunspot, White Tiger, Spider-Man and DC’s Superman, Sinestro, and The Question, to name a few.
His short story, “90 Miles” was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense Stories for 2021 and won the Anthony Award for Best Short Story. Another short story,“Red Zone,” won the 2020 Anthony Award for Best Short Story.
Alex is also the co-creator of the Lethal Lit podcast, named one of the best fiction podcasts of 2018 by The New York Times.
A Miami native, he lives in New York with his wife and children.
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March 11, 2026
Nov 4th 2025: Issues 1-6 - These issues have a lot going on in for every character, but each problem that the characters are facing come back to the same source which is nice. I've enjoyed meeting the Nagai people including their leader Garlev, that has been really interesting. Leia having her own political battles that then turned into another adventure for her was exciting, especially as I just read 'Bloodline' - it is what her character seems to do best. Having some surprises like old Battle Droids from the Clone Wars popping up was also fun. Also, the art is pretty consistently great throughout each issue which makes for pleasant reading. Overall, great start to the series.
Feb 19th 2026: Issues 7-10 - I decided I wanted to wait for the series to be complete before I read any further. I skimmed issues 1-5 and then reread issue 6 before diving into the final four, which I'm glad I did because I had forgot a lot. I probably should have reread them all but that requires time. The problems of monthly comic releases!
Anyway, I enjoyed this conclusion to the story and I liked how they wrapped in objects and characters who had appeared in the first few issues, it made everything feel cohesive. Rynn Zenat and Beilert Valance were great characters and I'm feeling tempted to go back and reread the 'Battle of Jakku' comics now to refresh my memory on the role that Rynn and Reyna Oskure play in that storyline. Having them continue here does bring more connectivity to the entire New Republic era, which is always a good thing. I will admit I never really felt the stakes of a potential war with the Fenrils (another issue with midquels) and I wish we got to know them better. Arguing that the New Republic are just another Empire is interesting, and I can definitely see their at time semi-forceful persuasions for planets to join them as a bad thing. More could have been explored in this area.
It's also fantastic to see more of Luke at the height of his powers, still young and fresh to the Jedi lifestyle but at a point where he is confident and knows what he is doing. Leia and Mon have some strong political discussions within the story which highlights their skills best. Han is very much an action hero and I like his relationship with Valance, their banter throughout the series was another highlight for me. Overall I found this to be a very enjoyable series to read with some beautiful art, I just wish some story elements had been streamlined a little better because it occasionally toed the line of being convoluted. Also, it has the typical comic book problem of everything getting wrapped up a little too quickly at the end.
You can find all of my 'Star Wars' book and comic reviews here.
Feb 19th 2026: Issues 7-10 - I decided I wanted to wait for the series to be complete before I read any further. I skimmed issues 1-5 and then reread issue 6 before diving into the final four, which I'm glad I did because I had forgot a lot. I probably should have reread them all but that requires time. The problems of monthly comic releases!
Anyway, I enjoyed this conclusion to the story and I liked how they wrapped in objects and characters who had appeared in the first few issues, it made everything feel cohesive. Rynn Zenat and Beilert Valance were great characters and I'm feeling tempted to go back and reread the 'Battle of Jakku' comics now to refresh my memory on the role that Rynn and Reyna Oskure play in that storyline. Having them continue here does bring more connectivity to the entire New Republic era, which is always a good thing. I will admit I never really felt the stakes of a potential war with the Fenrils (another issue with midquels) and I wish we got to know them better. Arguing that the New Republic are just another Empire is interesting, and I can definitely see their at time semi-forceful persuasions for planets to join them as a bad thing. More could have been explored in this area.
It's also fantastic to see more of Luke at the height of his powers, still young and fresh to the Jedi lifestyle but at a point where he is confident and knows what he is doing. Leia and Mon have some strong political discussions within the story which highlights their skills best. Han is very much an action hero and I like his relationship with Valance, their banter throughout the series was another highlight for me. Overall I found this to be a very enjoyable series to read with some beautiful art, I just wish some story elements had been streamlined a little better because it occasionally toed the line of being convoluted. Also, it has the typical comic book problem of everything getting wrapped up a little too quickly at the end.
You can find all of my 'Star Wars' book and comic reviews here.
November 26, 2025
Yawn.
Review of advance copy
4
It's good to see new Big 3 post-ROTJ stories. And the art is excellent. The writing and story itself is decent. They feel a bit provincial. I'm not feeling the weight of it, and I'm not seeing much in terms of character arcs. This is an ongoing Star Wars problem with these characters in particular. But I think it is possible to do. But I am not seeing or feeling that. But I want to be proved wrong. I'm not optimistic. But I'll take decent Star Wars stories.
I'll also add, reading about these characters that I love in younger days... it's all a bit of a bummer for how things turn out. For all of them. None of this feels like it matters. Hard to put that aside.
It's good to see new Big 3 post-ROTJ stories. And the art is excellent. The writing and story itself is decent. They feel a bit provincial. I'm not feeling the weight of it, and I'm not seeing much in terms of character arcs. This is an ongoing Star Wars problem with these characters in particular. But I think it is possible to do. But I am not seeing or feeling that. But I want to be proved wrong. I'm not optimistic. But I'll take decent Star Wars stories.
I'll also add, reading about these characters that I love in younger days... it's all a bit of a bummer for how things turn out. For all of them. None of this feels like it matters. Hard to put that aside.
November 14, 2025
(Read in single issues)
This is truly one of the worst comics I’ve ever read - not just Star Wars, but all comics. They have a wide open space to play in between RotJ and tFA but this is the best we can do?
This is truly one of the worst comics I’ve ever read - not just Star Wars, but all comics. They have a wide open space to play in between RotJ and tFA but this is the best we can do?
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